This is what happens when...

....You leave your sewing on the sofa...

 The sewkalico-cat moves in!

 And doesn't want to move off!

 

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This is what happens...

...when your son turns 8!

 

You attempt to make him a lego cake

using fondant icing

(for the first time!)

I think it's fair to say...

...that I do manage an hour a day.

Some days, I may not,

 but then I'll make up for it

with 2 hours the next day!! ;o)

 

This is it!

No more on the length.

I just need to make a few more stars,

a few more halves and the 2 corners...

 

In the above picture you can see where I plan to stop.

I need to square it off on the right like the corner below:

 

And the opposite corner/the left 

will need to be squared off like this:

 

I am linking to Bonnie's:

One Hour of Simply Needle & Thread!

Because she's made me

aware that I really do need that hour a day

of sewing just for me!

Rose-Star Surprises

Look what I found in the postbox yesterday!

Kandy sent me a rose-star that she had made

to thank me for getting her started.

 

Thank you Kandy!

I am pleased you are pleased,

sometimes I wish I'd never started,

but I hope to be finished soon.

 

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Wendy has asked me to show

how I do my half blocks.

I'll do a little tutorial soon.

I mean it's all very well making the stars,

but one really needs to be able

to finish them off :)

There are several ways to square up,

and I'll show you mine soon....

FB Giveaway!

'Like' my Handsewn page on Facebook...

And when I get to 100 'likes'

I'll be giving something 'handsewn' away!

An Hour A Day...

... keeps the blues away!

 And if you manage a bit

here and there...

you suddenly find...

 that you're almost done...

 Well maybe not almost...

But I'm getting closer every day!

(The last photo is my favourite

because it shows my son's hand with

his wooden spoon that

he was nagging me to stick some 'hair' on

and all the lego that seems

to be mysteriously attracted to the floor!)

Wordless Wednesday - Beans Means Blocks!

Bean Addiction

Oh dear!

I've got the 'Corn and Beans' bug bad!!

Day one I made 9 blocks...

And today I finished another load...

(I will need to count in the morning,

but there must be more than a dozen!)

 

I laid the first 9 out on the studio floor to photograph

and then went in the house.

I couldn't rest knowing they were just on the floor (OCD?)

So I went back to the studio

and found that 3 spiders like this:

were keeping them company.Ughh!

Bean Salad

I couldn't think what to title this post,

but I thought because it's a bit of a mix

of things, it's a bit of a bean salad ;o)

 

First up:

My first scrappy Corn and Bean block

a-la Scraps & Threadtales!

These blocks are such fun to make

and I plan to make them super-scrappy

thanks to Sio for getting me itchy to make them

and another friend who gave me the most awesome scraps!

(Yes, it's true - other people's scraps

are always better than your own!!)

 

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Another 2 rose-star half blocks:

And loads more cut out!!

 

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I was rather penniless

at the Great North Quilt Show,

but these came home with me:

As did these gorgeous Owl fabrics.

I'm sure I'll make something out of them

for Baby-Kalico

 as I rather like owls at the moment:

And a ruler - made out of perspex,

but bought with plastic ;o)

The pencil case was bought at a local supermarket

(couldn't resist!)

 

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This week was 'Back to school!'

My baby boy started Year 1:

I think they were both almost as happy

to go back to school

as Mummy was to send them! :)

 

Walking up to the bus on the first morning:

Baby-Kalico misses them terribly

when they are at school...

But she's a joy to have around.

Harrogate 2012

What kind of quilter

goes to a quilt show without their camera

(or their money!!!) ????

Me! What a ... (fill in the blank LOL),

but yes, I was lucky enough to visit

The Great North Quilt Show

in Harrogate this weekend and only

when I got to the door did I realise I'd

left the essentials behind!

Never fear, I was with a friend

and a bag full of small change

and hidden notes!

 

Luckily, my phone takes ok pictures,

so these have all been snapped

on my little phone...

 

These photos are just a sample

of some things that took my eye:

 

I have been meaning to make

an alphabet quilt for years...

Maybe for the grandkids *sigh!*

Thought this one was nice and cheerful:

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These hexagons were too tiny!!!:

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Loved these houses:

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The idea of appliqueing a quirky border

over a traditional quilt intriqued me

(non-traditional colours though!!):

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The big picture I took of this quilt

didn't come out, but I loved the use of scraps:

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This 'Dear Jane' quilt was amazing!:

Longarm-quilted by Longarm Chris!

So bright and cheery!

 

And here are Longarm Chris's quilts!:

The quilting is spectacular!!

mmm, lovely!

Well-earned ribbons too!

 

And this is Chris's 'Urban Nine-Patch':

Also full of well-deserved ribbons!

 

Baby-Kalico was very well-behaved

considering the heat (! yes, it was warm!),

and the fact that Mummy kept stopping to look at

quilts and stalls!

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I thought this quilt was fun:

 

And this was a novel way

of putting your hexagons together

(again the bigger picture was terribly blurry!)

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Loved this quilt,

although these are not my colours at all!:

But nice and scrappy and very cute!

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And some patriotism was on display too:

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I just hapened to be there

when this quilt display came tumbling down!

A few people laughed at me taking a photo -

a bit mean of me, I know, but life's a blog LOL

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And I was delighted that finally

Mrs Welshquilter and I got to meet!

I was spoilt with this lovely embroidery!:

It's hanging over the fireplace!

Thank you so much Andrea!

 

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And I'll leave you with a shot of

my recent bake:

Victoria Sponge filled with red currant jam

that was made by a friend in the village

...yummm, there goes my diet!