Sunday afternoon

It is very quiet here, our visitors have gone home, the place is sort of tidy. I have been cutting fabric, our leader for the Port sewing group had suggested we sew neck ties for the firies tomorrow, so I have cut several 7 inch strips in preparation.

Ingrid finished this quilt yesterday, made with some of the Advent Blocks from Susan's blog. Ingrid added patterned fabric around the edge, it looks almost art deco I think.

Yesterday I made a shopping bag from two fat quarters I found at Lizzie's Quilt shop, perfect for Belinda at SJOG.

Yesterday I was also sewing jell roll strips into sections of 10.

Ingrid making 4 patches.

Yesterday morning I saw a blog post from Carole, she is doing a live event to make blocks and quilts for Quilts of Valor. As we cannot be there we decided to make a block each to post.

Our calculations making half square triangles was a bit out so we ended up making two blocks each, Ingrid's above

and mine below. Mine are especially well made, twice in fact as I reversed the star points and ended up with squares!! They look much better this way! These will go into the mail to Carole tomorrow.

In between getting a chicken on to roast and peeling the veges, I finished sewing the strips together and made this quilt top. It takes one jelly roll and a  twenty and a half inch centre square. This will probably go to the oncology ward.

Before Ingrid left we auditioned fabrics for the border of the cherry quilt. We decided a piano keys type border might be the go. So I am off to do some more cutting!

Happy stitching.

Going home day

Today is the last day of the retreat, after lunch it will be home time. We have all been busy and very productive.

Maria is working on another quilt top

Love this suitcase filled with quilts

I finished a cushion cover this morning, sorry it is sideways.

Made some crazy quilt blocks with the papers Ingrid sent me.

I finished the kitchen chook, had a little bag of rice inside to keep it steady.

Four shopping bags are done.

Sue has made 2 rows of her Grandmothers Braid.

Carleen has started a kit that she has had for a while.

Maria is making a bag for the quilt top.

Linda is working away at her clamshell.

Barb is working on her beautiful little stars

Part of the group looking at Linda's beautiful hexies quilts.

Linda's beautiful hexies quilt.

Maxine working away on a baby quilt

Hee hee, Maxine and I, I still need lots of selfie practice!!

We have had a great time, soon it will be clean up and lunch and home.

Happy stitching.

This week

has been an indoors week for me, lots of  reading has happened, although the to be read pile is still big!!

Half way down the pile!!

During the week four more Sisters joined the family

As did a shopping bag, much better than plastic.

Last night a little stitching happened on the Old Time Kaleidoscope block, to be honest I was avoiding the football!! 😆😆

Firday afternoon we had a really cold weather front come across, we had hail, rain, thunder and lightning, followed by sunshine and rainbow, then more of the same.

The back deck was covered in hail

As were parts of the garden. We do get hail here but it does not usually last on the ground long.

This morning I have cleaned the oven which was sadly overdue and is one of my least favourite jobs 😷.

Now I am off to vacuum once hubby has had his nap and then off to the sewing room. Which I might add is reeling from shock as it was cleaned up yesterday 😲😲😲

I went to take a photo but the mess on the desk doesn't look like I have done much so more to be done.

Better do it and not just talk about it!!

Happy Sunday.

FNSI and Saturday

I am very happy with my 'makings' from Friday Night Sew In.....

got the snacks organised...yum!!!!  Sugar overload here we come! Lol!!

Thursday night I free range quilted this fabric ready to make into a bag...

..but also did some secret sewing....this seam had to be unpicked THREE times!!!! AGHHHHH!!!!....

got the backing and fabric ready for the secret sewing, while avoiding the seam that will not match up....I am the best at procrastinating!! Tee hee!!

DH wandering through while watching the footie.....

third time unpicking......sob!!

but the good news is that I finished the bag, but the nougat is nearly gone.....

and I have pinned this seam again.....enough pins you reckon?????  Going to nail this sucker this time!!  And I am pleased to say it worked!! Phew!!! Finally!!!

And today I finally finished the free range quilting on the table runner and machine sewed the binding on...now for the hand sewing...maybe only in the day time as I find it hard to see the black cotton at night. Very happy to get this finished...now off for the next project!

Oh don't forget to zip over to Wendy's and see what the other FNSI people got up to.

Happy sewing!

Wednesday wanderings

I have been doing a little sewing the last few days and getting my self sorted......that means tidying...not my favourite word, but at some stage I need to put things away and clear the decks....

I have been free range quilting on the table runner....

I love this fabric from Samoa....got a way to go yet.....

guess who is outside contemplating...Lol!!

not so sunny today kind of misty and foggy..I think there is low cloud blowing through..

I did manage to get a little shopping bag finished to take to the UK for a friend, she likes blue and flowers, so hopefully this will be ok.  I am off to do some more free range quilting.....

Happy sewing!!