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Snowy Windows on a Winter Night

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… is what I’m making for a blog swap. Although you can’t really tell in this photo (and why is the camera having so much trouble with this batik??), the dark blue batik has snowflakes on it. I’ve only laid out 2 rows of 4 here but the little quilt will have 5 rows of 5. Now I’m trying to decide whether I should have sashing between the window panes. I’ll probably audition some medium blues for that. I’m thinking I’ll add a little glitter to the “snow” on the window edges by adding some crystal beads.

The 25 little blocks are made — they were done in next to no time thanks to the Inklingo matching points. I could have kept making more and more as I find curved piecing so much fun!

Although I’m just finishing up last year’s PIF, I’ve now joined Peg‘s Pay-It-Forward challenge — I couldn’t resist as Peg really does make beautiful things! Now, I need three people to join my Pay-It-Forward challenge. The rules are as follows:
I must make and send a handmade item to the three people who join my PIF within 365 days;
In turn, the three people who join my PIF must also host their own PIF and ask three people to join and on and on;
There are no set times other than the gift must be made and sent within 365 days of hosting your PIF.

If you’re interested in joining in, please tell me in a comment that you would like to join my PIF.

Smudge, looking very alert. He was definitely posing for the camera!


A Wallhanging for Spring

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This is a pattern I bought last weekend. The iris was my father’s favourite flower and we had loads of them in the flower beds in the backyard.

I plan to get the pattern for the applique traced on to the background this weekend and will have it back basted and ready to stitch down hopefully by the end of next weekend. Once that’s done, it will go together very quickly.

I’m thinking of amending the borders to include flying geese — as the Canada geese flying north in that V formation and the sight of an iris or two in a flowerbed are both signs of spring to me. At this point, with our weather, I’m hoping spring will arrive sometime! It’s still pretty chilly here and there are still enormous snowbanks!

The three spots for the Pay It Forward challenge have been taken. Joan at My Quilt Life, Lisa at Miniature Quilter and Christine at Liberty Star Farm have joined. Now to figure out just what I’ll make for each of them!

The first of the 9-patch units made with these stars is now done. Once it’s pressed, I’ll post a photo. This is going to go together quite quickly, I think. I love making the stars — they go together so quickly!