It’s been a sore few days in the back department.
Not a lot of sitting at the sewing machine or hunching over my light box. On the other hand, I have signed up with our local aquatic centre and am doing a half-hour to an hour of water-based back strengthening exercises every working day. I have the entire pool to myself, it’s heated and it’s a bit of luxury; about the only place my back doesn’t hurt. Anyway, back to Time for Teal.
This beautiful block designed by Esther of ipatchandquilt, and available in her Craftsy store, has taken me three times as long as it should because of not being able to sew for long periods at a time, but I’m so happy it’s finally finished and I can show it off! I know my forks are a bit, um, rustic in appearance, but I feel they’re OK enough. Finished is better than perfect. I have two more blocks to do, and then the panel of 3 x 4 blocks for the centre of the quilt can be completed. One will be a pair of cups and saucers, and the other I’m yet to decide about, but may appliqué a pile of saucers to balance an appliqué block showing stacked teacups.
To all those who have offered to make a dresden plate block for the outer border of the tea table, thank you! There’s no big rush, end of June or mid July would be fine. I need a total of 18, and we’re still a long way off. Guess what I’ll be making a lot of in the not too distant future… I enjoy it a lot, so it’ll be a chance to build my skill and speed.
I also have some lovely paper pieced blocks I want to make for the outer border, to add to the beauties I’ve already received. Of course, there’ll have to be a postage stamp block, and I want a Hunter’s Star, an Icicle Star, a couple of hearts, and need to make another of my teal ribbon blocks for the bottom centre of the border.
I don’t think boredom is going to strike any time soon.
talltalesfromchiconia 
I think your forks look fine. They’d be enough to get the cake to my mouth in any case!
Which is, of course, the important thing! I’m thinking caramel mud cake with mint caramel frosting; this block is sitting right next to the tiered cake block I made a while back. Can’t currently stand for long enough to actually make the cake, which is perhaps just as well 🙂
oooo~ yum. That sounds good. Do you have a recipe to share?
Not yet. The caramel mud cake isn’t the problem, it’s the frosting. Anyone out there got a recipe for caramel butter cream or fudge frosting?
I love those fabrics!
There’s an amazing variety of fabrics which are either true or near teals in all the blocks, and some of them I’ve wanted to hoard instead of use. But this is a Quilt for a Cause, so I’ve been good! Once I get to the dresdens and the border, I’ll be able to use up all the fabulous scraps!
Yes it is hard to actually use our favorite fabrics, look forward to seeing more.
Give me a day or so 🙂
wow you’re going all out for this tea party! we actually get to use forks instead of using our fingers? lol
Only if you want to be ladylike instead of doing a face-plant in the buttercream frosting, which would be my choice! Perhaps one block ought to include a napkin or two…
Totally amazing tea party here
Give me a couple of days, and I can show the whole layout for the table centre. One and a half blocks to go!
Woo hoo
Toasting forks? Look great to me. I’m relieved you’re getting some aqua therapy – my kine/physio gave up on me because of shortness of breath (mine, not his!).
I may manage to do a Dresden plate when I’ve finished the current job, though I’ve used up most of my teal scraps!
It was not intended as an appeal, but if you do find time, your block will have a home!
I didn’t take it as an appeal: I love doing Dresden plates and am only too happy to be involved.
It’s coming along beautifully! I’m glad you are getting aqua therapy. My back is my weak place as well so I do understand. Looking forward to the finished quilt. 😉
Trouble is, I can’t spend the whole day in the pool! It’s lovely to be weightless and have all the pressure taken off, but I have to get out sometimes, and oh boy, right then I know all about it… I have an appliqué block to work on today, a paper pieced one for tomorrow, and then I can triumphantly show all the centre blocks!
Your tenacity will beat out the back and anything else that comes along. You will get it all done.
I’m finding one thing that works is to break every task down into 5 minute sections. Do 5, sit for 5, do 5, sit for 5. It does get done, eventually. But there are things I just can’t do. Today, an old palm tree fell in the garden, blocking the usual way out for the car. In a former version of my life, I’d have gone and got the chainsaw, cut it up, moved the pieces and gone about my business. Instead I retreated back inside without even attempting to touch it. Sensible, but wimpy!
Not wimpy at all. Smart! Don’t injure yourself further, at least until you are healed. 🙂 There will be plenty of time later Get better!!! 🙂
Oh good! The water therapy sounds perfect!
Linda
It’s lovely, the one place I’m really comfortable. I hate getting out!
The therapy sounds great! Hope it helps. 💙 (As close to real as I could get)
TEAL! Stupid autocorrect.
The mistake actually worked quite well! I thought you meant the hug was virtual, which of course it was, but now I see you were being even more clever! Thank you (0)
The virtual hug works just fine, and has the advantage of causing no pain! Back atcha!
The forks are modern and very up to date!
I wouldn’t mind uneven forks so long as they do their cake-transporting job!
They will do just fine.
What a great pattern! This is really tea-time, isn´t it! Makes me wanna go down to the kitchen and bake a cake (Which I never, never, ever do 🙂 )!
Just wait a day or so, and you’ll really see the tea table and everything on it. Once I have the centre panels finished, I’m going to celebrate by baking a cake in the caramel and teal colour scheme, and I’ll post about it when I do!
yummie 🙂
Wait for it…. Part 9 is waiting for you!
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🧿 HELLO DARLINGS! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION. WHAT A GENUINE COLOURS. AND MY APPETITE IS GROWING