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Finished(-ish)
Yep, that’s the final bird done – the osprey. So yay, finished all the birds! Except now it’s the hard part – I’ve got to figure out the layout to get them all onto a quilt. I do have a rough plan sketched out, but of course, I’m likely to change my mind on a…
Back to the birds
Hey, remember this quilt? Yep, that one I started ages ago (ok, I just checked, and the quilt-along started in January 2015, so pretty close to three years ago!), which I finished the top for, and then never got round to quilting, because semester started and I was too busy, and then Tartankiwi released three…
Quilting and singing and games
I started the quilting! I did get quite a bit further than that today, but by the time I thought to take another photo the light was no good. So you’ll just have to wait 🙂 I managed to get just over a quarter of it done, though, so I’m making good progress. And the…
Return of the string quilt
Remember this? I’d started making a wee lap quilt back in August, but put it aside when I got busy with other projects, and the squares have been sitting in a pile on my desk ever since waiting for inspiration to strike. With all of my Christmas projects out of the way, and wanting something…
Reporting in
Definitely a lot easier to see what I’m doing! I can actually backtrack along lines of stitching without having to guess whether I’m staying on the same line or not (of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t go off the lines occasionally still (as you can tell above!), but that’s more about getting my speed…
Probably?
I think I’ve decided on a layout. But then, I thought I’d decided on a layout an hour ago, until I took a photo of it to use as a reference, and it looked completely different in the photo than it had on the floor (probably because it fills so much of the floor that…
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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 !