Progress on works in progress

How is that for a mouthful!

A block for Sylvia's Bridal Sampler

A geese block for Anthology

Migrating geese for Anthology

Another block for Sylvia's Bridal Sampler, I think this one was Old Maids Puzzle

Another Sylvia block, but the red pieces are all a quarter of an inch short, I have gone wrong in the sewing.

So I gave it a partial border, fixed! Not sure if it will go with the sashing's or even if I am doing sashings as yet.

The wasgij is finished, little happy dance here!

One filler block for the Old Time Kaleidoscope is done

this one needs it's border

as does this one

and blogger has turned this photo, but this one is starting to get it's edging. I made a mistake cutting the fabric for the centre of this block so had to substitute for something in my stash, it is a bit bright but should fit in ok. (She says hopefully!)

Have a great weekend and happy stitching.

FNWF

 Yesterday was a fairly quiet day for me as Thursday evening I managed to roll my ankle while bringing in the washing, so sitting with the foot up was the order of the day!

Last night for FNWF I did blanket stitch around the leaf and heart shapes for the centre of the Schoolgirl Sampler quilt

Thursday afternoon I had very carefully ironed on what I thought was wash out applique paper, only to find when I re read the instructions it was bonding paper. So all the shapes had to be trimmed and ironed on and that is why I am doing blanket stitch!

I also finished the wasgij this week, another one is being sorted on the table.

Late yesterday afternoon I ventured into the sewing room and made two more blocks for the Schoolgirl Sampler a SAL I am doing with Fiona and two other friends, we are motivating each other via Instagram. These are blocks 8 & 9, I have to go back and do 7, it has small pieces!

A new Tomte has joined the family! How cute is he!

Thank you Cheryll for hosting us last night.

I am off to prepare for visitors for lunch, Adam, Beth and Beth's Mum and Dad and a friend of Adams are arriving in a while for a BBQ lunch, I got the meat out of the freezer and Adam tells me they will bring salads, so I can sit back and enjoy.

Happy stitching.

On the weekend

some chatting and stitching happened, we had a catch up with a few of the Scrub Stitching girls, organised by Chooky

I didn't get a screen photo until some of the girls had said goodbye, but here we are chatting away.

I stitched some hearts while on the laptop, it was lovely to have the catch up.

the hearts got mixed in with some I did in the evening, you wouldn't think purple was my favourite colour would you!!

The next night a few more were done, I am using any scrappy bits of mainly batik I find around in the fabric stash.

The One Block Wednesday blocks have been joined together, I decided to do a random join and was very happy until I went to iron it and found two identical blocks next to each other. So some unsewing had to happen, followed by some more sewing!! Very happy with it now. Today I have joined what I thought was enough fabric for the backing, to another piece of fabric so I definitely have enough for the backing. Need to cut wadding now and then it is ready to be quilted.

I went to get some sticky fruit slice this morning....the two legged mice have been before me.

I spent and hour and a half here yesterday afternoon and another hour this morning...puzzle finished!! One piece missing again, black trousers right hand side for those who have to find it!! I knew there was one missing, this came from Jo, so she had noted it on the box. 

I have a collection of random photos saved from albums of my Dad's, so that might be the next thing to be doing on the dining table, sorting and putting into a scrap book.

Today I made another Anthology block

This one was paper pieced, so I managed to get it the right size!!

I am off to join some wadding pieces together for a little quilt.

Happy stitching.

1st January already

Seems like we were just gearing up for Christmas and now it is the next year already! We have had people staying since Shane was here, so life and the washing machine has been busy. We are heading for another hot week, 39 deg C by Friday!

With help from Shane the wasgij was finished..another is waiting for a start.

Walking along the end of the beach after Boxing Day lunch

Today has been a quiet day, washing, some tending to the vege garden and lots of reading!

The supervisor was up half the night because neighbours two houses down decided to let of fireworks on and off between 9.30pm and 1.30am, in the past the noise has not bothered him, but this year he got very disturbed. So after a walk and a swim this morning he has slept.

A new tomte has joined the family, Van Loons nursery had 40% off their Christmas decorations, so this one had to come home with me.

I was given a lovely oil diffuser for Christmas, it has been working flat out since then!

I found this cup and saucer at the Salvation Army thrift shop for $3.00 so the cup is now glued to the saucer and will become a bird feeder, just needs a hanger. Julie from My Threadbare Life was where I first saw this idea.

More Christmas presents

Beautiful gifts from Margaret

I found these novels in the Geelong library just before Christmas luckily there was book 1 to 5 on the shelf, so I borrowed them all, I am now up to Book 5, and 1 and 2 have gone to Melbourne for a short holiday while a friend reads them. They are a good series.

I had better make a move and bring in the washing, all should be dry now, hubby has offered to BBQ so I am not saying no!!

Happy New Year.

This afternoon

I have been quilting the baby quilt I started a few weeks ago, the great grandmother of the baby is coming here on the 27th so I thought I should get my skates on and get it finished.

there is quite a nice view out the window today

the horse block is finished...yay!!

Quite a bit of my time has been spent sitting staring at this trying to work out where the pieces go, this is a wasgij, the picture on the box not what you can see but what someone in the picture can see. Keeps you thinking!

the quilt for Victor is bound, wrapped and under the tree.

These cats are so cute!

Last Tuesday evening I went with the past Guild president to a Gratitude Garden Party. It was at the Bluebird Foundation in Geelong and they were thanking everyone who had donated/supported them thru the year. The Guild donated quilts to them for their reading programmes at two venues. This drawing was created by the man who teaches the boys street art classes, how clever is that. I hope the Guild will support them again next year.

On Wednesday there was supposed to be a last meeting of the St Leonard's girls, but the venue was closed for a clean up, so we went to Jill s house and got to meet Molly. Molly could no longer live with her owner so Jill is seeing how she fits into their house and gets on with their dog. She is a beautiful quiet cat.

Jill has finished this cushion cover she got as a kit when we heard Margaret Mew speak, it is the most beautiful applique.

Here is Jills dog, after she got over being excited about visitors being in the house and had plenty of back and tummy rubs.

I emptied a gin bottle, not in a day I hasten to add, and decided the bottle was too nice to thrown away, so it has been turned into a light, not really dark enough to see it properly, but you get the idea.

Are you still awake?? Hee hee.

I am off to finish the quilting before the dinner needs to be cooked.

Happy stitching.

Thursday

Another catch up once again!
I took Eve to the Mill Market on Sunday

Eve searched for cards and I sat in the car and sewed, I had planned to sew petals onto Doing the Rounds, but left the petals at home! So I did some stars instead, and the photo I took is on the phone, no idea how to get it to here!

Monday was a home day

This wasjig puzzle has kept us busy over the last four days and I am still trying to finish it.

We had some super heavy rain Tuesday morning...I hope it carried on to the drought affected areas!

Yesterday I went into Geelong and went thru a really heavy rain shower on the way home, this was the road going down to our place after the rain has stopped.

We  had a beautiful rainbow later in the day

Today we have a beautiful morning, the Supervisor and I enjoyed our wander.

Progress on Doing the Rounds

Sandy from Shiralee Stitches is kindly sending me a little more red for the hexies I have missed doing. I have decided not to put circles over the petals as I can see my progress as I have sewn along.

These stars have been finished over the last few days. I have run out of prepared stars so need to cut some more..another job for today!

Had better go and do some sewing.

Happy stitching.