I decided to start the new sewing year off right with a new needle in my machine plus a good machine cleaning and oiling. It's amazing how much quieter your sewing machine is when it is well oiled and has a sharp new needle! I also decided to put in a new rotary cutter blade. It had been missing a couple of threads all through my December sewing projects. You don't realize how much harder you are having to press to cut your fabric because it changes so gradually, but once you have a new blade in there you hardly have to press at all!
Since the quilt guild I belong to continues to be unable to meet in person, we are going to do a couple of mystery quilts and a block of the month (BOM). The first block for the BOM came out today. First up was choosing the fabrics: Red, green, purple, blue, gold and a neutral is the colour scheme. Here are my choices:
The reds are leftovers from various projects. I don't have quite as much as called for, but can always get some more if required.
The green has been used here and there in various projects and is paler than the colour suggested but I think it will be ok.
The purple is a fabric that was donated to me and has more white in it than I would have chosen if I were buying fabric, but I think it will also be ok.
The blue is also a fabric that was donated to me and I think it's great.
The golds are leftovers from various projects and I may not have quite as much as required, but I can always get more of these too.
The neutral is a very light gray left over from the background of another project.
The first block is a traditional Broken Dishes Block and here's mine.
I think this new sewing year is off to a great start! Now, because I allowed myself to start a new project, I have to finish an old project.
Happy New Sewing Year! 🎉😊
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