FNSI results and another OPAM finish

I managed to get the binding sewn onto my

Bear Paws quilt yesterday after I got Henrycat to

relinquish his sleep spot

Then Henrycat and I watched the tugs 'Bulimba & Warringah' head out

to meet the woodchip ship that Webby was bringing into Port

He blasted the horn and come out onto the Bridge wing to wave

eventually after dinner was cooked and the kitchen cleaned and everyone

was organised for the evening I got time to sit and start to sew down 352 inches of binding

of course with Henrycats assistance

its offical name is

'Summer Stomping Ground' and it was a kit from

the fat quarter shop which I bought late 2010

and ta da, at 1:30am this morning the final stitch was sewn it was a 7 hr

stitching session. I did ask hubby how many nights did he think it would take

he looked at me a said, 'My bet is you will sit and sew until it is done'

he knows me well :)

I love the colours, love that it has such a long drop on each side

its a biggie at 88" square, its very 'ME'

and Henrycat has made it 'his' as you can see by the fur he left behind

after his 10 minute power nap this morning

I now offically have a UFO free sewing room and todays mission

is to find something new to sew.



Kaleidoscope Hexagons

Ta Da, it was really hard to get a fabulous photo

these were the best I could do

I love the shadowed effect I managed to get,

with the sun shining through the branches of

the  huge Norfolk Pine we have growing

love the view over the fence we have, I could sit and stare at

it all day long, watching the fishing boats steam out each evening

and then heading home each afternoon.

and a close up of the finished quilting, not that you can really see it

we had some visitors this afternoon they had a great time on the

bird feeder and fence, the naughty puppy didn't see them or

he would have chased them off. He has a love/hate relationship

with the plovers and currawongs that love our yard and spends

most of his afternoons chasing them out of the yard

My Bear Paws quilt is completely quilted, tomorrow I will make the binding and

sew it on, then start stitching down all 352 inches of it. The finished

size is 88" x 88". I can't wait to have it on my bed.

I have almost finished my Rosalie Quinlan stitchery.

Hope, Love and Friendship

I just have the words and some

french knots to stitch. Its supposed to be put onto a

canvas but I think I will make mine into a quilted wall hanging.

and its Friday night sew in tomorrow, can you guess what I am going to

be working on ;)

A Productive FNSI

Yesterday I decided to work on a UFO

that just needed the centre medalion made

So I prepared myself but cutting out the dresdan plates,

cutting the background fabric, making the centre ring

then I started on the paper pieced dresdan flower

by making sure all the petals were basted and

ready to be stitched together

I am thrilled to say I managed to get the bulk of it

stitched down with just the pp outer ring to do

I still have 4 little dresdan flowers to make, leaves to prepare for appliquing

on and 4 stems, I might do them at my monthly sewing day on Monday

I hope your FNSI was as productive as mine :)

FNSI

Its the Friday Night Sew In tonight so I am working on

getting everything ready to participate.

I am working on a UFO tonight, I just have the centre block to

applique then I can put it together

SO I have cut out 16 desgran plates and the centre circle

then I need to make 4 baby dresdan flowers, stems and leaves

and of course Henrycat had to assist

what the finished quilt will look like

and Henry testing out the centre

he is lucky I love him :)



Friday Night Sew In Progress

I know its Sunday night and I am

only just doing my FNSI post,

but better late than never

Suprise

I worked on block 4 of In My Garden

I know there are 3 flowers missing but I can't stitch them

on until the blocks are pieced

I got my flower pots, potted

and the ladybirds I did Thursday night

they are very cute and will be even cuter

when I embroider their legs.

Our weekend consisted of going to the beach yesterday it was warm

enough even for me to get in too.

Today it was overcast and wet, so dh went diving

the girlies played nicely (for once) and watched

the last Harry Potter movie

I got blocks 5 & 6 ready for stitching

caught up on my shows that I had recorded

and watched

Oranges and Sunshine.

Tonight I have been building a house (block 5)

Tomorrow is quilting group, so I will get to stitch the day

away with other likeminded ladies, even if I am the

baby of the group, its a great day out and

the ladies have lots of knowledge to share :)



I *heart* needleturn applique & FNSI

really I do, its my new favourite

the more I do to better I am getting

Block 3 of In My Garden

I have 2 squares to applique on, then I need to add legs, beaks,

tree trunks and they are done.

Yesterday I managed to finish watching Greys Anatomy

season 7 and trace out Block 4's pieces.

I got the ladybirds and 1 flowerpot stitched

last night after I finished off the pear tree and the

diamond blocks

Block 5 is traced and ready to go, it was sitting in

block 2's spot in the folder, it wasn't until I saw the

'Congratulations you are halfway' comment

that I realised I had gotten

very ahead of myself and then went to find block 2

lol

Tonight is the monthly online

Friday Night Sew-in

go add the link to your blog and join in

no surprises what I will be working on which is

 In My Garden