Sewing my little woolly socks off
I bet you thought I’d gone on holiday – I’ve been missing in action for the last few days, but no fear, I’ve been here, just a little silent. Not because I had nothing to say though. More that it was just time to stop faffing about and get this quilt on the road. So I’ve been here – in the garret – sewing my little woolly socks off rather than skipping around in the ether reading and writing blog posts.
Brrr! – or Brrr! minus the borders at least – is now sashed together. I love how its come together. The photos are rather dark and aren’t very true to colour, mainly because their is no natural light here at all at the moment. We’re living in the usual November fog bank. So think a little softer, a little pinker and away from rust and you’ve got it. if the sun ever shines again I’ll get an outside photo.
Now it’s time to get on with the 250 HSTs that I need to make for the border.
Ho hum!
I’m dreaming about them again!
For those of you who asked, this quilt is going to my 85 year old mother for Christmas. She won’t know what to do with it, but I think at least it will be too big to be put in a drawer and kept for ‘best’!
(Brrr! by Susan Kass Johnson – the pattern can be found in Quilters Newsletter, December 2007 edition – proof that it truly is worth clipping out and keeping all those mountains of patterns!)
Have a happy and productive Tuesday!
Helen
November 20th, 2012 at 9:13 am
Stunning! I’m sure your mum will appreciate all the work you’ve done on this. How are you going to quilt it? I’m assuming by machine, as it’s a bit too close to Christmas for it to be done by hand. Or maybe you are talking about next year’s Christmas?
November 20th, 2012 at 9:17 am
Oh your mum will love it, she may just not tell you!
November 20th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
This is just lovely Helen! What a wonderful present for your mum. Well done for being able to part with it – it really is a beauty. Can’t wait to see it all quilted up & ready to go x
November 20th, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Never underestimate the size of an old lady’s drawers 😉 Still, it’s looking fab!
November 20th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Helen, it is absolutely gorgeous!!!
November 20th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
That is why I prefer quilts without borders. I love how this is coming together, the fabrics are beautiful! A wonderful present.
November 20th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
I think there are lots of us with our heads down trying to get some serious sewing done. I cannot wait for that Boxing Day unwind! Favourite day of the year.
November 20th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
wow, this looks fantastic. Your mum will love it
November 20th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
What a great gift. I like the quilt. Nice and calm. Yes it that time of year. Here in the U.S. we pause for Thanks giving.
November 21st, 2012 at 1:20 am
Come up the mountain! We have been having the most glorious weather, unlike down in Luzern – bright blue sunny skies. Perfect. The quilt is looking fabulous, Helen. A triumph!
November 22nd, 2012 at 12:12 am
Absolutely love this one Helen! Beautiful colours. Hope she likes it… Oh, I meant to ask. I was talkimg ot a friend the other evening who has taken up quilting (I showed her your blog). When you do your swirly quilting doodly patterns at the end, do you do it on a big frame or on your machine? Realised I was horribly ignorant!
November 23rd, 2012 at 6:49 am
Getting caught up on blog reads while I am in my turkey coma. This quilt is beautiful