January projects completed

Well, its been a bit of a week. We went away for the long weekend - a bit rushed at the end. So I only took Gardeners Journal stitching with me. Unfortunately, i got caught in the floods in
the Wide Bay area of Queensland. Once the rain stopped and the wind died down we were fine (although the wind and rain was very scary!). But we then had to sit and wait until they opened up the highway to the south of us.

I ran out of DMC thread for the GJ blocks. DH didn't seem to think it likely that this could be declared an emergency and have them helicoptered in. I got a little panicky then. All this time and no sewing. Ahhh! Luckily, I have a few things stashed away in Childers. So I started on an English Paper piecing table runner by Sue Daly. That is coming along quite nicely. I haven't a photo on here to use so that will have to come later.

We managed to drive home yesterday. Not too bad a drive but the flooding was just amazing. The heights the water had reached. Incredible.

Today was the day. I made two thread catchers. They were incredibly easy and lots of fun. I can see me making a few more. Very handy little items. I finished this about midday - hours before the deadline. Lol!

Here they are:

Not the best photo but they are done. I still have the shoe bag almost complete. Will get that done in February. But i can tick January off with a few hours to spare. Yay!!

Cheers

Marg

Getting Started

I'm on holidays, so a sewing machine is not readily available. But, i've still made a start on the SAL. This is it:

Ready to be stitched onto the shoe bag.

"Red Home" has been ordered and my DIL tells me that its waiting for me at home. So hopefully I can join the thread catcher addiction very soon.

Ive also been stitching some more Gardener's Journal. I didnt join this SAL, but was so impressed by all the beautiful quilts that I just had to start. I've done lots this holidays to many other blocks. I'm picking one coloured thread and working on that on all the blocks I have traced. Nearly there on quite a few. All my sashing fabric has been selected. More progress tomorrow.

The heat wave seems to have eased a little. Quite pleasant nights and warm days. But we do need rain! None of the storms predicted came to anything in our part of the world.

Cheers

Marg

My Favourite Things - Finished

It's finished! The top is finished. I'm so thrilled with it. Now to quilt, bind and label. Totally completed bynthe end of January.

But, I've done enough to join the 2013 SAL! Big Yay for that!

Cheers

Marg

My Favourite Things - Finished

It's finished! The top is finished. I'm so thrilled with it. Now to quilt, bind and label. Totally completed bynthe end of January.

But, I've done enough to join the 2013 SAL! Big Yay for that!

Cheers

Marg

My Favourite Things - Finished

It's finished! The top is finished. I'm so thrilled with it. Now to quilt, bind and label. Totally completed bynthe end of January.

But, I've done enough to join the 2013 SAL! Big Yay for that!

Cheers

Marg

Sew it's finished - 2013

I still have many, many UFOs - some not even started. I managed to achieve a few last year - hoping to cross some more off my list in 2013.

Here's to a productive year. Thanks Dawn and Wendy for hosting.

Cheers

Marg H

Almost there

A big day today, but I'm almost over the line. Just top and bottom borders to go.

I'm taking the quilt on holidays with us - thinking about taking it to the local quilt shop and getting it quilted there. That way if they can do it in the time frame, i can put the binding on while away. When i come home it will just be the label!

Here it is:

Not great photos, but you get the idea!

Thanks to all for the inspiration and the pushing. I'm quite happy with the result and very glad I've got here.

There are sqeals of excitement - just little ones - dont want to wake the kids!!

Cheers

Marg

Two columns sew together

I am absolutely delighted to be able to report that I have two columns of My Favourite Things Quilt sewn together. I've almost finished the third.

No photos as I need to go to bed. But there will be photos tomorrow!

Thanks to Chooky Blue and all the SAL girls. I would never have kept going with this quilt without the peer presssure - just seeing what everyone else was doding made me want to keep going!

I'm going to get there.

Cheers

Marg

Another block completed

Only one block totally finished today. Another three to put finishing touches to. Plan was for some rows to come together today - that didn't happen. Tomorrow it will. Looks like holidays won't start until Monday. So a few more days. Would like my quilt top together before we go.

Plans, plans, plans!!

Another two blocks finished

I've finished the hand stitching on another two blocks for Some Kind of Wonderful stitch-a-long. Here they are:

Hope to start sewing some rows together tomorrow.

Update tomorrow night.

Another fire

It was only last October that I wrote about a fire in eldest DS' bedroom. On New Years Eve, one of our children lit a fire in a bag of tea towells and it went into the wall of the house and into the flooringof our family room above. Quite a scary time. Damage to the house.

We were just finishing the repairs to the bedroom. Lots of stuff had been stored in the room that was damaged this time and I was so looking forward to getting all that sorted and the room could be used again. Now its a waiting game to get insurance finalised, etc.

The good news is that everyone is safe and no one got hurt. We still have a house to live in. Unfortunately, we have a very troubled child to cope with as well.

2013 is going to be a fantastic year. Lots of projects planned - as always, lots of finishing on my lists. But a few new ones will sneak in as well.

Marg