So I was happily finishing off my Janet Clare BOM quilt top when DH wandered in to the sewing room. "What's going on with this block?" he asked right away, pointing at a block which until that moment I had been perfectly happy with.
Yes, I had sewn this block, pressed it, sewn it into rows, and sewed the rows into a quilt top, without ever noticing that three of the little squares are turned the wrong way. "Oh, you look so sad now!" exclaimed DH before wisely deciding to be elsewhere. So guess what I'll be unpicking while I watch TV tonight.
Apart from that minor debacle, this is now a quilt top and I'm otherwise fairly pleased with it. It's come out looking rather masculine in style, perhaps DS might want it at some point in the future. He already has at least four quilts but this one would be a bit more mature than Noah's Ark.
To cut all the two-inch strips for the vertical sashing, I used my Shapecut Plus strip cutting ruler. A somewhat pricey bit of kit that makes cutting multiple strips a complete doddle. I don't use it that often but it's the perfect tool for cutting 15 two-inch-wide strips in a couple of minutes, and they are all completely accurate.
Another finish this week was the Ness of Brodgar fingerless mitts which will be DH's christmas present (although now that he has tried them on, he didn't want to give them back). This was my first time trying a steeked thumb hole. It gives a very neat and firm thumbhole edge that won't stretch out of shape, and of course means you can knit the whole mitt in the round. It does create a bit of bulk due to the layers, but in a location which isn't going to interfere with movement. Over time the steek should felt to the mitten with usage. The symbols on the mitts are taken from some of the finds at the archeological dig.
2 comments:
Love the mitts. Be glad the error In that block was found pre-quilting!
I've got a hubby that does that too!
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