Friday, October 23, 2009

Holidays

My eldest daughter has started her HSC exams this week. It also seems a great time to have some time off work and help her with motivation/commiseration. Whatever may be needed.



My plan is to finish a few of my outstanding UFO's. They are all outstanding! And there are only a couple of them. Haha.

Yesterday I finished this top I started last year. It is a Lori Smith design "From the Heart" that I did as a BOM from Homestead Hearth. Now that the Aussie dollar is going so well again I may have to look into doing another with them. Everything was marked and packaged exceptionally and it made completing a quilt with such small pieces much easier.

I already had the pattern. In fact, I have a few of hers. I bought them when I was in Houston in 2006 and she kindly signed them for me.

There is always a lot of work in her patterns. For this one all the blocks are 6" which made for some fairly accurate piecing requirements. But I am extremely happy with how it has turned out. I plan to hand quilt this (someday).





The day before I spent the day with Mum and my sister-in-law on their normal weekly sewing day. Oh the luxuries of annual leave. I finished block 3 of the Sue Ross BOM. It went together really well although I did have to 'fiddle' with the last bit of inset sewing. The pink diamonds on the end of the stars had stretched a bit. Bias edges. Anyway its all done now and I am looking forward to the next block. Wish it would come while I am on holidays.





The plan for today is to finish another Lori Smith design. It is only a small quilt. Actually it is only a small quilt and I only cut it out last night so it is not really a UFO (I suppose it is now that I have cut it).

Better get to it.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

2009 Sue Ross Block of the Month

First two blocks completed. (Actually I am tricking - 1 & 3 completed). Block 2 is in pieces and is one of the planned projects when I am off at the end of the week.


Colours have all been surprising when the packet is opened but I am always nicely amazed when they go together.
Big week for eldest daughter. HSC exams start on Wednesday with English. Wishing her all the best and also to all of her fellow "victims"..