on my sewing cabinet - Y seams

making a project using Y seams on the sewing machine has been something i have avoided for a while. A few years ago i had a go at doing Y seams on a quilt for my husband i had a lot of problems and  was really bad at it, i ended up hand sewing the blocks together and as a result i still have 3 blocks to go. . . . .

At the craft show at Newcastle last year i had a long talk with the lovely Paul from Somerset Patchwork and he assured me they were easy and i purchased

the Portsmouth pattern, the Le Moyne template kit and some lovely reproduction fabrics

i procrastinated for a while then decided to get going

the templates were fantastic to use and i quickly had my pieces cut out using my small rotary cutter

again i procrastinated for a few months, then started piecing them together in pairs

strictly following the simple directions provided in the pattern

all seemed to go well 

i quickly reached the point were i only needed to put my final corner blocks in

after talking to Karen from Somerset at the Sydney quilt show about how to press my seams i decided

to get off the procrastination roundabout

and

 hey presto one very proud owner of my first Y seam pieced Le Moyne star block

now the question is what to do with my orphan block?

Maybe this, i really loved this quilt 

( i seen it up close at the Sydney craft show this year)

this is Somerset's Somersby quilt or 

maybe i should make the Portsmouth quilt

Hmmm 

definitely keen to make more but this many . . .  .

hmmm

might need to buy some more reproduction fabrics

hmmm

(whats that you said gadget, "i have a shoe box full of them that i have been getting from Somerset s reproduction club" nahh  . . . .  those are for another project . . .  well may be i could use some but i definitely need more)

Hmmm

i think i might procrastinate some more

hmmmmm

hehehe

seriously though if you have avoided Y seams give them a go, they just need a little patience, a gentle foot on the sewing machine peddle and although my block is not perfect i enjoyed making it

Secret sewing

don't you just love working on a secret sewing project

this is my secret sewing project i have been working on for the last few weeks

sorry it's a bit blurry but i don't want to give anything away and the photo was super enlarged

this lovely project is heading over seas in the next few days 

i hope the new owner project enjoys it as much as i enjoyed making it

a huge thank you to 

Cheryl

of willow berry designs for this fabulous little swap, i have loved all the projects

i hope your hands are working on a project that you love

i will show you all the complete project in a couple of weeks when i know it has arrived safe and sound

Ciao

Patricia