Y'see as well as tackling new skills, (trickier piecing, curves and - dare I? - even free motion quilting), I need to go back to basics and start again, again - if you see what I mean. I'm not happy with binding, or fabric choices, or basting, or pressing, piecing and most other things. The cushion cover at least works like a mini-quilt, so I can practise the basics over and over as well try some more challenging blocks.

This week's cushion cover was the first attempt - mainly with trying to work with different colours than I normally head for. Purple, I've decided, is a bit like Campari for me. I can handle a little bit - but it needs to come with a generous quantity of mixers. Also, talk about the need to go back to the beginning, look who stitched the binding on backwards - gah! Overall I'm happier with this than my other attempt to make a purple cushion cover last week - it was hideous. Normally I'm all in favour of bloggers showing their disasters - but trust me - this was hanging. And I don't want to put you off your dinner.

In praise of selfish sewing, although Miss Marmoset has since snaffled this pillow, the next one will be mine, MINE, I tell you!