With the cold I had last week, I didn't spend a lot of time in the sewing room. Grad Girl and I did have one marathon sewing session Thursday evening. She started some trivets at the retreat and she wanted to finish at least one of them before she went home. So we cut the batting and backing for one of the mats. Since I've not done any quilting, I really couldn't teach her. So we played with the machine settings while I tried quilting the mat. She provided discussion and support. Then I showed her how to bind it. Not perfect, but Grad Girl was really happy with the outcome.
It was definitely a very fun collaboration. I still need to work on my quilting skills, a lot!
I've made some progress on the 2024 Guild BOM.
The second light blue border is attached. I just need to cut and attach the strips for the last border and this will be a finished quilt top.
That's it for what's up on my design wall this week. Linking up with Design Wall Monday and Patchwork & Quilts.
Sounds like a cozy sewing evening with Grad Girl, and the 2024 Guild BOM is looking really fantastic. I hope the last border goes on easily.
ReplyDeleteYea for a quick finish on the trivet. I really like the guild BOM. So many mysteries and sew alongs are square it's refreshing to see a well done rectangle. Yours looks wonderful. Great colors.
ReplyDeleteThe trivet turned out very cute! I'm glad you and GG have spent some time sewing together.
ReplyDeleteThe great thing about quilting a small project is that just about anything will work - I think the cat trivet looks great! Your borders for the BOM look great, too. You'll have a finished quilt top before you know it.
ReplyDeleteBoth look great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute trivet, and it sounds like a perfect collaboration. Queenie preserved for all eternity - did I get it right?
ReplyDeletePrecious shared moment with your daughter, it's fun to teach herhow to quilt, and she is such a good student! Her trivet is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, and I hope you are feeling much better now.