Hello everybody

First of all, I hope everyone is healthy and following the government guidelines for  this terrible coronavirus bug.  My best wishes to anyone suffering at this moment in time.  I hope you make a full recovery.

Well I am lucky that in this clamp down on social gatherings I can happily amuse myself with my hobbies.  I have been busy with my projects, but to confess I haven’t actually done a single stitch today, so in no particular order:-

Cross stitch – my cups cross stitch is developing slowly but surely.

Here is where I was at the end of February …..

and here is where i am now …..

Patchwork – I have been busy cutting out the parts required for my Old Rose Window Quilt.  It takes quite a long time sorting out the various colour ways but here are a few examples of some that I have prepared

And here are a few in various states of completion

Semi-finished …….

And these are finished …..

Each square measures 6.5 inches, and I have calculated that I will need 8 blocks for the width and 12 blocks for the length.  (for a quilt measuring 52 inches by 78 inches , minus any borders).

That’s 96 blocks  –  I have 14 completed blocks and 15 semi finished.  Wish me luck!!

That’s all for now.

Daisy

 

Hello everyone

I have made slow progress with my Seasonal Quilt but as people remind a little progress is better than no progress and i am one step nearer to finishing the top of this quilt.

I sewed a few of the pentagon shapes that form the side edges, and also sewed half of the bottom border tot he main quilt.

That’s me for this post.

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.

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Hello everybody

I confess to not much going on with this sew-a-long this month so far.  I have only sewn a part of the bottom border to the main quilt.  I have been sewing the end pieces in white that are  required to finish the sides with a straight edge.

So here are some pictures of the part mentioned above

Well that is me, why not pop along to our other members to see what progress they have made.

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Hello Everyone

Hetty here again.  As I have been a really good girl, mummy decided to have a photo shoot with me as the star model.  So here are a few pictures from our fun day and as you can see I respond well to instruction, always a good point for a model.

 

And here is me misbehaving

 

Bye for now

Hetty

 

Hello everybody

I have been busy sewing blocks for my Rose Window Quilt, and it is fair to say that this quilt does not grow as fast as the hexagon quilt.  Speaking of hexagons – I am still working on the border of the Seasonal Quilt but that is for another post.

Here are some images of the various blocks.  They will not necessarily stay in the order shown.  (Quite a few pictures actually).

 

Also I have been sewing the cups cross stitch which is slowly developing.

Here is where I was ……… at the beginning of Feb 2020

 

Here is where I am now at the end of Feb 2020 …..

Well that is all for now.

Daisy

 

 

 

Hello Everybody

I hope everyone is well and been kept busy stitching.

I have made fair progress on my Seasonal Quilt and enjoying how it is coming together.

Last time the top border had been added and now I have joined the Autumn Corner to that area making the top section complete apart from the half hexagon pieces

Also I have sewed the bottom border together and it just need attaching to the main quilt.

It is just the right sort of weather in England to be cosied up in a quilt stitching it together.  I do hope that nobody has suffered badly in the flooding.

If you have enjoyed reading this and want to join our happy group of stitchers then 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.

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Hello Everybody

First, a warm welcome back to Jenny.

When I was recently ill, it enabled me to sit quietly and do some sewing and I have made some good progress with the final border of my quilt.  Unlike the top border where I was sewing one border block at a time I have combined the two before attaching to the main quilt and I think that I will add the half hexagons before I attach it making that totally complete.

Let the photos do the talking

Here is where i was last time …

Here is my progress …. Autumn corner piece added.

And bottom borders …

Next up – just add the white edges and the column of white at the side ends and then piece together with the wadding and backing.  Then the quilting begins.

Well that is all for now, thank you for stopping by and now please pop along to the other members sewing projects to see their progress.

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Hello

If you read my previous post you will know that I have been ill this past week and had to stay in the warm, so after a couple of days when I could not focus or concentrate on anything I have managed to do some sewing.

In no particular order of preference

Cross Stitch 1 – Teacups

I have made good progress on this as I stitch whilst watching TV in the evenings – we end up watching repeats of programmes we like so it is easy for me to stitch and listen because I have quite a good memory so know what is going to happen, whereas my husband is beginning to lose his memory so enjoys watching them again.  It works for us and everybody is content.

By the way, thank you to everyone who sent kind wishes for my husband after his small procedure.  Everything went according to plan and he is much better.

Here is the start

Here is where i am now

The Robin Table Runner

I have also done a little of this mainly to see if it would fit on as expected.

The start

Here is where i am now

I am quite pleased with how it is emerging.

On the patchwork side of things I have stitched the two bottom borders of my SAL together – no picture as I am saving that for the SAL.

Rose Window Quilt

Also I have cut out loads more patches for the Rose Window Design – I love choosing which fabrics will blend together or even standout but in a good way.  Here are some of the colour ideas I have at the moment – some may be altered in the future depending on how it all goes together.

 

 

Psychedelic Dahlias

I have yet to sort out the stem on this design and I also have a question how do you applique the design onto a background fabric and remove the cardboard templates?  My understanding is that the cardboard templates do not get removed until all side are stitched.

Here is how I would like the design to look

Quite quirky – n’est pas!!

Small Cushion idea

Last project – to make a small cushion using some of the Christmas Present I received from my penpal (many thanks to Emma @emma’scraftprojects)

 

 

And that ends this post and you can see I made good use of my sickness time at home (when it permitted).  I did stab myself twice with the needle when I sneezed abruptly.

Bye

Daisy

Hi

No this is not a murder mystery story as such but more a play on words.  I had been off ill with the terrible cold that is doing the rounds and noticed something happening outside.

One must consider what the actual title means

Murder according to the dictionary  is primarily  “a criminal act normally violent and premeditated against another person.”

But there is another type of “murder” and it is not grisly or premeditated, in fact it is perfectly natural.  (Does anybody have a clue yet).

Here are some photos to help ……………. da da dah!!!!!!

Yes – it is a Murder of Crows

They appeared all of a sudden – perhaps about 23 of them – strange as I thought Crows were quite solitary birds but maybe I am wrong.  Amusing to watch – it was a though someone was pulling a string because as they “crowed” the head goes down and the tail spreads out.  I’m sure Mr Attenborough can explain it better.  Nonetheless amusing.

There was one bird who remained apart

They stayed for half an hour some flying from one tree to the other

Does anybody have a clue as to why they suddenly appeared and then disappeared?  It was a lovely day and all birds had been active searching for food.

Bye for now.

 

 

 

Hello Hetty Here

I have just had the most fun with my human, rearranging her damp hair and hiding from her husband when he came home.  (I don’t know why she hid as normally she bob up and down with delight but when I walked out onto the landing she ran from my shoulder behind my hair and stayed there.  I though she might even fly downstairs but no!)  Oh for the love of birds!!

I have been shredding the new toy that was part of my Christmas haul, here is a picture of when it was new

It is the top colourful one and I can safely say that I have chewed the large blocks and slats of wood off at least one of the strings.  I do love a good chew!

Apart from that I had snuggles with mum – photos say it all – mummy told me off for putting tongue out he!he!

And finally getting head scratches whilst on mummy’s very comfy lap.

Doesn’t my crown of feathers shine in the sunlight.  I’m being vain again

Best go

Love Hetty