Where was I? My question too - where was I?
Right. Beavering away at work. Beavering away at home too (for my son, this thing and then that thing and then this was wrong, can this be redone and so SO on)
End of May i started my first quilt project - a very small project so to speak. I did paper piecing of the blocks. and steered myself towards a self-binding back for the quilt. All learnt from something or the other in the internet!
Looking back, I loved the paper piecing in fact. Oh, the umpteen times i looked at my handiwork with pride! I was nervous about the self-binding back. Now i wanted this for two reasons, one my quilt would become bigger by about 2 inches on all sides, and two, at this stage i did not want to go for the sewing machine. (I do not own one yet sheesh) So needed a very simple method to finish my project.
This project is for my grand-mother. She is now in her hundredth year:) And i decided she can have a quilted pillow top for herself, something one of her grand-children has done, something that will be right next to her. As for this particular grand-child, it was/is her way of saying i love you, giving thanks, salutations and many other things.
As i said i started this end of May and took till mid November to finish the quilting. There were of course days and weeks when i did not touch the project.
With this, my Leisure Arts project, was hibernating. Poor thing. I did not even once glance at it.
For the last couple of days, i have given it as much love i can give and resumed where i had left off. Did a good amount of back stitching. And rolled the fabric some more. Now i am working on the third line from the bottom. Remember i found the fabric very daunting and fragile to work with. I am hoping now i have crossed that bridge! Now that i picked it up after eons, the fabric seems okay to deal with. Ha ha. Or probably, it is because i have rolled enough fabric, that it has become sturdy. Whatever the reason, i am a happy gal!
Here is a pic of Serenity Prayer. (I have now finished that third line, tonight i hope to back stitch)
I am liking coming back here. Hope i get some 20 minutes every night to stitch. {praying}
I have read good many blogs, I am again reading the posts on 123mb, I am going through my stash spreadsheet and doing some more slicing and dicing of what i have. Thank God, i still remember what each kit is [about] so yes ladies, here's to beavering away on my lovely cross stitch projects.
{hush lilies, we will get there}
And here's a photo of my son taken in September. He will be seven in March:)
Thanks for coming here! Here's wishing you a great stitchy weekend, and happy time with friends and family.
Right. Beavering away at work. Beavering away at home too (for my son, this thing and then that thing and then this was wrong, can this be redone and so SO on)
End of May i started my first quilt project - a very small project so to speak. I did paper piecing of the blocks. and steered myself towards a self-binding back for the quilt. All learnt from something or the other in the internet!
Looking back, I loved the paper piecing in fact. Oh, the umpteen times i looked at my handiwork with pride! I was nervous about the self-binding back. Now i wanted this for two reasons, one my quilt would become bigger by about 2 inches on all sides, and two, at this stage i did not want to go for the sewing machine. (I do not own one yet sheesh) So needed a very simple method to finish my project.
This project is for my grand-mother. She is now in her hundredth year:) And i decided she can have a quilted pillow top for herself, something one of her grand-children has done, something that will be right next to her. As for this particular grand-child, it was/is her way of saying i love you, giving thanks, salutations and many other things.
As i said i started this end of May and took till mid November to finish the quilting. There were of course days and weeks when i did not touch the project.
With this, my Leisure Arts project, was hibernating. Poor thing. I did not even once glance at it.
For the last couple of days, i have given it as much love i can give and resumed where i had left off. Did a good amount of back stitching. And rolled the fabric some more. Now i am working on the third line from the bottom. Remember i found the fabric very daunting and fragile to work with. I am hoping now i have crossed that bridge! Now that i picked it up after eons, the fabric seems okay to deal with. Ha ha. Or probably, it is because i have rolled enough fabric, that it has become sturdy. Whatever the reason, i am a happy gal!
Here is a pic of Serenity Prayer. (I have now finished that third line, tonight i hope to back stitch)
I am liking coming back here. Hope i get some 20 minutes every night to stitch. {praying}
I have read good many blogs, I am again reading the posts on 123mb, I am going through my stash spreadsheet and doing some more slicing and dicing of what i have. Thank God, i still remember what each kit is [about] so yes ladies, here's to beavering away on my lovely cross stitch projects.
{hush lilies, we will get there}
And here's a photo of my son taken in September. He will be seven in March:)
Thanks for coming here! Here's wishing you a great stitchy weekend, and happy time with friends and family.
