My Etsy Shop

It's been a long time since I listed anything in my etsy shop,

but there are so many things I want to do

(Courses to pay for and go on etc...)

that I thought it was worth a try..

I will be added things as I go along,

but have only listed a few things for now.

Check me out here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/sewkalico

Slow & Steady wins the race

I am slowly getting all the blocks done for my Marti Mitchell Carolina Lily.

6 blocks are completely finished and 2 just need the stems and leaves sewn down. All the setting flower blocks are almost sewn together, the last 5 just need the white sewn down and their stems attached. Did I mention I found enough white to finish the last 5 small flowers! I was so happy to be so disorganised for once LOL.

Kandy has been helping me work out the fabric requirements and potential layouts in EQ6 (see this post - it's very cool!)

I was so pleased of her help as I changed the block sizes suggested in Marti's pattern.
(Because I have been sewing the blocks by hand I thought it would be more suitable to not make them as big as she suggests for the king size quilt and not as small as she suggests for the wallhanging...)

Here is one of the suggested layouts that I am pretty much going to go with...


I am scared and excited to tackle those vines, but first I have to sew all the blocks together (after I have finished them of course!)


On a commercial note ;-) I've made some more coin purses, but have not had a chance to photograph them properly so that I can list them in my Etsy shop...

Blue ones...

(Blue one on the bottom row in the middle is already sold)
(EDIT: Top left & Bottom right blue purses sold now too)

And some in yellow and orange...



I hope to list them sometime this week...

Something Old, Somethings New

A few observant people noticed that I changed my blog header to a photo I took almost 2 years ago. . .



I guess that's not really UP-dating then is it LOL!

The original post with a few other photos of my version of Bonnie's Orange Crush quilt on a travelling caravan is here. I remember I drove around with the quilt top on my passenger seat hoping for just such an opportunity and even though a German tour bus stopped to watch me, it was a thrill to see my quilt displayed on such a work of art. I think these caravans are just amazing. Slow and a traffic nuisance, but amazing!!

Chris, the Longarmer, says my Double Delight quilt top is ready so perhaps I will drive around this summer (crutches and or leg - willing) with that quilt in the car, with the hopes that a friendly traveler will let me have another photoshoot. I do hope that wasn't a once in a lifetime thing :-)

On another note, I have put some of my coin purses in my Etsy shop.





More to come, I hope, but quality production cannot be rushed :-)

Some progress, (not much)

An update on what's been happening around here...
We've had a load of cement delivered to finish off the driveway.



I finished the borders on the Project Linus UK top Kate sent me...

It was really windy so I was struggling to use my trusty gate quilt display!

(you can see the new driveway in the picture.)

And I finally got my shop open again....


There's not much in the shop yet. I'll add a few more things as and when I find the time and when I have less distractions...

And when DS1 is better. He's poorly again, poor chap. He has Slapped Cheek, a virus. Perfectly harmless, just a bit exhausting for the poor guy.

As you can see by his face he enjoyed the chocolate pudding I bought him to cheer him up (or so I thought except I found some of it down the sofa so maybe he didn't!)