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In haste as usual, I decided that the box lid was a priority
this week as we will be attending the wedding next week! For the top section of
the box, I cut a piece of paper to the size of the decorated panel I required
and, after placing this onto the fabric, I added ¼” all round to the size (this
would eventually be my cutting line). I used a water erasable pen and added
some extra vertical lines to make sure that my decorative sewing lines were
running parallel. I placed the marked fabric onto low loft wadding.
Another task I needed to do this week was to replace the cushions
on the kitchen chairs. I managed to find an ideal patchwork furnishing fabric
at the Festival of Quilts. And why did I have to replace the existing cushion covers?
Because Pussy Willow insisted on destructively clawing the original cushions before
she settled down to sleep on one or other of them at night. I have doused these
new cushions with a lavender spray in the hope that the smell will deter her
from using them. I have also provided her with alternative accommodation which
she seems to love. Sorted!
This past week has been especially hard as I have also been
suffering from severe toothache in one of my back molars. This tooth was full
to over-flowing with amalgam and was probably well past its sell-by date. I had
tolerated the discomfort for 2 weeks hoping it would settle down but it became
really bad last Sunday. I saw a dentist on Monday who gave me anti-biotics and
a 2 week wait for an extraction! I tolerated 3 more days of pain before going
back and having it extracted. I cannot tell you how relieved I am to be free of
that intense and constant pain; I have never known pain like it! The tooth came
out cleanly and easily and the dentist commented that the jaw had already given
up on the tooth! I have lost several pounds (silver lining?!) and many hours of
sleep!
Since feeling slightly better, I am now playing with ideas
for my alternative Welsh quilt. I store my sheer fabrics in rolled bundles in a
plastic box. Tidy, yes, but rather restricting for creativity as it is a bore
to have to unpin, unroll, cut, reroll and re-pin! So I have cut large chunks of
most of them and placed them in a plastic bag for ease of access. I did the
same with the synthetics.
I am only playing with creative ideas at the moment, trying
out individual portions of the quilt to see where this leads me. Susan Lenz has
influenced my method and I have a Margaret Beale soldering iron and book. I may
work in individual portions, or work the individual squares and long borders, or
attempt the whole quilt in one piece. It is very early days with this project.
