sort of finishes

My farmyard stitcheries are all done now.....

I will add peepers around the edge and there will be pretty 4 patches in between them and finished with a border (or 2)

and my 'love' quilt top is finished.... look at green grass!!!!! woohoo the rain has been wonderful

.. all those half dresdens have been handsewn down.....

needleturn, EPP, embroidery and machine piecing..... and mostly in much loved Tilda fabrics

The pattern is from Natalie Bird's Make it Blue Book.....and it is 65" square

Another for the quilting queue.....

Our frangipani is looking glorious with these big bouquets of flowers all over it....

... and I have been making a mess with preparing the blocks for the Naive Melody quilt (in the background).  That will be my handsewing for a while now....

A couple of lovely quilts were put up on the walls.....

this is Holly Cottage designed by my lovely friend Michelle.... it's just gorgeous....

and last year I made up this one....

I have quite a lot of other lovely hangers but they are not going up this year...

This cute runner is out on the table though....

Wishing you all a very lovely Christmas however you spend it... I have to admit I am sore for my family in UK .... one child family can't go out as they have a young daughter in quarantine (close contact with someone who tested positive) another childs family can't go out as they live in Tier 4 area which is strict lockdown.  There are others who can get together but only for a short time... and outside in the winter cold!  It can't be easy trying to make Christmas magical for their children, and they are still my children to be heartsore about!

Things have changed here very quickly in some places and I know a lot of people have had to suddenly change their plans.... thinking of you all

Righto, Gotto Go..... I want to go shopping for peeper and border fabric!

Farmyard

When I saw last seasons Tilda fabric Tiny Farm I thought of this sweet Ella and Skysie stitcheries and pattern...

I have made it before, many years ago - I don't even remember where it went to live....

The stitcheries are lovely and calming to do... just a little bit of satin stitch on the eyes...

I have been enjoying sewing these in front of the TV at night...

... or during marathon Messenger chats with friends....

I have started putting the blades I sewed at retreat together into half dresdens....

they still need their circles in the middle then will be appliqued to the final border of my love quilt ....

I have started thinking about quilts I want to make next year... and quilts I want to quilt next year....

hmmmmmm

Righto, Gotto Go... might be a good time to open one of those boxes with quilt tops in....  I will be making a list and photographing over the next few weeks...

One of the bundles of fabric I am hankering to use is this ....

It's called Perfect Union and I fell deeply in love with it .... I worked hard at election time and needed a reward!! haha... any excuse.   I don't know what I want to make with it yet....

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