Regular readers might remember that I started my first full sized quilt back in the summer, a classic rail fence design, stitched from old duvet covers and one of Mr Larkin's work shirts. I found the whole process of cutting out hundreds of rectangles pretty boring and moaned about it in this post! Some kind, and very experienced, quilters suggested I should try strip quilting to speed the whole process up - Although by the time I blogged my woes, I had already started my next quilt an upcycled pinwheel shirt quilt which unfortunately wasn't suitable for this method.
I actually got the quilt finished in just a couple of weeks but I find the process of taking decent photos even more trying than cutting out rectangles. I snapped these shots on a sunny day back in the summer and didn't really want to blog them as they make the quilt colours looks very insipid. However, I've finally acknowledged to myself that I'm not ever likely to retake them!
I've now started my next quilt project a scrappy string quilt but my lovely Bernina 440QE was pulling to the left and has been sent off for a service, so progress has been halted. It also means that for the first time ever I'm not stitching up any Christmas presents, so I'm not sure what to do instead....