Moving on!

I think the hold‑up with getting Kaiy’s quilt quilted and bound was causing a bit of a creative blockage. Even though I had plenty of time while my machine was away being serviced and coaxed back into good behaviour, I really didn’t do much at all.

But now that it’s finished — finally finished — I find myself busy with something new.

I have plenty of WIPs I could be working on, of course, but instead I pulled out something fresh. Quite some time ago my pal Debbie gave me a bundle of precut I‑spy fabrics. All I needed to do was find some suitable sashing and sew it all together.

So out they came to play.

I cut strips from a piece of homespun left over from backing a quilt a few years ago.  (It's here. Does that pattern look familiar? LOL). I had just enough to make a 6×8 block quilt top, which will fit beautifully onto a piece of fleece I have stashed here. A great size for a little persons quilt or a cosy lap quilt.

Here it is halfway put together. It really shouldn’t take long to add the last four rows. Then I’ll need to dig around for a border fabric and something for the binding, as the homespun is all used up. Hopefully the stash will reveal something suitable. And the best part? I still have plenty of precut I spy fabric pieces. 

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I swapped shifts this week so I could go to club at the weekend. I seem to be rostered on for a lot of club Saturdays this year, but thankfully my opposite number in the new team is very accommodating. I’m not entirely sure what I’ll take with me — probably the label for Kaiy’s quilt. It’s made and traced; I just need to hand‑stitch it and then sew it onto the back.

And I might tuck a few hexies into the bag as well, just in case I need something else to do.

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I admit I’m a little envious of all the ladies heading toward Baradine right now. It’s Wednesday evening, so many of them will have arrived already. Have fun, ladies — sew up a storm, and don’t forget to take lots of photos for those of us who can’t be there.

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