WIP's

OK, so please excuse the quality of the photgraphy, but this was at 11.30 last night with my mobile and an enery saving light bulb!  On Friday, having admired the gorgeous raw edge circle quilt on Cluck Cluck Sew for some time, I decided to take the plunge and started cutting! By bed time last night, even with a busy day of chores yesterday, I'd got this far:



So I've got 56 squares matched up with 56 circles and now all I have to do is start sewing them together.  The tutorial is great, and so straight forward.

I've also got a quilt started for my OH's parents, made with a Maison de Garance layer cake - the centre of the top is sewn, it's just awaiting borders and then quilting.  I just need a bigger house to find the space to lay the bigger quilt tops out!

Hope everyone's had a lovely sewing-filled weekend

In my other life.....

Like many of us, the thing that most gets in the way of my sewing aspirations is the day job!  Interestingly, bearing in mind my distinct preference for modern quilting, in my role as wedding and events manager, with our own catering business, it's all about vintage this year!

So here's the table I had set up on the little Market stall we run on a Thursday in Henley on Thames - see that little runner?  I've had that in my stash for years not knowing what to do with it, as it's really not my thing!  Last night inspiration struck and today we had a bright, colourful vintage-y table runner for our table mock up!