I'm here in my kitchen with my sewing machine at one end and my laptop at the other. The iron sits beside 2.5" strips of beautiful paisley and floral fabrics. I have been quilting with two friends for over a year now. We meet on Fridays to catch up and learn new techniques. We started a sampler quilt a few months ago. It takes us ages to make one block because we talk so much! I seem to have caught the quilting bug again. I started quilting when I was about 10 years old. My mother is a seamstress and way back then she had a quilting club who met regularly to hand quilt each other's quilts. I seem to recall that they took turns. One would make a quilt top and bring it along to be hand stitched on a frame held by clamps. I still have the quilt that my mom made for me. I must get it out and fix some of the holes that love has worn into it. It's a gorgeous Virginia Wheel block that has been my favorite ever since. Thank you, Mom.
Today, I've been working on the sampler quilt. It's going to be a lap quilt or a baby quilt for someone special. The colours are very contemporary yet, oh-so-seventies! The brown and pink are gorgeous together. The sashing is 2.5" squares that I put together first in strips, and then cross cut to save time. I need at least two more blocks to make it a nine patch. Or should I keep going and make it 12? I only bought 2.5 meters of fabric. I'll keep going and see what happens.
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