I was just four short, so I went back to the project box.
And picked out some pre-cut half hexagons.
My papers are starting to look a little worse for wear, but I've promised them it's only one more time through the wringer and then they can retire for good.
I pressed the fabric around the papers with my little Clover finger presser, and pinned them, ready for basting.
A quilt shop owner asked me around this time last year why I wasn't using a fabric glue stick to baste my pieces. I replied that I loved basting with needle and thread. It was all part of a very meditative process, and besides - I wasn't in any hurry to finish.
This time last year I'd been working on the quilt for six years. This year I have been working on it for seven. I'm going to really miss it when I've finished it.
In the meantime, it sits and waits for it's missing pieces.
the project box in amazing! all those gorgeous fabrics! I think i'll miss the hexies too! x
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine has a quilt in the making for 10 years. I think this might be the year she finishes it!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing wrong with a long term project! I like your attitude.
ReplyDeleteit looks like the perfect slow burn project. and you won't be able to miss it, as you'll always have it ;)
ReplyDeleteyou need to have another long term [ or as they're known in this house - shoebox ] project planned and ready to go for that inevitable post-finishing dead spot.
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