Monday, October 9, 2017

Weekend Stitching: A Little of This and That

It was a nice quiet weekend.  So there was time for some fun in the sewing room for a change.  But not all of it was photo worthy.  The last block for En Provence is finished (yeah!).  The last two sashing strips are under construction.  By next weekend, En Provence should be back up on the big design wall ready for final assembly.  I'll definitely get photos of that. 

Scrappy Coffee Cups (AKA But First Coffee) has the binding started. 


I got two sides sewn down before dinner last night.  I'll have to finish the next two sides this week.  This project looks to be on schedule to be on the finished list by the end of the month. 

Two more Vintage Dress blocks have the coping strips added.  

  Vintage Dresses
by 
Charise Randell

Six blocks finished, just 19 blocks left.  Since En Provence has moved up to "finish it up status", adding the coping strips the dress blocks has become my current leaders and enders project.  It's not the fastest way of finishing something, but at least I see steady progress.

Linking up with:
Monday Making
Main Crush Monday
Design Wall Monday

22 comments:

newsurfiegirl said...

Love those dresses! Great work on making progress with all of those projects!

Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts said...

Steady progress is good! The dresses are just adorable, and I'm looking forward to seeing En Provence together.

Vicki in MN said...

Progress of any kind is good. That green checked dress is my favorite, such fun:)

Kristin said...

Love your dresses!! Can't wait to see more of them!

Jayne said...

Progress is always good no matter how you go about it!

Linda M @ Pieceful Kingdom said...

The dresses are adorable! Looking forward to seeing you En Provence on the design wall.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Hooray for binding! I think using the dresses project for leaders and enders is a great idea, too. Even if it's slow progress, it's still progress! I liked your pumpkin painting from your previous post! That different kind of creating can be fun to try!

Home Sewn By Us said...

Hi Kate,
I just love those vintage dresses. Such a nice variety - I cannot wait to see the other 19 blocks! ~smile~ Roseanne

BillieBee (billiemick) said...

Love them all!

QUILTING IS BLISSFUL, DI said...

Steady she goes--great works in progress---
love that bright green binding on the coffee quilt--and it is fun to see the dresses again as you work on them--
enjoy the moments, di

Janice Holton said...

I am so excited to see you nearing the finish line on your vintage dress quilt. That was what you were working on when I first started following you and I am absolutely enchanted by those beautiful dresses!

AnnieO said...

Ah, reaching the binding stage is always exciting, 'cause that means the quilting is done:) The dresses are so cute, coping strips and all. While tedious, the coping strips really make your blocks the most manageable.

The Joyful Quilter said...

SEW glad to hear that you had a good weekend, Kate. Especially since it included some much-needed time to play with fabric!! :o))

Bonnie said...

Yea for working on En Provence! And, binding going on too? Great work.

piecefulwendy said...

The dresses are so cute!

Cathy said...

Glad to see progress on those cute vintage dresses!

Sue said...

Aren't these gorgeous! You're doing such a great job!

thea said...

I just love those dresses. You are amazing!

Cheryl said...

I am excited the binding is going on, I can't wait to see the finish!

Preeti said...

Quiet weekend and steady progress sound like music to my ears. Looking forward to Coffee Quilt and En Provence!!!

Judy Biggerstaff said...

Love the vintage dresses, so cute.

Shelina (formerly known as Shasta) said...

These dresses look so beautiful together. It looks like a tea party!