Mummy, Mummy, why are your pins so sharp?
Because I never use them!
I waited until this
morning to photograph my Mystery Quilt, which I completed last night. Sadly, it
is looking like rain all day, so it doesn’t do justice to the colours. But I am
very pleased how it came together – albeit quite a bit larger than I imagined.
Bonnie Hunter’s clever design gave as (529) units of 3 ½” squares, so the final
assembly was a breeze – I didn’t use a single pin from start to finish!
The ladies at
Connecting Threads were surprised that I had no show and tell at our first
meeting on Wednesday evening. But considering I had no access to my sewing room
for 2 weeks over Christmas, I think I’ve done well to catch up and I will show it next month.
Yesterday's workshop was another story, however. I started out with all good intentions of
completing 20 little blocks to make a pretty ‘Heart Cushion’ demonstrated by
Ann Shuker. I even got out my ‘treasured’ scraps to match my Hunters Star quilt.
Then I remembered why I don’t enjoy foundation piecing!
It’s not that it isn’t
an excellent technique (sometimes essential), or that I don’t get how to do it –
but if it tries even MY patience, then it is just not for me.
So I satisfied
myself with making just these 4 very pretty little units (which have inspired me
to start on a sort of sampler project I have in the back of my mind) and just
enjoyed the company of the other lovely ladies.
Have a wonderful time in 2017 everyone and Happy Quilting !
Janet
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It looks wonderful Janet, I can't wait for our first sewing Saturday xxxx
ReplyDeleteIt feels good to have En Provence done, and yours is lovely! Those last few days I had a constant urge to move on to other projects. I will let mine rest a bit before quilting it.
ReplyDeleteYour mystery quilt is lovely, even without sunshine. I'm also a non-pinner.
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