Was a BOM offered by Amitie Textiles way back in 2008/2009
I was very new to the quilting world but I knew that
one day I would have to make this quilt.
Early last year I was alerted to the fact that the
GTSW BOM patterns had been made into a
retail pattern booklet and it was on sale
I jumped in and bought the pattern, once it arrived I had a
read saw that it was a hand pieced mammoth and filed
the pattern away into the way to hard basket, as there was
no way I was going to be hand piecing a whole quilt
unless it was 100% appliqué.
Over the weekend, I found myself home alone (very unusual 2 on a cub camp
the other at a birthday sleepover, the hubster at golf) and as I had spent my
morning decluttering, cleaning and scrubbing, I wanted a new
hand project to work on, my options were
Gossip in the Garden by Annie Downs
or
Green Tea and Sweet Beans by Jen Kingwell.
I phaffed around unable to make up my mind, then while
dinner was cooking I decided the GTSW was it, so I prepped
appliqué block 1 and voila
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Arrrgh hand piecing time, I had a practice and made a 4 patch
block so I was certain I could do it and yippee those little
pinwheels are last nights achievment, the bottom one
does need a press.
and the reverse side
here is the start of the day lily block
and that is where I am up to, I am trying to get a few of the blocks ready
to stitch because in 2 weeks I am off to see my daddy and
my brother, my brother is turning 50 and that is a milestone
I need to celebrate with him. He doesn't know I am coming
we told him that it was just too expensive 1 month out from
Santa visiting, but we would be thinking of him,
but my daddy knows and I can't wait to see his face when
we arrive at his party......
(I have been collecting text prints for the backgrounds, and it
will be made up from my stash, I may or may not
buy some different lush fabrics to add in)
11/4" hexagons are on the way so are 3" clamshells
they are looking like great things to stitch while
flying.
