Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Vintage Linen Quilt update

So this was the beginning of my little collection. I now have quite a few traycloths, napkins, tea towels & hankies (all gathered from carboots and charity shops) and have made a start on my Vintage Linen Quilt. I have steered clear of tablecloths as I didn't think that I would have the guts to chop into them!


I forget to follow the instructions so the basket caused me a few problems. I pieced it upside down and it was very fiddly to resolve!
 I currently have hundreds of tiny squares, and half square triangles that I am piecing together to make pinwheels.  I am hoping to use the pinwheels to frame some of the bigger embroidery pieces. I tend to make a couple of pinwheels in between over projects, or if I need a short break from whatever else I might be doing.  Some nights the monotony of sewing those little squares & triangles can be quite therapeutic and other times torture lol!

It is very much a long-term project!  I will need 50 something blocks if I am going to make a quilt big enough for my king-size bed!!! I will be "quilting on the go" and then joining the blocks together.  There is no way my Old Girl could cope with quilting a whole king-size quilt!!!

1 comment:

  1. Oh, the dino is just darling. Way to go for getting a start on those Christmas presents. I say I'm going to do it every year and then am always scrambling in the end. Maybe this year, I'll get a leg up on it all.

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