Sorting Scraps in the Heatwave

We've had temperatures of 43-45 deg C all week (112-113 deg F) and we're all a bit over it now. I've used the time to finish the string quilt I showed in my last post about QAYG blocks and it really looks different with the navy sashing joining the blocks together. It really makes the colours of the strings "pop". The other quilt is one which was donated and I just had to finish the quilting and the binding.
I've spent the rest of the time sorting through scraps and I need to catch up with my Friday Block Party. I've been trying to work in front of the AC and my sewing room is too hot for most of the day. Hopefully it will be better next week.

Heat Wave

We had a lovely weekend camping on our Australia Day holiday. It was cooler in the mountains too which was a relief.
Now we're back home at it's going to be at least 40 degrees (approx 104degrees F) all week so there's not much incentive to do any outside jobs.
Also not a lot of fun quilting either so I'm doing it in small doses and watching the Australian Open tennis on TV as well.
I'm almost finished another QAYG string quilt and enough blocks for another one so I'll get that put together earlier in the day before it gets too warm.
The air conditioning doesn't work as well in my sewing room so I have a fan on as well. I can't complain as at least I have a roof over my head and food on the table so life is good.

More String Blocks

I love making these QAYG string blocks. In fact if I could choose only one type of patchwork, I'd choose these as they allow me to make pretty quilts from scraps that most people would throw away. The combination of different colours always looks good and I also use up odd scraps of batting that aren't normally used.
I use any strips that are wider than 3/4" and don't use any that are wider than 3". I still have to add the strips to join them all together and then I'll post another photo.
In the meantime we're off camping with friends for a few days.

More Eye Candy

No there's no eye candy from me but her's a few of the spectacular quilts from the Vic Quilters Showcase in 2008. The bag of scraps is my project for the week as I'm still making string and crumb blocks and using up donated bits and pieces.
I hope to have more to show for my efforts soon.

Try Again

I'm not sure what happened with blogger on my last post but it locked up so I couldn't type. I meant to say that I've been busy working extra shifts at my day job and the money will be very handy to pay for my next trips to East Timor.
In the meantime I've managed to finish another QAYG string quilt and a lovely quilter has just donated 7 quilt tops which I hope to get quilted soon. I also received some rice bags for Hiam Health and they will all be much appreciated by the Timorese.
The quilts in the previous post were shown at the Vic Quilters Showcase in 2008. The string quilt with yellow was the QAYG quilt I've just finished and the other top is one donated for me to quilt.
Our DD is improving and I hope to get more time to sew soon, although I always wish I had more time for quilting.

Busy, Busy

Not a lot of quilting done over the past few days but I have been busy working extra shifts a day job.

That Should Be Quilt Pixie

The Friday Block Party is organized by Quilt Pixie and already quite a few have joined up. I saw it on Carol E's blog, Giraffe Dreams.
Now that block is done I'll be back to piecing string blocks.

Here's a bit more eye candy from a recent Quilt Show I attended.
I want to be these quilters when I grow up.