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I'm here *actually* posting about my evening's achievements, lol!!!
I decided to use last night to get a modicum of prep done for my SKoW quilt, if only to get the ball rolling. Lol! I got a lot more done than I expected, though it still looks like not very much, lol!
I started by laying out my current finished blocks on the mat, and cut out the remaining bases for my blocks. I am pretty happy with the layout I have here, though my perfectionist streak tells me that the value percentages are all haywire, lol!!
And no, Furbie (our youngest) would *not* get off the umbrella block so that I could take the photo - she had to be in the shot! Lol! She's the cuddliest of our three kitties, though it does get a bit frustrating when she leaves us with all her black hairs all over things :) ... Oh, and we did have some LOVELY rain last night, from about 2am when I finally got to bed ... so maybe she was trying to tell me something?!!! *giggle*
I have pinned a label onto each block so I know exactly what they are for ... and then pinned each row together from top to bottom as I did the pellon earlier in the week.
I was also able to push through and get six blocks prepped for their needle turn, adding in the stitchery details with my micron pen so I don't have to go back and draw that up once the appliqué is done ... it's all ready to go.
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| Clockwise from top left : "A good book to read", "Birdsong in the morning", "Family", "Butterflies fluttering", "Sunshine on my face", "Presents to share" |
So, six blocks ready to get stuck into ... the rest of the blocks cut, ready to be prepped once these are done. I am hoping to get as much of these six done as soon as I can since I was asked by a close friend if I would redo the (pathetic!!!) hand quilting on the quilts she purchased online for her girls - that's three single bed quilts, requested in two weeks!! LOL! At least she's said she's prepared to pay me well for it!! It'll be a big job, just from looking at the photos she sent me!! (I'll get more of a close up tomorrow when we catch up at church).
So, that's where I'm up to ... and a touch of where I am going headed over the next month.
Now, to go get some lunch, before getting stuck into some needle turn appliqué ... Oh, and I have floors to clean today too!!! Better get a move on!!!
