Update May Chookshed Challenge

 At the start of the month this is where i was at with Owl & Hare Hollow. I knew i wouldn't get it into a top as there is just so much hand work in this quilt. Here is where i was at to begin with at the start of the month.

The 2 stitcheries were done

Then i spent many days prepping blocks & starting the hand stitching. 

Month 1.

Month 2. I went with buttonhole applique as needleturn just wasn't happening. That tail is so tiny, :)

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6. The little pieced blocks are the outer border corner stones.

All i have left to do now beyond all the hand work is make a pieced border. That can wait until i'm ready to sew the blocks together. Now to get ready to start Junes challenge. :)

Happy Stitching,

Lucy Boston

 I've been making up a Lucy block every now & again for a while so when i finished one the other night i thought i'd better do a count to see how many i had. I got a surprise when i counted them. :)

Total count is 43. The last count was 34. Number 44 was started last night

Another reason to do a count was i'm running out of these shapes & i really don't want to buy more. I guess it's time to start joining them together. Oh i just have another12 to make. :) :).

Happy Stitching,

FNwF May

 An early start saw the making of the green blocks for RSC. I'd cut them out Thursday afternoon so i could get stuck right in. :)

the easy block first, potato chip. :)

then the fiddly buttons

followed by the kites.

The evening saw me finishing the last 2 blocks of the Beanie stitcheries. Yay finally all 42 are done. I can concentrate on Owl & Hare hollow hand work now. :)

the one on the left just needed the satin stitch done & both blocks needed the beanies stitched.

Thanks Cheryll for hosting last night.

Happy Stitching,

Chookshed Stitchers Challenge for May is.......

 number 8. Time to break out Owl & Hare Hollow & try to get it made into a top. I was doing well with the stitcheries when the quilt first came out & just stopped when i have 2 i think left. Nothing else was done with the remaining blocks as you will see in the 2nd photo the pile of fabrics that came with the kit.

Happy Stitching,

ANZAC Day 2025 Lest We Forget.

They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.

We will remember them
Lest we forget

Panama Pyramids

 Years back i saw Linda Collins Panama Pyramids quilt & foolishly thought i'd like to make one so bought the templates

Fast forward & i spotted on Instagram 2 ladies i follow making the blocks. Feeling a bit inspired i found up the templates & my basket of scrap repro fabrics & set to. Quick to cut out but takes me a little time to handpiece. :) I've made 2 over 2 nights. lol.

Maybe i'll just cut out the larger joining triangles & turn it into a doll quilt. :) :). I really don't see me making a large quilt but you just never know. lol

Happy Stitching,

Claytons Scrub Stitchin' day 5 (Sunday)

 What to do next, put together  one of the tops that has been cut out for quite a while or the ladder star blocks. Ladder star blocks for the win. These 2 had been cut out for a while

I still need around 30 blocks so i prepped another 10

Had to take a break as my back & hands were hurting quite a lot. :( So onto the evening & back to my little stitcheries

Thanks to Susan for hosting the Claytons Scrub Stitchin'

Happy Stitching,

Claytons Scrub Stitchin' Day 4(Saturday)

 Having made the hexie block the night before it was time to put the top together. It took a bit longer than i wanted as somehow i mixed up the rows that i had laid out so there was a bit of unpicking going on. :). It was neatly ironed but i found a few of the seams going the wrong way so more unpicking & resewing.

Christmas 2023 my daughter gave me a ruler to make twisted log cabin blocks which i hadn't touched at all. After wrangling with the hexie quilt i wanted something easy to do so i made a couple of test blocks. They were quick & easy.

After dinner i went for something different. Although i'm wanting to get those little embroideries finished i need a break now & again from them. Time to make another diamond hexie

I'd bought this template a while back & decided it was time to try it out.

I just managed to one as i wasn't watching my tracing & had some of the fabrics going the wrong way. It is hand pieced together.

Happy Stitching,

Claytons Scrub Stitchin' Day 3 (Friday)

 I started with 4 of these fat 1/4's

turned them into these

marked them like this

Then proceeded to make this(rows need to be sewn together)

only to discover i either can't count or i lost one. Fortunately i still had some hexies left so i whipped up another

ready to finish the top today. I'm on the fence though about adding a border..

I finished this set of 2

& made a start on the next 2

Happy Stitching,

Claytons Scrub Stitchin' day 2(Thursday)

 Just a short day yesterday as i have things to do in the morning. :)

Searched the fabric cupboard hoping i would find pieces large enough for border fabric & then audition those pieces. Fabric chosen it was time to cut & sew.

The evening i was back to my stitching. The red is finished. Just the green beanies to do.

I'll be glad when these are done. There is 42 blocks in the quilt & i have 8 left to do.

No i'm off to get my next project underway.

Happy Stitching,

Claytons Scrub Stitchin' day 1(Wednesday)

 made a start reasonably early. Fist projects were the red blocks for Aprils RSC.

Potato Chip

Buttons

and kites

What next. Hmm maybe i'd better get those quilts that were supposed to have been done in March for Chookshed stitchers challenge made up. :) :)

Cracker Box is almost done

I just need to audition fabrics for borders. That is today's project.

The evening saw me stitching these 2 blocks

finished the red thread on the left & made a start on the right.

Happy Stitching,