March - ing on .....

Ohhh sure,

on this last day of March

that is an appropriate title ...

(where did March go ?)

This month ended in stormy days,

and as for me :

with a runny nose and watery eyes

(yes, the common cold of the grandchildren finally got me) 

but "Jewel Square"- stitching on the machine

was still possible.

With the zipper-mended container with sewing things nearby

I did my last few needed smaller squares.

Then I laid the bigger ones (30 and 15cm) out on the floor

and the small ones (7,5cm) on the table

Then I started to arrange them the way I wanted

More or less satisfied !

(this will be a very fun kitchen blind ...)

Next I began piecing them together.

Because I didn't exactly follow Kaffe's pattern from the book

(but I used my left-over strips)

I had not done my math right as to the size 

of the middle and smaller squares :

stitching 4 small ones together left me with a smaller surface

than the size of the middle ones ...

But an extra strip at one side solved that problem

(and I think it doesn't really show,

and if it does ... I don't mind !) 

To the left is the first strip sewn together !

(leaving it all on the floor means : I have to work as fast as I can)