Back to it

Yesterday after I finished the string quilt, I took a break from the sewing machine and did some quilting and some embroidering.

I put Doc Martin on Netflix and did some hand quilting. 

Was able to finish this one block 

and now I'm ready to start on this one.

Finally I can start seeing the end. That's only because I'm being pretty persistent about getting in some quilting at least every other day

I have only these two big blocks to do.

And some smaller ones that are fillers.

Then of course the border.

I normally quilt during the day because in the evening after "The Man of the Place" gets home I try to spend time visiting and catching up on our day.

So if I do hand work it's usually something that I don't really have to pay to close attention to or if not too cumbersome.

Did worked some on the Scandinavian Christmas

 I'm doing a Crosstitch around the outside of the appliquéd block as you can tell I'm almost done.

I printed the crosstitch on transfer-eze, makes it very easy getting the pattern on the fabric and stiff enough I don't need to use a hoop  

Then there the few blocks to piece together and sew them around the outside of this block. Will attach it to the other two completed sections I have of the Scandinavian Christmas.

Tomorrow our stitch group is meeting and I really want to get as many as the Farmer's wife blocks that I have completed and drop them off at the quilt shop on the way to stitch tomorrow.

 So that's what I'm going to do the rest of today. 

 I have six blocks to do and which 4 of them are paper pieced, which take me forever for some reason.

Paper piecing is not really my favorite technique but like many out there, I like how are nice and sharp everything looks when you're done.

Well I better get busy,

till next time.

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