Small Patchwork

It has been quite a while since I did some patchwork and recently I found myself needing to cut up some fabric and sew it back together again.  I love rummaging through the shelves, choosing colours and patterns that look pleasing together and creating something new.  Sometimes it's just the size or shape of a particular piece of fabric which makes me decide on a design.  This time there were a few long narrow strips that had been saved because they were too beautiful to throw away and so a log cabin patchwork was the obvious way to go.

As usual I needed to complete it within the day and so the obvious finished article was a cot sized quilt.  I didn't have any wadding but a piece of fleece fabric sandwiched between with some other random piece of patchwork I had made a couple of years ago for a cushion cover did the job, with a few lines of 'stitch in the ditch' on the machine.

My little grandson Heath seems to like it.

Whilst sorting through my cotton fabrics I put aside some pinks and blues for another little project.  There are no small girls in the family (at the moment, but who knows) but I couldn't resist making another pretty little quilt a few days later, I'm sure it will come in useful for someone.