Happenings

A lot has been happening in the sewing room due to the constant rain that has been falling.  The view from our bedroom balcony over the past weeks has been this

And of course all that rain has to fall to earth and the waterfall at the edge of the property is pounding day and night as a result

So while all this has been happening outside I was inside my sewing room, warm and dry, beavering away finishing off a few items that should have reached the finish line a while ago but have not.    First up a blue bib

Then two red bibs

Some pinning.   As you can see in the photo below I decided to "birth" this quilt.    Something I have not done before.  

Then some quilting happened

A break in the weather allowed me to run out and photograph the finish

Next finish is 3 green beanies

20 assorted coloured library bags had their casings sewn

Some bobbin winding happened

Tonight is FNSI and looking at the bomb site that the sewing room looks like now after all those happenings it will be a case of doing a big tidy up.

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A bit of this......

And a bit of that happened this week in the sewing room.    First up was one green potato chip block

Next on the list was 10 green library bags that had been cut out previously and just needed to be sewn up.

While that was happening this audiobook was playing alongside me

Hubs and I did go out for lunch during week and I enjoyed my meal of coconut prawn curry.

At present I am working on a couple of larger sized quilt that will be donated to one of the local hospitals for use over the top of  humidicribs to help keep the light off the babies.   The smaller sizes that I was previously making were  32" x 32" and the larger sized ones are 63" x 63" so quite a lot more cutting and sewing is required.  Again the measurements are not "quilter friendly" so a bit of experimenting with block sizes happened.  The first one uses 12 1/2" cut blocks which required a narrow border to be cut to make it up to 63"

The one below used 6" blocks - some rectangle blocks ended up in the mix - so a wider border of 4 1/2" was cut and now needs to be sewn on.   Both quilts are just tops are present.  Again it is just 2 layers required - no wadding needed in the middle.  

That about wraps up my week in the sewing room.

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FNwF

Was a good opportunity to get out the green scrap basket and make a start on going through to find suitable fabrics for a green potato chip block seeing that green is the RSC colour for May.

Next on the list was to find some green yarn for beanies and make a start casting on the required 91 stitches in front of tv last night.

Some reading matter

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Last of the red scraps (for the moment)

Eight red library bags had their drawstring casings sewn during the week (the light has altered some of the reds making them pink and purple). 

A red and white beanie was completed

Another small quilt was finished off - it has enough red in it to qualify for the RSC colour. 

Some cutting of blocks was happening - taking advantage of the lovely weather by moving the cutting mat, rulers and fabric outside for a cutting session.   

This audio book was keeping me company during the week.  A bit quirky but I had to listen to the end to

find out who was responsible for  the main character's death.

And of course we cannot ignore that the changing of the season is well under way with the decidious trees showing their vivid autumnal reds.  

  

My "self imposed exile" is now finished and I am pleased with what was achieved in the sewing room during that time.    Next week life is back to normal - appointment at the hairdresser on Monday, my Tuesday quilting group starts back, shopping - other than a quick early morning dash into the supermarket that was happening for the last 2 weeks -  a bone density test, socialising with friends, craft afternoon on Thursday, the hospital auxiliary stall on Saturday, visiting my parents on Sunday and anything else that crops up.   

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Happy Easter & more RSC

 

I enjoyed this gingerbread easter bunny with a cup of coffee for morning tea as hubs and I sat outside on our balcony enjoying the glorious autumnal weather that we are having at present.    It has been a quiet Easter as we celebrated Easter last weekend with Miss M and her parents with Miss M staying on with us until the middle of the week.  Having been out and about every day with Miss M last week I have decided to stay home for the rest of the school holidays as the City and everywhere else that we visited was soooooooo crowded and busy.   

I have taken advantage so far of this "self imposed exile" by catching up on a few domestics, then tiding up the sewing room and finishing off two table mats. I have had the fabric in my stash for sometime and seeing that there was quite a lot of red in it it fitted in well with the RSC of month.     

There was enough  fabric to make two good sized tops which I use when putting out dishes for when we have guests so that they can serve themselves as much or as little as they like.  It is quite a fun piece and many of the labels are still relevant today.  

There is one more week left of "lying low" and only venturing out early in the morning  to do some grocery shopping but there are plans to finish off a couple more items in the sewing room that are at various stages of completion.    

Enjoy the rest of the Easter weekend however you celebrate. 

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Day 3 & 4 of Claytons Scrub Stitching

My wish list comprised of 5 items and maybe something else if time allowed.   On day 3 a red beanie was started and worked on and off while watching tv over the last couple of nights.  

And one sewing mat for under the overlocker when in use

Day four was putting the sewing mat to use when starting to sew up library bags.

Thanks goes to Susan for organising our sew at home retreat with the other Scrub Stitchers.    I was pleased with my finishes - 3 from my list with 3 partial completes - and had to call an end on Saturday night as Miss M is coming to stay with hubs and I tomorrow for a few days.

There are still a couple of red projects to be finished off from the list as well as a couple lurking in my mind which will hopefully be finishes by the end of the month.   

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Day 1& 2 of Claytons Scrub Stitching

First item on my wish list was a red potato chip block.   Done

Fifth on the list was a child's charity quilt.  Done.   This was a very quick one to make.   All that was needed to be done was to cut the fabric so that it ended up at the required 32" finish, quilt and bind it.  

There was some of the circus fabric left over so 2 bibs were cut out and pinned - they were not on the list as such.   

All this sewing requires a sugar fix from time to time

I wonder how many will be left in the box by the end???????

I have up until Saturday evening to sew along as Miss M arrives on Sunday to stay with us for a few days.    That leaves a sewing mat for under the overlocker to help stop the bounce when using it, library bags and a red beanie on the wish list.   

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