In a moment of madness I signed up to a block swap with Threads and Patches in Milton Keynes.
It was in the middle of last year, with a deadline some 10 months away.
And of course, I kept meaning to get round to it - and somehow didn't.......
So, as I have to produce 20 blocks (each 12 1/2 square) by the beginning of April, I thought I'd better make a start.
The only criteria are that the fabrics used be batiks, and that the colours used be autumnal.
I looked through my (way tooooo big) stash - but couldn't find anything that seemed to fit the brief (but did find lots of other lovely things.....).
So I decided to get in touch with Hannah's Room, which is a shop about an hour's drive away - I figured that it would be more economical to do mail order rather than drive up to the shop, overspend, and then drive home again - not to mention the fact that I would only be able to go on a Saturday - and they were absolutely FAB. I emailed on Tuesday afternoon - and my parcel was delivered on Thursday.
That really is service - and I would recommend them to anyone and everyone.
So yesterday, when I was at my monthly quilt class at my local shop, I got on with making my first 6 blocks. They are Balkan Puzzle, inspired by one that I saw on Anne-Ida's blog.
Okay, so it's not completed yet, but I'm set to finish them by the end of today - and then I'll be 30% of the way there.
But now I'm having a massive crise de confiance - are they autumnal? Are they too orange? (To me, autumn is a more gentle shade, and I would include purple as well as a autumn colour - but I haven't included it here, as I thought that maybe that would be too personal a choice).
And should I be making something more complex?? I really don't know if I have time, although to be fair, I do have a week off work in February for halfterm.....
I should have completed them this afternoon - but instead, I went for a bit of light Bondawebbing. This is a block for the Nancy Halvorsen quilt 'Love is...', which I'm hoping that my sister will like for her house... I need to blanket stitch and embroider - which I'll do at quilt group tomorrow evening.
Oh, and some Tana Lawn fell into my shopping basket yesterday....
2 comments:
Your autumn colours are wonderful, just right I think sometimes when we make things ourselves we are so involved we can't see how good they actually are. I love the block with the bunnies and the cat, you've certainly been busy. Makes me want to fish my patchwork out(again).
Oh your autumn fabrics are perfect...I'm not normally a big batik person but you've got me wanting to hit up a quilt shop. :) LOVE the little snowman with the bunnies! Too cute!!!
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