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Friday 1 November 2013

A rediscovered love

I have rediscovered my love of english paper-piecing - since buying Quilting On The Go by Jessica Alexandrakis, I have been so inspired, I think these stars look lovely and fresh on the white...



 ..and I've delved into another hexie quilt, I just love the smaller size.



There does seem to be a great movement towards hand-sewing and piecing at the moment, I find it so relaxing to be able to do something quite repetitive and methodical in a peaceful environment, or watching a favourite film.

These are just a few of my current projects, and I'm happy to be linking up with Fresh Sewing Day at Lily's Quilts.

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  1. Those stars do look really lovely. It's going to be beautiful!

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  2. Hi! I found you through Lily's Quilts....I love your stars they look great

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  3. Thank you for your kind comments, hopefully going to attach a pieced border, then possibly a little bit of free motion quilting... Watch this space.

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