And finished! In time to give away as a gift this weekend to my step grandmother. Her and her partner volunteer for a charity that restores Thames Barges, so I thought that the fabric was appropriate!
It was basically a learning experience. I wanted to practice piecing HSTs (half square triangles) before embarking on a much more complicated design. I wanted to get a bit more practice at being accurate with the walking foot. And I wanted to hand sew a binding neatly. The binding took one evening – about six hours in front of the TV. And I am very pleased with it.
Pretty good I reckon, and not bad speed at all – pieced in less than a month (about four/five days total work?). I think it’s just about 43 inches square.
What I’m most pleased about is the cost. Two Moda charm packs – £22 in total. Three meters of Ikea Calico – £6 in total. And Hobbs Heirloom batting – £7. So that’s about £35 for the materials – plus thread. Not bad at all for a practice quilt.
I treated myself to two books over Christmas, and I’m looking forward to getting stuck in using those for some inspiration. It’s Modern Rainbow
And I’ve also got five meters of red fabric and five meters of cream ready to go for a red and white heirloom quilt inspired by this exhibition…
