Having finished the Happy Quilt it's the perfect time to start a new quilt. John asked me if I would make a lap quilt for a friend. She is disabled and uses an electric wheelchair to get around. She likes to go out and about visiting places but needs two able bodied helpers to go with her. John is very happy helping out and regularly organises outings. They usually travel by bus and there always has to be a cafe for tea and cake. Nearer Christmas their outing will be to go to see the Christmas lights on Regent street and Oxford street.
Having finished work for the day I started pulling out fabrics. I decided that I would make the St Louis 16 patch block. I wanted to use two fabrics of the same colour but not pattern in each block. It was fun going through my fabric boxes. Soon I had a pile of suitable fabrics and it was time to start cutting. I want to make the quilt very colourful.
I got quite a few blocks made before dinner. I still have some strips yet to sew together and I need to cut more strips but here are the completed blocks so far.
I definitely need more blue fabric. Tomorrow I'll pull out the remaining fabric I need to make enough blocks for the quilt. I also want to make a new quilt for my brother. He has asked for a red quilt and I'm thinking of using this block. I have a lot of red fabric and also a lot of cream which would make some great blocks. I'll start on my brothers quilt once I have got this quilt top finished.
I have ordered some more wadding for the Christmas quilt and I've been thinking out how I'm going to quilt it. It is such a colourful quilt I think I will keep the quilting very simple. If I have time tomorrow evening I will finish the advent calendar that I started at the weekend.
Tomorrow at work, I need to complete quite a few jobs as I'm away for the weekend with younger daughter and I have no intention of taking work with me.
It's getting late and I need to get some sleep.
Take care
Lyndsey
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