Yesterday I went to my quilt group, Country Roads Quilters. We were in a new, larger venue and we discussed having an open day as we can now welcome some additional members. We're going to hold the open day on 15th January 2013.
I managed to get some stitching done too and can show you the central Lovers' Knot panel for the quilt I am making for DS and DDiL2B.
The next step will be to layer this block and quilt it. I am going to use the 'quilt as you go' way of quilting as the sections will be different from each other and require differing treatments. This one I am going to shadow quilt, I haven't decided on pink or cream thread, what do you think?
I wanted to share my little charity shop purchase with you today, I am so pleased with it. This lovely pressed glass covered butter dish was exactly what I was looking for.
Today is wet and dull but I don't mind as I am sitting in DD's house waiting for my scrumptious Sam to come home from school. Saz has gone to Tunisia for a well needed bargain break in the sun (hopefully) and Al and I are on grandparent duty and loving every minute.
The centre panel is looking lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat Lovers' knot is looking great; your work is so neat. I would go for cream to make the bias tape work stand out.
ReplyDeleteWhay a good find! There are not a lot of people using butter cases any longer as they buy tubs of margarine. For us who prefer 100% natural and stick to butter this is a great thing to put on the table.
my vote is for cream - there is a man involved in this venture, he may appreciate a break from the pink. the butter dish is great, enjoy.
ReplyDeleteLove the knot. Love the dish. Love to hear you are having fun with Sam.
ReplyDeleteYour work is terrific, I love the lovers' knot and how neatly you have made it.
ReplyDeleteThe butter dish is very pretty, it is so pretty that I would rather use it to keep my sewing tools!
I have been looking for one of those butter dishes for an age. They are very difficult to get as mostly the lids have been broken. We had one when I was a child. It was that green Depression glass so I'm feeling a bit sentimental about getting one.
ReplyDeleteThe wedding quilt blocks are looking gorgeous. I like my quilting to be unobtrusive and not fight with the blocks.I would quilt in the cream, but that's just a personal preference, Lis.