Tea and Jelly Roll

I was suffering with a nasty cold this week end and unfortunately I missed my monthly Bluegum Quilters' meeting. But on the up side, I finally finished my daughter's tea cosy.

It is made from fabrics that my sister brought me from the US earlier this year. I would not normally choose these colours but when I saw my daughter's new orange teapot I knew where these fabrics were headed. I used the orange spotty fabric for the lining

I borrowed a ruler to cut the pyramid shapes and proceeded to piece the tea cosy. I didn't really enjoy the process at first but once I got my rhythm and worked out how to iron the seams I was chugging along beautifully. I quilted 1/4" inch either side of the seams to emphasise the diamond shapes.

And as the week end progressed and I was feeling better, I decided to make the next block in the Jelly Roll Sampler.

Things are now getting a little bit tricky. I wanted to use the burgundy for the corners but it didn't give me enough contrast and neither did the green. The black was chosen in end but I was about 2cm short. What to do, what to do?

So I did this......

Now that we have passed the half way mark favourite fabrics are disappearing and more care will have to be taken when choosing fabrics for the new blocks.

And to finish, a few images from The Waverley Patchworkers quilt show that we attended last weekend. They always have a wonderful show and sensational lunch and afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea for weight watchers courtesy of Missy Moo Cottage Crafts. That brown felt looked sooooooo chocolatey.

These tiny hexagons were hand pieced by Linda Crouch as she travelled in France while her husband was at a conference. The hexagons were slightly larger than a 5c piece ( or maybe a dime). It was very small.

This was a small quilt made from a Lori Smith design.

This one won the small quilt first prize.

And just another idea for using up scraps, and then double it!

There were a few shops in attendance and I only bought some Cocoa Express by Jo Morton and a friend.

And I have almost finished another UFO and hope to show very soon.

What have I learnt this weekend? I should stay home more often.

Enjoy your week,

Elyte