I have been up and down the stairs this last week, bringing up books to go back into the book case, several have gone in a box to go to the op shop, I have decided I can live without them. (Or maybe it gave me less to carry??)
One afternoon in the week I stamped and cut out lots of cropped diamonds from fabric offcuts Jill gave me, they are now in the bag ready to be sewn.
progress has been made on the Panda quilt,
I made lots of Churn dash blocks this week, bits sewn ready to iron.
We have had some fine times in between the rain showers, so I have had a few bike rides along the foreshore
Lots of wattle trees are now in flower around our area, spring must be on the way.
Lovely pile of cut trimmings
Gives me lots of churn dash blocks ready to sew together. I thought I had cut enough pieces to make the total number of blocks I needed, but found I was 2 short, so I made another two and then found
these bits underneath the machine!! Oh well, now I have spares.
Once I had finished all the blocks I found this pile at the back of the desk, I knew I had counted right. Oh well this will be a block for the back. I had more 4 inch squares cut than I needed so have sewn them together and they will go into a backing too.
A lovely pile of Churn Dash Blocks for
Wednesday I made an Anthology block, am slowly getting them done.
Here are the blocks I made this week. Love all the brownish/orangish batiks.
Saturday morning a sea mist rolled in and lasted for about an hour and a half, you could see the waves of low cloud gently moving past us, everything went very quiet. Later in the morning the sun came out and we had a beautiful day.
This afternoon I sandwiched a quilt out the front, there was a breeze blowing but not enough to be disturbing. I didn't make this top it is one donated for the Oncology programme.
I have some jumpers I washed this morning to get off the line and then we are off to Adam and Beth's for fish and chips for dinner.
Happy stitching.
Hi Sue, oce again you have got so much done, really great. The sea mist looks pretty. Have a great, new week, have fun! Valerie
ReplyDeletethe churn dash blocks look great........goodluck quilting that other quilt........
ReplyDeleteI know this advice is probably too late for your books but just in case - I have thousands of books and we've moved a couple of times. I put them in tote bags (another obsession I have so there are lots) and we carry them by the handles and it's SO much easier.
ReplyDeleteYou have been very busy! The churn dash blocks look great!
ReplyDeleteYour churn dash blocks look lovely. Have fun with your cropped diamonds.
ReplyDeletethe churndashes look great....
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I love everything here Sue. I especially love your churn dash & your misty morning photos. Just wonderful. You will be so glad when you have finally finished all those trips up the stairs & everything is back in its rightful place. Its a good chance to have a toss out though. xx
ReplyDeleteLovely to be so close to the sea. The churn dashes are looking great, those fabrics work really well. Lots of other nice things happening too. xx
ReplyDeleteBusy busy getting the place organised , enjoying a ride and also getting some sewing done.
ReplyDeleteI hate when we misplace some blocks make more then find them…..
Your Churns look great as does your Anthropology block….
Happy quilting!
A very productive time in the sewing room. Well done on getting your C/D blocks done and a spare. I am oh so looking forward to Spring and hopefully some better "outdoor" weather.
ReplyDeleteA very productive week. Don’t you hate that when parts go missing. I had that happen with one Swoon block. One. HST went AWOL. I only found it a couple of months later. It must feel good having your sewing space back.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks wonderful, Sue!! Glad that you got some bike time too in between organising and sewing. I am looking forward to seeing more of your panda quilt.
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You've been busy. I love watching all the churn dash blocks getting put together & the "Panda" looks CuTe...xox
ReplyDeleteGreat sewing and well done on the Churn Daash progress!
ReplyDeleteLove your churn dash blocks, will look great in the quilt. Your sea mist picture is lovely, especially as it was followed by sunshine
ReplyDeleteSue - happy for you that Spring is starting to emerge, but sad for me that Summer is drawing to a close. I am not ready! Lovely photo of the sea mist, and as usual, you have been busy with your sewing!!!
ReplyDeleteYour churn dashes are lovely. Lol your bits going missing. So easy to do. Makes us wonder about our sanity at the time though lol.
ReplyDeleteYour churn dash blocks are just lovely, the batik fabrics are just fabulous. I've had a great time reading through your recent posts. Thank you for sharing such fabulous pictures.
ReplyDelete*hugs*
Tazzie
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