UFO Busting Saturday – NEW EVERY MORNING

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How has your week been? On Wednesday I shared my homemade spiral stencil here and then set about quilting the Chocolatier quilt. I finished quilting on Thursday evening and stitched the binding to the front of the quilt on Friday. So this weekend I’ll be relaxing with a bit of slow stitching as I hand stitch the binding to the back of the quilt. I chose to make the binding using the Flurry white on black fabric to mirror the narrow border. I wonder if it might be a bit much? I hope not!

This morning (Saturday) I returned to Purple Stitches for the penultimate class of the Beginners Course. I’m adjusting to teaching in these times of social distancing. The perspex shields around the work tables enable us to see each

Welcome to Saturday Quilting Bring & Share. I hope you have time to bring along a sewing project or two whilst enjoying the sharing of ideas and inspiration by other members of our Worldwide Quilting Community. Do add your thoughts and links by using the comments box at the bottom of this page. Thank you!

I’ve enjoyed an unusually sociable week. So lovely to catch up with friends and family face-to-face, in real-life, rather than via Zoom or social media. The dry weather may have given us lots of watering to do but it has given ample opportunities to meet-up outdoors.

On the sewing front I’ve been working on making my Bargello experiment into a quilt top. The Bargello panel measured 51″ wide by 40″ long. Dimensions suitable for a wall hanging maybe but not very useful as a quilt or throw. I’d used almost every inch of the Circulus Jelly Roll but still had a Circulus Charm Pack to use. Slowly an idea formed in my mind… Using the 5″ squares with a background fabric to make curved blocks…. Inspired by the circles printed on the Circulus fabrics.

Some weeks ago I ordered a background fabric but when it arrived I knew straight away it was the ‘wrong’ grey *sigh* On the plus side a couple of yards of any grey added to my fabric stash is a happy occurrence! Last Saturday I made a visit to Purple Stitches (lovely to see Eve and step inside the shop) and after an enjoyable browse chose a grey print from the Fantasy range by Sally Kelly.