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Progress has continued steadily with the Picket Fence quilt
and I have to admit that I am much happier when there is a project afoot. I’m
the sort who prefers to just roll up my sleeves and get on with it and if there
is nothing on the go I can happily waste a lot of time.
3 Blocks
I thought at this stage that I ought to see how it is going
to look in its environment, if the colours work and more importantly if I like
it.
In situ
And the answer is, yes it suits its environment, and yes the
colours work but no I don’t like it. And the reason I don’t like it is because
the colours are too muted for me. However, sometimes I have to over-ride my
passion for bright and startling colour and just make something that goes. I
suppose this shows some strength of character as I feel I have to continue to
the end of the project and my motivation is very low! However, there is a
system of sorts beside the sewing machine, and I continue to join strips and
pin them into batches of 3.
Sewing system
On the Ironing board, there is a further system where I
unpin the sets of 3 ready for pressing. Once they are pressed they are stacked
in piles at right angles to one another, ready for sewing into the building
blocks of the pattern.
Pressing system
And before I know it another row is on the way.
2 Rows
The rest of the squares have been joined together into
half-blocks and by the end of the week these should hopefully be sewn together.
Remaining half squares
One ¼-square caused a bit of a problem, it just didn’t seem
to work in the quilt. And then I realised that I had constructed it incorrectly
so it was rectified with a bit of reverse sewing (unpicking by any other name!)
Wrong
Last seam
Finished centre 36” x 48”
Now it’s time to contemplate the border. Next week I will be
featuring a Christmas wall-hanging which is not complicated but which looks
very effective. Perhaps some of you will have a go too?
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