Author: hettyanddaisy

SAL Sunday 6th September 2026

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Hi Everyone

In between celebrating I have managed a little bit of sewing on my Black work, two fun little bottles are now completed and next it is the large clock. Hopefully I am on schedule to finish this project in time for Hallowe’en ( All Hallows Eve). I thinks a concerted effort will suffice.

Here is where I was last time …..

Here is my progress

Well that is me for now, please peruse the other members as we all work on individual projects and skills.

Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret,

Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Daisy, Cathie,

Linda, MaryMargaret, Cindy, Helen

60th Birthday

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I have just celebrated in a quiet way a significant Birthday. Its was my 60th on Tuesday and whilst I was at work I received a gorgeous bunch of flowers (the pink bouquet in the photo below) with a lovely card. Work was busy but in an unusual way in that we are celebrating 150 years. We had the Dulux Dog (called Dorothy) to help us celebrate and a number of stalls set up for various brands to demonstrate their products.

I received some gorgeous presents, the yellow bouquet of flowers from my husband and he also bought me the Singer Sewing Machine Book Ends and the Sausage Dog set of tins (There are 2 of them inside the big tin), My mum bought me some material (not shown) and the Log Cabin Book, My Brother, the Scorpions T-Shirt and CD. What a co-incedence that they were celebrating 60 years of Rock. My Best friend bought me the cushion cover, a scarf and a 60th Birthday sash and a tiny box which is so charming as it is a herdy gerdy and plays You are my Sunshine. Small but perfectly charming.

I Love it.

I treated myself to the two wooden boxes and the Scrappy Quilt book from Laundry Basket Quilts. All in all a lovely Birthday. I didn’t need a large party just family and my best friend. Perfect!

I realise that I am blessed and fortunate to have such lovely items and am truly thankful.

Well that is all for now, tomorrow is posting day for the sewing group so must put some more stitches into my Hallowe’en project.

Bye for now

Daisy

Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret,

Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Daisy, Cathie,

Linda, MaryMargaret, Cindy, Helen

HQAL SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST 2026

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I have managed to sew quite a bit of my new Temperature Quilt but I am way behind still. Not daunted by this by the way as slow stitching is all about taking time. Time may go by quickly but when this quilt is DONE it will represent a moment in time forever (or as long as my stitching holds it together) !!!

Here is where I was last time, with all the component bits for February.

Here is my progress ….. the beginning of February’s days sewed together.

Well that is me this time, now please peruse the other members projects as we all sew something different and post every three weeks.

Bye

Daisy


This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Deb, Margaret and Daisy

SAL

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So sorry for missing the deadline again. The car problem sort of took over our lives a bit. Hopefully it is sorted now – new radiator and new thermostat – much lighter in the pocket now .

However I manage a few stitches, just forgot to post.

Here is where I was last time

Here is my progress. I’m not too happy with the hoop but its staying.

Anyhows that is me for now, once again apologies for being late.

Daisy

Please peruse the other members projects. We all work on different projects with different techniques and offer each other encouragement.

Bye


Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret,

Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Daisy, Cathie,

Linda, MaryMargaret, Cindy, Helen

HQAL – Sunday 2nd Aug 2026

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After getting some health problems sorted the car has been giving us a major headache and it is still ongoing. It is this that has prevented any amount of sewing. However I endeavoured to do something so after tidying the sewing area of my room I cut out loads of half hexagons ready for the end of February and the month of March and picked the fabrics so no clashes occurred. When I say clashes I mean no two identical fabrics are next to one another. It gets harder the more it advances.

Here is a photo, so I suppose some progress.

Hopefully next month I will have some proper progress on my projects. I am working on two projects (trying to get back on track with my schedule. Ha!)

See you next time

Daisy

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Deb, Karrin, Margaret and Daisy

SAL Sunday 26th July 2026

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Well we have had a busy week with non sewing things going on ie the car keeps showing overheating, garage can not find the problem, very frustrating. Also it is my younger brother’s birthday tomorrow and he walked to ours to collect his present and have a natter. Very nice to see him.

Now onto the sewing, I have been quite industrious with my blackwork. I have sewn some more border outline and nearly finished the ghost or ghoulie in the hoop. Another complicated looking stitch.

Here is where I was last time

This is my progress ..

Well that is all from me so why not take a look at the other projects that our members are working on. We all work on individual projects and skills and post every three weeks.

Bye for now

Daisy


Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret,

Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Daisy, Cathie,

Linda, MaryMargaret, Cindy, Helen

HQAL – Sunday 12th July 2026

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We are still sweltering under the heatwave and it is just too hot to quilt. Even sewing can get sticky, and to that end, I have been sewing in the evening only so output has slowed a little. However, I have sewn some of my new quilt which is a design by Lynne Goldsworthy and was presented in Todays Quilter Magazine, it is called Best In Show but I think mine might be called Tranquil Palette or Migration (reference the Flying Geese). What do you think?

Anyhow let me show you my progress, here is where I was last time

Still proud of my geese!

Here is where I am now

One of the things that may have gone wrong is on the brown diamond border. I had the fabric doubled when I cut them out and I think that caused the design to lean either to the left or right. I am hoping to have enough of each to angle them around the border in some sort of uniform pattern. I haven’t sewn then in strips yet so we will have to wait and see..

Well that is all, so please take a peek at the other members of our group who all work on individual projects.

Oh just thought I would send a cheery picture of the rose I bought my husband when we were courting or stepping out. It is called Friendship. Do not you love the colour saturation of its petals and yes it is a very large flower. Not abundant with flowers but seven spectacular ones. It now deserves some food when this last bud wanes.

Bye for now

Daisy

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Deb, Karrin, Margaret and Daisy

SAL Sunday 5th July 2026

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I have been busy as a bee and managed to get quite a few stitches completed on my Hallow’een Black work project in between tending to the garden pruning hedges and helping my husband mowing the lawn and trimming the edges. With the warm (Read extra hot) weather we have experienced recently everything is going mad.

This is a design by The Steady Thread.

So without further ado here is where I was last time ……

And this is my progress ……

As you can see I have completed the doily – (found this the most difficult, I had to undo one section as I had counted wrong) and sewn some keys and the rest of the border down the right hand side. There are no spiders in this design which is why I chose it. Next up is another stitchery hoop with a ghost/ghoulie in it. Then a clock and a Raven holding another key and that’s it. Just filling in all the border. So not much to do. Famous last words.

Well that’s me for now.

Daisy


Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret,

Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Daisy, Cathie,

Linda, MaryMargaret, Cindy, Helen

HQAL – Sunday 21st June 2026

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Happy Litha to those who celebrate the Solstice. I’m not keen on large crowded spaces nowadays so you will not catch me at Stonehenge on such an occasion. I’ve visited Stonehenge twice but for other reasons, once when I was studying Archea0logy and the other time was just a holiday visit. I do love our history.

Anyhow I have been trying to push some boundaries with my sewing journey and have just made my first lot of “Flying Geese” blocks (56 in total) Here is a photo of the centrepiece surrounded by the geese. Also I paper pieced the centre and appliqued it to the backing fabric whilst keeping the papers in and then trimmed the backing fabric from the rear of the centre piece and removed the paper pieces.

This is not my design I am following a pattern that was in Todays Quilter Magazine and designed by Lynne Goldsworthy. from Lily’s Quilts. I have limited my colour pallet to cream brown and turquoise. I may have to change the design slightly as I might be short on some material but I can compromise. The border after the geese is plain cream on Lynne’s version but I wanted to use the patterned fabric as shown but not stitched yet (it will be 3″ wide

The stars are supposed to be foundation paper pieced (not attempted this yet either), but I have paper pieced them. I have also chosen to paper piece the diamond border and I might have to use a corner stone if my calculations are wrong as this is the one I’m short of fabric!!! A corner stone wouldn’t look out of place but it is not on the original design. I guess that a lot of people do change a design when they are making their quilt to put their stamp on it, so to speak. As long as it gives inspiration. Keeps the mojo going.

This is a photo of the ideas I have

Do you think that I need to put a thin 1 1/2″ border between the stars and diamonds or will the cream fabric already indicated be enough? I’m thinking border but i’m not totally convinced yet! Ideas welcome.

I was going to show you my quilted sewing machine cover but we have another heatwave in Old Blighty (UK) so quilting is a no-go, much better playing aound with small block pieces.

Well that is me, please take a peek at the other members projects

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Deb, Sharon, Karrin, Margaret and Daisy