Wednesday 24 June 2009

wips

okay folks, brace yourselves, here is a list of my current works in progress (and lets' be happy that so many of them are quilts because i just ordered a 27 meter roll of 2.4 meter wide organic cotton batting!):

1:: the never ending quilt that i've shown here a couple of times before in the YEAR or so that it's been in the works. i screwed up the basting, ripped out hours of quilting and have now decided that the backing i was going to use isn't right so this one won't be done until i find something suitable for the back. and struggle through all that quilting. again.
boo.


2:: this one i intended as a backing for the above quilt but, as it started to come together, i knew it was far too beautiful to be relegated to the back. i dyed cotton and linen scraps and vintage embroidered handkerchiefs two shades of blue (dylon moon blue and french navy) and am piecing them together freeform, whatever shape fits with whatever shape. i think it looks like the farmer's fields of the canadian prairies as you look down from a plane so i've called this one "blue fields".
blue fields quilt wip
blue fields quilt wip
blue fields quilt wip


3:: here are some blocks for a quilt i'm going to be offering as a pattern. i call it "two bits", small cotton patterns framed with a natural cotton/linen blend. i like it.
two bits quilt wip
two bits quilt wip


4:: the scrap quilt, which i've also shown here before. it's a long term project - i save up all my super wee scraps in a drawer and piece them together randomly whenever i feel like it. in theory this is going to form a single size quilt top for mae's first real bed but we'll see if i get it done by then (still more than a year away).
scrap quilt wip


5:: i don't really have a name for this one yet so let's call it "pink messy squares". pink cotton prints framed on three sides with a ridiculously soft pale pink on cream striped cotton. this one will be a cot quilt for the christmas markets. methinks.
pink messy squares quilt wip


6: this is my fabric selection for a custom queen sized quilt, it's not quite a wip yet but it will be when i start piecing bits during today's naptime. the client wants very muted colours with a lot of pale prints on white, which is right up my alley - i think it is going to be stunning.
cream queen wip
cream queen wip

7:: a quilted sleep sack for mae that i haven't photographed and really should get done soon before she grows out of the size i'm making.

8:: a dark grey cotton canvas gum drop pillow from the amy butler pattern. i've put a bloody TON of stuffing into this thing and it's still not enough. and it's all lopsided. and, in classic form, i didn't read the instructions through after i cut the pattern pieces, just went for it and left the wrong part open for stuffing so i'm not too sure how i'm actually going to close the thing. boo.


plus, you know, odds and ends of family clothing that need mending or have been put aside for altering and the 12 or so other projects that are swirling around my brain at any given moment. lots. lots going on in there.

16 comments:

  1. The handkerchief one ... STUNNING!!!

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  2. You certainly are going to be kept busy! I agree, the back of that quilt was just too good to be a back! I love the two-pit blocks and am really looking forward to seeing the pattern. Happy quilting...

    BTW: 27 meter roll of batting??? I bet that set you back a bit ;)

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  3. they are all so gorgeous. the pale pink one though is making my heart beat faster right now

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  4. Love what you are doing Leslie, especially the hand dyed one - can't wait to see it finished.

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  5. Dear Leslie,

    I regret to inform you that after careful consideration and much rueful contemplation I have decided I can no longer read your blog. You see, I decided some time ago that quilting really wasn't my thing. I seem to recall telling you as much. And yet here you are, with a total lack of consideration for my limitations, providing me with nothing short of quilting porn! I am shocked. Shocked and APPALLED! I find myself thinking that perhaps I could take a whole load of fabric to DARWIN! AND SEW LOTS OF SMALL PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE A BIG THING!!

    And really, I just can't take it. I am spending way too much time visualising those 27 m of organic batting, and it's indecent (and where the hell are you going to store that, huh?). I was worried about swine flu, but the real threat here is quilting fever and YOU INFECTED ME!!

    So you know, I'm sorry. I wish you luck and all but I have to think of myself now. Myself and my sanity. And if you bring those darn things over to my house I may just faint.

    Yours with a too rapidly beating heart,
    Suzie

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  6. PORN! QUILTING PORN! exactly!
    love the pale pink Lesley...
    so pretty.

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  7. that scrap quilt looks gorgeous - i love the colour combo!

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  8. Wow. That's all I can say really. Have to agree with Sooz! Quilting porn... your gorgeous work - fabric choices, placement, muted colours - makes even the most fickle of us crafters want to sit down and stitch millions of tiny pieces.
    Tell me, are you handpiecing all those tiny scraps for Mae's quilt?
    I look forward to the quilt pattern too...

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  9. Oh my goodness, all your WIP's are beautiful, I love the colour combinations you use, just stunning. Quilting porn indeed! (I wonder how long it will be before that phrase is all over blogland?!)
    Fabulous stuff
    R x

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  10. I love two bits!!

    You're killing me with how much you can accomplish with a wee babe. I'm missing my sewing machine so much these days.

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  11. #3
    #4
    #5

    You are my inspiration. I LOVE your work. Please teach me about dying and binding. I want to try that next.

    I plan on quilting a bit on Monday. I CAN'T WAIT!

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  12. So much linen, so much paleness, they are all gorgeous and like so many others who have commented I especially like the pale pink and just the notion that no gorgeous scrap, however tiny, need ever be wasted ... sew on and enjoy!

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  13. Just wanted to say that I've been lurking on your blog for a while and have just been completely inspired by this post!! I LOVE all of your stuff - the colours are just gorgeous. Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!! Seriously have no idea how you manage all this with a little one - I have a 21 mth old little girl & my mind boggles!! :-)

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  14. Lots of very lovely w.i.p.s! :)

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  15. Lovely colour combinations

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