Jennie's Threads

How is it April already? March just whizzed by in a blur - we were so busy with trips away, family catch-ups and sewing that I barely got a chance to keep up with my blog - so that means a flurry of blog posts over the next few days as I try and catch up and get linked up for the Finish Along. I sewed up a storm in the gaps between the chaos, so as well as a few finishes, there were a couple of starts as well - obviously! And my WIP list is pushing the mid-90s! I've fallen off the Aves wagon and I am about 5 weeks behind, but my word are they weeks ! Some really complex blocks and then some simpler blocks but in pretty high volumes! I really need to spend some time on this project in April otherwise it may never move forward. As usual, it's a foundation pieced block that's stopped me - I need to find a way round this kind of "hard-stop" in my sewing mentality and get over it. I have made some progress on my Curve Motion block of the month, but I'm beh...

I'm on a bit of an EPP kick this year so far. I've started the Mandolin Quilt and the Tula Nova quilt, I'm still working on Ice Cream Soda and Round We go, and I'm also paper piecing some of my Farmers Wife blocks... but this new EPP project is a bit different.... it's curved EPP. Doesn't it look smart in its box! This is the Curve Motion Medallion https://www.sewmotion.com/sewmotion_shop/prod_6260787-Curve-Motion-Medallion-BOM-Quilt.html designed by Louisa at Sew Motion . Every month she sends templates for curved EPP, some lovely Alison Glass fabric, and for this first month we got a glue pen too. Next month's installment and then ongoing also comes with the background fabric you need and it's perfect for quilt as you go! In 16 months time I'll have a quilt. In theory. The first month is the centre of the quilt and is made up of two rings: a smaller pinky-purple one... And a much larger blue one. This is the first time th...