SO FAR THIS MONTH.......

The List.

1.  No rain so far this month.  Actually we've had none since the 21st of last month & the garden is very dry.

2.  We seem to have been extra busy, with car club, ie.  committee meeting, getting labels sorted (person who usually gets them for me, was away), picking newsletters up, labeling, sorting, taking to clubrooms on Saturday, then us going out Sunday & Monday, grocery shopping Tuesday and car club again yesterday, for the coffee & cake run.  Phew!!!!

3.  A bit too hectic, as we are usually quieter than this, so not much on the sewing/crafting front.  And all that, after I'd decided to really make a start on the UFO pile & stash reduction.  The garden has taken a back seat as well.  Too hot still, with 35 on our weather station this afternoon.

OK, enough of the list & onto some of what I've fitted into the start of this month.

This is what a very messy UFO pile looks like after you've upended the tub they were residing in.
Sorry, but I took the photo, then started sorting.

As I start getting some things done, I'll post about them.  First I need to work out how many I'll be doing, although I've done the cushion & finished the shawl, which I showed on last post.
The pieced tops waiting to be quilted, amount to, I think, about 22.

I have fitted in  a few things, being......

Sewing together those squares I found in the "tub" and now awaiting borders.

The Attic 24 cupcake rug has also reappeared (last night was cool for the first time in ages), and I have made a start on the border.  YAY!

This quilt (below) has been sitting for ages over the rollers on the big machine.  I've been debating!!!

Said quilt, made somewhere between 1995-9.  I know I was still working in the bank, at the time & showed to some friends, who thought it was terribly bright.

This is the pattern I was using.

OK, it doesn't look close to the original, but I had a little helper, whilst it was spread out on the floor.
One of my cats delighted in rearranging anything I put down & this was sort of her version.  Her mother always sat on everything you were trying to do.

This is one of the patterns I'm thinking of using.

I'd like to custom quilt this one as I still like it a lot and of course it will always remind me of Fluffy.

CLOUDHILL GARDENS.

Just a few pics of our day out on Sunday.

THE BORDERS.

THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

Espaliered fruit trees.

Hops.

A wigwam with black beans.  Never seen these growing before.

We did see lots more, but as it was an Open Day, there were many people about, which made it hard taking photos.

I'll leave you with one last photo of the little quilt now hanging the hall.  I took down the heart one & found something a "bit autumny" coloured.

Southern Comfort.

One I designed many moons ago, for the feature fabric I used.

Hope to soon update the Quilt Gallery with instalment 2 and make that list of UFO's.
Take care all.
Susan.

HEARTATHON! DAY 1

Joining in with Kate at I live, I love, I craft, I am me, where we are celebrating the lead up to Valentines Day with a heart themed beginning to February.  I may not post every day due to a few commitments, but will have a heart for the 14 days, even if some are for a few days together..  We'll see how I go.

Yummy Hearts

The above wall hanging has taken the place of the summery pansy one I posted at the beginning of January.  This is a spot just inside the front door where I can display a small piece quite well.  It is hard to take a photo though as the opposite wall is in the way.  I'd been wondering if I had anything both quilt & heart related & remembered this one.  YES!
The little wall hanging was made in a workshop in 1994 whilst living in Nowra & was only the second class I'd ever done, although I'd been patching since 1977.  I do enjoy classes and wish we had some locally, but I've plenty to do and will now talk about some UFO plans.

My friend Joy at Days Filled with Joy has talked with me a lot about catching up on UFO's and I've counted how many tops that I still need to quilt.  I have 23,  ranging in size from table runners, wall hangings, to small & large bed quilts.  I intend to get all these quilted this year.

I also have plenty of other sewing/piecing/embroidery & related bits to go through, as well as yarny projects I've started. Sorting the sewing related ones now & will photograph them in groups & hope to make a good start and reduce the piles. in the coming months.

The 2 tubs at the bottom contain most of the sewing related items.  Top tub has leftover batting pieces, so doesn't count, except to be pieced together and used in small projects.  I don't like wasting it.

Enough from me tonight & I'm off to keep crocheting my shawl whilst watching The Great British Bake Off.  I know that this will be early for my overseas bloggers, but when I catch up again tomorrow morning, it will be the 1st of February here and my little brother's 63rd birthday.
Take care all.
Susan.