Sunday 1 November 2009

Patchwork

I have decided to make a patchwork quilt for my sister, who is having a baby. I began very enthusiastically, buying lots of fabric, planning the design and then began to cut out all the little squares.....

and then I slowly lost interest

It was pretty boring - cutting out squares. They are not even small squares. I mean, imagine if I had decided to make one of those quilts with tiny hexagons or some other multi-faceted paneling. I think I would have lost the will to live.

As the last few prints lay discarded on my desk, and the birth of the baby draws ever nearer - I decided to take serious action, and get on with it. So this weekend, I have had a totally self indulgent time, alone in Falmouth, going out on boat trip on Saturday - see seperate post - and getting down to the dreaded patchwork today. I am most pleased with the results, as you can see the pattern is starting to take shape:


It took abit of time deciding how to make it look patchworky and random. I actually quite like the repeat I've settled with, it gives some uniformity to the panel as a whole.

now it looks pretty I think that I will be able to endure the sewing part....