It seems like I was busy in the sewing room today, but have little to show for it. Firstly, I managed to get three more canoe blocks done for my Nearly Insane quilt, so I think that makes a total of seven, so far.
The rest of the time was spent trimming the remaining blocks for my Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt. It seemed to take me ages. Since I hand piece most of my quilts, mainly using English paper piecing, trimming for accuracy is not something I ever need to do, as the paper templates inside keep an accurate shape. The quilt may be quick to sew on the machine, but other bits of the process sure take time!
I used to mainly hand piece also but have been going more and more to the machine so I can make more quilts and also save my hands for more of the heirloom type of quilts and hand quilting. I always have applique for hand work.
I used to mainly hand piece also but have been going more and more to the machine so I can make more quilts and also save my hands for more of the heirloom type of quilts and hand quilting. I always have applique for hand work.
ReplyDeleteTrimming takes me ages too! What do you do with your bin of trimmings? I toss mine but feel guilty each time I do.
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