I met my last big deadline of the summer, hurrah! And even
better for you, I will have the chance to work on projects other than a single
sock.
This week, I was able to go to Quilt Night again. Finally! I’ve missed the last few get-togethers due to travel and
then a sick husband. It felt so good to be back.
About six months ago, I arrived at quilt night and couldn’t
find my quilting stencil. I searched for weeks and ended up ordering a new one.
Happily, I must have accidentally picked a popular pattern all those years ago because
I was able to find it at Quilting Creations International after a quick online search.
Fast-forward to this past week; J— was doing a deep clean of
the room we work in, right down to moving out all of the furniture. As she was
cleaning the empty room, her shoulder brushed against something on the white
design wall: the stencil! The strange thing is that I never work on that side
of the room. Even stranger is that the place where the stencil was hanging has
been blocked for years by a tall cabinet; it would’ve been next to impossible
for someone to reach back there to hang it up. I guess we’ll never know how it
got there, but I’m happy to have it back!
More good news is that I rounded the last corner on my
hand quilting. I started from the center and worked my way outward, so for a
while now I’ve been down to the blocks on the outer edges plus the outer
borders. I only have five blocks to go now! I can do a block in about four
hours straight of hand quilting, which leaves about 20 hours on the blocks and
perhaps another ten on the borders. Then all that’s left is the binding!
Unfortunately, at the pace I hand quilt, it could be another
year or so before the quilt is done. But it’s the final year!
I also bought a little fabric, something I haven’t done in
ages. A couple of my favorite fabric and yarn shops that are on my usual route
closed earlier this year; even if I had time to pop in to a shop, I haven’t had
time to drive out of my way to find new favorites. I picked up two yards of Leaf Vines quilting cotton from Michael Miller Fabrics LLC. I like that it’s sort of
busy and subdued at the same time.
On a different note, I’m getting ready to do another charity
project. It will go into an auction, so I need to make something that will
inspire someone to spend a lot of money on it. I knit some scarves over the
last couple years, and I’m ready for something new but I’m not sure what. I
think I might like to sew something this year. If you have any suggestions, I’d
love to hear them!
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