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I heard a funny noise the other morning, but didn't think too much about it, perhaps it was the traffic on the road out the back.  But later in the morning when I went to hang some freshly ironed clothes  away, I saw what it was.  The wardrobe shelf and clothes rail had parted company with the wall, and was hanging by a screw!  Oh dear, what to do now?

Ooops, it gave way

I had an electrician around the following day, Callum, a nice young man just starting out in business on his own,  to replace the light ...

It is July and the dog days of summer are upon us. 

Meet Joyful.

Joyful

This pattern was published in the Special Christmas Publication by Annie's Attic Quilting. 

Published

Special Publication

Nine Festive Projects

Originally designed with black accents, Joyful finishes at 51" by 53". Bright yellow replaced black in ...

 I have more UFOs around than I really want to admit to.  However, one of them incorporated a touch of orange, so I decided to try and move it forward this month as much as I can.  After all,  orange is the colour of the month for those of us taking part in Rainbow Scrap Challenge, RSC.  The project started like this, a bunch of neutral string pieced blocks I had stitched together back in 2023.  I was using up the never ending supply of strips and strings which were gathered in a bag.  There are still enough to make ...

Island Batik's June Challenge is co-sponsored by Funky Friends Factory. 

I chose Dizzy Dolphin.

Bubbles!

Let's start from the beginning.

I downloaded and printed the pattern. I chose a light and a dark fabric from an older Island Batik collection, called Exuberance. I had used this collection to make Trevor (the quilt with dimples).

2nd fabric in 1st column, 8th fabric in the 2nd column

The dots gave the impression of playful bubbles.

Pattern and Fabrics

The step by step directions were clear and the pattern was easy to make. I used Schmetz 80/12 Microtex needle for ...

It was time to make another double handed oven mitt with my selvedges.  I had a bunch of brown ones, as I thought, but some were autumn toned with a touch of orange, so that worked well. I always stitch the pockets first, just to see how many selvedges I have to work with.  That done, I had enough  over for the body of the mitt, and used plain orange fabric for under the pockets.  Just as well I have a walking foot as stitching the binding on the mitt through all those layers is quite a job.

Stitching slowly ...

Orange is the chosen colour this month for June and I have to admit it's not really a colour I care for. But I found two shades of orange to stitch up a couple of blocks for my boy's white and black donation quilt.

Boy's blocks

Then I checked through my bag of 2.5in squares, looking for anything orange.  Not a great deal of luck, I only found enough for two of these blocks.

Orange, tan and apricot, slim pickings indeed

As I've decided to split these blocks into girly shades, and other darker shades ...

Orange is the colour for June for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge so I dug into my 2.5" squares bin and pulled out all of the orange squares.  I cut a few from my orange fat quarter bin to add some variety before making 6 orange hollow nine patch blocks. I am getting quite a stack of these blocks!  When I run out of the centre squares, I will put the blocks together to make a quilt. 

I continue to knit away on my scarf when the mood hits me...Maybe it will be done in time to wear it ...

Welcome to my stop on the Island Batik + Accuquilt Irish Chain BlogHop. 

Directive - Create a stunning quilt using the GO! Irish Chain Die from AccuQuilt!

Here is my response!

A Stunning Finish, as requested!

But let's start at the beginning. 

The Challenge

Fusion  by Jerry Khiev for Swan Amity Studios

Inspiration Board

Accuquilt Die to make 10" Finished Irish Chain Block

Dull

Meh

Whatever

I have always used the Irish Chain as an alternate block, not the focus block. Naturally, I was ...

 The month is coming to the end, and I've been busy stitching away with green for the month of May for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC).  One of my aims is to use up my diminishing supply of selvedges to make double handed oven mitts.  Yes, there are some green selvedges in my bag, so I got busy stitching away.  I always make the pockets first, using what selvedges I have, and if there are any left over, use them on the body.

And there were enough selvedges to apply to most of the body, plus I used a ...

This celebration is not just a weekend of BBQs, swimming and parties. Memorial Day became an official holiday in 1868. It commemorates the end of the Civil War. Freed slaves and Union troops held the earliest Memorial Day celebrations in May 1865 – just a few weeks after the fighting ended.  Union war hero General John A. Logan organized the first Memorial Day and ...

Last weekend, my husband and I went to the Camp Kintail Crafter's Retreat--Christine, my usual accomplice at retreats, had other plans for the weekend so my husband agreed to go with me.  He did some reading and worked on weathering some model train cars.  We also went for several walks--it was a gorgeous sunny weekend. I finished off the last three blocks for this quilt.  I have not decided what to name it yet... The blocks are not put together yet as they have to be all trimmed to the exact same size first.   They are bigger than standard ...

 I knew I had a bag somewhere or other with a green UFO, started goodness knows how long ago.  With green being the RSC colour for May, it seemed a good idea to move this project forward.  The only trouble was, where on earth had I put it?  I searched through a couple of likely places, remembering I hadn't seen it for quite some time.  At last, there it was, a small bag tucked beneath yet more unfinished projects.  As I used to tell Robin, I'll never run out of things to sew!

When I started this, it ...

Good morning, my friends. Another week comes to a close. There's still time left for sewing before we head north. From past experience, I know the next couple of weeks are going to fly by. We're each checking off our respective pre-trip activities. Mike spent quite a bit of time with our alarm system and smoke alarms yesterday. He was making sure everything worked and putting in fresh batteries. In the process, he discovered the smoke detector in our bedroom was no longer functional. No problem. He ordered another from Amazon, and it was delivered within about two ...

Good morning, my friends. Another week comes to a close. There's still time left for sewing before we head north. From past experience, I know the next couple of weeks are going to fly by. We're each checking off our respective pre-trip activities. Mike spent quite a bit of time with our alarm system and smoke alarms yesterday. He was making sure everything worked and putting in fresh batteries. In the process, he discovered the smoke detector in our bedroom was no longer functional. No problem. He ordered another from Amazon, and it was delivered within about two ...

Good morning, my friends. The spring birthday season is over. There will be no more birthdays in our family until Erik's October birthday. There will be a lot of miles traveled between now and then, both literally and figuratively. For now, I'll just say we've survived another trip around the sun. Hopefully, I'll still be able to say that again next year.

It was a busy kitchen day yesterday. I started by steeling myself with slow-stitching. I finished up the "Buttons" block...