WIP Wednesday

Hoping everyone had an enjoyable Easter. Last week I mention that LM was going for surgery so I wanted to let you know that it when well and she is recovering quickly and is back at daycare this week.  The first couple of day she was very moody but that is to be expected.

Nothing like a deadline to get one moving, Easter Monday was the last day to enter quilt into the Heritage Park quilt show (non judged, fun show). After filling out the form to enter my red and white quilt, I started quilting it. Just doing some simple stitch in the ditch and it's going very quickly.

Before I set up my sewing machine for quilting I finished another 2 Farmers Wife blocks so still make steady progress on this. The first one not as dark as it looks in the photo.

Monday night was a work on your own thing night for guild so I was looking for a simple hand project I could take when I came across these Xmas ornaments that I had stitched the first one (red hat) some time ago and traced out the second one, so this was the perfect quick project to take.  I was planning on doing back stitch so they would be the same but found myself doing steam stitch. I think I prefer it as I find it so much faster.

Here is last week progress

1. Red and While - started quilting

2. Jungle - no progress

3. Floral quilt- no progress

4. Farmer's Wife - 2 blocks

5. Xmas ornaments - stitched most of one

6. Tall stitchery - no progress

7. Guild BOM - no progress

8. Growth chart - no progress

9. Jar table runner - no progress

Stats

Completed projects - 0

New projects - 1
In progress - 9

To see what other are working on check out WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

Dinosaur Eggs

Happy Easter everyone.  Last nigh and this morning, Little Miss and I made Dinosaur eggs.  I thought this would be a fun Easter project, but as they need to sit over night this was the only time that work over the weekend.

This was my first time making this type of egg, I think they turned out great.  I thought I would share how we made them.

Last night I boiled regular eggs and then we cracked the shells with lost of small crack, before putting the eggs in water with food colouring overnight. LM  liked pouring the water into the cups and adding the food colour.  She didn't make any mess, but I manage to turn my finger blue while opening a new food colour.

 Popped these in the fridge overnight.  Took them out this morning and the shells looked quite pretty. LM and I peeled them all to reveal the dinosaur eggs.

 And then the best bit - breakfast, yum.

Happy Easter

Floss

Not much sewing going on here.

Were did the last two weeks go.  I think I didn't even go in my sewing room for an entire week.  Unfortunately I wasn't doing anything fun, I had an infection in my legs, and it left me feeling pretty wiped out by the time I got home form work each day.

The last couple of days I got a few more Farmer's Wife blocks done. I'm happy with most of these other than the spool. It was going to be all the stripped fabric, but I made a cutting error and as this was only an 10" square of fabric so I couldn't re- cut it.  I think it will be OK once its in the quilt, I don't think I'm going to like every block.

 I also pieced all my white batting to be big enough for the red and white quite.

I am hoping to get more done in the next few days as I'm off work until after Easter. I  may be dreaming as Little Miss had minor surgery done  and I think keeping her from doing all the stuff she not allowed to do will keep me on the go.  She is very busy and there is no jumping, bike riding, etc allowed (all the stuff she normally fills her days with). I am glad she is recovering as well as we can expect

To see what other are working on check out WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

Progress on Red and White

I finally made some real progress on my red and white. I finished both the top and the back this week.  I will get DH to help me sandwich it in the next few days. He is way better at this than I am, I always seem to get wrinkles when I do it myself.

For the front I only needed to add the boarder. The boarder fabric reminds me of table cloth, I picked this up when I knew we were going to be doing a red and white challenge. I think it's fun.

I had enough left over fabric to make the back. This took me longer than I was thinking it would, mainly because LM wanted to help. She picked out the fabric for the strips and sat on my lap while I sew the last strip in.

I am still making steady progress with Farmer's wife, here are this week blocks.

Here is last week progress

1. Red and While - complete top and back
2. Jungle - no progress
3. Floral quilt- no progress
4. Farmer's Wife - 2 blocks
5.
6. Tall stitchery - no progress
7. Guild BOM - no progress
8. Growth chart - no progress
9. Jar table runner - no progress

Stats
Completed projects - 0
New projects - 0
In progress - 8

To see what other are working on check out WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

I think my citizenship test went well, will find out in a month or so.
Floss

WIP Wednesday - Mouse finished

I am going for my citizenship test on Friday, so I've been doing a lot of reading of the study guide but not much else.  There are so many dates to remember, I think Australian history is much more straight forward.  Wish me luck.

I did get a bit of sewing in (not much) and finished my mouse stitchery, in lots of time for Christmas. I made a little progress on my red and white quilt. I will need to get moving on this soon.

I noticed that I have not worked on the last three of my focus projects, so must make sure I do them when I have the machine set up for quilting the red and white. Not that it's that hard to set up, but its just more thing to get in the way of getting them done.

Hoping to have a productive week soon. Here is last  week progress


1. Red and While - added zinger
2. Jungle - no progress
3. Floral quilt- no progress
4. Farmer's Wife - cut out some blocks
5. Mouse stitchery-Finished
6. Tall stitchery - no progress

7. Guild BOM - no progress

8. Growth chart - no progress

9. Jar table runner - no progress

Stats

Completed projects - 1

New projects - 0

In progress - 9

To see what other are working on check out WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

WIP Wednesday -Question on FWS

Its been two weeks since I did a WIP Wednesday, Last week I just missed it and WIP Thursday just didn't have the same ring to it.

I finished the stitchery part of my tall stitchery. This was the first one I've done in stem stich and using variegated thread.  I'm quite happy with it. As this was a kit I already have the fabric for the boarders.

Like I said in an earlier post I picked up zinger fabric for my red and white quilt and hopefully it will make its way to the laundry room to be pre-washed soon. I typically don't pre-washed my fabrics but have for all the fabrics in this quilt so am going to for this one too. As this quilt has a deadline I should be working on it, but its not working out that way.

I have made a couple more Farmers Wife blocks, and have a question for you on them.  For the first couple I have used a crisp cream (which reads white against the blue and drown) and I'm liking the modern feel it gives these blocks.  For the last couple of blocks I did not.

For this one I used a lighter shade of the blue

and for this one I used polka dots.

I like these blocks but to me they don't seem to have the same feel as the others.  Here are the blocks together.

Is it just because I only have a couple of these blocks and it read better once I have more?

Or should I redo them with the "white" fabric.  I brought the end of a blot when a store was closing so have lots of this fabric.  I am planning on doing the shashing in brown with blue cornerstones.

Please let me know what you think.

Last 2  week progress

1. Red and While - blocks sew together

2. Jungle - no progress

3. Floral quilt- no progress

4. Farmer's Wife  - started

5. Mouse stitchery-added binding, just need to stick it down

6. Tall stitchery - finished the stitchery part

7. Guild BOM - no progress

8. Growth chart - no progress

9. Jar table runner - no progress

Stats

Completed projects - 0

New projects - 1

In progress - 9

To see what other are working on check out WIP Wednesday

Zoo and FW blocks

Last Saturday we went to a Birthday party for one of LM friend at the zoo.  It was a lot colder than when we normally go to the zoo and I'm sure we would have stayed home if it wasn't a party.  The kids had a great time as most of the time we were inside, and I think they had more layers on than the parents. 

I did see a couple of animals that I normally done see that much.  The  snow leopards were loving the cold temp.

 The penguins are new at the zoo, it was so nice to be able to get so close with out glass between us and them.

I  did do some quilting stuff too. I have sew the red and white blocks together and on Sunday I made it to the LQS to pick up a red for a zinger.  I had fabric that I want to use for the boarder, but it need the correct red zinger to make it work..

Here are a couple more of the Farmer's Wife blocks.  I'm really enjoying making these.

Now if I can get some of the other projects finished and keep up on these.

Floss