Lattice Quilt

Happy New Year!

I hope your holidays were happy and peaceful. Around here we are just getting back to normal from the business of the season. And getting back to normal means more time spent sewing. I’ve been working on finishing up some projects and starting new ones. But also I have a couple of quilts that I finished a while ago and I’m just getting around to photographing. This one for example… a lovely lap quilt that I made using scraps left over from this half square triangle quilt I made back in 2017 (which now feels like ages ago). The lattice or the cross in the middle is made up of of scrappy pieces and for the back I used the larger pieces I had left over (because who doesn’t like a scrappy quilt back?). I really love how this quilt turned up and it is a great way to use up scraps. I’m thinking on writing a little pattern for it. Would you be interested? Let me know in the comments.

Have a wonderful week

XO

Martha.

Currently On My Table...

Hello and happy Sunday!

I wanted to stop by this little space and share with you what I’m working on right now. This quilt top I started months ago. I wanted to use some of my beloved Denise Schmidt’s floras and I wanted to showcase them so they would pop up. So I decided to play around with a diamond pattern. The idea was to create and argyle diamond pattern (plus I wanted to use a new diamond ruler I got). I love how it is coming along… but let me tell you there were some technical difficulties while putting this quilt top together: First the half and quarter diamonds for the edges were a bit tricky, then when I finally had put the quilt top together I realized it was to narrow. That was very discouraging. I put it away for weeks trying to decide how to fix it: add a border? Rip it apart? Add another row? But I sewed it diagonally and to add another row it had to be done vertically… it was a bit of a head-scratcher. However, I was able to figure it out and very carefully I ripped a section of the rows vertically and added one more to make it less narrow. It came out great! And what a sigh of relief when it was all sewed back together.

Now I’m working on the backing. I decided to do a pieced backing. I’m doing some improv piecing and it is almost complete. I can’t wait to put it together. But while I finish the backing I’m still trying to decide who to quilt it. Any suggestions?

Have a wonderful week!

XO

Martha

Coral Star Quilt

Hello friends!

It has been a long time since I’ve been to this space. I love creating and sharing my makes with you. However, sometimes life happens and other times I just felt very discouraged. I often questioned if I should continue blogging… I don’t have the time to devote all the time that it requires to do it right (but what is right really?).

This is a quilt a finished months ago and never shared. During this phase of questioning everything I didn't think it was special enough. Now looking back I realize that every quilt, every art project is special because it is part of us and reflects a moment in time in our creative lives. What inspire us to create such pice.

At the end of the day, I love looking back at this little journal and seeing what I have been able to create with just thread and fabric. That is pretty amazing on its own. And when you add the warmth of this online sewing community it is pretty hard to stay away. I think what is is important is to stop comparing ourselves with others and measure our success with what others accomplish. Everyone is different, so let’s celebrate our individuality.

Happy Sunday and see you around more often!

XO

Martha

Log Cabin Baby Quilt - Free Pattern

Hello friends! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Here in the US was a holiday weekend, so I took advantage of the long weekend to catch up on computer work. As you have noticed, the blog has a slight new look and new name. To celebrate this transition I wrote my first pattern and I want to share it with you. To download please sing up to my newsletter. This pattern is super is super fun to make and it comes together very quickly (perfect for a weekend project ).

I would love to organize a sew along if you would be interested. Please let me know if the comments.

I’d love to see the quilts you make with this pattern, please tag me on Instagram @sundayandhoney #sundayandhoneypatterns

XO

Martha

It is happening...

I’ve been working hard behind the scenes and the transition from Weekend Doings to Sunday + Honey is becoming very real. More to come in the next few days. But in the meantime, if you are not already please

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XO

Martha

Coming Soon...

Hello friends, I’m very happy to share with you some exciting news. My blog will be going through some cosmetic changes in the next few weeks and with that a name change: SUNDAY + HONEY

I hope you like the changes once they go live and continue to visit my little blog. For a while both www.weekenddoings.com and www.sundayandhoney.com will direct to to my site…this has been scary but it is also nice to change and evolve.

PS. I’m writing a patternl for my log cabin baby quilt that will be available as a free download, would you be interested on testing the pattern? Please let me know in the comments.

Than you so much

XO

Martha

Cotton & Steel Whole Cloth Quilt

I love all Cotton & Steel prints. They are just lovely. I’ve been treasuring this print for a while; its like a piece of art. I just couldn't get myself to cutting it. So I thought making a whole cloth quilt will be perfect. The fabric for the binding was he perfect match and it gives it such a pop of color. I really love how this quilt turned out.

This quilt will be available in my shop (opening very soon!).

Also coming soon a bit of redesigning of the site and a new name. Hoping to share everything with you in a short time.

Wishing you a wonderful week.

Textures

Last year I joined a creative group of quilters where quarterly we crate a small art quilt based on a chosen theme. Our group is called the Endeavourers and it is such a creative treat to see all the interpretations of each theme. This quarter the theme was Texture. While I was brainstorming ideas of how to execute this challenge, the  image of quilted texture came coming back to mind. As a quilter I’m always fascinated by the infinite number of quilting patterns and stitching techniques and how each variation creates a completely different texture on a quilt. So I decided to create sort of collage of stitches using various thread weights in the same color as the background, I wanted the color of the thread to blend in with the background and just and let the imprint of the stitches do the talking.

Such a fun project. Can’t wait to see what the next challenge will be

XO

Martha