Sunday 5 February 2017

Marg Day 2

DAY 2

Before Day 2 could commence I had a bit of tacking to do. There is method to what appears madness. It is easier to fill in small sections of blank spaces with applique rather than a huge blank space. What you put in one space can easily be mirror imaged with a grid system. I apologise as I am sitting on the bed and in my nightie. As it happened that night I could not sleep so at 2am I was stitching away trying to while away the hours. Over excited I expect.

 

Today was about making binding to go around the large central oval. Strips had to be joined and totalling around 60" or 1.5metres. Think you can just see my drawn wavy line around the outside edge. This is a lot of applique and it certainly took me several nights to finish it.
 
 

My friend Marie who was sitting opposite me said that all she could see when she looked up was pink so I gave her my camera. Wish I could say that gorgeous pink bag belonged to me but no, it belongs to Marg. The cake was not mine. I was trying to be good.

 

The quilt on the right is what I am aspiring to do .

I also had the delightful pleasure to be sitting next to Little Miss Alice quilt all week and the detail is just mouthwatering.

 

Happy Stitching.

Shirley.

11 comments:

  1. No doubt you will have a beautiful quilt and a beautiful time with these sweet ladies !

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  2. I can tell you enjoyed every minute!

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  3. I can tell you enjoyed every minute!

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  4. It looks and sounds like such a good class! And surrounded by so much inspiration - yum! I'll be interested to watch your (pink) progress :-)

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  5. Isn't it wonderful to be surrounded by all those gorgeous quilts, all that colour, all that enthusiasm! So looking forward to seeing your version.

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  6. Lucky you are. Your quilt will be gorgeous as those around the room.

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  7. Such happy days!! Stitching and chatting ...and eventually eat a bit of cake...😉 Hans for showing your fun days

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  8. Obviously... not HANS...but thanks... when to learn looking at what I write!! 😉

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  9. After your posts and emails I started reading Marg's book again. Every time I flick through those pages I find something new. Hope you are still enjoying your project.

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