Tah-dah! My top is done.

 

I thought I would still be madly sewing on Wednesday but I actually finished my top Friday night. I’d lost the patch that goes over the sewing block so I had started making it again, I hand pieced all these sections so that was going to add some time. Anyway, decided to have another search, & found it, yay, so I was able to get it all together. I was actually surprised at how big the top is, I just love it! Note the sun was out when I went out to photograph my top but by the time I prised ds off his laptop the sun had gone.

I also stumbled towards the end as I wanted to replace the butterfly block but couldn’t decide what to put. I then remembered a freebie block offered by Bustle & Sew last year so I dug it out, resized it, & voila! I do love the seaside, it somehow makes me calm, lol, I should live there in that case!!!!!

I have really enjoyed working with everyone on this quilt through the year. I don’t sew with anybody so you are all my quilt group. I’ve loved looking at everyone’s work & seeing how you have interpreted the blocks & the great range of colours you’ve all chosen. I’ve certainly been inspired by the work of others & I would never had got this far without the group. I really hope Chooky decides to launch another quilt for us all to work on.

Thank you Chooky for all the encouragement & really very gentle whip cracking. The countdown of days in emails has been invaluable these past few weeks.

I can’t wait to choose some backing, I’ll be checking my stash today, so I can get it layered & start quilting. I also plan to add buttons & beads to some of the blocks, buttons for the centre of flowers & beads for the seagulls eye & the heads of the pins in the pin cushion. There is also a string of bunting to go on my caravan. Maybe this time next year it will all be finished. :-)