Firstly some fun fur yarn from Lee Anna .
She had lost interest in knitting it and was looking for a new home for it. Now I often wear black or dark green and enjoy bright accessories and this is right up my street. I was really surprised when I found I'd won the giveaway. I've never knitted anything fluffier than mohair so this is going to be a new experience. I can't wait to get the needles clicking! I'll shortly be dazzling everyone around me, literally. I can't get over how generous the quilting community is, so big thanks again to Lee Anna.
Secondly a Q Frame quilting frame, which is small, but still too big for my sewing room.
This I bought about a month ago, but only put together yesterday evening. The whole thing went together surprisingly easily (compared to IKEA furniture); you can see the clamps next to it. They are off at the moment because I took a break from pinning to go shopping and to take a photo. I also bought an extension set to increase the length of the back legs to make quilting more comfortable. I'm using it in the horizontal position to sandwich Allietare!; it's about time I did something with that top that was finished almost a year ago! I shan't be hand quilting it but once it's ready for quilting on my domestic machine I shall load my appliquéd circles quilt, because that I am going to quilt by hand. Crawling round on all fours to sandwich a quilt had been becoming very difficult over the last couple of years and, even after my hip operation, is still a trial. The only crawling done yesterday was to cut the wadding to size and even then my husband had to help me stand up afterwards.
I'd like to wish you all a prosperous and healthy 2017. May the new year be full of interest, and friendly faces; may we all face the challenges with optimism. I am ever grateful that I have control of my own life and am not dictated to by anyone. Not everyone in the world can say that; may 2017 bring more freedom to the oppressed.
Happy sewing
Marly.
6 comments:
Amen to that!
Congrats on the winning from Lee Anna. Gorgeous, luscious red. (I won the same wool but in a different colour.) I should use my quilting frame to pin baste the quilts too. (Why didn't I think of that, lol!)
Enjoy!
;^)
I haven't seen a frame like that before, but it looks handy. Anything that avoids the "crawling round on the floor" process has to be good!
Happy new year!
Happy New Year.
What a lovely prize! I shall look forward to seeing it finished! That quilt frame looks like a great purchase.... anything which makes life easier is a good buy! Happy New Year Marly! Christine x
Your Allieatare is just lovely. Hope you are happy with your fabric choices for En Provence now that the big reveal has taken place.
I like your quilting frame; do let us know how you find working on it. Happy New Year.
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