More Blocks

I have made a few more blocks, and I'm getting them done a lot easier now, thank goodness. The one on the right, with the purple, was very difficult to photograph as the colours came out very different to the real thing. This photo is with flash I think, so the colour is a bit more accurate. When I look at the original quilt I notice that it has a lot of double pink and brown, so I'm working on a few more blocks in that colour.


In other quilting news, my Mum has encouraged me to get an old quilt-top quilted by paying for most of it as a birthday present. The cost is a lot higher than I anticipated, so I will pay for the batting to make it a bit cheaper. Mum had a lot more realistic idea of the cost than me, and she was happy to pay for it.


It is my old Japanese quilt top that I've had for a while now. As I was ironing it I looked at the skill level, and like to think I have improved a little since then! There were plenty of unmatched seams and no system of ironing the seam allowances - I do try harder to get it right these days. I have to say though that I did not hit it off with the quilter, so I will probably try someone else next time.

Will have to make this a quick post as I must go to bed for a sleep as I'm starting a run of night shift tonight. Lately I haven't even been turning on the computer while I'm working, which isn't like me. I'm usually pretty obsessive about checking the email, but find that once I log on next thing I'm running late for work, which is a no-no here as I have to stick to the waterbus timetable. Miss the boat by 10 secs and the next one is an hour away. One of the girls from work lives on the next island from me, and she was telling me the other day that she missed the boat this week. She could see it over at the next island, but had to go home for half an hour then come back for the next one. I've only done it once when I over slept a few months ago which made me 30 mins late for work - the big problem is on a Sunday night when the boat I get is the last boat! I can tell you that you would receive a very cold reception when you rang up, as the hospital is staffed very tightly, and they probably wouldn't be able to replace you at that time of the night.