First week of March

Happy to say our son arrived safely.  He had booked on a flight which did not go via the Middle East fortunately.

Before he came I finished up the binding on this baby quilt, a panel I quilted up a while ago....

First kiss - rather cute

I had been working on my stitch sampler over evenings..... this project had been ignored for some time

It's a real mix of different colours and stitches over the back of ticking.....  some lines are braids I have attached.  I'm really not very imaginative, I would have preferred a list of colours and stitches to work to!!

next I will make it up into a little project bag

I did get some machine sewing done and put together the top for this quilt made using Quick Curve Ruler and a pattern by Sew Kind of Wonderful

Lucky Quilt - 57" square.  

Binding is made in that green used in the centre. 

Off to the Quilting Queue

A few years ago I made this one using the same book and ruler, Persimmon Quilt is 74" squared

Both are made from Bali batik bought when we holidayed there in 2015.

Quilting details is shown HERE 

The ruler is fun and I do like the effect and improved accuracy (as one trims after sewing blocks) - there is another cut and started waiting for attention.

Righto, Gotto Go.  Snuck in a bit of quiet coffee time whilst Hubz is at golf and Son gone for a run.  This weekend we have one grandson playing cricket (today)  and another playing Rugby League (tomorrow) to watch.

Have a lovely weekend....

First week of June

We finally lit our fire this week at home... the temperature suddenly dropped and it feels like winter.... so far been so mild here....  I do love a wood fire burning...

A few more scrappy starts were made.... (I have a pile of the centre 9 patches so it's actually not very much sewing done this week!

I did take out an old UFO BOM by Joy and finished off these sweet stitcheries (Teacup Critters 2023 BOM) - they had been traced ready to go

With the cooler weather I am enjoying sitting with this snuggly crochet blanket on my lap in the evenings....

Every now and then I try and choose another stitch and work on my stitch sampler..... I'm not very disciplined but it's coming along....

Trimmed my stitcheries and put them up with the completed ones.... I have a bunch of squares and HST's already made so I need to dig them out and put this together... it will end up a cot size quilt (one day)

Here I am with the jacket on..... I wore it this week and it is lovely and snug.  Because it had been well used and washed it is nice and soft.

Can you see my buttons and how perfect they are for this.  They were removed from a doona cover when I chopped that up to make a dress....

Not much crochet happening last night... Apollo very seldom wants to sit on my lap but I think the snuggly rug was too hard to resist....

Righto, Gotto Go.... local daughter is making the big move in with boyfriend and join up their families and I'm off to help with the clean up .....

Have a lovely weekend.....x