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Saturday, August 13, 2011

I’m having my own sewing day today

My club, Pinestream Quilters, is holding a sewing day today.  There are several classes on offer, and space for those who want to work on their UFOs too.  It is a very reasonably priced day out, with the added bonus of a hot lunch and evening meal provided as an optional extra.  This allows the ladies to stay later and stitch into the evening, if they wish.  After a bit of soul searching, I decided not to attend, as much as I would have liked to.  But, to be honest, I have been getting out and about with quilt related activities lately.  I attended my fortnightly Stonestead Stitchers get-together on Thursday, and then met up with my monthly group the Friday Stitchers on Friday afternoon.  Then on Monday, I will be attending my other monthly stitching group, Stitching Monday.  These meetings all seem to have come together.  So I had my own sewing day at home today, and stayed behind to keep DH company. 
Before I got started on any sewing, I thought I  would get the ironing done and out of the way.  When my back was turned, Muffy jumped up on the ironing board to “help”.  I was in the middle of ironing some of the New Zealand fabric my friend Eileen recently gave me, it is such a pretty fabric.  I am one of those quilters who always pre-wash my fabric before using it.
DSCF7055 Muffy on the ironing board
Then I spent the rest of the afternoon stitching the green borders on my floral shaggy quilt, and doing some easy machine quilting on them.  Thank goodness that is done.  Hopefully tomorrow I will get the binding stitched on.  The weatherman has promised a severe winter storm, with gale force winds and snow to low levels, so it will be a good day to be tucked up safe and warm inside, wouldn’t you say?  
DSCF7056 Stitching the borders on

2 comments:

Maria said...

You have been out and about lately Jenny.
Love the Scottie Dog quilt you have hanging up.
Sounds like a great idea to stay in where it is nice and warm tomorrow.

June said...

I thought I might have seen you to catch up Jenny - boy, it was really busy but you certainly made good use of your time.