It was the last club stitching day of the year, and 18 or so keen and dedicated ladies brought their sewing machines and hand work along to the hall. I’d decided on hand stitching for the day, and feeling rather ambitious, took along three bags of different projects! I did a little on this one, a little on that one, then settled down for the rest of the time to work on my Christmas ABC blocks. Diane’s Nostalgia blocks were so lovely, made of of family doilies, lace, trims and buttons and beads. This will be a fabulous quilt when it is completed.
Just a small sample of Diane’s completed blocks
Sewing machines were quietly humming away, and on the extra large table a couple of ladies were basting a large quilt. It is always handy to have another pair of helping hands with this job. There were a lot of different projects being worked on, from a child's bag, to placemats, machine quilting and piecing.
Sashiko placements almost finished
For a young girl, pretty in pink and purple
It was a lovely relaxing day, and we all sat around the extra large table for coffee breaks and lunch. There were a few freebies up for grabs – someone brought along a surplus of free range eggs, and another lady had some tomato plants looking for a new home. I had a great day out, plenty of stitching and plenty of conversation with like minded ladies. Although perhaps next time I will take my sewing machine and one of my many UFO projects along.
1 comment:
I love Diane's blocks. Things like this inspire me to want to do some myself. It's wonderful to see how inspiring quilters can be for other quilters.
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