Stitching News

November!!! A calendar quilt from the Art To Heart book, Count On It. A fabulous pattern book. I thoroughly enjoyed making all of them. Mine were made quite a while ago now and still I love changing the little quilts each month, displayed in my lovely quilt shop.

But blimey, how did November happen? It's always a shock to my very good self when they make us change the clocks. If I was an Apple Cart, I would be well and truly upset, ha! Home life is so very busy at the moment. I reached one of those, "Stop the world, I need to get off" times. Going on the sewing retreats and thoroughly enjoying the freedom of time, has taught me a lot. This is not a dress rehearsal, you only got the one life, enjoy it! 

I haven't taken many photos in the classroom. I've been kept busy helping the ladies produce fabulous work. Going with the flow. There are some lovely quilts being made. Some are quite challenging too. Hopefully we will be tooting some of them soon.

For now though...

 Foundation Paper Piecing creates lovely pointy-points. 

Deb came to try it. I had quite a few top tips to share making it a bit easier. Not everyone enjoys Foundation Paper Piecing, it's like Marmite!  Deb took to it though and decided to make a couple of practice star blocks. which she made into cushions with covered, zipped backs.

Aren't they good! 

Toot toot toot for your fabulous and finished, Festive cushions, Deb.

Di finished this lovely quilt top during our October Sunday Sewday. She started it for our last retreat at Hawkstone Park and has thoroughly enjoyed working on it. She's making a few co-ordinating cushions now too. This is the pattern  it's called Notting Hill. A few more quilts with this design will be made soon as Di's project has inspired others to make it too.

I took delivery of the new Elizabeth Hartman quilt pattern in my shop last week and Pam was first to purchase one. She was very excited to get started. She returned home and cut out all the fabrics so that she could stitch the first block at Checkley, which she did.

Our Norma has been working on this project for a while. It's from the book Material Obsession, which is only available as a used copy these days. Well worth the investment though. There are lots of HST (half square triangles) needed for the sashing on this particular design, which has driven Norma nuts!!

I finished my crocheted blanket. It's 1 metre by 1.20. 

I'm surprised how heavy it is. 

Toot toot toot to me!

I have finished another quilt, one of the black ones. I'll post about that next time. 

Those of us going to the Quiltmas Sewing Retreat (for sewing prevention season) are already plotting and planning our stitchery happiness. Did I mention how much I enjoy a sewing retreat?