Let's start with my very slow-going embroidery quilt: Nice People, Nice Things. As I have probably mentioned more than once, I started this quilt several years ago and although I love embroidery work, I don't sit down at home and work on it very frequently. It's normally my go-to project for quilt guild days and Haberdashery work but sometimes I get the bit between my teeth at home, too, which has been the case during the break and that means I've finished the month #7 blocks! Hurray, hurrah!
I really enjoyed stitching these blocks - the handbags, flowers and butterfly were among my favourites to make. I've already transferred month #8's designs onto their fabrics so I can start the next batch soon. Slow and steady wins the race...
I also spent the day with friends Ingrid and Birgitta planning a new quilting project, which all three of us will be creating together. I can't give too much away just yet but suffice it to say that we decided on a pattern, bought fabric (sooo pretty!) and even got the blocks started. So that's off to a great start. Here's a little sneak of the fabric choices...
And finally, I chose a background fabric for my Persian Pickle project but I forgot to photograph it to share. I'll try to remember to do that tomorrow, provided the sun is co-operating better than it was today. I tried a few different colours and then some black but nothing was really pleasing me - they were either too flat or didn't work well with the random fabric swatches we're using. Then I found a rich brown with varying undertones of pinks, creams and blues so I'm hoping that will work well.
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