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February in review

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February is such a short but busy month in our house with all the birthday parties and baking etc. Add to that a week away for the holidays and a lot of work and the month has virtually disappeared! Anyway there was a little (just a little sewing) squeezed in! Hoping for finish 1.  Wanta Fanta will be my  One Monthly Goal  - no progress 2. Elephant parade - top pieced and quilted, needs binding 3. Toaster Sweater 2 - finished Bee Blocks  1.  Flower hexies for the Inchy Hexie Swap (Febuary ) - done 2.  Block lotto - 3 blocks WIP 1.  Farmer's wife, let's try for another 10 blocks - none... 2. Solstice challenge - 8 blocks behind already.... 3. HST modern sampler quilt - half way - no progress 4.  Project 48 - 5 more blocks this month? only one 5. Pumpkin Passport - some good progress 6. Dear Jane - aiming for 5 blocks - none New Project 1.  Custom cushions    x 2  2. Zodiac BOM  3.

A few blocks this month....

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So there hasn't been much time at the sewing machine or for hand sewing this month but I made a few random blocks this month One for Project 48 Quilt that I could sew on the go 2 flowers for the Inchy Hexie Swap 3 Blocks for the Block Lotto and 8 Bow Tie blocks to get a head start on the Long Time Gone QAL 14 more blocks to take my total to 15 this month. Linking to Building Blocks Tuesday . Celine

Moneta - my first dress!

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A little while ago, 3 lovely ladies launched the Moneta Party on Instagram. I had never heard of the Moneta dress and hadn't tried a Colette pattern but then I had just finished my second toaster jumper so I thought why not? I bought the pattern printed this time and some lovely jersey fabric and set to make version 3 with the sleeves. I was so scared it was going to be above my league but I so wanted to try anyway! So I went slowly, one step at a time. I lenghtened the body by 5 cm before I cut the fabric because I am quite tall and the paper pattern felt quite short against my body. I first made the top and I really liked the fit when I tried it on. It is tight but the fabric is just so soft. The skirt was easy to put together. I was dreading to put the elastic on but Abigail posted a great tutorial  that it went together really easily. Next time, I just need to remember not to sew it to close to the edge. And then the next thing I was scared off was the hemming wit

Holidays and cakes

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There hasn't been as much sewing as usual/planned/hoped because we have been away for a week, skiing in the French Alps. We have been really blessed on our week off with fantastic weather and good snow. We all went skiing and had a great week away. It was so nice to see the blue sky everyday and the bright white of the snow under the sun. I was planning lots of hand sewing while away but the weather was so good that the temptation of the slopes kept me away from the needles! We've returned nearly a week ago now but this week has been really busy with work but also with a nasty stomach bug that has sent me to bed for a full day. And finally there has been more baking for our little queen "official" birthday. Celine

A new project - hand sewing

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On a wet and miserable Monday morning while I was inundated with work, I received this lovely message from Karen asking me if I would like to try her new quilt Mischief. I looked at the picture on her IG feed and of course I was converted and the name is so good too! And this week, I received Karen's package, which I must say is fantastic. It includes the pattern with its 4 design options, colouring pages, all the paper templates for a full size quilt as well as acrylic templates. How amazing is that? Of course, I couldn't wait to get started, the first step was to choose which design I was going to go for. I picked variation 2. And because I had taxi duty for the kids, I was able to prepare a few shapes. I can see this quilt becoming addictive somehow! My first block for February, hopefully not the last! Linking to Building Blocks Tuesday . Celine

30 days of the 100-day Challenge

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A month has passed already since I joined Jen  for the 100 day challenge and decided to focus on 3 projects to progress (hmmm.....) The 3 projects I selected were: 1. Hello Kitty quilt for my niece - squares all cut - no pogress at all on this one... 2. Farmer's Wife blocks - I had 30 blocks already and was planning to make 30 more by April. Well I am happy to report that I have made 15 bocks so far! 3. Project 48 -   I had 17 blocks already and I was planning to finish all 48 blocks by April,. I made 5 more, still a lot to do! But of course, I have diverted my attention and worked on a lot of other projects too. Good time to refocus I guess! Linking to  100 days project check in Celine

Toaster sweater 2

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The last few weeks have disappeared so quickly.... work has been crazy busy so there hasn't been much sewing time. The birthday season has also started so I have been baking this week-end. I had cut my Toaster Sweater 2 in January but I never had time to start sewing it but finally this week-end. The sweater is easy to make there are only 4 parts: front, back and the 2 sleeves. The vent has mitered corners but if you have made any bags where you square the bottom, well it is the same technique. I really like the look of the sweater and the fabric I have picked for it from Fabric Galore . But I must admit, I find the body of the sweater just a little baggy and I think I didn't sew the sleeves perfectly. Never mind, this is only my second piece of dressmaking and I am still a beginner and after a good press it looks good anyway! It is wearable and the fabric is lovely. But if I were to make a Toaster again, maybe I would go back to version 1! Anyway, this i

Few blocks

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Life has been quite crazy lately and it has been very hard to fit some sewing time but I have managed to finish one Dear Jane block and 2 Ice-Cream Soda blocks, I love those! My last 3 blocks of January taking my total to 36 Linking to Building Blocks Tuesday Celine

February goals

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A short month and 2 birthday parties, it is going to be hard to cross a lot off the list! Hoping for finish 1.  Wanta Fanta will be my  One Monthly Goal 2. Elephant parade 3. Toaster sweater 2 - cut Bee Blocks  1.  Flower hexies for the Inchy Hexie Swap (Febuary )  2.  Block lotto  WIP 1.  Farmer's wife, let's try for another 10 blocks 2. Solstice challenge - 4 blocks behind already.... 3. HST modern sampler quilt - half way 4.  Project 48 - 5 more blocks this month? 5. Pumpkin Passport   6. Dear Jane - aiming for 5 blocks New Project 1.  Custom cushions    x 2  2. Zodiac BOM  3. Long Time Gone QAL 4. Flora Sew Along 5. Saunio Cardigan 6. Moneta Dress 7. Mischief blocks Celine