Doing a Quilt-Along

I have just found a very interesting quilt-along at Moose on the Porch Quilts. I have so much fabric, about three fat quarters bags full of fabric I bought more than eight years ago. I really would like to use up some of my stash so I can justify buying more of the modern fabric prints that are calling to me at the moment. Doing a scrappy quilt-along might just do the trick. I am also thinking of doing Oh Fransson!'s quilt-along too. I will need to do a bit of catching up for the Oh Fransson! quilt-along and the Moose on the Porch quilt-along starts in March. Huh! I had better get cracking.


I bought a few books from amazon the other day and I am waiting for them to arrive. One of them was Mastering Quilt Marking: Marking Tools and Techniques. I was finding marking my quilt top a little bit of a challenge. Stencils never fit right and you need to adjust them, and I have not really tried the light box method (which I think I might give a go with next time). I had read some reviews and this book came out as being a really good one. I hope so!


I also ordered Color Your Cloth: A Quilter's Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric, Piece by Piece Machine Applique, Piec-lique: Curves the New Way, Mastering Precision Piecing: 7 Spectacular Quilts with Techniques for Success. Each book had something interesting to offer me. I really loved the way Oh Fransson! coloured some of her fabric for more interesting looks and would love to try this out myself. Machine Applique is something I would love to try, it has got to be easier and faster than hand applique. Sewing curves has always eluded me, and I simply love the look of applique so i would love to try more of it without the hand stitching hassle of it all. So I ordered all these books and I am hoping each one will be exactly what I am looking for, or at least put me in the right direction. 


I am looking forward to the Craft Expo which is going to come to Sydney March 11-14 at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush. I am really excited as I haven't been to a craft show in many years. I love looking at all the wonderful creations other people have come up with and some of them just blow me away with their creations. It is very inspiring and intimidating at the same time. I will be going with my BFF, we always seem to jump on the same hobby bandwagon each time it takes off. Should be fun.