Last week of March.....

Starting with a quick note to say I'm sorry if I am not replying to some comments - some are coming in as no-reply (feel free to send your email and I can add to my address book) and a few are not coming in as email at all so I don't see them until I go back to the actual blog.

I love comments and I love answering them and have made good friends this way... so apologies. 

This week I made up the backpack.... it was easier than I thought once I read the instructions properly (funny that!!!)

I'm happy with the result and look forward to using it .....

It has a drawstring closure on top and a magnetic clip on the flap....

I added a thingymajig to clip keys on as they ALWAYS get lost in the bottom of a bag.... (inside is more maroon than red shown in the picture)

the front.....

... the back....  I did make the straps about 4" longer .... and did a pieced back and flap as I had strips of the fabric I was using

It is a pattern by Gail Pan... lent to me by a friend so I included a little needlecase when returning it....

I have been hand stitching more of the Field Journal stitcheries this week....

I do like the dragonfly....

The little hexagons get made into their own project (one day)

Righto, Gotto Go.....

I want to work a bit on Civil War Bride borders and need to do a bit of choosing fabrics and tracing.... not my favourite part of a project....

Have a lovely rest of the week....xx

Going into the last week of March....

Woohoo... a big finish for me this week....

This top was made in 2019 and over the last few months I have been trying to spend a bit of time quilting it on my Sweet Sixteen....

Quilting was finished last week and over 4 evenings I got the binding hand sewn down....

It's too long to hang on the wall properly..... finished at 95 x 83"

It was a kit from a destash site I had in my cupboard for a few years.... someone may know the name and date for this French General range....  I love the colours.

and different elements to the quilt, hand stitching, applique, mini piecing...

fussy cut framing of gorgeous fabric.....

and lots of opportunity for fun quilting....

As you can see it is a good fit for our Queen size bed

I had a lot of fun with the quilting... as usual that is seen better on the back!!

Sewing day with the girls and a couple of evenings has resulted in a couple more hand stitched blocks for Field Journal....

I do love the variegated thread colours that comes with the series...

... and some progress has been made on the backpack.....  hoping to get this together over the weekend....

Righto, Gotto Go... I need a coffee after all that showing off.....

Doesn't one get to start a new project when one is finished????  

Have a lovely weekend everyone.... xx

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