I touched a lot of different things in the studio last week.
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I put all the finished thrift blocks on the design wall, ran
a calculation of how many more I will need, and began pulling neutrals and
prints. According to my count, I need 40
more of the 2-inch squares to make the remaining 16-patch blocks for the layout
I planned. Sixteen have already been
made so only 24 need to be constructed.
That should keep me at the machine for a while.
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I had several king-size pillow cases that needed to be
hemmed for our standard pillows. They
had been taking up oxygen in the studio for longer than I care to confess. Finished.
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I pieced some batting remnants to use with the apple-core
project. And, I also quilted that project
using the walking foot on my domestic machine.
The entire project came from my stash.
No purchases! I actually took it
with me Tuesday with the intention of squaring it for binding and then thought
better of it. This is a hand pieced
project and I need to think about how it trim it without causing the seams to
come apart.
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Julia spent several hours with us Saturday. As I have graduated from the walker to a cane
and no longer have a brace on my leg, I was ready for an outing. We went to my favorite thrift store and came
home with a fall wreath for the front door.
3 comments:
Oh good for you walking w/o your cane--I know just what that is like--feels a bit on the precarious side at first...
I love your apple core project...kind of like binding a hexagon project? I cut the backing for mine leaving a 1 +/-
all around and then folded it over and hand stitched... Just saying...hope that helps? hugs, Julierose
what I did and do with all projects that need to be cut straight is to sew a straight line with the machine at a tiny stitch before I cut the hand piece project - sometimes two times around and I have not had stitches come loose.
I bet that felt good to get out and go somewhere other than a medical establishment. The fall wreath was a great find.
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