Hey there!

Progressing well on this quilt project and feeling quite nostalgic while stitching it.

That texture of fabric and threads under my fingers seems to be a physical, tangible connection back to my childhood home; a small village in the south-east of Poland. Maybe it’s what I remember most about it? The textures of woollen blankets, crisp starched cotton sheets? I’m not sure, but I know that each time I finish an embroidered project I feel a tiny bit like I’ve come home. Whatever that means considering I live in Sydney.

When I finish this whole quilt I will sleep under it and with my head on the matching pillow and see how it makes me feel. I’ll report back!

Oh I just had a thought (btw I write this unedited, as stuff comes into my head, haha!), I just thought that whenever I hold something that is handmade it always makes me feel connected to others, to the past, to another place. Makes me feel less alone. Sounds kind of weird now that I read it but hey, feelings aren’t exactly rational right?

Do you ever feel something similar?

Anyway, here is a more pragmatic description of the quilt project.

Finished almost eleven out of twenty square panels which is pretty good considering I have not had all that much time to get to it.

I’ve been keeping the stitching very simple but still while I stitch this I think of making the next one with even fewer stitches. I’ve got a few ideas up my sleeve but you’ll have to wait to see the next one. Need to finish this one first haha!

I’ve finished the pillowcase part of the project and I love love love it. I slept on it too.

The quilting on this project will be the same as how I did it on the pillowcase.

The timing, if you’re interested, has been about 2-3 hours per square panel. I’m hoping to bring that down to about an hour when I simplify the stitching even more on future quilts.

The below are from the pillowcase on the “Autumn” colour way.