Friday, August 30, 2024

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.






Sunday, August 11, 2024

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.











Thursday, August 1, 2024

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.