Well what a year it has been – who knew that we would still be fighting this flu related Super Bug.

Like many people I tucked myself indoors (apart from going to paid work) and picked up the needle and sewed. Slightly unrestful I started many new projects and not finished many at all. Bought more stash than I need but it will all be used in a project.

I have made a list of all the quilts that are awaiting being cut up ready to patchwork, prepped ready to start and awaiting quilting.

Material bought but not cut up

1. Bee Hive Quilt
2. Stonehenge Quilt
3. Flower/Season Quilt
4. Bear Quilt
5. Forest Creatures Quilt
6. Angel Quilt
7. Cowboy Quilt
8. Parrot Heart Quilt

Quilts in the process of being made

1. Seaside Quilt – started
2. Stag Quilt – started
3. Sewing Quilt – cut up ready to start
4. Christmas Quilt – started
5. Rose Window Quilt – started
6. Hearts in a Square Dance – started
7. Ring-A-Roses Quilt – started
8. Jane Austen – Pride and Prejudice Cross Stitch Quilt – started

Quilts awaiting Hand Quilting

1. Pirate Quilt – started quilting
2. Bee on Lavender Quilt
3. Seasonal Quilt – awaiting quilting
4. Jazz Quilt – awaiting quilting
5. Daybreak Lap Quilt – awaiting quilting
6. Flower Fairy Lap Quilt – awaiting quilting
7. Snoopy Quilt
8. Winnie the Pooh Lap Quilt
9. Safari Quilt
10. Tiled Quilt – awaiting quilting

On the Cross Stitch front – the same has happened

I have finished “Teacups” cross stitch

WIP – Lady Greensleeves

WIP – Sophia Loren

WIP – Robin Table Runner

PDF Downloads – Modern Folk Embroidery SAL 2021 – this is downloaded and ready to roll

PDF – John Wayne – not started

Longstitch Designs of Seasonal Flowers – Spring is done.

Seasonal Flower Cross Stitch (Spring, Summer Autumn Winter) none started

Small Projects – some work on Bookmarks

Other Sewing Projects

2 x Cushions – Finished

Needle Cases

Pin Cushions

Pot of Treats

So you can see that I have been far from lazy but just a little indecisive. He! He!

Sewing is my way of relaxing so slowly but shortly all will be completed. No rush – one stitch at a time.

One of my presents for Christmas was a new Winnie the Pooh Diary and the sentiments that follow are what I am aiming to achieve this coming year. There is something in not letting go of all your childhood traits – do you not thinks so!

Well it just leaves me to say that I wish you all the Best Year to Come in 2022 and hope and pray that everybody stays safe and well.

Love Daisy

Hello

Well the title could be deceiving. Or not!!!!! These are my Christmas P.J’s

Well let’s get on with the sewing – I have been making blocks for the Christmas Quilt and whilst I am sort of following the pattern mentioned before I have changed some of the designs. Here are the blocks so far ……

The green one at the top is completed but the red one is half sewn. The white sausage dog print block is two thirds complete and I super-imposed the red sausage dog and red corners on top of the white print to see how it looked.

I have also put in a few stitches on Lady Greensleeves, hoping to finish this project by end of year but we shall see.

Bye for now and Happy New Year to you all. Stay safe.

Daisy

Hello everybody

Ooops!!!! Apologies to everyone – I didn’t think we would blog on Boxing Day and I also haven’t touched the Pirate Quilt at all. So next year I will continue with it and hopefully finish before Easter. That’s my challenge for this quilt.

Bye for now and Happy New Year.

Daisy

Hello Everybody

Well I know that I have mentioned a few times that a secret Christmas Present was being sewn and now I can reveal that present (the recipient I am glad to say was very happy with his present).

Here are some photos …..

Not quite sure what happened to this image but the original picture shows the true colour best. The design just has a black fleece inner and backing. I want him to use it not just for show and hopefully he can wrap it around himself and keep warm when required.

Happy New Year to everyone

Daisy x

I have cooked, served and eaten the Christmas Meal and now my hubby is having a snooze in the chair after listening to the Queen’s Speech. So I have stole myself off to type this short message, include some photos and most of all to Hope and Wish you are all having a wonderful Christmas Day with lots of happy memories and present fun time which will become the memories of the future.

We had a Christmas Secret Santa at work and this is the present that I received:

Also, our I.T. company who look after our computers sent a wonderful hamper of goodies and I chose to have this Gingerbread Cup. It is so lovely to hold in your cupped hands.

So with this happy smiley face I bid you farewell for now!

Daisy

Hello Everybody

I have been stitching Sophia of an evening whilst my husband watched Snooker, so some slow progress has been made.

Here is my progress

That’s it

Cheers

Daisy

Hello Everybody

Hope you are all safe and well. It’s the last SAL before Christmas so let’s get to it. I have managed a few stitches on Lady Greensleeves. It seems an age since I picked her up.

Here is where I was last time ….

Here is where I am now …….

A little bit on the right hand side of the horse and some round the bridle.

Hopefully when Christmas is over and I have all of the holidays off work this year I can complete this beautiful piece. Fingers crossed!

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year, and that just leaves me to thank all of you for your support and encouragement.

Cheers

Daisy x

Well who’d of thought we would be facing another lockdown whilst the bugs rage around us. I hope everybody is safe and well.

I have been sewing diligently on a Christmas Quilt idea (not for this year) and have made some good progress. The design is loosely based on a copy of Joyeux Noel in Todays Quilter Issue 68 by Amanda Little of Little Quilt House.

Hopefully my centre star looks similar.

The centre star is going to have a border and the surrounding designs will be sashed. That is the plan at the moment.

If I do not type again before Christmas – I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy , Healthy New Year!

Cheers

Daisy x

Hello Everybody,

Although my efforts of late have been occupied with sewing a secret Christmas Present I have made a little progress on the Pirate Quilt. As you will see in the photo below I have sewn 3/4 of a hoop full of rope design in the sand. It’s not a lot but slowly the whole quilt is coming together.

Well that is me on this occasion so why not grab a cuppa and peruse the other members projects in the links below.

Bye for now

Daisy

Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Nanette, Sharon, Karrin, and Daisy

Hi Everybody

I apologise, but I do not have anything to show about Lady Greensleeves – I just haven’t pick her up to do one stitch. I have concentrated on my Christmas Present to someone, who for obvious reasons, cannot be named. I actually finished it this morning. I have also been stitching Sophia Loren so I am posting some photos of her instead.

Well that is me, why not pop along and view what our other members of this delightful SAL group have been sewing/crafting.

Bye for now

Daisy

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Renee, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen