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It seems a while since I have added anything to my blog. It isn’t that I don’t have anything to say; my time has been taken up with my latest book, Dual Image Appliqué. This is being done by AQS in the US and has been advertised for sale for many weeks now, but the truth of the matter is that it is still only at the design stage. AQS have had problems with other author’s books and designers which has delayed the publication of my book but rest assured, it will be out before too long. I have just spent a week going through the text and layout with a fine toothcomb so I know, when all is sorted, it will be a splendid book.

And now, more important, what have I been doing on the sewing front. Here is the fabric selected for the border on the pair of quilts that I have made for the twin beds in the guest room:

Border fabric

Border attached

The first border is a 2” strip, the next is constructed from 5” x 2” dark strips (left over from the quilt centre) and 2” squares and the final border is 3 ½” wide. These are now ready for quilting.

Hollyhocks

I love the colours in this wall hanging and I continue to work on it when there is nothing more pressing. I have many projects at the stage where they need slamming under the sewing machine: for the mundane sewing of seams or the repetitious quilting of background and border patterns and the like. But this aspect of my work satisfies my creative urges. I love working with colour!

Gresford Sampler

The 3 strips of the Gresford Sampler have been quilted and they are ready for the 4 vertical border strips, which have yet to be quilted. And it’s only when I see the blocks on the wall like this that I can assess the look of the quilt. To me, the top centre panel looks up side down; the pink diamond needs to be at the top of the block. Am I just being overly fussy about this? Not really, because I find that if something doesn’t look right, I know my eye will always go straight to it whenever I look at the quilt. My advice would always be to alter it before it is too late. Here’s the block so can you see what I mean?

Tumbling Star