Hello,

This is the final round up of my successes and defeats for 2019 …….

1. Read 19 Books (6 books read – 2 still reading)
2. Sewing Projects (1 new start – Dreamcatcher – Audrey finished plus Spring longstitch finished) -that’s  6 new starts and 5 finished projects plus some completions of longstanding WIP’s.   Lady greensleeves still a WIP, (owls coloured in ready to be used in a sewing project) (butterfly colouring design ongoing – to be made into cushion)
3. Learn Something New (Learning Patchwork  – 1 x Bee Quilt Top Finished – 1 x Pirate Quilt top finished – 5 more partly sewn together by machine /  1 new Seasonal Quilt hand sewn centre piece finished  – all border sections are complete awaiting to be attached to main body of quilt, and 1 Scrappy/Evolution Quilt part finished the top – hand sewn.  In the New Year I will need to learn Applique for this project.)
4. To Not Buy Clothes as much (1 tee-shirt purchased and 2 new pyjama sets. also 1 pair jeans)
5. To Eat more vegetables (started having 2 meals a week no meat, vegetables on the up.)
6. To write To Penpals (Letter, card and Christmas present sent to  Australian penpal and 1 card/letter to best friend).  Does anybody want to be a penpal?  If so send your address to my email: 01daisy1966@gmail.com  
7. To create something and sell it for Charity Only charity deed was to purchase Christmas Cards as a donation to Kidney Research, oh! and a new poppy wristband.
8. 8. To watch 19 DVD’s or Movies  (watched a box set (4 DVD’s) of Margaret Rutherford ( my husband’s favourite) depicting her version of Miss Marple – absolutely brilliant comic timing and shrewdness – laughed a lot – my favourite Miss Marple is Joan Hickson – who’s your favourite??  Have received a new DVD of Freddie Mercury as Christmas Present from my husband – not watched yet. (12 in total this year)
9. To Finish my 1st Novel (Still a W.I.P.  Have wrote another chapter and feel it needs the characters padding out a bit.)
10. To write a Small Poetry Book (3 more poems written)
11. To laugh more – Lots of laughter I’m happy to report
12. To Play my Saxophone Played twice on a Sunday.
13. To try and Learn the Ukelele Nothing to report here
14. To Learn Pilates and Deep Breathing – (watching Darcy Bussell Pilates DVD – feel a little more flexible and helps with my Asthma)
15. To Visit National Trust Houses/English Heritage places Nothing to report here
16. To visit the V & A Museum Nothing to report here
17. To visit an art Gallery Nothing to report here
18. Go On a Long Walk Nothing to report here
19. Go to Local Craft Fairs More Nothing to report here

Well – what do you think – some moderate success – other’s complete failure.   Perhaps I need to get out more though, I am determined to walk more this coming year.

Let’s see what 2020 brings!  HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

Daisy

Hi Everybody

Hope you had a lovely Christmas Day, Hetty was extremely keen to rip open her presents, little shredding machine that she is.

These are the new toys which she will happily chew to bits.

Hetty’s new pellet, nut and seed food plus some treats.

All food products from Northern Parrots plus the abc toy and raffia mats, other present came from our local pet store.

Well the weather is miserable and I am having a pyjama day and will do some sewing.

Bye for now

Daisy and Hetty

 

 

Hi Everybody

This is my last post before Christmas, and it consists of a variety of subjects.

1. Hetty’s presents
2. New Stash 1
3. New Stash 2
4. New Stash 3
5. Pemberley

 

1. Hetty

I have splashed out a little on Hetty this year, she has food, toys and something to chew to pieces.

She also has a new rope perch as she has started to rip the other one but it will not be wrapped up.

2.  New Stash 1.

This is just an idea mulling around in my head – a bright colourful wall hanging I think.

3.  New Stash 2.

I am thinking of using an octagon rose head centrepiece and surround it with the blenders in each pack making it into a square and than sew each square to make a quilt.  I think it is known as a Rose Window and I hope it looks like an old style quilt.  We shall have to wait and see …..

4.  New stash 3.

I am thinking of making some tablemats or drinks coasters out of this Lewis and Irene – The  Old Chocolate Shop fabric.

5.  Pemberley

Do you remember a while back I sewed a quote from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

well here is a reminder ….. it was from Riverdrift House.

Well I found some Pemberley Fabric and now this will form the centrepiece to my Pemberley Quilt.

(Apologies cannot rotate for some weird reason)

I love how the fabric picks up the colours of the sewing.  They are violins on the fabric just in case you cannot define them.

These are the other fabrics, letters being posted, the pond, flowers, and images of the relevant houses.

I’ve not decided on the layout yet for this design.

Well that is lots to do already for 2020.  As well as the WIP’s I still have to do.

Busy 2020 for me.  What are your plans for 2020?

I think I will do another 20 for 20 – it did spur me on to do projects and read more.

My 19 for 19 will be on another post after Christmas as my final roundup for 2019.

So Happy Christmas Holidays and have a Wonderful New Year.

Love Daisy and Hetty

x & peck

Hi Everybody

I guess everyone is dashing around making and baking things for Christmas, so if you do not have time to read this post that is fine.

I have only achieved a little bit of sewing myself, mainly stitching the two sunshine borders together.

and finishing the bottom border multi-coloured hexies ready to be sewn onto the main quilt.  In fact everything is now waiting to be stitched to the main quilt.  Cannot believe how far this has come!

I joined this group only recently and have enjoyed the encouragement from my fellow stitchers.  Thank you all for your help and I wish you a Merry Christmas (not too merry we do not want wonky lines) and look forward to hearing from you all next year 2020.  Have a good one! x

Please pop along to the other members of our group to view their individual projects.

If you feel like joining our group please contact Kathy (1st name in list below).

Kathy, Margaret, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Kathi,  Bella, Daisy and Connie

 

Hello everybody

 

I haven’t shown my face recently but in this post you are going to see it a lot as for the first time in three weeks my human mummy has time for cuddles.  We have shared loads of kisses through the cage bars and an enormous amount of strokes on the head.  My reason for confinement has been the wrapping of presents for Christmas and the need to go shopping for presents, thereby not leaving much time at the weekend for playing.  However, we have had a lovely long session of playing, cuddling and smoozing!!!  The pictures say it all……….Love mummy……Love Hetty …….kisses!!

 

 

Hetty giving heart wings and lots of fluffy love …….. by the way she loves hanging upside down just here.

And I know these are my presents – well who else wants toys and food from Northern Parrots.  Also I know from last year that the stocking hanging on the door knob is mine ie Winnie the Pooh.  I love ripping the paper off (you can see why I might have been confined to barracks – not very helpful when trying to wrap).

Well that’s it from me for now and I wish everybody a Warm, Happy, Safe and fluffy Christmas.

Love Hetty

 

 

Hi Everybody

I have been kept quite busy this past week but have managed to sew some more of the Seasonal Quilt – just a little – but it is some more.  Hopefully with the 5 1/2 days off over Christmas I will be able to make better progress.

I think last time I showed you a mock of how the corner and top border would look.  Well I have been sewing the top border pieces together and have added the white hexagons to the side border of the multi-coloured fabric.

Well this must be the last SAL before the end of the year so let me just wish you all a Warm, Safe and Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year.

Please pop along to the other members of our group SAL to see their individual projects.

If you would like to join then please contact Avis (1st name in list below).

Thank you to everyone who has offered me encouragement in this new sewing adventure and for reading my blog.  Merry Christmas x

Daisy

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Linda, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah, Mary Margaret, Renee, Jenny, Carmela, Jocelyn, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, Connie

Hello Everybody

Well the week has been very irregular, the weather has turned particularly cold and we have icy winds forecast, dinner dates – well brunch dates and birthdays all happened at once.  I have managed to stay on top of things – cards are written and posted, Christmas tree is up and the lovely husband has put the lights on the cherry tree in the back garden, and I have wrapped and despatched various Christmas Presents.  On top of that I am due to work extra days at the paid job due to having time off for the boiler being installed.

It is quite a relief to sit down and do some sewing – I have made more progress on the quilt which is displayed on other posts with reference to the SAL and HQAL groups.

I have also managed to make good progress on the Dreamcatcher cross stitch that I started in Oct/Nov time.

This is where I was ……..

And this is where I am now ……..

The colours have not shown up particularly well, there are greens, aquas, blues and purple with hints of golden yellow.  Not sure if it will be finished by Christmas.

That is all for now, I hope everyone else is getting prepared for the celebrations.

Daisy

 

Hi everybody,

I have made small progress this time, just a little of the corner border sewn together and some of the individual pieces sewn together to create the border on the top and bottom of the quilt.  So eventually or should that be “Sew Eventually”, it will look like the mock up picture below;

And of course I am sewing lots and lots of white hexagons and edging half hexagons.

Please pop along to the other members of our group to view their individual projects.

If you feel like joining our group please contact Kathy (1st name in list below).

Kathy, Margaret, Emma, Tracy, Deb, Susan,  Nanette,  Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Kathi,  Bella, Daisy and Connie

 

 

Hello everybody

It has been a different, cold, week and our boiler needed replacing – so no heat on the coldest night we have had so far.  What can you do?  ……….

Sit in my room sewing the quilt and I  have made good progress.  The winter end is sewn onto the main body of the quilt with the new colour way added.  I have also sewn together some of the top border block but it is not attached to the main quilt yet and of course I am still sewing white hexagons. (I’m also trying to pacify my parrot what with all the drilling and banging.)

So here are the updated photos of where I am so far.

Well that is my progress, why not pop along to the other members projects to see how they have progressed.

If you wish to join our little sewing group please contact Avis (1st name in the list below).  This sewing group allows you to progress at your own speed on your own project, so no pressure.

Thank you for reading.

Daisy

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, Sue, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Linda, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Hayley, Megan, Deborah, Mary Margaret, Renee, Jenny, Carmela, Jocelyn, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, Connie

 

Hi Everybody

Another busy week passes by – my how time flies.

I have been busy sewing hexagons for my Seasonal Quilt in both white and the new colourway I post a few weeks back.

I have also started stitching on the new dream catcher design that I posted about in May this year.

 

This is how I started ……….

and this is the little advancement I have made.

Well that is all for this post………see you again soon.

Daisy