Simplicity II in batiks now a top

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.

I have been busy in my sewing nook, and I have a new top.  I have been working with a set of batik strips from a Bali pop, as described in this Blog Post.  I have used the Simplicity II pattern from Jordan fabrics, and it works great with 2.5 inch strips, purchased or otherwise.

One makes the blocks and assembles them in a pleasing way, adding borders if you wish:

I like the 3-D look.  A closer look at a corner:

I have set this top away for the moment.  It may be quilted by me on my own machine (a trusty old Kenmore).  I am distracted now by a new start - but that is for next week, when I am a little farther along on it.

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Simplicity II pattern in batik fabrics

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.

My last blog entry discussed a project using the Simplicity II pattern available on the Jordan Fabrics website.  I liked the pattern so much I have started it again, using a collection of batik 2.5 inch strips:

I believe I ordered this Bali pop to fill out my order of a specialty ruler, so that I wouldn't have to pay shipping costs.

I have sewn the blocks together, and auditioned settings.

Not the final setting, as it turns out.  I am currently assembling the blocks into a throw-sized quilt.  Borders will be cut and added later this week.

This pattern does have a bit of leftover fabric strips, after cutting for blocks.

In other news:

Simplicity II in Christmas fabrics is quilted, bound, and washed with color catchers.  It was quilted with a Holly leaf and berry pattern, which maybe you can see below, on the back of the quilt.

A straw-colored thread was used for the quilting by the long arm quilter, at my request.  As mentioned, this will go to a departing minister and his family this coming week.

Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss (she featured my Christmas Simplicity II top - thank you!), Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Simplicity II quilt top in Christmas fabrics

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.  It's a cool day in the American Midwest, but lots of sunshine.

I'll tell you today about a project I have that has a deadline.  It is for the departing minister of our church, who is leaving at the end of January.

Dec. 20, 2025:  I decide to make a quilt using the Simplicity II pattern, available at Jordan Fabrics.

An older Hoffman jingle pop would be nice.

I opened and admired the fabrics.

On to making the blocks.  There is a tutorial video on the Jordan fabrics web page.

After a break for family and Christmas visiting, I was back at it this past weekend.  Center complete:

And with borders attached.  Alas, they are a little wavy.

I had only the package of Hoffman fabrics in my stash, and a trip to a local quilt store was necessary to find border fabric.  I found the Hoffman green inner border fabric (yeah) but the outer border is a Moda fabric.  It is black with gold stars and fits in well, as you can see.

Now it must go to the long arm quilter I use, and I hope she can get it done rather quickly.  I need to then trim, bind, and wash it with color catchers.  Before the end of January.

Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Pie Birds Pattern now a top

 Good day, and welcome to my blog.  I have progress to report.

A few weeks ago I started a pattern by Kim Diehl called Pie Birds.  The start of the project is described in this Blog Post.  Continuing the project is described in this Blog Post.

I persevered and sewed 30 blocks, for a set of 5 blocks by 6 blocks.  I added an inner border (making the most of a narrow piece of fabric) and a wider outer border, using the black fabric in the flying geese part of the blocks.  Here it is, finally:

About 70" by 60" now.  And a closer view of one corner:

It's almost too busy and bright to look at.  I used 1800's reproduction fabrics, in browns but also the bright colors that have been reproduced.

Careful piecing is needed for this block.  If all is well, the points of the flying geese pattern (made from 2 half square triangles) meet nicely. 

In other cases. my points are chopped off.

And there may be misalignment.

But in the overall view of the quilt top, you can't see these 'mistakes'.

I am pleased with the result.  I will take this top to my long arm quilter in the new year.

Next week:  A new project with an interesting pattern.

Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.

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Viridian