A visit and a helper

 Last week Ingrid came to stay for a few  days, we set up our sewing machines on the dining table and sewed and chatted in the day and did hand sewing in the evening (and chatted 😉)

I finished the foundation pieced heart blocks and am now joining them into rows

Last blocks made

Laying them out to check for colour placement, I don't think it really matters with these blocks!

Quality inspector came to check things out

and from a different angle, we did some ball throwing and everyone was happy!

First three rows joined together.

I joined my two pieces of the cropped diamond shapes, Ingrid was not happy with my ironing skills, so she sorted them for me.

We found a tool to save burning fingers

the back had interesting texture

you can see the difference the ironing made. Thank you Ingrid!!

The postie was very kind to me today, delivering three treats

a lovely stitched decoration from Michelle, 

a book mark from Maria

and a post card from Raewyn. This one took 5 DAYS Raewyn, unlike the 5 weeks mine took to get to you! I hope to go and visit that beach one day.

Thank you lovely ladies your thoughtfulness made my day.

I think that is all from me for now, tomorrow is hubbies birthday so we are off to Queenscliff to catch the ferry to Sorrento, then we are being met by hubbies sister and bro- in- law and we are off of the pub for lunch. It should be a good day.

Happy stitching.

Last Saturday

 I was up bright and early (for me) and joined in with Chooky's zoom party, the girls had been sewing and chatting for a couple of hours by the time I got there.

It was lovely to sit and sew and catch up with people I haven't seen for a few years as well as the regular zoomers.

People came and went through the day depending on what else was happening.

I managed to attach the last three green and orange hexie flowers and then started on the dark purple fillers. By about 2pm my fingers were sore so I said goodbye to the ladies and went to have a cuppa and a read.

The Minions quilt is finally finished, I have been dithering over this all week!

Here is todays Anthology block

Friday 1st October is World postcard day, so I thought I would have a little play with fabric and stitches on the machine and create a postcard to send on the day. Just needs to have its edging finished off.

Here are all the kids dressed and ready to go

And a few hexie flowers for tea and cake, which I keep calling tea and toast!

Right I have seen a new quilt idea and I am keen to have a go at it before dinner has to happen.

Happy stitching.

 

Spring

 has made itself felt here in out little part of the world, we have had some beautiful days, I have had some great walks along the beach

Calm and peaceful

Monday I got to take Hank for a walk, his parents both had to go to the office for the first time in months, so I was asked to call in and say hello. We went for a 5 km walk, I was exhausted, he got home and did mad zoomies around the back yard!!

Contemplating the water down at the pier, he came back to our house for most of the day and then went back home. Of course when his Mum got home he told her he had been home alone all day!!!! Big sook! Actually to be fair he is a rescue dog and has separation anxiety, so it was good we could have him with us for most of the day.  

Pelicans in their usual places

This one appeared to be asleep.

Sunday afternoon I got out in the howling wind and sandwiched this Minions quilt, I just got it done when the rain came.

The postcard for the Guild challenge is finished, I think we are having a show and tell of photos in one of the newsletters as we are not able to meet in the usual numbers.

This week I also made three Santa Sacks which will go to Jan Mack

Tow Anthology blocks were made today, the one on the right sadly does not meet where it should but the over all measurements are correct so I am not mucking with it.

Only one jumper has been finished, Panda is still waiting and another sloth came home with me this week.

This afternoon I sewed another few stars, I think I have another 5 to go and then I need to work out how to sew them all together. 

I had better be off I cam smell dinner is nearly ready and I need to make gravy.

Stay safe and keep well.

Happy stitching.

A bit of this and a bit of that

 I was going to write catching up again as it seems to be how most of my blog posts are these days. Not a lot of sewing has been happening here, I have been reading, doing a bit of gardening but do not have much energy as I am anaemic again, but I am heading in to Geelong tomorrow for an iron infusion and next week is the scheduled B12 injection, so all will be well.

Some photos I have taken

Anthology blocks from the last two weeks

Some hexie progress

A little progress on the mystery hexie quilt, I am not finished and a new tempting one has been put out by Jemimas Creative Quilting,

Progress on Tea and Cake, not the best photo! I need to take another photo as more progress has happened since this one.

I was given this book years ago and decided to try and make something from it. We have a postcard challenge at the Guild so I am attempting a postcard combining fabric and paper

this is the start, I need to get back to it! The teacups are from a serviette.

Signs of spring on the way in the garden.

Saturday I joined into a zoom session organised by Chooky, there were ladies from Australia, NZ, Canada, USA and Germany. I had a great time chatting, stitching and listening. It is wonderful to catch up with people we can't otherwise see during these lockdown times.

I sewed many hexagons together and lots onto the main tea and cake quilt top, many many more to go though.

I took the epp stars out of their tin recently and decided to give them a good starch and iron and then applique them onto squares, that plan has partly come to fruition, I have a pile to sew and a pile to take papers out of.

This was the moon we saw out over the Bay on Sunday evening, such a beauty.

I had better get off and do something, read a book, remove some epp papers, plenty to be doing here.

Happy stitching.

 

Another week

 has zipped on by! I didn't think I had completed a lot this week but looking at the photos has changed my mind!

This weeks Anthology block, Love Letter

This weeks Sylvia's Bridal Sampler block, orange peel, which is going to get a little circle as the points do not meet nicely.

Two more heart blocks made foundation paper piecing method

Another Storm at Sea block

More little stars, good for in front of the tv sewing

An Aussie Hero quilt, the request was for stars in the sky, palm trees and a curling wave, there will be bonus sea creatures too!! The side blocks I made with the foundation paper piecing method.

And on the weekend I made two postcards to surprise a friends letter box and her! She loves snail mail, so that is what is coming.

The quilt has now been layered and pinned out the front in the windy weather!

I had a very enjoyable walk down along the beach this morning before it got too windy

Interesting fishing spot!

Right I am off to start some quilting.

Happy stitching.