My OMG goal for August was, again, just having fun and enjoying my stitching without deadlines and pressure. And I succeeded!!
The Churn Dash SAL asked for 8 blocks for the month. To date, I have completed 16. I used the 8 HST method and had enough to make 2 of each fabric. So I decided to do one mirror image. Will they both be in the same quilt? Who knows!
I have 10 more ready to sew together. I hope to have them done by the end of the month.
I had an oops moment (for 2 days) when the presser foot on the Jazz slipped so that I could not lift it to put my blocks under to sew them, and I did not know how to fix that. So, today I found the manual and fixed it. I will have to wind bobbins again very soon. This time I plan to do several.
Last night I found an email from Chooky inviting us to an impromptu zoom party just minutes after it started. So, I quickly got my Lucy stitching box and spent the next 2 hours happily stitching together hexies.I stitched these hexies together in England last week. Ellyse went with me. We went to the local quilt shop twice, and I bought a bit of yardage. Some I bought 3 years ago and was glad to find more. It is a border print that I plan to use for a border. On some yet to be dreamed up quilt. A small one.
I still have those 4 corner units to stitch on. Some of the blue balls go up, and some go down. Will I let it bother me? And now to get the dark lines to line up when sewn together without puckering.
I did baste a whole lot of other hexies that I had cut out last winter. Lots of basic filler colours. Now to find some show-stoppers.
Blessings,
Wonderful Lucy Boston blocks. I didn't understand what you meant by the blue balls going up and going down. I had to look for a while before I got it. It's not something that jump at us on the first look, so just let it be. IMHO. ;^)
ReplyDeletelove your Lucy Boston blocks!
ReplyDeleteGood to have your Churn Dashes done. Pretty Lucy’s you made while chatting on Zoom.
ReplyDeleteMaria Lifeontheblock.
Bravo for having fun and accomplishing a lot of blocks!
ReplyDeleteWow, beautifully fussy cut blocks.
ReplyDeleteWind 5 bobbins and when they are gone, change the needle and clean under the bobbin holder. Of course that is one of those " do as I say, not as I do"' pieces of advice.
ReplyDeleteYour Lucy blocks are beautiful! Can't wait to see how you set your churn dash blocks, happy stitching!
ReplyDeletewell you dear have been very busy!! Churn dash is one of my favorite blocks and that EPP is out of this world, love them all!
ReplyDeletewow I feel doubly impressed with the churn dash blocks and Lucy also........I think you will get away with that block.......its pretty cool with the ribbon flowing effect........how long is the flight from England.......
ReplyDeleteWow, those hexie blocks are amazing. Well done!
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