Summer sewing

I have done something rather stupid.  Our house has sash cord windows, which have had the top window painted in over the years. This makes it hard to clean the windows and keep them looking nice.  In a moment of complete madnes,s I decided to renovate the entire set of them through the house.  This involves stripping them back to the raw wood, sanding and repainting,  My oldest sister's response was to tell me that I clearly really needed a proper job.  (Fair call).  My carpenter friend said I should do it one window at a time, which has proved to be very sensible.

Now the reason I am telling you this is because it has completely ruined my summer sewing plans.  I have less time and less energy for quilting.  However, I have finished the "weird but good" quilt and its backing without the purchase of additional fabric.  It is hard to take a photo of such a big quilt in my house or garden, so here are a few shots out by the pool.  It is going off to the quilter next week, so I am not sure whether it will be back for our February class but I will try.

Finally an op shop find of an old frame which is really lovely.  I am thinking a Mark Hearld inspired fabric picture might work in this one.  It is about 15 inches wide and lovely and solid.