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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Mid-week making....



I am pleased to be up to date with my stitched postcards..... (though I would like to be up to date making them up with their fabrics into blocks)


This is going to be a lovely 'travel' quilt.....




ChooseDay sewing I concentrated on getting a few Bondi tops made.... I have fancied this pattern for a while but after past bad makes for myself haven't done anything like this for ages...


This is my pretty one (it will also be my tidy one for wearing out the house) ... the fabrics (and pattern) were purchased at The Quilters Angel and when I saw it I knew it was exactly want I wanted to make with it.... 




Because I have a hard time only making one of something I made some others... this fabric was actually an old tablecloth which had been passed on to me... but it is so beautifully soft and pretty I decided to wear it instead.




This might suit a nightie more... but it is perfect for something cool around the house....




This was my first 'fake' one I made for practice and to see if the pattern was okay... I needed to add some to the shoulders (coming towards the neck as this one shows off my tatty bra...  I also wanted the neck cut a bit deeper so I made those changes to the others....




Here I am wearing the cool light one.... very comfortable.




The Bondi pattern says they are lovely to wear with skinny jeans... which I shall do... when I can fit more than an ankle into the skinny jeans....


Big lovely moon last night.... they say it's a super moon... but it seems to me that we have been having an awful lot of super moons.... I may be wrong.  Not that it matters.. it was still pretty




I received a card today... it was posted just before Valentine's day in the UK... don't you love the little stamp they include.




12 more blocks for One Block Wednesday done.... 



.. and the latest block for Loopy's sampler quilt...



…. as you can see the blocks increased in the number of pieces as we go along....  I do like this one - Quarter square triangles or Broken Dishes I think..... 


I want to do a whole quilt of them... one day....




Righto, Gotto Go.... there is the rest of the week to do.. and lots to be done in it....




17 comments:

  1. That looks like a very comfy top! Love the other stitching too.

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  2. Your tops look beautiful and cool and very pretty. Nice work on your postcards and your other Sals. Love that saying too xx

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  3. Your tops look very pretty and cool. Looks like your postcard quilt will be very interesting and so different xcx

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  4. Your tops are lovely and look very cool and comfortable.
    Well done with all the work on your blocks.

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  5. A very productive post.
    Your new tops look so light and cool and perfect for the hot weather.
    Well done keeping up with the Wednesday blocks and managing all the rest as well!!
    I have some catching up to do.

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  6. Hi Fiona I am loveing your postcards and all your beautiful new tops ,you sure have been busy,well done my friend.
    How lovely to receive mail from overseas xx

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  7. Lots of stich in going on at your house. Sew nice to see some stitches are for you too. Nice tops Fiona. In stitches

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  8. Love your tops. They do look cool & comfy. You SAL's all look lovely. Hugs,xx

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  9. Love your tops. They look great and it fits you so well. Congratulations! Enjoy the rest of the week! ;^)

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  10. Those tops are so pretty and light and breezy! Perfect for the hot hot weather you've been having. I'm with you on the skinny jeans. Nobody wants to see me in those! :)

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  11. More wonderful work this week and I love your tops, those are beautiful.
    I have a few tops that I love, but I am more into sweats, so need to see what I can find the the fabric store, then I can remake the old ones I have.

    Debbie

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  12. Love your tops, I love the style with the longer back :) looking forward to seeing your travel quilt coming together

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  13. Hey, Fiona! Sorry I haven’t been by in awhile. I see you are keeping as busy as always making some pretties! Love those tops. I think that one is much prettier as a top than a tablecloth, and I think you are pretty clever for thinking so, too!

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  14. Love all your tops - certainly a change from quilty sewing!!

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  15. Great tops and a lovely selfie....lots of wonderful stitching....your postcards look fantastic.

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  16. Lovely new tops Fiona..
    Great postcards and One Block Wednesday....
    Your Loopy SAL blocks go well together, must do the last one.

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  17. Great saying on the envelope! Love your postcards and your One Block Wednesday blocks, and well done with the tops you have made, they look wonderful. Lots of wonderful creations at yours again this week.

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