It's been way too long since I've spent some time at the sewing machine. At this time of year, I seem to be concentrating on gardening and by evening I am too tired to sew. Between getting things planted flower-wise, and combatting the bugs, raccoon and a greedy fat little groundhog in my vegetable garden, I haven't enjoyed much "studio time". But last night I spent a few hours and got 120 half-square triangles done for the Jamestown Landing quilt I started in the Bonnie Hunter class a while back. That sounds like a lot, but considering I need 840 (!!) it's just the beginning. I had the strips already cut and pinned so just had to sew, cut apart and press. You've heard me say before how I love the product Thangles (paper foundation strips for construction of HST's). Well I'm saying it again!! As long as you cut your strips accurately and pin carefully, keeping edges even, they are perfect.. and foolproof.. the finished HST's don't need to be trimmed or squared up. Well worth the investment I think... So, just wanted to let you know, even though my machine hasn't been used a lot lately, it's not for sale yet!!
Now where was I... 840 minus 120... Only 720 left to go!!!
Peace,
Linda
Slow and steady wins the race.
4 comments:
Good luck with that. I would lose count real soon if I had to make that many HSTs. Just keep thinking that it's like reading a 1000+ page book, you do it one page at a time so you can sew and cut one HST at a time. I have used thangles but found them fiddly - probably because they were small.
I love the blues Linda! That is a lot of triangles left to do though! It's hard to keep up with things now that garden season is upon us. So much to do outside, which I do love.
Your quilts are extraordinary and I only wish I had even a thimble full of your passion, creativity and most of all patience to put together even just one quilt. It is one of the things that I have had on my "things that I have always wanted to do" list but never dared undertaking such a huge project that I know nothing about. This one is soooo beautiful.
I also wanted to thank you for all of your kind comments and for taking the time to leave such lovely messages on my blog. It's so nice to have so many friends here and I appreciate being able to share our thoughts and feelings and photos with such special people. You are one talented and gifted lady. Hugs - Kathleen
Oh, now that's going to be a big project. I like making hst's with paper too. I use the 8.5 x 11 inch sheets. I really like that size.
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