I picked up my Houses from the quilter this week, and was SO pleased with the design ! It really enhances the quilt. I have bound it now and so here are some photos - unfortunately it is rainy here today so the light isn't very good:
The quilt pattern is in Edyta Sitar's book, the figs are an addition of my own.
If I finish something, I can start something else, right ? Last Sunday I traced the lovely boutis pattern from France Boutis 1st Salon which I attended in May. It is on the linen gifted by Isabelle, and I ordered linen thread this week. I will have to redo the basting, I put plain cotton on the back and I don't like it, it is too heavy and not white enough. A good Swiss batiste is going to be taking its place:
And last but not least ..... my husband was recently in Germany, and much to my surprise, brought home these three absolutely lovely thimbles for me. They are very old silver, I haven't even cleaned them yet, and the best part of all - all three fit me to sew with ! I love old silver thimbles to work with, they seem soft and comfortable to me, and as Sharon says ... they already know how to sew !
