With only one day off this week, I have to make the most of my me time.
So, I started bright an early, heading onto my happy room before 7am.
After a very quick tidy up I got on with pressing, measuring, cutting and sewing.
The first job was to get the binding cut and onto the memory quilt.
So, I started bright an early, heading onto my happy room before 7am.
After a very quick tidy up I got on with pressing, measuring, cutting and sewing.
The first job was to get the binding cut and onto the memory quilt.
Closing by hand would be a job for later.
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I moved swiftly on to the next project.
Borders!
For Down in the Garden.
Borders!
For Down in the Garden.
On they went.
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Next!
I pulled out the thistle cross stitch and turned it into a needle book.
Using an off cut from the memory quilt as the lining. I had a dig through my recently acquired box of felt pieces and found the perfect colour.
Tada!
It's a finish.
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I quickly moved on to preparing mounting boards for the Emperor.
After my 10.30 appointment with my Chiropractor, I decided it was time to settle into a comfortable seat and do some finishing. It didn't take too long to complete the fiddly task of lacing the cross stitch and backing fabric onto their respective cards.
The front and back were whip stitched together before I added a chenille edge.
And Tada!
Another finish.
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At 3pm I pulled the memory quilt into my lap to close the binding by hand. And now it's done.
As it is a beautiful evening, the holder upper was persuaded to step outside for a quick photo shoot.
I've ticked a couple of my goals off the list today.
It's been a good day.
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I might cross stitch for an hour or so after some tea.
Then back to work tomorrow. Early starts, so no time for my 15 minutes in the morning, but I will get a longer lunch break, so I'll make up for it.
16 comments:
What a profitable day you had. The memory quilt does look great and the needle book is a lovely finish. Adding that chenille to The Emperor was inspired - very icy! xx
Well done on your finishes, Lou!
Wow! I can't imagine finishing all of that in a day! Good on you!
You did get a lot done! Hooray for a finish on the memory quilt! The Emporer looks amazing and so does Down in the Garden. Beautiful embroidery on that one!
Beautiful finishes Lou - adore that wee penguin 💓 Well done!
Didnt you do well, you certainly made the most of your stitching time.
You are being very productive, well done
What a very productive day well done
Well done on your progress and completions. Love the border for your down in the garden quilt. so pretty
lots of little accomplishments make one happy day
My head is spinning with all you have accomplished in one day off!
I love it all, but am especially enamored with your cross-stitch pieces. I'm a bit obsessed with the thistle since our visit to Scotland in August. Your needle book is just brilliant!
And the Emperor makes me grin. So cute!
There is no way on earth that I would get the hand stitching done on a quilt that size in a few hours, after all of the other accomplishments. I've been working on the hand binding of a quilt since September--a few minutes here, an hour there. I still have one side to go!
I'm very impressed, Lou!
So many finishes and all at once.
That is a great effort.
Thats a very productive day.....
Hugz
You really made the most of this day. Congratulations... a fantastic finish, and it’s always great to have a photographer on hand.
Best wishes and a hug from Viola
You were on fire this day! Well done on all the finishes. A good feeling to get things ticked off the list.
Lots of lovely projects there.
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