July tally

 

This was my Chookshed Stitchers Challenge priority work for July. 
I am very happy with how these placemats turned out, and my oldest daughter is very pleased with them too. Since we both have been on different summer activities, she has not received them yet, but I have kept her updated with photos. She needed 5 placemats - I made 6 😊

The yarn stash shrinking will be an ongoing activity for a long time. 
I finished my striped socks, for myself, and I made a pair for a young man with far bigger feet than what I have 😀
No adding to my yarn drawer, and I am passing all sales with a smile.

My grandsons, age 3 and 5, think Paw Patrol is super cool.
When visiting in USA before Christmas, I bought 1 yard of fabric with Paw Patrol,
I have had a plan, but it has been procrastinated big time.

It did not take me to long to make 2 bags, suitable for carrying Lego when visiting. They both were very excited, and the little one filled his bag with Lego right away.

 

This table topper / tablecloth has been moved and moved and moved around my sewing room, the top nearly finished, for quite some time (as in years)
I found from some old photos that is was started in 2021.
Well - now it is done, and I am so happy with the result. 
I used my favorite blue fabrics.  
I have used English Paper Piecing. The borders are hand appliqued on, so I did not have to cut of anything.  I have machine quilted in every square + border by sewing machine. 
The last stitch in the binding was yesterday afternoon.

I did not expect to get so much done in July, but summer has been very wet and on the colder side this year. Tourist are coming to Norway for something they call Coldcation, since our climate is so much colder than the rest of the world. Good for those having it to hot - not so good for us who live here........ I wish we could get some warmer weather too, but what can we do, other than making the best of it 😊

Now to find what I will work on in August!

💖 Wishing you a wonderful day where you are 💖

Hanne

Refocusing on focus projects

I find it's time to focus and refocus 😁

Not that I am all  that messy in that department, but I tend to drift easily in to new projects without keeping up with the old ones.
I think that is fairly common, but I do not have room for that in my sewing room, and to many projects do not spark creativity for me.

First up is Edyta Sitar Easter Mystery from this Easter.
I have done 6 of 15 installments. It would be great to have the top done shortly 😁

Wish me luck ❤

I hope you are having a good day, wherever you are!

Hanne

Small threads of this and that in Quilt Corner

These late summer days are filled with small threads mostly -
Some knitting while visiting with family- isn’t auntie L’s flowers great? She is 92 years old and still going strong with her garden and flowers!

Some crochet watching TV. The potholders were a gift for the same lovely auntie

and more stitchery as good as every day – at least 3 threads or more, every day.

 

I am sure you already have figured out that I love doing these stitcheries?
Now I have done 22 – and there are only 10 more to do.

 

Lately have have started doing some bullet journaling, and I find it is fun, and make me stay very on the straight and narrow when it comes to keeping to my goals.

For the duration of the Olympic Games I have a weekly to do list, which this week includes 4 projects.

The light green dishcloth on the first photo is done - check

3 of 4 stitcheries for United Stitches quilt are done

I am working on my Chimney Log cabin quilt top – it will be a donation quilt, all from stash.
I really need some stash reducing!

1 Ufo – not yet worked on.

The chimney log cabin quilt will be 6 by 8 blocks when it is done.
My sewing machine and my arms are not on good speaking terms just now, but hopefully that will be better shortly!

 

 

Wishing you a wonderful day
wherever you are!

Hanne

Every stitch counts!

I have been spending a lot of time with this quilt top, Alle Fugler, by Northern Quilts lately, and now it is done and delivered to Merete for machine quilting.
It feels so great to be done with this quilt top!
Last time you saw it, it lacked the lower 1/3.
That part had some machine piecing, some appliqué and some stitchery, all in all 32 units

Hand work and colourful treats always go well together :-)

The beautiful candle is hand painted by my youngest daughter's mother in law.
She is so skilled and she urges us to burn and enjoy her candles.
Much like how I urge the recipients of my quilts to use them :-)

My dear husband never complains when I spread out on the dining room table, as long as I put away the blocks if we invite guests :-)

He likes this quilt very much, so I asked if he would like to have it for himself, as a gift from me, and he is very happy about that.

I will not be slow putting binding on it once it returns home :-)

* Wishing you a happy day *

Hanne

Focus project this week

My goal for this week is to finish this quilt top.

Quite ambitious, as what you see above is 2/3 of the quilt top, and what you see below is the last 1/3.
I have a few more units done, but not to many. I have been working on this Ufo through the winter, and now I am so ready to get it done and send it out to be machine quilted.

I think I can do it - one unit at a time :-)

Always believe something good is about to happen

- Hanne -

Gossip In the Garden

Gossip In the Garden is back from my machine quilter - and I love the finished result :-)
I have not yet done the binding, but is will be done shortly.

Merete at Sy.no has done a magnificent job with the quilting and I can not wait to get this quilt on the wall!

It took me 8 weeks to piece and applique this quit from A to Z - and I had so much fun!
I used the fabrics I like the best, from my own fabric collection.

I have developed a passion for hand applique, thanks to good tools, like Helen Stubbings' applique paper + Sewline glue stick + Roxanne applique glue.

Hanne