Ducks in a Row

Vania's First Quilt

There's nothing like a deadline to focus the mind! 

Vania has been working on this playmat since joining my patchwork class at The Sewing Studio in Borehamwood in the spring. It was intended for her great nephew Atti and he was due to visit with his Mum at the end of November. With a bit of help from me she was able to get it finished in time. 

Vania is a newcomer to sewing and patchwork and has been so keen to learn. As it was such a special project for her, I wanted to make sure it came out as she hoped. So I offered to do the quilting and start off the binding for her. But apart from that she has learned to cut with a ruler and rotary cutter, master a quarter inch seam, chain piece, match seams and choose fabrics and design a layout. And she put in the final hand stitch on the binding!

Her niece was delighted with it, of course, and I am sure Atti will love it for years to come. 

Now we have persuaded her to buy a machine of her own, she is already planning her next project - a lap quilt for her Mum. 

I think she is officially one of us!

Talking of deadlines, I have at last finished a  Christmas project for myself in time for the holiday! Okay, I have to admit that I started it in November 2018! So it was a legitimate 'UFO' for our session at Maxwell Park on Saturday. As you can see, I don't do red green and gold for Christmas. I have been sitting on these icy blues and silvers for about 4 years (and some date back about 15)! It needs a wider hanger to make it hang straight.

But I am really pleased how it turned out!

Happy Quilting Everyone!

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