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.

End of another week

Thus month us zooming by quickly, I am sewing scraps, I just found another bag 🤔, so they have been packed. I am off to retreat in Gisborne tomorrow, so have my usual pack more than I will probably do, but I have lots of choice.

Two weekends ago I wandered down the M1 and went to Colac to see an exhibition

I didn't take many photos but have a few

These two beauties were silk, wool and lots of free motion quilting and hand stitching. 

I will have to go on the lap top and fix up these photos later

This had an eco dyed background, light timber front with paint and scrunched fabric on it, and lots of birds with interesting faces

It was called I am not a gossip so I will only tell you Once. In the background was a tape of whispering voices - so clever.

This was interesting, the shadows created a while new art work

This was more red on the top and had black white and red fabric sewn into a kind of honeycomb.

These birds were made by local school children, you write a wish inside and sew the pieces together and hang, apparently it is a Japanese tradition.

I have spent time with this little treasure who is now 18 months old! We had a great time making cups of tea.

Finn, Tira and I had a walk together in the week, first time we have taken Tira with us, she was good, a bit scared of the pusher but she went well. I was tired when we got back, the others weren't!!

We had a happy game of goal, not sure Finn understands the concept, I think his Dad says it during the football and Finn proudly repeats!

I was given a puzzle last week

One of these where you don't know the picture you are making, it is what the judge can see.

Makes you think!

I had better away and get more packing done

Happy stitching.