Five more blocks done for UANDUQAL, I would have had them all sewn up by today had
it not been for developing tendonitis in my left forearm!!!
Here are the latest five
I need to get all the blocks sewn so far up on the wall and find a good balance before
making a start on the last seven.
The inspiration quilt had mixed strip borders but my border idea is a little different
and I've already decided on the fabric, I think.
You see there is a Block of the Month mentioned in my post title, I hesitated for ages
before deciding to go with this.
Kathy Doughty at Material Obsession
always has a stunning choice of BOM projects by different designers.
Deciding to try something outside of my comfort zone I went with
Flying in Circles
by Sue Rose
Block 1 below
lovely movement in this block and the idea of a hexagon flower in the
centre appealed - then the envelope arrived with fabric and pattern and the
papers for the hexagons
and gosh are they tiny!!
Hopefully if my arm is more comfortable I can make a start this coming week.
So, it's been a quiet week for me on the sewing side but I've been catching up with reading and
re-watching my Downton Abbey series before going off to
see the film tomorrow. I'm a huge fan!
Gardening has been a no-no of of course but I had a wander around
the garden and took a few Spring photos.
the garden and took a few Spring photos.
The Japanese Maple is just breaking into leaf
and we had a trip to the local garden centre, I spotted something I had
been hoping to have in my garden for ages.
Michelia Gracipes
Delicious scent, Winter and Spring flowering and just look
at the colour of the cover on the new flower buds, they feel like silk.
Such a delicate flower
I'll post a photo of the plant in the ceramic pot I bought to
plant in when I next post.
Got to dash now I'd forgotten I had a programme I really needed to watch on TV
so see you soon!!
Happy Quilting
Happy Quilting
Maureen
