Sorry, no post on Wednesday. I got involved in some house projects and finishing a book so nothing else got done. Didn’t think you would want a picture of me sitting in my chair…
Yesterday I continued to putter around but did finally go upstairs to sew for an hour or so and finished Block H of the Poinsettia and Pear sew-along. It is out of order, but it looked like a quickie, so I bumped it ahead so I would have something to show you today.
I trimmed up my hourglass blocks with the Lori Holt Cute Cuts trim tool. Those little rulers are brilliant for trimming your block units.
While I sewed, I watched a couple of Jessica Dayon’s YouTube videos, and I’d like to recommend one. It’s about UFOs and how, when you finally get back to a project you abandoned, your skills may have improved enough that the UFO isn’t nearly as challenging as you first thought. It was encouraging, and I think some of you may enjoy her thoughts.
Lastly, a couple of readers wanted to see the underside of my machine-sewn binding. It looks exactly like every binding you have ever hand-sewn, only the underside is caught by your machine stitching, which you did in the ditch on the top side.
Finally, here is a shot of both the top and underside of the binding.
Hope your week is going well. Eva’s water polo team did win their quarter-finals match, and as I write this, they will play their semi-final match. It will be a first-time-ever event if they make it to the final playoff. Holding our breath and crossing our fingers!
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Sometimes you just need a quickie block to keep the momentum going. I was on Jessica Dayton’s YouTube channel yesterday too. She has a lot of videos to get lost in!