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  Another very busy month here and quite a lot of unpacking done, finally moving to crafting/ sewing boxes. Not all set up but at least all recovered... my machines have also come out of their boxes so they are almost ready to get going! My fabric has been stashed again in the house rather than in boxes in the basement. That, in itself, is great progress! For now the shelves are in my bedroom, maybe I'll dream about sewing soon.  And finally I've stitched the rest of the binding on my Snowflake quilt so it's no longer WIP but a finished quilt. I'm happy to have a finish after so long! Linking to  October Furtle . Celine

  M y sewing space is still not set up but I've unpacked most of my stuff now. It's all a temporary set up but I really hope this is the month where I start creating a little. Nothing overly ambitious but a little sewing would be nice! Quilting 1.   Flabellum quilt -  needs binding -  this will be my   One monthly goal 3. Super Mario quilt -  needs binding Dressmaking 1 .  Utility coat - need finishing 2. N urit coat 3. Kids PJs Bags 1. Remus bag 2. Moonwake bag Cross-stitch 1. Grimm's Tales stitch along - more stiches maybe??? 2. Nutcracker  Celine

  While emptying a set of draws before our move, I found another long abandonned UFO, my blocks for the Birdie Stitches blocks by Corey Yoder or Coriander Quilts from.... 2011. Yes I know that's 10 years ago. I did quite well with the stitching since I completed 10 of the 12 blocks. The last one was nearly done too but not quite...  And I had left out block 11 (from November) because it had a turkey for Thanksgiving and I wanted something else more European, which I never got around to do. I had also cut some of the squares for the borders of the blocks but not all of them. Based on the amount of work  left and the fact that I had not touched it for so many years, I decided it was safe to let it go to someone that might h opefully give it the love it deserves and get finished one day.  Another one bites the dust! Celine

Finally,  I have finished a quilt! There wasn't much left really, just about half of the border that needed to be sewn by hand before we moved. And then we moved... I had packed the quilt into a suitcase rather than a box to retrieve it quicker. But I hadn't packed hand sewing needles or any energy/ motivation... And finally last week, I did the last few stitches on the binding to have a finished quilt! Just one year after I started it with the sew along. The top was pieced last autumn. I had planned to quilt it in December but my machine broke down so that didn't happen... It was finally quilted in April this year. The binding was on sometimes on Spring. Quilt stats Fabric from my stash Backing fabric bought for the quilt Quilted with King Tut #928 Started Sep 2020, finished Oct 2021 This is one OPAM for October and also my  One monthly goal . Linking to  M onday Making ,   Monday Design Wall ,  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Needle and...

M y sewing space is still nowhere near ready to be set up and there are still lots to do/set up before there's time to play....  Maybe I will finally find the time (and energy) to move my nearly finished along? Quilting 1.   Snowflake quilt-along - needs binding -    this will (again) be my   One monthly goal 2.  Flabellum quilt -  needs binding 3. Super Mario quilt -  needs binding Dressmaking 1 .  Utility coat - need finishing Cross-stitch 1. Grimm's Tales stitch along - more stiches maybe??? 2. Nutcracker  Celine

Another very busy month here but sadly no sewing or anything remotely crafty... all my sewing supplies are still in the same boxes...  School has started for all 3 children and we've had to get into a new routine. They seem to have taken to the new rhythm and have made new friends, which is great news really. It wasn't an easy transition for them, having studied in an English system and moving to a French one. Beyond the language it's very different. With that I didn't do anything remotely creative. I found my snowflake quilt to finish off but I haven't touched it yet. I don't know where my hand sewing needles are so I bought some new ones last week.  Linking to  September Furtle . Celine

   I really doubt my sewing machine will make it out of her box before the end of the month sadly, my sewing space is nowhere near ready to be set up and there are much bigger priorities to deal with. Maybe I will at least find the time to work on some hand sewing projects, as long as I can locate the necessary supplies.... Quilting 1.   Snowflake quilt-along - needs binding -    this will (again) be my   One monthly goal 2.  Flabellum quilt -  needs binding 3. Super Mario quilt -  needs binding Dressmaking 1 .  Utility coat - need finishing Cross-stitch 1. Grimm's Tales stitch along - more stiches maybe??? 2. Nutcracker  Celine