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Sunday, April 3, 2016

FNWF and something different...

Cheryl had us all over cyberly for FNWF - which is always fun...  I spent it over at The Quilters Angel with a lovely bunch of girls...

When I arrived there I stood a while to look at the sunset (it's going down earlier and earlier now!) and watched the bats fly over....  


I sat and worked on another of the Scandanavian stitcheries of Rosalie Dekker.... there is a lot of stitching in these but with one colour it is great for taking off to stitching evenings...


This week I have been  catching up with sewing blocks for The Splendid Sampler


and 


well one of those is not a block from The Splendid Sampler but a splendid use of one of my quilts...(I needed an extra picture to balance the collage!)

Today I popped along to the Library to take part in their monthly social/craft gathering....

This is the book I chose


.. and this is what I did with it....


a couple of hours of measure, mark and fold - a quick stop for some yummy scones with jam and cream.  Although it wasn't hard I did find I had to focus especially on making sure the marking was right so the folds are in the right places.

Righto, Gotto Go....  I've got some wool and linen out to play with



Have a lovely weekend.

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25 comments:

  1. gracieApril 3, 2016 at 12:39 AM

    Love the stitching and those blocks look great. I really like the book....is there a pattern for the folding measurements?

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  2. sunnyApril 3, 2016 at 1:11 AM

    Love the fabrics you're using for the Splendid Sampler. I decided not to plaly along with that one, but have another small sampler project in mind to tackle.

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  3. ChantalApril 3, 2016 at 1:22 AM

    Your Splendid Sampler will be indeed splendid. Love the potted flower and the rabbits. Just lovely. The folded book is awesome! It is a great way to make art out of some everyday things. You did a great job. ;^)

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  4. WoolenSailsApril 3, 2016 at 3:59 AM

    Always love your stitchers, beautiful work. Do you use a thicker thread?
    I am thinking of trying some with larger thread, the dmc seems to unravel and gets slubs which make mine sloppy.

    Debbie

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  5. MelodyApril 3, 2016 at 4:32 AM

    Beautiful sewing as always. I, too, love seeing bats fly over. Happens here a lot when my gum trees are in flowers. Love to see the bats hanging around in my garden.

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  6. Helen April 3, 2016 at 5:32 AM

    Wow the folded book looks fantastic . Loving the look of the wool and linen and your splendid sampler blocks !

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  7. kiwikidApril 3, 2016 at 7:00 AM

    That book looks amazing Fiona, you did well with the folding and measuring, or should that be measuring and folding!! Lol!! The SS blocks are looking lovely too. Very pretty stitching, is always good to have something to take along when you go out for sewing. I see bats in the Boatnic gardens in Geelong, they amaze me with the noise they make!! Hope,you are having a wonderful weekend.

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  8. AnonymousApril 3, 2016 at 7:44 AM

    good morning my lovely friend ,wow your blocks are looking fantaatic,lol,love the pic of widget sitting on a quilt,amazing what you did with the book,you clever chicky,hope you have a wonderful day my friend and i wish you were with us today Fiona xx

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  9. ChristineApril 3, 2016 at 8:01 AM

    I love your splendid sampler blocks, they would fit so much better with my things than yours :D ...and so would your heart book <3

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  10. marinaApril 3, 2016 at 8:34 AM

    Lovely stitching!
    Your blocks look wonderful and great pic of your bunting quilt.
    Your book art looks great....you'd need some patience there.
    The wool goes so well with the linen, looking forward to seeing the finished product.

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  11. Deb RApril 3, 2016 at 8:37 AM

    Such lovely projects Fiona and the linen with wool is just gorgeous!

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  12. JeanetteApril 3, 2016 at 9:03 AM

    Lovely projects Fiona. Love what you did with the book. Hugs,xx

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  13. Chookyblue......April 3, 2016 at 10:55 AM

    lots of lovely projects to work on.........

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  14. KERYN BApril 3, 2016 at 12:04 PM

    Your blocks are coming together beautifully and look at the book, is there anything you can't do? The linen project looks really sweet love the colours.x
    You can keep the bats up there!!

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  15. Michelle RidgwayApril 3, 2016 at 3:28 PM

    Lovely that you got to stitch with the girls as well. Very nice stitching. Love your SS blocks and neat to do something a little different x

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  16. Peg - Happy In QuiltingApril 3, 2016 at 7:33 PM

    So,many amazing projects again .. Xxxx

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  17. MariaApril 4, 2016 at 2:15 AM

    A beautiful sunset Fiona. Sew nice to go stitching at The Quilters Angel with your friends.
    Your SS blocks great. The last one I'd tricky?

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  18. ChrissieApril 4, 2016 at 2:47 AM

    So many nice things, love the book, very clever xcx

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  19. SheilaApril 4, 2016 at 4:05 AM

    Lots of creative sewing happening . I am loving your splendid sampler blocks 😊 hugs

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  20. SusanApril 4, 2016 at 1:38 PM

    Lovely wrap up of your doings...that looks like an Anni design - looking forward to working with some wool this weekend . . .

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  21. Bev CApril 4, 2016 at 4:13 PM

    Hello Fiona,

    The evenings are certainly getting shorter, I don't like the thought of bats flying around but I guess they do match the library book. Amazing cutting of the paper. Enjoy your stitching projects. Have a great week.

    Happy days.
    Bev.

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  22. NarelleApril 4, 2016 at 6:32 PM

    Gorgeous blocks and love your 'balance' :o)
    The book is amazing ... I'm thinking lots of concentration or a wonky heart?

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  23. Karen SApril 4, 2016 at 8:26 PM

    Lovely to see you blocks and I did spot the wool felt!!
    Fascinating to see the book folds. I have seen pictures but I have no idea how it is done.

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  24. AntheaApril 5, 2016 at 1:05 AM

    Oh to clever with the book Fiona... & of course it would be simply unacceptable to have an unbalanced collage;)

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  25. FlickenstichlerinApril 6, 2016 at 7:03 PM

    Dear Fiona,
    lovely Friday night stitching. I love your book, this is so cool.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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