Progress

 on challenge #7 has been slow here as I have had a cold and cough that has laid me out for several days. When I returned to the Daylesford quilt I needed to do a Pinwheel border, that wasn't happening as my brain was too foggy, so instead I did a strip border

I was happy with that, the next border was a straight strip and I managed that.

Today I sat down to make a 9 patch border, not too hard, I needed 3 strips of the main fabric and 2 of the contrast as one strip of contrast was used to separate the 9 patches. Yep, got that I thought as I happily sewed all the strips together and then cut another to go in between. It wasn't until I started to cut into one and a half inch strips that I realised I had mucked up, you only need three strips for a 9 patch

 

so, I just sewed the strip on!!

There are no quilt police here and the quilt can be how I want it or make it I have decided!!!!

Fortunately the next few rows are plain strips, hopefully I can  do them ok!

Spring has come in the garden, along with very windy and sometimes wet weather

the orchids are inside to stop them being destroyed by the weather

the have new hazards now, small boys and dogs!

The wisteria on the back deck is beautiful and the perfume is amazing, the back door has been open today and the perfume is blowing in on the breeze.

the ornamental peach tree is now in flower, the dark blossoms are the ornamental, the light pink is the fruiting peach that has come from the root stock and produces the most tasty Queen Ann type peaches.

If we can get then before the birds and possums!

progress so far.

I am off to try again!!

Happy stitching. 

September challenge

 

A new month and a new challenge - #7 for me is to finish the Daylesford Quilt.

Started on a whim - I don't remember when, but it wasn't that long ago, maybe it was last year? I just looked back it was June 2023!

I think I need to make pinwheels for part of the next border, but I didn't write down the size - the book has been returned to the library so I am going to guess!!

Happy sewing.

August Challenge

 Here it is nearly the end of August, my challenge has gone well

My EPP finish was in my last post

I have also completed two Aussie Hero quilts, the second will go in the post today

the requests were for the same thing, blue, yellow, green, islands, water, tropical flowers, the Rising Sun badge and other badges. The Rising Sun is machine embroidered by a lady in Sydney, and the other badges are created on the computer and printed on fabric ready to be sewn in,

#1 quilt

and #2 quilt. Very happy to have them done and in the post. I wonder what next month will bring.

Happy stitching.

August Challenge

 

My first part of the challenge is completed

This quilt was started June 2021, it was a challenge from Ingrid. The hexies are all sewn by hand, the border machine appliqued on and binding sewn by machine too. It was quilted by Tracee from Hummingbird quilting, I am sure I said that in the last post! I am very happy to have it completed.

I have also finished 2 blankets, sewn the squares together and finished off with a crochet edge. One more to do and then they will go to KOGO.

That is me up to date, I hope to start on an Aussie Hero quilt tomorrow afternoon, but there is a call to the garden, David is putting in a wooden edge and the weeds have to be removed first and guess who needs to be going that! So far I have spent 6 hours out there - good to do when it is fine and sunny but think of all that wasted sewing time!!!

Happy stitching.

August Chook Shed Stitchers Challenge

 Another new month and another challenge, this month it is

Number three.

For me that is EPP and the Tea and Cake quilt.

I have been quietly stitching away at this when I had the time and last week I took the finished quilt top along on retreat and Tracee of Hummingbird Quilting very kindly quilted it for me so it was finished by the time I came home. How is that for wonderful service!!

Tracee has quilted with bees

aren't they great!

So now I need to trim and bind.

This month I am also going to try and make an Aussie Hero quilt, waiting to hear back about that.

Ok I am off now to trim the quilt then a cuppa and a little time with the wasgij.

Happy stitching.

End of the month

 This is the last day for the #1 challenge for the Chook shed Stitchers challenge.

as seen in my last post the scrap quilt top is done, 840 two and a half inch squares, plus op shop fabric plus fabric from the scraps box at retreat.

The scrappy batik strip quilt top is done, mainly at retreat, all from strips left from other projects.

a scrap cushion cover is in production, this has left over piano key border pieces from last retreat,  I think I am going to try big stitch quilting on this one

and this cushion is finished, my first with a zip in the top. Made from scrap strips of Japanese fabric.

One of the ladies at Guild has asked people to make a cushion to enter in the Geelong Show in October, so this is my effort!

I am happy with my results for this months challenge.

Wonder which number we will have for the month of August?

Happy stitching.

Gisborne Retreat

Lots of sewing has been happening, lots chatting, lots of laughs, I have had one finish 

this is 840 two and a half inch squares, all from bags I have been given, plus one square from the throw out boxes here.  The light border was from an op shop find of Maria's and the main border also from the throw out boxes here at retreat. A truly scrap quilt.

Next project  has been started

Another strip quilt, the bag is huge and very full so lots to make.

Back to the machine

Happy stitching.