tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11223668664579136102024-03-13T15:51:18.331+00:00HEART OF CHARNWOODheart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-48103489069311569242015-04-13T13:38:00.004+01:002015-04-13T14:10:20.044+01:00Q2 Finish Along List<span style="font-size: large;">Well some of the same old faces are appearing on the list again, but on a bright note, I did manage to make some major headway on quilts last quarter, and cleared 3 off of the list, which is great progress, alongside finishing the top of Hexy 2! :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, without focusing too much on the repeat offenders, and staying positive, here goes for the coming quarter:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Started: December 2013.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">
Current Status: Top Finished, half the hexy binding sewn together, and backing chosen and pieced. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Just need to remove loads of papers, baste and get quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. The Weekender</b>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Spring 2013
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Current Status: Taken back apart. Reduce size of the base, re-sew together and then fix the lining
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Summer 2013</span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Central section completed, need to make lots more pluses!</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Keep going</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Star/Bright Sample Blocks.</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="12 blocks from grp 11 & 13 of 3x6 Bee" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8076/8434131362_8405f97ceb_n.jpg" height="320" width="213" /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: January 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Just Blocks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Piece and quilt</span><br />
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Started: Early 2013<br />
Current Status: Needs hoop finishing off<br />
Plan: Finish and hang!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6</b><b>.Crochet Blanket</b></span><br />
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Started: End of 2012<br />
Current Status: All blocks finished, need joining and lining<br />
Plan:Sew them together and get them made into a little blanket </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. Christmas Quilt 2</b></span><br />
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Started: December 2014<br />
Current Status: Strips pieced, need sewing together, basting, quilting and binding.<br />Plan:Finish before Christmas</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">8.Improv Cushion</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Autumn 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Just the top</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Quilt and make up into a cushion to match the other when it returns from Popular Patchwork.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">9. Sunprint Quilt</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: April 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Sunprint all cut and ready to sew</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Get it pieced once final blender fabric arrives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I'll be trying to complete another 3 of these at least, and really bringing down my wip's to under 5 before the end of the year, can't have projects hanging around for 2 years plus, forever, now can we!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-37888231947909545392015-04-07T20:00:00.000+01:002015-04-07T20:00:01.414+01:00A Case In Point<span style="font-size: large;">A new bit of technology needs a new case to pretty it up, so my recent Birthday gift of a Samsung Tablet gave me a new quick project to get completed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a quick request for tutorial/idea inspiration on Instagram, I settled on <a href="http://www.quarterinchmark.blogspot.tw/2013/09/tutorial-mini-ipad-pouch.html">Chase at Quarter Inch Marks</a> tablet case as suggested by <a href="http://www.indiannadreams.blogspot.co.uk/">Helen</a> (thank you very much), and after adjusting the sizes to suit, ended up with this cute little case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used twine for the loop, and a button purchased a few years back on ebay from someone who makes them out of slices of branch (cured and varnished), which i rather like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm rather happy with how it turned out, and every time I go to use it, it puts a little smile on my face :o)</span><br />
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-43238250412089771662015-04-06T10:23:00.000+01:002015-04-06T10:23:04.305+01:00Sparkle Rainbow Quilt -Siblings Together. Q1 Final Finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Easter has thrown me off target a little this year, so I have missed
the deadline for linking up to the Q1 Finish Along, but as I've had such
a productive quarter I wanted to highlight my final finish, and
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt is a Bee one,
from Simply Solids a good couple of years ago now, and I figured it was
about time the blocks went together, so I could put it up for Siblings
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I have to admit that in putting it together I have fallen in love with it all over again. For quilting I went with a randomly spaced series of wavy lines, which really gives it a new level of depth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This will be a very hard make to give up, but a great excuse to make another solids only quilt of course, and I am hoping it will be loved in its new home :o)</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And as a round up for the quarter, I have managed to finish 5 off of the list, including this quilt, a Christmas Quilt,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> the second House Quilt from Stitch Tease, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">a messenger bag for my niece(forgot to photo!), and the Baby Squared Quilt set for Quilt Now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As well as another couple of little projects for magazines, the quilt top for Hexy 2 is finished (I'm half way through the hexy binding too), and I am up to date with Bee Blocks, just this months to do. Now it's clear to see why no housework has been managed for 3 months!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right, it's a beautiful sunny Bank Holiday, so I need to get out into the garden, my veggie patch needs some serious weed removal so I can get some potatoes in.</span><br />
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-34038891114209402402015-03-29T20:20:00.000+01:002015-03-29T20:20:00.737+01:00Seasons Greetings <span style="font-size: large;">Happy Christmas! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I always like to be ahead of the game, I thought I would get my first Christmas make completed, to avoid any last minute panic, or at least that's what I'm claiming, rather than admitting I was trying to get this quilt finished for last Christmas and I'm 3 months late!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a seemingly massive collection of Christmas fabrics, so I decided to make a fun Christmas quilt for each of my girls, this first one is for the youngest, and has a fleece cuddle backing I got from Plush Addict at the end of last year. I debated whether or not to add batting, but decided I really liked the extra weight and warmth it provided, so it was included.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It's quilted using a big zigzag stitch (which reminds me a bit of Christmas crackers), and the 13 by 13 squares measure up at a healthy 141cm square.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The binding is a fun red stripe I got from The Fabric Guild a couple of years back for just a couple of £ per yard, and I think gives it a fun frame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The big question now is, will I finish the other Christmas quilt in time for this year's festivities, it's a tight 9 month deadline, I won't make any promises...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-81217453804668753612015-03-22T09:00:00.000+00:002015-03-29T20:21:58.985+01:00Beeing On Track<span style="font-size: large;">I made a concerted effort last week to get fully caught up on bee blocks, to help clear my head and conscience, as i hate letting others down, and it was a lot of fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First up was the lovely Kari with her Kaleidoscope blocks, with this fantastic colour palette that Val originally used last year, its going to be gorgeous!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And so on i went to Susan's blocks, and she has requested fussy cut blocks with mucho wonkiness and bordered with lots of white and random strips of colour. The fussy cut centre was requested to be something that represented our personality, and i was desperate to use up one of my monkeys on a bench eating a hot dog, but for some reason S refused my kind offer. Not sure what she has against them, but I've been trying to convince her how good they are for the last two years, maybe next year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I particularly enjoyed making these blocks, and I think the centre of one definitely reflects me, but im not saying which one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I have managed to put together one of my long standing WIP's, which I am planning to donate to Siblings Together. Funnily enough, I now remember what I loved about this plan when I decided on this block for the Simply Solids bee a few years back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More sewing to come this week, I'm hoping to get at least one quilt actually quilted, but im not promising anything...</span><br />
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-52327177460876885632015-03-11T20:45:00.003+00:002015-03-11T20:45:48.523+00:00In Print<span style="font-size: large;">The last couple of months have been very busy, alongside normal life I have been working on a few projects for magazines, and this last weekend marked the publication of the first two, which made for a rather exciting few days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first project was for the fabulous Quilt Now, and was a Baby Quilt set, with cushion and taggie blanket, in Aqua, Coral and Light Grey- not a colour palette I usually work with, but it makes for a really lovely combination, and definitely makes for a refreshing change from girly pink. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really love the way QN style their magazine, the photos are always fantastic, and I have to say it is absolutely packed with fabulous patterns and articles this month, as well as mine of course :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second pattern is in Popular Patchwork, and is a rather fun Improv Windmill Cushion, made in various shades of blue and white as a contrast, with a pretty, variegated thread.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right, lets see if I can re-motivate myself to do some more sewing, I'm behind on bee blocks, eek!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-38947107703665549242015-02-23T19:00:00.000+00:002015-02-23T19:00:00.388+00:00Scrappy Trip Bee Blocks<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a little behind on my bee blocks for Stitch Tease, and decided this last week to catch up with the lovely <a href="http://www.quiltova.blogspot.co.uk/">Di</a>'s blocks as she had made it back from her long, fantastic holiday in NZ, and I felt bad I had taken such wanton advantage of the extra time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dianne requested a couple of Scrappy Trip blocks, I hadn't made any before, and they were quite frankly, the easiest bee blocks I have ever made. They came together so quickly, and I can see how everyone found these so addictive (please don't use the word addicting, it makes me cross, I can't quite decide why, but my blood boils!) to make when they were popular, a couple of years back. I hope I fitted the brief well, as they are bright and fun as requested. Looking forward to seeing the lovely quilt from these when Di gets around to it (no pressure Dianne). Right, back to the sewing machine...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-45990073051398835242015-02-21T20:03:00.000+00:002015-02-21T20:41:53.920+00:00Sew, Sew, Secret Sew<span style="font-size: large;">I have actually managed to do quite a bit of sewing this last month, but as two were secret project, and the other was a bag for my niece, which I promptly gifted and forgot to photograph, I hadn't got a lot to show for it until I finished House Quilt 2! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Apologies for the rubbish photo, but as usual getting decent weather and time to get outside seems an impossibility! This was started towards the end of 2013, and the blocks are from my fabulous Stitch Tease buddies, a fun bee quilt. I kept this one super lightweight like the first, as I want it to be a picnic blanket for myself and the girls when we go out and about, just like House Quilt 1 :o). As usual I've finished it with some very lightweight quilting, and given it a light grey stripey binding- oh how I love a little stripey binding. Thanks so much for the blocks, lovely bee ladies, can't wait to get using this one too, roll on summer! :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right, back to the sewing, as I am determined to get the FAL down to single figures. :o)</span><br />
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-54359905747723750902015-01-14T19:49:00.001+00:002015-01-15T10:51:33.855+00:00FAL A New Year And Mini Roundup<span style="font-size: large;">Last year was still quite a productive one, considering the extra person we welcomed to our family, and my FAL dropped down to 10 by the end of the year. I started last year at 18, and 8 of those are still outstanding, so still some work to do then, and I have managed to add a few on, over the last few weeks, so here goes with the FAL for 2015:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Hexy 2</b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: December 2013.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Widening it slightly, just 4 rows, and the top will be finished.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: No fixed deadline for finish, but would like to finish by the summer time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. The Weekender</b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Spring 2013</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Taken back apart. Reduce size of the base, re-sew together and then fix the lining</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Just finish it, and never, ever talk about sewing another!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/9312076363/" title="My wrestling partner for the morning! Just the lining to do tonight. #weekenderbagiwillbevictorious by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="My wrestling partner for the morning! Just the lining to do tonight. #weekenderbagiwillbevictorious" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/9312076363_a7e02e6ce5.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Plus Quilt </b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Summer 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Central section completed, need to make lots more pluses!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Keep going</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Stitch Tease House Quilt 2</b><br />
Started: Nov 2013<br />
Current Status: Just needs to be quilted and bound<br />
Plan: Easy finish, get it done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>. Simply Solids Quilt</b><br />
Started: August 2013<br />
Current Status: Just blocks<br />
Plan: Make into a quilt/picnic throw for summer in the garden</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Star/Bright Sampler Blocks</b><br />
Started: January 2013<br />
Current Status: Just blocks<br />
Plan: Piece into a quilt!</span><br />
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Started: Early 2013<br />
Current Status: Needs hoop finishing off<br />
Plan: Finish and hang!</span><br />
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Started: End of 2012<br />
Current Status: All blocks finished, need joining and lining<br />
Plan:Sew them together and get them made into a little blanket</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">9. Christmas Quilt 1</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: December 2014<br />
Current Status: All pieced, just needs basting, quilting and binding<br />
Plan: Finish this quarter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: December 2014<br />
Current Status: Strips pieced, need sewing together, basting, quilting and binding.<br />
Plan: Finish this quarter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: January 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: December 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that should keep me busy, best get back to it</span><br />
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heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-13948640721038192132015-01-01T22:38:00.001+00:002015-01-01T22:38:35.317+00:00A Big Year...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is always a sense of excitement and trepidation when one year ends and another starts, and in our household, this has never been more true. 2014 was on the whole a very good year for us, the birth of our beautiful second daughter really set the tone as a family year, and we really enjoyed a Christmas Day, just the four of us together. And in 2015 we'll be formalising our little family, and finally getting round to getting married. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alongside that, we have plans for a single storey extension too, to make best use of the garden, and move our lounge to the back of the house, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">all before the end of August. So you can see, lots going on this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With all that in mind, you'd think I wasn't expecting to fit in much else, but I have loads of things I want to sew this year, and finish off, so I will be making a big list to start me off, and give me something to aim towards :o).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First off, I want to get my WIP's down to 5 at any one time, it's currently about 10, with a few close to finishing, so with a bit of a push, I can knock these down by 2 or 3.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sashiko/wholecloth project</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">A metal framed purse</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"> Moomin embroidery</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Right Round pattern</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Aviatrix Medallion Quilt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Another Sew Together bag</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Double Goosed Pattern</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Princess And The Pea Embroidery</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Oakshotts Quilt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Doe Fabric Quilt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Basic understanding of EQ7</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think that may be enough to be going on with, it will be interesting to see how far along the list I am at the end of the year...</span><br />
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heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-33747288088790432042014-12-22T19:00:00.000+00:002014-12-22T19:00:00.992+00:00Progress and a Christmas Tree Decoration<span style="font-size: large;">A few weeks back, you may remember I had a list of 5 things I needed to get done before Christmas, and I have made some definite progress on these. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've already shown you the quilt for A which was finished last week, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">one of the secret sewing projects is done and written up, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the other is close to a finish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then I finished this fab cross stitch tree decoration (pattern by Satsuma Street on Etsy), and it has been on the tree for a few days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Funnily enough, cross stitch was my first crafty love, many many years ago, and I rather enjoyed this one, despite metallic thread being an absolute bugger to work with (it all came flooding back). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I can see some other cross stitch projects in my future, including the rest of the Christmas patterns as part of this purchase, just not right now, as I need to get those other key items made up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I'm not back before th big day, Merry Christmas to you and yours :o) </span><br />
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-62669098335206390042014-12-21T19:30:00.000+00:002014-12-21T19:30:48.403+00:00More Than A Quilt...<span style="font-size: large;">Without getting overly sentimental and emotional, sometimes it is possible to do something more than just sew a quilt. That is, a quilt becomes more than the sum of it's parts, more than a few pieces of fabric, and in this instance, the aim is that it becomes a message from a grandmother to her grandson, that he was and is loved, despite being gifted to a new family to love and raise him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On a personal note, I've rather enjoyed making this quilt, it's a simple 6 patch design, and the soft, muted colours make for a calming effect. On the back I have used the soft, solid blue you also see on the front (and for the binding), and I've cut out the recipients name and appliqued it on, then stitched round in a cream perle, and added his date of birth above it, and even if I do say myself, it looks beautiful (this picture is awful- forgive my late in the day photo). The whole thing is all wrinkly as it had the washing and tumble dryer treatment, just like a kids quilt should have! I hope it acts as a comfort for little A in his future, a reassuring constant in his life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, enough of the sentimentality, I am making good progress on my "must do" list, and a little on my "like to do" list. But Christmas is fast approaching, and time is running short, I'm not entirely sure how much will get finished...</span><br />
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-84626887969786047942014-11-16T17:44:00.001+00:002014-11-16T17:44:39.396+00:00The Great Demotivator!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My head is full. Full of lots of things I need, want or have to get done by the end of the year, and it's affecting my creativity. So, you'll have to bear with me while I get my head around it all, and work out my priorities for the next 6 weeks, before my head explodes!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lets start with what I have been up to. Firstly, Hexy 2 has had a lot of attention, it's been the perfect sofa project when I couldn't get to my machine. It's fully squared off, but I want to add about 4 rows to the width now, just so it covers a single bed a bit better, oh well back to it then. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have also decided to hand quilt it, so I can't see it being finished before the end of the year, but will hopefully be finished early next year, it's a good winter project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Secondly, I have started to construct this, as I wanted to see how it looked, and if it was going to live up to my hopes/expectations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It most definitely does. I need to make quite a lot of blocks for it though, so it may well go on the back burner until the new year, unfortunately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, here goes with the lists, to help clear my head a bit. First up, the Must Do list:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1. Quilt for Archie. This is for a friend of mine, whose Grandson is being adopted into a new family in the very near future, so I need to get this completed asap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Secret squirrel project. No specific deadline but I need to get my bum in gear, as it should have been finished already</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. another secret squirrel project, like above, and now it's bothering me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Bags or something similar made out of the other sparkly Frozen fabric I have, 1 for eldest daughter, and 1 for each of my nieces, deadline, Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Ornament for the tree for 2014, I have these fab cross stitch patterns from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/208410218/christmas-ornaments-set-of-six-modern?ref=shop_home_feat_1">Satsuma Street</a> on Etsy, and would love to get them made up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Christmas Quilt- I really want to get one made, but with the big list of must do's might not be feasible :o(</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Hand Hoop framed and put up, need to add 2013 to it too, as baby hand is obviously missing :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. The second House Quilt from Stitch Tease, all it needs is a little quilting and binding and it will be done, it's an easy finish :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. At least one other from my FAL list, it's currently at 10, so if I can knock a couple off the list i'll be firmly in single figures, which would be major progress since the start of the year :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to get firmly focused on the must do list, so I can get to the "like to do's", and hopefully start 2015 with a clearer WIP pile, as it's planned on being another very busy year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-54048404964296216932014-10-31T21:00:00.003+00:002014-10-31T21:00:26.661+00:00FAL Q4 Finish 2 Frozen Blanket <span style="font-size: large;">Well I hadn't actually intended to finish this next as I was very close to finishing the second Stitch Tease blanket, but after a lot of hand sewing on Hexy 2, I thought I would have a look at the Frozen panel, and see what it needed, and before I knew it I was sewing on a white border, quilting it and adding the binding, job done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is planned as a Christmas present for my eldest daughter who adores Frozen, so I figured it would be fun to give her something she will adore, even if it makes me ever so slightly sick into my mouth!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The backing is a cuddly soft fleece I got from Plush Addict and it is really lovely to touch, so I decided to bind it in the same fabric, I'll definitely be backing more quilts in this kind of fabric, especially for winter quilts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Christening Cushion for my friends daughter was "due" about 4 weeks ago, but I was away that weekend in the Cotswolds so I missed the main event, and was a little slow getting it finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally decided to get a move on as some other deadlines were looming, and had some free evenings as my man was working away at the start of the week- which is generally my most productive time in any month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was finished Friday morning, and by lunchtime had been gifted. My friend opened it when she got home, and was absolutely delighted with it, in fact she cried, and called to tell me how much she adores it, what a sweetie, I love making for people who appreciate the time and care that goes into handmade gifts :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right, onto the next one on the list, but as it's half term this week, progress might be a little slow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's 2 weeks since I returned from the Brit Bee Weekender (I was a temporary honorary member). There has been plenty more cake and sewing since, but it's just not the same. Always an interruption, no chance to just sew without having to clock watch for the next meal/school pick up/end of nap time etc. I loved it. I managed to get a few finishes, including a Sew Together Bag:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little drawstring bag using the pattern by the clever Svetlana at <a href="http://www.sotakhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/">Sotak Handmade</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And my October Bee Blocks for <a href="http://www.knotted-thread.com/">Jen </a>(Stitch Tease Bee)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Got my t-shirt printed, and a panel I need to make into something when I get a plan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could have made more in the time, but life is all about balancing the quality with the quantity, and this was the perfect balance, fantastic company, great food and cake (especial credit to the fab <a href="http://www.canadianabroad-susan.blogspot.co.uk/">Susan</a> and <a href="http://trudi-quiltingprolifically.blogspot.co.uk/">Trudi</a>) and fun sewing, what's not to love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I just need to see if I can wangle an invitation to their next Weekender....</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span><br />
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heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-83134155681252510082014-10-12T20:31:00.002+01:002014-10-12T20:31:28.763+01:00FAL Q4<span style="font-size: large;">I should only have 9 finishes on this list, but as usual I have other things half started or need to get them done this quarter, so I'm adding them on, and hoping to get 2 finishes per month this final quarter, so fingers crossed we'll be down to 6 before the end of the year :o).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those in green are the priority list, the ones I hope/expect to get done this quarter, we will see! </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>1. Hexy 2</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: December 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: From about 33% of the way through at the start of the quarter to about 80% done now</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Aiming for end of year finish</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/11349162025/" title="Up a little early so a little epp to ease me into the day.... by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Up a little early so a little epp to ease me into the day...." src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/11349162025_1d675f700a.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<b>2. The Weekender</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Spring 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: No progress. Taken back apart. Reduce size of the base, re-sew together and then fix the lining</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Get it done so I can face making another bag (one day)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/9312076363/" title="My wrestling partner for the morning! Just the lining to do tonight. #weekenderbagiwillbevictorious by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="My wrestling partner for the morning! Just the lining to do tonight. #weekenderbagiwillbevictorious" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/9312076363_a7e02e6ce5.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>3. Plus Quilt </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Summer 2013</span><br />
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Status: Handful of blocks, plus I have added the New York Beauty to
this plan, as the centre piece. Now have an additional 100(ish) plus blocks from Stitch Tease ladies, just need to calculate how many additional blocks are needed</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Unlikely to finish this year, but would like to put together what I have so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/10229875524/" title="Some selfish sewing for my own bed quilt. by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Some selfish sewing for my own bed quilt." src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/10229875524_3bdc384530.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b> 4 Stitch Tease House Blanket 2</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Nov 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Top together, just need to add backing, quilt and bind.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Complete asap</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Simply Solids Quilt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: August 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Just blocks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Make into a quilt/picnic throw for summer in the garden. Unlikely to get done this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/9211657627/" title="Simply Solids August Block, finished. by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Simply Solids August Block, finished." src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/9211657627_ddcd1167ae.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Star/Bright Sampler Blocks</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: January 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Just blocks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Piece into a quilt, unlikely to get done this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/8434131362/" title="12 blocks from grp 11 & 13 of 3x6 Bee by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="12 blocks from grp 11 & 13 of 3x6 Bee" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8076/8434131362_8405f97ceb_n.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. Hand Hoop</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Early 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: Needs hoop finishing off</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Finish and hang!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/8521030970/" title="Hand Hoop WIP by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Hand Hoop WIP" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8521030970_b69673935b_n.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>8.Crochet Blanket</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: End of 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: All blocks finished, need joining and lining</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan:Sew them together and get them made into a little blanket</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>9. Jumper Blanket</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: June 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Current Status: A big pile of squares cut from some of my old, favourite, felted jumpers</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Sew them together for a winter blanket, fabric backed</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;">10. Georgias Christening Cushion</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: October 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Get it finished asap as it's already about 3 weeks late!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;">11. Frozen Blanket</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: September 2014 fabrics purchased</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plan: Finished before Christmas</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And before anyone asks, I am sick of Frozen, but I'm working on my Mum of the year award, currently failing miserably ;o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;">12. Christmas Quilt</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: September 2014 fabrics pulled</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;">Plan: Finish before Christmas Day :o)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"> And yes, these are all Christmas fabrics, I didn't realise I had quite so many, maybe 2 or 3 quilts might be in order!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"> I am aiming for 2 finishes this week (that's pretty hopeful but reasonably realistic), but as this is my man free week I have 4 nights free to get my sewjo on. </span> </span></span><br />
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-91282684353694168472014-10-06T21:23:00.001+01:002014-10-06T21:27:27.580+01:00FAL Q3 Roundup<span style="font-size: large;">So, I started the last quarter with <a href="http://www.heartofcharnwood.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/fal-q3-usual-suspects-plus-couple-of.html">12 items on my list</a>, aiming to do 2 per month to get them all completed by the end of the year. Well let us all have a big laugh at that then shall we, before I tell you what I really managed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finished laughing? Ok, well the Summer holidays totally killed all hope of any serious crafting, and those 6 weeks were sewing drought territory, and that means just 3 finishes this time around, although there is some good progress on a few others which i'll include on my next quarter list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. My Sampler Quilt </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Started: 2012</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Started: Retreat 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have got some other finishes to share from my fantastic weekend as hanger on to the Brit Bee ladies, and their sewing Weekender. I can't find the words just yet, but I will.</span></div>
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<br />heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-1757630211725542782014-09-26T21:33:00.000+01:002014-09-26T23:06:35.483+01:00Final Finish For The Quarter FAL 3, Q3<span style="font-size: large;">Well nearly another month has passed, and I'm only just back here, whoops! Life has been a little busy, there has been a bit of sewing, mostly hand sewing on Hexy 2, but I did manage a finish, and it wasn't even the smallest item on the list, so 9 to complete for the final quarter, can't see that happening but I'm going to give it a whirl :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year for my favourite bee (it's also my only one now, as I decided to reduce my commitments for when the baby was coming), Stitch Tease, I requested house blocks for a quilt for the girls (eek, still feels weird saying that). After giving a few suggested patterns, I got some fantastic blocks back, and decided to make 2 picnic blankets with them, and this is the first one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I backed it with a bargain blanket from Primark that I bought a while back, something light weight for dragging around next Summer, as I'm a little late for this year :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A big thank you to my fantatic Bee buddies for their blocks, I love them all. The second blanket will hopefully follow shortly, but I seem to be juggling about 20 different things at the moment....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-21450717719277596362014-08-31T21:56:00.002+01:002014-09-01T14:12:33.720+01:00August All Gone.... FAL Finish 2, Q3<span style="font-size: large;">Well almost, and I am just sneaking in on the final day with a blog post after a near 6 week break. No surprise this pretty much exactly coincided with the kids summer holidays, which ended on Thursday when C went back to school *hooray*, although Mr HOC has been off since then so normal service hasn't entirely resumed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have managed to sneak in a bit of sewing during those few weeks, but haven't exactly conquered my FAL at two per month as hoped, oh well, the top of Hexy 2 is now about 75% finished :</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Both House quilts have been planned in terms of layout (and some of the sewing is completed), and I've received lots more of my plus blocks for the NYBCFG quilt from my fabulous Stitch Tease Bee sisters :o). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which means all of the quilts are moving forward at the same time, all good stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have (started and) finished one of the items from my FAL today, a nice simple upscale version of a peg bag to make it into a laundry bag for the nursery, using up my orphan block from FQR 2013 made during <a href="http://blu-shed.blogspot.co.uk/">Lu's</a> Portholes Class. I cannot for the life of me find the other block, v annoying, but when/if I do, it will probably end up as another one for eldest daughter :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of other starts and finishes this month, firstly, I did a little pattern testing for Sara of <a href="http://sewsweetness.com/">Sew Sweetness</a>, as she has a series of embroidery patterns awaiting release, and as it was unicorns, I couldn't resist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I originally intended to make this up into a gift for my niece who is unicorn mad, but my eldest daughter dropped so many unsubtle hints that she wanted it, so I made it into a nameplate for her bedroom. I added the phrase "Live Yours Dreams" underneath, which seemed appropriate given the embroidery subject.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the other finish for the month, was a bag for eldest daughter to go back to school with. Despite me considering the fabric incredibly ugly, she absolutely adores it, and very proudly sported it on her first day back on Thursday. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using this tutorial as a guideline http://ocd-obsessivecraftingdisorder.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/bag-lady-week-messenger-bag-tutorial.html</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those not "up" with little girl trends, the fabric features the 2 sisters from the film Frozen, so I have been told I am "the best mummy in the world", which lasted all of five minutes ;o).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully I will be blogging more regularly now school is back, and making some more progress on the FAL mountain I have to climb, we'll see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was one of the projects I started before I found all of the fab online shops, so a few of the fabric choices are not necessarily to my current tastes, but now it's finished with a riot of polka dots (my faves as I may well have mentioned before!) and stripes, I rather like it. The blocks are from the 2012 Craftsy block of the month, and I think there are a couple of months missing, when I ran out of steam towards the end of the year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was always intended to be a sofa quilt for me, so finally after 3 and a half years of quilting I have my own quilt- not that I need it at the moment as it has been sweltering in the UK for the past few weeks and I feel like I am about to melt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For quilting, I have added my trademark "light touch quilting" (anyone who suggests I'm a lazy quilter who doesn't like the actual quilting process may well have a point, but I can't guarantee I wont smother them!!!) with a cross hatch across the blocks both ways, and then a little straight lining around the blocks. Overall it's come up as a respectable 55 inches/140cm square, just perfect for me to snuggle under this winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the first quilt I've actually backed with the Britten Nummers fabric from Ikea, but I rather like it, and it seems just perfect for this Monochrome Sample quilt, first tick off of the list, yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am now turning my attention to some of my other WIP's, and decided rather cleverly (in my humble opinion) to combine a couple, and to get some of the additional blocks made up for my month (August) as Queen Bee for Stitch Tease. Those with a long memory, may remember the plus blocks I started last year, with the aim of making a Super King Size quilt (apologies for the murky pic).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well I was contemplating how to increase their numbers significantly, when I remembered the New York Beauty Circle of Flying Geese block I made recently, and decided it could be the centrepiece of the quilt, genius!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I adore this block, it's a fab pattern and I think it will make an amazing centrepiece for a quilt, and with the help of my Bee buddies I can move it closer to being a quilt, and further away from a WIP. Just to clarify, I am only asking my fellow Stitch Teasers to make plus blocks, not more of these NYB blocks (can someone please resuscitate <a href="http://www.canadianabroad-susan.blogspot.co.uk/">Susan</a>, we know her feelings on foundation paper piecing!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ange x</span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-28044909018883279412014-07-09T21:29:00.001+01:002014-07-09T21:29:25.291+01:00FAL Q3- The Usual Suspects Plus A Couple of NewbiesSo, there are 12 items left on the list for this quarter, and with the previous pattern/aim of 2 items per month my goal is to have all of these finished by the end of the year. Yes, i know that's ambitious, but you don't get anywhere without aiming high, and I need to focus on getting them done. It's clear from previous quarters that there is enough space in my month to fit in a few other projects too, so I can still start some other smaller things, but no more quilts until a few of these are done!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1. Hexy 2</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: December</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: About 1/3 of the way through this, need to cut and prep a load more hexies.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Aiming for end of year finish</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/11349162025/" title="Up a little early so a little epp to ease me into the day.... by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Up a little early so a little epp to ease me into the day...." height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/11349162025_1d675f700a.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: Spring 2013</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Taken back apart. Reduce size of the base, re-sew together and then fix the lining</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Get it done so I can face making another bag (one day)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/9312076363/" title="My wrestling partner for the morning! Just the lining to do tonight. #weekenderbagiwillbevictorious by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="My wrestling partner for the morning! Just the lining to do tonight. #weekenderbagiwillbevictorious" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/9312076363_a7e02e6ce5.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>3. My Sampler Quilt </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Half quilted yesterday (hooray)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Finished July 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/9024458693/" title="Quilt top finished. by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Quilt top finished." height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5463/9024458693_234c633280.jpg" width="320" /></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>4. Plus Quilt </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: Summer 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Handful of blocks, plus I have added the New York Beauty to this plan, as the centre piece, still need around 200 pluses.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Have the pluses as my Stitch Tease block (next month), so my Bee sisters can help me get this one finished!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>5 & 6. Stitch Tease House Quilt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: Nov 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Enough for 2 I think, will decide once I get to it!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Make into a quilt/picnic throw for summer in the garden</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/11857480123/" title="2 more beautiful blocks arrived for my Stitch Tease quilt, thx so much @lifesrichpattern! by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="2 more beautiful blocks arrived for my Stitch Tease quilt, thx so much @lifesrichpattern!" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7440/11857480123_00c1bcfbc7.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/11290590424/" title="Gorgeous blocks from @valbetweenquilts arrived last week, thank you so much :-) by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Gorgeous blocks from @valbetweenquilts arrived last week, thank you so much :-)" height="320" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/11290590424_db27b41070.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>7. Simply Solids Quilt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: August 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Just blocks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Make into a quilt/picnic throw for summer in the garden</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/9211657627/" title="Simply Solids August Block, finished. by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Simply Solids August Block, finished." height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/9211657627_ddcd1167ae.jpg" width="320" /></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>8. Star/Bright Sampler Blocks</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: January 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Just blocks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Piece into a quilt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/8434131362/" title="12 blocks from grp 11 & 13 of 3x6 Bee by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="12 blocks from grp 11 & 13 of 3x6 Bee" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8076/8434131362_8405f97ceb_n.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>9. Portholes blocks</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: Retreat 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Just 2 blocks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan:Find a use for them I can only find the top one at the moment, vague idea of hanging laundry bags.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/9393832136/" title="Portholes Technique from #fqretreat by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Portholes Technique from #fqretreat" height="320" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3808/9393832136_79f0f14b8b.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>10. Hand Hoop</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: Early 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: Needs hoop finishing off</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Finish and hang!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/8521030970/" title="Hand Hoop WIP by heart of charnwood, on Flickr"><img alt="Hand Hoop WIP" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8521030970_b69673935b_n.jpg" width="213" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: End of 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: All blocks finished, need joining and lining</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan:Sew them together and get them made into a little blanket</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>12. Jumper Blanket</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Started: June 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Current Status: A big pile of squares cut from some of my old, favourite, felted jumpers</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Plan: Sew them together for a winter blanket, fabric backed</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Should keep me quite busy, and I'd better get a few of these done as I have ideas hovering in my brain for a Christmas Quilt, Single Girl Quilt, something Polka Dotty, an Oakshott Quilt, and a day to day bag as mine is falling apart after 5 years, how inconvenient! :o)</span><br />
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heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-25841247426503645502014-07-03T20:55:00.002+01:002014-07-03T20:55:08.050+01:00Q2 FAL Success- 6 finishes<span style="font-size: large;">Well it's finally time to stand up and be counted with the FAL, and it's been a busy 3 months. I had 16 items on my <a href="http://heartofcharnwood.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/fal-q2-list_10.html">original list</a> (see below), and managed to finish 6 of them, and make progress on a couple of others. I think it is pretty reasonable considering there is a small baby in the house (excuses, excuses), and it was my aim to get a minimum of 2 off the list per month, which I managed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">3.Crochet Blanket- fail</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">4. Hexy 2- quite a bit of progress</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: lime;">6. Secret Squirrel- DONE</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">My 5 craft it forward gifts were finally completed, posted, and at least 2 of them have already been received (check out Duck Egg Threads on IG or Lias Handmade on Flickr- just trying not to completely ruin the surprise for my other recipients).</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">7. My Sampler Quilt - fail </span><br /><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: lime;">8. Siblings Together Quilt- DONE</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">9. Plus Quilt- fail, but progress made :o)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">10. Stitch Tease House Quilt- fail<br />11. Simply Solids Quilt- fail</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">12. Star/Bright Sampler Blocks- fail<br /><span style="color: lime;">13. Improv Mini- DONE</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aside from these, I also completed 20 fabric party bags, 5 bee blocks, 2 peg bags, a New York Beauty Circle of Flying Geese block, and a hexy pushchair pouch, and no-one starved to death, drowned in a sea of dust, or ate cereals for tea (except me, but it doesn't count when i'm flying solo!!), so counts as success right?!?!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now off to start compiling next quarters list...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ange x </span></span>heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-15326312417388942802014-06-29T10:19:00.002+01:002014-06-29T10:19:42.220+01:00Q2 FAL Finish 5, plus a little extra <span style="font-size: large;">With the end of the month fast approaching, I needed to do some work on my FAL if I am going to have at least 2 projects finished each month, and get the list down to 10 (far more respectable than 16!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to tackle the Improv panel I made at FQR 2013 in Lu Summers' class next, as I only needed to do some Improv stitching/quilting on it, and then make it into something. So I decided to make one of my current "go to" projects, a cushion, as you can never have toooooooo many on the sofa, right? Well Rob might disagree, but as I have short legs and a deep seat on the sofa, so I do sometimes find it hard to sit upright comfortably and need extra cushions, well that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So with a little bit more hand stitching this week, we went from this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/14309759378" title="Channeling @lusummers today and trying to finish up this wip from last years FOR. Im liking the addition of black perle. :-) by Angela G, on Flickr"><img alt="Channeling @lusummers today and trying to finish up this wip from last years FOR. Im liking the addition of black perle. :-)" height="400" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5537/14309759378_53be38c3d5.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used solids for the back too, and the fabulous <a href="http://sotakhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/">Svetlanas </a>hidden zip method, works every time, absolute genius :o). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have also been putting all of my sofa time to good use, and a couple of weeks back finished this Hexy Pushchair Pouch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's just big enough for a shorter trip out to the shops with the little one, when I just need the basics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I attached the zip to the side for easy access when it's hanging, with velcro adjustable straps on the top to hang on the pushchair. There is also an inside pocket running the opposite way to the outside zip so everything doesn't fall out if it's hanging and I need to use it, and of course the back uses a black polka dot. It's had a few outings, and is proving itself invaluable in ensuring I don't head out without thefood and nappies (not for me I might add, although there is always room for a little chocolate).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I do have another of my FAL's done, but it's the Secret Squirrel one, so I can't do pics yet!</span><br />
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heart of charnwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116451696114213348noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122366866457913610.post-5676046578899143172014-06-15T20:24:00.003+01:002014-06-15T20:24:57.800+01:00A little time....<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to everyone for all of your cheering for good weather for the big birthday bash, the event started with a torrential storm, but the rain soon stopped pouring, and the kids embraced the fun of being out and about in the garden with wellies discarded; bouncing like mad on the castle, diving around in the teepee tent, and generally enjoying the outside. The most popular event of the day seemed to be the individual cake decorating, they were like a swarm of locusts over the icing and array of sprinkles, just goes to show, it doesn't have to be complicated for them to enjoy it, and not one cake made it our alive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, all of that rather got in the way of my plans to complete my bee blocks right at the start of the month, but after a little fabric sorting last week I managed to pull these together for inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/14380328841" title="@trina_peterson hi, I've pulled these fabrics for your blocks, do they look ok generally? Just concerned i don't have much mustard, these are more oranges and yellows. Any that stand out? And it's a grey right? #stitchtease by Angela G, on Flickr"><img alt="@trina_peterson hi, I've pulled these fabrics for your blocks, do they look ok generally? Just concerned i don't have much mustard, these are more oranges and yellows. Any that stand out? And it's a grey right? #stitchtease" height="500" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/14380328841_fe492ddd01.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.trinapeterson.com/">Trina</a> is this months Queen Bee (it's the start of a new year for our little bee), and has requested 2 star blocks, any star, using the colours above. I managed to decide on the following block for the first one, it's a 5 pointed star, paper pieced, and the pattern is free here on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/5-pointed-star-paper-piecing/20973">Craftsy</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/80077965@N06/14397061161" title="@trina_peterson #stitchtease first block :-) by Angela G, on Flickr"><img alt="@trina_peterson #stitchtease first block :-)" height="500" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5273/14397061161_d9654c822e.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">And my second star will be a Lone Starburst, using <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/lone-starburst-paper-piecing-templates/51692">this pattern</a>, all of the fabrics are cut and ready to go, I just need a little time...</span><br />
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