Goodbye Old Man Winter

 

Hello, lovely lovelies, lovely friends♡ A beautiful welcome to you on this Sunday morning. The last day of August. Tomorrow my calender flips over to September, which means Spring, Spring, Spring! Old Man Winter is hanging around though. A polar blast has hit Tassie this weekend. I suspect 'tis Old Man Winter's last hurrah before he heads off to the northern hemisphere.  There are hints here and there that Lady Spring is getting ready to sprinkle her floralicious magic all around. Why, outside my sewing window the daffodils are beginning to burst into drifts of sunshiny yellows.

This week has flown by.....again. Pete had knee replacement surgery so I've been busy, busy, busy. In those free moments I've continued to join the squares of my fusion quilt together. But oh my goodness, what a chore it's been. I feel as if I got nowhere fast. I can't believe the mistakes I've made in crocheting each square together. I've used the join-as-you-go method and even though I've used this method for all the crochet garments I've fashioned, and for the most part this method has always been problem-free,  for this fusion quilt I've been continually frogging what I've done. Usually, I crochet three double crochet then chain one, but for these squares there is only one double crochet then chain one, thus making the gaps smaller, which, if one doesn't concentrate one can miss a gap throwing the whole row out. I guess I just slipped into the groove of happily crocheting along and at times skipped a gap or two, or three...... It seems this week, my muddly mind has been well, more muddly than usual. But, I will keep on keeping on.

Someone asked if the placement of the squares was random. For the most part, yes. Though, some fabrics didn't always play nicely together; hence a little consideration of placement was needed. There's always that one or two fabrics that stands out like a sore thumb, isn't there?? The back was a bit tricky at times as the placement of a few fabrics wasn't pleasing to my persnickety eyes. So, getting some of the front fabric with the backing in a merry position proved a tad iffy. Again, not a lot; just a few. I actually made a few more extra squares and selected a backing fabric to fit in. I think the next time I make a Fusion quilt I will give a little more thought as to the placement of the backing fabrics, if indeed each fabric is different. I will audition both the top and backing at the same time.

In those free moments where I haven't been nurse, chef and chief bottle washer, or indeed, exasperated with crocheting, I had a little time to capture happy snaps. =) After all there's always time for a happy snap, or two♡

Three rows finished, three rows to go. Then I need to figure out a crochet edging to dance around the quilt. Maybe when Lady Spring is in her full regalia this Fusion quilt might be dancing among the spring flowers. Maybe?? In the meantime I am going to take some moments this Sunday, this very last day of August, and winter; to crochet more pretty squares together, hopefully without too many boo-boos. =) Perhaps my muddly head will be less muddly. Have a lovely day, lovely lovelies, lovely friends♡ Let your light shine bright in your little corner of the world♡♡

Until the next time........