I finally finished up the quilting on Masala Box over the weekend, and got the binding sewn onto the front on Monday. Now it has been transferred to my evening slow stitching time to finish the last step of hand stitching the binding down. There are some penguins peeking out from the binding every now and then!
Hopefully, I'll have a finish to share by the end of the week!
It's good to get something finished because I've got some new projects I want to start! One is the Orange Peel Sew Along, hosted by Julie at The Crafty Quilter.
This one requires 25 - 5 inch low volume squares for the background and 24 charm squares for the orange peels, so I've been getting these ready. Somewhere, in one of Julie's posts, I saw that she had made an orange peel design with Kaffe charm squares, and I happen to have a bunch of those, so I decided I'll use them up in this project, too!
The first step is to sew together the background squares,
so that's what I'm working on this week.
The other quilt project I'm planning to start is Sandra's (mmmquilts) Spring QAL, called Glowing Hearts.
Fabric requirements for this QAL are coming out Thursday,
so I'll have to make some decisions for my quilt soon.
Maybe I'll go shopping! 😘
13 comments:
Cute penguin peeking out from the binding! So fun to join a quilt along or two! Enjoy your hand stitching of the binding. Gail at the cozy quilter
How cute! The little penguin peeking over the edge is adorable. You have some great projects in progress.
Love that penguin peeking over the edge of the quilt. Very fun! You have some fun new projects. I'm seriously considering making Sandra's Glowing Hearts this year. It looks like a good quilt as you go project and I can use scraps (I think). So it may get added to my list for this year. Looking forward to seeing your versions.
Penguin eyes are smiling (I think). Great new projects coming up!
The peaking penguins are super cute. How fun to encounter one every now and then. The QALs sound intriguing. I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines :)
Love that little penguin peeking! The Kaffe charm squares look beautiful.
That penguin is winking at me! Love it. Love your new projects too--should be fun! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/04/09/wednesday-wait-loss-427
have you decided how you will applique the melon shapes? I have done needle turn applique and I know there are other ways.
I have had my eye on the Orange Peel QAL. So far, I have put it off because I don't want to start something new with company coming for Easter (daughter and fam will be visiting for a week). After that...we will see if resistance is futile. :)
I started an orange peel project several years ago as a RSC block, but I didn't get very far. Applique and I do not seem to get along. Like everyone else, I got a kick out the the peeking penguin.
Pat
I've always wanted to make an orange peel quilt. I actually started one years ago. It was a pattern by Irene Blanck and it has an applique block in the middle -- which I almost finished. Great incentive to knock this one off my bucket list. Thanks for the links and I'll look forward to your progress too!
Love the penguin on the binding. Those will be pretty orange peels.
Well--you done it now--got me hooked on the orange peel quilt--I was wanting a nice applique project--also--I got the background squares cut on Wednesday--and today I hunted up 24 plus yellows--kept thinking I might do one in a different color--but for whatever reason--couldn't get beyond--yellow--so yellow it is!!!
thanks for sharing--hugs, di
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