ETA – I’m not leaving the shop. You’re stuck with me for a while to come yet!
Some of you have voiced concerns that I’m hanging up my rotary cutter and moving onto pastures new – I’m not, so please don’t panic! I’m just putting this blog to bed (or so I thought!). It decided to get out of bed over the weekend and cause a small bit of havoc – hence this addition (and change in title). Be assured that I am not leaving Step by Step, it’s partly my baby now, and anyway, I’ve still got too much sewing to do!
Well, here we are. The last Sew Little Time blogpost. I am going to miss sharing my sewing with you dear readers, but sadly, all good things come to an end at some point. But enough with the melancholy…
I spent the most glorious weekend at Sew Lovely Jubbly at the end of May making Matt Wilding’s Wings of Pride. There was only a small group of us, but that allowed us to spread, which was a good thing as we were dealing with A0 bits of paper at times.
Matt also showed us his articulated wings which were exhibited at last year’s Festival of Quilts, and we were given a very sneaky peak of what he’s got planned for this year. But I am sworn to secrecy. You’ll have to give him a follow on Instagram if you want to see it. It’s going to be epic.
I managed to get two feathers (out of twenty-two) pieced and quilted over the 2.5 days I was there. I didn’t want a set of rainbow wings, and these were termed ‘business wings’ and Matt said he wanted to make a dark set for himself after seeing mine and one of the other attendees fabric choices.
I’ll be sharing updates on my Instagram as I progress with the make, so don’t forget to give me a follow.
May was red month for the Focus Cutting Sewalong, and June is purple…
I completed another three book blocks for my Lucky Stars quilt…
These are the last five Colour Me Monday blocks I’ve done…
And these are the colours…
You can still follow this sewalong via the shop’s Facebook or Instagram pages.
I got my Sir David Attenborough cross stitch finished after his 100th birthday celebrations.
I’m resting my cross-stitching for a while as I am concentrating on my Pixel Quilt and also…
Sewmotion’s Secret Flower Garden Quilt-In-A-Year BoM…
I’m going to attempt to work through my Tula stash for this one, as I need to make some room for Prince Charming Déjà Vu and Legendary.
I made a new version of our popular EPP Zipped pouch, this time in Ruby Star Society fabrics…
And whipped up the quickest tote bag that came on a canvas panel as part of the Windham Fabrics Flora & Form range…
And for the final time, two recent customer/student finishes…On the left is Avril with her Disappearing Hourglass runner which she started at the workshop in April, and on the right is Jen’s Welsh Round Robin quilt, with blocks made by fellow class-mates (as well as Mum and I).
I would like to say a huge thank you for those that have read my posts over the last seven-ish years, and the messages I have received. It’s meant a lot. I will at some point be archiving the vast majority of these posts, but leaving any reviews or ‘essays’. I may pop in every once in a while, if there’s some momentous news that needs to be shared. See you on the other side of the interwebs!
Emily x