Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Yesterday afternoon I packed my bags to get ready for sewing today. I didn’t load everything downstairs though because I said if it snowed I wasn’t going to go. It wasn’t snowing but I decided when I got up that I was going to stay home, thinking I’d get more done at home than I would at the Guild. I wanted to look through the fabric at the Guild to find some fabric for binding so I went to the Guild for lunch before looking through the bins. I found one piece that might work if there is enough and another piece that I was sure was enough but I wasn’t sure it would suit. I’m still doing the quilting so I don’t need to decide right away.

So back to my morning sewing. It was going well and in my head I was well on my way to being done before the end of the day. It was all going well that is until it stopped going well and I had to do some repair work. What I’m making is a secret (I need three of them) and one of the steps involved turning the project inside out. I managed to get it turned only to find a couple of seams that didn’t catch properly. So I turned it inside out again and did more stitching. Another turn and I found another spot that needed repairs. Before lunch I managed to get one turned properly and it is almost done. I learned a lot from that first one so, hopefully, the other two will be quicker.

I’m definitely on the last round of my tablecloth; I finished the squares for the last round last night and tonight I will get them attached. I think I’ll do a couple of rows all around the outside edges and then I have to figure out what I’ll do with Mum’s squares. I’m looking forward to starting a new project but I won’t do that until this one is done.

There’s another hockey game tonight so you know where I’ll be.