Middle of March

This has been one of those weeks where I feel I haven't done very much sewing.... but in actual fact quite a lot has been done ... mostly finishing off things I had started

The Daisy in a Teacup has been sewn for Gossip in the Garden.....

... and the last of the Green blocks for RSC is sewn.... it still needs to be quilted

and I sewed together the little block from Joy's SAL .... I am using linen or linen/cotton blends - I seem to have a few smaller pieces left over from a variety of projects over the years

My favourite bit of playing this week is some big border feathers... this border is 10" wide and I haven't done this particular pattern before.  It needed some circles marked for guidelines, and I used THIS tutorial (now an unused blog unfortunately) 

I quilted this on my sit down machine (Sweet Sixteen) as it is a big quilt and can't fit on my frame.... took me ages but I got it done....

Now that quilt is waiting for the binding to be done..... it's just too hot at the moment to sit with it on my lap.

This quilt is Les Courtiers.  I had finished the top (SEEN HERE) at the end of 2019 after having the kit marinate in my cupboard for a few years

A couple more sweet LTMD stitcheries are done..... I have a mix of blue, red and green ones to be made into a couple of projects...

Part 3 of Gossip has a mix of blocks so these are all done now.... 

Another big dresden block goes in that space at some stage.....

One of the ladies at Quilt Group made a lovely backpack (which I thought would be great for when going to quilt shows etc and quilt shops where you need two hands for petting fabric).  Anyway last week she brought in her pattern for me to use.

I have a piece of Sashiko stitched (not by me but I picked up a Starter kit which had already one piece done at a destash) and I have some of these strips, also bought at a destash  and I'll put the two together....

The top is a drawstring which is what I wanted with a flap over.  I may just make a couple of adjustments with the straps and also add a pocket inside.

Hopefully I will get to play a bit with that over the weekend....

Righto, Gotto Go... busy day ahead and I need a second cup of coffee to kickstart my day....

2nd week in March

This week I finished the hand sewing for a section of Part 3 for Gossip in the Garden.....

... and then at a machine sewing day with friends I sewed on the border...

On the same machine sewing day I sewed up my 12 green buttons for RSC....

... and my Green House....

I had all the pieces cut for the blocks so it makes it easy to just sit and sew... and chat... and drink tea...

In the evenings I have continued with LTMD stitcheries and these two are now done....

I treated myself to a gift of a new sewing book....

Not sure when I will get to these blocks but I do love samplers.

We have had some much needed rain, not a lot but it looks promising for a wet weekend.... which means a great time to stay indoors and sew....

Righto, Gotto Go.... Friday Night Gin Time....

Hope you have a lovely weekend......

March FNWF

Thanks again to Cheryll for hosting FNWF - a cyber get together....

Joy is doing a sweet little Critters in Cups stitchalong and I have joined in...

I still have the blocks around it to sew on - most of this was done so I finished it off.....

... and then I worked on another HeartStrings stitchery.... which I had already started on Tuesday at club....

Happy to say that one is now finished....

Today I will be chopping up from my Green Scrap Basket to prepare for my different green RSC blocks....

Righto, Gotto Go... coffee time... have a lovely Sunday...

Beginning of March

Another Field Journal block has been done ... I have been rather neglecting these, but they will happen

I worked on one of two quilts I am making from my farmers (son and DIL) shirts... they have two daughters and these quilts are specially being made for them.

this one is based on the Broken Dishes block.... I wanted fairly uncomplicated blocks as the fabric moves and it was hard to get good points.... they won't mind that some have been chopped off.

Part 2 of Gossip in the Garden has been completed....

Michelle has a different version

and I have done February's quilting session ....

On Williams Street gives instruction on quilting , which I am following as her style is quite different to my own and it's getting me to try different patterns....

I really like the block too and think it would be lovely in two colours only.... another on my want to do list!

I spotted this bag at The Quilters Angel.... and made it up in Easter fabrics.... its not very big but would certainly hold a few lovely easter eggs...

It was good to get this little bag finished, I feel I am jumping from one thing to the next at the moment.

Righto, Gotto Go..... I want to start preparing Part 3 of Gossip to work on this month....

Hugz

That time of year....

We've had the beetles playing "Will You still Need me, will you still feed me?"  I turned 64..

There were flowers

and fabric.... this is one metre of fabric but it has 4 different fat quarters printed

Its very hard to show all the work that has gone into this scroll from Michelle....

It's full of stitching with special meaning....

I would never have the imagination for something like this so I feel very privileged....

Also included was this nifty little ring - I have to admit I needed some help working out what it was for

there was a question asked why M sent me a knuckle duster.... 

It is to use to catch yarn when you crochet to stop it twisting up.... 

it works

balloons and chocolate arrived....

Shez visited Brisbane and so kindly brought with her one of her amazing clutches.... they are just the perfect size to hold phone, glasses and the all necessary piece of plastic....

A bunch of these roses were gifted... 

and lovely to hear from friends and family from all over

Lunch and movies enjoyed.  We watched Banshees of Inisherin.  I laughed, I cried, I was surprised. 

Righto, Gotto Go and enjoy the weekend...

4th week of February

Last year I was invited to participate in a sweet 'friends' project..... we all did some foundation pieced friends and shared them around.... in return we got 8 back to join together...

I chose to make a project bag with mine...

It's a good size, will fit a pattern as well as project....

there are names at the sides of the 'friends'....

I chose some fun sewing/quilting themed fabric for a back - a fat quarter was a perfect size...

I had previously done this block for Gossip in the Garden, however I was just not happy with the top blocks...

so I took one off and replaced it with some darker background.... better and the other block can be used later in the quilt....

Pink Scraps have been used... this block is ready and pinned for my February quilting exercise.... hopefully I will get that done this weekend....

... and my collection of little pink buttons....

Handwork in the evening has continued with these little stitcheries......

... and 15 minutes a day of crochet mostly happens..... it's getting a curvy look about it (much like it's maker)

Gossip in the Garden hexagon panels are done now.... these are for later blocks but I wanted to get some of the EPP  done ..... still more to go....

Righto, Gotto Go..... I want to work on some of the old shirts quilt blocks today..... they have been neglected for too long....