Beginning of November

This week I have a quilt on the frame.......

Lots of smaller detail quilting and colour changes .... going slow

There is a deadline so I have been focussing most of my time on it....

I went in to the city and had an extra 15 minutes to spare so dropped in to an op shop..... I found this bag for $4 - I really got it for the fun factor!

There are a couple of places repairs need to be made.....

Each evening I am working on my KOGO knitting and this week this is my little pile

I have pulled out the plain framed hexagons to make up for Field Journal - the pile to be stitched is slowly diminishing....  I did a couple for FNWF - always fun sewing with company (even cyber company)

.... and that is my week - gone already!  I hope you have had a good one!

Righto, Gotto Go.... coffee is ready....

FNWF

Work continues on the border for Civil War Bride .... these flowers and leaves seem to be taking ages... 

This is where I was Friday night.... then last evening (Saturday) I sewed the last few leaves, the butterflies middle and stitched legs, feelers and eyes..... so now it needs pressing and joining to the main piece... the vine then needs to be extended (you can see it all bunched up there) so that it looks like it is all one piece (you got that right????)

.... then the bottom border can begin!!

This last week we had the Embroidery Guild Exhibition (held every 2 years).  It is always an incredible show of talent and this year did not disappoint....  some really amazing pieces.   There is also a Sales Table of goodies members have made as well as Second Hand Rose which both do very well.

If you have Facebook I have a link to their page HERE .  I had  3 embroidery related quilts and my little Ukranian whitework bag in there.  I wasn't able to ask individuals if I could take pictures of their work to share on social media.

Saturday stitching was held at the hall so people could watch.... I took my Field Journal Hexagons and there seemed a fair bit of interest.  

Righto, Gotto Go, it's Fathers Day here today and local daughter is taking her father out to breakfast and since I live with her father I get a feed too!

Have a lovely rest of the weekend.....

FNWF February

Thanks Cheryll for having us for FNWF.....  a lovely no pressure way of stitching with others, just sew something and share on your blog... and visit the other bloggers who joined in....

After a full day out I sat with a few things to work on....  

First up was mending!!  a pair of shorts for the young man staying here which has a unwanted split in a seam.

Then I got out a bit of crochet - I am wanting to use up random balls of pure wool, so I am trying to do 15 minutes of crochet each day... doesn't go very far and at the moment it is so hot humid that 15 minutes is my limit with wool...

This is 3 days worth of 15 minutes....

One of the ladies at quilt group has a woodworking husband and he made a few of these yarn holders.  The top works a bit like a lazy susan and twists round with the ball of wool.....

I have found it less likely to pull and bounce around....

This Field Journal block only needed a couple of leaves stitched.....

Then I glue basted more hexagons and placed them how I will sew the panel.... you can see a couple of rows on the right that I have started with the stitching...

Thanks again Chez, always good to focus on getting a few bits sewn...

Righto, Gotto Go.... my second morning coffee calls, have a lovely weekend...

FNWF

Thanks Chez for coming back from your holiday to host us all last night!

I was tired from a busy day but sat and did some of the binding for this flannel quilt.  It was a cool evening so lovely to be rugged up under this.

then when my eyes were too tired to focus I did a little bit more on my corner to corner crochet blanket.

A friend of mine taught me this a couple of weeks ago.  I can keep going as it is all repeat and turn, but I will need help when it's time to decrease....  I have 6 balls of this yarn and only on the 2nd one so I think it will end up a reasonable size.

Righto, Gotto Go... wet and soggy here today so to the sewing room I go!  And then later today I will pop over and see at the linky HERE what others did last night..

FNWF

Thank you Cheryll, always fun to sew with you and others....

I had a few appointments during the day.... eye tests, flu shots .... blah blah blah and they always take longer than I expected.  

However, a start was made on another quilt using Terra Australis fabrics, this one is a Chandalier quilt - another free pattern and great for scraps I think. 

In the evening I finished off another Field Journal embroidery... this time a snail, not my favourite find in a garden but I do like how he worked out in stitches.

Cold and wet and dark, we are hoping it will be dry enough to go and watch the big Widget play footy.   But first coffee and a visit HERE to see what others have done.

Take care, have a great weekend.....xx

FNWF

Thanks Cheryll for having us for the April FNWF.....

I finished cutting up the pieces for my baby giraffes quilt..... I hope to find a bit of time this week to start putting it together.....

In the evening I carried on with this little soft crochet rug.... it really is lovely pretty wool but my crochet is not good at all... however it will be for me to throw over my shoulders or lap as we cool down and I wanted to use that lovely acrylic, mohair and wool mix yarn.

A few years ago Sue sent us a Wasgij puzzle.... we have finally taken it out and finding it an enjoyable challenge.... 

Off to read what everyone else did on Friday night..... always lovely to craft with others

Have a great week...xx

FNWF and OPAM and WOOFA

My two OPAM finishes last month were quilts.... 

Dutch Treat (reverse applique)

Mama Tembu (international sisters block)

The tops had been made some time ago so have been in the finishing queue - therefore also fit into WOOFA projects (hosted by Cheryll) for January.

Thank you Cheryll for having us virtually for FNWF .....

I did some quilting on this Safari quilt I made some time ago.... It is a lap size and made up to look like snapshots.  Big seed pod type shapes in the quilting.

Over the weekend I will make the binding and attach back and front by machine - I usually hand sew down but not this time...

I have a couple of hand sewing things I am working on.... this is the first of the little neighbourhood houses for February done. 

Keeping going with this little piece - Just filling in this fabric with some lazy daisy flowers and french knots... then I will make it into a little snap bag.

Once the binding is done for the Safari Snapshots I will be starting this one......  my Elephant ... so far I have prepared some of the papers for foundation piecing..... there will be quite a lot of work to do and not much to see for a while as there are almost 100 blocks to make before they get put together to make it up....  the pattern has been so well done and is easy to follow with what colour goes where.  The other bonus is using these solids there is not a problem with wrong side and right side... ( I often get that mixed up with the sewing in reverse of foundation piecing)

On Thursday I made up these masks for a friend.  I like the 3D mask from See Kate Sew and have added little strips inside for the nose.  So far the only ones I have had success with not fogging up glasses.  

Righto, Gotto Go, after my coffee I will get sewing that binding...

Hope you all have a lovely weekend....

FNWF

Last FNWF for the year.... the time has flown.  Thanks Cheryll for a year of fun - even if we can't physically get together I find it motivating to plan something for the evening, show it off and see what others have done at the same time.....

Last night I continued on my coloured black work and sewed some Slipper Orchids...

They weren't quite finished so I stitched the last few petals this morning whilst I had my first coffee....

I have one left to do and a simple pathway around the edge....  a lovely sewalong done via F/B - I know I am going to be greatly tempted to join in again next year... I loved sewing it.

This week we had our Quilt Group Christmas lunch - there were over 70 of us and it was a bit noisy!!!  Those who want to can join in with a small decoration swap .... ...

I received this tree.... 

I just love it..... look at all that work in it!

So now I have a tree in the house..... sorry to the Christmasophiles but that is the only decoration up at the moment!

I forgot to take a picture of the ornament and door hanger I made.

Sew day with some friends got me making up the blocks for my Mandala quilt.... two quilts will happen,  a cot one with the light fabrics and a lap one with the darker ones.

We also got a brand new heating system!  The other one was leaking.... It looks very smart but I would have preferred that $ in fabric! (wouldn't say that in winter though)

The nice red spot binding was added to this quilt.... I still have the hand sewing to do one of these fine days ....

So that was my week ..... hope you had a good one...

Righto, Gotto Go... time for the second cup of coffee...

xxx

3 years later

In October 2018 I did the last of my reverse applique Dutch Treat blocks - sewing started in early 2016 .....  then they were joined together and sat brewing in a box...

Finally I have taken it out for quilting...

Using rulers I am doing frames around each block and some curves in the border.... keeping it simple (though ruler work still takes me a while) so the applique remains the feature.....  I have the binding and a peeper ready made to finish it off.......

On Friday for FNWF (thanks Cheryll for having us)  I carried on with my Christmas decorations and did do a bit of my crochet.... it's taken a very back stage again but it does feel gorgeous...

The colour I am using at the moment is called Pistachio....  I almost need the aircon on at freezing to want it on my lap to work on at the moment.....

We had over 50mls of rain last night..... lovely steady rain for hours.... and more predicted.  So great for us but I do feel for the farmers trying to harvest their first decent crops after years of drought....

The rain also helps the weeds so Hubz and I did a bit of sorting that over the weekend - never ending job....

Righto, Gotto Go.... have a wonderful week....xx