FNSI May

 The day started early for FNSI with me pulling out red, purple, pink & green fabrics to make cracker box blocks.

During a break i was reading blogs & Fiona posted about making bowl cosies. A good reminder that i'd been wanting to make some. Well 1 at least. :)

It won't win any prizes that's for sure. My machine did not like top stitching through all that thickness. Next time i'll follow the suggestion of making the wadding a wee bit smaller than the fabric. That suggestion should've been written at the top of the instructions not added in way at the bottom. :~

The evening saw me making another Lucy block.

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Happy Stitching,

Stitching & flowers.

 I've managed another Lucy block

Stitching madly away at the last border for 12 days of Christmas though i took a break to sew the above block

Just the present on the end left & then the satin stitch. Finally after many years of it languishing i can put it together. :)

Then today whilst on Zoom i prepped another Lucy block

My daughter bought me Chrysanthemums in pots for Mothers Day last year & i planted them in the front garden. The look wonderful this year all spread out covered in blooms.

They spread a little more than i expected so i need to try & rescue 2 carnation plants & possibly a lavender from that area.

When cleaning out Mum's home after she passed away there were still a few pot plants hanging around. 2 pots had achimenes in them & i think they both did flower after i brought them back. Noticing a lack of growth in them i thought i'd have to chuck them out but one started shooting leaves up this year. I checked the other pot but couldn't find any little bulbs/corms. Now the surviving one has flowered.

I was so pleased it grew as they have quite lovely little blooms.

Happy Stitching,

Nine Patch Monday.

 Thought i'd better catch up seeing that tomorrow is Monday in the US & Reproquiltlover will show us the next block from her antique quilt for week 17.

My week 15

and week 16

Happy Stitching,

FNwF May.

 Last night was FNwF hosted by lovely Cheryll. 

Thursday night i dragged out the box containing the Lucy blocks & started piecing one together. Here is where i was at

& by bed time

I really need to sew faster. :) Though to be honest it's been quite a while since i had Lucy out. I  now have 21 blocks & the quilt has 58. Not sure though if i want to make that many, we'll see.

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Happy Stitching,

Chookshed Stitchers Challenge for May is #5

 I've listed this table cloth as number 5

It's possibly 20 years old & the silly thing is i only need to add  2 borders & it's done. ~)

Happy Stitching,