Wongys Wanderings

I think this is the quickest I have ever made a quilt...(*she says thinking about all the UFO – unfinished object – quilt projects at various stages she has yet to complete).   I was able to gift this to my mum who should have explored Venice in March 2020.  When I remembered the charm packs I had stashed away I just had to make them up into a small quilt to enjoy. This used most of four charm packs of fabric.  I used two packs of Moda Grand Canal by Kate Spain (the prints) and two of Moda Bella Solids – one cream and one in soft pastels, which tied in beautifully.  The binding is Moda Bella Solids in Leaf Green.  The backing fabric is called Moonscape.  The pattern was Charm Pack Cherry – a free pattern available online. As this was a random pattern, it was quick to sew the stacks of plain and print squares into three, then into nine, then cut and reassemble.   I stitched the binding on as single binding onto the quilt top by machine and th...

2020 09 11 Waffles - a little of what this year has held for me...being at home, comfort, cooking more, going to what is familiar, time. 2020 has certainly been unprecedented (an overused word now)!  Changes for everyone and so many things...school, work, hobbies all being done differently or not at all.  Learning how many ways video conferencing can be used, and even how the house works differently, now that we need it to.  Counting so many blessings that we have, with people the world over doing it tough. Here I will be sharing...family and friends, home, craft and things I enjoy. I will be real...there is no promise to post regularly.  My first attempt started in July 2011 and lasted a total of seven posts and ten months.  Maybe it will be different this time!  Maybe not 😊