Today has been such a wonderful day! First, the cover for my couch finally arrived from my Dad in China. Not only does it make my apartment feel so wonderful, it also makes me feel classy just sitting on it (and gives me a strong desire to sew lime and red pillow covers). Then, Printing by Hand by Lena Corwin arrived at the college library through interlibrary loan today, and if the first five pages are indicative of the entire book, I am definitely in love. Third, my mother and sister brought me Ethiopian black tea from the lovely TeaHaus in Ann Arbor that I am sipping quite contentedly. And lastly I had the afternoon off from classes, so I was able to get ahead on homework and have time to quilt tonight!
Yesterday began the quilting process. Susie lent me her iron since my bitty iron is about the size of one square and was not wanting to flatten the quilt very well. Next I spread the layers across my rug and pinned the sandwich together. Unfortunately, after sewing several seams, I spread out my masterpiece and found wrinkles... However, not to be dismayed, I pulled out some seams, taped it nice and flat to the kitchen floor, and repinned the heck out of it. Tonight I am sewing the lines perpendicular to yesterday's (and thoroughly enjoying the double act of Tom Hardy and Chris Pine in This Means War). Then I will be able to take binding with me tomorrow to class!! Well, perhaps not tomorrow, since my only class tomorrow is Synthesis and Analysis lab. But Wednesday, for chapel and physical chemistry, I will be happily blind-stitching lime binding around my baby quilt. What a lovely day it has been and what fun lies ahead!
Yesterday began the quilting process. Susie lent me her iron since my bitty iron is about the size of one square and was not wanting to flatten the quilt very well. Next I spread the layers across my rug and pinned the sandwich together. Unfortunately, after sewing several seams, I spread out my masterpiece and found wrinkles... However, not to be dismayed, I pulled out some seams, taped it nice and flat to the kitchen floor, and repinned the heck out of it. Tonight I am sewing the lines perpendicular to yesterday's (and thoroughly enjoying the double act of Tom Hardy and Chris Pine in This Means War). Then I will be able to take binding with me tomorrow to class!! Well, perhaps not tomorrow, since my only class tomorrow is Synthesis and Analysis lab. But Wednesday, for chapel and physical chemistry, I will be happily blind-stitching lime binding around my baby quilt. What a lovely day it has been and what fun lies ahead!
{Check out some precursors to this stage of the broken dishes quilt