Life with Lilli

I don't think I have done any work on Lilli since August and I thought that I would get a lot done since we came home early and the weather would be crappy but that hasn't been the case.  

No big deal, I spent some time with her today.  This is a small new piece I'm working on

and these are a couple of ideas I have for when I quilt in some squares.

These are just some practice doodles.

Lotus flowers

My first Baptist Fan using the ruler Bill gave me for Christmas

Bill and Greg gave me some gift cards to Sanford Sewing and I bought myself some new rulers.

The light strip was exchanged for the light bar Bill gave me for Christmas, which was what I asked for but not what I actually wanted.  

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Life with Lilli

I've been working with some rulers that Paula loaned me.  I used them to roughly copy a pattern from a class that she took from Margaret Solomon Gunn, an award winning quilter and wonderful teacher that happens to live in Gorham, ME!

First, I used the template rulers to draw my pattern on paper.

Next, I used Frixion pens to draw the pattern on my practice fabric.  It came out a little different than the paper one, but that's just how it happened.

From here, I attempt to use the templates to "draw on the lines" with thread.  It's a damn lot more difficult than I anticipated, partly because of my tendency to be a perfectionist.  However, this project is helping me let that go...at least a little.  Otherwise I would be ripping out every.single.stitch!  I have to constantly remind myself...this is practice.

August 3, 2019

Close up of the center

After almost a month, I made it back to the cellar to work a little more.

August 31, 2019

Now...everyone that knows me, knows I'm my own worst critic, never happy with anything I do.  However, I have to say...although this is far from great, it's not terrible either.  

Once the stitching is completed and I bury all the ends, I'll iron it and Voila, the pink marks will should disappear.  I think I might make a wall hanging so I can compare my first piece with the ones that follow.

Thank you Paula for loaning me all of the templates I needed and for not needing them back in any kind of timely manner.

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