...I think. Having decided, due to the wind chill (-29C and it hasn't budged all day) to play hooky from my monthly volunteering at the Stettler thrift store, I have now cut out and sewed up my second batch of hour glass units, working a bit at a time between about 8 a.m. and now (2 p.m.).
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| Sleeve #1 awaits a fitting |
Maybe God's rapping my knuckles for staying home. Out of a potential total of 52 units (cumulative -- yesterday's and today's), I have 40 that are 2.5" square (the
desired size), another 9 that are 2 3/8" square (and in piecing, 1/8" makes a
significant difference) and 3 that are smaller (2.25") or just plain wonky. Sigh. I know I was a bit loosey-goosey with the first batch, but today I took
particular care in cutting, marking, sewing and pressing (even turned off the steam, which I am not usually wont to do; I
like steam!)
Ah well...I'm going to take a break and do more hand-stitching on the front of
the hanten jacket, and maybe -- finally -- pick up the stitches for the second sleeve of my daughter's Christmas Sweater -- all the while entertained by
TQS and a couple of new-to-me podcasters (
Pam Holland -- an infrequent podcaster, but arty and interesting; and
Sandy, the chatty host of
Quilting for the Rest of Us.)
Stay warm!
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