Churn Dash SAL update ....

Earlier this month 9 more Churn Dashes were completed for Chooky's Churn Dash SAL....  

I had to change the pink for these blocks as I had run out...

You can see here a very slight change.. they are a little lighter so I kept them as a group in the middle....

And here is the top all together..... 

I am pushing ahead on this one as we will be spending time with family when the SAL finishes.... I know there is no pressure but I don't really want to end up with yet another UFO 

I bought enough of the new pink to make a binding...

and my new doona cover from the Swedish shop has been cut in half... it's just perfect.  The pink and green in there are a great match for the front....  and I love it...

It's loaded up and quilting has begun.... I am doing an all over meandering ribbon... keep it nice and soft

Meanwhile handwork has resulted in another block for Civil War Bride... I have really cooled down doing this and need to do more preparation.

I did make an adaption in this one.. there was a rope in the hands of the man and the elephant was tied to it.... left that out.  

Righto, Gotto Go... I have some Churn Dashes to quilt.....

Looking forward to seeing other versions...

the next things.....

Just going to rock with the no focus thing...... 

The stars have been added to the Christmas wallhanging..... minus a number of points....

These QAYG blocks have had sashing added.....  and Marilyn has helped with how to add the borders QAYG ....

Each block is like a little quilt on it's own... rather fun...

I have made 9 Churn Dash blocks.... and now I have enough to put them together....  Chookyblue is hosting the Churn Dash SAL.....

This is how the scraps are being put together.....

I saw Julie's one (see HERE) and she kindly shared the sizes of her pieces with me....  She made smaller blocks after seeing Donna's one (seen on THIS post with the grey sashing) 

It is my "leaders and enders" project and is being useful as I do these blocks

A set of 9 fat quarters of spots which I have had for a while and thought this simple design would be good....

too many dots made my eyes go funny

so I have decided to add dark grey as sashing...

Not totally sold on the look but it is better than no sashing - and it will be a slightly bigger quilt - I will add borders in the grey.

This week I tried out something different for quilting and did a ribbon with butterflies... I love it... not too heavy and quite pretty for a young girl

Righto, Gotto Go - borders to add to the sampler, quilting to be done to the wall-hanging, churn-dashes to lay out,  grey sashing to be added to the dots and include leaders and enders ....

Hope you have a good rest of the week....xx

Dashing out the Churn Dashes....

These are this months Churn Dashes..... since I am using only 2 colours I have found it easier to mass produce a bunch at a time..... plus I need to hurry mine up as I won't be available with the SAL later this year

These are last months... you can see the colours are reversed....

...... and this is how they will come together.....

I haven't got enough to do the size I want so I have needed to buy some more pink.  It's not the exact fabric but its the right tone and those blocks can go in the middle....

Sewing along with many others in ChookyBlue's Churn Dash SAL....

Righto, Gotto Go, things to do, sunshine to enjoy.....

FNSI (and all day)

Thanks to Wendy for hosting FNSI.....  I had more of a FSI......

I went and pulled out a bunch of fabrics to make into new Bondi tops..... it started with the new Tilda fabrics but if I am making one I may as well make 5 and have a bit of a factory worker routine going....

The pattern calls for some binding around the neck and I didn't have matching binding for a couple of the tops so I made some.... 

a 10" square gives double what I need but a smaller piece would mean too many seams.... I use THIS method to make continuous bias binding....  

I draw and cut my strips at 1" and then fold up to make 1/2" bias using this gizmo (I have 3 sizes - 1", 1/2" and 1/4" and use the smaller ones quite a bit)

Then I got to chain piecing a bunch of Churn Dash blocks for Chookyblue's sewalong.... I am trying to make quite a lot at the moment while I can....

Not sure how many I will do but I need at least this amount again....  I will swap the colours round next time....

While I was chain piecing..... a new recipe was being tried....

Secret ingredient in this one is Sweet Potatoe.... I had a huge one I was given which needed using and this recipe just happened to be in a chain supermarkets free magazine this month...

It makes a large bundt cake... I adapted the glaze to maple and honey (as I didn't have enough maple) and used almonds instead of hazelnut (as that is what I had in the house)  The recipe is HERE and I can recommend it.... 

Friday Night was stitching another Field Journal embroidery ....

Yesterday I woke up to a message letting me know there is a new baby in the family coming along - I went scrummaging in the cupboard and found a kit I had bought some time ago and never made up...

Lovely soft flannels....

Sooooo.... in spite of not wanting to start a new one and work on others... I am doing just that ... starting a new one!  But it's a lovely excuse to do that! (you know I love starting new things)

Righto, Gotto Go.....  I might have a slice of my new cake.... then make some tops and start slicing and dicing those yummy flannel fabrics...

Hope you have a wonderful rest of the weekend..... 

A new month.....

Winter has officially started here... but the fire has been burning a few days.... I still have my lovely Autumn mini quilt up from Maria and will need to change it for the season.

I've had a nasty cough so been lying low - this cold front is a good reason to stay indoors.

May finishes included...

My Bali Batik Quick Curve Ruler quilt.... (just needed the binding done)

The crochet blanket (which is a gift)

The Giraffe baby quilt (pieced, quilted and bound for a gift)

A pair of little shoes....

... and a dribble bib....

I had this quilt all cut out using some more of my Terra Australis fabrics..... it is the second top I have made using these...

Naive Melody was the start of using this fat quarter pack I fell in love with.... this top was finished in January 2021 - still waiting to be quilted....

This is a free pattern called Puzzle Box by Christa Quilts.... effective and easy....

I have taken out some more fabric to slice and dice.....  Chookyblue is having a Churn Dash SAL and I do love a SAL ... and I had this fabric in my cupboard that needed using..... and I love the comraderie sewing with friends.... 

the binding was made for Puzzle Box - same light grunge as the background....

Evening sewing has produced this snail for my Field Journal embroideries....

Righto, Gotto Go..... stoke up the fire and get to slicing and dicing..... and some sewing....

Have a lovely rest of the week....