Yesterday was a fairly quiet day for me as Thursday evening I managed to roll my ankle while bringing in the washing, so sitting with the foot up was the order of the day!
Last night for FNWF I did blanket stitch around the leaf and heart shapes for the centre of the Schoolgirl Sampler quilt
Thursday afternoon I had very carefully ironed on what I thought was wash out applique paper, only to find when I re read the instructions it was bonding paper. So all the shapes had to be trimmed and ironed on and that is why I am doing blanket stitch!
I also finished the wasgij this week, another one is being sorted on the table.
Late yesterday afternoon I ventured into the sewing room and made two more blocks for the Schoolgirl Sampler a SAL I am doing with Fiona and two other friends, we are motivating each other via Instagram. These are blocks 8 & 9, I have to go back and do 7, it has small pieces!
A new Tomte has joined the family! How cute is he!
Thank you Cheryll for hosting us last night.
I am off to prepare for visitors for lunch, Adam, Beth and Beth's Mum and Dad and a friend of Adams are arriving in a while for a BBQ lunch, I got the meat out of the freezer and Adam tells me they will bring salads, so I can sit back and enjoy.
Happy stitching.
You are in the "wars" at the moment. Pretty block.
ReplyDeleteFirst your eye...now your ankle...take care as #3 is close.
ReplyDeleteLovely lot of sewing on the go in your house...
EnJoY the BBQ ...xox
Love your Tomte. So cute. Your blocks for schoolgirl sampler look lovely. Hugs, xx
ReplyDelete"Ouch" - take it easy.
ReplyDeletehopefully the visitors do their share.
Lovely sewing & jig sawing.
I really like your new school girl blocks!
ReplyDeleteYou’re in the wars aren’t you. Let’s hope there is nothing more that goes wrong. As least you were able to salvage your quilt block. Your lunch sounds very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteLoove your Tomte??? No idea what that name is lol but he is cute. That Schoolgirl sampler is lovely and right up my alley. Never heard of or seen it before. Shall check out your older posts soon. Sorry for not keeping up but things are a bit tiring here. Hope you are ok .
ReplyDeletebugger about the ankle........sounds like it will be a nice day waited on enjoying the day with family....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sewing and quilting, sorry about the mishap. Hope your ankle is soon better. Love the new Tomte! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThat's two injuries in a week, do be careful!
ReplyDeleteNice to just do some hand work..
Hope you had a lovely lunch together...
Sounds like you need someone else to take over the gardening and the washing! I have to confess to having to look up Tomte as it was something I had not heard of before. Hope your injuries all heal soon.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very fun afternoon is in store for you. Pot luck BBQs are delightful! Sorry to hear about the mix up of fusibles but we quilters are resilient. Looking good, blanket stitch an all!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your bbq and I hope the ankjle is good soon. Nice blocks and well done on getting that jigsaw done - looks mighty complicated to me! xx
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your bbq
ReplyDeleteYour Tomte is a cutie!
ReplyDeleteSorry you had trouble or misunderstanding with your applique paper. It will be so pretty with blanket stitch though.
I hope you heal quickly. Maybe try to be thankful for handwork, bligging, and tv while you are down.
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sorry about the ankle.... but at least you have things to keep you occupied.... I haven't heard of bonding paper ..... your blocks look lovely... take care...
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Ouch! Very frustrating for you. Hope its on the improve. Great progress on your Schoolgirl Sampler Sue. Hope you enjoyed your visitors x
ReplyDeleteI hope your ankle is soon better, it is very neat blanket stitch round your shapes.
ReplyDeleteOuch! A rolled ankle is no fun! Your Schoolgirl Sampler quilt is going to be lovely. A barbeque is always a good idea....hope you had a lovely time with your friends. Take care of that ankle; hope it heals with each day.
ReplyDeleteAwesome progress, such nice projects.
ReplyDeleteoooh, a rolled ankles sounds like the perfect excuse to sit and stitch/sew but seriously, I hope that it heals quickly!
ReplyDeleteI hope there are no leftover repercussions from your ankle, since you rested it. I like the block you were appliquéing!
ReplyDeleteI hope your ankle has sorted itself out? Love your new Tomte - he is very cute and cuddly! Bumma about the 'applique paper', yaay with the jigsaw (what fun) and awesome about your mini qal!
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