After the first few weeks I had -
A. Sewn a side seam for my DIL which was damaged by label removal
B. Sewn an air filter for a motorbike for the MOML
C. Re-hemmed some jeans for ED.
Better to focus on the sewing I achieved at Scrub Stitching -
I took two 'new' projects to work on....totally allowable in my eyes as they were both scrappy ones, cut/prepared from scraps and stash.
As well as making the pouches shown in my previous post, I made good starts on the two projects -
The first was a Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt. I did spend some time prior to Scrub Stitching cutting the strips for this and sorting them into piles. Once at SS and sewing, I just had to hope that I'd made the right decisions and that I was heading in the right direction with the prep work.
Hopefully once I've sewn them altogether and rearranged them, this quilt will make sense!
Nicely organised baggies. I impressed myself with my organisation prior to SS —
I also wanted to make a start on another impulse project. I started with a vague plan and a whole lot of strips thrown in a bag. I sewed until I decided I needed more space to lay this out and think.
I have a lot of strips hanging around which I've been saving for a 'rainy day' and this was a great way to start using them.
I'm calling this Starry Log Cabin for now (haha original name!).
It was nice to have a couple of fancy new pouches to bring my projects home in.
I really had the urge to sew the other day so spent some happy time just sewing my current leader-ender project, 4-patch fun.. It's nice to sew up a bunch and then spend some more happy time rummaging for more reds to cut up!
Can you spy who is in the photo below, who was entertaining me while I took my photos this morning?
Yes, baby Olive (and her family) are here!! They were here when I arrived home from Australia so it's no wonder I haven't got a lot of extra stuff done!!
It's been wonderful to spend the time with them —
Yesterday she carried on the family tradition and helped Ganma feed the chooks —
Okay, time to go,
'til next time,
happy stitches,
Raewyn
Lovely to see your Scrub Stitchin' progress.
ReplyDeleteI think it always takes a while to settle back into routines when you have been away, but having special visitors is an even better excuse for not getting a lot of stitching done. That is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour SS projects look great, but can take a back seat for a while.
Two fun new projects. I particularly like the starry log cabin. What a delight to have visitors once you returned home.
ReplyDeleteI understand the “itch” to stitch something. Your scrappy projects are looking great. I also like those leader ender blocks. Enjoy the family time.
ReplyDeletei wouldn't sew either with that cutie around....love the scrappy trips!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Olive enjoyed the chickens, I can imagine her waving her arms at them. You have some cute quilts in progress. Hopefully you'll find more time for sewing this winter. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI like the scrappy strip quilt....But I mustn't start anything else....yet!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful to have Olive to supervise you.
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to have such a great helper!
ReplyDeleteTwo great scrappy projects to work on and your reds look great too.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to have Olive and family visit and have her along to help.
Hi Raewyn ... your posts are not showing up on my reading list so I went looking for you. Your scrappy sewing is wonderful & those pouches look great! How wonderful to have Olive to oversee your sewing & also help feed the chooks. That is special. ♥️
ReplyDeleteLovely to see Olive getting out and abut with Ganma! Two great sewing projects.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks pretty good to me. Isn’t it amazing what gets brought to you to sew or fix?/
ReplyDeleteHi Raewyn, it looks like you had a great retreat. I'm glad that you got to spend time with baby Olive when you got back. I just came back from a retreat. It was wonderful but the lack of space to spread out (or a design wall) did cramp my style! Have fun with your new projects!
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