FNwF February

  For FNwF I went through my kits looking for simple. I found 2 that fit the part as i can't do a lot with my right arm at the moment having a bcc cut out in right shoulder makes for limited movement.  These 2 i could easily trace the stitching & do a little embroidery without stressing the stitches.

It pays to read instructions. I had traced out the panel for the top of the stocking only to discover it was in the wrong spot. Luckily the pen soaks out. :)

& prepped the next 2 hearts.

one of which is sewn down. I finished the reindeer but my choice of thread wasn't a good idea

then moved onto the panel from the table runner

Pop over here to visit Cheryll who kindly hosted us again last night.

Happy Stitching,

Bauble ornament finish & little hearts

 Another kit ticked off my list. 5 sided bauble ornament by Hatched & Patched which i bought many, many years ago & would drag out every now & then to stitch & then be put away again. So yay its now done & dusted. :) :)

Little hearts day 4 & 5

Happy Stitching

Hearts & a finish

 I have joined in with Kathleen Tracy to make 14 hearts for the next 14 days. These little hearts aren't about just about Valentines day.

To quote Kathleen  "sending out a little love into the universe to combat all of the hatred, negativity and cruelty that seems to be going around lately. I believe that quilters should use their art/creativity to shine a light and encourage others with compassion and love. Make a little heart, show you care".

These are my first 3

They are only tiny & quick to make. The background fabric is 3-1/2".

The little finish is part of my Stitchers challenge for this month. 1 down umpteen to go. :) :).

A nice quick easy project to do.

Happy Stitching,

Chookshed Stitchers Challenge February is....

..... number 10. For me that is kits & small ufos.  I've taken a photo of kits(photo is just a general idea) & ufo's that were handy. 

Happy Stitching,

Rainbow Scrap Challenge January

 Talk about leaving it to the last minute. :) :).

I rather liked the little button blocks that Fiona had made a couple of years back so i decided that for this years RSC i would make them.

Last year Pat Sloan ran a sew along using FPP kite blocks. I bought the papers but didn't end up taking part in the sew along. The rsc seemed like a good time to use the papers up. :)

Now to dig out the blue scraps for February.

Happy Stitching,

Chookshed Stitchers Challenge January number 6

 I started with this

It is now a top. 

Things didn't go quite right. Despite careful sewing, cutting ect it is a tad out of wack so i had to leave out the piano key border. Now i'll add it to add it to the little quilting pile for when that number is chosen. :)

Happy Stitching,

The things you find.....

when cleaning & sorting through all your patchwork/quilting things. :)

I'm not sure how old these blocks are but they were a freebie bom/bow maybe between 15 to 20 years ago. :). i hadn't a clue what i was going to make with them, i just put them on my cutting table with the intention of finally getting them out of the ufo pile.

This morning as i was laying them out & choosing fabric to go with them i decided on a simple table mat rather than a hanging.

One of my numbers for the Chookshed Stitchers Challenge is to quilt up a collection of small ufo tops so i will add this to my little pile. :)

Happy Stitching,

FNSI January 2025

 Yesterday was FNSI hosted by Wendy

 I made an early start. My project was the Zoom challenge for this month. I managed to tame those half square triangles this time for the star blocks. :)

i stopped here whilst i make a decision about the next border. I contains about 138 1-1/2" x 2" blocks. As it was hot yesterday i sure didn't feel like cutting & sewing all those. :) I pinned the little stitcheries to sew done later on in the evening.

That done i made a start on the 16 1/2" hexie flowers i need.

Pop Over here to see who joined in.

Happy Stitching,

Hexagons

 I've finished with the appliqued hexagons. I've 42 blocks so should be a nice size quilt. I've decided to snowball the blocks so I'm currently looking for a nice black fabric with a white pattern. 

So happy I've finally done something with the leftover hexies. 😀

Happy Stitching,

FNSI January

 For the first FNSI of 2025 i was a wee bit tired after a day out tripping to Warwick to see my brother. I wanted to do some stitching but nothing to taxing. :) I started with this hexagon

All  finished

I started making more flowers. These hexagons were left over from a project so i've run out of matching hexies & are now mixing & matching.

finished one & started another

& then bed called me as i was stating to drop off to sleep. :) :)

Happy Stitching,

Chookshed Stitchers Challenge is.......

......... number 6.

I started In My Garden many years ago as a stitch along. About 2-3 years back i finally gathered all the fabrics to put it together but i had issues with the 1/4 square triangles for the star blocks. Into the naughty corner it went. 

Making my list for this years challenge i knew it needed to be added. Time it was moved along. :)

Happy Stitching,