I was relaxing in the bath this morning when there was movement and noise behind me! I was somewhat relieved to see that it was a butterfly. I have no idea how it got into the bathroom - perhaps it had been hibernating in a corner? By the time I got out of the bath, got dressed and fetched the camera, it has settled on the blind
then it settled on the edge of the window
this afternoon I put the binding on the blue and white quilt. I started by cutting strips from leftover backing fabric
which I joined together, then folded in half and pressed
I decided to use the back-to-front method of putting on the binding, as that meant I wouldn't have to do any handstitching. I started by sewing the binding to the back of the quilt
then folded it over to the front and held it in place with clips
it didn't take long to stitch the binding to the front
all I have to do is stitch in the ends and sew the corners and it can go on the guest bed in the flat when we go over tomorrow. So, I mentioned woolly bits yesterday. Ever since I saw the wonderful woolly bits that Meredithe has stitched, I have been collecting suitable fabrics. Then I watched Sue Spargo's Craftsy class, and eventually, on Sunday, I was ready to stitch a sample piece. As Sue stitches her samples on circles appliqued to a background fabric, I thought I would do that too
I started with a simple line of running stitches
then got a little bit more creative
this is fun!
this was my first ever attempt at bullion knots!
but in no time at all I had done this variation
I played with some buttons
I'm delighted with my sample, and I'm looking forward to starting a proper project
I have finished another stitchery
that's eight done now, which is a quarter of them - suddenly I feel I am making progress!