Just when it seems spring has arrived, nature gives us a surprise. It’s the end of March now, and there was fresh snow yesterday. The sun is out and shining in all it’s glory today, so it is beautiful, but enough already!

  Well, here is my update on the sashiko quilt experiment. The quilting has gone well, I just need to finish stitching the borders and put on the binding. This fabric is the best to work with. The design is woven into the fabric rather than printed on. The grain was so wonderfully straight that keeping the design aligned was a dream. This is quilted with the new organic bamboo batting. Another favorite to use. After quilting, it stays nice and soft and drapes very nicely. I’ll definitely use this again. I’ve already started the applique, but won’t post pictures of that until complete, I don’t want to give away the surprise. But so far, the ladies in my Thursday evening quilt group love this quilt. It’s very simple, but elegant.

   The floral backing shows the stitching a bit better, it’s hard to get the full affect in a small shot, but click on the thumbnail for a larger view. The border went to plan “B”. The original was way too busy for the fabric, so I went to stright line stitching to keep things simple.

  I will post more as it goes. Now, I’m off to finish the borders on a   customer quilt. This is for a wedding gift, and the deadline is drawing near. I’m placing scalloped stitching lines for the binding, so the customer won’t have to do the figuring.

   Before I forget, I’m also working on a line of gift enclosure cards. right now they’re in the design phase, but a fun little diversion from work.

  One other afterthought: if you haen’t taken a look at the Pink Artist project, run over an take a look. The doll is soming together quite nicely, and is almost finished.

  Now, it’s really off to work!