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Modern City Scape

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  I was planning/hoping to catch up on blocks #6 & #7 before we went on holidays but I ended making all the pieces but not managing to assemble them all. I managed to finish them both just after we came back from holidays and to sew them together. I also got started on block #8 but it is not complete yet.  Still need to get going on block#9 which was released this week. Linking to  D esign  Wall Monday ,  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Put your foot down ,  Brag about your Beauties ,  Off the wall Friday ,  Can I  get a Whoop Whoop ,  Patchwork and Quilt CĂ©line

To Do Tuesday

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So last week we were away on a skiing holiday, although I didn't ski to stay with my youngest daughter who managed to injure her shoulder BEFORE we left to go skiing. I had planned mainly hand sewing for the past week, to do in the car and on holidays and I happily managed to get some done Let's look at the list I had written last week... 1. F inish blocks #6 & #7 and make block #8 for the Modern City Scape    - #6 & #7 are finished ; #8 is in progress 2.  Catch up on the 3 Birthday blocks I haven't yet done  -   no progress 3. Sew the next Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along blocks for February & March  -   no progress 4. Complete 2 Dear Jane blocks -  E9 is finished ; E13  is in progress 5. Complete 2 Hexie blocks -  in progress 6. Do a l ittle cross-stitch  -   no progress This week I have managed 6 days of sewing  related activities , keeping up with my goal for  15 minutes to stitch with Kate . Time to plan for the week ahead... 1. F inish blocks #8 and make block

E9: Quilting jail

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  This block definitely felt like being in jail... so many tiny pieces and so many opportunities for issues with all the lines to align. I really tried my best but the block is not perfect...BUT "finished is better than perfect" so I will learn to live with it. It has been a long time coming since I started it during our holiday in Canada last summer and only finished it this week while on holidays. I had picked it up again at time but it was so hard to align all the pieces that I easily lost motivation. Finally this past week, I tackled it, since I was in a lovely spot, sewing with a view! Once I finished the center I noticed than one of the stripe was quite wonky. I decided to unpick it and sew it back. Well I am not sure I have made it better really, so it was time to leave it be.... This little block is 35 pieces without the sashing.  Once the sashing was added and I was ready to add it to row E, I noticed I had made a mistake when again E10 to E11...  After unpicking and

To Do Tuesday

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Another week when my head has been very very full with everything going on... more questions than answers at the moment really but hopefully we are moving in the right direction, future will tell, I hope it will be very soon... I managed to steal some very small amount of time to sew, not much to show for it though. Let's look at the list I had written last week... 1. Finish block #6 and make block #7 for the Modern City Scape  - both started but not finished 2. Catch up on the next 2 birthday blocks  -   no progress 3. Work on Dear Jane Row E -  some progress on E9 4. Do a little cross-stitch -  no progress 5. Cut and sew hexagons for  Jemima's Creative Quilting 2024 Mystery Hexagon Quilt sew along (yes that's another quilt along...)  -  started  This week I have managed 5 days of sewing  related activities , keeping up with my goal for  15 minutes to stitch with Kate . Time to plan for the week ahead... 1. F inish blocks #6 & #7 and make block #8 for the Modern City

March goals

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  I didn't manage to sew as much in February and I am already falling behind in some of my quilt-along but let's try to catch up and keep going... Qui lting 1.  Dear Jane - hoping to finish row E... all the blocks are cut now. 2. Modern City Scape - hoping to catch up and continue with this quilt along 3. Birthday blocks -  hoping to  catch up and  continue with this quilt along 4. Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along - February and March blocks 5. Mystery Scrap galore - get started on this blocks  6. Farmer's Wife - 1 or 2 blocks? 7. Harry Potter - a few more blocks needed to finish this top 8. Jemina's hexagon quilt-long - let's get started on another one ;-) Dressmaking / Sewing 1.  Finish my Forester coat (started 2 years ago)? 2. Morgan jeans Bags / Accessories 1.  Town bag by Grainline - cut and started early last year, I haven't touched it since... 2.   Bag for A  3. Zippered pouch for my friend -  -  this will be my  One monthly goal 4.  Zippered pouch for my da

February furtle

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February has been far less productive than January on the sewing front... on the other hand we had 2 birthdays to celebrate (for the girls) with several parties/meals and cakes... and the month has been quite a rollercoaster for our family actually so I guess I have done the best I could? I am still trying to keep up the Tuesday lists to keep the motivation and focus and that definitely helps. Let's have a look at how this month went... I made a few blocks this month for the new quilt-alongs I joined: 2 Birthday blocks and 3 Paper Piecing blocks! I also finally finished off a hand towel with binding I made from my stash. I didn't but the binding on the biais but it seems to have worked well.  AND...I finally made a bag to my daughter, although I gifted it to her after her birthday but the most important part is that she likes it! I must admit I had a love-hate relationship with it as it didn't come out as easily or quickly as I thought it would... Linking to February Furtle

To Do Tuesday

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  A very very busy week again but I have at least stollen a few moments to sew... when I had some energy for it. We also had a group of girls for a sleepover for my youngest's birthday party while my eldest travelled abroad by himself for the week-end for the first time. So let's say there was not much space in my head for much else... Let's look at the list I had written last week... 1.  Make block 6 for the Modern City Scape -    very little progress 2.  Sew the next Birthday Block  - no progress 3. Sew the next Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along blocks  -  no progress 4. Finish C's bag  -  done   and  blogged 5. Make a bag for A -  no progress This week I have managed 4 days of sewing related activities , keeping up with my goal for  15 minutes to stitch with Kate . Time to plan for the week ahead... 1. Finish block #6 and make block #7 for the Modern City Scape  2. Catch up on the next 2 birthday blocks   3. Work on Dear Jane Row E 4. Do a little cross-stitch 5. Cut and s