29 April 2018

It's Been a Funny Month...

I can't believe it's the end of April already! I have very little to show for it sewing wise.  My husband took 3 weeks of annual leave and we managed two separate trips away.  We have been walking in the Peak District National Park and the Shropshire Hills, much to the delight of a certain Goldie šŸ¤—



we also managed a day trip to the seaside - This is Lulworth Cove in Dorset


I had some appliquƩ prepared to take with me and some knitting,



 but I was so tired each night after all the walking that I did very little, we did have some lovely weather and it was nice to sit outside and stitch a couple of times. I finished Block 1 of Golden Days and started on Block 2





I really like the colours I have chosen, I don't normally use purples and have very little, so I bought a FQ pack which arrived while I was away.


I think these will play nicely with my stash fabrics I pulled earlier.


In other exciting news - Down the Rabbit Hole arrived back from the long arm quilter just before I left!  Part of me really wishes I hand quilted this, but realistically if I want to use it any time soon, machine quilting was the only way to get it done! I had it custom quilted, so I could add a little hand quilting if I like.



Binding went on this afternoon, and as it is about to turn colder again, it will be nice to sit and hand stitch it down in the evenings; I might get this finished soon!


06 April 2018

Startitis!

I am still finding it hard to settle on a particular project šŸ™I have started no less than 3 BOM's this year already and it's only April! I have justified each as they are pattern only and I am using stash only for 2 of them šŸ˜€

Two are by Sarah Fielke

In January I started  Simple Folk, a mix of piecing and appliquĆ©


I started with a Nordic inspired Red, White & Blue FQ bundle and then added some Dutch Chintz scraps I had to the mix, I have the first 3 blocks appliquƩd and the 4th prepared. After a lot of indecision I am really happy with my colours for this one.





The pieced blocks will stay as Red, White & Blue I think, lots more machine piecing to do!


In February I started Grasshopper, all hand work "It's all about the journey Grasshopper" again a BOM by Sarah Fielke

I bought a gorgeous fabric for the back, the rest is mostly stash



No stitching, but I have prepared some of the border blocks for hand piecing








Finally, in March I started Jen Kingwell's Template only BOM 'Golden Days'

This is her quilt so far

It is a very busy quilt and I love it, but I don't think I have the confidence or experience to mix so many different colours together, so for my version I plan on a limited colour palette inspired by the 100th anniversary of Women's Suffrage here in the UK of Ivory, purples and greens. (with a sparkle of yellow šŸ˜€)


I am almost finished the first block


No new starts in April yet šŸ¤£