Another week has passed!

The weeks are flying by, it's only 49 days until the wedding and the bride is still losing weight!
So I won't be doing anything to her dress until the last minute I suspect. 

Never mind, that gives me more time to do my own thing. As you know I've had a chest infection and really wasn't up to much for a few days there. I did try to do some work on my machine but gave it up. More about that later, I ended up sitting in my comfy chair with my EPP. It was an easy go to while I wasn't firing on all cylinders. It has grown and the top edge has appeared, even the corners, it will not get any wider than this.

I now want to make it larger than originally planned, so had a dig through the blue stash for some more fabrics.....Then went shopping! I don't have a pic though so you will have to wait a little while to see those. I have already cut some and made up some blocks with them. 

Another project that got some love this week, once I was feeling better was a scrappy quilt top completed earlier this year. Do you recall the crumb quilt top?

I loaded it on to the frame on a lovely sunny day. Well it was sunny some of the time. I even had the door open and had fresh air while I quilted.

I used my meander panto.

The backing fabric is a duvet cover that I found at a local store, chopped up I can back two quilts with it. I couldn't resist those bright swirls.

The binding is bright and colourful too.

It was leftovers from the dinosaur quilt.

Very happy with how it has turned out. I have several more in the pile. LOL

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Today was a big day. I had my ruler class at patchwork club. 

What a fun day. We all had to bring along a premade block to work on, there was also a layered fat quarter for practicing. I tried three times to make my block, but I was ill at the time. Maybe it was that, or maybe just all of those bias edges but I ended up with two very wavy blocks. Then I pulled out freezer paper and used it to help control those edges.

Success. 

Not the best image I'm afraid, but I had a go with lots of different rulers and worked a different pattern in each patch of the block.

I've come away with a shopping list. LOL

There are more rulers and patterns I would like to try. I have some table topper/runner size pieces that need to be quilted so plenty to practice on. Chatting with Janice earlier today we agreed that some QAYG blocks would be great for practice too. 

There were only 4 of us attending the class. Sadly two sewing machines packed their bags and refused to work! One in the first hour, the second after lunch. Oh dear, I do hope the repairs are not too expensive.

This lovely is Amanda's  sample. She was delighted with her circles on the right.

Her whole piece is amazing.

Nola's sewing machine was the one that stopped working after lunch. She had made a great start though and has gone home full of ideas and inspiration.

Finally, I snapped a quick picture of one of Kaye's sample pieces.

Love it. I wish I had taken more pictures of her samples, they were amazing.

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Hopefully I'll get a little time to sew tomorrow but I'm only hoping at this point as it is Master Torstein's 4th birthday. There will be roast chicken, a yummy looking chocolate cake made by Grandad and of course presents.

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Here's to next week. I hope it's a good one.