Tuesday 18 January 2022

2022 Resolutions

 I really need to get back into posting on my blog.

Time just seems to disappear and then it's another year gone!!!

I'm determined to post this year so my goal is at least once a month.

So what are my sewing goals for 2022.

(1)  The Quilt Show BOM



(2)  My own quilt group BOM (which I'm in charge of)

(3)  Sew some clothes

(4)  Tester for another BOM

(5)  Finish things started last year





Wish me luck.






Wednesday 20 May 2020

Sewing MoJo

It's been a long time since I put anything up on my blog.
Life seemed to get in the way of me doing things that I liked to do.
Now with the Covid-19 restrictions, even though I am working from home,  I have been able to get back into sewing and decided that i would get back into documenting my creations.



This is a small mini quilt I made for my daughter's friend who has been very good to her.  She loved it and has put it on the back of her chair in her bedroom.
This was a paper pieced block called Rainbow Jacks from www.bryanhousequilts.com
I was able to use up some scraps for the colours.  I did some straight line quilting (still not great at it).

I think I might have gotten my sewing mojo back.

Hope you're all keeping safe.


Saturday 31 December 2016

Santa Sack Swap

I was in the Santa Sack Swap which Cheryl organises Santa Sack Swap.  My swap partner was Carin.  She sent me some wonderful goodies, a huge sack, a table runner, placemats, some really warm knitted mittens, tea towels, and a lovely embroidered hanging.  I love them.
This was my second time taking part in this swap and I really enjoy it.

The sign-up is usually in June so keep an eye out for it next year.

Have a great New Years and see you all in 2017.


Thursday 1 September 2016

Where has time gone????

I have been so bad.  Well over a year and no blog entries.  I really have to get into the routine
again of doing an entry, even if it is only once a month.  That is my goal for the remainder of the year.

To start with I'm going to to do the FNWF for this Friday the 2nd of September. I am working my way through the Jen Kingwell Smitten blocks so I'll try and get one of them finished (that is after the Mexican Fiesta party in work).
Everyone is WelcoMe

If you want to link up with the FNWF, then click here.

I'll try and load some photos of the swaps I've been in over the past couple of months.

Linda

Sunday 1 March 2015

Spring is on the way

I started this post as it was a lovely day with the sun shining even though it was cold.  Now it has turned very dark and grey and the ever present rain has made another appearance and then it even changed to snow (which is very unusual here).  Ah well we can but hope.


Spring seemed as if it had made an entrance as the wonderful crocus had started to peep it's head up along with the daffodils and even though it had been very cold in the mornings and evenings  when I was travelling to work and home again, the sun had made it's presence felt during the day and the mornings were getting brighter earlier and the evenings were getting shorter.  I will be positive (after all the flowers need the rain).

I have been catching up on reading the blogs that I follow while having a break from studying.  I am studying for the TMITI (Tax Technician) exams which take place in mid April.  At my age it is very hard to get back into the whole idea of classes and study along with trying to work, keep the house going and the most important thing (as far as everyone else is concerned) make sure that there is plenty of food in the house.  This leaves very little time for sewing but I try to take a half hour most evenings to help relax.
I've been feeling tired lately and put it down to studying and everything else it takes to keep going but have just gotten the results of my annual blood tests back and my iron levels are way down again (this is the third time in 18 months) so it's back on the iron supplements and maybe more tests.  Hopefully the supplements will give me a boost in a couple of weeks so that I can get the 50% I need to pass each of my exams.

To try to keep my mind on sewing I've signed up for two swaps, one is a Rainbow mug rug swap  which I've started on.

This was a coloured glass pattern that I decided to do as an english paper piecing project as I can manage to get a bit done during my half hour sewing in the evenings.  I'm going to make a striped rainbow back and try to get it finished this week.
The other swap is an english paper pieced small bag (around 5 inches).  I have to wait to see who my partner is and what they like before I start this one but I have some ideas bouncing around already.
Can you see a theme here? Yes you guessed it, I love english paper piecing, especially hexagons and I have several books on it.  I've signed up to follow the Milliefiori that Katja is doing as I had already purchased the book but will have to watch from the sidelines for a while.
I've also bought the Millefiori book that Quiltmania have after seeing it on several blogs and sites.  Again this will be a "to do" project.

What I have managed to do are the kalidescope blocks which I'm still working on and some prairie braid batik columns.  I enjoy these as they are nice hand sewing.



If you get a chance please check out Julie's  blog for her visit to a festival in a nearby town (she lives in Japan and writes such brilliant pieces about life, the culture and festivals there).  I love reading her blog as she takes some great photos, is very informative on the flowers that grow in her garden and around her and makes great use of very small spaces where she lives.

That's all for now.  We have a big festival coming up in a couple of weeks, St Patrick's Day (or as we call it Paddy's Day) so I am going to try to take some photos of our local parade.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.



Sunday 1 February 2015

Another month gone

January is now officially finished.  How did it go by so fast?
Last weekend our quilting group had two 2-day workshops with Gillian Travis.  The first one was on Townscapes and the second was on an Abstract Shape.  I couldn't take time off work so I was only able to attend the Townscapes one.  There was a lot of preparation work involved which took up most of the first day.  This is as far as I got on the two days (well it was my first attempt at free motion).

It is from a photo of the shops which used to be old warehouses in Bergen.

I was also in the Secret Santa Swap and these are some of the goodies I received from Gillian
These are some of the goodies I sent to her.


I'm busy studying so not much sewing time at the moment but maybe I might get something done during the week.
Hope you all enjoy your weekend.

Linda

Wednesday 31 December 2014

Welcome 2015


Happy New Year to you all.

I am hoping that 2015 will be a better year.  Sadly we lost a dear friend and member of our quilting group at the end of August to cancer and another is having treatment.
I had knee surgery at the end of September to remove cartilage which I've had problems with for a good many years but which was a lot worse over the last year and it was slowing me down.  It took me longer to get over it as I had an allergic reaction to the anaesthetic and then I got the vomiting bug which took me a good week to recover from.  Thankfully I am now pain free but I will have to have a knee replacement in the next couple of years.

I didn't fulfill my promise to blog more often (bad me!!!) but I am hopeful for the next year that I will be able to.  My sewing has been put on hold for a while as I am studying for exams in April but I am doing a workshop at the end of January (will give more details later).

I hope that you all have a peaceful, healthy and happy 2015.

Best wishes.


Linda


Monday 9 June 2014

goodies and FNWF

I've managed to make a start on the charity quilt blocks on Friday in the FNWF (Friday night with friends).  I got my fabrics together and finished one block.  Over the weekend I now have six ready.
 I was in two swaps on flickr, one was a mug rug and this is the wonderful mug rug and fabrics I received from Sandy of tangled threads.  I love that little running fox.
 the second was a fabric basket and this is the wonderful basket and goodies I received from Tiff.  The quilting on this basket was so good.
 I was also at a quilt shop with friends in Wexford (Kilbora Quilt Shop) where we made wool pincushions.  Will definitely go back again.

Hope you all had a great weekend.