Thursday, June 30, 2011

back again ...

And so soon too ..

It really is very unusual for me to be blogging again so soon  .. but I received a package from
a lovely friend in North Carolina yesterday and would like to share with you all what I received

Here they are ... 2 of the most gorgeous log-cabin blocks and the teeniest little key charm ... so lovely ... now these blocks are soooo great ... the larger is 6 inches and the weenie one is 3 inches small ...

can you see the little charm there under the blocks .. I tried to get a separate photo of it ..
but it was way too little ... thank you so much Blondie ... I really love these ...



Now this got me thinking about how I could be making some teeny weeny log-cabin blocks with all my scraps .... but I then realised that my scraps were all way too big for these … so .. I went scrounging through all the bits I had previously thrown into my rubbish bin and found so much fabric that I could use in these wee ones ... and ... oh my .. how very wasteful I am ... so much fabric just getting tossed to the tip .... shameful really .. especially when these gorgeous little blocks can be made ..
So I printed off a 3 inch log-cabin foundation paper pieced pattern and proceeded to sew my little bits of scraps into a beautiful block .. and oh my … how lovely it turned out …
I took it to show my Hubby … who was very impressed … so much so that he suggested I should make all different ones … but .. I want to make these …. Oh he said … so the others are all too hard … haha ... that man has lived with me for over 30 years and knows just what buttons to push … so I took up his challenge .. and made 2 others …. A little teenie weenie dimensional pinwheel and a grandmothers fan …. These were the 2 particular blocks he told me would be almost impossible for me to make that small …. HA!!! … I proved him wrong … and I am very pleased I did .. cos now I have these lovely little blocks to add to an ever growing collection of quilt blocks …




I know that they are a bit rough around the edges ... but they were fun to make .. and I think as I continue to make this little beauties .. I will only get better at them ... but ... I really want to make some more of the log-cabin ones before I venture off making others ... I shall not be listening to that man .. he causes me to take up things I really have not got time for .. haha ..


Wednesday, June 29, 2011

2 months on ...

Oh my goodness …  it is 2 months since my last entry …
good thing I was going to keep this up to date hey??
In my defense I have been busy ….
 I have been doing some sewing … and I will show you …
Here are a couple of pics of stuff I have been doing ..



this is my first attempt at strip piecing ...
these placemats and coasters turned out really well ...
and I am thinking I want to make more of these ..
maybe for Christmas pressies ..



Mug Rugs for a friend of mine in Brisbane ...



This Mug Rug was made for a special friend in the US ...


And a couple more MugRugs that I made for no reason at all ...





I have also started a couple of quilt tops too ... but would prefer not to put up photos of them until I have finished them ... I hope that will be sooner rather than later but with me ..
who knows when that will happen ...

I have also been doing some block swaps too ... which accounts for some of my time ... but not much ... gee .. I really need to start being more productive ...
I will be back ... promise