Well, here I was sitting quite smug with myself. Row 7 of my Chevron Log Cabin was ready to be sewn onto the quilt. Wait a minute .... something wasn't quite right!
See the column on the right? See those white squares? The backing for those two blocks were the wrong fabric. How in the world did this happen? I was so frustrated that the quilt sat for almost two weeks before it was pulled out, those offending blocks ripped off the row and then the deconstructing happened. All the hand quilting removed. All the hand stitching removed. Then the correct fabric pieces were pulled out and the hand stitching and hand quilting resumed.
Finally, Row 7 has been sewn on and Row 8 has been started. Four rows left to do.
Then .... a squirrel came to play here. I ignored it and even threw snowballs at it. It kept dodging those snowballs and kept taunting me ..... until ..... I caved and started a new project. A Xmas tree project. It is a free pattern by
corianderquilts.com called "
Scrappy Tree Quilt".
I try to get one block laid out at night so that it can be sewn up in the morning. The red hst's need to be made up, so this block is not quite ready. At least it is a start.
It looks like winter has arrived here. Snow is on the ground and it has stayed this time.
Ridley is finding it cold in our home and likes to cuddle for warmth or sit in front of the fireplace. When he has enough of my hand sewing, he is not shy about putting out a paw to halt me in my stitches. LOL
Late at night, we are both looking for warmth while I watch t.v.
Cherish your day, cherish your life!
3 comments:
you are a temptress! i went and downloaded it too! yours is lovely and festive....
Oh, that is so frustrating! Still, it's 'on the mend' now. I can see why you were tempted by that tree project too. Hello Ridley, you are a very handsome feller......I don't blame you for wanting to stay warm.
Your chevron quilt looks amazing and those Christmas trees look good too. Lovely to see Ridley getting the warmest spots.
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