Marianne Jeffrey

With lots of sanding and some dark wax we fixed the frames we didn't like on these thrift ( op shop ) vintage art finds! Our distressed timber vibe is way better than the frame painted weird colours vibes they originally had!

OMG amazing thrift ( op shop )
bargain today! Lefton Bluebirds 🩵💙

We cycled around Rockingham today. Glorious spring weather🌼🌞

Basted and quilted a scrappy rectangle today to make a patchwork dog bed, it features 330 scrappy 2.5" squares & I used a scrap of batting. Simple quick meandering lines quilting. I added a simple backing with a zipper slot so I could insert a couple of cheap store bought pillows.

Scrappy patchwork pouffe finish! #quiltsky

My yellow Pyrex display 💛🖤🤍

Eye Spy Adventures BOM August pattern test block ✔️

Sooo many tiny stitches for each tiny hexagon in my latest quilt project.
A labour of love 🩷 #quiltmaking #epp

Current quilt WIP
Technique: EPP
Fabrics: pink and white scrappy 2" squares and a few random fat quarters as needed.

A nine kilometre hike to Boonering Hill on the Bibbulmun Track was a great way to spend the day today.

I've been working on a new book draft for about a year. Hexagon Quilt Adventures will feature 50 EPP quilt designs. I have the first book proof and have begun editing!

I've begun a new EPP project!
My Scrap Satisfaction mystery design is available free in four quarterly e-zine issues that I release throughout 2025. This year the design is an EPP project. There are 2 sizes of hexagon template to choose from. I'll be using the tiny hexagons.

Yes it's EPP. The tumbler template pdf is available free on my download website adventurousquilter.yolasite.com

Postage Stamp Tumbler Quilt Top
I'll get a better photo some time but couldn't resist getting hubby to hold it up after I'd stitched on the final row this evening!
3500 tiny scrappy tumblers!
Ready for basting, quilting and binding!

I made another 100 patch scrappy block yesterday. That's 7 blocks so far & there's heaps of fabric squares left. I didn't really expect those couple of piles of 'busy print' mini charm leftovers to make so many blocks! It's great to de-stash scrappy clutter once in a while with an easy scrap quilt!

100 patch busy print scrap quilt work in progress.

I didn't have a pattern as such I just made scrappy 25 patch blocks with 2.5" mini charm sized squares. But here's a mock-up I did in EQ.

I couldn't resist a video when my scrappy hashtag quilt had its first wash and was hanging on the line drying in the breeze!

Yes I do bind entirely by machine.

I started the weekend with five ready to bind quilts on my to-do list! It was a relief to finish the final one 🤣 then I made a large roll of scrappy bindings to replenish my binding hoard.

I should really put a new blade in my rotary cutter more often! #quiltinglife

Another of the quilts I got basted and quilted this week. Warm and moody brown scraps 🤎🤎🤎

Another quilt I got basted and quilted yesterday! A scrappy FPP star framed by scrappy improv pieced black blocks.

Today I got a double sided scrap quilt basted and quilted! 81 scrappy improv blocks on each side of this quilt; yellow on the front and yellow, orange and grey on the back. Total: 162 pieced blocks. It's ready for binding but that can wait til tomorrow!

Basting Day
Today I basted two quilts!
1. Vintage Kitchenalia Adventures (a BOM I hosted in 2019)
2. Scrappy Hashtag Quilt

I am determined to get this old unfinished quilt top completed ready to baste, quilt and bind by the end of the day. #ufoquilt

The first row of my Postage Stamp Tumbler Quilt is assemble! This evening I'll start joining blocks for row two.

I only had four of these bright multicolour scrappy improv blocks so I'm whipping up a quick table topper.
What quilty project are you working on this week?

With hubby out of town ATM I'm totally immersed in my sewing studio to-do list!
#adventurousquilter
#sewingstudiosnapshot #quiltdesigner

I love when scrap quilts start coming together! Such joy!