November blocks for Cherish do. Good Stitches

November was my turn again to pick the blocks for Cherish Bee.  I picked a 9 patch Rainbow with a white centre - I will be cutting these blocks up to make a disappearing 9 patch ........... after I finish my January Bee quilts ....... (hangs head in shame)  I have one flimsy made up, but not quilted.

Here is my sample block - once again using up some of the 5" squares received in a rainbow charm swap I did a while back :)



and here are the blocks I have received :)





Now to press them all, and start cutting so that I can play with the layout LOL  I think I actually enjoy that process more than the sewing :)

Here is my pink flimsy all ready for the next step!



here is the layout for my blue flimsy - am yet to sew these together



The admin for this circle has taken a bit more time than I anticipated - doesn't it always LOL - but this year we have two new quilters and that means I can be a stitcher for most of the year.

There were no blocks for December - we can have a break, or use the time to catch up on things.  I volunteered to be a quilter for January to give the other circle members time to decide which months they would like to pick :)  For January, I have picked a black & white churn dash block - 2 blocks requested being 1 @ black on white, and 1 @ white on black :)

Stay tuned for pics a bit later :)

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

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

Project Uninterrupted - Wonky White Stars - PinkFlimsy

Hi everyone,
I had a virtual sewing get together with my friends at Project Uninterrupted, hosted by Cynthia, of Cynthia's Ark

The first Saturday of each month is set aside for some Uninterrupted sewing time, especially to work on unfinished projects :)  It is held in-store, but also has a 'virtual' element for those that cannot get to the store :)

I consider everything that I have on the go as a UFO, so I guess this next project qualifies!  LOL

I am part of the Australian CHERISH Do Good Stitches charity bee, where a group of quilters make up quilts for various charities around Australia.  January 2016 was my first turn as a quilter, and I nominated 'Wonky White Stars' in Pink/Purple or Blue/Green.  The idea is to make up two lap quilts :)

The CHERISH stitchers were absolutely wonderful in getting all their blocks to me in record time!

Here is my first flimsy, and my first cab off the rank for my Project Uninterrupted!



Hope to get some more sewing time soon, and complete the blue/green flimsy!

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day - 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 | 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 :)

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

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

more things crossed off ................

I decided to stop being the Christmas Block Swap Co-Ordinator in October - I had been swapping since 2010, and became the Co-Ordinator in 2012.  Chasing up the swaps to make sure they were completed was very time consuming and I was not enjoying it anymore :(  The lovely Bobbie has since taken it over, and I am still swapping Christmas blocks :)

I also decided to end the Fat Quarter Swap group - I found I was not enjoying that anymore either.   I found myself quite frustrated when I had to chase up whether a swap was completed or not, and I was getting very disappointed when most of the swappers stopped sharing photos of what had been sent and received - that was the bit I enjoyed most .... seeing all the lovely Fat Quarter goodies :)  I was going to close it completely - the blog and the Facebook group, but I received an offer from Sara to keep it going :)  Hopefully, Sara will breathe some new life into it.

I found I still wanted to do something with my time :)  they say when one door closes, another one opens ............... well it did :)  An opportunity for a new host of the CHERISH circle of the do Good Stitches bee opened up .......... and I put myself forward, and was accepted :)

I have been a stitcher for the CHERISH circle for a few years, so I knew roughly how it worked.  I am currently in the process of getting to know the new members of our circle, and have taken the first spot for the year with a scrappy wonky star block - a nice easy one for everyone to start with.

I hadn't even got around to making up a sample block, when Margie shared a photo of what she had made (I have pinched Margie's photo here :) )  Very exciting seeing these!


These blocks are already in my hot little hands ....... I can't wait to see what the resultant quilts will look like - I will be making two lap quilts as I only have a domestic machine and will be limited in how I can quilt it.

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

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