Postby Harriet » Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:03 pm
Those are good-looking bags, Nancy. Would make nice gifts, too. Men used to use similar shaped ones for shaving stuff on trips, etc. In a man-friendly shirting fabric, even a plaid, that would be something masculine to make.
I decided to use the counter for cutting some anyway, because it is just so helpful in saving my back. Yesterday morning while HRH was still asleep, I took the chance. I spent at least an hour cutting fabric for the quilt top and got, maybe, a fifth of it done. I was able to vanish everything out of the way before he even noticed that there had been something in the way of breakfast. Not a bad plan, but I still need to keep thinking about a better one.
There's only one thread I don't have for this quilt. For applique pieces as the last part, I'd like a nearly-matching color. Normally I would buy thread nearby so that I could have some of the fabric with me to judge against it, but we don't have a fabric store anywhere near here any longer. I got that ordered yesterday along with freezer paper, which should help me for applique, too. I used to have some freezer paper but then we moved. Sigh. The grocery stores here no longer carry it. Oh well, the new will probably "stick" better than old I'd saved for many years.
In the hospital waiting room, I read over more of the part of the quilt that I'll do by pattern. It's going to take longer than I thought, but it's okay. I understand it all better now.
The practice piece came out right. Still needs finishing touches but I'm pleased that I seem to slowly have figured out what I'm doing. With a little fudging, it's a good usable size and will have a place in a quilt someday. Not wasted!