G[r]eek Alphabet : J is for Jam

"You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." Alice through the looking glass

This was a relatively simple design which I could build up in straightforward layers. Because of the many pins on each layer, I sewed each layer down separately in order.

I started building up the layers before I had chosen the colour for the letter J although I had narrowed it down to yellow or green.

I chose this fabric for the jam jar because it is a mixed pattern as I liked the idea of the different colours as jam in a jar isn't normally just one plain colour.

When I came to finally choose the letter J I was still debating green but I took a small poll and they voted yellow. I'm afraid it wasn't a hard sell as I love yellow.

Final touch was the writing on the label. Yesterday went fine but tomorrow took some unpicking to get the letters to fit.

By chance some friends saw the following jam on sale and had to buy me one. Fab!

Also, an update on Icarus, votes were in and they said yes to feather details on the wings.

Here it is!