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I have had a garden week this week whilst the weather is
still fairly good. A couple of years ago I planted a Rose of Sharon (Hypericum)
and it has proved itself to be a total thug in the border. So I have waged war
on it and attempted to remove it. This was a hard battle and judging from the
invasive root system, it’s not over yet! Now at least the shrubs trying to bed
down with it will have some space to flourish. To balance this strenuous digging, I have
indulged myself by sitting in front of the sewing machine making good progress
on two particular projects.
One of the table runners has now been covered in a layer of
colourful sheers and is well on its way to being complete for Xmas. This is
such a joy to work on because it satisfies the need in me to work with colour!
Not only have I added the sheers, I have also made a start
on the intensive stitchery in black thread. This has to be done during the day
when the light is good and in short doses so that I maintain a good level of
concentration!
On completing the stitchery, the rest of the detail will be
added with the soldering iron. The mark-making will alter the surface and add
more decoration. I just love it!
Nights are drawing in now so I spend more early evening time
in the loft room with my sewing machine. It’s very easy to find something to do
especially if it is beside the machine, pinned up and ready to go. This is now the
case with the corner log cabin blocks. I decided to quilt along each seamline
with a free-motion stitch, using a leaf and stem pattern. It is one of my
favourite patterns so it is easy for me to do and makes the process very quick.
As well as deciding on a quilting design, I needed to make a
decision on how to join the blocks together so I pinned some on my design wall
to get an impression of what they would look like when they are together.
I tried strips of black fabric in between the blocks to see
how they looked and I liked the strong definition that resulted. All the blocks
will be quilted before being joined together with these black strips, a
quilt-as-you-go method I have used many times before. This is a good autumn project!
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