how my sewing day started ...
and how it ended ...
The 'Iced Vovo' quilt is featured in Jen Kingwell’s new book Gathered, check the link
here. I began with a cutting spree, first up a batch of bright medium-value scraps, with a few darker ones thrown in for contrast.
And then some low volume fabrics joined the party. There's a very pretty muted peach floral in the pile that muddies the waters just a bit, love it! I'm teaming my neutral light prints up with the occasional solid too, in a variety of pale coloured tones. The solids do seem to help provide a little visual definition to my scrappy patchwork, a handy tip I found over
stitchedincolor.
I'm thinking that this sweet 8" block could be perfect for those of you who are on the fence about curve piecing… nice gentle curves, no-pins-needed, and fits together perfectly when pieced.
I've got 8 blocks sewn & on the design wall now, only 92 to go🤣
Still, it's all good, this is going to be a slow summer sewing project. With Christmas just around the corner, our grandchildren are almost on school holidays (read: sleepovers, outings, swimming), and a trip to Australia to see our son & DinL coming up ... things are beginning to get busy here.
p.s. Iced Vovo was named in honour of Australia’s beloved (and irresistibly tasty) biscuit. It's a shortbread-style biscuit topped with a layer of pink fondant icing, a strip of raspberry jam running down the center, and a sprinkle of desiccated coconut on the sides. I'll make sure I try one while we are over there
Thanks for stopping by & taking the time to comment during the year
Having a break from posting now
Happy Holidays
Linda
