Firstly, warm welcome back to MaryMargaret.

I am on holiday from the paid job and I nearly forgot to post as the days seem to be flying by and because the normal schedule has been changed, however, I have been able to sew quite a lot these past four days so here is my progress

This is where I was last time ……

And this is my progress ….

Well that is me for now.

Please check out the other members blog space for this SAL in the links below

Daisy x

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, 

Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, MaryMargaret

Hello

We have just had the upstairs outside windows and soffit boards painted (hottest weekend of the year – I know – but it was booked). Painter was a very nice gentleman. This was the first time that my husband had to concede that he could no longer climb the ladder and feel safe. My bird , Hetty, had to temporarily live downstairs which she wasn’t so happy about and screamed a lot, her sleeping habit was disturbed, and she awoke very grumpy and bit me. Definitely a weekend of me being wounded.

Onto the sewing – I have achieved a fair bit on Sophia – see pictures

Before

After

It is slowly coming together.

On that note I shall sign off and get stitching

Bye

Daisy x

Hello Everybody

Hope you are well and not suffering too much in the heat.

I have made good progress with the “little black squares”. 64 are sewn together and the other 32 are sewn into a block which just need attaching and the staging is complete.

Here is a picture of where I was last time

and where I am now.

The dance floor is next and then infill in ivory the gaps shown above

However, due to a fall out of bed last night – I am sporting a rather fetching black eye and a scuffed and bruised knee which has now swollen a little. I hit my eye on the corner of a wooden shelf which is part of the infrastructure that goes over the stair well. Another 1/2″ down and might have lost or severely injured the eye. (Think I need one of those side gates that they use in hospitals to stop you falling out os bed after an operation.)

Well that is me for this week – please look at the other member listed below who are creating some lovely projects.

Bye

Daisy x

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, Cathie and Tracy

Hello Everyone

Well the sunny weather has certainly slowed everything down apart from the plants on the garden, which have taken up some of my precious sewing time. However, I have managed to complete the first row of my “Fruits of Plenty” and scrolled down to the second line. Here are some pictures – this is where I was last time …..

And this is where I am now ……

You will note that the triangle on the right is incomplete as I am undecided as to go with the pattern as is or to do all the side triangles the same design as depicted in the left hand side triangle.

I have to say that I am really enjoying this cross stitch so on that note please take a peek at the other member’s projects as we all work on different designs that are either unfinished pieces or just something new.

Bye for now

Daisy x

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, 

Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy

Hello Everybody

I hope you are well. Firstly we will start with the sewing as I have been beavering away at my Parrot Quilt Top to the point where I will be sewing it together.

Here is a picture of a very nearly happy dance before quilting it begins ….

My husband gave me a huge compliment saying “it was the best I had done to date.” I haven’t thought about the quilting design at all for this. It is certainly the brightest colour palette I have used and my first involving Batik fabric. (It will not be my last – I like that Batik fabrics do not fray like ordinary cotton does.)

Secondly, I have been sewing the cross stitch of Sophia under the watchful eye of my husband who gazes at her fondly. I do not have an up to date photo as she is downstairs and my husband is resting.

Last but not least, me and Hetty have had cuddles. The hot spell has been quite exhausting for her, I have changed her water more often so she can keep cool. (Hetty has always bathed in what is supposed to be her drinking water – don’t ask – I have tried running tap water and a sprayer/mister, but she likes to bathe her way). Today being slightly better I have been playing with her, but she still nearly nodded off as I stroked her head. I think she is hormonal at the moment. Very into chewing things. Here are some pictures ..

Such a beautiful bird – I’m biased of course.

Well that is all from me on this Sunday, better get to sewing my SAL piece otherwise I’ll have nothing to show.

Bye

Daisy x

Hello everybody

Still melting in our heatwave. It appears to affect my Ipad which doesn’t want to take a photo of my sewing, therefore, I can only say that I have been sewing lots of 1. 1/2″ black squares either in strips of 2 or 4’s which will then be sewn together into strips of 8. I need 12 strips of 8 to complete the stage area. Black is very tiring on the eyes and I need good lighting when sewing together.

The middle section has not had any attention and the bottom section will need more black squares around the poster art prints and also around the car block. Here is an old photo of the general layout of the top and middle sections.

Well that’s me this week, so why not pop along to see the other projects our group are working on.

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 Tracy

Hello Everybody

Hope you are all managing with the hot spells of weather, I seem to suffer a huge migraine attack as the hot spell arrives (must be close to Mother Nature – pressure goes up outside and my body pressure goes up as well). Does anyone believe in Spontaneous Combustion?

So due to this attack I have achieved as much as I would have liked.

Here is where I was last time …….

And here is where I am now ……

So that is me – why not grab something cold and refreshing and take a look at the other projects our members are working on.

Daisy x

Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie

Hello Everybody

Hope you are well.

I have been busy sewing together small squares for the “Nashville Quilt” and also started to join together the blocks in the top section. Here is how it looks now …..

The large block on the right is not joined yet as I thought it might be easier to make all the little black squares into a block 8 rows by 12 columns and then join that to the bottom of the guitar block and then sew the seam down altogether. The Nashville strap line will be next and the top section will be complete. The middle section is half done and needs more ivory squares. Then it will be back to making little black squares for the bottom section. Such fun!

Well that is all for now

Daisy x

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 Tracy

Hello Everybody

I have made good progress on my “Parrot Quilt”. It has been re-designed twice and I am now happy with the layout. (Does that happen to anyone else when they side track the initial layout for something else?) It is a very colourful quilt – well the birds themselves are extremely colourful – and my first using batiks, which I am loving.

So here is a picture of my design ………

Most of my designs use muted colours, but I quite like how bright and cheerful this looks.

Well that is all for today.

Daisy x

Hello everybody,

I have made good use of the extra hours you get sewing as the sun shines. These three weeks and indeed the whole year so far has flown by.

However, this is where I was last time,

This is where I am now,

We are a sewing group who work on individual projects and every three weeks we post our progress, so why grab a cuppa and peruse the links below to see how we have all fared these past three weeks.

Bye for now

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