March! a draft and update

 Well hello March and Deanna has drawn No 2 for March, my Number 2.s are to quilt Grant's quilt

and the sewing side is the drangonfly and butterfly applique quilt, It is all ready to be sewn so we will see how we go.

Not much happening in the garden the late burst of heat has frizzled most of the plants, the grasshoppers are happily chomping away.

Update 31/3/25

Well March is away tomorrow is April, my month.

No new finishes to show, I have been doing a bit of fluff sewing (fluffing around getting nowhere). Below is the bag and needlebook that I made last month, it got  3rd at Binnaway show. I have been making postage stamp blocks as leader and enders.

This is as much of my Sprintime quilt that I have done, it is my Number 2 for the Chookshed Stitchers Challenge, I will take it to Scrub Stitichin and see how much I get done.

                 

I have been channeling my inner Anorina and done some hand quilting on a cushion kit that I bought at scrub stitchin last September. I did enjoy the quilting I'm not sure if I would ever finish a quilt. These are the blocks for Raewynn to make a donation quilt for Macquarie home stay.

I did a quilted jacket workshop at Coolah I love my fabric and Catherine did a beautiful job of quilting everyones fabric, I just have the pockets to attach and then bind the whole thing, Catherine always tells us to clean our machine before a workshop the last time I did the rotten thing obviously didn't go back together properly and an hour or so was spent trying to get the thing to sew nice, well this time I took a photo of how the bobbin space sits and I was a bit horrified how much fluff there was.

We got onto a property and got some wood, it was all branches that they had cut to stop them falling on the fence so there were no rotten pieces which is good. Sadly how little gentle Tiny puss had a huge argument with the road and is no longer with us, the week after we got him desexed , we have these other little terrorists to keep us amused until we find homes for them.

              

My windowsill garden is thriving I need to find some pots and places to put them now.

We had over 125 mils of rain Friday and Saturday so the tanks are all full.

Well that was March.

A bit after mid February

 I am pondering what to do.... I haven't done any of the Chookshed Challenge for this month, I thought I would have started the Quilt Fusion applique but I haven't and I don't want to start something new, so I won't. Rosie's stars is not a top yet so I may get it ready this weekend. February is the hottest month and I have done a bit of sewing but not them.

I am doing some things to put in the local shows, I made a cute little bag and needlebook it is in Binnaway show this weekend and I don't have a photo of them, never mind.

I have made 3 covered coat hangers that were in the Advent Box that I got from SEW FAB. These are very cute.

I have finished a small quilt that I started 2022 when I got my Accuquilt, it is quilt as you go and I machine sewed the binding which I might unpick I'm not happy with it.

I have been binding and more binding.

February Challenge

 Well here is February and Deanna fromDreamworthy Quilts has picked the challenge number for February it is number 10!!!!!!!!!!!

My number 10 is Quilting Fusion an applique design you can see HERE mine will be a bit different I won't be using Batiks as I don't have that many and I have decided I'm on a NO BUY unless it's necessary, i.e. binding etc.

My quilting number 10 is my Rosies Stars quilt I will add a photo later.

I have just got to finish closing the binding on January project and it can go off to Adelaide for Sophie's friends baby.

Last weekend I had a basting day in the driveway it was too hot to do it anywhere else I got 4 quilts basted 2 are quilted so far , I will need to go to Spotlight and get another roll of wadding for some more.

I read two books in January both enjoyable I am listening to The Maid while I'm driving it is definately one that I wouldn't read too much repetition.

January Mid Month Update

 My Chookshed Challenge is going great I have the top made and I used some of the blocks for the backing so it will be a reversible baby quilt, this is for my soon to be daughter in law to gift at her friends baby shower, I am hoping to start quilting this weekend.

I have been keeping up with doing 30 minutes sewing or stitching each day so far. Work has been busy as the other girl in town has been off as her husband had a fall through a roof!, hopefully he will be fine. I have been covering Gunnedah clients and aslo going to Tamworth clients as a few staff members have left for different reasons.

My eldest son Grant came and stayed for a few days it was great to see him and he helped Dave put new shock absorbers in the car. Yay! I'm not getting any better with selfies.

We have had some very hot(40C) days and now a cold change is here what a relief.

The garden has suffered with the heat the corn didn't form cobs so it will be de husked and frozen the tomatoes are starting, the blackberries are loving the heat though. We grew golden nugget pumpkins this year and they went nuts crowding the zucchinis but a few split in the heat so I made a big pot of pumpkin soup for the freezer.

I have finished the top of last years mystery workshop and I love it!. I have also made a block roll from my Sew Fab advent box. I will definately be getting another of these this year. I am going to start the Tilda quilt from the box next.

My Chookshed Challenge 2025 List and List of Goals

 Deanna has made this lovely badge

So I think I have my list sorted I may have two lists one will be projects to sew and hopefully finish the other will be my quilting list.

Quilting list 

1/ Vintage Roses

2/ Grant's Quilt

3/ Leilani's quilt

4/ Fuzzy quilt

5/ 2022 Mystery Quilt

6/ 2023 Mystery Quilt

7/ Green donation quilt

8/ Panel Quilt

9/ Whirligig Quilt

10/ Rosie's Stars

I also have a few that need to be quilted professionally as they are huge.

Sewing List

1/ Free Wheelin' Single Girl- there is 3 blocks sewn I think.

2/ Sprintime- butterfly and dragon fly quilt all applique ready to go

3/ Oh My Stars- cut ready to go

4/ Foundation Paper Piece- Im not sure which one yet but I have a lot ready to go.

5/ EPP - possibly Cherish Quilt

6/ Layer Cake Quilt

7/Blue Baskets Quilt- needleturn quilt will take years to finish

8/ Bag month- Running with scissors and A place for Everything

9/ Scrappy Crossroads- using my stash and I have cut a heap of squares with a navy background

10/ Quilting Fusion quilt -Applique ready to go

Each month I hope to do the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and do a couple of Lori Holt tulip blocks and the monthly colour for a teapot and tea cup block

Friday and Saturday will be hand sewing days

A monthly Project Bag in the colour of the month

I am not planning on buying any material until I have used at least 20 metres that is in my stash.

I vow to move more- wether that is a walk around the block or whatever

December Catch up

 It's almost Christmas and I don't have a decoration or light anywhere! I have been suffering with allergies for over a month, Zyrtec doesn't really work for me, and now I have had a cold for the last week, I have rat tested twice so it is nothing sinister but it is very draining and annoying. I hate wearing masks especially while I am working but it is necessary or I stay at home which won't fund my fabric problem.

Anyway, I went to Coolah for the sewing group Christmas party on Monday and found out that I had won a prize in a local raffle, A lovely basket of Beerenburg sauces and jams, I love Beerenburg Worcestershire sauce and there was a bottle of it so YAY! 

This weekend I am going to compile my list for the chookshed challenge for next year, I think it is going to be mainly getting tops quilted and maybe some needleturn projects, they are the ones that I struggle with and so I put them off.

It has been so hot here until yesterday when we got a southerly, the garden can't cope with the insane heat and so Dave made frames for the garden beds to have shadecloth shades, the temperature is at least 10 degrees cooler under them.

Luckily Zucchinis like the heat, I have been making Zucchini pickles and pickled cucumbers, everybodies favourites. The kids are coming up for a few days after Christmas and they have orders to take pickles home to Daves family.

This is the only sewing that I have been doing this week, The first is a little basket kit that I got from My Sewing Supplies, the other photos are a cute little thread roll that was in my Advent box from Sew Fab in Narrandera.

Part 2 

Merry Christmas It is very quiet here, a couple of gardening friends have been over for a visit, the Tiramisu for dinner tomorrow is made and in the fridge, the Turduckin is about to come out of the freezer for tomorrow when Brad and Sophie arrive. 

No tree up because of the cat but lights outside and a few decorations inside.

November Catch up

 I've had a busy month, the other girl from work had 10 days off so I covered her clients as well as my own, I was buggered.

We have had a few showers and then sunshine so the garden is going nuts although with hubby working it has not had the watering that he gives it I don't stand there as long as he does.

The tomatoes are going nicely, the Asparagus is going nuts and the raspberries are booming.

The blocks below are for my Bee group for December, I just need to send them.

I went to Sydney for a couple of days last week, then down to Wollongong for our nephews wedding.

The wedding was lovely in a beautiful park with an amazing garden and pond

Daves second cousin from Newcastle was there with her beutiful daughter. We haven't seen each other since her 21st, she's 50 next year.

My sister in law can't remeber what was said to my boys but it was funny, and then a pic of my two younger boys and thir lovely partners, It is so good to see them both so happy.

 I did just a little bit of retail therapy at.My Sewing Supplies in Sylvania, lovely shop and lovely ladies. Then I went to the new Spotlight south of Wollongong and then Hobbysew and surprised Anorina while she was teaching a class.

While I was at Brad's I got my Smitten quilt laid out and started joining rows. I have caught up on my bee blocks and posted the last 4 months, I have read a few good books, all goes well here.