catching up, crossing off lists ....

Where has the year gone?  Once again, I have let things slide a bit :(

I have been busy, but have not blogged about things as much - I want that to change next year, and be more active with my blogging and general creativeness :)

Anyway, here are a few pics of adventures in my sewing room.









Stay tuned, I hope to post some photos of finished quilts real soon!

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FNSI | first real sewing for the year!

YAY - I got to spend some time in the sewing room along with some FNSI friends :)

Friday night, I was able to take some time and sort through a few fabrics, and do some cutting in preparation for some quilt blocks for CHERISH do. Good Stitches charity bee.

Our first block for the year, is a 'skateboard' block for Jackie ............ I had to sort through quite a bit of my fabric stash, as the colour selections were a mix of blues &/or greens for an older boy ...... my stash is decidedly girly, and most certainly very few greens that weren't leaves (I realise my stash is quite heavy on the florals LOL)

Any way, after taking forever to decide what fabrics to use, after the cutting, I decided leave it to the weekend to finish sewing.

I was also happy to spend some 'cyber' time with my quilty friends as part of Cynthia's Ark Project Uninterrupted 

must go now, time for tea!  Hope you all had a great weekend, I know I did!

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

CHERISH do. Good Stitches update

Hi everyone

Here are some recent blocks I completed for CHERISH


River Log Cabin - quilt to be made by Jackie

and, what I think is my favourite 'single' block of this year...


...this block is a whopping 21" square - this quilt is being made by Serena and I am so looking forward to seeing it finished.

My absolute favourite so far for this year's CHERISH blocks are the blocks made for January 2018 ;)
the I Spy Polaroid quilt (see my original post HERE)

made by Fiona and modelled beautifully by her son :) (image shared with permission)

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Crossed for February Do Good Stitches

I had lots of fun making up this particular block - designed by Kelly



I used up part of a jelly roll I have had for years - I think I will use the rest of the jelly roll and make up a few more blocks :) and see what I can come up with :)

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

FNSI | Show and tell | Wonky White Stars

Well, I had a good FNSI with my virtual sewing friends :) how about you, what did you do on your Friday Night?

I played with some blocks - I am the Host of CHERISH Do.Good Stitches charity quilting bee, and it was my turn for January.  I picked a 'wonky white star' in pinks/purples or blues/greens.  My intention is to make up two lap quilts

Here is what I have received - all stitchers have sent their blocks!







I think I will have a play around with the layouts and see what I like!  I am liking the arrangement of the Pink one, but not the layout of the blue one as much - will play some more!  I might even add a few more 6" blocks :)

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

On a roll ..........

I love long weekends :)

here is block #2 for Do Good Stitches bee



I am thinking I might just flip one of those rows - there are two light blocks close together :(

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

November catchup | Slow Postal Services

I really didn't want to finish the year being so far behind in my swap commitments - so I did some appropriate preparation to get motivated to sew  :)

and I managed to catch up on my Do Good Stitches Bee blocks :)

October Block

Scrappy Tic Tac Toe #1

Scrappy Tic Tac Toe #2

November block

Red Cross #1

Red Cross #2

Mental note to self - check which side is the right side when working with tone on tone :)  I had to rip out 3 different sections because I sewed them the wrong way :(

I am still waiting on my block from USA - it was posted 7th November :(

Mr Fixit is still waiting on his package from UK - they are sending a replacement :)

Mr Fixit is now on leave - and will be for the next SEVEN WEEKS!!  I hope we don't drive each other crazy being home together for that amount of time LOL - not to worry, the Cricket will be on, so he will be happy, and I can craft or sew to my hearts content, so I will be happy :)

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Herringbone Blocks | CHERISH Do Good Stitches

Getting better!  This is May's CHERISH Do Good Stitches block - Herringbone Block





We used an excellent tutorial HERE

Visit our Flickr group to see all the block we have made :)

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Urban chickens | CHERISH do good stitches blocks

for April

COOL


WARM

These blocks have been made using 16 DIFFERENT fabrics - most of them from my Rainbow Charm Packs received in the Rainbow Swaps.

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Do.Good Stitches - February blocks

I am slowly catching up with my Bees :)

Do. Good Stitches - February blocks
We were asked for any sampler blocks in Navy & White
I love doing two colour blocks :)  and chose Blazing Arrows and Friendship Star






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Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

FNSI - show and tell

I managed to spend some time in the sewing room yesterday - along with about 40 others :) (see FNSI link in sidebar)

I am a bit behind in my Do Good Stitches blocks - I managed to complete one of my 'feathers' for October's block.  This block was a bit frustrating in that the directions were not really clear on what size the end result of the block should be - Sharon provided our background fabric, and I really wanted to be sure of the various dimensions before cutting - however, with some consultation with the girls via the Flickr group, I was reasonably confident to start cutting and sewing.

here is my first feather :)

one down, three more to do :)

I also did some other sewing, but that is secret for now and will be revealed at a later date :)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

FNSI - Show and tell

I didn't get as much done for my FNSI as I wanted - I got sidetracked in the afternoon making up some cards for a prize for a Charity Quiz Night for Pregnancy Loss Australia - in memory of my Great Nephew Shaun. (see my post HERE if you are interested)

Of course, FNSI starts with suitable preparation

I worked on Lesson 12, for A4A QAL - it took me a long time for pick my colour combinations and cut up all those 2.5" squares ;-)

I was so engrossed, I only had a few sips of wine, and I didn't even open my chocolate!!

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Scrappy Trips and Starry Nights

I had fun with the CHERISH Do Good Stitches August block - a Scrappy Trip block





This quilt is going to look fantastic - take a look at the Flickr group photos

My partner for QBSA this month was Tracey, who asked for any block influenced by Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night

this is a tease photo for Tracey - will post a colour photo when it has arrived ;-)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

I want to do more to help ;-)

I have enjoyed making up blocks for the QLD Flood Victims much more than I thought I would. 

It has motivated me to see if there is more that I can do - hopefully for people closer to home ;-)

I was wondering if there were other like minded people out there who made/organised quilts for people in need here in Adelaide, South Australia.

Block received by Leanne & Blocks for QLD

Leanne has advised that the block for February QBSA has arrived - thanks Leanne, am looking forward to receiving your block too ;-)

Leanne requested a LogCabinBlock with the centre block white, one side in pinks the other side in aqua blues.

here is the snippet I posted earlier

and here is the full block

I enjoyed making this block so much, I made up some more for Quilts for Queensland

here are some wonky log cabin blocks

more purples

and some greens ;-)

I love making log cabin blocks ;-)

keep a look out for my next post on the progress of the black & white & red log cabin quilt for my bed ;-)