This week I've been preparing some patchwork panels for a quilted vest workshop with my local quilt club. I haven't really made any quilted garments before so thought that this might be a good opportunity to give it a try. I don't have any quilt blocks laying around, since I don't really make quilts so decided to just do a simple patchwork block.
It turned out to be a lot harder/more time-consuming than I'd anticipated! I am working on three panels so that we can cut the pattern to size, connect and bind it in the workshop. One front piece is a whole cloth panel, and I have tried to use the colours from that for the patchwork.
Not sure how I like it so far, but it has been a fun challenge. Maybe when it is complete I'll have a better sense of it. But at least I have tried something new -- that is one of my goals for this year!
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