Who invented chores!

Obviously someone without a hobby!

By Saturday night I resorted to staying up late to catch up with some applique.   Bagpuss had a hard time staying awake to keep me company.  Actually he thinks I'm making a new cover for the Pussy Pillow he's laying on.  He wants first dibs on it before his sister stakes her claim.

Moonlight stitching paid dividends.   I finished the applique on the Dresden plate.

Now for the hard part...... deciding how to quilt it!     Maybe a grid in the centre.... with some beads... how about echo quilting... free motion!    Whoever invented the phrase "Quilt as Desired" is a sadist in my book!

I needed some light relief to clear my mind.  So.....

I enjoyed a little thereputic piecing.

How about my new design wall.    It's the invention of my other half  who finally got fed up of seeing my quilt in progress clinging haphazardly to a piece of wadding draped down the front of my bookcase.  I must say it has solved a critical problem.

I own a Hoover that blows as hard as it sucks and believe me it can suck the carpet off the floor.   It's like Hoovering in a hurricane!   One minute I was running it along the front of the bookcase the next I was frozen with terror as the infernal machine blew all my quilt blocks into the air and went after them like a ravenous beast.

It totally gobbled up one block and had it's eye on another when I finally snapped out of my stupor and unplugged it.   I had to unplug it because terror had robbed me of the ability to remember where the off switch is.    Only one block chewed beyond repair.... guess I was lucky.

Now my bookcase is exactly that.......

.... a place for keeping books!

Till next time.....

Josie