Well I thought I would be galloping away on my sewing machine
during our two (now to be 4) weeks of lockdown, but not so!
Since my last post I just haven't been able to move forward at all,
a list of proposed projects still pinned on the design wall
which is currently blank. Mind buzzing with hundreds of ideas for future
quilts.
So, this post is an amalgam of bits and pieces
and to start with we have the latest Kaffe Fassett book, beautifully photographed as always,
however some of the quilts shown seem to be similar to ones in his earlier
books but using the latest of the KFC fabric range, which I have to say are as stunningly colourful
as always - I shall definitely be ordering a few for my stash.
as always - I shall definitely be ordering a few for my stash.
Two books I particularly like from the early days are the ones below and
there are a few quilts which are interesting me greatly.
there are a few quilts which are interesting me greatly.
I decided to begin hand quilting Liquorice Allsorts whilst
waiting for inspiration to strike, I had in my box of Perle cottons a variegated
waiting for inspiration to strike, I had in my box of Perle cottons a variegated
one which works beautifully on the Orchid centre squares,
the background I used for photographing is a little dark unfortunately
but the colours are quite luscious in 'real life'. I hit a slight snag
here with the needle size, the point was nice and sharp, needle just the right length
but the eye was too small for the cotton to pass through, if any of you have
used Perle cotton before I would love to know the type and size of needle used.
but the colours are quite luscious in 'real life'. I hit a slight snag
here with the needle size, the point was nice and sharp, needle just the right length
but the eye was too small for the cotton to pass through, if any of you have
used Perle cotton before I would love to know the type and size of needle used.
I have been spending time organising yet again my fabric storage, cubes were bought
just before we changed alert levels and I'm using these for storing my
half yard KFC fabrics. Still need to go through the greys, whites and neutrals and
I just found a bin with more stash which I had forgotten about!
I just found a bin with more stash which I had forgotten about!
Sadly the light is not good again.
Other minutiae to show you is my favourite mask, we mask up when
leaving the house or entering essential business premises of which
there are only a handful including supermarkets, medical premises and the like.
leaving the house or entering essential business premises of which
there are only a handful including supermarkets, medical premises and the like.
I've actually been playing with fabric, cutting up three different colourways
of Sunburst fabric, there are three quilts I've spotted using this fabric so I'll give some thought
to which colourway to go with and then I need to cut them into individual
squares.
of Sunburst fabric, there are three quilts I've spotted using this fabric so I'll give some thought
to which colourway to go with and then I need to cut them into individual
squares.
Last up a new fabric from
Kathy Doughty -
click on her name the link will take you to her
store Material Obsession.
Aren't these budgies so cute!
Kathy Doughty -
click on her name the link will take you to her
store Material Obsession.
Aren't these budgies so cute!
Well that's all from me, perhaps inspiration will strike later today and
I should have something more to post about by the end of the week.
I should have something more to post about by the end of the week.
My thoughts right now are with everyone having been through the terror of Hurricane Ida,
the scenes were horrific.
the scenes were horrific.
Maureen
