15 Minute Challenge - Challenging Times

I started writing this yesterday then got distracted, Maestro was building a computer for someone and he needed help holding things after I spent most of the afternoon running around with him for one of his side projects (buying and selling limited addition sneakers... I'm thinking it will end in disaster)

It was back to a 7 out of 7 week this week, though I nearly didn't stitch one night but a quick mum taxi trip on Friday night meant I was wide awake and picked up the needle to do some stitching before heading to bed.

I was supposed to be doing a couple of training courses this week but they have been cancelled as the instructor was flying for interstate and their company has suspended domestic travel.   Mo's school still hasn't cancelled their Sydney trip but I get the feeling that it will happen soon.  
Mo's school  have now postponed the trip and also their time at the Jam Factory (creative hub for artist) as part of the Design Course she is doing.  At the moment schools have not been closed.

People are panic buying, I think I am just going to keep to my normal routine, shop on Thursdays as per usual and take get what I can.  I have been adding a couple of extra things in the shopping basket over the last few weeks so we should be fine in an emergency.  It was announced today that it isn't a supply problem it is a Distribution problem and if people just take a breath and not clear the shops out  of stock and shop normally there will not be a problem - Still the idiots don't listen.

Work is happy for me to work from home so even if I have to stay home it will be ok.  My whole company has been told to work from home for the foreseeable future.  My husband texted me today and he will be doing the same.  Maestro's had one shift cut this week I doubt he will be working much if at all in the next few weeks.

I am back to working on Green Tea and Sweet Beans.  I can't say the the blocks I have been working on have been that easy.  There was lots of unstitching in the flower blocks below but I finally got it together.  I have to make 2 more yuck.

So how is everyone doing.  Are you in lock down?  Stay safe.

And check in with Kate to see how everyone is stitching.  

Springtime Romance 2019 Free BOM Quilt Top Finished.

Here's the finished quilt top.  I got the backing fabric today (that is a bit of a disaster who sends you 5m of fabric cut into 1m cuts) but its workable just a bit more stitching than I anticipated.

I think I did a pretty good job of making it look like the E version.  Check the BOM page to see that if you need a refresher.  I'll hopefully start working on the putting it together pattern on the weekend.

15 Minute Challenge and Springtime Romance top finish

As far as the challenge goes this week wasn’t so good only a 5 out of 7 this week.  Movie night with the girls so no sewing and then Friday night I just couldn’t be bothered starting, and the kids were in a chatty mood so we just sat on the lounge and had a bit of a laugh over silly things that they had got up to during the day.  Mo had been on an art excursion and was talking about some of the kids in her class that Maestro knew.

DH had been having drinks with people from work and he came home to find us all just having a laugh and he was sorry he hadn’t come home earlier as we are rarely all in the same room at the one time I guess that’s what it is like with teenagers these days.  Maestro is either working or out and Mo is usually studying or just doing stuff in her room.

We have a long weekend this weekend so I planned to finish Springtime Romance this weekend.  I thought that it wouldn’t be done till today but I finished late yesterday afternoon.  So today I gave it a good press and we hung it for a picture.

So here it is straight from my phone.  I have ordered backing fabric which will hopefully arrive this week and I have the batting ready to go.  

So how did you go this week.  Head to Kate's to see how the challenge went.

15 Minute Challenge a bit Late on everything

I was late posting my block and late posting for the challenge.  I haven't been busy just not aware of the date... well my job makes me very aware of the date but I just didn't join the dots this week.

I am much better than last week and out of my funk.  Had birthday dinner with the girls and went to sewing.  We are going to see Emma on Wednesday night.

It was another 6 out of 7 mainly because of dinner with the girls and it will probably end up being another one of those weeks this week.

Springtime Romance is nearly done one last small spray of flowers and the bottom border is complete.  I'm trying to get it finished by the weekend so I can add the border and maybe do some photo's and start on the pattern writing for the putting it together.

I have ordered batting and backing fabric so I can start quilting.

Here is a progress shot of the final border and I had started adding flower centres to the small flowers but weren't happy with them so they got unpicked.

So how did your week go.  

check out everyone's progress at Kate's 

Block 9 Sorry bit late I'm blaming it on leap year

In truth it just completely slipped my mind.  A week ago I said to myself that I needed to set up the scheduled post and that was the full extent of my memory.  

So here are the files they will be up until the 9th to give you the full 7 days.

Sorry once again.

You can now get the pattern from my etsy shop.
Please note that Block 10 will probably be late my daughter is going to Sydney early April.  However once it goes up I will leave it there for 2 weeks so you can download it.  

15 Minute Challenge & a Tiring Week

I always struggle in February and I think I've worked out why.  Work goes from nothing to full on in those weeks and I'm pretty sure that I struggle emotionally too. By Friday I kind of had enough I'd had a headache since Tuesday and was really feeling like I'd had enough so ended up just dropping tools after extending my working day by an hour.

Feb is not only my birthday but it was my mums birthday too and also the anniversary of her death and there are a few other disappointments to do with her family (well my family) that really come home to me at this time of year.  So it was good to have a quilting class to look forward to this weekend.

The class was with Marg Sampson George.  I haven't ever done a class with her before, my girl friends weren't going so I was a bit apprehensive about going it alone but I survived and although the class had a few strong personalities I did quite enjoy it.  The first day I was pretty quiet my head was still pounding a bit but I got into the swing of things on Sunday and after completing and getting tips on how to for the 2 blocks I was interested in got enthused about another appliqué project from her book and one of her students work which was in a softer colour way than Marg's original quilt.

Marg uses a lot of antique quilts as inspiration and she does a lot of broidery perse and paper piecing which I don't particular like, but she has excellent techniques to share with the group and I picked up some handy hints to add to the technique vault.

Border 4 is still going strong for Springtime Romance and hopefully I can stay awake enough tonight to add a bit more to it.  I am going to do a bit of reverse sewing as well as I am not happy with a couple of flower centres they need resizing.  Maybe 2 more weeks and it will be done and the top will be finished.  Fingers crossed.

Well how did I go this week it was a 6 out of 7 this week again.

So how did everyone else go head to Kate's to check it out.

15 Minute Challenge and Another Year is Added to the Tally

Another 6 out of 7 this week.  One night I just couldn't do it I just vegged, it was probably my birthday that did it to me.   Work that day was pretty meh, but I came home to the most magnificent bunch of flowers, which my husband had arranged for Maestro to go and get which made everything much better.   He just told him what to spend and said no flowers starting with C carnations because I can't stand them or chrysanthemums because I only really like a certain type. Which meant they had to remake a new bunch there were lots ready for Valentine's day.    But it had all flowers that I love so it was worth Maestro going through some pain to get them.

Here they are when I first got them and the other picture is from this morning with the lilies open.  It's nearly a week and they are still going strong.  I think the orchids will last the longest and the lisianthus.  





















It was my birthday on Wednesday, but hubby got Thursday off so that we could have lunch together for my birthday, and Maestro wasn't working so he tagged along for a free feed.  We tried a pub we hadn't been to before down the coast a little bit (about 4 beaches along) and the meal was pretty good, the day was sunny and we had a lovely view of the beach and the boys mostly behaved themselves.

Mo made me a card, though I told her next year she doesn't have to include my age.

I went to see the new adaption of Emma, on my own because I couldn't get anyone to go and see a Mr Darcy film.  It was the best Emma I've seen and the costumes were magnificent.  I think I'm going to go again with the girls in the next couple of weeks it will be worth it to study the embroidery some more.

I'm off to a quilting class this weekend at the local quilt shop.  Think I'm looking forward to it.  My usual partners in crime wont be there this time, I think that is why I'm not feeling it just now but I have all my fabric and tools just about ready.

Here is a progress shot of the last border for Springtime Romance.  Lots more flowers to go but it is starting to look like the pattern.  The flowers for this border are a lot bigger so hopefully it won't take too much longer.

How has your week gone.  Head to Kate's to see how everyone is getting on with the challenge.