A little EPP

It's a good thing I'm not aiming to make my Christmas Stars quilt to any deadline, I'd correctly remembered how long hand sewing patches takes. Although I did think little pieces would be quicker.

It has been surprising how little they are. 

This is the little work table near my chair. It was a relatively cheap purchase from IKEA but does its job perfectly, I even have my tablet propped up In the corner providing background noise or a way to watch the Great British Sewing Bee and Masterchef whilst crafting. I think all I need now is some form of lamp to light my work better and the corner will be perfect. 

And here's my progress to date. I darent even look how many star I actually need! 

When one project finishes...

Actually the KISS shawl isn't quite finished but I've completed all the knitting.

It now needs a good blocking, but as I'm working away from home during the week now that will have to wait until 1) I'm at home and 2) have some spare time.

The drawing to a close of a project is obviously the perfect time to start another project or two!

I couldn't decide whether to start a hand sewing project or a crochet project, both of which will be slow growers, so I decided to start both.

I made some very initial steps on the Christmas Stars Quilt from Millefiori Quilts Book 1. I've been collecting fabric for it for a while so my now quieter evenings seem the ideal time to try and get to grips with it.

There are definitely a few techniques to get figured out and I mistakenly thought the small diamonds would see together quickly...I definitely made the right choice excluding this from my 12 Things challenge!

The crochet project is on my 12 Things list and as it has the reputation of taking a while to complete I wanted to start it early in the year...forgot to say the project is the CBTL shawl.

First steps with this was to check I could still do the necessary stitches (I think I can) and try and figure out which size hook to achieve the necessary gauge (I think I know). Hopefully I'll have more of this done by the end of the month (which is actually next week so maybe not).

At least I won't be struggling for things to fill my time in the evenings!