Elm Grove Patchwork

A Fabulous Weekend With Di

What a wonderful weekend we just had with Di Ford-Hall.  She truly is an amazing teacher, offering boundless inspiration and encouragement.

Di brought with her all the quilts from her new book, 'Primarily Patchwork 2, Its all about the fabric'. And it truly is all about the fabric. It was wonderful seeing the quilts in real life.

The way Di uses fabric is exceptional. 

 

There was some lovely show and tell as well. First up Robyn showed her beautiful Morell Quilt. I was so busy admiring it I missed taking a photo. Luckily my brain switched on to capture a photo of Hazel's. I absolutely love this quilt and one day I will finish mine.

And here is a beautiful Antique Wedding Sampler made by Marlene.

It was a wonderfully inspiring weekend, which sadly passed way too quickly. 

Wipe the slate clean in 2014

I've been thinking about the commitment to finish a project in 2014. Toward the end of last year I started making the Morrell Quilt by Di Ford.

The Morrell Quilt by Di Ford

Sadly, my progress has been slow. Only one completed block,

and another still in pieces.

So I have made the commitment to work on this quilt and have it finished by the end of the year. It is not a small quilt, 61 blocks in total, with the finished size 86 inches square.  At the end of each month I will drop in here and show you what I have achieved for the month. If you would like to commit to a project and wipe your slate clean in 2014, drop me a line and I will include your progress in my monthly updates. It is amazing what you can achieve when you have a goal each month.

Lenora x.