Inching along, a little bit of this, a little bit of that

So the borders are pretty well defined for my Ula BOM Farbkristalle. I digitized one of the stars and will embroider them for cornerstones. At the midpoint of each border I'll put a few strips of the contrasting fabrics. I like the way it will look, and uses up a number of the scraps which naturally occur with paper-pieced quilt blocks.

Made a rectangle from scraps. I'm putting it in a stash, so I can make a zipper bag quickly the next time I need one. Really enjoyed using my circle tool to quilt circles on the piece. Also used the backing-fabric-as-binding technique, and really like it. Am also in LOVE with the Clover Wonder clips. It felt so good to know that the binding was nicely the same width everywhere.

Practiced using the Sashiko stitch on my big machine. It's a little fiddly, and I don't have the energy to try to perfect it at the moment. I'll learn more about it later.

Also drafted a pattern for some shirts, based on an existing shirt that I love. Now to get used to sewing knits again. (no picture, wait til the shirts are there)