My lovely friend Leanne and I had an Easter swap and this is what I sent to Leanne. A Hatched and Patched bag, a little bunny, some Fig Tree fat quarters and some other little bits and pieces. And of course some chocolates that were added to the package later before I posted, I hope Leanne got to eat some of them or maybe she shared them with her boys.........? I am still watching my mailbox, we posted on the same day - but there are no mail deliveries till tomorrow as we get an extra long Easter weekend - today is Anniversary Day here...... yay, no school!
And late on Sunday night I started to cut out a new little quilt for dear friends who are expecting a baby in June. I am using Posy fabric to make Sugar Dish. I'm taking a gamble here, I have a strong feeling they are having a girl..... so I hope I'm right as this is certainly not a little boy quilt...lol. I've always wanted to have a go at Dresden plates, so this little quilt will be my opportunity.....
I enrolled in Camille Roskelly's Craftsy class called Pre-Cut Piecing Made Simple last week, and after only a couple of lessons, I have learned heaps of shortcuts for cutting and chain piecing. This one seems so obvious now, but it had never occurred to me to line up more than one strip at a time with the lines on my cutting mat and cut them all at once. And with my jellyroll strip folded in half it was doubled as well. Of course it is probably obvious to most of you - but being mostly self taught, it takes me a while to catch on!! This is my first experience with Craftsy, I thought the classes seemed expensive, but there are 4 quilt patterns with Camille's class and I did use a 25% off coupon.......we crafters can justify anything if it suits us though.......
So having spent a few hours sewing this Easter I am very pleased with my efforts so far .......
I hope you have had a wonderful Easter too........ till next time.......Happy Stitching.....Nicky x
