As the weather turns cooler it seems appropriate to be
working on a patchwork of autumn colours, a change from my usual blues and
greens.
Firstly, some background about the project - I have a tray I
use for storing needlework in progress and this slides onto the shelves in the
wardrobe.
At the moment the tray is kept in a pillowcase but
frequently the contents are disturbed when I’m putting the tray in or out of
this temporary cover so my patchwork is intended to make a more secure cover
with a lid. The sides will be heavily
quilted so hopefully the lid won’t be resting on the pieces on the tray – well that’s
the plan anyway!
I have accumulated quite a stash of autumn coloured
materials and had industriously encased the paper triangle templates ready for
sewing but it seems I need to do a lot more judging by how few are left.
I spotted a patchwork of diamonds on pinterest which I used for
the basis of my design and am pleased with the contrasting colours on the
patchwork which will form the lid.
I am going to make a border around the pattern of squares to complete the lid.
So that’s the progress so far, working the project will
outlast autumn but as I have some other ideas for needlework I hope it doesn’t
take too long, that tray cover will be in demand.
