Just a little sewing

I'd gotten behind on Wendy's BOF & had blocks 6, 7 & 8 traced out. The weekend before last i got back into it & completed those 3.

Now to get number 9 traced & stitched. :)

August has just rushed by me & i had 2 blocks to get made for the Bonnie & Camille sampler swap. This time around each of us was assigned a partner to send a gift to & the sewing part of that gift need to be done too.

My blocks which were posted off in time

& a few things i made to add to what i was sending my partner.

Lastly i need to get part 7 of Natures Journey done. Friday I cut & sewed the pink & brown borders & prepared 46 squares for applique. I had 2 rows done by Saturday night & yesterday at Sunday Stitchers completed the last 2 rows.

I'd better make an early start on part 8 as there is a lot of work to do.

Happy Stitching,

Friday Night Sew In

I started this stitchery several months ago but put it aside to work on other things. During the week i started back at it. Last night all that was left was satin stitch which i completed.

Now to find border fabric for it.

I've 3 of the last 4 of Wendy's free BOF traced out for quite a while. They got an airing last night to start on.

Pop over to our lovely host Wendy to the links to see what everyone who joined in last night worked on.

Not a lot of sewing for me this week but i did put those rejected prairie points(see previous blog post) turned back into squares, into a quilt.

I took it to my LQS & found a lovely border fabric to match.

Happy Stitching,

A little Sewing

I started out the week feeling keen to sew. Maybe my mojo was finally reappearing & i was happy. I've had a quilt top that was half done for the last year & i'd prepared the prairie points a couple of weeks back & then lost interest. Tuesday i laid the quilt out & counted out the 29 i'd need for 1 side. Laying them out & adjusting them was getting annoying & i thought "bugger it, i'll just add the extra border i wanted without the prairie points". There was 110 points & i figured i'd be there hours pinning & adjusting.

Very hard to get a decent photo. The original pattern finished with prairie points at the narrow border but i hate having to try & bind them so i found material that matched the kit fabrics & added it.

I took a close-up so that some of the stitcheries showed up. I don't know how many photo's i took inside & outside trying to get decent shots. The prairie points i ironed flat & started to make into a 4 patch quilt but my health had other ideas. So very little sewing again this week.

I've worked on the red border this week as i was able. Challenge part 2 is almost done. Just in time for Sunday Stitchers at the end of August. Now onto Natures Journey.

Happy Stitching,

Friday Night with Friends

I wasn't sure if i'd be able to sew last night as i knew i'd be tired out from spending the day at the Brisbane Ekka. Lovely day out where i met a new friend.

He's the strong silent type. :) I didn't find the quilt display anywhere despite wandering around the building where they where supposed to be. I saw a lot of lovely fine arts & animals though.

I worked on my TAW last night. This is where i was up to before sewing last night.

 I finished the white row & then i had to mark seam lines on 64 squares. I had a helper but......

...as you can see she decided to stretch out & sleep instead.

I did manage to get a few of the next row added before bed time called.

Pop over to lovely host Cheryll to find the links to who joined in last night & what they worked on.

Happy Stitching,

My Week

Sunday night i worked on my TAW

Slowly getting there. Checked out how many rows in this part of the challenge & had to cut out 5 more rows. I did that during the week.

Monday night saw me getting onto July's Natures Journey SAL finally.

Just leaves & stems that night.

Tuesday night more Natures Journey

More stems, leaves, then the 3 flowers.

Wednesday saw me sewing this little bag together.

Front view

back view. Then onto cutting out & pressing prairie points for a ufo

110 of them. The quilt is edged with the points but i didn't want to finish my quilt that way. It was bought as a kit but i managed to fin some fabric that would match to add a border that the points will sit on.

Wednesday night more Natures Journey

basket, bird, bee, flower & circle added. Pretty slow going with this block. Yes there is a bee on there. It's on the stem to the right under the purple flower. It kinda blends into the background fabric. :(

Thursday night back to the last of the Natures Journey

bird, butterfly, flower & dragonfly added then the embroidery done & it's a finish.

Friday i added the peeper border to the block

It's not really wavy. I just was excited to have the block done i didn't press it again. lol.

Friday night back to TAW. Pink row done & onto the next.

& now i'm off out. Going to Faeries In My Garden shop & then onto lunch with Sunday Stitchers & a couple of bloggers.

Happy Stitching,

Friday Night Sew In was a failure

Well there wasn't any sewing for me. Friday morning i woke to a niggly head & knew i'd be in bed with a migraine by lunch & that's where i've been since then. All i've got to show is what i worked on during the week.

Sunday i went sewing with some very lovely friends

& worked on these. I've since finished the blue row on TAW & started a pink row.

During the week i worked on this

& it's a finish

my Christmas stitchery is also a finish

Not a lot done this week due to the cold.

Happy Stitching,

50th Birthday quilt

After getting the top together i sent it to Fabulous Fiona who kindly said she'd quilt it for me. The top arrived back Tuesday & i spent sometime Wednesday adding the binding. Not a good day to pick as it was freezing that day & i could hardly hold the quilt despite wearing gloves. The cold affected the arthritis something shocking.

Out door shot so you can see the colour of the border better.

And some close ups.

Fiona did a wonderful job. Each block has it's own custom quilting & feathers in the border. Love feathers. Thankyou ever so much Fiona. Thankyou again to all who sent me blocks to make my fabulous memory quilt of turning 50.

Happy Stitching,

My Busy Week

Sunday saw me making washing detergent

then a lemon meringue pie

Monday i was finally back to the sewing machine to the red & black quilt

last 4 blocks made. Still time to sew & the borders were added.The quilt isn't big enough for a queen bed now. It was for a double when i first got the fabrics many years ago.

 Tuesday saw the black borders being added. But guess what? Still not big enough. Luckily i bought more fabric a couple of weeks back on the off chance i'd need it.

Wednesday the final borders added. I'm sure hoping so as i'm kinda sick of this quilt.

After lunch i put together this little hanging

made the background for Natures Journey & prepared some of the applique.

Wednesday night i finished this stitchery

& started work on the little birdie wallhanging.
Thursday i didn't have time for any stitching except at night & go this far with the birdies.

Friday i went back to finishing the last bits of applique needed for Natures Journey

& that was it as i had my GS to babysit all afternoon & most of the night. Now i'm off to a quilt show run by some friends. See you all here next week with my adventures.

Happy Stitching,

My week

Not a lot of stitching happening here. I got the cleaning bug whilst we had some warm weather & gave the kitchen & lounge a thorough cleaning. Paid for it pain wise the next day. :(. 2 of my children said to me "it's not spring yet".

I did get this little stitchery done

number 7 in Jenny's lovely BOM A Vintage Kitchen.

Had a cook up in the kitchen yesterday. I started with lemon butter

2 batches netted me 5 jars. Then i made soap

I'm not sure if the weather is affecting it but it doesn't seem to be hardening up quickly like it usually does or maybe i didn't beat it enough. Guess i'll have to wait & see. Next on my list was to make ricotta cheese.

It turned out lovely. I've kept the whey for other uses. Whislt i was waiting for the curds to form & cool i made buttermilk scones for afternoon tea.

Served with strawberry jam & cream

I did stitch last night, i worked on the stitchery in my previous post.

Today i'm making lemon meringue pie.

Happy Stitching,