the theme for the corinne et cecile sew along is 'animals'....i found this pattern on the internet called 'happy cats' designed by stacey day....pieced block...few pieces...ideal! so pulled a few scraps for a test block. the pattern makes a 50x50 quilt but wanted mine smaller....quicker finish you know. here's the test block...
identified a few tricky areas--those triangle ears for one of course! block ends up 8 3/8" inches wide and about 10" long. gotta make 16 of these--fabrics pulled and ready to go when january arrives! what else?
finished up a few potholders, some for me and some for mum. busted some batting scraps in the bargain. great thing is when they get grungy can just toss and make a few more.
wedding quilt sewing is full steam ahead. on track for top construction early january...
most of my holiday doings over and done. i'll be celebrating solo, so have the day planned and a list that probably won't all get done, but will start on scrappy sewing week. if i could assemble 3 scrappy tops, i'll consider it a success. *** PT on hiatus until next week but even after 2 visits have seen improvement, so won't be ordering the electric scooter just yet. *** i'll leave you with a couple of holiday pix; first, spode mug and dish gifted to me 20+ years ago by a roommate when i lived in boston. always takes me back to working 'in town' and feeling of belonging and quite cosmopolitan...one of the happiest times in my life. truthfully, i haven't felt at home anywhere since. second is another of those giveaway CVS ornaments from 1999...24 years ago! surely they must be worth a mint by now....LOL!
keep calm and soldier on!
Merry Christmas Grace. My oldest sister is a Spode fan. It took a long time but she has pieces for snacky brunch/tea/coffee for 12 I think. She gets it out every year!
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Grace, never really alone on Christmas. May God continue to bless you with your gift of creating. It is a gift. And thank you for blessing others with it. Merry Christmas. Dotti in CT
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely Spode set and the lovely memories it brings. Lovely sewing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for commenting on my blog. My cousin lives 1 1/2 hrs. away but he doesn't come south and I don't drive north so we don't see each other very much. But, he's there nonetheless. I like your cat block. I've looked for Cecile's SAL online but all I find is the one in Quiltmania which is too pricey for me. I started another Christmas sewing project. I'm using leftovers from the Blitzen line that I made a quilt from a few years ago. I don't know if there's enough fabric to make a quilt. . . it might end up being a wall hanging but at least I will have used up the scraps. It's one of those fabric lines that doesn't play well with other lines and so it's time to use it up. I love the Spode dishes, such good memories. I don't have any Christmas ones but I do have some blue and white transferware that I enjoy. I'll be checking to see what sewing you get done on Christmas Day.
ReplyDeleteI love the Spode pattern and how nice yours evoke fond memories. Why do we keep potholders until they are utterly, awfully grody? You're right that it's so easy to make new ones!
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