Friday's Report ....on Sunday!

I was out all day on Friday and then there was FNSI (Go HERE to see what I did) to blog about so I decided to bring you my weekly report today....Sunday!

And, furthermore, I got very little stitching done this last week, so this is actually the previous weeks Friday Report!

I did do some work on Blue Fusion and stitched a little on Little Bird Quilt but I am really happy to report that I finished block 3 of The Garden Tea Party

I really can't believe how quickly I got this stitched....even though I have said before, that when I start stitching this one, I just can't put it down! I started on the Teddy.....

The only think left is to put a light straight stitch in each eye to make them come alive.  There are more daisies in this block....starting with her head band.

 And a couple of new flowers were added to this months block....at first, when I traced the daffodils, I thought they would be hard but actually they were easy to do...

 I love the effect....really do look like daffies...

The little flowers in the grass were just french knots with daisy stitch leaves....a real mess to trace so I had to do them very carefully to avoid a jumbled mess of french knots...they worked out in the end. I really like that they are done in variegated thread.

Please join me tomorrow for Design Board Monday which will be back to normal at Bits 'n Bobs and share your weeks creations.....

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Reports & Results

Hello! Everything is back to normal here at Bits 'n Bobs with the computer being wiped and rebooted and the WiFi issue being sorted by none other than.......ME! Proof that persistence pays off!
 
I did have a lovely Friday but most of it was spent in Hobart Town....our car needed a service so the farmer and I went to the movies to see 007s new movie "Spectre".  This is big news.....the last time my farmer took me to the movies was to see "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"....I am sure that was back in the 90s! We also had lunch....wasn't I spoilt?

The day got even better when I arrived home to find block 3 of Flowerville in my mailbox and even though all it takes is some whisperweft ironed onto the back before the stitching starts....I didn't go with that for FNSI.

I thought it was high time I did some work on Brookfield since I am 3 months worth behind on that.  Last night I traced the baskets onto the freezerpaper.

And got them cut out

I did all this while munching on a cup of cherries....the first from this seasons crop and picked straight from the tree makes them even more delicious.

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I was pretty tired after very little sleep the night before, an early wake up call, and a full day out in town so it was an earlier than usual night for me but today I will continue with these blocks until all of them are at least prepared up to the the stitching stage and then I can grab them whenever.

I hope you had a great night of sewing and I will be along over the next couple of days to take a look at what you got up to on.

DBM Postponed

I am going to have to forego DBM this week. I am using my old computer and had my post all ready to go when it all crashed and so that is that. I can't get it to start again so I am really sorry to say this week will have to be postponed.


 

DBM #9 - Something has gone Wrong

Not anything on my Design Board....oh, no....that is all coming along just fine!

The problem lies with my new computer....why, oh why, oh why!.....don't fret, I am not using it now!

While I was  visiting blogs that I have linked up to recently .... I somehow downloaded a virus while visiting a recommended site...a malware virus which I cannot shake...so I am back on my old dinosaur of a computer and will have to take the new one in to get checked out this week....what a nuisance!

So, in saying that, my design board may not look as presentable as it usually does as I cannot use PicMonkey with this system....oh, and I so wanted to pretty it up!

On my Design Board this week,

I will be continuing with my Blue Fusion blankie. I am taking photo's as I go and will be writing my own tutorial for this because I couldn't find any tutorials to answer all my questions and I want to make another similar blanket so I will need to remember how I did it. This one is becoming less and less of a secret!

I will also be continuing with the Little 'Bird' Quilt...two cathedral blocks complete....4 to go and then two inbetween cathedral blocks need to be experimented with.

I meant to trace block 3 of A Country Tea Party over the weekend but I was a little distracted with the goings on with the computer......

Now tell me, what will you be sharing this week

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FNWF Results - November '15

I spent all afternoon sewing blocks and preparing for FNWF and sat down with the rest of my friends in cyberspace to enjoy an evening of stitching.....here are my results

Two Birdie Cathedral windows sewn down and two rounds of crochet on another block for Fusion Blue....If you want to see and read more about these projects, head to the last post...Friday Report

Don't forget to visit my other bloggy friends and see their results for FNWF.....must be off....see you here again on Monday for

Until then, keep your needles threaded and your bobbins full,

 

Friday Report - Busy Fingers

The week goes so fast when you are having fun...doesn't it? and also when you are keeping busy...

I have had the most productive week for quite some time this week....I have made some progress on my birdie quilt. After a little email chat with Kathleen (Four Miles North of Nowhere) I have changed my mind about putting in a grey sashing between the blocks and will figure out how to sew in another cathedral window instead.  It works in my head so lets hope I don't overthink it.

I got the vliesofix in town this week so it is go,go,go to get these blocks done!

I have also 'sort of' started a new project throughout the week...I have been thinking of this project for quite some time (See my Pinspiration post) I couldn't find any yarn, soft enough or fine enough in my stash so called into BigW yesterday and found what I needed....I have to say, I got the colour pretty spot on! When I came home, I sat with the tutorial open in front of me and crocheted some stitches, couldn't get it to look right, so pulled it all out....repeated this process about a dozen times...in the end, I went my own way, experimented a little and found I really enjoyed working with the finer yarn. I am thrilled with how it turned out. I want to make more of these blankets so I might have to write myself a little tutorial.  What do you think of my efforts? I am not going to show too much....want to keep it a bit of a secret.

 And lastly, I only have a few more stitches to go on A Country Tea Party - Block 2.

I am joining in with FNWF tonight so first off I will be putting the flower on miss Teddy's head. There is still time to link up if you want to join in.

I hope you have had as good a week as I have....You might like to visit me at Bits 'n Bobs on Monday for Design Board Monday's Linky Party or you could head on over to Cath@Home to link up at Fun Friday Favourites!

Keep your needles threaded and your bobbins full,

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Wednesday Pinspiration....Crochet & Fabric Fusion

I saw an article in Homespun some time ago about fabric squares crocheted together to form a blanket and it has stuck in my mind ever since. I didn't buy the magazine so I went to my favourite go-to-site for some guidance....Pinterest!

I have pinned quite a few on my Pinterest Board....'Crochet'....and there are some good tutorials as well. The most complete tutorial so far has been at Sewing Daisies but I am still on the search.....just type Crochet Fabric Fusion into the search box at Pinterest and heaps of ideas come up. Here are some of my favourites.

Yesterday, I 'hitched' a ride into Hobart town....the easiest place to go was Spotlight as far as directions are concerned. I needed some Vliesafix for the Birdie Fussy Cut squares and knew I could get it there...plus, I wanted to wander around their craft section to look at the yarns.  While I was there I had a look at the flannelette, they didn't have exactly what I was after but there were some that inspired me and of course I had a look at the cotton fabrics too.....As a rule, I don't buy cotton quilt fabrics from Spotlight but when you see something that you really like....well...and I think it would be a great fabric for a project like this. The only issue I have so far is nobody tells you how much yarn they have used for their projects!!! and that is where I need help.

Crochet Fabric Fusion for secret something

Crochet Fabric Fusion for me!

just because!

Speaking of Pinterest, I made sure I pinned this gorgeous quilt tutorial for the "Kitty Shuffle" from Lynette at What a Hoot as well. Here it is being modelled by a couple of Lynette's gorgeous Kitties. (Lynette gave me permission to use her photo's which I worked into a collage) Please go over and say hello...tell her Cath at Bits 'n Bobs sent you!

 Till next time.....keep your needles threaded and your bobbin full,

DBM #8 - Scrap That!

After last weeks post where I shared Kay's quilt, I have been taking a long hard look at the 'little birdies' I have been sewing for Baby G's quilt and realised that the reason I haven't been doing anything with it is because I am a little unsure about it. I am unsure that the colours are right (I bought some more fabric in different coordinating colours....yes, I did!). I am a little bamboozled at the measurements without a pattern to guide me and it is a little bigger than I wanted for Baby G.

The original baby G quilt has been scrapped (don't worry, all the components can and will be salvaged). It has been taken off the Design Board and replaced. I headed to the link that Kay used and shared with me for the 10 minute block (link at the end of post) to see how it was done......

Yet again, I needed to get the measurements right so I made a scrap mock-up.....now excuse the colour combo....I tried but really I just grabbed bits of fabric from the scrap box.

Three seams.....that is all it takes. I found the 3rd seam a little tricky.....but once you get over the middle seam hump...it all works out (if you make this block, you will see what I mean). In the next picture, I just ironed the edges over for a cathedral window effect.  I used 5" scrap blocks for this prototype.

When I had done that, I made the decision to CUT my fabrics. I am using the same birdie fabric that Kay used on hers (remember Kay......imitation is the greatest form of flattery!). I already had the co-ordinating blue and yellow and found the grey for the centre block last week.  I hadn't intended using it for this fabric selection but I like how it looks.

 Now I had a good basis to place my fussy cut little birdies. These squares are cut at 7", giving me a 4.5" square in the middle for the cathedral window.

 Just pinned at the moment but you get the idea of how it will look.

Mmmm, I am liking this block much better.......by the way.....it may be called the 10 minute block but if your name is Cath and you are a bit ditsy.....it could be the 30 minute block.....that's right, I wasn't paying attention and got the fabric the wrong way round so had to unpick and start over. I will be more careful next time.

Too gorgeous!.....I am going to use the grey for a sashing in between the blocks as well.

Thanks Kay, for the inspiration and the link to Suzanne McNeil's YouTube Tutorial.

I am planning on making more of these blocks this week as well as finish off block 2 of A Country Tea Party and tracing the next block.

Oh, I also made one of these this weekend.....it is the 'tarted up' teatowel for the What's For Dinner Wednesday Giveaway...I am quite pleased with how it turned out. I you want to be in the draw for further giveaways, visit me at Cath@Home to link up. The fabric is "waste" from the little birdies fabric.

How about you?

What is on your Design Board, wall or table for this week? 

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