HQAL – Sunday 5th May 24

hettyanddaisy

Hello Everybody

I have been beavering away at my sewing, trying to fit it whenever possible, as well as helping my mum with her sewing. By the way she is dong ever so well and has stayed positive. Recently had her follow up after surgery and it appears the surgeon has removed the cancerous cells completely and results have shown that the cancer hadn’t spread. No Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy required. A huge relief!! They have taken more blood tests to check the Lymph Nodes but not heard anything back from those, so no news is good news.

Anyhow onto the sewing – I have made loads of Piano Key Blocks that make up the border on the Red Work Basket Quilt by Mandy Shaw of Dandelion Designs. I have also made the border for each block in the Calico material, and sewn some blocks together. Here are some photos …

January Border added

February Border added

It’s starting to look good. I’ve ironed the calico redwork via a tea towel dampened, but the hoop marks are quite stubborn. Anyone have an idea to help press them out?

Here is my progress on the July Basket.

Isn’t the Strawberry delicious!

That is all for now

Daisy

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Nanette, Sharon, Karrin, Daisy, and Connie

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4 thoughts on “HQAL – Sunday 5th May 24”

  2. Great news on your Mom and continued positive recovery. You’re making great progress and those embroidered blocks are spectacular in this design. I am loving it. Can I add a thought please (?) I might switch out that white dotted center square and keep them all the red dotted center squares instead. Of course if you didn’t have enough of the red I might try a solid red instead. Just my preference but I feel like the white stands out too much and takes the eye away from the over all beauty.

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  3. Great news about your mom, wishing her all the best! Your blocks are looking so cool all together, love the piano key border. I agree with Sharon that the white block is sticking out a bit, but if you have more of those centers to add, it might work fine.

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