WIP Wednesday - September 12

Aaahhh! It feels so good to have a bit of a schedule back again. Today was sewing day with two of my best quilting buddies. After a whole summer of not being able to get together, it was great to catch up on the latest and see what everyone was working on.
All the colours of the rainbow
 My friend Marie was working on a quilt top that she started on a trip to Seattle last year and the colours and precision piecing on this quilt were absolutely amazing! She is one very talented quilter and I am so glad I get to peek at what she's creating.
Pillow Shams
Louise was busy with half-square triangles (she's been doing a lot of them lately!) and had a great start on a pair of pillow shams for in her bedroom. I love her bright colour choices and can't wait to see the bed runner she wants to make next.
Just keep sewing, sewing, sewing
I thought I would complete this quilt top in the morning and have time for starting another quilt this afternoon, but today was not the day that everything fit together easily and I spent a great deal of time ripping out stitches and redoing seams to make everything line up properly. The fabric is an awesome line called Etchings, by 3Sisters from Moda.
Triple Irish Chain - FOR SALE
How about you? What are you working on this week?

--Ann

Linking up with:
Quiltsy WIP Wednesday #27
The Needle and Thread Network WIP #56

Comments

  1. FabricFascination12 September 2012 at 20:13

    The Irish Chain quilt is beautiful.

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  2. Anonymous12 September 2012 at 21:16

    Your Irish Chain is lovely. I love how such a simple pattern comes together to make such an incredibly beautiful quilt. Your friend Marie's rainbow Lone Star is breathtaking too. It sounds like a fun group to sew in!

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  3. Regina13 September 2012 at 15:27

    Fantastic projects, and you are one lucky lady to have quilting buddies!

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