I love to sew, mainly quilts and bags. I am 66, married to Fred and have one son, Matthew, who is 27. I enjoy embroidery and applique and prefer to machine piece and quilt my projects. I love my vintage Singer sewing machines especially my Featherweight 222K. I’m enjoying treadling on my 201K Singer and I collect Miniature Sewing Machines and currently have three Essex , one Singer 20, one Singer 40, two Vulcan Miniatures and my latest, a Grain. My love of sewing I believe comes from my Grandmother - I still have the drawings she made for me to embroider on tea towels many many years ago!

Thursday, 10 February 2011

HOT CROSS BUNS

HOT CROSS BUNS!  -  a pattern by Bonnie Hunter
No, not THOSE Hot Cross Buns (although they HAVE been available at the Supermarket since Boxing Day!!!!) .....  

As I have just little bits of leftover fabric after making each Civil War block, I was looking for a suitable pattern that would use up these scraps - and I found just what I wanted.  Thanks to Bonnie Hunter's "Addicted to Scraps" article in Quiltmaker magazine - Issue November/December '10.

This 5" finished block (5  1/2" pieced) uses  1  1/2" strips and squares.  It's a cute little block and might be useful in the border of the CW Quilt.

The Spike family are now regular visitors - I must do another video of baby - his call is hillarious!!


 A beautiful siggy arrived this week.... thank you Dorine!

SIGGY FROM DORINE
I have been working on my Keep Movin' quilt blocks - can only do the black blanket stitching during the day!!  

Happy Sewing!!

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7 comments :

  1. Barb10 February 2011 at 22:01

    Hot Cross buns is a cute block!

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  2. American Homestead10 February 2011 at 22:32

    That's a great way to use up the scraps!
    Are they kookaburras in the tree?

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  3. Lynda10 February 2011 at 23:57

    Good idea to use up those scraps in a cute block for the border.

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  4. Anonymous11 February 2011 at 03:56

    We certainly need a good way to use up scraps from the Civil War blocks and that looks like a good one.

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  5. Raewyn11 February 2011 at 04:16

    The Hot Cross Bun block is a beauty - a good idea to make then up while you are doing the CW blocks.
    The Spike family look very entertaining.

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  6. Micki11 February 2011 at 08:07

    I love your block! It is quite stunning!
    Micki

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  7. Susan11 February 2011 at 16:04

    Sounds like you need a good night light Helen! And pardon my ignorance- what is a 'siggie' block?

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