September FNSI

My usual schedule for Friday night - watching Better Homes & Gardens and some crocheting:

I found this variegated yarn at the local discount shop - after checking with Maria - we decided it was suitable for the indigenous blankets she makes.  I will make some plain red ones to go with this lot.

Then into Susan's Sewing Space and to make some progress on my Welcome Home In Spring blocks. This is my SS UFO Project #8 - my goal was to "prepare" the blocks - which I did and then I did a lot of the appliqueing when at retreat in August - but I still had all the windows to do - and they are a tad fiddly.

First you need to put the ric rac on the windows - I glued along the lines - placed the ric rac...waited for it to dry and then folded the edges over - that does make it all a bit bulky - and then had to iron the windows onto the houses....In hindsight - I think I would have preferred to stitch the lines with a triple stitch - but I'm too far down the track now!  and after ironing them into place I did the blanket stitch....- this is just one of the houses - but there are a LOT of windows to go.

Oops - sideways - I'm sure you get the idea!

I was happy to keep Wendy company on Friday - along with a lot of other happy sewers - I think she enjoyed having us all bubbling around!

FNWF - September

A quick post today - a couple pf small things for Friday night:

I've made another taggie for a friend of my DD1 - all her friends seem to be having girls...

and then I did some plain & simple crocheting:

I hope everyone had a fun cyber party night and achieved more than me . . . .
Thanks Cheryll

August Finishes

This month's tally of crocheted blocks:  12

My #3 UFO for Sunday Stitchers:  Finally framed "Pretty Little Sydney".  It has been languishing in the "To Do" pile for a while ....It was almost finished September 2016.

And a dolly quilt for a friend - a very quick project.

FNSI - August

Well, I am on leave from work - I should have had a very productive day....but you know how it is when you have plenty of time - you get nothing done!!!
I did make a quick trip to a patchwork shop...one fat quarter purchased...and I did finish my book....but not much else...during the day.

Tonight - with FNSI to motivate me - I did some tracing ready to sew on Sunday - I printed off the August Gail Pan stitcheries - only to discover I hadn't even traced the July ones...so now I'm up to date and plenty to sew on Sunday and at night.

I hope everyone else was a bit more productive.  Thanks Wendy for the kick in he butt motivation!

Retreat Day 4

And today we have:
Inca's Leaders & Enders Charity Quilt top

Louise's Bread basket

 Alison's Jelly Roll Quilt #1

 & #2

Maureen's Tilda blocks from Tula Pink's 100 modern quilt blocks

Finally something from me - Jingle All the Way Quilt top with one star block to go

 Another dress from Erica

 Maureen's Table topper

 Cheryl's crochet rug

  
Belle & Pearl - these girls go on one yearly outing.

Most of my time here has been spent machine blanket stitching these blocks...still a way to go - but I've made good progress.

 Just a few hours of sewing on Tuesday ....then sadly we wait 12 months to return.

Retreat Day 3

Inca's placemats

Alison's bag

Inca's cushion cover 

Nolene's Jelly roll quilt

 

Hilda's Anzac Quilt top

 

More dresses from Erica

Maureen's table runner top

My Ruth's Quilt

One of the blocks I personalised

 

And the tally board:

 

Still Monday and some of Tuesday to go!!!!!!!!!!

Retreat Day 2

Here are some finishes for Day 2:

Inca makes a bag every retreat.   This is the 2018 version:

Louise made a peg apron:

Maureen's table runner:

Another dress from Erica:

Sue's twister heart quilt:

Maureen's Four Pocket Pouch:

And the tally board:

I am sewing.....but it's all "in progress" so no pics yet.

Retreat Day1

Here we are - ready for another sewing marathon!!
Our project board - there are a few optimistic high achievers!!

The first finish of the day - a quilt top for  a baby.   I love the secondary pattern of the blue.

Erica with her second finish - a top for one of her grandchildren

 Alison's  finished small quilt top

 Maureen's table runner:

 Cheryl's hankies for DH

 Another top from Erica

 Inca's baby quilt

 Bev's quilt top - queen size!

 Sue's finished quilt top

 Alison's cushions

I may have missed a few - but we are all heads down - working away!

Retreat Time is almost here

Every August the Loose Threads group head off to retreat at Mt Alford. 
These days - as we have to have a minimum of 12 - we invite some friends to tag along.  Some years - like this one - some of the "founding members" are not joining us for various reasons....but sew, laugh, chat, eat and maybe carry on a bit - we will!!!

Naturally, preparations have been in place for a while - well in  my case "the list" has been created, scrawled on, mislaid, re written any number of times - but it is now set in concrete (well in ink) and recorded in my "Retreat' notebook.  This is the list.

This is the collection of "stuff" - the projects anyway.

The sewing gear is organised, but I'm not packing it up yet - I still have time to sew before loading the car.  Whether or not I do is questionable.

I love getting away to sew - even if it is just a day - but for 5 days - oh - wonderful!!!!

I'm lucky to be able to go to more than one retreat - but this one is very special.  This is our 12th year but some of us have been going to a retreat since 2003.

The countdown has been going for a while - but tonight (Monday) it's only

3 sleeps

FNWF - August

A great way to finish off the working week - a cyber sewing party!!

I made another taggie for a friend of DD1 - it took me a few attempts to get one that looked OK enough to gift - it is obvious that I am no good with 2 layers of minkee so its one minkee and one flannel going forward.   I've also been told that the ribbons I was using frayed very quickly - so not more of that stuff - now using the grainier ones and lots of ric rac.

I love this minkee I picked up recently at half price.

I also prepped two pieced blocks for my Jingle All the Way quilt - I hope to work on that when I'm on retreat....7 sleeps to go!!   (and only 3 work days....)

I have a sewing day tomorrow (Saturday) as well, so more sewing is on the horizon.
Thanks Cheryl for hosting us again - no matter where you  are at the moment!!