2 Panel swap quilt bindings are done.

 Here are another 2 bindings done. These panels are beautiful. They are to go on my single beds in the spare room for when the grandsons stay. A while back I made some panel tops and sent them off to the USA for a swap or two. I had them quilted and now the bindings are done.. Look how wonderful they are.

This one was from Candis

Look here to read about the swap.

https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com/2021/05/my-panel-has-arrived-from-candis.html

And this was from Sheila.

And here is the story about this one.

https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com/2020/12/panel-swap-with-usa.html

Thank you QATW panel swappers

I’ve had some quilts quilted for me.

 I am so lucky. A lady from my quilt group offered to quilt my quilts for me. She wanted the practice and I wanted them done. Win, win. And yes, I gave her some cash too but the charity quilts are being done for free.

My quilts that were from the QAYG panel swaps are now quilted and only need to be trimmed and binding on

So the first one has been trimmed

And the binding is now done

It looks so pretty.

I received this panel from Mona from QATW. Thank yo Mona. I do love it.

Mona’s Panel QATW

I can’t believe I received this back in November 2021

Hi everyone. I’m still here

 You will need a drink, coffee or wine, whichever you choose, enjoy the following. 

This is a catch up of what I have been doing. There will be lots of photos from the last couple of weeks all in no particular order. I can’t believe that we have been in lockdown, restricted movements and I still can’t keep up with blogging. My motivation is low but hopefully with some nicer weather this may improve.

I have loads of ideas, plenty of UFO’s, projects planned and no need to shop. I have everything to make them. The fabric & time but no oomph.

It needs to change. ANYWAY, here is something to report.

Here is my finished bell with another one I was gifted. It was easy to make. And didn’t really take long. 

My friend came over to choose fabrics for masks for the kids to go back to school but you couldn’t see my sewing table, sewing room or move anywhere so a clean up was necessary. This is it now..

Now I can start to sew again. Making some masks for a work friend and her children. Kids are back to school but must wear a mask. This family wants fun ones to enjoy. 

This is what they chose.

Here are the finished masks for the kids to go back to school. She liked them so much that I need to make another rainbow stripe for her.

You all remember the panel, Australian animals, I sent to the USA for the swap I was in. Well, here we are on a public holiday, MELBOURNE CUP DAY, I get a knock at the door and it was a delivery. A parcel from the USA. Excitement set in. I was amazed when this parcel arrived. LOOK AT THAT COST. Just ridiculous. I was so shocked and thrilled at the same time. I raced in and opened it straight away.

Look at the beautiful panel I received from Mona. Thank you. It is perfect and I am a purple fan.

I will make this into a quillow and use it when I am watching tv. If I line the pocket part with polar fleece I can use this as a pocket to keep my feet warm. It is the perfect size.

I also took part in their FALL/AUTUMN mug rug swap. I don’t like doing just square items so I change them a little bit. I saw this design on the end of a table runner and thought it was perfect. I’m so happy with how it worked out. 

This is the beautiful mug rug I received.

 Looks like we were thinking along the same lines. How fun is this.

This is the fat 1/4 I won from QATW for a visit and comment I made on one of their posts. Lucky me. This will definitely get used.

We have been meeting up in the park for our sewing group. It is hard to sew in a camp chair without a little help. I bought this bed tray years ago from an op shop for about $5. It is finally getting some use.

What makes it even more special is I have been using my new zippered placemat with it and it fits perfectly. Now everyone wants to make one.

Even the ducks came for a visit.

Our group has a birthday fat 1/4 gift swap. This is how I packaged mine this month.

Now the year is over I have to find another way to wrap a fat 1/4 that is using something I have at home. I find it hard just to put it in an envelope. Maybe, I could make boxes using my birthday cards they have given me. Oh, that’s a great idea. Problem solved. This just came to me as I was typing so I might just give it a go and post a picture later if the fabric fits in the small box. 

I had a lovely friend come over for the morning. 

Before we got into the planned activity I was notified of a local garage sale. So off we headed. There wasn’t any quilting fabric like we expected but we both managed to purchase something.

My friend bought some pieces of vinyl which she uses in her pin cushions and I bought these. Some ribbons/braids, felt, bias making bars. I already have the Templar plastic ones but another set wouldn’t hurt. Also got some more zips. These are always handy for when I make bags of all sizes or the new style zippered placemats. All this for only $5.00. 

A real bargain.

Back home now for the purpose of the visit.

My friend brought her die for me to cut out heaps of hexies. 

A start on a new project. 

Why do I keep starting them… 

She was amazing and I appreciate her time and help. Now to sew them

Papers and fabrics are all cut for my future project.

I am organised and have some hand stitching to take to my sewing meeting nights or even zoom, Chooky, for quite a while.

So this is where I’m at. Hexie sewing. Who would have believed it. Gotta start somewhere.

I can say that I will not be making a quilt with these and will never in the future. 

This is not me!

Good on you all for your EPP sewing. It is amazing and I appreciate your work.  

Enjoy it and happy sewing.

More postcards from USA..

 My post cards are slowly coming through to me. These are what I have received lately.

From MONA

from LAURA

from PAM

Unfortunately I have to wait for my parcel with my Autumn mug rug and my panel quilt top. USA says Australia isn’t allowing parcels to be sent and others are told USA is refusing to send to Australia.

Whatever the reason the mail has been slow everywhere. Hopefully I might get mine for Xmas. It will be a nice surprise when they do turn up. The ladies in th USA are phoning their post office regularly to check. As soon as they can send they will..

Meeting up in the park…..My panel swap is on its way to the USA

 My friend and I set up a lovely meeting in the park. We shared show’n’tell, a coffee from the local van.. Bobbie’n’me. Caught up on some much needed chatting. Even though it was a bit fresh we soldiered on and it was great. The following weekend we were back in lockdown. We are trying to organise a catch up for our sewing group. Hopefully if lockdown lifts we will meet in groups of 10. If too many turn up we will make 2 groups. An easy fix.

I joined this panel swap on QATW site. My partner really liked the idea of getting something from Australia. 

So I bought this panel.

Chose fabrics.

Started sewing

I had so much trouble getting this to work. I drew it out. Measured it up and cut the strips but failed to realise I had done it wrong until I was sewing it together. The strips don’t get cut the width of the squares. So I unpicked, cut, resewed, repeated. Joined pieces together as fabric was running short. Frustration set in but I persevered.

Now the borders are on. This now measures 60” square. A great size quilt. The colours are showing a bit darker than what they actually are. I love this top

I got this in the mail on 5th Sept. It waited in Australia for weeks. 7th October it finally arrived in the USA. Now to wait until my partner gets it.

My panel has arrived from Candis.

 I was so excited to get home and there was a parcel at my front door. Yes, it had arrived. The wait is over. All the way from the USA. I couldn’t wait to get inside and cut open the bag (very carefully though).

Isn’t this just stunning. All that paper foundation sewing. 

THANK YOU CANDIS....

And there was a little bit extra. Some leftover fabric too.

Now here are the two swap quilt tops side by side. My intentions will be to make them the same size and I will put them on my single beds in the spare room. They may even up with my grandsons in future years.

These were 2 wonderful swaps which were a delight to receive. I will be watching out for when the next one is later in the year.

Panel swap with USA.

I just love swapping and doing something diferent. This swap we were to send a panel to our partner and they were to add up to 3 borders to finish the top. Due to the cost and time delays of postage to USA. mypartner and I decided to nominate a theme we would like. We would buy our partners panel and add borders then post to them. This way there would be only one way postage. My partner Sheila chose Xmas. This panel I did for her I have done before into wallhangings.I searched Pinterest for ideas then chose fabrics to match...

See the panel at the top. The fabrics go really well together.

This is what I ended up making. I'm very happy with the result.

I know Sheila was very happy with it. She took it to work and showed her colleagues. I can't wait to get mine in the mail. Apparently it has travelled to Tokyo on the way here to Australia..... And mine is here and its stunning. I am solucky to have a beautiful quilt top made for me as asurprise. The panel is just beautiful with those cute bears. The tree blocks are new to me. I haven't seen this design before. ANYWAY..... HERE IT IS.

Sheila also sent me some matching fabric for the binding, a little card with 2 fridge magnets..

I am so happy with this swap. There is talk of another swap being done in 2021 so I have already said YES!!!!!!!