Dancing Grandma's Progress

I have been quite productive since arriving

home last week, although I haven't had the urge

to uncover my sewing machine all is not lost

as I have a teeny bit of sewing mojo.

So my progress so far

Dancing Grandma's all in a row (border 1, 3 more to make)

Border 2 (3 more to make)

RHS of border 2, I have to make 3 more

hexagons for this side

LHS of border 2, 3 more hexagons needed here also, my hexagons

are a bit smaller than what the pattern asked for, but I had these on

hand, so apart from the background fabric, it will be a complete 

Stash Buster of a quilt when its done

Tuesday I took on the task of cleaning up my sewing

room, I had left it in such a mess, and it was rather sad to 

see what it looked like when I came home

and the other side

and what's on my design wall,

* the centre block for Aunt Grace's Circle of Friends,

* NYB blocks for my patient dh, almost 18 months to get this far

* centre diamond for my hexie quilt (in a snaplock bag)

* border 1 of Dancing Grandma's 

under the pink pin magnet, is Henrycats sleeping spot, on a 

pile of leftover batting

I have a box of orphan blocks on its way from my dad, inside

are some reproduction fabrics of mum's, hurry up Mr Postman

and speaking of my mama, she is hanging in there, has some depression,

is having major breathing issues, so her dr has banned all visitors and 

she still banned from talking to anyone as it affects her

breathing. 

I am in a good place now I am home, and as awful as it 

sounds, I am just waiting for 'that call', I know that its not going 

to be far off :(

Christmas Angel Swap

I am slowly working my way through the gift list

for Mrs Martin's Christmas Angel Swap 2012

and today I managed to cross another of my list

but I can only give you a sneak peak.

LOVE LOVE LOVE what I made

and I LOVE that it is 100% out of my stash

I only have 5 more little gifts do and my list

is complete.

and I know know exactly what I am going to make for my 

recipient in Chookyblues

Secret Santa Christmas Swap.

Happy days

Halfway there

Last night I stitched the down the centre on

hexagon # 61, that means I have only another 61 to make

before I can start to assemble

my

Kaleidascope Hexagon Quilt

just look at that pile of 1930's reproduction

goodness

as of yesterday I only have 5 more of these foundation pieced blocks

to sew up

before I can start to assemble

'The Quilting Gathering'

March is turning out to be a big month of finishes,

and

a big month of stash busting.

 today I have a date with my sewing machine

so make some more hexagons so I can continue to

stitch on those centres.



Dilly Bags & Telemarketers

Sophie and Emma are going on a scout camp

next weekend and while I was reading what they

would need, I noticed the words

'Dilly Bag or similar for eating equipment'

I instantly knew that I would make them a dilly bag each

and knew exactly what I wanted them to look like

yesterday I made a start on them, today I finished them off

and I am so happy with how they turned out.

Sophies

Emma's

no chance of them being lost, they are one of a kind :)

Today I managed to cut out some more kites for my hexagon quilt, and 

I sorted out the rest of the pieces for my foundation pieced smal quilt

into bags so I can just grab and sew when I get a few spare minutes.

Telemarketers are the thorns in all our sides,

we have been getting calls from a gold coast number, every 2 days 

calls which as soon as you answer hang up, so today I called them back

(the joy of caller id) and let them have it. I don't think they will be calling

here anymore lol. They did try and deny it, but took our number and said they would

'sort it out'. 

ARRRRRRRGH

Miss Sarah, I always have a couple of projects on the go, so I don't get bored

my Pies and Tarts was finished bar the quilting in December,

In My Garden was finished bar the quilting in January

Em's quilt was finished bar the binding July 2011

P&T and In My Garden were quilted in March

I currently have on the go

Kaleidascope Hexagons (queen bed sized)

Miss K's quilt (single bed sized)

and my small quilt

my currently night time project is

Kaleidascope Hexagon centres, need to find another as I only have 17 centres

left to sew before I run out of hexies I need to make more hexies 

It got the better of me

mind you it doesn't take too much to sidetrack

me :) and its not like I don't have anything else I should be

sewing

but this quilt along has sucked me in

so I dug out my batik fabrics

these are the patterned

these are the solids

I just hit the motherload of Batiks, hiding in my stash were 4

bali pops, Bali Pops are Robert Hoffmans answer to jelly rolls

2.5" strips of lots and lots of batiks :)

the following 3 photos are the remaining 3 parts of block 1, all prepped

just waiting for the copies to make it home

and 1 part of block 1 is finished (3 more to make), dh is printing  off some

more copies for me :)

and when its finished I hope it resembles this, because this is the

quilt  I dh likes and this one is finally going to be for us him

(picture sourced from here)

I think 2012 is going to be my stash busting year, everything I have made

has been from my stash, I hve only had to buy backing fabrics and wadding

go me.