Zooooommmmmm!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday Chooky hosted another bloggy gathering via Zoom...while she started at 6:00 am with Northern Hemisphere girls and others, I was a late comer to the party only realising mid-morning that hey, I wasn't at work I could play!!...so I joined in just before 12:00 midday our time...hopped in and out at times but I did manage to get a couple of things done...nothing great and wonderous...while others were working on actual projects I did a little "clearing up"...machining binding to two table mats (they'd been waiting a while)...randomly finding some wee Christmas stitcheries with binding strips so stitched on those bindings as well...while I was standing at the cutting table I marked some more masking tape lines on the big-hexie quilt big stitch hand quilting project.  After all that preparation I thought I'd work on an actual quilt top and in a move that was scary, appliqued a pointy star down on my Anna quilt (it's dodgy but it is staying as is!).  I decided I really need to be totally concentrating when doing those with the little applique iron to hand and just generally a bit more complex that I can handle while zoom meeting...so I retreated to the couch and hand sewing and by the time we signed off at about 9:00 pm had all those bindings completed stitched...

Like I said, nothing great and wonderous but done...the orange peels are dodgy with some points missing because I'd mucked up the measurements of the cabinet tops the are to go one so were too small and had to add borders after I'd backed and quilted but they'll do the intended job well enough and better than the bin...I'm going to put ribbon hangers on the little Christmas stitcheries as tree decorations...have even found the ribbon and beads...

Thanks Chooky for a fun day with friends from far and not so far geographically...the best idea to keep us connected...

Happy Stitching...

Stitching Day at Stawell...

Fun day yesterday stitching with friends at this year's workshop held by Stawell Craft Shop...again we had the lovely Sharon from Lilabelle Lane come play for the day.  This year's project was Sharon's Tis The Season Christmas decorations pattern.  A rummage through the stash found some Christmassy pieces to take along and we received a kit with the stiffened felt, ribbons, bells and pattern.

Quick and easy everyone finished one, two or even three decorations...

One in the bauble shape finished before lunch (yes, you read that correctly, I not only finished something in a class I finished it before lunch!)...

Two done by the end of the day (and I left slightly early!)...not the best picture as the sun was happily streaming in the window and casting shadows...might need to add a little bling but haven't had a chance to see what is hiding in the sewing room to add yet...

My first one top right hanging out with J's and N's...not a bad day's "work"...

 

Mandy & Cheryl did a fabulous job as usual putting on the day - good venue, yummy homemade food, great tutor, lovely play friends...looking forward to next year's day already...

 

Happy Stitching...