Our kitchen is still, under construction, and I’ve added a photo of yours truly using a nail gun to secure a bit of bracing. I’ve been relieved of some of those duties for the afternoon and it feels like Christmas.
So what I’ve been doing, on this Christmas in May, is working on my cathedral window quilt. This quilt is really going to be one of the most unusual quilts I’ve ever worked on. I’m finding that I like that a great deal. I’m making this piece a mixed media project because I will be using buttons and possibly doilies to add details to the backgrounds of the window blocks. It’s a cute idea, and a bit out of the norm for me.
My intention is that this quilt will hang in the sewing room of my studio for inspiration. And I do think it will be inspirational for me.
Both my husband and I are rather traditional in taste, so I expected him to just despise this piece. But he thinks it’s rather cute also. Bonus!
Because of the heavy seaming and density changes involved in a cathedral window quilt, I’m using the 360 Wonderfoot. I’m also using a curved ruler to help guide my curves. And, yes, you can use a ruler with the 360 Wonderfoot…the lip of the Wonderfoot is deep enough to be able to use a ruler without fear of the ruler slipping under the presser foot. It’s not documented, but it’s understood, that this is a plausible way to use this foot. This is working out very well for me on this quilt.
In addition to working on my cathedral window quilt, I’ve also taken small breaks to doodle on a piece of vellum that I lay over quilts in order to audition stitch work patterns.
It’s cool, for me, to be able to pop between the two projects and actually get some work done after so much demolition and construction.
So that is how I’m spending my unexpected Christmas in May.
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