A finish

The sewing bag/bucket is finished, I did the hand sewing on the binding while watching TV last night.

Yay, project completed.

Today I had to go into Geelong to pick up my car, so decided a quick diversion into the fabric shop was needed, I decided to make a few blocks for the appeal  put out by Angels in Gumboots for blocks to make quilts for the families of the people who lost their lives in Christchurch last Friday.

This afternoon I completed 5 blocks

It is wonderful to go to the Angels in Gumboots page and see all the wonderful responses! Restores your faith in human kind.

These are the instructions if you are in making a few blocks the address to send them to is on the fb page. (Different address to the pattern I now see)

another packet arrived in the mail today from Shiralee Stitches for the Old Time Kaleidoscope quilt. More challenging cutting to be done!

Time to sort some dinner, happy stitching.

I came

Home early from sit and sew at Bellarine as I wanted to get on with the Scrub Stitching sewing bucket, but first I decided to make another dress with an adapted top.

The top is inside out, I took off one row of lace and cut back the under fabric, it came down over my bum very snuggly 😊 the top came from the op shop.

This fabric came from Lincraft and cost $5.00. I pleated a little pinned and sewed, then had a little panic as I thought I had twisted the top, but I managed to sort it out.

Ta dah...one dress , slightly wonky hem line but I am happy.

Ok my first effort, I put the base on inside out...

So I corrected that and got the base sewn on only to find I now had it upside down!!!😭😳😳

Finally got it together..yay!! 

David was hanging out for dinner but I wanted to get the binding on ready for hand sewing.

Dinner has now been eaten, I am off to sew on the binding.

A finish

It has been a day of staying inside to avoid the hot weather today, the Supervisor had a quick walk early this morning before sleeping the day away inside!!

I made this little sewing pouch today, love this fabric.

And I started work on my nine patch row today....I have been using 2 inch squares left over from the hexie quilt...it has turned out very bright!! This is the challenge for the Bellarine Quilting group for this year.

Happy sewing.

Patchwork block keeper

I am feeling pretty good, have had a productive day ( yep the washing did get dry but that isn't interesting) Lol!! I managed to get a lot of work done on a block keeper. I went to the local patchwork shop this morning only to find they didn't open for another 20 minutes, so as I had the dog in the car, decided not to hang around, but to head home and search through the fabric I have and see what I could use. How good was I!!!! And here is the result

still have to finish off the ends but I am going to get to those sometime!

Now I have a Fruity Ladies collection!! Block keeper, sewing bag and mug bag!! Can never have too many Fruity ladies!! Lol!!