Another month has come and gone, and for a change there has been some action in the sewing department. I finally attached the red spotty binding to my Scrappy Trip quilt that Linda quilted for me when I won a very generous giveaway on her blog.... the hand stitching is about halfway done now......
Last weekend I attended a fabulous retreat with the quilting group I joined last year, so much sewing time, lovely ladies, fabulous food and lots of laughs..... before I went I started a new scrappy project to work on at retreat. I've been fascinated with spiderweb blocks for a long time, but all the foundation paper pieced patterns I'd seen had scared me off.... until I found this wonderful tutorial where your plain fabric is used as the foundation. The blocks are a great way to use scraps, they are slow to piece but I am so pleased I persevered as I love the overall effect.
My finished spiderweb top.....
Once my spiderweb was finished it was time to start a Swoon at retreat, I've been planning this for a while to use a lovely bundle of Hope Valley fabrics I'd been saving for just the right quilt. These blocks are massive - 24" square, but fun to put together!
Other than retreat there has been lots of these to work with..........
..... and a few of these..... the two calves our girls hand-reared two years ago, Ash & Donny......
I hope to catch up on some blog reading in the next few days, I managed to get myself very behind while I was away at retreat and since then....... catch you soon....... Nicky x
