There has been lots of activity on the Linus front over the last couple of days. Yesterday I was invited by Sian to The Haberdasher's Hub in Nuneaton to give a talk on Linus and do some sewing with her group. The group was welcoming and very interested in Linus, and all set to, making scrappy windmill blocks.
I took the fabric ready cut and you can see it in the middle of the table. They all enjoyed the opportunity to experiment with colour combinations, and were impressed with the results of this deceptively simple block.
Sian doesn't have a design wall in her classroom (note to Sian - get one!) but I managed to prop this fleece-backed quilt up and stick the completed blocks onto it. Don't they look fabulous!
Then today it was Knit and Stitch and we had a bumper turnout!
Bev came from Leicester last month, and enjoyed it so much, she persuaded two friends to come with her this time. I think they had a good time - they certainly worked hard! We made Delectable Mountains, and this was a block nobody had made before. They made short work of mastering the technique, and here are the results! I think there were a few more blocks added before we finished, and they will make a gorgeous quilt!
In an attempt to get some of the donated fabric out of its boxes and into some quilts, I brought a box of green fabric and a bag of purple. No quilter can resist having a rootle, and Julie, Eileen, Bev and Sue are no exception!
I hope they have fun with their finds. I'll look forward to seeing what they make with it all!
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