Downton part 3



Have you enjoyed the last week?

I've had great fun, playing with the grandchildren, shopping for a holiday later in the year and choosing some fabrics for new projects.

But I've also had  moments of wanting to scream or just cry - why? because of my Downton quilt!!

I had stitched lots of half hexagons into triangles but when I came to lay them out in strips somehow they didn't match!!! Even my husband couldn't see how to  make it work - so after a while of unpicking I proceeded to lay them out again - but the cautionary note to this tale is pin the half-hexagons into triangles -

 

and then pin the triangles into rows -

 

 

and as long as you're careful as you stitch them it should become quite straight forward!

This is how far I've got -

 

and this is a closer look at how the 'whirligig' looks -

 

I now have a clear idea of how to complete this quilt - but it means that I need to order some background fabric -  maybe from the new 'downstairs' range in Downton fabrics!

As usual I think it's time for a cup of tea, and then it's time to start planning for next week.

Enjoy the weekend.

Angela