Sewing has been happening

I finished a KOGO blanket before we went away 

It has now been delivered to the local chemist for delivery.

I have finished my block for the Rainbow Connectiin quilters, I had a lot of trouble with the Y seams and lots of unpicking had to happen

The trimming happens when it gets to Betty, I now have the next fanric for two Bears Paw blocks for this month or  maybe next month 😳. 

I have finally finished the applique on the Under the Sea quilt, started during a class with  Kathy Doughty from Material Obcession. It was supposed to be a garden with big leaves and flowers on a black and white checked background,  but as I had the blue fabric I decided to do under the sea 🌊. 

Some of my under the sea leaves/seaweeds could have been bigger I guess but I am happy with it. Now the quilting begins!

I saw this amazing mural in Geelong last Friday, I had a quick walk before having an iron infusion and another infusion for Crohns, then a two hour wait to see if I had a reaction....wasn't expecting that! But they fed me well and made a great cuppa so no complaints from me!

I started some quilting on a quilt for my SIL's dog and managed to sew the backing in underneath at the same time. I think I was being told to stop, enough for one day. Is all unpicked and ready to go again. I made a quult for my BIL, he loves it, but the dog wants to sleep on it at night, hence this quilt can cover the other one and be a dog quilt.

I had a walk around the lake at Drysdale and spied these rabbits, not worried about me at all.

Sunrise this morning was stunning. Worth being up early for!

I am off to attempt some more quilting now, I will ensure the quilt is flat before starting 😁

Happy stitching. 

We have had

A busy couple of weeks, a bit of sewing has been squeezed in here and there

the big hanky quilt Christine made for her sister is completed

April and March blocks are finished for the Guild challenge

Sorry they are upside down 😔 Jan and Feb blocks (fixed now)

We have been to a 90th birthday party for our neighbour from Eltham, she was a surrogate Mum for me when the boys were little and we were extra family and she is from East Berlin and had no extended family here at that stage.

We had a great catch up and lunch at a winery out at Kangaroo Ground.  We saw a sign going in telling us a snake had been seen in the garden that morning 🤯 but thank goodness we didn't see it!!

Sunday we went to watch Shane play footie, 28 deg C day, it was hot for then running around 

Shane is #49

Just down the road from the footie oval was a Vietnamese Buddhist centre and some thing was happening as it was very busy. 

Very interesting to wander around outside, I had to wait now and then as people were placing incense and praying near the statues. 

Monday my car was due its first service so off I went to West Geelong, I had a walk while I waited down to the Barwon River

Past the old woolen Mills

You wouldn't guess you were in the Geelong suburbs here

Someone was living down here in a tent

I found a geocache not far from here, always good motivation for a walk!

While we were away for the weekend the rainbow lorrikeets got into the peach tree...I have hung Christmas tinsel in it now in the hope they will stay away and we will get a few peaches!

I had better away and pick up David from chess club

Happy stitching.

Two more

Happy finishes for me this week

One quilt quilted for Christine, from the box I gave her.

One KOGO blanket ready to be delivered.

Quilting is slowly happening on another of Christine's quilts, it is for her sister and includes many of her sisters hankies. 

It has an unusual backing and I am finding it challenging! 

Guild challenge continues, this one was for January, fuschia pink and burnt orange and festive, so I am aiming for a Chinese New Year look. Next comes green and bright yellow and flora. 

Off to finish a letter now

Happy stitching.

Making progress

I have managed to finish quilting 3 quilts for Christine, one recorded last post

This one just finished today

KOGO blanket with edging

Another finished

The Christmas wall hanger is done  just needs some kind of hangers

We have had a mixture of walking weather, humid and drizzly. pelicans flying past

Fine and sunny with a gentle breeze from the south. Much more pleasant to be out in.

I am off to pin another set of squares together.

Happy stitching.

FNWF

Last night was Friday Night with Friends  an evening hosted by Cheryll, where we sit and sew.

I started late afternoon 

And finished the quilting on this Oncology quilt, love these strippy quilts.

Then I cut and sewed on a binding for another Oncology quilt Joan had quilted for me

Always good to use cut of backing for the binding 😁

Then trimmed the first quilt and cut the binding

Again from the backing

Back upstairs I sat and sewed in all the endy thread bits of the strip quilt, that is now ready for binding. All in all I was happy with my productive evening.

You can visit Cherylls blog to see what the other Friday Nighters got up to.

I am off to cut fabric ready to sew on retreat next week.

Happy stitching. 

Retreat and back home

Retreat has come and gone, a good and productive time was had by all

Maria made a beautiful quilt from bits and pieces she has been given

This is another quilt made by Maria, blocks and fabric from a long time quilter friend who has passes. Some of the fabric was hand dyed.

Carleen is working on her Swoon blocks 

Maxine was working on blocks from a swap many users ago, she has over 200 blocks! 

This quilt is now quilted and ready  for binding I have endy bits to sew in

This quilt is also quilted and ready to be bound.

Another block made by Carleen for her Swoon quilt,

This quilt is also quilted and ready to be bound - my target was to get 4 quilts quilted and I managed that, was was very happy!

I rhought I had more photos  but maybe I was too busy sewing to get them! 

It was a great few days with wonderful people. 

Happy stitching.

 

Retreat day 2

Lots is happening on retreat at Gisborne, I have some photos but not all that is being made.

Margaret came for a sit and sew with us and she made these two beautiful blocks

Maxine finished her bag

Front and

Back, sorry about my 👞 's

Judy has been working on this quilt top made from fabric she has been given

I have been sewing Hank onto his background with a fine zig zag, I kept missing one area so sewed over and over, it looked shocking on the back so I started to unpick and ripped the fabric 🤨

So it had gone into the naughty corner and I will try to fix it up at home, might need to out a little patch over it.

Judy's quilt top all laid out.

Lots happening today but I will update tomorrow. Is a beautiful day here today, we are expecting 23 deg ", tomorrow a change is coming through and we are expecting rain 🌧. Not so good for packing up and driving home but what can you do?

Happy stitching.