
Cups and Teapots Cross-stitch
I posted this cross-stitch at the beginning of the year after it had been washed. Looks a bit better now! Just back from the framer and ready to hang on the kitchen wall.
Cups and Teapots Cross-stitch
I posted this cross-stitch at the beginning of the year after it had been washed. Looks a bit better now! Just back from the framer and ready to hang on the kitchen wall.
Good news! Six weeks after my fall, I have thrown away the leg brace and most importantly, can drive the car again. Looking forward to getting back to normal. Celebrated by having my first swim of the season, and looking forward to getting to the gym tomorrow even if it is only for a gentle walk on the treadmill for now.
In the meantime, I put my enforced rest to use by finishing off a long overdue cross stitch, which involved far more work than I had imagined. Just washed it in a little dishwashing detergent and it came out looking nice and clean. It will look much better after it has been pulled into shape and framed.
Here is the quilt, finished at last. My friend kindly quilted it for me as she has a long arm quilting machine.
Nice to have it finished so that I can move on to another work in progress.
The story behind this quilt is that my friend’s sister-in-law had just cut out the triangles from her stash before she passed away. I was asked to put it together and now it will be given to her niece. I hope she likes it.
I’ve recently taken up yoga again and decided it was about time I made a bag to carry my mat in. After scouring the web for ideas I came across a blog by Sewaholic which I thought was a great tute with step by step photos and clear instructions.
So I used some fabric from my stash and the bag went together easily. However, I did make a few changes:
I am pleased with how my bag turned out, with my happy fabric purchased in Fiji – and best of all, it was put together without having to insert a long zipper!
After much stitching, unpicking, pressing and re stitching, I have at last turned my strips of triangles into a Thousand Pyramid quilt, a very old design. Some of the points are not lined up perfectly, but I am pretty happy overall.
Now I am looking forward to going to the annual Quilt and Craft Show on Wednesday, when I intend to buy myself a mini steam iron to press all seams, and believe me, there are a lot!
Next thing to think about is a border……
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