Friday, February 2, 2018

Since Christmas I have been very careful not to join any online groups or sew-alongs. But my favourite sampler shop (Temecula Quilt Company) came out with a new one today and I couldn’t resist joining. It is call the the Quirky 1880 Sampler and I plan to use the scraps of my 1930’s fabric for it. It sounds simple enough – one 4-inch square every Friday. What I don’t know is how long it lasts. My Circa 2016 is one of theirs and one of my Christmas miniatures was from their company; I have another of their sew-alongs started (Wild Goose Wednesday) but its a long way from being finished. I have saved all the clues on another one (Patchwork Olympics) but it isn’t started yet. I may regret it further down the road but these on-line sew-alongs keep things interesting.

I got most of my last Valentine project pieced this morning before heading out to do some errands. I am more or less packed up for my trip across to the studio tomorrow; I tend to have a bag “going” all the time so there is less last minute packing. It helps that I have enough clothes over there and I just need to pack the fun stuff that I want to do while I’m there. I’m looking forward to getting back to my cross stitching.

I’m off to a concert tonight – performers I enjoy, an early start, and absolutely no responsibilities!

I may try to finish piecing my Valentine before getting a bit of knitting in before supper.