15 Minute Challenge A Class and Some Dressmaking finishes

 I can't believe it is nearly a month since I last blogged.  Work has been busy as usual but I have still found the time to do some sewing and find out some of the features of my new machine. 

A couple of weeks ago I did a workshop with Judy Newman and Margaret Mews.  They are great fun and make lovely quilts mostly by hand.  It was a 3 day class and I ended up swapping my working days to get the long weekend needed instead of having an extra day off which was the original plan as I need to work on my outstanding leave.  But the workload hasn't  let up even though April is a little bit easier than the next few months.

I decided to start Settle which is one of Judy's quilt's but I still purchased a couple of other patterns and template sets to keep me going through out the year. The original is below.  

Here are my finished block from the 3 days I have since finished 20 so only another 60 to go.  I am using a lovely voile as the background there are embroidered blocks to do as well.

 

I have been doing some dress making as well to test out the new machine.  The patterns are from a site called Pattern Emporium and I am really impressed with how easy to follow they are with lots of photo's and instructions as well as quite a few general videos to watch for bits and pieces.  I have  finished 2 dresses and have prepared the pattern for a shirt that I hope to finish in the next week or so.  

It has been unseasonably hot here 34C yesterday and hotter today it will low 30's for the next week I think.  We really need rain so the rain Gods need to wake up soon.  

That's it for me I think I have managed to stitch 95% of the days over the last month.  So I think I'm keeping up with the challenge.  

Head to Kate's to catch up with everyone.