Loving My New Start and Glad to see the bindings on others.

So it has been a while since I posted anything. My question is how can I have a computer at work, a home laptop and an I-pad, and the only thing I seem to be able to blog on is my husband's laptop? All have a different layout and this is the only one I seem to be able see the Dashboard. Putting photos on is also a nightmare. So lets see how this goes! Finishitis is continuing. I have finished La Naissance. It is currently residing on my bed and I love it.

Challenge is bound and waiting for an important birthday.

Pies and Tarts is bound and complete.


My William Morris Sample is currently at the quilters. Arts and Craft Sampler by Michele Hill is together and waiting to be machine quilted......by me yeeks!!!!!! I hope it turns out. So far I have only machine quilted one quilt and that was stippled. It was also a memorable experience as I put the machine needle through my finger. The worst thing was that the needle broke and it was only new. Damn!! So all those completed and ready for use means I was entitiled to start something new.

This is what is on my Design Wall (which was lovingly made by my dearest Darling).

I purchased this as a BOM from Quiltsmith in Sydney. It is a pattern by Susan Garman called Sarah's Revival. I just love it. I keep the door open so every time I walk up the hallway, I can see it. 27 blocks done, only 9 to go. not bad considering I started in April and work has seriously interfered with my progress. Early next month I am off to Sit and Sew with the girls at Wodonga. I think I will take Sweet William and work on getting blocks organised. Seems the photos just want to do their own thing. I suppose some photos is better than none.

Happy sewing to every one.
JulieAnn

My Time at Home Alone.

For 2 weeks over May/June I spent my very first time alone for longer than 3 days .  I had gone from living with my parents, to married then married with children.  Never in 50 years have I had more than 3 nights by my self.  Wow  is it different!  DH and DS No 1 went to England to visit DD and DS No2.  I stayed home alone.

So what did I do?  Anything I wanted!!

Apart from going to work, time was my own.  I made it my mission to try to get some of my quilt tops that were almost done, that much closer to being done.  ( I can't use the F word).

My first quilt top was La Naissance, a quilt by Susan Smith from Wodonga. I had all but finished it 2 years ago.  I wanted a Fresh, bright summer quilt. All it needed was 20 small hexagon flowers.  I found the fabrics and off I went.  It did take me a week, (slow going, I know) but I got them made.

Then it took 3 days to sew them onto the top.


Here it is ready and waiting for it's Flowers

All the flowers ready to go.... at last.

Mmmmm Is this how I want them????

Sewing the last stitch.....

Taa dah!!!!!!  Done!

It is now ready for quilting.  It is a large King size so there is no way I will be quilting it. 

Next on the list was the scrolls on My William Morris Sampler By Michele Hill.  It has been awaiting its scrolls for about 4 years.  So I spend 4 nights tracing and cutting them out.

Then another night was spent positioning them and ironing them into place.  If I thought tracing and cutting took some time, it is nothing to how long it takes to blanket stitch around them.  I am almost done but life and family have delayed the process .

I even did some stitching in the "No Patchwork Allowed" place, our new pergola.  It did take him a while to realise I was sewing while we watched the Football.

When this one is done the next is another Michele Hill top, just awaiting the last 4 corner blocks to be sewn.  More on it when this current one is done.

Last Saturday Linda and joined a bus trip to Canberra to the Craft and Quilting Show.

A couple of Patterns purchased from Somerset

Some templates

and a book I am very pleased to have bought.

Thanks for joining me on my journey and I will try to make more regular updates.

That should spur me on to keep achieving......

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shouldn't it?????????

Happy stitching to All.

JulieAnn