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This week I have been concentrating on making some bubbles for the Bubble Bee from a pattern by Aylin . This is one quarter of my first bubble: and I have also tried to make progress on my nearly-finished UFO and Lazy Bums challenge of my You've got Mail wallhanging, another lovely pattern by Ayum i in Patchwork Please. Linking to WIP Wednesday  and Let's Bee Social . Celine

There was lots on my list this month. First the children were breaking up for school on 17 July so I made some teachers' gifts. And even if every year I promise myself I will be organised and won't finish them just the night before....well it always end up being a mad rush the night before. So I made 3 open wide pouch from Noodle Head pattern and tutorial that the kiddies gifted to their teachers: This was my choice for A lovely Year of finishes I also made a pencil case to Big Boy who needed one for his roll-over day to Middle School. I used a pattern by Ayumills in her Patchwork Please book and lovely Diary of a Wimpy Kid fabric. He loved it! And then there were the swaps. Yes plural because I am a swap addict :-) and ended signing up for (too) many. The first to go out was the round 2 of It's so Kawaii swap. I don't know if my partner has received yet but I hope she liked it. I made a little embroidery from The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery, which I loved an

Yes I know I am part of many swaps and bees and occasionally I fall behind one month. So this month in between many other things, I have made a point to try and catch up, even more so as I have signed up for 2 more bees recently. I first finished an Hazel block for Jane after having trouble with her hair-do. I had nearly finished her when I realised her spikes were not all in the same directions :-( After much unpicking.... Hazel has gone The second block I have done for the stash bee was a pothole block for Nikki. I had trouble working out the instructions, getting confused between the lining and the linen but I finally made it! I also caught up with my hexie flowers, 2 yellow flowers for Simone for June  and also 2 ice cream flowers for Penny for July I finished my June Patchwork of the Cross block for the I love Lucy International bee I sent a little book to Liz  and a giant Charn Dash to Julie (I love her fabric choices) I also made a

So I was nearly there last month to meet my deadline, and then I ran out of thread half way through the quilting. So I ordered another spool of thread and finished the quilting but it was too late for the gift giving. So I finished the quilting and added the binding by machine. There was a few hundred centimeters of binding to be hand sewn.... which I left for a few weeks. But then we were going home twice where there was a good occasion to finally gift my quilt to Mum so last week, over the course of 2 evenings, I sat down with my huge triangle quilt to finally bind it and give it away this week-end. So 322 triangles later, the quilt is finished, no longer a UFO and an OPAM for July. Linking to Whoop Whoop Friday  and that's my item 12 on Q3 Finish Along . Celine

It is time to make a new list for the next 3 months as half of the year has already disappeared. There is also the summer holidays coming up so I don't think this will help me finish much but a girl can dream :-) 1. M new quilt  2. It so Kawai swap - open wide pouch + cross stitch 3. Teachers' gifts - open wide pouch 4. One-hour basket for swap  5. Hand pieced mini swap  6. Quilt for my friend's 40th  7.  Make myself a skirt with the Skirt Sew Along  - cut and ready to be sewn  8. Work bag for myself - started years ago but stopped because of a zip fear! - this one is on my list since the beginning of last year so I am really hoping I'll eventually pick it up and finish it...    9. Zodiac swap 10. Star Plus quilt - needs quilting and binding 11. Cat bag as a Christmas present similar to the one I made 2 years ago   12. Triangle Quilt take #2  - all the triangles were cut, nearly there, it just ne

Half way though the year, this is going fast! Did I manage to cross off more than 5 this time? Time to check and link back to  our cheerleader   Adrianne   1. M new quilt -  no progress 2.  UK mini swap -    done! 3. Basket for my friend's birthday - done! 4. One-hour basket for swap -  no progress 5. Lighthouse quilt for my cousin's 30th birthday - done 6. Quilt for my friend's 40th -  no progress 7.  Make myself a skirt with the Skirt Sew Along  - cut and ready to be sewn - no progress 8. Work bag for myself - started years ago but stopped because of a zip fear! - this one is on my list since the beginning of last year so I am really hoping I'll eventually pick it up and finish it...   -  no progress 9. Bag for Maud -started 5 years ago...  -  done    10. Star Plus quilt  - no progress 11. Cat bag as a Christmas present similar to the one I made 2 years ago  -  no progress 12. Triangle Q

Another month is starting and with it will come the summer break for the kids (two and half more weeks). Most our week-ends will be busy so it is probably better I don't plan too much, you know me! :-) Hoping for Finishes! 1.  Triangle quilt for Mum's birthday -  Nearly nearly there. All that's left now is to sew the binding by hand. I want to gift it to Mum next time I see her! 2.  One-hour basket for swap  - due this month 3. Kawaii swap items -  due this month 4. Teachers' gifts  -  due this month -  A Lovely Year of Finishes 5.  Skirt Sew Along - no progress 6.  IG Secret Pal swap  -  June item due 7. Wedding present for one of the teacher 8. Hand made mini swap -  due this month Bee Blocks  1.  I love Lucy international  block (June and July)  2.  Flower hexies for the Inchy Hexie Swap (June and July)   3.    Bee Europa (July) 4.  Book Bee (July)  5.    Flying geese Bee  6. Fat Stash Bee (June and July)  7. B