Friday, September 21, 2012

Jane Austen's Bonnet

So I've started...
 
 
This little black box
has been the ''home'' of a pile of little stitcheries
that I finished a couple of years ago.
I remember -
as soon as I saw the pattern for this quilt,
I fell in stitchy love
with it:)
Jane Austen's Bonnet,
an exquisite quilt designed by
Brenda Ryan.
It sort of got lost amongst other treasures
in my sewing room,
and when I opened the lid a few days ago,
I fell in stitchy love all over again:)
 

 
They were all there,
piled on top of each other,
just waiting...
 
 
...I'm not sure how could I have done that!
Just left them,
packed them up and
went away
and left them!!!
Have a feeling it might have been around the time
that I lost that stitchy feeling for a while :(
You know,
 when stuff happens,
and you just pack things up
and push them towards the back of the cupboard,
just for a while:)
 
 
 

 

 
Bit naughty, ay!!
But,
now I'm on a mission
to complete this beautiful beautiful quilt.
So I sorted out the fabrics today...
 
 
...and I cut all the stitcheries into diamonds ...
 
 
...and I sewed the first block :)
 
 
Me and Jane -
best buddies again:)
See you later
Jenny
 

7 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Your work is just exquisite. I can't wait to see the finished quilt!!!!!!!!!!!!. Happy sewing

Simone de Klerk said...

So so pretty, Jenny. When seeing this, I think I will have to start again too ... some day.
The thing is, I don't really enjoy working with the thread, because the colors don't really come out the way I want them to show. Oh well.
Have a great weekend.

By Hoki Quilts said...

Oh Jenny, your work is beautiful as are the stitcheries that you shared. Can't wait to see it all finished.
hugs
Miche'le

brandy1 said...

Beautiful stitchery Jenny. I too must complete the JA stitcheries which are stored away in a pretty pink box. Your enthusiasm is catching.Your fabrics are gorgeous. Keep us posted. Shirley

Deb said...
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Deb said...

Beautiful Jenny, absolutely beautiful.

hylda said...

They look amazing, so beautiful, can't find words to say how pretty they are. Is the pattern still available? You just do exquisite work Jenny.