 Baby penguins! Look at that cute little heart penguin.  Here are all the penguins arranged the way the pattern calls for. I'mm look at them a little and see if I have them all in the right place. Then I have to figure out how to make it longer. The patter size is 60 x 66 which I find to be pretty useless for a quilt to use. I like something closer to 60 x 80 for a sofa quilt. I don't know what I'll do yet. I might add some sort of shibori border top and bottom or just make the sashing rows wider. That's my problem to solve for the weekend.  I've also made more progress on the baby blanket. I've added the first of 4 sections of the variegated yarn. Yes, I do realize that the purple doesn't really "match". I went to 3 stores looking for the right color to use as an accent. Purple turns the variegated blue and blue turns the variegated purple. I finally just picked the purple and hope that repetition will make it all OK. It's a donation blanket to it's fine. I do not like this yarn so I want to try to use it all in this blanket so I never have to use it again. I'll take a photo and show you next time why I don't like it.  To finish out the week it seemed like a good idea to make start another set of coasters. Why not? I have this pile of scraps left over from the Hunter Star veterans quilt. That quilt started with fat eighths and I used the Hunter Star Go! die. That left strips that are about 3/4" wide, perfect for wrapped coasters. It's hardest for me to toss hand dyed fabrics so this pile has been on a shelf for a few months. (I think we have a hint as to why my sewing room is always so cluttered!)  I love how these fabrics look in the coasters!  I've got 2 done and hopefully enough fabric for 2 more and a bowl. This is going to be a really pretty set.
I think I have enough things to keep me busy this weekend!
Kristin F
3/20/2020 11:14:43 am
Cute 'Japanese' penguins! And I love those coasters.
Peg S.
3/20/2020 11:41:08 am
Another row of penguins would solve your length problem....
Debbie Bailey
3/20/2020 12:14:43 pm
Wow! Those Penguins are so stinking cute! Those beaks were worth the painful piecing.
Tina in NJ
3/20/2020 02:47:20 pm
If you could find a pattern, a row or two of igloos would lengthen the quilt adorably. I’m sorry your vacation plans were cancelled. We were going to go to Lancaster, PA, in a couple of weeks, but all lodging in the state was ordered shut. We’re close enough we can probably go any time after restrictions are lifted.
patty
3/20/2020 03:38:19 pm
The penguins have multiplied and are so cute. Those coasters are beautiful with the hand dyed fabric. It that variegated King Tut you used to sew them together?
Gene Black
3/21/2020 08:47:13 am
Of course I love the "heart" penguin, but the 8 pointed star penguin is just so cute too.
Mary Anne Richardson
3/21/2020 12:29:18 pm
Okay - there was just an involuntary 'awwwww' here. Those penguins are beyond cuteness!! They look like they're all holding hands. Like someone else suggested - how about just making another row of them?? The coasters look great but just the thought of trying that on my sewing machine gives me the vapours. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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