Naive Melody

Naive Melody is designed by Lucy Engels and is, I think my first real modern style quilt.

However I am using an old traditional method of needleturn applique to do the shapes.....

The light background fabrics are from my leftovers drawer ..... (as opposed to scraps which are smaller pieces!)

I am using a lovely range called Terra Australia by Emma Jean ....

These are the 20 blocks I did for November ....

 ... and up on the wall are the 60 blocks done so far all together.....

I love the kangaroo's, lizards, botanical inspired designs, dots and stripes...

A sewalong (on instagram) that I'm glad I joined... so different for me and great fun

Righto, Gotto Go,  long day voting yesterday but my work is done..... relax day today.....

African Silhouttes

I managed to bag this kit at a much reduced price off a destasher.  I had admired them before and did fancy doing one for my Hubz's office

The batik backgrounds are just stunning....

tracing out the shapes on sticky paper and then ironing to the black ....

some of the cutting out was challenging....

I haven't done any sewing yet.....

I think the silhouettes are really effective....

Yesterday I joined them together and made up the borders.....

the pattern was for 2 across and 3 down but I wanted a longer picture....

Finished size is 63" x 40" so it's not small.

I will stitch down the applique raw edge and quilt at the same time.   Binding is made and I just need to sort out wadding, backing and time....

Righto, Gotto Go..... have a lovely week......

More hand stitching......

    

We have Bi-elections in our area at the moment and I am assisting the pre-poll..... working full time again is a shock to my senses!  I do enjoy the process of democracy we have here and lovely co-workers to chat to during down times.

I still have time to do some of my hand stitching at night and on a day off I put together some blocks

These are the final blocks for the latest border of my 'Love' quilt

two of these flower blocks were needed.....

I love this cute little mouse....

and a dragonfly....

One thin border is written incorrectly in the book and I hadn't looked at the picture where it was correct so that blue border is a ring in, having removed the one I had initially put there...

It is brighter than I had wanted but I think it works... and I have enough of it that I can use it for the binding which will tie it in better.....

I think it may be a while before I can get to working on the final border of half dresdens... they are pointy dresdens so I will do it by machine rather than EPP.  I will need to do a bit of working out to make the adaption work for me.

After joining up the blocks on my day off I sat and binge watched the Second season of Big Little Lies whilst catching up on my Wish You Well embroideries for November

I was quite simply too tired to do anything else ........

Righto, home things to get done and I can hear magpie calling for her snacks....  she is back to jumping on my lap to get them which is sweet.  I want to give her a stroke but I think that might give her a fright....

Have a lovely week

Hand stitching

This week I have been focussing on getting some blocks finished for a couple of projects...

These are Field Journal blocks....

All the blocks are done now for the first year...

It will start again next year....

There are a couple of additional projects which also have embroidered blocks but I have not got those done

These needleturn blocks are for my Love quilt....

there are 4 more blocks and then this border is completed....

This is where I am at with this quilt ... there will be another border with half dresdens

This is our Illawarra Flame tree which has not looked this good for a number of years.... the flowers are just beginning to drop and it has been such a pleasure to enjoy

Righto, Gotto Go..... the weekend is upon us and there is always lots to be enjoyed .... have a good one yourself

FNWF November

As always lovely to sew with friends on a Friday night - a virtual gathering...

Thanks Cheryll for hosting us

I continues with Field Journal, 

This is the one I actually worked on at our gathering...

... and these are others I have worked on before and after....

quite often I can get one done in an evening.....

... I am enjoying the different colours and stitches involved...

Righto, Gotto Go..... Sunday has arrived... 

Take care, stay safe .....

Another week is gone...

The last few weeks seem to have flown by even quicker than usual .......  

A few more rows have been added to my cream crochet rug.....

A horse has been added to the farmyard...

A couple of birds done for my  'love' quilt...

gotta love a little fat blue bird!

... and a bunch of circles completed for 'wish you well'...

and a bunch of quilts quilted....

Hubz was away for work for a couple of weeks... so more time spent in the sewing room (gotta take advantage of the time)

I will have full time work for a few weeks in our State by -election so not much will be done this month....

The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the horrid storms bypassed us, magpie is still good company.....

Gotto Go...... plenty still to do as always.... keep well, keep safe and keep smiling....xx