September 6, 2023 by katechiconi

Bee, Myself & I #60, Parterre blocks 30 & 31

Two more done!

These blocks are pretty labour-intensive, but so satisfying once they’re done. I was able to use two of the Kaffe Fassett fabrics I picked up while we were away, and I think they work pretty well!

I have another set of fabrics curated but wanted to actually get a post out rather than wait till I’d done another one, so here you go. It’s good to actually be doing something productive again. I’m looking at the other projects on my work table with a fresh eye…

Bee, Myself and I is a forum for ‘selfish sewing’; any stitchery which is purely for pleasure and not to a deadline or for anyone else. The original concept belongs to Carla of Granny Maud’s Girl. To find out more, you can click through on either her blog link, or using the button a fair way down in the left hand column of this blog.

Another block is curated and ready to go, but that’s for another day.

July 28, 2023 by katechiconi

Bee, Myself & I #59: Parterre block 29

I promised you another one this month…

Before I completely ran out of steam after the Ovarian Cancer quilt, I got this block done.

One more, and I’d have enough for my standard 5 x 6 block lap quilt layout. Only thing is, I find myself wanting something bigger… something queen bed-sized. I’m not sure that’s a good idea, given that Mouse has taken very firm possession of our bed for daytime snoozing and any bed covering needs to be protected from a) black hair and b) his nails. I expect I’ll end up making something lap sized after all…

I expect I’ll have decided what I’m doing by next time!

June 30, 2022 by katechiconi

Bee, Myself & I #57: Parterre Block 26

And finally, I got my act in gear and got another Parterre block done.

It’s been months… This is Block 26, a darker one because the collection needs a few more dark ones.

I still haven’t quite decided how many more I’m going to make, particularly given how easy I’ve found it to slack off with this project! The blocks are 10″ square, so I feel it needs to be at least 6 across. Probably 7 down, although I’d accept 6, for a 60″ square quilt. So that’s either 10 or 16 more blocks to to do. Still a long way from a finish…

And a small update on Choli #2.

Well, I decided not to progress with this one.

I got the bodice section finished. And I hate it on myself. 20 years ago, I might have gone with it, but I just felt too exposed, too tightly fitted, too Madonna. This link will give you an idea of what I’m talking about. All a bit ‘in yer face’. I’m just not an underwear on the outside kind of girl. So I won’t be showing you any more of that, I’m sorry. And for those who hate waste, don’t worry, I’ll definitely find a way to recycle that pretty fabric!

However, I do still love the princess-line Choli #1, so that will see a few more incarnations, I feel sure. And of course, it’s absolutely possible to buy ready-made cholis that have a bit of stretch so they’ll fit the most demanding figure. Not to mention the fact that the event for which I wanted the choli is in June in Melbourne a couple of years hence, and therefore it will be perishing cold…. I think I may be considering an even more covered-up outfit option, though hopefully one just as becoming as a sari.

I’ll keep you informed 😊

November 8, 2021 by katechiconi

Bee, Myself & I #56, Parterre Blocks 24 & 25

Obsessive, moi?

Some mistake, surely. I’m not obsessed…. I’m driven!

In evidence of which, I present Blocks 24 and 25.

If you make a block once a month, it needs to be relearned each time, and takes longer than it should. If you make a bunch of them in a row, it gets easier and a lot quicker, and you fall in love again with the colour and the finished result, rather than concentrating on the process.