Making a start

Things have definitely started to get moving over at Mouthy stitches.  There are some fabulous designs and colours being displayed.

 After a false start with fabric choices at the weekend, I sat down and had a re-think.  I'm not going to say much about my partner - you never know who might be reading and I don't want participants who read my blog to think 'oh well, it can;t be me then!'

 

I am now much happier with my choices and the direction in which I am going.  I am busy designing the other side now and will then do some quilting and start sewing it up.  I don't even know what design pouch I will be doing.  I will add fabric to the bottom of this panel, to give me
Head on over to the flickr group and take a look at all those lovely pics

A Giveaway

I can't beleive that a year has passed since I tentatively posted my first blog! Where does the time go.  It was Beccy who kept telling me to do something like a blog - maybe she was hoping that I would stop going on about my sewing to her and tell everyone else instead!

So I popped down to my LQS last week and got these for a giveaway

There are 4 fat quarters here, I thought the patterns were fun and someone will enjoy making things from them.

 

So, just leave any kind of comment - maybe you can tell me why you first starting writing a blog, but you don't have to!

And thank you to you all for being a follower of my blog, for those who leave me comments and make me smile and those who I can chat with. Starting a blog introduced me to a whole heap of wonderful people, many of whom I am hoping to meet in June in London!

I will draw a winner (somehow!) on Wednesday evening.

Superb Saturday

It has been fantastic today - no revision.  I have had a whole selfish day doing what I want to do!  The girls, my mum and I went out for lunch at the garden centre and then there was lots of sewing. I got to finish sewing this:

Looks a bit dull in this pic, will take another tomorrow in the sunshine

The green fabric that I bought for the mystery quilt, was really not the right green, but has now happily found a home around this quilt.  It is all pinned and ready for quilting , but I have no idea how I will quilt it!

I did these

These squares were bought by Jenny last time we were surfing and have sat in a box since.  I found them today by chance so have 'log cabined' them and will do another two for her and hand them over as a cushion cover

I gave this one to my work collegue last night as she is leaving - just something for her new desk!  We all went out for a drink and something to eat last night: about 16 of the team were there.  it was a fantastic night out, with lots and lots of laughter.



Its only Thursday woman

As a treat to myself, and also because I just happened to be passing on my travels, I stopped off at a fabulous quilt shop on the way home today

The moda blueberry crumb cake had just come in and I fell in love with the colours immediately, so had to have that.  The little owl fabric will be used for my mouthy stiches pouch and the green fabric for my mystery quilt
BUT..... I may have got the green all wrong

The greens in my quilter are brighter.  I thought it would be perfect with the yellow and red dots on.  Now I am not so sure.  Anyway, I don't have the option of not using it, because this is what I bought it for! I will give it a go and hope it works out ok.  I would like to get this all sewn together over the weekend.

I have also been handsewing in the evenings and have finished something else off my finish a long list

I like how it has turned out and I love the colours but can't get over the batik side of things.  I think this one may go with my wonky star quilt - to a better home
I keep thinking today is Friday - so dissapointing :-(

Relief

This is me and what a huge sigh of relief looks like.....

I did two exams today, and despite feeling very under the weather with a sore throat, bad head etc I think they went ok.  A few things I am cross with myself for but on the whole I am feeling positive.
A couple of days off now before I move onto the next unit.  This will give me time to research my mouthy stitches partner and catch up on many other things!

My hanging 'thingy'

Yesterday was a very long day for me: left home at 7am and got home about 6.30pm, shattered.  By the time I had had a shower and made tea there wasn't much time left for anything.  Needing to unwind I started to sew and ran this up

 A little hanging storage thingy. I have wanted to try and make one for ages, to free up the chest of drawers in my bedroom.  I couldn't find a tutorial anywhere, so made one up!

Excuse the light switch!

 I am pleased with the result and it is in my bedroom holding things very nicely, doing what it is meant to do.  I feel more of these coming on: the girls could do with lots each!

Today, in a bid to get out of the revision and the house, I walked down to the LQS. My one year blog anniversary is around the corner, so I wanted to be prepared.  I purchased what I needed so will be having the giveaway soon.  I did also see some lovely fabric to finish off my mystery quilt, but that will have to wait til after pay day!

We receive our mouthy stitches partner assignments later today: can't wait to see who I have!

A finish for the FAL

Hurray, I can tick off my first item on the FAL at Rhonda's

 I bound it in a nice bright pink colour, which, I think, brings out the other colours

 This was my first attempt at all over FMQ and I think I over FMQ'd, but hey, it's all a learning curve!

Its a nice cheerful quilt and Jenny and I will be taking up to the hospital when Jen goes to have a look around the childrens ward, so hopefully it will brighten up someones day sometime soon