One string top

Well, the top is done. Wow, I'm almost feeling as good had I finished the whole thing! I decided, early one evening, to do another row of blocks, making it another 12 to get together. There were still oodles of strips cut at the ready so off I went. It worked better to begin 12 squares at the machine, have three strips sewn on each and then wander out to the iron. Much, much quicker working with a bulk batch than one or two strips at a time, backwards and forwards from the machine to the iron.

 Now, with our extensions last year (which I haven't forgotten to show you one day soon) we went from 3 small bedrooms to 5 good sized rooms. The girls are sharing in two new, double rooms, we have a new master, our old bedroom is now a big study, and the big girls' old room is now set up with a new double as a spare and ................ sewing room!!!! So nice to have somewhere to set up, leave set up and pop in just for a little while every now and then for a little sewing as I walk past. Feeling very spoilt. )))))

Once it was pieced together I put it over our coffee table for the girls to see it first thing in the morning. Nearly every strip is the result of me making something. They love remembering a skirt, friend's gift, or early quilt that I made as they look at all the strips. It didn't take them long though to get settled on the sofa with their books. This is a common part of the day over the holidays. No one was really interested in breakfast, can you tell? As I type, they're all in bed reading, not having given a thought to breakfast yet! Oh well, 8.30 is still early in the holidays. Feel so blessed to have such keen, able readers. The twins are 5 and a half and are reading so fluently it amazes us every day. And the tone, expression, understanding as they read aloud is truly wonderful.

Now, to get them out here for food.

PS Oh, and this photo taken yesterday morning wasn't staged. Found them all, straight out of bed, completely engrossed in their books. Can you spot four little girls? - one of them is hiding!