My creative space

I am joining in again with Thursday's lovely My Creative Space at Kootoyoo.

Clockwise from top left:

• Red-themed fabric from a lovely mix pack put together by Leni & Rose


• Audrey and Maude's beautiful Two Square quilt pattern


• Completed blocks


• Tools of the trade - Clover quilt pencil, rotary cutter and 1/4" machine presser foot
  


• Treats from a very kind blog friend, Ellieboo

After a false start or two, I've begun work on my very first quilt.

My original plan was to make a large - very large - comfy picnic rug to use for family outings. However, I think I frightened myself off with the sheer scale of the task. Being prone to a bit of haphazard, saw-toothed cutting and crazy, swerving seams, I kept imagining the worst (despite some gentle encouragement from this talented quilter ). Honestly, just think of the size of the mess I could create with 32 fat quarters! So I never even got as far as cutting the pieces for a block.

Then last week, I saw Audrey and Maude's attractive Two Square pattern, at the show. Suddenly it made sense to start on a smaller project and find my feet. So this week, I surveyed the well-written instructions, took a deep breath, cut up some fabric and stitched bits together.

There. Done. And there lo' ... were some finished blocks. It was not half as tricky as I was expecting. Its was ... fun. So this evening I am back for more. Blocks and chocolate (Galaxy Minstrels, pictured above) - the perfect combination!

Thank you very much Kirsty for hosting My Creative Space. Its great fun seeing what everyone is doing. To see who else is showing their creative space (or to join in), head over here.