Hello March!

 "Marj ... the rains are here!"  Who remembers seeing this advertisement on the TV? 

Well the rains are here!  I've had to cancel the car going to the mechanic on Monday and won't be able to attend our patchwork day either ... there's no way I'll be taking on our dirt roads and creeks. So I'll just sit and sew at home. I was out in the craftervan tonight sewing on my Meadow Mist Mystery blocks but even with the screens, little flying insects managed to invade so I've given up on that and will get back to sewing in the morning.

Almost completed now

These blocks were also what I was working on for FNWF. Yesterday I finished the Butterfly quilt top and am just waiting for some backing fabric and it will be off to the quilter.

While I was sewing today I played a game of bobbin roulette ... gotta love a win sometimes.

Chookshed Challenge for Feb was #8 A Merry Christmas Garden. With the Butterfly quilt being a priority, I decided to put it on hold and will squeeze it in sometime soon. 

Now March is upon us and my challenge project for #2 is "ABC Wall Hanging".  I'll take this one out to the craftervan where I can leave it out to work on when I need something different.

Time to go for a visit around blogland and catch up with what everyone's been creating lately ... see you soon xx

Short and Sweet

 Jumping in quickly for a very short and sweet catchup ... life is just full of the mundane everyday stuff this month but there is some sewing going on behind the scenes.

End of last year I was asked if I would make a double bed quilt for a 7 year old girl ... butterflies/pinks/purples ... the design is whatever I come up with but I think it's coming together slowly. These are 4 of the 14 x 12.5" butterfly blocks and I have 10 x 6.5" butterfly blocks ready to sew today.

I've also been watching the Winter Olympics and finished off these 2 card holders while watching some bobsledding ... they'll find their new home with the other grandsons.

It's just occurred to me that I haven't shared my latest blog book. After blog2print closed down I wasn't sure where to go next as I love having my blog books on the shelf to browse through from time to time. Occasionally the kids will look through them and 'remember when'.  I had looked around and not followed through on anything so last month I 'bit the bullet' and placed an order with PixxiBook ... you can't edit as much as you could with blog2print and hardcover is the only option but I am still very happy with the end result.

Well that's my short, sweet update ... there's another load of washing to peg out ... cuppa to make and then it's back to those butterflies.

Have a great week.