Anything old is new again....

I have previously blogged about this project...
only about 18mths ago! I quilted one, and it all pulled and distorted- the different fabrics and sizes just weren't working for it. The 2nd one was still in a little (hidden) UFO pile.

So I got on with it!

 Nothing a few hours/nights on the couch unpicking! And may I suggest unpicking 2 dirty old quilts for testing your pelvic floor muscles...there's a hell of a lots of dust and sneezing happening! 

  

I kept shaking my head and muttering about the seam allowances....and gradually felt the love for them, and spent the time thinking about the fabrics, where they came from, who sewed them together...I've decided a non-sewer, but someone that wanted to make something. And as I'd HATE to see my first quilt again, I forgot about the mess!

The unpicking was the easy bit...threads everywhere, dust- it took ironing, then a pet roller over them to get them all clean!

I then trimmed them all to 3.5" (I think) and counted...about 320!

All ready for the next decision! (what to make??)