A Wet Sunday in Cairns

As the rain poured down outside it was good fun making Barbara Brackman's second block in the Civil War Quilt series.  I am glad this project is so popular and it will be great to be able to stitch along with everyone.
Block 2 "North Star"
The next job on the list was sewing on the binding of another small project in pretty mauves which I have been working on for the last couple of days.  This finished it was time to start hand stitching the binding and think of a suitable name for the mini quilt - still working on that!

I also invested some time in selecting fabrics for the next project on the class "To Do" list.  I have been wanting to work with this wonderful floral fabric for some time and decided today was the day so chose a few fabrics from the stash to complement it.  I ended the day cutting and sewing lots of strips ready to work on tomorrow.

All things considered a good Sunday despite the rain which is something we have seen a lot of in the last year or so.  Thank you to all the people who showed concern that we may have been affected by the horrific Queensland floods - lucky for us these were much further South than Cairns.  We are no strangers to disasters in the Far North caused by cyclones so we were relieved that on this occasion it passed us by.

Till next time
Frances

Comments

Susan said…
The floral fabric is really pretty! And so is the Civil War block! Good luck with all that water!
January 10, 2011 at 6:27 AM
Micki said…
Gorgeous fabrics...I like the floral one too a lot.
Micki
January 10, 2011 at 7:28 AM
Anonymous said…
Love the fabrics - looking forward to seeing what becomes of them. Your "focus" is obviously working well!
January 10, 2011 at 8:52 PM
Radka said…
I like the selection of fabrics in your last picture:)) Oh, it feels like summer!
January 11, 2011 at 5:02 AM
Elyte said…
Frances, I can't believe you have used another one of my favourites in the Civil War block. I love that red and last year bought several more metres of it. Love throwing it into many of the projects that I do. Stay safe and dry.
January 11, 2011 at 7:47 AM
Sue said…
Another lovely block Frances. Its fun, and we can keep up with it once a week!
Nice fabrics for your next project!
Cheers
Sue
January 12, 2011 at 5:22 AM
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