First Week of September

..... and what a fabulous start to Spring .....

Perfect to sit on the veranda listening to my audio book and catching up on my Blackwork SAL

I managed to get 4 flowers done ......

I am still behind .....

This is where I am up to now with it......

Because Jack has a new fishing quilt I wanted to give his little brother one......

I have had Boys Story by Anni Downs in my house for several years and it has been enjoyed by lots of little visitors....

Blair is our youngest grandson so  I think it will go and live with him... not too babyish ....

I just love the quirky humour, I think it is my most favourite ever......

Two labels needed to be sewn on......

They are both backed with flannel which is perfect for Victorian winters....

I got some more cream scraps so I pressed and cut these for my scrappy stars.... have a nice pile to make more stars soon....

My crochet is going slowly as it is more of a pattern and thinner wool but I like the shell look of it....  all in one colour

I hope your week has gone well....

Righto, Gotto Go.  I am usually out on a Friday but today at home so I get an extra day to play in my sewing room!!!

Happy weekend....xx

Nearly the end of August

My vintage blanket jacket is done ......

It's certainly not beautiful but it is comfortable and light and just perfect for the evenings that are a bit cooler still.

A bit of close up of some of the mending.  I could have been a bit braver and used a bold colour so it looks more of a purposeful mend than trying to hide it without success!!

At my Sunday sewing lesson with April I made my newsboy cap out of an old woolen mens jacket.  It is Harris Tweed and one of the buttons was used in the cap

I love how it turned out - it's too big but for some reason I always fancied making one.

I used some left over fish fabric to make up a zippy bag.  I wanted to try this pattern, which is not too difficult but I ended up putting the lining on the outside and the pieced part on the inside! haha.

..... and car knitting finished with this scarf for KOGO.  I like making them a little shorter and joining the ends so you can wrap it round the neck and it doesn't keep blowing off

There is a grandson request for golf club covers so I'll give them a go.... they look easier than mittens!

A bit of embroidery has been done and more rows of crochet.

Righto, Gotto Go ... end of the day and I feel like a cuppa ... have a lovely rest of the week ...xx

Third week of August

My second Be My Neighbour block for August has been finished.  I needed to applique on the bird and flower.  It's a bit busy on it's own but I think that will calm once it is with the others.

Only 2 blocks to go now .... I will miss doing these each month with Susan

3 more Sashiko blocks have been done..... that's 149 done - I need to draw out more grids.... 

I finished the Fishing quilt this week.....  I bought some green for the side borders and binding....

This shows some of the lovely fishy fabrics....

and the panel I found for the centre....

I bought a doona cover for the backing... it's just like a flannal a fisherman would use.... you can see my 'watery' quilting

My garment making/recycling (I'm not sure it counts as UPcycling - not that glamorous) this week involved chopping up a vintage blanket (which already had big pieces cut from it) and using my Laura Jacket pattern made up a cardigan type garment.

I'm not lining it and have done an organic style crochet edging.  There are quite a few holes in the blanket (pure wool) so I will add a bit of stuff to cover them - not going to do too much as I think this will just be a casual cosy experiment.  I do like the idea so if I find a good quality vintage blanket I will make one properly.

A bit of crochet and a bit of knitting, some sorting and tidying done and the week has disappeared....

Righto, Gotto Go, I still have the sleeves to crochet on the recycle cardigan jacket .....

Have a lovely weekend...xx

2nd week of August .....

As always bits and pieces being done at my house......

A few more Sashiko blocks stitched.....

And I finished off my latest crochet blanket for KOGO

The yarn has a bit of glitter in it (which you can't see)  but there is glitter in all sorts of places round the house now!!!

Progress on the fishing quilt...... today I bought some coordinating green to add borders to the sides and do the binding.....

Floral fun has had more applique added.... I am enjoying sewing the big bold pieces .....  there is more smaller flowers to add...

So hard to photograph but our wattle out the front is the best I've ever seen it.....

This is a closer representation of the colour....

Loads of lovely little balls of yellow and I love the soft scent of them.... reminds me of my childhood driving through plantations of wattle

Wednesday sewing at my house was more work on my Neighbourhood..... for some reason someone owns a yacht in the middle of the houses.... 

There is another block mostly done but it needs a bit of hand applique ....

Apollo the cat has left the house and gone to his real home... of course it feels a bit strange but we did go on the search for new lounge chairs (now grumpy scratcher who ruined these ones is gone)  Although we have always loved having pets we just want to be able to up and go these days.... 

He seems to have settled well and he does love our daughter more than anyone else....

Righto, Gotto Go.... time to get the fish and chips ready... have a lovely weekend.....

First week of August

Hello, how is everyone... we had such a cold cold weekend ....  friends to stay and outings, wood fire, food, wine and plenty of laughs.

I have done a few blocks of the Scrappy Trip around the World.  I have been trying to keep the strongest colour (of 6) central to make a sort of pattern..... these 4 blocks are not sewn together but just an indication of how they could come together.

This Moda Love quilt top is together (free pattern HERE) - its very bright.  

We have a couple of aloes growing in the garden and they are looking splendid at the moment....

this one is harder to photograph but lovely red candlesticks!  After they have finished flowering we will see how much we can divide them up then add more to the garden.

Joy finished the sweet Christmas in July design and I made mine up into a little mug rug ....  thanks Joy for a little bit of mid year fun....

This weeks hand work is this applique on my Floral Fun wallhanging.  I am doing mine in needleturn and am happy with how it is looking.  Still quite a lot more applique to do so Caswell is going to be neglected for a while....

Otherwise, a bit of crochet, a bit of knitting, etc ... Makes a huge difference having some just gorgeous days where sitting on the veranda is a pleasure....

Righto, Gotto Go.... I am working on Jacks fishing quilt ..... I have to admit I'd much rather work to a pattern than make it up as I go.....  I haven't found a backing I like to I have ordered a flannelette doona cover to improvise....  

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