A Little Rusty

It has been go, go, go lately. First it was prep and baking for the Holly Bazaar in early November, then it was prep and planning the Cookie Bakeoff, and now it's full on Christmas shopping and prep (after a week in the stand the tree is finally decorated and ready to be enjoyed).

So, quilting has taken a back seat to all of the seasonal fun for a while and I'm starting to miss it. I'm starting to feel a bit more in control so I have picked up Minnie again to enjoy some hand sewing. But I'm obviously a little rusty - this is not how the join should look; the pink and light green should bump up against each other.

Over the summer there was a full court press to get the outer border sewn onto on my sets of four hexies and I made great progress. There are more to do but first I want to make up all of the diamonds that I have assembled into four-diamond diamonds, if that makes any sense.

Once I have them all together I'll be able to assess what colours I need for the outer borders, so that's where I'm picking up. It was so relaxing to be able to just sit a bit and stitch.

My project box has lots of hexies that I can choose from and more strips tucked into the corner of hexies yet to be cut. It keeps everything nicely contained until the pieces start getting larger.

I haven't laid them all yet out but I am hoping that I almost have enough to start assembling the top early in the new year. Minnie is always on hand when I need to pick something up, and when I need a pick-me-up!....M