Espritpatch

  I don't know if it was the cold or the never-ending lockdown or just everything in my life but February has not been the most productive month really. More than once I had time to sew but no energy and no motivation to do anything. So I wasted a lot of time that could have been spent crafting, time I always craved for before when our lives were so crammed. That sounds so silly actually but this is the reality I guess. Anyway, I finally made the Lahja dress, pattern and fabric were bought probably 2-3 years ago... My on and only (and favourite) Finish for February! and I finish the top for my Sewing Studio banner, there were so many tiny pieces in this one! I made more blocks for the Fandom in Stitches sew-along Only 6 more blocks for my 365 Challenge quilt and I started a new quilt-along, the Boho Heart. I have competed week 1 and nearly week 2, and yes it was week 4 this week... 29 blocks, one finished mini quilt top and one finished garment this month Linking to  February Furtl

  This block seems to have taken forever... admittedly there were lots of pieces but the Tardis block is finished! My third block for the Fandom in stitch quilt along. I also noticed that on the D-0 block there was one seam where the fabric was too short so I had a hole in the seam. I unpicked the piece that was too short, not sure that was the best idea actually... I have managed to slot a piece back in the big hole by sewing the straight seam but all the other seams look quite difficult to sew back on the machine so I will probably sew it back by hand.  And I also made the 2 Tolkien blocks I had selected, those were much easier and quicker because they had far less pieces . The eye of Auron and the Arkenstone That's it for those blocks for now. I haven't yet find any other that have taken my fancy but there will be more for sure! Linking to    Brag about your Beauties ,   Off the wall Friday ,  Peacock Party ,    Whoop Whoop  Friday ,  Oh Scrap ,  Patchwork and Quilts ,  Slow

Finally... a mini top ready for quilting. I started the (paper) piecing about one year ago after failing to join the sew-along in 2019 when I initially bought the pattern. I retrieved all the pieces earlier this year, and I was happily surprised that there were a lot of parts already completed. There are so many pieces in this mini quilt top. And now, a few weeks later, the final stitches are in and the mini is completed.  Of course it still needs quilting but hopefully this won't take forever! Linking to    Brag about your Beauties ,   Off the wall Friday ,  Peacock Party ,    Whoop Whoop  Friday ,  Oh Scrap ,  Patchwork and Quilts ,  Slow Sunday Stitching ,  M onday Making ,   Monday Design Wall ,  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Needle and Thread Thursday Celine 

  In the last couple of weeks, my sewing space has gone through a massive declutter/tidy up. It is not perfect and there are still lots of stuff but I know in my heart this is the tidiest it will ever be!  So I thought it would be perfect time to snap a little picture :-) before I mess it up again.... I am definitely not a tidy quilter! Celine

Another new project that had caught my eye! The Boho Heart Sew Along started earlier this month and I am already behind. Never mind, I have at least started, first by spending a few evenings cutting stripes, both for this pattern but also for my Gipsy Wife quilt that has been long abandoned as well. I have picked low volume, neutral light tones for both quilts. I still don't have enough stripes but the piles are slowly growing. And I have finally finished all the blocks from week 1 - one full week late.... This week, we made 2 checkerboard blocks - a larger one And a smaller one 2 x 9-patch blocks 5 x 4-patch blocks and 2 Gardenvale blocks And while making those blocks I also made 4 more blocks for 365-challenge quilt: 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 September And with that I have made 15 blocks in February. Linking to      Oh Scrap ,  Patchwork and Quilts ,  Slow Sunday Stitching ,  M onday Making ,   Monday Design Wall ,  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Needle and Thread Thursd

  First item of dressmaking this year! Both the pattern for the Lahja dressing gown by Named Clothing and the waffle fabric have been in my stash for a long time (over 2 years I think). And finally when I saw Guthrie & Ghani monthly kit in December, for exactly this pairing, I knew I had to get those out. My current dressing gown is old and frumpy and I have been meaning to sew another one for a long while... I was hoping to finish it in January originally but that didn't work out somehow. I cut all the pieces 2 week-end ago, ready to go but for the interfacing, which once again slowed me right down.  So on Saturday I decided that the first thing to do was to thread my overlocker with lighter colour thread. Once that was done, I started on the pockets and ignored the first step of interfacing the collar. Once I got to the collar, I was quite tempted to skip the interfacing altogether but decided against it. I thought I might regret it if the collar turned out all floppy and I&#

The second block I picked for the Fandom in Stitches quilt-along was much more involved, lots of tiny pieces and lots of pieces overall. It took quite a look time to make and also quite a few times of unpicking because I had used the wrong colour or pieced the wrong section together. But it is finally done, here is the droid  D-0,  Week 2 was about  Doctor Who  and I picked Tardis, again an intricate block that I haven't yet finished. Week 3 is about The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, hitting on popular shows for this house (well not for me though!) While working on this new project, I also retrieved a project that I pushed away last year. I had plenty of sub-pieces done for the Sewing Studio banner I started in March last year. When I got all the pieces out again, I realised I had quite a lot of sections completed, so I decided to assemble them and then to finish those that were nearly there. It is nice to now see it take shape. Plus there aren't that many pieces I need to

 February is a short month and we have birthdays in the house so it would be prudent not to plan too much! Or maybe to have a varied list to see what takes my fancy? Quilting: 1. Super Mario quilt - I think I still need 2 more blocks 2.  Halo quilt sew along - I need to cut the arcs to be able to continue 3.  Boho Heart  quilt -along - a brand new one quilt-along starting today!   4. Snowflake quilt-along - needs quilting 5.  Modern HST triangles -  I have 23 blocks completed and not enough background fabric to make the 24th block from the pattern. Decide what to do with this 5 year old UFO. 6. 365 challenge 7. Fandom in Stitches quilt along Dressmaking 1 . PJ for C  -  NEW 2. PJ for M  -  NEW 3. Morgan  Jeans - cut 4. Blouse  -  NEW 5.  Knickers 6 .  Dressing gown - Lahja- cut - This will be my One monthly goal Accessories 1.   Moonwake handbag -  NEW 2.  Halo sling -   NEW 3. Closet case pouf -  NEW 4. Keyboard bag for teacher 5. Earpod pouch Cross-stitch 1. Grimm's Tales stitch