Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Just finished making the binding – using leftovers of Meadowsweet. I cut strips about 12 inches long by 2.5 inches and joined them at a 45 degree angle and ironed the seams open (so I don’t have thick bumps where the joins are when I sew the binding on). Most of the pieces I had left […]
Thursday 14.20
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Tadaaaa… Meadowsweet is quilted! And in a single morning. Wow! Thanks to my stitch regulator I can honestly say that it was a pleasure. Who knew what a difference it would make? I confess to being very sceptical, but it really did make a world of difference. And no, Bernina didn’t pay me to say […]
Thursday 12.15
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Two and a half hours in and I’m whizzing along. I decided not to run before I can walk and am stippling the quilt. I know that isn’t very brave – but I’m still in the acquainting stage with my new Bernina and I kind of feel like I need to get a solid basis […]
Thursday 10.00
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Thursday morning. Ready to go. Not quite as bright eyed and bushy tailed as I had hoped, after being out on the razzle last night at a German review on the menopause….I’m still wondering what the 5 men in an audience of 2000 thought of it! I played with the Bernina stitch regulator yesterday just […]
Thursday 07.33
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
I’m nearly ready for my big day! Today I’ve basted the Meadowsweet quilt I’m hoping to get quilted and cut out lots of fabric to be used in my Bliss blocks. To get rid of any feelings of guilt I’ve also washed floors, done laundry, ironed and tidied up – in the hope that no-one […]
Getting ready for the big day!
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