Sign of Spring

I hung my line of washing outside for the first time this year this week as although it's cold it's sunny and windy. We hadn't put the peg bag away in the shed over winter so it had to be thrown away and the pegs washed. Yesterday I made a new one from furnishing fabric. Marion gave me a pattern years ago. I reuse the hanger. I added the tabs at the opening too.

Brian the Magnificent

At last my snail is complete - it was painstaking and slightly addictive but for me quite arduous. I did replace the long thin bit at the bottom of the shell as the dark fabric made it look as if I had missed a bit and also the second row down of the body.
I don't know where snails' eyes are but I've given him a bright red one.

Dark fabric in place - its point meets the body at the right of the picture

Dark fabric at base of shell replaced but now I don't like the second row of the body.

All done
I have the option of leaving uncovered or covering with net. My plan is to leave uncovered and quilt in straight lines with taupe invisible thread.

Now for some regular quilting.