Espritpatch

  As 2024 is very nearly over - and I can't say I have managed that much sewing, even less in the last month as my sewjo seems to have completely deserted me - I am looking at 2025 with great hopes but also fears that once more time will disappear before me. Anyway, it is time to join Yvonne for the #2025 Quilting Planning Party. Before planning for the New Year ahead, a quick recap, remembering that I have been at some point weeks (months maybe even?) without touching a needle or fabric. Last year I had hoped to 1. finish a few quilting UFOs, I had selected 4 but didn't progressed any 2.  make a few dressmaking pieces, but didn't make that many in the end 3. finish one cross-stitch piece and half of the other one, I am not there yet 4. progress some WIP, I managed to work on my Dear Jane a little  5. make a new bag - not even started I am not even sure what I should be planning for 2025 as I am hoping we will be able to move house during the course of the year....

 Well this last week has certainly not gone according to plan... there has been no sewing at all. Reason for it One fall past Wednesday morning while walking the 🐕 = one morning in A&E for a broken finger and a torn nail... I haven't even attempted to do anything creative since... not sure if I'll manage to do anything next week but my list for next week is still exactly the same as last week as I haven't progressed on anything...  1. Cut one or two PJs for the girls  2. Finish my alphabet block (C)  3. Make more thimble blocks  4. Make the hood of my Silvia coatigan, unpick the hem and sew it back 5. Make a tea cup block 6. Make a tea or coffee sleve Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  Just a little bit of time here and there but finally I have managed to sew a little... Here was my plan from last week 1. Find some fabric to make some PJs for the girls - got my stock out, now to get them to pick some maybe? 2. Make one alphabet block (C) - started 3. Finish the thimbles I had already started - finished 4. Work on the hood of my Silvia coatigan  -   no progress and now my plan for next week 1. Cut one or two PJs for the girls  2. Finish my alphabet block (C)  3. Make more thimble blocks  4. Make the hood of my Silvia coatigan, unpick the hem and sew it back 5. Make a tea cup block 6. Make a tea or coffee sleve Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  I am happy to say that I finally took some very little time to sew in the past week, at long last! Let's have a look at the list and draw a new one for this week, in case there was again some free time, one can dream :-) Here was my plan from last week 1.   Work on Modern City Scape block #24 & #25 - finished both and the quilt top too  2. Finish my Silvia coatigan - no progress 3.  Start the mini alphabet blocks -  no progress 4. Continue the fussy cut thimble blocks -  no progress 5. Make a new bag -  not started and now my plan for next week 1. Find some fabric to make some PJs for the girls 2. Make one alphabet block (C) 3. Finish the thimbles I had already started 4. Work on the hood of my Silvia coatigan Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  Wow it is a full month since I last wrote a weekly list... hopefully drawing a list will help me focus on a few projets when time allows... 1.   Work on Modern City Scape block #24 & #25 2. Finish my Silvia coatigan new coat  3.  Start the mini alphabet blocks  4. Continue the fussy cut thimble blocks  5. Make a new bag Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  Again m ore business travel this month as well as lots of other big projets going on so I'm not sure how much sewing time I'll be able to fit in. Still hoping to steal some little pockets of time! Qui lting 1.   Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along - February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November blocks needed - nearly all of them really... 2. Dear Jane - hoping to finish row F... 1 block needed 3. Modern City Scape -  hoping to catch up and finish  this quilt along - only 2 more blocks needed. Hoping to finish the top this month -  this will be my   One monthly goal 4. Birthday blocks -  hoping to catch up and continue  with this quilt along or maybe not now. Decision needed! 5. Farmer's Wife - 1 or 2 blocks? But I guess highly unlikely 6. Harry Potter - a few more blocks needed to finish this top 8. Tambo star - hoping to start  this new quilt along, as I have already missed the boat. 9. Mini alphabet quilt along -...

  I was away for the first part of the week and the rest of the week and week-end we're so busy that I sadly hardly had time to sew. I'm really hoping that this week will offer more sewing time. Looking at my list for the week, hopefully I can pick at some of these projects.  1.   Work on my Iris bag 2. Work on Modern City Scape block #24  3. Finish my Silvia coatigan new coat  4.  Start the mini alphabet blocks  5. Continue the fussy cut thimble blocks  Let's look at the week I had written last week... 1.   Work on my Iris bag -  no progress 2. Work on Modern City Scape block #24 -  no progress 3. Finish my Silvia coatigan new coat -  no progress 4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting -  no progress 5. Start the mini alphabet blocks -  no progress 6. Start the fussy cut thimble blocks -  started, 1 block done Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

Another busy week when I stole a (too) little sewing time... I was also away on business for a few days so my list is late for this week.... 1.   Work on my Iris bag 2. Work on Modern City Scape block #24 3. Finish my Silvia coatigan new coat 4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting  5. Start the mini alphabet blocks 6 Start the fussy cut thimble blocks Let's look at the week I had written last week... 1.   Work on my Iris bag   -  no progress 2. Work on Modern City Scape block #24   -  no progress 3. Pick pattern for a new coat, print it and cut fabric  - done 4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting    -  no progress Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  More business travel this month so I'm not sure how much sewing time I'll be able to fit in. One can hope I guess, especially when there are 2 sew along that I would love to join this month... Qui lting 1.   Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along - February, April, May, June, July, August & September blocks needed  2. Dear Jane - hoping to finish row F... 1 block needed 3. Modern City Scape -  hoping to catch up and finish  this quilt along - 3 more blocks needed 4. Birthday blocks -  hoping to catch up and continue  with this quilt along 5. Farmer's Wife - 1 or 2 blocks? 6. Harry Potter - a few more blocks needed to finish this top 8. Tambo star - hoping to start  this new quilt along, as I have already missed the boat... 9. Mini alphabet quilt along - new quilt along starting October 10. Fussy cut thimbles sew along -  - new quilt along starting October Dressmaking / Sewing 1.  Sew a piece of clothing for me: blouse, trousers, summer dress...

Last week has been busy with business travel and a very busy weekend so hardly any sewing time really. Hoping this week might be kinder. During the week-end I attended a baking class to make a black forest gateau. It was a real success, the gateau was as beautiful as it was yummy! 1.   Work on my Iris bag 2. Work on Modern City Scape block #24 3. Pick pattern for a new coat, print it and cut fabric   4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting  Let's look at the week I had written last week... 1.  St art block F11  -  not started 2. Work on my Iris bag  -  no progress 3. Work on Modern City Scape block #23  -  done 4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting  -  no progress 5. Decide whether to make a new coat and locate the fabric for it in my stash  - fabric found, need to pick the pattern Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  I have been travelling for work this week, that's why I am writing my new list only today... Of course, this also means there has been no sewing time yet... 1.  St art block F11  2. Work on my Iris bag  3. Work on Modern City Scape block #23  4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting 5. Decide whether to make a new coat and locate the fabric for it in my stash Let's lo ok at the week I had written last week... 1.  Work on Modern City Scape block #22  -  done 2. Start working on Dear Jane F11  -  not started 3. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting  -  not started Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

Another week has passed and again I haven't had much time to sew really but I have stolen some very small pockets of time... Time to write a new weekly list! 1.  Work on Modern City Scape block #22 2. Start working on Dear Jane F11 3. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting Let's look at the week I had written last week... 1.  Add the sashing and attach block F8 to the rest of row  -  done 2. Start block F11 - not started 3. Work on my Iris bag -  not started 4. Work on Modern City Scape block #21 - done 5. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting -  not started Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

So the last time I wrote a list for the week is over a month ago and I hardly touched anything on that list since. So let's try again... 1.  Add the sashing and attach block F8 to the rest of row 2. Start block F11 3. Work on my Iris bag 4. Work on Modern City Scape block #21 5. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline 

Well, school  has started back this week for all 3 so I am guessing we will get back in a routine somehow. I am not sure that will give much more time to sew but one can hope! Work is also very busy and I will need to travel and be away for work a few times so that probably will not help. I don't think we'll manage to go and work on the house on evenings during the week so that will probably be our week-ends from now until... So just for fun, I have listed a large variety of projects and then if I have some time to sew, I will have choice!  Qui lting 1.   Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along - February, April, May, June, July & August blocks needed  2. Dear Jane - hoping to finish row F... 1 block needed 3. Modern City Scape -  hoping to catch up and finish  this quilt along - 5 more blocks needed 4. Birthday blocks -  hoping to catch up and continue  with this quilt along 5. Farmer's Wife - 1 or 2 blocks? 6. Harry Potter - a few more blocks needed to...

We were away on holidays last week so I really hoped that I will have/take time to sew. Well sadly it didn't work out as planned, we had to cut our holidays short by a few days and come home early. I tried to console myself thinking that I might have more time to sew by being at home earlier than originally anticipated. Well that didn't work either since I had absolutely no time to sit down and sew, which I must admit I was quite annoyed about. But maybe I should continue to try to draw a (small) list to keep some focus. 1. Finish block F8 2. Sew block F11 3. Work on my Iris bag 4. Work on Modern City Scape block #11 5. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along Looking at the week I had planned for last week 1. Finish block F8 - very little progress 2. Start my Iris bag - started 3. Start block F11 - not started Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline 

One more month of school holidays and I was hoping a week to 10 days away but I think we will have to give up on the idea so we'll probably be around for the time off we have. I don't think this will mean lots of sewing times though as there are masses of work to do on the house (and garden) we have just bought... Maybe I will manage some small intervals though where I can spend some free time at the machine, who knows...  Qui lting 1.   Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along - February, April, May, June & July blocks needed  2. Dear Jane - hoping to finish row F... 2 blocks needed 3. Modern City Scape -  hoping to catch up and finish  this quilt along - 5 more blocks needed 4. Birthday blocks -  hoping to catch up and continue  with this quilt along 5. Farmer's Wife - 1 or 2 blocks? 6. Harry Potter - a few more blocks needed to finish this top 8. Tambo star - hoping to start  this new quilt along on schedule Dressmaking / Sewing 1.  Sew a piece of...