Getting back to the quilting bug ...

After not doing any sewing for the past month, except a tiny bit of piecing,

I hardly remembered how to use my lovely new sewing machine.

It didn't take very long though!

I am having a go at a tote bag.

It looks so easy on the instruction sheet, but I struggled

to remember all the instructions about seams and ironing I had

been given at my weekly quilt gathering.

I had already cut the pieces out before we went away, but of 

course couldn't remember which was which!

Eventually I remembered to number the pieces before starting to sew!

And to remember which way the seams went.

Took me the whole afternoon but I was so pleased to get going again.

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I still want to make quilts and already have several stashes of lovely

materials and some future ideas - some very simple.

I have started to make a sample quilt for us and think I will

find that quite a challenge.

Only three blocks made so far, and one cut out.

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Plan to do some more tomorrow. Then I have my class on Thursday

and an all day quilting meeting (chatting, tea drinking etc!) on Friday.

So that lot should really get me off to a good start.

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I still wish I had found out about quilting many years ago and love

to read all about the wonderful quilting you quilter bloggers do.

Some of your work is quite spectacular.

I plan to put a Rag Quilt on my list - as described by Kath on her blog - 

it looks really cosy and I hope I will be able to make one as good in the future.

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Keep warm all of you surrounded by snow.

Our bit of Pembrokeshire has no snow at all, but 4 miles up the road northwards it is different story!

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Ann x