Simply Sunday

Sunday .... Sunshine .... Soup .... Sewing?

 

A crisp Sunday, the sun is shining beautifully and I have the day at home.

 

 

Sheets and towels flapping on the line.

 

 

Chicken and vege soup in the slow cooker.

 

 

Loaf of bread in the bread maker.

 

Lots to do but I'm sure I can squeeze in some sewing somewhere ...

what simple things make your day shine?

 

>^..^<

All In One Week

I can't be sure but I think it was last Monday I got around to making some Tomato Relish. This was my first batch in many years ... so long in fact I rang mum to ask for her recipe and she said she uses my recipe which was my mother-in-laws ... ooops! Forgot about it but now that I've tried some the memory returned ... delish even if I do say so myself.

Mid week hubby and I attended Farmfest which is a huge agricultural display, but not before Fiona and I arranged to meet up. We chatted like old friends over a coffee and then had a quick stroll through a few sights. Time went way too quickly and as the evening showers came over it was time to say goodbye. Many friendships are made through blogging and it's extra special when we're able to catch up 'in real life'. If you pop over to Fiona's blog you will see how alike we are when it comes to footy stuff and stitching.

 

I was also spoilt with some lovely goodies ... thankyou Fiona.

The weekend has been back to reality with all the washing (ironing yet to be done as I've had more important ironing to do - see below) and putting things away. Throw in not feeling 100% and showery weather and I decided some sewing would be the best remedy. Not before some serious un-sewing for the second time on this particular block. It started out as 4 pieces and reversed back to 16 pieces ... now it's ONE!

Block #1 - Workshop Mystery Design

 

We have a public holiday tomorrow so I feel another block finish coming on and maybe even more?

 

Happy Sewing  >^..^<

 



May Flower and Sunday Sewing

Sometimes during my lunch break at work I am able to baste a petal or two. It may have taken two weeks but Thursday night I was able to stitch my flower into a full bloom. These are 1/2" hexies.

It was so lovely to see the sun shining this morning. Especially as I'd done many loads of washing yesterday to hang undercover on the verandah ... which is now nicely dry, folded and put away. This allowed some time for sewing.

Seam by seam I am slowly putting this jelly roll quilt together. See that beautiful sunshine streaming in through the window?  :o)

Sewing and Sunshine are great for the Soul.

Enjoy the remainder of your weekend   >^..^<

1 Xmas Item and a No Sew Zone!

Very little thread has passed through my needle this month except for a patch of curtain sewing on Friday with DD.  There's also been a quilt   pieces of fabric pinned to a sheet laying over a bed which last week I managed to pin and sew a few seams of an evening. With family home on the weekend it was carefully folded and put away to give more bed space.  I've tweeked it some since last posting a pic and have take one dark block out, found 2 more main fabric strips and 2 matching solids, shuffled a few squares and made a replacement block ... much more happy with it now.

Early in May I finished off the letter 'S' which should have been for April.

Then made a start on sewing the 'C', 'H' and 'R' flags but missed that goal too. Here they are cut out ready for sewing.

I think it was waaaaayyyyyyy back in April, I finished the last stitch in the binding of the wedding quilt for DS and his new bride. Don't think I shared a final picture. Instead of wrapping I placed it on their bed the next time they visited after the wedding ... SURPRISE! (I used various horsey fabrics as they both love their horses)

I've also been getting some hexie therapy with my 1/2" hexies during lunch time at work. A few petals a day and won't be long till another flower blooms.

Time to go put the kettle on and find my jingle bell slippers as I slowly make my way around all the 1 Xmas Item workshops. Do you think Santa would lend me a couple of reindeer?

Happy Sewing be it a little or a lot     >^..^<

M.I.A.

I hope all the happy little 1 Xmas Item A Month Elves are busy putting their finishing touches to their goodies. Don't worry if you haven't ... we'll be naughty little elves together...hehehehe!

I'm afraid I've been Missing In Action from blogland and my sewing with very little progress happening with any of it but with tiny steps I am inching forward on a couple of things I will soon find a moment to share.

So please share your 1 Xmas Item and I shall pop in when I get a change and add pictures to the page.

More Progres"S"

Excuse me if I seem a little too excited over a bit of thread on fabric :)  This is the most stitching I've done in quite a few weeks.

Hope you're able to add some thread to fabric today.

 

>^..^<

Progres"S"

It was so lovely to sit down with friends last night and stitch.  My letter 'S' has sprouted :)

 

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Friday Night with Friends

 

>^..^<