That was August

Well it's WOOFA and OPAM time again.....

Almost everything was quilts which I finished practicing my quilting....''

These quilts are all WOOFA projects as they had already been made as tops...

feathers

railfence

blocks....

I Spy

Shocking Pink

The rest are new projects for OPAM

I also made 4 gold towels for Hubz...

... and crocheted a windspinner

Thank you Cheryll and Kris for our count ups...

I did have a couple of smallish finishes at retreat but they can go into September as a photo shoot still needs to be done....

Keep well everyone... xx

Do not gloat....

Lots of people seem to be having problems with blogger ... I was rather pleased with myself that I miss a lot of these!

Well, of course this week my comments didn't get sent to me by email.... which I like them too... 

I had this before and I just went and cancelled my email and saved and did  it again... for some reason I just couldn't open that section....

This is how I fixed it.... (in case any others are having this issue)

Into your blog.... and go to Design

Choose Settings....

Scroll down till you get to Email and select 'Invite more people to comment emails'

in the pop up box put in your email..... and press send...

An invitation will come to your email... you need to accept this....

Then do a test comment to make sure it has come to you.....

I hope this works for you....

In this process I also learnt how to screenshot on my laptop... and draw on my pictures with wobbly arrows!

This little embroidery was done this week using 'SmokeBush' colour.  Stemstitch, back stitch and pistol stitch....

Tomorrow I am retreating with the Brisbane girls..... so today I am sorting and organising projects to take with me.... They always do a small 'secret' project and we get a list of what we need to take.  I find it quite a challenge to choose fabric without knowing what it will be...

This is what I will use....

Retreat time also means visiting the local quilt stores - last year I purchased this vinyl fabric.... of course it has just sat around so I have prepared it to make a little bag.  

Then I have a good reason to replenish supplies when we go again!!!

I have a couple of quilt 'kits' cut and prepared for an event like this... quilts that I have wanted to make but just not got round to it....

Righto, Gotto Go... better go and find those kits....  

August FNSI

I had a double date on Friday.... I joined Wendy HERE and also went physically to Marion's studio and sewed with a small group.....  Luckily here we are still able to meet with people

I got this embroidery done from Field Journal BOM.....  there is stem stitch, feather stitch, long and short blanket stitch and some satin stitch in it......

Then the squirrel came by my place... it's been around blogland I see....

Anorina showed her wind spinner (and provided a written tutorial and video link) which I thought was great fun so I made one....

The weather has been just lovely... not a breath of wind so it's not really spinning but it is fun!

A couple more beds were done in my blackwork sampler this last week....

Passionflower

Honeysuckle

Many of you have watched 'Widget' grow up on my blog... he came for a day and night.... haven't seen him for a little while and look what happened!!!!!  

Then I gave him a haircut!!  

Tip run to drop off a load of green waste then off to a landscaper to get a load of mulch.... got that put down over a garden bed - now it's time for a cuppa and some blog reading over HERE to see what the others made on Friday night...

Righto, Gotto Go...... keep safe and keep happy....xx

That weekend disappeared....

Yesterday I bought some backing for the panel I received from Ingrid.... it's really quite yummy and if I wore and made dresses I would use this fabric

For my handwork lately I have been focussing on my Steady Thread SAL as I am way behind.  I think I am up to week 11 and should be at week 33.  There is no penalties of course and the pressure is self inflicted but I know that if I get too far behind I am likely to give up.  A free SAL shared by Clare of Steady Thread on facebook.

Lavender

Fushchia

Magnolia

I am like a dog with a bone with regards trying to become good friends with my Moxie

I worked on this tumbler quilt using a Rachelle Denneny online course I purchased

I usually like to use matching threads as mistakes show less but for the purposes of learning I didn't...

Then I learnt to go around appliques.... I am pretty happy with this... I used a monofilament thread for around the applique so you don't get contrast lines showing, then changed thread for the background and borders.

Fairly slow but I'm happy with the result....

Righto, Gotto Go, cup of tea then back to the machine...

Have a lovely week everyone.... stay safe

This week....

It's already Thursday!!! where has my week gone?

A lovely surprise arrived for me from Ingrid (instagram link) who I have never met but has been so kind to send me a panel she thought would be fun for me to practice on the longarm with....  there is a cute notebook holder and needleminder too....  I just need some suitable backing and this can be played with....

20 odd years ago Hubz used to play golf regularly... one of his retirement plans is back to it..  he has been gathering supplies.... and he raided my kitchen towels drawer!!!!!  Apparently you need to wipe the golf balls ....

Well I found some golf themed fabric online at the big store and so I made him his own ones!

Sorted!

I have sewn up my wedges for a free motion course wedge sampler  - not sure what I was thinking but I made a lot more than was set so there will be lots of practice!

It is almost time to have done 4 more sampler blackwork lollies....  these two are done.  These are certainly a challenge.  

a few more rows on my crochet blanket.....

... and another Field Journal embroidery....

Tuesday sewing got 4 more blocks together.....

So a busy sewing week for me.... progress on several things and a few quick finishes...

After horrible year with lockdowns and online schooling etc we were chuffed to hear our eldest Grandson in UK passed his A level exams.....  good lad....

Righto, Gotto Go.... better scramble around for something to eat this evening....

FNWF

Thanks Cheryll, always fun to sew with you and the others.....  we all met up HERE this week...

I finished off the quilting of this quilt on Friday.... 

The pinwheels are a bit of a sampler and I did different little things in them... trying to improve small motor movements... rulers help a lot for in the ditch.... I used to be quite good doing them free hand....

Then long trails of feathery leaves all along the shocking pink areas....

In the evening I finished off my bed of strawberries....

.. and then worked on the edge of my lollies sampler....  I forgot the beads in the middle which is a nuisance and I will have to go back and do them!

Finally when my eyes were too tired to concentrate I did another row or two on the shawl......  this is my go to in the car and chatting on video where I don't need to watch the whole time...   I'm about half way I think

On Saturday morning I added the binding to the quilt..... it's all done now...

The back is from a doona cover - I think it's quite fun....

You can see the quilting a bit clearer... and the thread catches, and the wobbles etc...

I'm not a computer so I will never get it perfect....

Righto, Gotto Go.... Sunday morning.. the fire is going, the coffee is on  .... have a lovely day...x