Jenelle at Echinops and Aster, a wonderful needlework blog, posted a couple of days ago about a new link-up party called "A Lovely Year of Finishes" which is hosted by Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts and Melissa of Bittersweet Designs.
I hope participating in this will give me the little nudge to finish up all the needlework projects I have started. For January I’ll get my Spinning Star mini-quilt finished.
spinning star blocks
I’m hand piecing these blocks, which is why I’m keeping it small. Hand work is very relaxing for me and I just love how it looks.
vintage looking fabrics
Many years ago I bought a bunch of fabric from a Smithsonian collection called The Rising Sun. I’ve got to look for more of it, I just love the whole collection and am sorry I didn’t buy more!
There are other fabrics mixed in and I’m keeping it on the scrappy side. For me to get this done I will need to dedicate a couple of hours a day, which I’m not complaining about at all!
Cheers!
Jayne
What a lovely quilt! I am so amazed that you hand pieced it, wow! Thank you for linking up and good luck!
I’m excited to be part of your link up and really want to get all these projects done! Thank you for hosting it :)
Love the mini quilt! I’m working on hand-piecing a quilt and I feel the same as you…it’s very relaxing, and I’m enjoying it.
Thank you Daisy, good luck with your quilt :)
Love the quilt!! I hate working on a machine, hand stitching is so much more relaxing and the extra time it takes to make something by hand makes me enjoy the item more.
thanks Lois, I just finished stitching for the night and have a couple more blocks. It will be interesting to see if I can finish by the end of the month :)
I am do this also.. I hope I get to see your finished project. Go Spinning Stars!
Yeah! We’ll get our projects done!!!!
A good idea to keep it small. My mother hand sewed a quilt for me but it took her over 30 years (and in between she machined at least four a year of different sizes). It was worth the wait though, because it’s beautiful.
I really want to see that quilt, I understand the 30 years, I call that a lifetime piece. It must be beautiful…
Here it is http://annewheaton.co.uk/2012/02/22/making-quilts/
Ann, just a beautiful quilt (yours too)!