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Meadowsweet borders and soul blossoms

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

I received a nice little parcel in the post yesterday from Sew Fabulous. It’s the first of two, so there should be one more on Monday. The fabrics I had ordered to finish off Meadowsweet have arrived – with the exception of the strawberries on a cream background, which I’m definitely using for the backing. […]

Meadowsweet on the washing line

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

With only a few odds and ends of fabric left from my fat quarter bundle I think I can say that Meadowsweet is more or less done! I’m waiting for some fabric to arrive from the US for the borders, binding and backing, but the main part of the quilt is complete. I had to […]

Unpicking

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Thank you for all your comments on the direction that my Meadowsweet blocks were taken. As luck would have it, the opinions were pretty much split between the two versions, but thinking about it for a couple of days made me realize that deep down, and even though it kind of goes against my nature, […]

Mothers’ Day and Meadowsweet

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Yesterday was a perfect sunny lazy Sunday. One of those days that don’t come along very often. No plans, sunshine, badminton in the garden, good food and happy teenagers. As it was Mothers’ Day I was treated to lunch cooked by my son (in which sausages featured heavily – surprise!) followed by a fruit salad […]

Loose ends

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

  I seem to have an awful lot of unfinished projects on the go at the moment – three half-made quilt tops, two single socks and a skirt, all of which I’ve started in the last few months. We won’t go into what is sitting in the UFO basket – the things in there are […]