Monday, October 24, 2011

Lo and behold - I reacquainted myself with my sewing machine!

But first - a photo I had taken with my phone-camera and forgot all about it ... when I took the picture of my Nearly Insane quilt hanging in my dining room the other day - I had unceremoniously dumped my Dear Jane quilt in the lounge.

Miss Gracie clearly saw this as an opportunity to rub up against a quilt that up till now had been impossible to get to! Little monkey!!

And in entirely marvellous news - I have been able to make a little headway toward catching up on the Civil War Quilt blocks. Here are the blocks I made on Sunday:

This is Block 39 - Hovering Hawks. Such an easy block, but so effective.

Block 42 - H is for Hospital. How fun would a quilt be made entirely with this block in a Rail-Fence kind of design. Very striking.

And lastly, Block 43 - Right Hand of Friendship. I had to do a little unpicking with this one to get it just right, but I think it was worth it. I love the red print with the dots - I only had the smallest piece and wish I had more, it's adorable.

Well, that's my sewing for the weekend - it was so much fun, and I can't wait to get a few more blocks made. Chatter soon! xox

6 comments:

Sheila said...

what is it with cats and quilts, lots of people call them their quality controller.
So good to see your lovely Civil war catch up, keep up that accelerated pace and you will be all caught up in know time.. there is a couple recent ones that had us working a bit harder than usual

YankeeQuilter said...

I plan to do a catch-up session on my CW blocks this week too...yours look great!

Impera Magna said...

Miss Gracie does look a bit guilty there on your Dear Jane quilt... *lol*

Congrats on getting all caught up with the CW blocks! Very nice....

AnnieO said...

My cat also prefers a handmade quilt under her at all times...:)

Love your CW blocks! I have some of that cheddar and blue print I just love. It is sad when we run out of our favorites!

Leeanne said...

cats and quilts, well they go together like valleys and mountains,peas and carrots,friends and chocolate!

Pip said...

My cat loves quilts too, gorgeous shot of her on the Dear Jane.

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