Tomorrow is the first day of Spring in Southern parts, and we have enjoyed a mild winter, particularly August has been warm and great weather for lambing, which got underway for us during the last week. A tiny vase of pretty little flowers is just the thing to say 'Spring'.......
In my last post I mentioned a retreat I had been on recently, and here are a couple of things I worked on while enjoying uninterrupted sewing time, what a treat that was.... two and a half days of it!! This is a little Dresden pillow that I finished at retreat, and was part of the birthday swap gifts I sent to Leanne recently. Without even discussing it, we ended up both making each other gifts from Bonnie and Camille fabrics, great minds think alike right?!
I also made Leanne a table runner in a kind of sampler format using half square triangles. This was so fun to make, I used some of the bonus HST's left over from my 2012 FQS Block of the Month quilt, and added some more from the Vintage Modern range for variety. I did include some little extras but forgot to take a photo of them.
One of the main things I worked on while I was away was to finish up the Designer Mystery BOM, I have now made it up to this red border, I am unsure about the next white border with the pinwheel corners, I may try something different, or even leave it as is, it's already plenty big enough for me. This means that now I can start the 2013 BOM. I have three blocks sitting waiting for me already!
A better pic of the colours - hanging on the clothesline late this afternoon.....
There were a couple of other projects I worked on, but one of them is still a little surprise so I will share it when it is done. Since I've returned from retreat, I haven't really achieved much crafty-wise, but I will try and get a few stitches done some evenings during lambing(if I can stay awake that late!)
I am going to use my 'free pass' this month for the Stitch Along blog, I am still working on July's bag, so I don't think I'm going to get the August one done in the next few hours.....
Thanks for visiting with me today... hope you're getting some stitching time in your day..... Nicky x
