It’s been a pretty productive week sewing wise round here, with a few finishes and bunch of works in progress. I’m slowly working my way through my ‘To Do’ list for the next few weeks, and on Saturday I finally get to take my first lesson on my machine – I’m hoping to learn all about the quilting feet (as I seem to have a ridiculously large collection that came with the machine) and how FMQ works on it…
Finishes This Week:
I got my FTLOS swap items done and in the post, but you can read all about them tomorrow.
I got my mini quilt done for Jennifer’s Modern Mini Challenge (BTW, the finalists have been listed, so pop on over to vote for your favourite ones in both the mug rug and mini quilt sections)
I got block 4 done for FPPFTT, which you can see on Friday (and which also happens to be my February Sew Bee Joyful block, gotta love a bit of multi-tasking!)
In Progress This Week:
I got the last 2 blocks of my SHQ QAL done, so here are all the blocks now on my design wall. I’m hoping to get it sashed and bordered this week in time to enter the prize draw :o) Then it can be on its way to Kat:
I got my rainbow road all set up to be a bag, but I’m waiting for some monofilament thread to come through for the quilting part, as I’d like to quilt it in fairly dense lines
I’ve printed a bunch of patterns ready for this coming week, including a wee bear, the FPPFTT blocks 5 and 6 and one or two other bits and pieces
No Progress:
The bag.
To Be Worked On This Week:
Finishing my SHQ QAL top
Sew Bee Joyful March blocks
Piece Bee With You March blocks
Wee bear
FPPFTT block 5
I also got some happy mail today, my co-ordinating solids for my Echo has arrived. Now this was posted off 3 weeks ago today, and it seems to have had quite the adventure on its way! There’s a whole bunch of tape round it, and a stamp in a lovely foreign language… We’ve debated at work whether it was perhaps Greek or Russian, and I think we settled on Russian, but should any of you know different, feel free to let me know! Now the parcel itself looks perfectly in tact underneath, so no idea why it gained the tape, and it was also perfectly labelled to come to the UK, so one can only assume a few postal workers were smoking crack when they loaded the plane ;o)
So anyway, here it all is, and I can move on with my plan, although I think it’ll be a week or two before I get to it!
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Yup. That's Russian.
Your fabric must have had quite the adventure.
Gee you have been busy.
Love the tape – I might invest in some to confuse the postman!
Lovely pile of solids. I picked up two pieces at the fabric store the other day that I just had to have. One is called Purple Crocus and the other is Berry. I have no idea what to do with either of them but I'll bet you know exactly what you're doing with these. That package really does look like someone thought it was going to need lots of protection.
I love you SHG Quilt blocks! And that stack of fabrics is just scrumptious!
ooh – interesting to see what you do with the echo and your solids – i love the echo range. i've pinned your gorgeous quilt – that woven block in middle of the top row is fabulous – i'm thinking that on a huge scale……
I think your iron block is brilliant! And I adore your Gypsy Bandana blocks–I'm going to have to try and find some, even if it's just enough for a pillow or something…
I am so impressed with how much you get done..and how awesome your blocks are!
Lovely, lovely, lovely. All of it! I can't wait to see your SHG quilt finished. It's so bright and cheery. 🙂
And I'm dying to see your Echo project! I have loved every thread of that line since I first saw it. You just can't go wrong! 🙂
Have a great week!
So jealous that you were able to finish the QAL! I had to stop half way through… 🙁
I still love your light switch. I must say that I would not have been game to use all those bright's on the quilt, but wow they work beautifully.
Hugs
Kay
I still think your mini is brilliant
I think it is Russian too! Wonder what that parcel has been up to? I once had a parcel sent to me from New Zealand follow me around the world, ship to ship, and it finally caught up with me in – yup, New Zealand. Typical. It took six months to accomplish that feat!
wow, that iron block is great. i love that you added steam. i love details!
You've been incredibly productive this week!!! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the Echo and your new solids!!
all gorgeous!! hahahha, smoking crack!! so funny! Glad it got there eventually!