Finishes

 I'm finally getting to my ufo pile of small projects. Some have things still needing to be done & others just need backing & wadding. I now have a pile that needs quilting. :) Those are on the backburner for a few days as i don't want to keep changing feet.

The mug rug was from a free stitchery that Joy gave us last year.

and 1 of the sashiko panels is now a hanging

Happy Stitching,

FNSI March

 I made an early start in the afternoon continuing the hand quilting i'd started the night before.

ta da all done. :)

Happy Stitching,

week 8 scrappy sew along & sewcialites

 This weeks blocks for the scrappy sew along is baskets

Now to join all the blocks together & add the borders.

This weeks sewcialites block is called spring wind

Happy Stitching,

FNwF take 2.

 I wasn't sure if i'd be stitching along this week as i've stitches in my sewing hand but it's healed enough for me to stitch. The project i'm working on is for storing projects in.

Happy Stitching,

sewcialites

 In the last few weeks i've been seeing blocks pop up for this years sewcialites sew along by Fat Quarter shop. I have caved & joined in & will hopefully use up some of the Bonnie & Camille scraps i have. The first 3 blocks. 

Happy Stitching,

Scrappy Sew Along week 7

 This weeks blocks are shoofly blocks. I had printed out the schedule when i the sew along was announced & didn't realise it had been updated so i cut out 7 instead of 6. 

asked my grandson to choose one to be rejected & he was a bit excited about that. lol

the reject. :( My brain was off with fairies yesterday. Cut all the squares at 2-1/2" when most should have been 2". Then when adding up what i needed to cut for the 1/2 square triangles forgot that i would get 2 out of each piece so i had double the number needed. That's ok i just made the leftovers into pinwheels.

Happy Stitching,

FNwF March & Rainbow Scrap Challenge

 I had forgotten it was time for FNwF until i saw a post on FB. Luckily for me i'd already been sewing during the day for the rainbow scrap challenge. :)

 

When i saw the post i had just sat down ready to applique the pear blocks

3 of the 6 done before bed

Happy Stitching,

More flowers

 This weeks blocks for the scrappy sew along are pieced flowers. The leaf part nearly went to the naughty corner before a light bulb moment but not before there was a bit of fabric wasted. Ah well all part & parcel of learning new things. Luckily though the pieces were only little. :)

Happy Stitching,

Found my marbles :)

 Marbles are the blocks for this weeks scrappy sew along.

Nice simple blocks but effective.

Happy Stitching,

FNSI February

 I had totally forgotten it was FNSI yesterday until i saw a post on FB pop up. Sew what did i do for FNSI ?  I finished making up these tiny tumbling blocks. The diamonds are 3/4"

and started sewing them together to make a tiny quilt.

Happy Stitching

Owl & hare Hollow

 Yesterday was spent adding the final borders to Owl & Hare Hollow. I started the stitcheries back in 2023 when the BOM came out in Homespun. I think i only did about 6 then abandoned the project. Last year i dragged it out & did all the blocks. A couple days ago i trimmed all the blocks & chopped up strips for the strippy borders. Today i can finally say it's a flimsy. It's not perfect by any means but i'm calling it DONE.

When i walk to the shops i pass a couple of agaves & have been watching them shoot up the flower spikes. They have flowered & i remembered to take photo's. :) The spikes a really tall.

Happy Stitching.

Beanie Season

 Thursday after making the flower blocks i cut out all the sashing pieces i needed to turn Beanie Season into a flimsy. I'm not sure when i started stitching the little blocks but is quite a few years back, stopped & then started again last year & completed them all.

Pattern Beanie Season is  Fig "n" Berry Creations pattern.

Happy Stitching

Flowers

 The block for this weeks blooming scrappy sew along is flowers. They were quick & easy to make. :)

Happy Stitching,

Rainbow Scrap Challenge

 The green blocks for the rainbow scrap challenge are done

I saw this block yesterday & added it to my scrap blocks as well, another quick & simple block

then i needed a blue one for last months colour. :)

Happy Stitching,

FNwF February

 My day started early making the next blocks for the sew along. what should have been a fairly quick make took way longer than it should've. I made so many mistakes but i got there in the end. :) Jack(the ripper) & i were to good of friends by the end. lol. I really hope the next set doesn't have teeny tiny pieces.

After a break i finished off the stitchery on the stockings. They are now ready to put together.

Then i dragged out my 1/2" hexies. I finished 1 & prepped another

Happy Stitching,

Little Buttons

 Another of my rainbow scrap challenge blocks is a flimsy. I made the little buttons for rsc2025. Again i was 2 months short but went with the 48 i had. They measure 3 1/2" finished. The original quilt had over a 100 pieced blocks but i was not interested in playing around with anymore tiny pieces, i just wanted it done.

Happy Stitching,

Potato Chip Quilt

I started placing the potato chip blocks (RSC2025) on the floor to work out the layout i wanted but someone thought i needed help

Despite her "help" i realised i would need another 2 blocks. Luckily they are quick to cut out & piece together. That done i found up the silver/grey homespun in my stash & set to cutting sashings & borders

I'm happy to have another top done. 

Happy Stitching,

 

Scrappy sew along week 2

 This weeks blocks for the sew along are cactus blooms

Only 2 blocks this week thankfully as those pieces are small. :)

I also made up the last 2 potato chip blocks from rsc 2025

Now to decide how i want the quilt to look.

Happy Stitching,

UFO's part 2

 Another of the projects from rainbow scrap challenge 2024 was the applique baskets. They too were short the amount i figured on as i only did 8 months worth not 10 & again no real plan in mind.  I did think of putting them on point but as i wanted a quick finish(again) :) i just went with leaving them side on. Raided the stash for any big pieces i could find for borders.

Now that RSC 2024 are out of the way i need to turn the 2025 blocks into flimsies. :) :)

My visitor early yesterday morning

I noticed the Kookie sitting there when feeding the cats & asked very nicely to wait while i went to get my phone. So pleased when i came back to find Kookie still there.

Happy Stitching,

UFO's

 One of my projects from RSC 2024 was making circles. Yesterday they made it into a quit top.

I wasn't sure when i started making the circles how i would put it together. In the end i only had 48 circles & they measured 5" unfinished. They weren't wide enough for a quilt & i didn't want to make more. I just wanted this ufo done. A quick search produced the blue fabric which was big enough to make the top up. It is just big enough now for a lap quilt. Yay me another ufo done & now on the "to be quilted" pile. :)

Happy Stitching,

Zoom Day

 Yesterday Chooky had a Zoom day going & i was fortunate o be able to join in. :) The morning i spent on my sashiko panel. I managed to get quite a bit done.

After lunch i cut a pile of hexagons & started to sew the next row of Mrs Holder's Hexagons.

Another lovely day of chatting & stitching was had.

Happy Stitching,

Scrappy sew along

 Pat Sloan is running a sew along using Wendy Sheppard's book Scrap Quilting. As i had bought the book last year i decided to join in. 

The first blocks are snails

Happy Stitching,

RSC January

 I've joined the rainbow scrap challenge again this year & for January the colour is blue.

I started with making applique pears

moved onto crazy log cabin

and then onto simple nine patch

Happy Stitching,

FNWF January

 Did i need to make a new start? No but i did seeing as this panel arrived yesterday. :) I'm using the dreaded lame thread seeing as i bought 4 skeins & only used 1-1/2 on the last large panel.

2 baubles done & started on the bow

Thankyou Wendy for hosting us again this year.

Happy Stitching,