This month has seen quite a lot of sewing and sewing-related activity.
First of all was the arrival of the new Millefiori book by Willyne Hammerstein. This book is published by Quiltshop Leur in the Netherlands and I was wondering how Brexit would affect things. I'm pleased to say the whole process went very smoothly - it was shipped on a Saturday and arrived the following Friday. I received an email from the Royal Mail to say that the parcel had been posted in the Netherlands, another when it arrived in the UK, and a final one with the expected delivery date and time. I was expecting to have to pay a customs charge, but was pleasantly surprised when one was not required. I’ve yet to make any of the Millefiori quilts, but now I’ve another book from which to choose when I do start one!
Next was lots of satisfying sewing over the Easter break making syringe driver bags to be distributed by Waterloo Quilters to local hospices. This was a great opportunity to use up fabrics from my stash that were not really suitable for the quilts I make, such as poplins and embroidered cottons. We had been told that football-related bags were very popular and I managed to find an LFC single duvet cover on eBay which had enough fabric to make 9 bags. (My search for Everton fabric was not as successful, but someone else in the group found some Everton curtains for making bags, so the red and blue sides of Liverpool will be covered.) In total I was able to make 34 bags and used over 10 meters of fabric from my stash.
Finally, I finished my tiny nine patch quilt and sent it off to the British Quilt and Stitch Village show. When I started this quilt last year, I didn’t intend to send it to a show and it was only entered due to encouragement from fellow quilters and an extended deadline. The quilt has over 500 tiny nine patches made from half inch squares (finished size) sent on point, and the inner border is made from individual half inch squares also set on point. The backing is a Liberty print made for the V&A museum and has been in my stash for at least 10 years.
I’ll write more about my trip to the show in another post.
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