Showing posts with label civil war journals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil war journals. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Really.....

I am unpicking YET AGAIN

Sheesh will I ever get these blocks made

They are supposed to have the 2 dark triangles at the top, so why did I put the light triangles at the top....





Reverse Sewing Marathon

that was my day,

I am working on Block 4 of Civil War Journals



and yesterday I started to sew the remaining 9 blocks

all was going fabulously until I realised that instead of sewing theses


I had sewn these



and today my ironing board portable work space
looks like this :(


I unpicked 144 pieces of fabric and then re-sewed them
the correct way..... 

Ugh its been a while since I have had a day like that!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Road Trip

Yesterday a very good friend and I took a road trip
interstate.....to Victoria

why I hear you ask, well to visit 2 lovely
patchwork stores in Orbost

I didn't buy much really

these are my purchases

I need to make the reindeer, how cute is he
and Sophie informed me, she NEEDS to make
the snowman


this yummy pattern, by a NZ designer
she also had a a very delicious table runner,
but there were none left :(  so I will visit her web site
and order direct from her


a new clover blue pen, dh asked why I only
bought 1, but she only had 1, and some new needles
I love these needles for appliqué


I found this very cute little sign and it just had to come
home with me


and backing fabric for 'Erin's Quilt'


Sewing wise, 

the centre of my Civil War Journals is together



after avoiding night time sewing all week, I started the appliqué
on Month 3 of Butterfly Garden last night
I have 1.5 flowers left to stitch down


this morning I got block 4 ready for tonight while I watch
The Paradise on ABC1 and Messiah on Foxtel



Henrycat is busy supervising, he has made himself a sleeping
spot on my shelves, he can't possibly miss out 


and the embroided blocks of month 3