Ok, so some of the curves aren’t the smoothest, and I totally failed at keeping my speed constant, so the stitches are all different lengths, but I’m still very pleased with it for a first attempt. And I reckon the recipient, who’s not a quilter, won’t even know that those are errors 🙂
I went to another class at Make Cafe last week, this time on paper piecing patchwork. Once I got my head round the technique it was lots of fun, and again the class (a bit bigger than last time) was full of lovely people, so we had a great chat over the sewing machines. The…
So my sudden burst of trying to catch up didn’t last long. December got busy, not only with the usual round of Christmas and end-of-year social stuff, and a big project at work, but I also bought an extension to my season ticket at Little Andromeda (a really cool “pop-up” alternative theatre that opened in…
ompared to how much my throat was hurting on Tuesday, I feel almost back to normal – antibiotics are truly magical things. My throat’s still a wee bit scratchy, but at least it doesn’t feel swollen any more, and it isn’t agony to swallow. I haven’t even felt the need for any medicinal icecream today,…
1. Housework done, a casserole simmering away that will provide quick and easy meals when I’m working late this week, the sun is still shining despite the threat of rain, and enough time to sit and eat lunch with a book. 2. The closest I’ll ever get to gardening. One of the supermarket chains was…
Ages ago I asked Deb Robertson how she manages to produce so many quilts while juggling work and children, and she told me she makes a lot of use of those spare half hours at the beginning and end of the day, when you can sew a few seams, or cut a few pieces, even…
I had another look at the kestrel in daylight, and having let enough time pass for the frustration at not getting it to work right to subside, and I’m feeling a lot happier about it now. The misalignment isn’t nearly as bad as I’d thought, and (as a couple of you pointed out) hardly even…
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That looks awesome!
Good for you for going ahead!
Woo hoo!!! Well done- what a great job! Really great, can’t wait to see what you get up to next.
This is a fantastic first attempt, I really encourage you to keep at it, you are doing so well! So glad to hear you got the courage to try- and hope it continues to bring you joy in your quilting!!
Thanks! I count that as high praise coming from such a talented quilter as yourself. Your book is definitely on my wishlist!
Congratulations – looks so so good. And how brave of you to even attempt it.
Gold Star award !