August FNSI

I had a double date on Friday.... I joined Wendy HERE and also went physically to Marion's studio and sewed with a small group.....  Luckily here we are still able to meet with people

I got this embroidery done from Field Journal BOM.....  there is stem stitch, feather stitch, long and short blanket stitch and some satin stitch in it......

Then the squirrel came by my place... it's been around blogland I see....

Anorina showed her wind spinner (and provided a written tutorial and video link) which I thought was great fun so I made one....

The weather has been just lovely... not a breath of wind so it's not really spinning but it is fun!

A couple more beds were done in my blackwork sampler this last week....

Passionflower

Honeysuckle

Many of you have watched 'Widget' grow up on my blog... he came for a day and night.... haven't seen him for a little while and look what happened!!!!!  

Then I gave him a haircut!!  

Tip run to drop off a load of green waste then off to a landscaper to get a load of mulch.... got that put down over a garden bed - now it's time for a cuppa and some blog reading over HERE to see what the others made on Friday night...

Righto, Gotto Go...... keep safe and keep happy....xx

That weekend disappeared....

Yesterday I bought some backing for the panel I received from Ingrid.... it's really quite yummy and if I wore and made dresses I would use this fabric

For my handwork lately I have been focussing on my Steady Thread SAL as I am way behind.  I think I am up to week 11 and should be at week 33.  There is no penalties of course and the pressure is self inflicted but I know that if I get too far behind I am likely to give up.  A free SAL shared by Clare of Steady Thread on facebook.

Lavender

Fushchia

Magnolia

I am like a dog with a bone with regards trying to become good friends with my Moxie

I worked on this tumbler quilt using a Rachelle Denneny online course I purchased

I usually like to use matching threads as mistakes show less but for the purposes of learning I didn't...

Then I learnt to go around appliques.... I am pretty happy with this... I used a monofilament thread for around the applique so you don't get contrast lines showing, then changed thread for the background and borders.

Fairly slow but I'm happy with the result....

Righto, Gotto Go, cup of tea then back to the machine...

Have a lovely week everyone.... stay safe

This week....

It's already Thursday!!! where has my week gone?

A lovely surprise arrived for me from Ingrid (instagram link) who I have never met but has been so kind to send me a panel she thought would be fun for me to practice on the longarm with....  there is a cute notebook holder and needleminder too....  I just need some suitable backing and this can be played with....

20 odd years ago Hubz used to play golf regularly... one of his retirement plans is back to it..  he has been gathering supplies.... and he raided my kitchen towels drawer!!!!!  Apparently you need to wipe the golf balls ....

Well I found some golf themed fabric online at the big store and so I made him his own ones!

Sorted!

I have sewn up my wedges for a free motion course wedge sampler  - not sure what I was thinking but I made a lot more than was set so there will be lots of practice!

It is almost time to have done 4 more sampler blackwork lollies....  these two are done.  These are certainly a challenge.  

a few more rows on my crochet blanket.....

... and another Field Journal embroidery....

Tuesday sewing got 4 more blocks together.....

So a busy sewing week for me.... progress on several things and a few quick finishes...

After horrible year with lockdowns and online schooling etc we were chuffed to hear our eldest Grandson in UK passed his A level exams.....  good lad....

Righto, Gotto Go.... better scramble around for something to eat this evening....

FNWF

Thanks Cheryll, always fun to sew with you and the others.....  we all met up HERE this week...

I finished off the quilting of this quilt on Friday.... 

The pinwheels are a bit of a sampler and I did different little things in them... trying to improve small motor movements... rulers help a lot for in the ditch.... I used to be quite good doing them free hand....

Then long trails of feathery leaves all along the shocking pink areas....

In the evening I finished off my bed of strawberries....

.. and then worked on the edge of my lollies sampler....  I forgot the beads in the middle which is a nuisance and I will have to go back and do them!

Finally when my eyes were too tired to concentrate I did another row or two on the shawl......  this is my go to in the car and chatting on video where I don't need to watch the whole time...   I'm about half way I think

On Saturday morning I added the binding to the quilt..... it's all done now...

The back is from a doona cover - I think it's quite fun....

You can see the quilting a bit clearer... and the thread catches, and the wobbles etc...

I'm not a computer so I will never get it perfect....

Righto, Gotto Go.... Sunday morning.. the fire is going, the coffee is on  .... have a lovely day...x

Four finishes....

These tops were already quilted and I added the binding front and back by machine so they really didn't take long at all to finish.....

I made this scrappy I Spy Disappearing 9 patch after seeing Susan's lovely one last year.....  A great way to use up same size squares.  I just used more of the plain blue as I wanted every 9 patch centre square (which became cornerstones) to be the same....

I had enough of that same blue to become the binding....

Quilt Size 60 x 54"

I quilted it in large watery type design... it's kept it soft and snuggly...

I made these feathers some years ago from my scraps and on a background fabric which had been given to me (which I didn't realise is polyester... not really a problem but not as easy to work with as cotton)

A pattern by Anna Marie Horner... I just love it....

For the quilting I ditched around the edges of the stem and feather and then did quite a heavy twirl in the background....  Size is 51" square....

This next quilt is a small lap 45" square and was made from a fabric bundle I got somewhere many moons ago.... it is a variety of fabrics with shine and metallics I think... again not cotton

For this one I just did big swirls and loops....  I think it would make a useful table topper which doesn't matter if it gets tea stains on....

A few months ago I picked up a bag of fabrics at an op shop for $3.  Amongst the fabrics were 12 ready made blocks so I found some sashing and a border that would match and made up this lap quilt...

Quilt size ... 47" x 37"

I practiced with rulers for this one and did large orange peels in the blocks, in the ditch near the sashings and lots of straight lines in the border...

Hand sewing has resulted in another Field Journal block.  I had to learn Weave Stitch for this one and rather like the texture it has created....

.. and finally another block for Civil War Bride... those strawberries nearly got the better of me....

I am now up to 10 of the 20 blocks... and I am loving it though it is slow and I am itching to get on with some other needleturn projects....

After a couple of beautiful warm days we are back to evil wind and cold.... Hubz and I both had our second vaccinations yesterday so are a bit achey armed.  I have to admit I do feel relieved that if this virus comes near I am protected as best as I can be.

Righto, Gotto Go..... I have sewing and quilting to play with..... Keep safe...