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Last week has been quite productive when it came to making some blocks, which is just as well after signing up for so many QAL and Bees! I better keep "blocking"! Although I have fallen behind the pace of the 365 challenge , I managed 7 blocks last week I made my second block for the Modern HST sampler , please meet Ninja: And I finally made a start on the Project 48 Quilt , cutting into my precious Lightearted fabric that I am pairing with some lush Pure Elements. I have even caught up as I finished block 5 last night!  Shevvy had picked an easy Tic Tac Toe block for her month in Bee Hive so I have already sent it last week :-)  I also finished a much more time consuming block which was my January bubble for Steffi. I love her colour choice! I also managed some hand-sewing while taking the kids to various activities, finishing my January flowers for Edda and also my Lucy Boston block for Uschy So that mak...

I know February will be busy with lots of cakes and parties for the kids birthday but let's be optimistic and think I will be able to sew as well... Hoping for finish: 1. work bag which is a very old UFO... Bee Blocks  1. Flower hexies for the Inchy Hexie Swap (J anuary, February )   2.  Flying geese Bee  3. Fat Stash Bee (January, February)    4. Bee Hive (Febr uary ) 5. Bubble Bee ( January, February )  6. Bee Europa (January)  7. I love Lucy International (January, February) 8. Scandi Bee (February) 9. Block Lotto WIP 1.    Quilt for M    2.  Elephant Parade  -  my  Lazy Bums  challenge for October was to make 10 blocks    3.   Scrappy X block quilt  - 2 last blocks in progress -  my  Lazy Bums  challenge for November  4.  A very merry Christmas town  5.  Farmer's wife 1930 QAL  ...

The list was fairly short (compared to my usual) at the beginning of the month, and of course I added (lots) to it! Hoping for Finishes! 1.    September in the Hexagon -  my  Lazy Bums  challenge for January - finished! Bee Blocks  1. Flower hexies for the Inchy Hexie Swap (Dec ember, January )  - December done, January in progress 2.  Flying geese Bee  3. Fat Stash Bee (January)    4. Bee Hive ( Dec ember, January ) - December and January done 5. Bubble Bee ( November, January ) - November done, January half way 6. Bee Europa (December, January)  7. I love Lucy International (January) - in progress 8. Scandi Bee (January) 9. Block Lotto WIP 1.    Quilt for M    2.  Elephant Parade  -  my  Lazy Bums  challenge for October was to make 10 blocks    3.   Scrappy X block qu...

Last year I finished the Once Upon a Time Sampler and I didn't sign up for another BOM so this year I signed up for 2! I started with the Cloud Factory one: Postcards of the World. The first clue was for Venice and I am happy that I have finished it already! Of course, I could have finished the first clue even quicker if I didn't have to unpick the frame so many times! I kept making mistakes and it wouldn't match. Anyway I got there in the end, let's hope my next frame is easier. And I have also started the Frosted Pumpkin one Let's go an Adventure that starts in London but I haven't stitched much yet! Linking to Needle and Thread Thursday . Celine

I have slowed down a little in the last week I think because there was a few evenings when I didn't get to my sewing machine... but I have managed a few more blocks! First I completed my 7 blocks for the 365 challenge last week, just on time! I also made 2 more geese blocks to send the first batch out I made my first 2 blocks for Scandi Bee, 2 lovely Japanese + and x blocks I also made more block lotto blocks so I now have 9 And I made a start on the Modern HST Sampler with the first block: Candy. And finally I made my last Bee Hive block for 2015 and my first one for 2016 for my dear friend Cathy. She had picked the same block but with different colour way. So this takes my total blocks for this month to 45, wow! Linking to  Building Blocks Tuesday ,  WIP Wednesday ,  Sew Cute Tuesday ,  Let's Bee Social . Celine

So Shelly is organising the 350-block project again this year. This will be my third year and I haven't hit the 350 blocks mark yet but I have good hopes for this year :-) With the number of new projects I have started this year, surely I have the potential to smash the 350 blocks target, but then we will have to see if I manage to run the distance.... For now, I have made 2 more block lotto blocks, I love those blocks I must say.... I had also caught up with the 365 challenge last week and made blocks #12, 13 and 14 (and I am behind again! I made 2 geese blocks for the #100daychallenge quilts Hello Kitty got started finally with only block 1 so far and I also stitched 2 blocks for the Town and Country quilt So quite a few blocks after all in the last week or so since my total is now 26 blocks this month with hopefully more to come! Linking to    Building Blocks Tuesday ,  WIP Wednesday ,  Sew Cute Tuesday ,  Let's Bee Social . Cel...

I have plenty of these at the moment because as I was saying in a previous post, I got tempted by so many lovely new projects. Never a dull moment really! On top of that, I am currently keeping up with the morning yoga, which I feel is great for my body and mind and also with the decluterring. This week task on Shelly's blog is to declutter/order/back up computer files. I think this is almost like a full time job but I'll try to delete afew! So I have made a few more blocks for the 365 challenge quilt, blocks #9, 10 and 11 are done, which means I still have 3 to catch up with. I worked on my #100days challenge by making a belated Bee block for Bee Europa, and a belated Bee Hive block I have almost made a start on the #hkqal, in that I have laid out the first block, ready for stitching! I have sewn 2 blocks for the Block lotto so far, and I must say I love how they turned out. I'll keep my fingers crossed, I wouldn't mind winning! And I couldn...