Early in June Pat and I traveled to Burgundy, France via London with a stop in Lyon, France. For a week of that trip I was ensconced in the loft of an 18th Century barn sewing with a group of women from England under the direction of Christine Porter. Our meals were provided and we ate them either out in the orchard (Les Cerisiers means cherry trees) or in the farmhouse.

As we were travelling with backpacks I didn’t take any fabric with me but the first project of the week was to make the colour wheel from kits provided by Christine. Some of my fellow quilters managed to get their wheel quilted and bound but I was a tad slower. Besides, I didn’t take any wadding (English term for batting) with me either.

After we got home I was slow to finish my wheel but as the new Guild season approached members were asking to see what I had done. The quilt show is coming up in the Spring and I didn’t want to be faced with a stack of finishes when it came time for my entries. I found the backing fabric at our local quilt shop.

It was great fun to be sewing with the English ladies – everything was fab or brilliant, and everyone was chuffed (very pleased) with their progress.

I’m happy (as well as chuffed) to have this project finished!

I purchased a second kit from our instructor – the same technique but a bit different finish.