January 2007 Archives

'Tis done. With many thanks to my sister-in-law, who graciously lent me her sewing machine, a gift from my big brother, that she'd used only once.

Okay, so it's not a quilt. It's a tied comforter.

Oh so many ties. I spent a week on these: perle cotton, #11 needle, and the most pin pricks I've ever had. How many ties? Only 637.

I even got straight corners. Har har!

Until I get the hero shot, you'll have to make do with a selection of four-patches. Can you find the one I mended? It seems I came too close to the edge, but what the hey, instant character.