Hello Everyone

I have a Happy Dance to share – the Flower Fairy Quilt/Wall Hanging is now got her binding sewn on and is finished. Yahoo! Well that is one off the huge pile of UFO Quilts that Need Quilting and Binding Pile.

Close ups of the finished quilt

Now do I fold or roll for storage? Which is your preferred method?

That’s all for now, take care and thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Daisy

Hi everyone

I am a bit late to the party this week. I haven’t actually started my new project yet but I have sorted the threads and prepped the aida in a hoop. I am stitching a Bothy Threads design which will be the first of four – they are the four seasons. They are like blackwork but using coloured threads instead but the idea is the same, Here are some photo of the finished piece.

Sorry photo not very good in this light.

So that is me this week, why not grab a cuppa and peruse the names listed below and see how they have fared these past three weeks.

Daisy

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, 

Daisy, Cathie, Linda, Helen, MaryMargaret, Cindy

Hi everyone

I just wanted to update about the grey quilt, I found it difficult to line everything up, just not make it work so have changed the pattern to a chevron design, see photo. It still showcases the William Morris fabric well.

The only block I might move is the bottom left – which would mean the whole line moves left one block and the removed block would be on the right end instead. What do you think?

Daisy

Hello my fellow stitchery friends,

I have been busy beavering away at all my existing projects, and some unexpected new ones. I like to juggle things. So one of the projects that I have started is my Birds of a Feather Quilt – another Gail Pan Design, and I have prepared the pieces and have two blocks made which are 5 1/4″ finished size. My plan is to have one columns of pieced blocks either side of the panel which I am busy quilting at the moment. (Hopefully the measurements are correct.) Then I will frame it with two borders – so hope it turns out quickly. My idea is to use a feather stencil over the borders, and maybe just shadow stitch in the pieced blocks.

Here are the pieced blocks and panel design –

and the stencil (free with Today’s Quilter magazine)

The 2 smaller pictures are from Today’s Quilter issue 110

You may have read on another blog that I have finished the top part of my Memory Quilt and have fixed the wording I wanted in the border and making the pieced binding material. This is now joining my ever increasing pile of quilts needing quilting. With the left overs I practised another block design which I had learned online from Kate of “The Last Homely House” on her YouTube channel. She is really lovely and charming, explains how to do things and laughs a lot. This was the resulting pattern, it may not be perfect but it is a scrappy quilt. I was chuffed with my effort. They will be 3″ blocks when completed in between the two zigzag lines top and bottom.

Feeling confident I have made two more quilts using the block mentioned above, but in two different ways. It was fun to play around with the blocks and I wanted them to be deliberately different. They are hand machined on my old Singer Hand Cranked sewing machine. It runs like a dream, I love it so much!

Firstly a purple quilt (I love purple), Not completed yet!

It will be a small square lap type quilt.

Secondly, a blue/grey striped quilt using my William Morris – Morning Mist Fat Quarter Bundle fabric, I hope the design does the fabric proud.

It is quite a subtle colouring. I need to think about the border for this. May have to get some more plain fabric.

Well that is all for this post, sorry it is a bit long and photo heavy.

Enjoy the weekend!

Daisy

Hello everybody.

It is that time again – in the past three weeks I have been sewing on several projects. You know me, not content with one. Well had I not had a three day migraine there was a possibility of another happy dance but it is not to be,

Here is where I was last time ..

Here is my progress …

To be fair it is good progress. Mustn’t be so hard on myself.

Well lets take a wander into the other members blog-a-sphere and see their progress.

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

Hello Everyone

I am beyond HAPPY today as of Friday 2nd February I had finished my SAL Project Fruits of Plenty by Jacob De Graaf of Modern Folk Embroidery. I have really enjoyed stitching this piece and am thoroughly pleased with the result.

Here is a finished photo. I am not sure of the frame yet will need to sit and stare it for a while. The measurements are 28″ x 18″ and approximately 46,0000 stitches.

I started this project in March 22 and 2 years later in Feb 24 I have completed it., I have made modifications but as this is for my personal pleasure alone I chose the birdhouse and a bungalow and marked the passing of our dear Queen. 

Not sure what the next project is going to be, So a surprise for next time.

Please grab a drink and take a peek at our members listed below to see how they fared over the past three weeks.

Daisy

Hello Everybody

Blimey it is going quick, only 10 more days and it is the end of January. I think that I am doing well with my sewing and then the dates come along and it seems maybe not. Does time go quicker as you get older?

Onto said sewing, I have done perhaps half of May Basket in my Redwork Basket Quilt.

This is where I was …..

This is my progress …

Well that is me for this post. 

Take care and stay warm. Storm Isha (I think that is the name of this one – who names them anyway?) has just made its presence known.

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

 

Hello everyone

Happy New Year to you all!

I hope the Christmas Holidays gave you all that you wished for and didn’t our siw week break just fly by! I was lucky to have the whole of the holidays off work and I have made excellent use of the time. As you will see in the following photos I have sewn all the green vines for the centre part of My Fruits of Plenty cross stitch design by Jacob de Graaf of Modern Folk Embroidery. ( I only have one two-stranded length of cotton left.) Also changed the top vignette to a Bungalow and the second one to a bird house.

I have left the bottom two triangles and the two side triangle until later. Undecided as to which designs I want to incorporate.

There is still loads to do – my initials, squirrels and more birds in black and berries in lilac and overstitch the main outline in the centre and all around the outside edge of the design. It is quite a large design. but for now I am very happy with my progress.

Well that is that, please pop along to the other sites to see how they progressed in our six week break.

Daisy

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, 

Daisy, Cathie, Linda, Helen, MaryMargaret, Cindy