So I spent most of this evening watching rubbish telly with himself, unsewing - groan!
So they now look like this
and "just" need to be pressed and started again!
However I have finished the hand-sewing-at-mother-in-law's flimsy
and what's more - it's quilted!
I love the circular quilting that so many 'real' quilters have been showing, but I know my quilting isn't up to the tight accurate spiral at the start . . . but it occurred to me that Lizzie's is! So she did the first 8 inches (her largest hoop) and I then took over - it's much easier when the spitrail is further out!!
I also played with another rope bowl. Again an elongated shape as the start is much easier with a long line rather than a tight spiral (see the theme here?) I copied Kathy's finished this time as I have plenty of leather left in a box. It would have been better if it didn't pucker but I can live with it!
Well done on restarting sewing the tiny blocks, I haven’t been able to find my ‘special ruler’ so I haven’t done mine. Hopefully this weekend I’ll make a start. I love the spiral quilting and the rope bowl. It’s great that Lizzie is so versatile
ReplyDeleteGood job thinking of utilizing Lizzie for a quick and better quilt start.
ReplyDeleteFor the leather/cork piece on bowls, I either use some dst to keep it in place or I baste first, then stitch if it didn’t shift.
As for the unpicking, you’re a better person than me. I would have considered tossing them.