I finished the long-time sashiko UFO Saturday at quilt guild. I really enjoy working on sashiko and will look for another project soon. I finished the embroidery some time ago and added batting and a border. I decided to hand quilt it, but the quilting is pretty invisible. It will hold it together as it hangs on the wall over my desk.
Next on my list is sewing the binding to the back of the Lily wallhanging. I finished quilting it yesterday and immediately sewed the binding on. But I thought it would look more finished with the binding hand-sewn, so I'm taking my time, doing one side a day (or so). I'll take a picture when I'm finished, but it measures around 39" x 39".
I also made three mug rugs out of the scraps of the Lily quilt. I decided I would make a few this year out of scraps from various quilts I finish.
Next on my list is that set of placemats made out of a green and beige quilt I made my brother Axel in 2005. I have eight 12" x 18" placemats and four mug rugs to bind. He can give some away to friends or hold a dinner party. That last seems pretty far-fetched as he has a small apartment. I'll mail some when they're ready and keep the rest for when we visit him this summer.
Meanwhile, the purple shawl I'm knitting is coming along, albeit slowly (on #4 needles), and today I went to the library for a bit of aerobic walking in a group and baked a blueberry buckle when I got home. After dinner tonight neighbors are coming over for a little poker, and we'll cap the day off with the buckle. I have tons of blueberries in the freezer, so I will bake another one Friday to take to friends in Burlington where we'll celebrate Valentine's Day together.
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very pretty you put in a lot of work on that
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