I was busy on Saturday afternoon piecing the quilt that I am making for Quilts for Comfort. I started by sewing the two rows on the left together
but did you notice the little oops in the photo ...... have a look at this one of the next stage, can you spot it now?
unfortunately I didn't notice it until I had reached this stage. If you look at the fourth row from the bottom, the dark triangle on the right is turned the wrong way
that's better!
a bit more sewing, and the piecing is finished. I think I will add a narrow red border, then a wider black/gray border
I also did some more quilting on the country cottages quilt
on Sunday I did some more stitching on my sampler from the Sheena Norquay workshop
this afternoon I was busy assembling the kit for the second week of the "Get Set for Patchwork" classes. I saw this way of cross cutting strips into squares recently in an online programme. It was one of those "lightbulb moments" - I had never thought of cutting across all the strips in one go. This saves a lot of time!
fabric, papers, stuffing, and beads for embellishment
where are drumrolls and fanfares when you need them? Yes, the big moment had arrived ....... starting Mrs Billings. I had ordered the rest of the fabric I needed, so I gathered everything together
a special project like Mrs Billings needs a special notebook to record progress in
the first step was to cut up some hexagons into diamonds - these hexagons are tiny, they are sitting on one inch squares on the cutting mat
I chose my first three fabrics. I will fussy cut the hexagons - I ran out of time to start cutting today
to finish - another old film, which I was watching this afternoon. This one is from 1960 - The Time Machine