A Sweet Sewing Weekend

A day late I know but I had a very productive sewing weekend - the World Cup has made me very focused on not being near a tv. 

As well as doing my Bee Blocks for the Fresh Modern Bee 2 I cut all my fabric for my brother's quilt into lots and lots and lots of strips.  Then there was some gift making

The placemats are the final four for part of a set of 8 for my Mum.  She got the first 4 as a Mother's Day gift but I have just finished the other 4 this weekend.  Fabric is part of a Moda Sweet Jelly Roll.

Coasters are my Granny's birthday present with the same Moda Sweet Jelly Roll fabric

I made this quilt top a few months ago and then put it away too scared to even contemplate finishing it due to its vast size.

 (Anyone guess my favourite fabric line this Spring?). This weekend I made the back

I am going to baste it soon but am terrified about quilting it.  I am going to try diagonal staight line quilting and see if it will fit through my machine.  If it won't it looks like this will be my first attempt at hand quilting!  It's unironed because the photos were taken during this weekend's "Irongate Crisis".  I dropped the iron breaking it beyond repair and had to wait until Argos opened the next morning and I could dispatch husband there.  I am now the owner of this lovely iron (I like the colour most!)