OPAM for August...."really"

Oh my goodness not only are the days flying but sew are the months...August passed sew quickly I only managed  ONE  finish for OPAM

but it was a bigggggggg one . 64" X 80"..  My Community Quilt... I did find it hard to pull through the domestic machine for quilting ..  I'm very happy it's done now .

Thanks to Peg and Kris for keeping me on track each month to have a finish....


Happy Stitching

Hugz  Maria :)

I'm Joining in

                                          the "Pincushion Parade"  with Ida ..

 

It's a fun parade to join in and Ida has lots of lovely prizes too. Pop on over HERE to join in...   Hope to see lots of interesting "Pincushions"

It's the  "First Friday of the month" again this week sew it's time for FnwFs ... I'm sure Cheryll  will have the link up soon sew we can all join in.... Love my Friday night sewing with my virtual friends.....

I had planned to do some painting today but it's raining sew I'll just have to spend the day in "The Cave" and stitch...

Hugz Maria :)

Community Sewing

When a lady left town a few months ago she donated tubs of fabrics to our Patch Group. Last Saturday we all got together for a Community Sewing day...

Some of us spend time cutting out quilt patterns. while others sewed and did the ironing...

such a fun day and we managed to get lots of flimsys made......

Teena's "I Spy"

Lee's top

Baby panel, two more on left , Jan's flimsy on the floor  and the one I was working on to the left on the table.....

Jo made a baby play mat....

Over the weekend I managed to get my quilt together, sandwiched and pinned.

It is now under the machine being quilted.....

We will now have a lovely pile of quilts to donate thanks to the lady's kind donation ...

Happy Stitching 

Hugz  Maria :)

FNSI ....

On Friday I enjoyed a relaxing evening with Wendy and friends for FNSI..

 First I sewed the  5" blocks for Patchwork Quilt_A_Long

Aug Blocks

also did the finishing stitches on my Aug blocks for Christmas Cottage SAL

then popped a flimsy under the machine and did some appliqueing..

thanks Wendy for organising us again for FNSI... Will visit the other ladies to see what they did over the next few days..

Have a fabulous week, hope you get time to stitch...

Hugz  Maria :)

  

Catching up and FNSI

Finally I am able to sit down and write a post..  Have spend a few days in bed with a dreaded cold but better now.

But I did manage to make a little gift for a Special Birthday

A zipper pouch..








and we enjoyed morning coffee here even though it was a rainy day...

to celebrate with the birthday girl..









I was also pleased to have made and sent some Aussie Hero Blocks before being sick..

While in Perth DD and I went to the Craft Show and here are the few purchases I made..

and I must also show you the fabulous book I ordered from The Quilters Angel that arrived in the mail

" Make it Blue"

By Natalie Bird...















 




Lots of gorgeous projects that would look great in any colour but I do like the blue....













I am looking forward to our FNSI  with Wendy and friends...   Sew don't forget to pop over HERE  to join in the fun...



Happy Stitching

Hugz Maria :)

FnwFs cont......

As I showed you in my previous post I was spending FnwFs at my DD home in the Big Smoke...
We come across the a very old UFO on a shelf in her craft room I had given her a few years ago to finish.. Hmm! that hadn't happen sew we decided to work on it together...

DD  sewing




while I did the ironing

   and putting the blocks on the display board.

thought I'd like it a bit better once we made some blocks but sadly I don't. Still needs many more blocks before it's big enough....
Of course DD has now given me the box back. Wonder if this Kaleidoscope UFO will ever be finished....




Thank you Cheryll for another fun filled Friday evening stitching. Now I 'm home will visit the other ladies to HERE see what they stitched..

It's raining now (Hooray! ) sew I'll go to the Cave and sew....

Happy Stitching.

Hugz Marai :)

FnwFs

  As I am in the big smoke I'll just do a quick post to show you what my DD and I worked on foR FnWFs.......                                             

                                                      

       

I enjoyed sewing along with Cheryll and friends as well as my DD . Will do a better post when I return on my big computer. The iPad never wants to play right when I want to post... 😢

Happy Stitching .

Hugz 🤗 Maria 😘