civil war quilt diary
oh my goodness, we’ve moved …
Monday, June 30th, 2008
… well sort of! Our bedrooms are set up, the new house is a mess but getting there (we just need to move the piano from in front of the television in the living room and it would probably make mum happy if she didn’t have the heavy pine chest blocking her wardrobe - actually, [...]
there once was a castle, hidden by a hedge …
Thursday, May 8th, 2008I hinted the other day that I may turn my humble stack of Civil War blocks into a medallion quilt - so, true to my written word, this morning I retrieved the little pile from the drawer, pulled out Judy (honestly, you couldn’t do any better!), chose my favourite pieces from the reproduction stash and [...]
flat and prickly
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Hi! I’m still here - well you know this to be true, because you’ve just read about Saturday’s emergency crewel. But I’ve been a bit quiet - a bit like my quilts - flat, heavy and full of prickly pins.
And I worked Sunday and Monday - and I’ve done almost no sewing. Mmmmm…
So today was [...]
almost forty hexagons …
Sunday, March 9th, 2008well not yet. These are some of the hexagons I have produced from my 2 inch chops of the civil war fabric.
Strips ready for slicing along the 60 degree line of my ruler - it’s the coolest thing and just such a shame they didn’t teach geometery via patchwork in Year 9 - would [...]
the civil war quilt diary … day 2
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Here are my three eforts for today. I still have not fetched the book and don’t think I will do any more blocks until I have it. Whilst last night was exciting, this morning is just a little chaotic and I would like to feel a bit more ordered in my sewing of the blocks! [...]