I finally had a window of time to sew today, and it was lovely. I had spent my morning at the school for their Book Week parade. My youngest daughter was determined for a full twelve months to go as 'Joy' from the movie Inside Out, and against all my better judgement I decided to buy her costume this year (it was nearly impossible to make a blue wig - for those who don't know who Joy is, this is a picture of her):
Anyway, long story short - at the last minute, despite me spending big dollars on a costume, she changed her mind and went as a Hockeyroo (the Australian National Hockey Team). $3 teeshirt from BigW and a hockey stick and she was done.
Neither of my girls won a prize - some kids had done a wonderful job and obviously have much more inventive parents than me.
So after that, and because I'd done all my housework earlier in the week, I was able to sew guilt free.
When I learned the fantastic new technique last weekend of turned edge applique, I knew there were lots of UFO's I'd started that would really benefit from it. So I dug one out and here it is:
Ages ago I was infatuated with the Tentmakers Of Cairo and their amazing designs, and I had drawn up and started a small square in that vein. In true typical Suzie style, it got too hard and I put it away. I couldn't turn the shapes as neatly as I wanted to. Knowing this new technique, I dug out the project and had a jolly good go at it today and I'm pleased to say it's now basted (glued) in place ready to be stitched.
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I'm not nearly the world's best machine appliquer, but I'm going to have a go on this project the way we were taught at the class, and hopefully practice will make perfect.
And so with fingers crossed and breath held, I may have a little time this weekend to have a stitch. We shall see!
Hope you all have a quilty weekend! Stay tuned to see if I get this finished!
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