WIP Wednesday

 

I have been working on part 4 of Paris, Je t’aime by Pride & Joy Quilting. I am surprised at my progress and I have all parts of the piece foundation pieced apart from one, so I need to prep the appliqué pieces next.

I was going to pin my fabrics to my design wall to free up space next to my sewing machine but instead I’ve laid them out on the window sill which is to the left of my sewing machine. I’m not worried about sun damage as I will put away the fabrics until February soon.

I still need to find pins and the kit pack from Nantes. I can then use the leftover fabric from the Nantes fabric first.

Project planning

 

I have started prepping my Paris, Je T'Aime by Verushka Karate as my fabric arrived during the week along with the starch. I have started by printing out the instructions and putting them in a folder. I printed out the foundation papers on speciality paper which I have grouped in the folder by section.

I tried the starch powder for the first time and made a BIG mess! The fabric was as stiff as cardboard, so I had to wash the fabrics and use spray starch. I have labelled all of the fabrics and have started sewing section 4. I need to find the kit for La Vie en Rose as I know that I have some of the same fabrics. I can then use up some of the smaller pieces for this project.

Frosty Tiny Town

I have completed Frosty Tiny Town by Heart in Hand on 32 count opal evenweave in the color Rai. It just needs a press and then I can take it to the framer. I like the framer's simple system - drop it off on a Monday (for example) and pick it up a week later.

I have now made a small start on A Honey of a tiny town.

 

2026 project - Paris - Je t'aime

Paris - Je t'aime by Verushka Karate had previously caught my eye as it would go perfectly with my Nantes cushion. I took a class with Verushka in Nantes in 2024 or 2023. I saw on Instagram that my friend Pippa, received the kit at Christmas, which spurred me on to commit to this project. I have purchased, downloaded and printed the pattern. I now need to put it into a folder to keep some sort of order to the project. I then ordered all of the fabrics except one. I may have some of that fabric in the kit for the cushion. I also ordered some liquid starch as Verushka starches her fabric and hangs them to drip dry and they are beautifully crisp. I have some of the Moda Bella in Christmas red that Verushka had starched for the Nantes show and she didn't want to take anything home with her, so shared her leftovers.

Looking forward to 2026

I have just forwarded a list of twelve projects to Jersey Modern Quilt Group to participate in the 2026 UFO challenge. I finished ten out of twelve projects in 2025.

Part 1 of the Barbara Ana sew along and this is as far as I got in 2025.

Numbers 2 to 4 are the other three seasons. No doubt winter will be chosen before any of the others.

I planned to work on number 5 - Frosty Tiny Town over Xmas but not a stitch was placed in the piece.

Newly purchased fabric purchased last week at Guthrie and Ghani. It is waiting to be washed.

More fabric from Guthrie and Ghani!

Number 8 is the many thimble blocks I've made in the sewalong with Happy Sew Lucky. If only I knew where I'd put them!

Fabric purchased in 2021 from Rosenbergs on a three hour visit with Lizzie.

Jingle all the way has lots of embellishments to add along with a border.

One of many kits from Sew Quirky which is too cute not to make.

Another Sew Quirky pattern which will probably be made into a cushion for Lizzie.

I also have a longer term project that I'll share with you on Friday.

Happy Christmas

 

Last minute finish

 

We are spending Christmas in the UK with our children. We will spend two days in Leeds and then move to the Midlands to Matthew's home. I am sure Matthew will have even fewer decorations up than we have, so I have made some placemats. This is a Kimberbell embroidery pattern, stitched on my Janome embroidery machine and then made bigger with 4" rectangles on each side, quilted and then bound.