Helloooooooooooo. Are you still out there…….?
I feel as if I have dropped off the blogging radar for a good while now. First there was summer and then I managed to cut my thumb, on my dominant hand, really badly on a potato peeler. We have dispatched Elder Son to university (with the offending potato peeler) and last week my hubby and I had five nights away (one our own) to Kent / East Sussex. We had a great time and the weather was gorgeous - sun and warmth - a real Indian Summer. Whilst we were down in that part of England, we dropped in and had coffee with Terri and spent a morning with this trio of lovely ladies - Ceri, Liz and Nikki. It was really great to meet up with my sewing buddies whilst we were 'down South'.
On the sewing front I haven't really achieved much. I managed to get September hipBee blocks completed for Sarah. I ran out of the outer black fabric for the second block but I know that Sarah completed it with the scraps that were returned to her by the other bees.
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| Two box in a box |
I also struggled to get Fiona's hipBee block completed for August. I had difficulty in making the gorgeous Amy Butler fabric go round. Fi wanted an improv sort of block. This is what I sent her, but it wasn't how it looked in my head! I had to use every scrap of the AB fabric to end up with this block. Not my greatest block,and it took over a month to complete!
In Bee a Brit Stingy, Karen asked for LV with 1930s feel, blocks. I really enjoyed making these blocks and found out that I wasn't as good at doing QST as I thought I was!
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| Pretty blocks |
I think that Karen is going to end up with a beautiful quilt.
Yesterday was the first free day that I had to sew since the 'potato peeler incident'. I decided that although I should be doing lots of other jobs, or sewing for others, I wouldn't. It was definitely a sewing for pleasure, kind of day. I have been wanting to do some paper piecing blocks for ages so I decided that I would start with an Economy Block. This is what I achieved.
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| Having fun! |
I enjoyed the preciseness of the paper piecing but above all, it was pure pleasure to be back at the sewing machine, enjoying my own thoughts as I sewed. I have missed it so much.
Di x
Gorgeous cushion, I love the colours!
ReplyDeleteYay you're back! Glad your hand is letting you sew again :) your cushion top looks fab!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous economy blocks! Sarah's blocks were fun to make for the Hip Bees - yours are lovely!
ReplyDeleteArgh re: potato peeler! Hope your thumb is on the mend. Ow ow ow!
ReplyDeleteYour cushion top is just lovely - beautiful colours. Well done on your Bee block progress too!
How are you finding life with one at University? Hope it hasn't been too much of a wrench. We are just gearing up for Harvest Festival and I'm sure Nativity practice will be hot on its heels. Trying to enjoy these days with little ones (even when they are very annoying) because they are big before you know it!
Ouch! Hope you heal soon.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear that you are better. Hope #1 son has settled in ok. I'm well jealous of your quilty friend met ups! And of course, your work is beautiful as always
ReplyDeleteGlad you finally managed to get a nice day of sewing for yourself in, and welcome back :o)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you thumb is letting you sew again! Hope you had a great day down south with the other lovelies! Jxo
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! It seems to have been a busy summer and with your injury to add to that it's no wonder that you've not been posting. Great to see what you've done, and your QST look good to me!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Di - sounds like a lovely summer although ouch on the potato peeler! Lovely blocks and I hear you on the having difficulty front!
ReplyDeleteHello! Glad to hear that your thumb is better and that you've had time to do some sewing for yourself. Love your paper pieced blocks.
ReplyDeleteohhh I love that cushion block, I've managed to shave some skin of with a potato peeler but luckily not too much damage, here's to an October of sewing :)
ReplyDeleteYour cushion blocks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good time down here.
(And you sent an undersized block!!!!!).
Hope you don't end up with a peeler-phobia xxx
Beautiful blocks and lovely cushion! Glad you're having fun sewing again!
ReplyDeleteoooooppps!hope the thumb is better and no relaspe happens x nice to get away and meet up with friends x
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your thumb, but the vacation sounds lovely. This post is full of lovely blocks, and your cushion is almost finished already.
ReplyDeleteI think it is hysterical that you sent the peeler away with your son. And the cushion top is gorgeous!!!
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