Hello every one, I hope most of you are avoiding the flu it is a really nasty one this year and is putting lots of people in to hospital. So far our family has avoid it. I have far to much to show this week so blogged yesterday and will again tomorrow.
In the garden this morning what a lovely sight to start the day.
I have made up 8 wee pink silk hearts basting the silk on to wash-a-way-freezer-paper this week. Now just need to find time to appliqué them on to my LE centre.
Another project this week, I have 4 panels from unpicking a Kimono I have 3 hanging here on my design wall.
I want some some red fabric for the backing of my first Quilty365 circles quilt, Im going to make little quilts using 90 squares in each quilt. I have just sat and upicked a red heavy woven silk kimono.
Incredible fabric. I hope I have enough fabric to back 2 little quilts of my Quilty 365 circles.
Well I was all ready to sandwich this this morning and then realised it was not quiet wide enough but I do have a 6inch strip I can add, so that what I will do this morning.
Making a computer bag? . About to sew the bottom of bag on to the body of bag it will be a round bag a bit like a tote bag.
making the Computer pouch for inside the Sweet 2016 Tote bag I have quilted the fabric before making in to a pocket.
Parts of the pieces for the Sweet 2016 Tote Bag
Remeber I said these love Sweet 2016 Mystery BOM blocks of Esther’s would make a lovely bag? well here is my first bag! I worked on it all day Monday and yesterday. Not quiet finished but you can see what it looks like now.
I have almost completed my Sweet 2016 Tote weekender computer bag, this was taken last night
These photos were taken this morning
Pull tie fabric at the top to close bag is extra long so the bag can become bigger.
Don’t put so much in the bag and it closes up much smaller
I have copied the Japanese way of closing their bags you can use this technic on small or big bags.
A very pretty way to close a bag.
On Sunday Jon took us for a drive to the local giant fig tree a local attraction on 15mins drive from our home I did not know it was even there such a beautify beautiful spot full of lovely rain trees and running fresh water creeks. It was so lovely and cool.
On my table right in front of me earlier this week, LE zig zags to make, hearts to baste for PNG quilt, 9 patches, A pile of Quilty365s circles, and my Macaroons to appliqué on. Just as well Im never bored. I have completed my Sweet 2016 block as you saw on the Tote bag. 9 patches turned in to 2inch squares for my Headers and Enders!
We are having the most beautiful evenings at present and it is so incredible sitting watching the moon rise making all these amazing patterns in the sky.
Turning headers and enders in to a 1 and a 1/2 inch stamp quilt ?????
Its wonderful to see all these scraps becoming a block from just sewing two tiny squares together each time I start or finish sewing???? first I have two little squares that turn in to 4 then these 4 wee blocks become 8 blocks then these become 16 and then these become 64???? then these become 132! where Im up to over all most a week.
On Utube recently I saw a tutorial on how to use your 1 inch or 2inch scrap squares for hearders and enders ( I must admit I did not know what headers and enders were as Im NOT a machine sewer but it sounded interesting) Several weeks ago I was unpicking tiny blocks that had been handed in to the Opp Shop well now Im using these wee pieces of fabric as my headers and enders when using the sewing machine, at present Im doing a lot of machine sewing as you can see by these 4 blocks!!!!! I have also been cutting all my scraps up in to two inch squares where as 3 weeks ago I put them in a big pillow slip to get rid off> I have always avoided sewing small square but this is fun doing it this way LOL
The quickest pouches ever. I did a tutorial on how to make these yesterday on my blog. I made these out of old silk scarfs
woke up Friday morning to see these wee toadstools. Who says grey is not beautiful. beautiful
The first tiny ones were now big?????
Saturday I woke up to 100s of toadstools????
A fairy village grew over night!
My toadstools Sunday morning these are the first ones that grew, they are around 4inchs across. ???
Sitting on my door step entrance last night he had the most amazing strips over this body. He was about 1inch long
I must stop you must be all most a sleep by now, it has just been a busy week. Off to link up with Esther now.
http://estheraliu.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/wow-cherry-delight.html
Thank you for dropping in and hope you lasted to the end LOL
Cheers ALL Glenda
Are you sure that your weeks are the same length as everyone else’s? I’m sure that you’ve found a way of squeezing more hours out of the days than everyone else, otherwise you wouldn’t manage to get so much done!
Love the bag that you’ve made – and was interested to see how many pins you used around the bottom – you’ve got more patience than me, I think!
I like the ideas of leaders and enders when I’m sewing. When I’m organised I have little sets ready to make 9 patches to hand, using 1 1/2″ squares….
Thanks for sharing so much! xx
Boy you have been productive this week. I seem to have lost all my energy since this cold and cough. Too much going on here I guess.. Have a houseful of family coming on Sunday as a surprise. We have dinner date Saturday Evening..
I guess the LE is taking more time than I wanted it to but do want to finish it. I did machine stitch all the fused elements down. Love the orchid just amazing to see them grow outside.
Hugs
what lovely work your LE is – I must admit when cleaning the sewing the room I didn’t even make up a project box for LE and I should so I won’t loose track of it – I only have 2 or 3 flower bouquets to make to finish the center to use for something! I should do that today.
I love all your projects and so many like I do. Love your little postage stamp start the fig tree is huge and all the other plant and animal life you show is wonderful.
WOW a fabulous blog Glenda, what a busy time you have been having. Love your red Kimono fabric, it will look fabulous backing your grey 365 circles quilts.
What a great idea using your sweet 16 block for your computer tote bag you will have a lot of gifts ready this year, love the way you did the closure too. As usual your garden photo’s are stunning and I keep going back for another look.
Hugs Jenny