Much as I love my family, this is the best kind of day (once in a while at least!)
So in my pyjamas, over the first cup of coffee, I cut the biggest squares I could get out of my half metre dots. Then I cut them into triangles.
Then I stitched and stitched and stitched. Then pressed and pressed. Then I joined the blocks into strips and then I realised what a beast I had created. I joined two Ikea fleeces together and sewing the strips together, until I had this:
Isn't it wonderful! I love this method of making a quilt top - I reckons HSTs aren't too bad when they are big, but these are probably too big, so I started a smaller version - then the iron packed up, so no more today.
(PS, if I turned this over you would see that two Ikea fleeces are not enough, I need to go and get a third! So no more work on it for now, until I get to Ikea! I can see errors: the puckered stitches and the mismatched seams, but I don't reckon you can!).
Puckering and mismatched seams? I dont see any and I have my glasses on!
ReplyDeleteThese are the size of HSTs I get on with. Just...
ReplyDeleteFabulous quilt in a day! I still want to do one like this ; )
ReplyDeleteLooks great Benta! But did I get this right? You want to take it apart and make it smaller or are you gonna make another one? How big is it?
ReplyDeleteWell done you! Looks like a lovely quilt top - hope you get to Ikea soon to get the extra fleece(s) that you need!
ReplyDeleteGuessing that is 80"plus!! Good fun though x
ReplyDeleteNow that was a productive day Benta :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYou've done lots of sewing since last week. I've just realised I've missed about four posts! This star has turned out beautifully :)
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