They have three sides

I bought myself a new triangle ruler and immediately started cutting triangles.

They look pretty good when laid out together.

Definitely have no time to vacuum now. I’ll be quilting…

A numerate binding

I’ve decided on a numerate binding for the kite tails quilt.

I love the contrast between orange and blue.

It’s the final episode of Survivor tonight. I think I should get quite a bit done by the time the episode is over.

Unless it gets too tense…

Getting there

After a busy working week which involved travel to the north, the south and to the east I am finally finishing my Kite Tails quilt. Tonight I am free motion quilting the tails…

I think I can finish tomorrow. I think I can…

A gift for me

It’s my birthday today.

I’m thinking I should gift myself this…

and use it to make something inspired by this…

Good plan?

Time thief

“This quilt is only small.” I told myself.

“This will take no time at all to quilt.” I agreed with myself.

“It’ll be finished in just a couple of hours.”

Naturally I have chosen the densest windy swirls to quilt onto the blue. They’re perfect for the background, but highlight how deluded I am about the time I take to do anything…

It’ll be worth it, but you’ll have to come back in a day (or two or three or four) for me to show you the results.

Away

I’m away from home on a work trip. If I look out my motel window I see this.

While that is a lovely view I can’t help but think about what I was doing last night.

That’s quite a nice view too…

Marmalade

I came home today to find a bundle of loveliness waiting for me.

I think the red stripe is my favourite… or perhaps the orange stripe… or the green…

Windy days

After a busy weekend in which we celebrated my son’s 18th birthday I have finally started adding the kite tails.

They are really lifting the whole quilt.

Designing

After I’ve drawn my quilt layout on my computer,

and seen the quilt in my imagination, I love it when it becomes a real quilt.

So does my assistant.

Kite Tails

I bought some new fabric.

It’s perfect for making kite blocks.

So that’s just what I’ll be doing for the rest of the day.