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The Seaside Quilt is finished!
I have been so impatient to get this one finished but now I am a little sad it’s over. (Don’t worry the sadness abated once I started looking through my fabric stash box and planning the next project!)
Here are some pics:
Lessons I have learnt about sewing:
*Do not attach anything together with safety pins if you value your fingertips. (Safety pins? Really? they are not safe.)
*Buy lots of thread in the colour you want before you start.
*Don’t rush.
*When attaching a big patchwork piece to a fleece blanket: take your time and make sure you have lots of space. It’s harder than it looks.
*The more sewing you do, the better at it you get and the more accurate it looks.
*It eats time. Evenings are lost to sewing.
*You can cut through many layers of fabric with a rotary cutter as long as you press hard enough.
No it’s not perfect, not even close but I love it because it’s mine and I made it. Such a sense of achievement. I’ve even packed it into my suitcase to take with me to show my parents this weekend!
I didn’t quite manage to make it all from my stash by the way – I bought the fleece blanket (£3.99 Range bargain!) and a metre of the navy blue plain cotton as well as a lot more thread. All the other fabric was from my stash though! Now I’ve made space to buy some more 🙂