Friday, September 30, 2011

Yahoo....I finished....

...it's just gone 11.30 pm here in NZ and I have just put the last stitches in the binding...I've finished on time...RELIEF !!!....( UPDATE on October 1st---added a quick photo last night but have replaced it with this updated photo- it is a bit breezy here today so had to pin it to one of the trees in the garden....)
While I was outside taking the photo, I took one of the blossom as well- it has been fabulous everywhere over the past few weeks...

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Progress update...

The quilting is finished on my TTS quilt, so that just leaves the binding- but that can keep for another night..I'm feeling relieved (phew!!) because I think that I will make the deadline...YAY!!!! I'll go by AEST so that gives me an extra 3 hours as that is how far ahead of NSW we are since daylight saving began here last weekend. It will cut back to 2 hours once your daylight saving begins. Oh, and have a lovely 3 day weekend for all the States who have the Labour Day holiday on Monday...

Monday, September 26, 2011

More progress...

The borders are now on and so the next step will be the quilting. Since I changed the way I put it together, my top is smaller than the one in the book, so less quilting to be done !!!!

Sunday, September 25, 2011

On the home stretch...

I can see the end in sight- there is light at the end of the tunnel !! The top is nearly complete- just the gold to put top and bottom and then another border in the red print and that will 'just' leave the quilting...can I do it in time???
As you can see the way I am doing it is different to the pattern...and I am pleased with the way it is going.... Daylight Saving started today and true to form the weather was 'rubbish'- sunny to begin with but then it was overcast and we have had some hail showers....or maybe that is just the changeable weather we have been having of late

Saturday, September 24, 2011

What a relief....

Way back in August I bought myself the "Some Kind of Wonderful" book from the States and it only took 10 days to arrive. When a couple of friends saw it they asked if I could order a copy for them- sure I said, it only took 10 days for mine to arrive- so I went on line and ordered for them. Well, their books shipped on the 21st August and as each week has gone by I have continued to haunt my letterbox, hoping that each day when I came home from work that they would be there...Huge relief today-they arrived at last- just as well we still have Saturday mail deliveries.... I was going to do a post to see if anyone else had been experiencing delays with mail from the States, but instead I have been able to do a much happier post....

Friday, September 23, 2011

It's my first time....

for joining in to Chookyblue's Secret Santa Christmas Swap. Starting a blog this year has opened up a world of possibilities - like meeting new friends with a common interest and also being able to take part in a swap like this... To prepare myself I have been looking around at other blogs (and of course the special one belonging to my swap partner) and trying to get a feel for what to make for her. Decisions, decisions....

Saturday, September 17, 2011

FNSI

The first thing I sat down to do last night was to read this...
...it arrived in the mail yesterday.  Then I set to and cut out more hexagons for my quilt... After that I finally sorted out the borders for my Tis The Season quilt (and I have changed the fabric I thought I was going to use originally) - I am going to finish it in a different way to what the pattern says, so a photo will follow later..

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Catching up...

It was my lucky day.  I was fortunate to win a giveaway that Kate was having as she was packing up her sewing room- a lovely selection of Moda fat quarters - I will have to find something special to use them in.


meanwhile the glue etc has dried on another little project for Christmas- the wooden letters were covered with torn strips of patterned serviettes - reminded me of doing papier mache, without the multiple layers.  After missing out on a complete finish last month I will be able to put this one down for this month.


Meanwhile this Friday night is....

So hop on over to Heidi's blog  if you are interested in signing up...

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Craft book sale...

If you love to buy craft books then go over to Quilt Kitty's blog- she has written a post about C & T Publishing's Summer Sizzling Sale which is online for this weekend only... there are some really cheap books on the website.