Isn’t it great that we can take our stitching with us when we go gadding about. I just wish I could sew in the car though, I know many can but not me…makes me feel a tad squeamish.
Before first light tomoro I am off to New Zealand for what we now jokingly call the annual pilgrimage. As always it will be a busy time racing hither and thither and as always I am prepping my sewing for the trip.
And as always (ever the optimist) I have prepped *Heaps*.
I have decided the Benjamin Biggs block will be a nuisance to sew on the plane as it’s a bit ‘crisp’ with the Freezer Paper method I used this time.
Onboard sewing is now back-basting of the last three corner blocks for the Pomegranate Quilt…too easy, no scissors and should be pretty quick.
I had already marked the back and *lightly* glued the blue fabric to the background so this is all good to go.
One corner block is already back-basted and ready for appliqueing.
This morning I made all the remaining outer pomegranates (Red) and since taking the photo have made the remaining middle section (orange Cheddar), I’m now making the uppermost elipse (Red).
To see how the Pomegranate blocks are looking so far click here
Now for a little bit of eye candy.
I bought a ladder to display my antique quilts but they don’t all fit. I have had fun arranging and rearranging as you can imagine.
The top quilt you have seen before, it’s a dated 1849 quilt from Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, made by June Orr.
And you know what? I’ve just discovered I haven’t blogged about as I thought, I just went back to find the post and there isn’t one. So as soon as I get back I will do a post but there is a pic to whet your appetitie here.
The next two down (the Prince’s Feather and the Red & Green Applique) were purchases from Houston in 2013 so I will do those too.
And as a postscript to the last post…all that lovely Autumn foliage. This morning I opened the kitchen blinds to see a lone rose. I happen to live in an area that has a very long rose season… and I sure planted plenty.
So with only nine days until the start of Winter please enjoy this, especially if your rose season is shorter than mine.
But I’ve tricked you (or I’ve been tricked) because there is one more *last* rose just spotted as I was coming back to the studio after lunch
I’ve been wracking my brains for the name of this one. It is a David Austin and I do know it but it’s just down filtering down today.
I have to go finish my last little pile of elipses.
til soon
Happy Stitching
Margaret