I shared images the other day of a secondhand craft book I'd spent a grand total of £3.50 on, and here's another bargain for the same price. The previous book was from the '90s, but this one's pure '70s. More of that in a moment. Firstly, how pretty is my corner of West Yorkshire? The cow parsley's out, lining grass verges with clouds of frothy white flowers and lush greenery. This horse chestnut tree in a local cemetery promises conkers will be abundant in autumn. In my small front garden the Love-in-the-Mist are starting to flower. Mexican daisies and Evening Primrose have self-seeded everywhere. I should have peonies blooming soon, as well as foxgloves, calendula and goodness knows what else is in the mix. Indoors, all these blocks are sewn together, and I've about 40 more that are waiting to be added. Hopefully I won't need to make any more blocks, and I can soon add a layer of wadding and sort out backing fabric to get this quilt neare
Sometimes you have to give up on one idea and head down a different route. I've been making blocks on & off for ages, with the aim of making what's known in the quilting world as a 'Terry quilt'. If you've not come across her on Facebook or YouTube, Terry Rowland's an amazingly accomplished needlewoman who produces stunning patchwork quilts using a colourwash method. Colourwash quilts are where one colour blends into another across a whole rainbow of shades, and they're extremely beautiful. If you want to see what I mean, here's a link to one of her videos . Anyhow, I'd been making blocks and had them stacked up in a box, and every so often I'd take a wedge of them out and trying arranging them in a pleasing fashion. Couldn't do it. Just couldn't get the colours to flow. Okay, I thought. I simply need to make more blocks in different colourways and patterns. But I realised the other day that no matter how many blocks I