Another Day of Snow

Yesterday afternoon things were looking like this outside- more slush than snow.

This morning we woke to this!

So day two of snow day! Another quiet day at home keeping snug as a bug

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Let it snow!

We woke this morning here in Christchurch to SNOW and now at 9am with a temp of 0.1 degree outside (feels like -7 outside). Thanks Metservice for keeping us informed!

View from our bedroom window

View from Kitchen window

View from backdoor

snow right up to our front door

It will be a quiet warm day inside for us as we watch the snow fall and hope the sun comes out so we can go and play in it!

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Photo Friday

Photo taken by Master W

This makes me smile :D

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Wedding Quilt done!

Wedding Quilt is finished, washed and spun dry!

Front 

back

All folded up

The batting I used was 100% Cotton

I made the quilt finished size 192cm wide and 228cm long (75.5'' x 89.7'') big enough for a nice (not too large) overhang width and length of queen sized mattress. Standard mattress size in NZ is approx 153cm x 203cm (60'' x 80'')

Now to be wrapped and put away for December! Time to start my next project!

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Photo friday

Have a wonderful day :D

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Wedding Quilt progress- quilting and binding

Binding all Ironed

Me quilting

It took me less time than expected to machine quilt the quilt. I had expected it to take a few months and a boat load of thread. I was right about the thread, only 350 mtrs + of black gutterman thread and I also used this thread and really enjoyed using it and loved the quality- pity I used the whole spool in one sitting. Time to buy some more!
So machine quilting it myself only took a few nights- and really only that many as I ran out of thread and was stuck at home because of the snow. I choose in the end to do  basic lines horizontally and then sew down the side of each square. In doing this no black thread in on any of the blocks.

Its simple and doesn't take away from the detail in the middle of the quilt. Binding is basic black and then a simple back and white print from a fat quarter. I am feeling rather proud of mysaelf to have quilted it all myself on my machine.

Thank you sewing machine for being so faithful In helping me with this huge project!

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