FNSI November

 Not sure how it got to be the 3rd Friday of the month yesterday but it was.

Friday was a busy one for me. I made 10 more blocks for Ladder Star

Total of 12 & i need 64. If i keep up my momentum i could have a top by end of next week :) :).

I switched to embroidery in the evening. I finished this block off

and started this one

Happy Stitching,

Binding, binding & more binding

  A week or sew ago i made myself get to quilting 3 small ufo's, add the binding to them & bind 3 hangings that i'd had quilted by bubzrugz earlier this year. That done i spent the last week hand sewing the bindings down. 6 more ufo's done & dusted.

First one was a simple runner from a bag of 1/2" hexies i acquired somewhere.

Next up a mat made of thimbles

I won this as a top on IG

next  A Redwork Christmas by Fig N Berry Creations.

then Merry & Bright by Gail Pan Designs.

and finally stitched the last stitch last night on It's A Redwork Christmas by Rosalie Quinlan.

I discovered when recently selling off patterns that i had 2 of these. LOL. Pays to check patterns out before buying. :)

Happy Stitching,

Lest We Forget

 Rememberance Day 2024

FNwF November

 Yesterday was FNwF & would've been my Dad's 99th birthday so despite feeling quite sad i set to with my sewing.

First up was a ufo. The blocks were stitched in 2019 & then i abandoned it when i got to the borders. Not sure actually when i stitched the borders after that as i can't find any photo's, I did find one in 2022 when i tried ironing on the transfers & that wasn't a success. Anyhoo time to finish it up into a top at least. :)

After a short rest i decided to give one of Bonnie Sullivan's a try. She had recently made a quilt using plaids & checks. Hers is from recycled shirts, mine is from a stash of plaids & checks. Not sure why i have so many. :) But time for them to go. I may have enough to make several quilts. lol

First 2 blocks. I quite after that as i kept making mistakes with the green block & it was the second block & it was getting late. The patterns is called ladder star.

After dinner it was time for hand sewing. I had started a Lucy block on Thursday night

and got this far by the time for bed.

Pop over to our lovely hostess Cheryll to see who joined in to sew last night.

Happy Stitching,

October Chookshed Challenge Update.

 My challenge for this month was to do something with my numerous kits. I have 1 finish & an almost finish. :)

A Christmas mat

and a Christmas table runner

which would've been finished if it weren't for things going wrong. It nearly ended up in the naughty corner. :) But despite a bit of fabric wasted i made it work in the end. :~

Happy Stitching,

FNSI October

 Yesterday was FNSI for October hosted by Wendy.

I had started working on a little mat a few days ago so that was my project of choice.

I wasn't sure how far i'd get as i'm looking after the grandkids but i managed a fair bit. :)

Happy Stitching,

FNwF October

 For FNwF last night hosted by Cheryll i chose to finish of the hexie fillers for the Libby Morgan quilt.

All done

& the top is ready now to be trimmed & borders added

Happy Stitching,

October Chookshed Challenge.

 The last challenge is for me to work on one or more of my many kits.

Plenty to choose from in here & a ufo or 3 :)

and in here.

I'll choose several & hope i get them done before months end.

Happy Stitching,

September Chookshed challenge update.

 My EPP ufo's started like this

Some progress was made on most of them.

1797 revisted has borders

The coffin quilt is has had the sides, top & bottom pieces added & trimmed

and the thimble table runner has been completed.

The other 2 i just didn't get to at all.

Whilst have a good old clear out i found a few more EPP ufu's i'd forgotten about & i did take a photo but i think i accidently deleted it.

Out of that lot i've prepped these 2 for quilting

and started filling in the edges of this one

another top i had been going to trim side to square up but on inspection felt the sides needed some fillers before trimming back so that is back on the to do pile. The other EPP projects are a bunch of flowers made many years ago that need to be sewn into mini quilts they are also back on my to do list. :)

Many thanks to Deana for encouraging us to work on our ufo's all year long. Mine have certainly been move along one way or another.

Off to find some kits to work on for Octobers challenge.

Happy Stitching,

quilting & grandchildren.

 A few weeks back GS number 2 was over for a stay & asked could he make another little quilt. Out comes the box of pre-cut squares & he chooses what he wants. I help him guide the squares through to make the little quilt but then he abandons it to Nan Nan to finish. :) lol

I added the borders & mad ready to quilt. I finally managed to do that yesterday. I will be able to give him the quilt today for his bears.

Making these small quilts isn't really making a dent in the fabrics/scraps. :) :)

Happy Stitching

FNSI September.

My project for FNSI hosted by Wendy is one of my challenge EPP ufo's. This one is my coffin quilt & i'm on the last side adding pieces. I was nearly finished last night but found i was about 3 short. Hmm must learn to count better. LOL. Time for bed by then & sort the missing pieces out later.

after i add the final pieces it just needs a trim & then onto the quilting pile it shall go. So that will, cross fingers, be 3 EPP projects moved along.

I've been having a good old cleanout & as i was doing so i discovered several more EPP projects i had forgotten about. Whoopsie. :) Add them to my list so i don't forget them again.

Happy Stitching,