My Friday was spent sewing.

 I have had a great day at home sewing today. I was supposed to be away at a sewing retreat but it was cancelled due to not enough numbers. So, what am I to do…… SEW, SEW, SEW……

Firstly I finished my blue placemats for charity. All I needed to do was sew the binding on.

These were the leftovers from my CHOOKSHED challenge project for this month.

Next up was to try Lou’s placemat pattern.

Manxgirl living and crafting down under. Loulee

First up I found my shop receipt dockets.

I picked out a few.

Then I tipped out my scrap bin and pulled out my pink scraps.

I sewed my scraps to the dockets.

 

Trimmed them down

I easily had 10 pieces made to suit the measurements following Lou’s pattern

I made 2 placemats. So have a look at Lou’s pattern and use up some scraps.

Make them for gifts or charity.

These will go to charity.

I’m linking up with FNSI

Linking up with Table Scrap Challenge

Since it was pink month over at Scrap Happy Saturday - May that’s what I used.

I’m not missing in action. I am still here sort of.

I haven’t done any sewing but have planned a few things. So, let’s see where that will take me. I have a nice lot of butterfly blocks. They will be laid out to make 2 beautiful quilts.

Janice sent me a block too. Thanks, you have done a great job.

I have done some baking today. 

Apple and walnut cake. Some for hubby and some for work. 

and some ginger biscuits.

And this

I’ll be offline for a little bit. I will fill you all in soon.

More placemats

 Another day of sewing with my scraps. At some point I just have to cut into this fabric I have. The placemats are very easy to put together. Especially as they are QAYG. We never get many for the blokes.

I think have turned out pretty well.

Placemats for MEALS on WHEELS.

 Once again we are trying to make around 200 placemats for Sun Assist to hand out at Christmas time when the pay deliver MEALS on WHEELS in our area. At the moment we only have about 40 made. So I spent some time using up some strips and making a couple. 

Here are the scraps of purples I started with. These were leftovers from the butterfly blocks I made.

I started with a centre hexagon cut from a piece of chenille. I am making my placemats QAYG style.

Our group is having a tutorial tonight but I am not taking my machine. I pre-made my piece as I already new how to make the improved hexagonal log cabin block. I just kept going around like a log cabin until the wadding and backing was covered.

Time for trimming up. This always makes your piece look so much better.

I make them approx 12” x 18”. I find this is a good size.

2 trimmed up ready for binding.

This is the fabric I have left out of that pile.

They look good with the binding finished.

I like machine sewing my bindings on as they will be washed a lot and it is also quicker than hand sewing.

I have been sewing my bindings by machine for years but I came across this tutorial which was easy to follow. My friends always say they have trouble joining the ends. This video was very clear to understand.

Machine binding tutorial on YouTube

FNWF & ZOOM update . Everyone was shocked.

FNWF with Cheryll @ https://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com/2021/09/at-fnwf.html

I have been trying to workout what to do with a panel I bought from Lesley Mays quilt shop.

I am in a swap and have to add pieced or appliqués borders. It cannot just be a straight cut border.

Drawing out the design…

So choosing the fabrics…

But these didn’t work so something different has happened

Getting ready to cut the fabrics but the rotary blade needed a sharpen before I started

Cutting the fabrics…

Nope. These were wrong. Start again

Making a mess…

Oh no, I’ve cut off the Galahs head

And the Koalas ear…

Now ready for hand stitching with Chooky on zoom.

SATURDAY

 Well, did I shock everyone. I joined in zoom at just after 6 am. I’m not an early riser but I just had to do it. 

I continued with my panel project I was working on @FNWF and hand stitched down the kangaroo tail.

I am working on the last border today so you will see all about it soon. This is a surprise swap so I don’t want to spoil it if the recipient reads here.

Time for knitting teddy bear vest for charity. Jan Mac donates these to foster care kids or abused children. Everyone deserves someone to love.

https://sewmanyquiltstoolittletime.blogspot.com/

You can find the pattern here..

https://sewmanyquiltstoolittletime.blogspot.com/2021/06/instructions-for-knitted-teddy-bear-vest.html

I then went on to show a little bit of my scrap knitting blanket squares. With this blanket you don’t need to sew the squares together.

Here is the start of it

I got the idea from this picture on Pinterest 

You can find the basic pattern here.

http://thecuriouskrafter.blogspot.com/2013/04/domino-baby-blanket.html

I had some lunch then headed back to bed for 3 hours. It was such a fun morning so thank you Chooky and everyone else that chatted away. Good to see you all, hear your stories and see what you have been working on.

Until next time…….

https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/2021/09/refueling-soul.html

Donations and Devils Marbles

 I had a lovely friend visit me today and I passed on some beautiful quilts and knitted beanies for charity. Barb will pass them on to a couple of places. Just a couple named are KOGO & The Northern Hospital. 

All my donations get passed on to depts and not just charity bins in parking lots. They all are cherished.

Thanks to Barb for passing the following on.

So today’s lots are…..

Lots of baby beanies made by Jenni have been passed on to the hospital.

Crochet blankets & jumpers made by me have been passed on to KOGO.

Quilts & receiving blankets made by Margaret have been passed on to St Kilda Mums and the Northern Hospital

Thanks for everyone’s donations for me to pass onto charities I support.

NOW MORE ON MY  TRIP 

The Devil’s Marbles.

These are just amazing rock formations by the side of the road.

They are huge round rocks, stacked on top of one another…

Look at the red colour. Just amazing.

These remind me of the rock formations that were near where I used to live. Tooborac, Victoria, Australia 

QAYG string blocks for GIPPSLAND FIRE VICTIMS

With the tragic fires that have been happening in Australia I want to help...
It's not much..
When we make quilts for charities the men aren't thought about as much. Our fabrics we use are more pretty and floral. This time I am focussing on males. Checks."
I have pulled all these check fabrics that have been donated to me to make QAYG blocks for the GIPPSLAND FIRES.
Jan Mac assembles QAYG blocks and sends them for Charity. I have been helping her over the past few years. She does an amazing  job at forwarding on these quilts.



My table looks a mess. BUT a happy mess.



I'm working on 2 at a time.. They go together faster..



Here they are trimmed. I think these will look great

These are the blocks I have done so far to send to Jan Mac for the people that need it in the GIPPSLAND Fires..