In Another Bind!

2013 was/is to be the year of finishes!

I have survived a bad case of Noro-virus

(I can only assume that nasty bug was that!)

and I am patiently sewing the scalloped-edge binding down,

but it is SLOW going!!

So onto the next project!!

My oldest quilt, started in the 1980's

using some rather old-fashioned Laura Ashley style fabrics

and my Mother's scraps....

I was desperate to find a dark/forest green fabric

with very small white dots to bind the quilt in.

I thought that would tie the quilt together,

but my search was fruitless, SO.... 

I tried out 3 other completely off the wall options

and I think I'm going to go with option number three:

A mid green with a white vine-like leaf design....

The 4 different star patterns all have the same 

green fabric in them, which has a white flower pattern.

So although not the same colour, (or pattern)

somehow I think this fabric

sort of works :)

I held it against all the blocks...

And it looked ok....

so I talked myself out of a dark green...

And I hope to get it bound soon!!

Then it can sit and wait it's turn after the scallops.

Yes, 2013 will yield at least 2 finishes - or else LOL

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A parting shot of my gorgeous Abyssinian cat.

She's not lazy, her eyelids just can't stay open long :)

Ooh, Ooh Exciting Quilting News!

I've just had an email from LongarmChris

to say that the first ever quilt I made

is ready for collection!!!

 (I nabbed these photos from Chris's email -

hope she doesn't mind!)

 I am so pleased that after all these years

- well over 20!

I am just one more step away (the binding!)

from finishing this quilt.

 It will be very exciting to see it in the flesh

 and I am so looking forward to collecting it asap!

Thank you Chris!

Giving my Longarmer Nightmares!

I am very lucky to have found

a lovely lady who offers

a longarm quilting service

very close to where my MIL lives.

This is handy for 2 reasons:

1) I can drop the kids off at 'Grandma'

while I pick up and drop off

quilts at Chris... and

2) 'Grandma' sometimes collects quilts

from Chris if I'm not passing for a bit.

 

Before I tell you the terrible thing

that I have done to Chris,

let me tell you about her new blog:

www.longarmchris.co.uk

which is as lovely as she is

(am I sounding a bit too smoochy here?

- I don't mean to. Chris really is great,

but my latest offering for her to quilt,

is well, it's um... well let's just say that

when I blogged about it in 2007,

I titled the post:

A Blast from the past a.k.a. the Mother of all UFO's)

 

Yes, I wanted to finish

the darn thing and I went seeking help,

advice, anything...

 

Well Chris, Bless her!!!

Helped me unbaste and unquilt

the monster and it's now waiting in line

for it's chance on her Gammil.

 

My oldest UFO may someday

be a useful quilty object!

Chris probably slept restlessly last night,

but I slept like a log!!!