Take-along Slow Stitching
Guess what? Next Friday my family departs for two weeks in France! Eeee! I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing experience with lots of time spent swimming, walking, exploring and relaxing together. We are taking the train from our home in The Netherlands to southern France, via Amsterdam and Paris. Fortunately those high-speed trains are pretty efficient. Can you believe it’s just three hours by train from Amsterdam to Paris?!?! Still, that’s plenty of time for slow stitching.
I’m totally bringing along my Ice Cream Soda project! This is a hand sewn English paper piecing project that I began just prior to our move overseas, summer 2019. You can find the pattern and paper pieces at Tales of Cloth.
This one is all about the process. It’s a sophisticated, soothing color palette with lots of neutrals. I love choosing fabrics for each block and experimenting with playful fussy cuts. These are some new additions finished this spring.
How many blocks have I sewn so far?
Not sure, because I avoid counting them, but it kinda looks like a lot. I’m a little over halfway done with the block-making. Joining blocks is a whole different stage!
It’s time to cut new shapes for new blocks. Here are some new fabrics I’ve added to the project assortment this year. From left that’s
I’m using the Tales of Cloth acrylic templates, which help me efficiently use scrap fabric and accurately fussy cut.
Every time I finish a block bundle, I stack the fabric pieces and pin them together. I’ll take along 6 block bundles on my trip. That should be more than enough to ward off idle hands. Fingers crossed that the mood is right for EPP progress during our vacation!
