~Chookshed's Birthday Sewing Party~

Here I am blogging my sewing from Chookyblue's Birthday Party

I did a little stitching from a project at Girls Day in the Country 2016

I did piece a quilt backing which took me all weekend as I was just going to do a plain white one instead but decided against it

After all that cutting and measuring and ironing it finally is finished!!!

Many Happy Returns to The Chookshed and hope there's many, many more Sewing Weekends!!!

`OPAM.....and the Chookshed (One Project A Month) May 2017 and The Chookshed Sewing Party~

One small item for OPAM this month

A little Mug Rug

I did a little Getting To Know Your Machine Workshop at Rosemont The Patchwork Shop and came home with a little free-motion quilting and a Mug Rug

Not bad for a morning's work!!!

Thank You to Sweet Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM this month!!!

Now I better be off and continue with The Chookshed's Celebration of 5 Happy Years of Sewing!!!

Happy Birthday to the Chookshed!!!

Thanks Donna for hosting this weekend for the past 5 years

Extra Special here as we have a night off from Caring!!!!

Happy Sewing

Dzintra 

~Chookshed Sewing Weekend Celebration~

I happily joined Chookyblue celebrate The Chookshed's 4th Birthday
I put Mr Armchair in charge and said I was sewing all weekend

What started off with pleasant rain and coolness which is perfect for an inside sewing day quickly over the weekend turned into devastation down the East Coast of Australia 

including our own South Coast

My aim on Saturday was to get these borders on to this Quilt,  Past Times

Well that didn't happen in a hurry as a bit of fiddling was done

I started early afternoon

And then what seemed like only a couple of hours Mr Armchair brought up to me an anticipated Happy Hour lol

Time to call it Quits now

And success yay borders on the next day

Mr Armchair hanging the Quilt top over the balcony

This quilt is made up of 15 Fat Quarters all taken from my stash and some are quite dated in 

Country Style but hey they look good and come together really well I think

Even a couple of reproduction fabrics are in there

Somehow they all work together!!!

After rain all day Saturday plus overnight and into Sunday we thought we'd take a little drive around the beaches and see what was happening

Lots of leaves on the ground

A few branches here and there

and a wild surf

Here we are coming down on to Casey's Beach

Down the hill

and then on to Denham's Beach

which was quite wild out to sea

See in the distance the wave hitting a small rocky outcrop/island

And then looking on to Surf Beach and Denham Beach from Wimbie Beach

Wimbie Beach

Our beaches are normally quite tame with not a heap for surfing due to the Bay

so this was all quite something to see

So back home now and I thought I would cut some more pieces for Farm Girl Vintage

yet another quilt I didn't need to start but I've had the fabric for a while now

and come Birthday time I bought myself the book

so what's a Gal to do!!!

Besides I cannot resist starting a new project lol

Lovely 30's Playtime Fabric

And a bit more cut up for the box

I think there are about 7 blocks to go out of 72 

Having done that I thought I would do another block of Sylvia's Bridal Sampler inspired by the 

Elm Creek books by Jennifer Chiaverini

and of course there was a black out

After quite a while power was back and I was into Block 54-40 or Fight

and that's where I left it

All in all a lovely weekend of sewing 

Thank you Chookyblue for hosting this fabulous weekend again

and 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHOOKSHED

May you have many, many more!!!

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 My Heart goes out to the people whose homes and livelihood are affected by all the devastation of this weekend including the families of those people who have tragically passed away

Sending Hugs and Prayers to you all

Dzintra xo

~Celebrating The Chookshed's Birthday~

Whoohoooo the Chookshed's 4th Birthday and hosted by Chookyblue

All welcome to join in for a day or whatever you can manage

Just go over here and let Donna know

First of all wear something that I feel nice in and don on the Stitching Apron as I always seem to get threads all over me

From assorted Fat Quarters I had here is my Quilt Past Times

This is where it was left off at the last Chookshed Birthday Celebration

Four more Fat 1/4's and I hope to  have borders on this weekend

Slight distraction though as Mr Armchair has just brought up some Happy Hour and a glass of Rose

but I will get this done lol

I hope to also do another block in my Sylvia's Bridal Sampler Quilt

and finish cutting my Farm Girl Vintage.......phew!!!

Wonder how far I will get!!!

Happy Sewing everyone and a very Happy Birthday to the Chookshed

 A Cheers to you all,  Dzintra xo