Raffle quilt 2014

OK not a finish but the quilt centre is now complete and then onto the borders but first I just need to look at it on my wall and admire all your hard work.

Quarter inch seams

I've started putting the raffle quilt together and once again I despair at the concept of 1/4" seams or should I say lack of them so far I have had to unpick and resew 4 blocks I know I harp on about it but sometimes I just feel like putting the whole thing in the bin!!
Rant over.

Raffle quilt 2014

Most of the blocks are now with me and at the next meeting we can have a trial layout and see if any more blocks are required ----hopefully we will have another quilt of a similar size to last year.
these are the two sample blocks made to demonstrate the block for this year.

colour just a bit off it's a true red.

Raffle quilt progress

The raffle quilt has now been layered up and is ready for quilting -- hoping to start tomorrow but we have workmen in at the moment so not very easy to disappear to my sewing room and get on with it.

Hope everyone is busy with their Linus project - just thought I would give it a mention to help things along well actually it's only because mine is finished and I really wanted to brag!!!!! This is the first time this has happened since Carole started the challenge I am normally the one you can see hiding in the corner finishing the binding before the voting starts!!!

The next post should be of the finished raffle quilt so wish me luck.

Raffle quilt

The top is now complete -- layering up will be done when the weather breaks I can't machine quilt an 80"x 80" quilt in the heat. I have to make the backing , so ( fingers crossed ) the quilt will be ready for September. Thought those of you who check out the page would like a picky.

Sewing together

The raffle blocks have been sewn together and the few with odd seam allowances have been corrected where possible and a stop border in red has been added the wide blue will be added when the weather gets a little cooler -- my sewing room is a bit too hot for comfort!!! Projects are piling up at least in my head.

Raffle quilt

All the blocks are now in and a layout has been agreed after I took them to our meeting last week and any member who wished could have a play which has made life easier for me and lead to a much more interesting layout. Now all I have to do is sew them together, add a border, make a backing, layer up the quilt and then quilt and bind it and we have one raffle quilt!!! Hopefully this will all be completed by next month.