tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90649589561306714312024-03-13T14:06:23.908+13:00Himmelgarten QuiltsQuilting and life in rural New ZealandMonikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-11188518750032735572021-04-05T08:55:00.005+12:002021-04-05T08:57:33.365+12:00It's been a while...<p style="text-align: justify;"> ... and rather than beat myself up about the 7 months gap in blogging, I'll just take it easy and see where blogging takes me next:) I have posted more regular updates on Instagram, feel free to check them out <a href="https://www.instagram.com/himmelgartenquilts/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So what am I up to at the moment? The house has become rather quiet, the oldest DS who is 20 returned to university for Trimester B last year, then straight to an internship only to return from there to uni for Trimester A in February, so we only had him home for a fortnight or so over Christmas. His next younger brother (who is 18) left for his own study in a different city at the end of February, so we now only have the youngest boy left at home who at age 16 is in his second to last year at school. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Summer came and went, New Zealand continues to do very well in regards to battling COVID-19 in comparison to other places around the world. It helps when you are an island nation and can lock down your borders tightly - not saying that business are not struggling, especially those largely relying on overseas tourists (like my work). After an uneventful summer gardening season, autumn has brought some goodies, so I have been preserving homegrown bananas, feijoas and chillies:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UHs1t7bqdWg/YGolepsAoMI/AAAAAAAAIaA/VtiB2f0dTtseayhIrVy5xiGf6hIoxHa_QCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UHs1t7bqdWg/YGolepsAoMI/AAAAAAAAIaA/VtiB2f0dTtseayhIrVy5xiGf6hIoxHa_QCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm still using monthly goals, and with Suz's encouragement I have also looked a annual goals to help put the monthly goals in perspective. Over the last month I have (once again) realised how bored I get when I make a gazillion blocks of the same pattern - those projects just seem to drag their feet... With an annual goals they might just pull through... maybe...</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>My annual goals for 2021:</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u>Continue piecing</u>:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li>Finish piecing all blocks for <b>Rainbow at Sea</b></li><li>Complete <b>Line Dried</b> top (blocks, borders)</li><li>Piece two blocks per month for <b>Stained Glass</b></li><li>Continue <b>Summer Sampler 2017</b> (piece one block / month, then turn into flimsy)</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u>New projects</u>:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><ul><li><b>Cadence Court</b> - piece two blocks per month</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><u>Quilting +</u>:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li>Finish <b>Cogs and Thistles</b></li><li>Finish <b>Patchwork City 2018</b></li><li>Finish <b>Twisted Star </b>baby quilt</li><li>Finish <b>Paperlanterns</b> EPP quilt</li><li>Finish <b>Whirlygig</b> - DONE</li></ul><u>EPP</u>:<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li><b>Butterfly effect</b></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have bought a few new PDF patterns, but I am yet to commit to any of these; I am always torn between starting an exciting new project and the guilt of having unfinished projects sitting in a pile. There are a couple of distinct possibilities I have on my radar, one the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/berninaoldblocksampler/" target="_blank">#Berninaoldblocksampler</a>, tempting because the blocks are all different and not commonly used. Maybe a way to use some curated scraps?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As in previous years, I am still practising my ruler quilting. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nataliabonner/" target="_blank">@nataliabonner</a> is one of my more recent discoveries, and I have subscribed to her 9 patch ruler quilting class, so I will need to piece myself a 9 patch top to practice (one of these days..). Last year I bought a number of Glide 60 cones, and I am starting to learn how to use these. Currently I am SIDing in black around the blocks of my Patchwork City 2018 top, then I will fill in the blocks with a creamy Glide so I can minimise thread changes. I had trouble with shredding thread the other day, so chances are that I end up with a gazillion thread ends anyway.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the unexpected learnings from 2020 is that I enjoy EPP! I completed the Paperlanterns top, and I have started a new project:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wWshSOtE1w/YGomctcu5gI/AAAAAAAAIaM/Uq94j8wyKCgUaF8N0zeccmdShJukHzjMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/finished%2Btop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1wWshSOtE1w/YGomctcu5gI/AAAAAAAAIaM/Uq94j8wyKCgUaF8N0zeccmdShJukHzjMACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/finished%2Btop.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were a few pesky y-seams when I added the borders,<br />but I am happy with the finished result. Now to sandwich and quilt it...</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAl081K63Oc/YGomXQdQ0xI/AAAAAAAAIaI/KVTPq811ZU8QIEOzOJzOdFY-6HWpQv8rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2046/Image.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2008" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAl081K63Oc/YGomXQdQ0xI/AAAAAAAAIaI/KVTPq811ZU8QIEOzOJzOdFY-6HWpQv8rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Image.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My super-sized version of the pattern by Nicole | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lillyellastitchery/" target="_blank">@lillyellastitchery</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After a busy long weekend with a trip to 'the big smoke' to see the big boys, today is my sewing day, so I better get into my sewing room now - Happy Sewing!!!Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-72357189780280550932020-09-06T15:25:00.001+12:002020-09-06T15:25:21.156+12:00Spring timeWe seem to be past the worst of winter - which admittedly isn't very bad at all with daily high temps 15+degC and no night time frosts. Here in Northland, our climate is classed as oceanic/subtropical, which means winters are pretty wet so nature is very green (most of the native vegetation are evergreens). The magnolias are more or less finished blooming, as are the invasive Taiwanese cherries. I am looking forward to the temperatures just rising a little more so I can get the veggie garden started.<p style="text-align: justify;">On COVID-19, after 102 days without any cases in New Zealand (bar some citizens returning from overseas who were tested in managed isolation), August saw a new outbreak in Auckland which brought with it a swift Level 3 lockdown for Auckland, and Level 2 restrictions for the rest of the country. Locking Auckland down (1.5 Mio people - or there abouts) has had considerable impact on other parts of the country, especially up here in Northland, the only region north of Auckland. Some people described Northland as an island, and while the economic impact is hard for many businesses, the swift action also means that our communities up here are kept safe. The restrictions were partially lifted as of Monday, and we have had many travellers return to Northland, so I am checking the news daily, hoping no cases are being exported out of Auckland into the regions. Sadly there were two more deaths this week, a total toll of 24 cases for a country of just over 5 Million.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Masks are now 'a thing': They are compulsory on public transport - except there is very little public transport in our region. For other places, they are recommended when you can't socially distance. Just prior to the official announcement coming out, I started a bit of mask-making, just in case, and I have since added a few more to the collection:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6u_K5pCDQFY/X1Qw7oYVHyI/AAAAAAAAISk/QJKb5x-7_EwEqPfAhLLzxG4sUgCzVuUogCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5084.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were made with a <a href="http://tearosehome.blogspot.com/2020/04/mask-tutorial.html" target="_blank">pattern by Tea Rose Home</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OP2p-lLo8D4/X1Qw7o7UQ-I/AAAAAAAAISg/bPkZFY4ehQYMWv9JCcltHvkitQjqreLcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5108.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DH has to wear masks in his teaching so the four on the right are made from the <a href="http://appleandfig.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Apple + Fig Got you covered pattern</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DNwuZYjQ5S8/X1Qw7o3o_jI/AAAAAAAAISc/U12ih9nULMQE7s8cz_mUBiZfjTfW2TrxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5159.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Apple + Fig pattern seems to work quite well for wearing glasses when you include the wire (in this case pipe cleaner).</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">Neither the younger boys nor I have needed to wear masks just yet, but oldest DS apparently wears his away at uni, I'm rather relieved about this as he has T1D therefore is immunocompromised.</div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;">While that took some time, I actually got a lot of my <u>August goals</u> done, especially for <b>piecing</b>:</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1) <u>Rainbow at sea:</u> I changed from FPP to using freezer paper, and I am happy that this cuts down on paper waste (and on the time it takes to pull out the papers in the end!). On the downside I realise that I will need to starch all fabric now before cutting as the paper from FPP provided a lot more stability - there are a lot of bias edges! I finally finished all the parts of the yellow blocks and I'm now in the process of putting them together.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HKf4b4vxPlc/X1RB1xw6kuI/AAAAAAAAIS4/VJm9PcdmGOciLE1ohXS2vITnbJXdxEnjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5154.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spot the mistake...</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_pr9ATXeR0/X1RB15bv01I/AAAAAAAAIS8/Wn5w_zoOzf8cE-EsDnqRVdR_jVhWkGaMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5156.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll be starching all fabrics from now on, you can see some of the distortion in the middle (it looks worse than it is in the photo)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2) <u>Linedried:</u> Section 5 is DONE.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ev8ix7ibsYA/X1RCzuFSonI/AAAAAAAAITI/hajimvQbTck7zuW8frvmC8F7a_SQBwogACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Section%2B5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These blue blocks are some of my favourites</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3) <u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Turning Star (Week 7) is DONE</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2011" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FBpRSZsXhdo/X1RDoc9UVNI/AAAAAAAAITQ/eUfgldQs7Z8n1Stx7aFdIukbNr1BbAPkACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Week%2B7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Didn't it turn out pretty?</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">4) <u>Tilted Star baby quilt:</u> Blocks 4-6 are DONE</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDsNB-DogmY/X1RFJxwBtgI/AAAAAAAAITc/O8cvw3jUSjo-V8MPP7dIUDrBhBqCFLulwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5090.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You'll notice some of these are not like the others... I accidentally reversed the freezer paper when I transferred the lines from the print out, but I think it adds interest so will probably do half and half.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I didn't re-read the instructions, I ended up with a seam going the wrong way which resulted with seams that just didn't want to lie flat - I finally fixed this yesterday:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nTyzoI0_ZPE/X1RHBJTu8_I/AAAAAAAAITo/E0_sIqmg_2UFFQu_cxZK0ScmhWBxe3TZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5157.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the bumpy seams?</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IFWZ_0Eve28/X1RHBBQb-wI/AAAAAAAAITs/4zaRxbSDTV4eb4nf5nKeae6HT6cK_ouDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5158.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now they look much happier :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">5) <u>Stained Glass:</u> Blocks 5-8 are DONE</div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GI7Fb1Bq8CE/X1RLM1EenxI/AAAAAAAAIT8/wc3R1bNxzgUr4ZcZNMofv0UfV8huRthbACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5126.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I will just keep on plodding away at this one, no deadline :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">I didn't get as much <b>quilting</b> done:</div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Metrorings</u> still has a few more of the diamond shaped areas in the background to quilt. I really don't know what is preventing me from getting this done...</li><li style="text-align: justify;">However, I managed to quilt all the yellow areas in <u>Celebrations</u> - DONE.</li></ol><div style="text-align: justify;">For my <b>miscellaneous</b> projects:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1) I found the right background for <u>Cogs and Thistles</u> and will now continue piecing this into the full top as per the pattern. GOAL ACHIEVED</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2) <u>Patchworkcity</u> made no progress in August</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3) <u>VENUS</u>: I moved the cut pieces to a more visible location; I have already gone onto piecing another set of blocks - GOAL ACHIEVED.</div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dDtJav_bOls/X1RLnxWgCYI/AAAAAAAAIUE/FxUKTbJvhVwSXDe0evn8AG9GhPewNP5zQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5070.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More visible but still a little messy - one more reason to get this done :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4) I am happy with my progress for the #<u>PaperLanternsSAL</u>: I bought some Bohin 'in-between' needles with a large eye which are much easier to thread, but I'll see if I can get the next finer size still with the large eye. I have experimented with a few different threads, I'm now using a greenish Aurifil 80wt which blends nicely. Being cotton I still have the thread shred every now and then, but it works when I keep the thread short enough. This will keep me going for quite a while still, I'm currently on week 8 of 25.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ax1qYIJu_qs/X1RUKHtbtII/AAAAAAAAIU4/h8H9iMA6Xe4tgmIODCqS6s1S8kJxbCqywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5160.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the only daytime shots to date - the colours do look bright & fresh - in case you have seen my IG photos that are much duller :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And then I fell down an IG rabbit hole 😂 - have you seen the #whirlygigSAL? It's very cute and can take care of a lot of the scraps I had been cutting into more usable sizes!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1971" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-dunjGf54k/X1RQRkzYVxI/AAAAAAAAIUQ/grunZzoH5RQrIXUW6dF3NYiWA7oasXhnACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5083.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some very old friends in this one...</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nJK0xZ2NWyk/X1RQRjzUrUI/AAAAAAAAIUU/kPeWoqEeHRcCdKIt8daZ3k3byKWzkRkDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5088.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everything cut, ready to piece 16 blocks</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CDEBhbHHaNs/X1RQRkUAYxI/AAAAAAAAIUY/BhNPwpHxniIdiHDjOiJFlDKpt9GACx7IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5107.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I worked out the pattern from the photos online, and I didn't realise my whirly gigs were twirling the opposite way to Emma Jensen's instructions 😂</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1484" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NmqYqWTRTKc/X1RQS1QRnrI/AAAAAAAAIUc/Nlkmux4y7YARls8TztPSpcCLfVSt9ct7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5123.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blocks 1-4</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There has been an addition to the stash - who could have resisted this rainbow bundle of Kona cottons? Still looking for just the right pattern to turn this into a strictly 'solids only' quilt.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y5DfDUTmStI/X1RRPug7QGI/AAAAAAAAIUs/TFsp_oOREw87Z1lbZZd5O9Q6mXF-DrWTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_5137.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">🌈💙💚💛💜</td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /><!--more--></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Onto some <u>goal setting</u>: Suz told me how she was looking at her goals to the end of the year and breaking those into monthly chunks - I think that's a great idea, so I will give this a shot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><b>Goals to achieve by Christmas:</b></u></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Metrorings:</u> Quilted, bound, label added and ready to put onto a bed</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Celebration:</u> I know this will be a stretch, but boy would I love this quilted and bound to give to youngest DS for his birthday or for Christmas!</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Quilt Stairway to Heaven (t<u>umbling blocks)</u> for oldest DS' room, then bind & put up.</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Patchworkcity:</u> Add borders ready for quilting.</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Venus:</u> Complete all piecing so this can be quilted, bound and labeled over the summer break (for a baby due Feb/March)</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Cogs & Thistles:</u> Complete all piecing ready for quilting.</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Whirly Gig:</u> Complete all piecing ready for quilting.</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Have the set of 5 green blocks pieced</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Linedried:</u> Piece Sections 6 & 7</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Piece weeks 8 & 9</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Tilted Stars:</u> Piece blocks 7-12</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Stained Glass:</u> Piece two blocks per month, at least 6 in total by Christmas</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Paper Lanterns:</u> Keep on stitching away at this (one way to not fall asleep in front of the tv!)</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">We will see how this goes! So that leaves as <u>goals for September</u>:</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Quilting:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Finish all quilting on <u>Metrorings</u></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Quilt at least one colour for <u>Celebration</u></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Piecing</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Piece four sets of blocks for <u>Venus</u> (incl. one set pieced yesterday)</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Piece Section 6 of <u>Linedried</u></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Change the seams on <u>Tilted Star</u> so they point into the centre square - DONE (yesterday)</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Piece week 8 of <u>Summer Sampler 2017</u></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Piece blocks 5-8 for <u>Whirly Gig</u></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Piece blocks 9&10 of <u>Stained Glass</u></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Finish piecing the six yellow blocks (incl. two done yesterday)</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Sewing!</div></div></div>Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-52283984960721062212020-08-01T11:06:00.006+12:002020-08-01T11:10:55.467+12:00June/July was not a complete miss...<div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">July has been a funny month... Normally I would take have a break from work in July, but we had a restructure which left us one staff member down, so I worked right through the term break. To be honest, I am not sure that was a good idea, I haven't taken time off since January and I can sure feel it... However, sometimes you just need to create your own opportunities, so Suz and I enjoyed a Sew Day at the Country Yard as well as a road trip to the Apple Basket. I had been 'good' for such a long time, using up my </span><i style="text-align: justify;">stash</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> (which hasn't been looking very 'stashy' lately), so some money was spent and a few new projects started...</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFcUEuNPPHA/XySPJPQSUKI/AAAAAAAAIN8/rOc-aATiYns4Bs62JryvuLJKNZG-OdzGACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5021.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFcUEuNPPHA/XySPJPQSUKI/AAAAAAAAIN8/rOc-aATiYns4Bs62JryvuLJKNZG-OdzGACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5021.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very 'pretty' collection to make a baby quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XvS5A6-2RNs/XySPKT8g9zI/AAAAAAAAIOA/anEOZjA9yUwaYtE9OLWvCTJ2gdXNqAFnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5022.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XvS5A6-2RNs/XySPKT8g9zI/AAAAAAAAIOA/anEOZjA9yUwaYtE9OLWvCTJ2gdXNqAFnwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5022.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice to find some NZ themed prints -<br />yet to be decided what this bundle will make</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hubby got a new desk at the end of lockdown and we have now reorganised the sewing room / office OMG how much space we now have! Parallel to his sort out mission, I reorganised all my WIPs only to realise that you can never buy enough shoes for the shoe boxes to house your WIPs in...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBTJKr14w-E/XySOziRT4XI/AAAAAAAAIMw/P79P6xPFxTUZ03gHNNAZoNLp1AIvXvCCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBTJKr14w-E/XySOziRT4XI/AAAAAAAAIMw/P79P6xPFxTUZ03gHNNAZoNLp1AIvXvCCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's go through the <b>June goals</b> for starters:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Metrorings</b>:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Quilt the remaining 13 white diamond shapes</i> - still some way to go...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Patchworkcity</b>:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> <i>Add remaining row of blocks</i> - YES</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFmU2d3vUgk/XySQjKhGZfI/AAAAAAAAIOo/hizb5zotpD4QR1B7U_jJVXPad4w5H0_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4957.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFmU2d3vUgk/XySQjKhGZfI/AAAAAAAAIOo/hizb5zotpD4QR1B7U_jJVXPad4w5H0_gwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/IMG_4957.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll have to play around with the outside border width until I am happy with the final size </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Rainbow at Sea</b>:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> <i>Finish all yellow block parts</i> - YEAH-NAH (it's a Kiwi thing...) still some more to do</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Linedried</b></u><span style="text-align: left;">: <i>Piece Section 4B </i>- COMPLETED</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xr6HNxklVbU/XySgRCLIOEI/AAAAAAAAIRk/5d6EgzNG2Bwl2yqyd_b7gkZeV-upYjBkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4963.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xr6HNxklVbU/XySgRCLIOEI/AAAAAAAAIRk/5d6EgzNG2Bwl2yqyd_b7gkZeV-upYjBkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_4963.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wU3KioUgcio/XySRvcciUoI/AAAAAAAAIO0/NPVGrcpGwHg3GobH2aq_FUvZes7XPU-lwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_4964.JPG" width="320" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Summer Sampler 2017</b>:</u><span> <i>Week 6 Marine Star (6") </i>- COMPLETED</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ksr3I1iKtZs/XySf4RXwcpI/AAAAAAAAIRU/JD8kT60pEhkdvh1ETR5IE8eW-2rcHV2OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ksr3I1iKtZs/XySf4RXwcpI/AAAAAAAAIRU/JD8kT60pEhkdvh1ETR5IE8eW-2rcHV2OQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_4953.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a3l6WeDV-so/XySf4j7I8sI/AAAAAAAAIRY/0BrX__ctp1YOoCvGddfmxuzxhEdx08ZugCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4954.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a3l6WeDV-so/XySf4j7I8sI/AAAAAAAAIRY/0BrX__ctp1YOoCvGddfmxuzxhEdx08ZugCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_4954.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 6" this blocks was rather fiddly...</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cw1ivpssPQg/XySYdFqxBcI/AAAAAAAAIQE/Ioqe3cVxN9QDABuGyCAldfERT26zf7o7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4955.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cw1ivpssPQg/XySYdFqxBcI/AAAAAAAAIQE/Ioqe3cVxN9QDABuGyCAldfERT26zf7o7QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/IMG_4955.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Obviously still some way to go but I like where it is heading. I just hope I have enough material :)<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Venus</b>:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> <i>Continue (leader/ender)</i> - no progress lately. I think this project is out of sight, therefore out of mind. I will come up with a different solution so I can actually see it, it's really not a hard project and it looks so bright and happy, just right for a Kiwi winter's day.</span><br /><u style="text-align: left;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Mini Sparkler</b>:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> <i>Piece four more blocks</i> - no progress lately; to be honest, the blocks I have pieced so far simply don't excite me, so I will put this project away for now.</span><br /><u style="text-align: left;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Celebration</b>:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> <i>FMQ the rest of this section</i> - COMPLETED, and I have made a start on the coloured blocks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_cKI60J9wzM/XySUurM_tRI/AAAAAAAAIPk/LrhyukE_MBAm29wQEtTrPt-VI91odYIqACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_cKI60J9wzM/XySUurM_tRI/AAAAAAAAIPk/LrhyukE_MBAm29wQEtTrPt-VI91odYIqACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is turning out to be a great learning experience, for example I have several gazillions of thread ends all over this quilt because I haven't learnt to think through where to go from one place to another. For now I am following Judi Madsen's example from a picture I have seen online and I am very happy with the look the quilting achieves (and I will be even happier in the future when I can minimised the threads that need burying lol)</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;"><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;">EPP:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> <i>This is really a 'tv watching activity' so I will just set myself a minimum of completing the Stairway to Heaven top. </i>Now this has turned out into an unexpected win - I actually get quite a bit done!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPXxI-sywWw/XySWBvOsWSI/AAAAAAAAIP0/WurCLcifTsMscKtZXf1kMHTnT0sTXbTuACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4936.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPXxI-sywWw/XySWBvOsWSI/AAAAAAAAIP0/WurCLcifTsMscKtZXf1kMHTnT0sTXbTuACLcBGAsYHQ/w240-h320/IMG_4936.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clever fabric choices from <i>Fabrics by Three</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hYp-2jz2CP4/XySWBnvEB8I/AAAAAAAAIPw/EAnU5UcEvz48KHuSkvvacMUo0B7m5gFlwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_4944.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basted, ready for quilting (by machine!)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have since started a new project by joining the #paperlanternssal with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/suedaleydesigns/?hl=en">@suedaleydesigns</a> on IG. I started out with eppiflex templates in 1 3/4" (the largest set I could order at the time), but I have since found myself cutting additional jewel shapes from Manila folders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VJu9_0PTLvg/XySbqGm3GMI/AAAAAAAAIQQ/Yq56ZKVFLRUA00AwOVUxqZhS-RPH-JxQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4952.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VJu9_0PTLvg/XySbqGm3GMI/AAAAAAAAIQQ/Yq56ZKVFLRUA00AwOVUxqZhS-RPH-JxQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_4952.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for week 1<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDqDdwUmWuQ/XySbqA_OfQI/AAAAAAAAIQY/hDU_8OVqAF05ki1smTPhTUoXlc5scxjFACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/84C11E22-CA1B-4903-81D8-0BA0230889AF.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="2048" height="278" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDqDdwUmWuQ/XySbqA_OfQI/AAAAAAAAIQY/hDU_8OVqAF05ki1smTPhTUoXlc5scxjFACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h278/84C11E22-CA1B-4903-81D8-0BA0230889AF.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 2 took me about 14 days</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrjTbPif3HI/XySbqEUZX8I/AAAAAAAAIQU/inkgZCVM9aA-8diXnOrPsy4fitiQI5NHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5036.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrjTbPif3HI/XySbqEUZX8I/AAAAAAAAIQU/inkgZCVM9aA-8diXnOrPsy4fitiQI5NHQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5036.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 3 under way</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ucsk0k7df-g/XySbrdYW_CI/AAAAAAAAIQc/1Gz8CTXRdeQJNUgKmqgYBmREzdZfpZ-pgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5069.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ucsk0k7df-g/XySbrdYW_CI/AAAAAAAAIQc/1Gz8CTXRdeQJNUgKmqgYBmREzdZfpZ-pgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5069.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 4 just missing a couple of jewels top right<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My colour choices were inspired by images of fractals found online, and I'm going the easy way with no fussy cutting. I can't really picture where it is heading which is quite unlike me, but I am enjoying the process (though I've realise I probably need to update my prescription again, threading needles is harder than it used to be lol).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're still with me, here are <u>three</u> of my <b>new projects:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zXgwitS5tI0/XySd6_VitXI/AAAAAAAAIQw/kLT7OrvsGNIWcb8Vo2ZarOPUvUzdK7e3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5009.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zXgwitS5tI0/XySd6_VitXI/AAAAAAAAIQw/kLT7OrvsGNIWcb8Vo2ZarOPUvUzdK7e3QCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5009.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/brisbanemqg/?hl=en">Brisbane MQG</a> arranged a Zoom workshop for Cogs and Thistles with Jenny Haynes <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pappersaxsten/?hl=en">@pappersaxsten</a> - <br />not only great fun, but lots of helpful techniques, I can highly recommend it</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w-ldFD9yE1M/XySd7rBriII/AAAAAAAAIQ4/ateiEooN95skZqwTqmw3EDywwVS_pmCOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5026.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w-ldFD9yE1M/XySd7rBriII/AAAAAAAAIQ4/ateiEooN95skZqwTqmw3EDywwVS_pmCOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5026.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recognise the pretty bundle from the top of the post?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7AyzqVuuep0/XySd8IZ2nLI/AAAAAAAAIQ8/1FlMw7myjVsww0j4i5eKt3aN9inQam_KgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7AyzqVuuep0/XySd8IZ2nLI/AAAAAAAAIQ8/1FlMw7myjVsww0j4i5eKt3aN9inQam_KgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5044.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20 Tilted Star blocks from VQR with sashing should make a nice size baby quilt.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqzCJDXwhZM/XySd7OtGwnI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/TlT2CA0iqvQrf4JiwI95NEp27R-GkJqawCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5041.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqzCJDXwhZM/XySd7OtGwnI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/TlT2CA0iqvQrf4JiwI95NEp27R-GkJqawCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5041.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This started from an idea over coffee, drawn on the back of a docket lol...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9tOp4v7fy4/XySd8fp_YaI/AAAAAAAAIRA/F3rmrz4uo1E2n2huoDBS_1xTpch7iLIFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5058.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9tOp4v7fy4/XySd8fp_YaI/AAAAAAAAIRA/F3rmrz4uo1E2n2huoDBS_1xTpch7iLIFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_5058.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...using a stack of muted batiks I have collated over the years it looks a bit like stained glass..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So now that's me caught up. Definitely not a miss, but my progress was rather 'bitsy'. I enjoyed the idea of working on whatever whenever, but it's easy to get lost between too many WIPs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are my <b>goals for August</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Quilting:</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ol><li><u style="text-align: left;">Metrorings:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Quilt the remaining white diamond shapes</span></li><li><u style="text-align: left;">Celebration:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> Quilt the yellow areas</span></li></ol><u>Piecing:</u><ol><li><u style="text-align: left;">Rainbow at Sea:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> Finish all yellow blocks</span></li><li><u style="text-align: left;">Linedried</u><span style="text-align: left;">: Section 5</span></li><li><u style="text-align: left;">Summer Sampler 2017:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> Week 7 Turning Star (12")</span></li><li><span style="text-align: left;"><u>Tilted Star baby quilt:</u> Piece 3 blocks for total of 6</span></li><li><span style="text-align: left;"><u>Stained glass quilt:</u> Piece 4 blocks for total of 8</span></li></ol><u style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;">Misc:</u></div></u><ol><li><u style="text-align: left;">Cogs and Thistles:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> Work out where to from here - buy more background and turn into large top or finish as wall hanging?</span></li><li><u style="text-align: left;">Patchworkcity:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> Decided on width of outer borders and cut material</span></li><li><u style="text-align: left;">Venus:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> Make project more visible</span></li><li><u style="text-align: left;">EPP:</u><span style="text-align: left;"> Continue with Paper Lanterns</span></li></ol><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Sewing!</div></div>Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-46920451483728736592020-06-06T15:57:00.000+12:002020-06-06T16:00:51.729+12:00And it's June...<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's officially winter, time to hibernate - and sew :) I have now been back at work for 3 weeks, so slowly the home office is converting back to a sewing room. I have to say I miss my cosy little office, I enjoy the company at work but I feel I get distracted more easily sharing the office with up to 5 others.</div>
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First, let's catch up with the goals I had set for <b>May</b>:</div>
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<u>Metrorings:</u> Quilt 20 of the diamond shapes on the white background - <i>I always thought this might be a stretch, but at least I quilted 14 of 27 in total</i><br />
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<u>Patchworkcity:</u> Add row 4 - <i>DONE</i><br />
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<u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Piece approx. half of the yellow blocks - <i>I pieced all four corner blocks</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They always seem relatively fiddly but they aren't really, especially as fpp</td></tr>
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<u>Linedried:</u> Piece section 4A - <i>DONE</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While a mystery to me, the designer probably had a reason to call this section 4A rather than 5?</td></tr>
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<u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Piece weeks 4 & 5 - <i>DONE</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still in two minds about the centre fabric; I'll see what it looks like surrounded by other blocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one is quite pretty</td></tr>
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<u>Venus:</u> Continue (leader/ender) - <i>continuing</i><br />
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<u>Mini Sparkler:</u> Complete another 4 blocks - <i>DONE</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another four blocks, and still using random scraps. Not really sure on the use of the stripes...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Eight blocks so far</td></tr>
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I'm still not really sure where this is going, but these blocks are quick to make and are solely using up scraps.</div>
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<u>Celebration:</u> Design part / all of the ruler quilting, then trial one area / section <i>- DONE</i></div>
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There aren't all that many examples of this particular top out there in blogosphere or on IG, and the printed top is no longer available from Honest Fabrics. I used Aurifil 50wt for the SID so I will continue with the same weight and brand of thread (and I somehow can't imagine adding more polyester to the feel of the top). While I wait for the order of matching coloured thread from my LQS, I have used Judi Madsen's example as a starting point for filling in the white spaces:</div>
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Recently I noticed in the Fabrics by Three newsletter their 'retirement sale'. I bought a few things:<br />
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- and all of a sudden we have this under way:<br />
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So now I am waiting for an order of <a href="https://e-patch.com.au/c/4560708/1/eppiflex-templates.html" target="_blank">Eppiflex Templates</a> so I can get started on <a href="http://www.suedaleyblog.com/a-moment-in-time-paper-lanterns-sew-along/" target="_blank">Paper Lanterns Sew Along</a> - maybe #EPP becomes my latest rabbit hole?<br />
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So onto <b>June goals:</b><br />
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<li><u>Metrorings:</u> Quilt the remaining 13 white diamond shapes</li>
<li><u>Patchworkcity:</u> Add remaining row of blocks</li>
<li><u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Finish all yellow block parts</li>
<li><u>Linedried</u>: Piece Section 4B</li>
<li><u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Week 6 Marine Star (6")</li>
<li><u>Venus:</u> Continue (leader/ender)</li>
<li><u>Mini Sparkler:</u> Piece four more blocks</li>
<li><u>Celebration:</u> FMQ the rest of this section</li>
<li><u>EPP:</u> This is really a 'tv watching activity' so I will just set myself a minimum of completing the Stairway to Heaven top</li>
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In other news the younger children are back at school, and the oldest child has secured accommodation on campus to return to his NZ university in July. DH is starting back teaching next week also. While New Zealand got away rather lightly so far, COVID-19 is having a lasting impact on everyone - from more vigilance regarding hygiene to 'signing into places' via the optional Covid Tracker app to keeping your distance from friends and acquaintances (no handshakes, hugs, hongis) to loss of jobs due to the financial impact, especially in tourism (which my work place belongs to). It is a sad process we have gone through and we are continuing to go through at work, saying good-bye to colleagues and friends.</div>
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However, COVID has also provided some unexpected opportunities: Our joint Raranga Matihiko teams from four museums around the North Islands have written and filmed #RarangaMatihikoTV - 16 episodes weaving together museum taonga (treasures) and digital as well as non-digital making activities. Currently available on Home Learning | Pāpa Kainga TV and TVNZ on demand, and in the future through our website <a href="http://rarangamatihiko.com/">rarangamatihiko.com</a> (the site is being redeveloped right now, feel free to check it out now or wait a few days for things to settle into the new look). Here is one of the episodes featuring the Whare Rūnanga on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds: <a href="https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/home-learning-tv/episodes/sage-9-11-e118">https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/home-learning-tv/episodes/sage-9-11-e118</a><br />
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And last night I signed up to an online workshop with Jenny Haynes, "Thistles Cogs & Caterpillar Wheels" through the Brisbane Modern Quilt Guild; I couldn't have attended the actual workshop in Brisbane in person, so the forced move to online is really working in my favour :)</div>
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<br />Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-63330811949981540842020-05-02T11:04:00.000+12:002020-05-02T11:04:13.533+12:00March goals - April goals - May goalsI spent the end of March and all of April working from home, and I expect to continue to do so for at least another fortnight. Our family are lucky to be healthy and happy, both of us have been able to move to working from home pretty seamlessly, and all three boys are engaged in some shape of online learning. Spending 40h every week in front of my work computer, I haven't really felt like blogging, but I have posted some of my pictures on Instagram - about time I catch up on my March and my April goals here!<br />
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Not entirely surprising with everything else that was going on, I did not complete all my March goals, and some of them moved into April. For the first time in history (I think) I can say I achieved all my goals!<br />
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<b><u>Metrorings</u>: </b>Ghost quilt the melon shapes incl. feathers (9 in total) - <i>COMPLETED IN APRIL</i><br />
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<b><u>Patchworkcity</u>:</b> Sew first couple of rows together to check on size, then add next row - <i>DONE</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After consulting IG friends, I settled on 3 1/2" wide sashing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shot was to check the quilt will be large enough for my bed :)</td></tr>
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<u><b>Rainbow at Sea:</b></u> Finish the orange blocks, then cut fabric for the yellow blocks - <i>COMPLETED IN APRIL</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Officially half-way!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This project is dragging along, but seeing the blocks laid out on my bed in this picture will keep me going :)</td></tr>
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<u><b>Linedried</b>:</u> Piece Section 3 blocks, then Section 4 blocks - <i>DONE</i></div>
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I will wait until I have all blocks pieced before I put the sections together. For the smallest star blocks, I will substitute every second one with a 3" square - who would want to match all those teeny-tiny points?<br />
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<u><b>Summer Sampler 2017:</b></u> Piece blocks for weeks 1 & 2, then week 3 - <i>DONE</i></div>
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<b><u>Venus:</u> </b>Continue as leader / ender project - <i> CONTINUING</i><br />
This started from a project Suz had shared with me on IG, I cut out a gazillion curved shapes and pinned them to a flat sheet. Hubby has stepped on pins that poke out the sheet, pieces have lost their place, I have pieced the wrong blocks together - but when I see it come together, slowly, leader-ender style, the issues seem insignificant :) I won't rush it, but I look forward to the finished top (baby quilt size) which I will quilt to death eventually.<br />
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<b><u>Sparkler:</u> </b>My March goal was to piece another 4 blocks, but I ended up finishing it at 12 blocks and gifting it to a young couple at work who have now had their first baby girl, so this is<i> DONE.</i><br />
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I liked the pattern enough to start a mini version with just 1 1/2" wide strips; for a change I am using black as the background with a jumble of scraps. We will see where this goes:<br />
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<u><b>Celebration:</b></u> SID around the 'in between' blocks, then around the outside blocks - <i>COMPLETED IN APRIL</i><br />
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I laid it out on one of my sons' bed to check size on a double bed; it sits nicely with plenty of overhang, just the way I like it. After seeing it there, youngest DS has now claimed this for himself; he would have been happy with no further quilting on it at all, but once I showed him a few examples of custom quilting, I am now allowed to do some more on it :)<br />
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That leaves me to commit to my <b>May goals</b>:<br />
<u>Metrorings:</u> Quilt 20 of the diamond shapes on the white background<br />
<u>Patchworkcity:</u> Add row 4<br />
<u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Piece approx. half of the yellow blocks<br />
<u>Linedried:</u> Piece section 4A<br />
<u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Piece weeks 4 & 5<br />
<u>Venus:</u> Continue (leader/ender)<br />
<u>Mini Sparkler:</u> Complete another 4 blocks<br />
<u>Celebration:</u> Design part / all of the ruler quilting, then trial one area / section<br />
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To quote our Prime Minister "stay safe and be kind!"<br />
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-9302948597590573562020-03-28T15:24:00.001+13:002020-03-28T15:24:11.140+13:00Silver linings in an unreal situation<div style="text-align: justify;">
This post is probably mostly for my own benefit: Some time in the future I might look back at this time and try to remember what it was like.</div>
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How things change over four weeks... At the beginning of the month the Northland drought was still top of my mind alongside my very busy work schedule. Come 14 March I was spending several hours most days in communication with our oldest son, trying to persuade him to shorten his university exchange in Finland - he wouldn't have a bar of it. While New Zealand was slowly increasing restrictions, he was insisting on seeing his time out. Finally, on 17 March, he gave in and I booked him a one-way flight home. Much of my free time was spent checking travel advisories, news in Finland, NZ and around the world, worrying, trying to persuade our son to move his flight further forward (at double the cost of his already expensive flight). While he was on his way home, the government announced the impending move to the highest alert level and a lockdown of NZ for at least the next four weeks (they even added a State of Emergency on top of it).</div>
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As a recent traveller from overseas, our boy is isolating himself from the rest of the family as much as possible for 2 weeks; he has no signs, but in reality, if he has the virus, chances are we will get it, too. I am so relieved he is back at home, Finland is hit worse than NZ, and our government has taken action earlier rather than later (which I am very happy about). Should anyone in our family get sick, I know the NZ health system will look after us. It is a great shame for our boy that he had to cut his stay short, he really like living in Finland, and he did well in the classes he took. Now that they have moved online, he decided to drop one class as he could not keep up without the f2f support. Still, he has kept up his 'Finnish for exchange students' class though the oral aspect of the course is more of a challenge now. With his arrival I finally got some decent sleep again, and we are now living the #nzlockdown as a family of five 💞</div>
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While all this was going on, work of course had its own challenges; as a small trust, our governing board and the board of directors had to make some hard decisions about staffing, and my team and I are very lucky that for now we have been kept on at full salary and full hours while working from home.</div>
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I have worked from home for years in previous roles, and the children are much older now and much less dependent on me, but some of my team need to get used to this different way of working. To support them I spend a lot of time in online meetings, so I had to create some sort of sign for my family to let them know when not to come into my office or when to abstain from band-width hungry online games:</div>
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Of course I could just have printed out a word doc - but where's the fun in that? I'll get rid of the remaining threads this weekend, and then it's just a matter of remembering to turn the sign over every time I start or finish and an online meeting lol</div>
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Official this is day 3 of #nzlockdown but we haven't actually left the house since Tuesday afternoon. Some of the ways to keep ourselves healthy and sane include online supermarket shopping (Click & Collect they call it here); since we have moved into town I haven't had to do weekly shopping trips anymore, in fact we tend to visit the supermarkets way too often! My online shopping list is a mile long (well, there is five of us after all); after this is over I hope we will be smarter about shopping and get into a weekly routine again. I have also started a winter garden; sadly the seedling section at our local garden centre was sold out on Tuesday, so we will have to rely on what I can grow from seed. With the feijoa trees full of fruit and the citrus starting to change colour, we will have a little of our own fresh food for a while still.</div>
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The children were not overly enthused to engage in the learning activities their teachers sent through for the second half of the week. The Ministry of Education decided to move the school holidays forward, so essentially they are now on holiday until 15 April. By then they are hopefully so bored that doing online learning will be exciting (well, let's hope so...). It's nice to see how middle and youngest boys are spending time together f2f incl. outside in the garden, and how all three of them in various combinations at different times play online games together. Without the pressure of having to go out to work we have more time together to watch movies and even play board games. Lots of silver linings!</div>
Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-32484794103690443202020-03-01T10:59:00.000+13:002020-03-01T10:59:50.742+13:00March goalsDespite the short month, I managed to achieve most of my <b>February goals</b>:<br />
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<u>Metrorings:</u> Finish quilting the feathers between the melon shapes <span style="color: #6aa84f;">DONE</span></div>
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<u>Patchworkcity:</u> Prepare the sashing strips - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">have prepared enough for 2 or 3 rows</span></div>
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<u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Finish piecing the six 'orange' blocks - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">not quite there yet, still the middle SiaS to go, then piece the parts together</span></div>
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<u>Linedried:</u> Piece the three larger blocks for Section 2; make a decision on the smallest blocks (follow pattern or substitute?) - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">DONE</span></div>
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<u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Decide on fabrics / colours - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">DONE</span></div>
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<u>Venus:</u> Keep on working away on this, 1 block per 'sewing session' - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">first column DONE</span></div>
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<u>Sparkler:</u> Cut enough white 2 1/2" strips to piece another 3 blocks (which will bring total to 10) - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">DONE</span></div>
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<u>Celebration / Perseverance:</u> SID around all centre blocks - <span style="color: #6aa84f;">DONE</span></div>
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After years of hit and miss goals I had finally picked some achievable goals 😍. Let's see if I can do this for March, too.</div>
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<b>March goals:</b></div>
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<u>Metrorings:</u> Ghost quilt the melon shapes incl. feathers (9 in total)</div>
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<u>Patchworkcity:</u> Sew first couple of rows together to check on size</div>
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<u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Finish the orange blocks, then cut fabric for the yellow blocks</div>
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<u>Linedried:</u> Piece Section 3 blocks. </div>
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<u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Piece blocks for weeks 1 & 2</div>
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<u>Venus:</u> Continue as leader / ender project</div>
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<u>Sparkler:</u> Piece 4 blocks</div>
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<u>Celebration:</u> SID around the 'in between' blocks</div>
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In other 'news', while today marks the official start of autumn, the endless summer seems to continue, and still no rain on the horizon. Parts of the region are on Level 4 water restrictions, we are still on Level 3 but I have basically given up watering the veggie garden now, the tomatoes and capsicums are still going, some small courgettes are still appearing but that's basically the end of it. One positive is that the grass doesn't need much mowing lol and the temperature of our pool, which is luckily still full enough to operate, is still at 29 degC.</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-33565725172110859302020-02-23T17:40:00.000+13:002020-02-23T17:40:06.642+13:00More progress on February goals<div>
Sometimes I surprise myself by how much progress I can make. It’s taken several years to get the mixture of projects and the breakdown of steps refined, and this month it seems just right!</div>
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<b>Linedriedquilt</b>: The blocks for section 2 are completed - even the teeny-tiny ones! Don’t worry, though, I’ll alternate them with 3 1/2” blocks so I won’t have to match the points. On track for #monikasuzchallenge2020!</div>
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<b>Venusquilt</b>: The first column is done :) The pieces go together better than I had feared though I can foresee some seams matching better than others - so far so good.<br />
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<b>Sparklerquilt</b>: The blocks go together so quickly, even more so when pre-cutting the strips. One more block to go to meet my 10/20 blocks goal for February.</div>
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<b>Patchworkcity2020</b>: I have started cutting the sashing strips (after much deliberation I have cut 5 1/2” wide after all). I won’t cut all just yet, I want to see the first couple of rows pieced together first.</div>
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<b>Metrorings</b>: The feathers are done (TG, I really want to get this finished...). March goal will be to finish the 9 corresponding ghost blocks</div>
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<b>Rainbow at Sea Quilt</b>: 2 more parts to piece before I can piece my 9 ‘orange ‘ blocks together. I need to think carefully how I break this project down so it doesn’t still hang around as WIP in 2025...</div>
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<b>Summer Sampler 2017</b>: I’ll make up my mind on the fabric choices by next weekend. I want to use my Alison Glass Rainbow FQ pack that also makes Linedried but the colours don’t quite match the pattern so I need to do a bit of juggling.</div>
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While work has been no less busy than a couple of weeks ago, some of the stress has lessened and I have been able to do some ‘other stuff’, too. With the very dry summer (officially in drought) the peaches and tomatoes have been plentiful so I got back into some of my past homemade pursuits: Bottled peaches, frozen tomatoe paste and soap :)<br />
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-22485365303998279482020-02-16T17:01:00.001+13:002020-02-16T17:02:12.250+13:00February progress (copied from IG)<p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As expected too busy to sew regularly but small goals help me make some progress:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><img id="id_48de_5663_353f_c8a1" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ZcDQZ9Mer4ooUc7mJ7SKNNmsj4ggaUf96kxSqybNrgVJa4TSCWkYbBKtLCx35js" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br>
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Having been back at work for 3 weeks I do feel like I need another holiday, and that is despite two Public Holidays thrown in! A week of hui (meetings) with the nationwide Raranga Matihiko team, followed by our annual Waitangi Day festivities at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds PLUS the opening of our new museum <i>Te Rau Aroha</i> have taken their toll already - and we have barely started teaching...</div>
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Luckily, life is not just about work and we have enjoyed two weekends of camping over the last month. This summer seems endless at this stage, and while the lack of rain is starting to cause serious problems for many communities, thankfully we are still fine at this stage. The pool is a balmy 30degC (without any form of heating), so we are really enjoying ourselves at the moment. Our oldest DS has settled into the Finnish weather and his uni routine, and the two younger ones have returned to high school, so things are getting back into some resemblance of normal.<br />
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I hadn't quite gotten to the point of setting monthly goals in my <a href="https://monika-quiltingjourney.blogspot.com/2020/01/happy-new-year.html" target="_blank">Happy New Year</a> post. I can see from January that I will need to include small, achievable goals, especially as work gets busier. These are my <b>February goals</b>:<br />
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<u>Metrorings:</u> Finish quilting the feathers between the melon shapes (14 to go)<br />
<u>Patchworkcity:</u> Prepare the sashing strips<br />
<u>Rainbow at Sea:</u> Finish piecing the six 'orange' blocks<br />
<u>Linedried:</u> Piece the three larger blocks for Section 2; make a decision on the smallest blocks (follow pattern or substitute?)<br />
<u>Summer Sampler 2017:</u> Decide on fabrics / colours<br />
<u>Venus:</u> Keep on working away on this, 1 block per 'sewing session'<br />
<u>Sparkler:</u> Cut enough white 2 1/2" strips to piece another 3 blocks (which will bring total to 10)<br />
<u>Celebration / Perseverance:</u> SID around all centre blocks<br />
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The Scraptherapy top and the Footstool keep on getting put off, but I will keep them on my list so they are on my radar.<br />
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I feel I am starting to get better at piecing the hourglass blocks: I had struggled getting them to fit and sit flat when I realised that my 1/4" seams were too generous. I have since corrected my needle position, have started starching the fabric before cutting and changed my method. Rather than cutting triangles, I make two HSTs by putting two squares on top of each other, I mark a diagonal with my Hera marker and then stitch to either side. Cut along the diagonal to end with two HSTs, press seams to the darker side, put both squares back together, right sides facing but one square rotated by 90º and voila! you get beautiful hourglass blocks:) Thanks as usual goes to <a href="http://suz-allthegoodonesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Suz</a> who always has a solution to my sewing conundrums :)<br />
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It's almost too easy to put this together; I'll stick with light blue, dark blue and aqua for this quilt and work on distributing the colours when all 20 blocks are pieced. There are many beautiful examples of this online, but the limited colour way works with my goal of reducing stash and scraps. One of the few patterns I could well imagine repeating...<br />
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I have to keep on reminding myself that I don't need to <i>love</i> every project: At this stage I don't love this one. I'm not in love with the feel of the material or with the colours, and this is the second quilt I'm using the new to me cotton-poly batting which, after years of 100% cotton or cotton-bamboo mixes, I struggle with. Just looking at it now I could imagine leaving it as a simple SID, but I will try to get push through that and make this my ruler quilting practice.<br />
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Hope you have your monthly goals sorted? Happy Sewing!</div>
Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-63516353815350574412020-01-19T13:01:00.001+13:002020-02-08T12:21:16.954+13:00Sparkler quiltAs mentioned in a previous blog post, the <i>Sparkler</i> pattern came as a freebie from Freshly Pieced after I purchased the 2017 Summer Sampler pattern. Just recently I had looked over my 2.5” strips in my scrap box, there’s a large number of blue and aquas in there - tada!<br />
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I slightly simplified the block construction, only cutting 6 1/2” and 4 1/2” rectangles. I use my Hera marker to help with the diagonal and them trim back to 1/4” from the seam.</div>
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It takes me less than 30 minutes to construct a block, and overall there is very little seam matching required. So far I’m up to 3 (of 20) blocks; there are enough strips for a few of these in my scrap bin 😉</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-88760181964061985682020-01-15T20:29:00.000+13:002020-01-15T20:30:06.634+13:00Venus Quilt<div style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Starting the New Year the way I finished it, playing with fabrics:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">When your best buddy @suzjob1 sends you IG posts with intriguing quilts like in this case from @eyecandyquilts and you end up cutting up bits’n’bobs on NYE :) another IG rabbit hole I seem to have fallen into 🤣</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Given that curved seams are a tad fiddly, I doubt this will go beyond baby quilt size though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It took a while to cut all my pieces (necessary in this case as I wanted to spread the fabrics around) - probably not helped by the fact I cut 30% more green than I need 🙄</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The blocks go together surprisingly easy. I couldn’t resist to piece the first four together 🥰</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I’m aiming for baby quilt size, always good to have one ready when a friend has a baby.</span></div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-89243172563423449882020-01-15T16:31:00.001+13:002020-01-15T20:44:36.962+13:00Happy New Year!The new year isn't that new anymore lol but as I'm still on annual leave I'm definitely still in holiday mode! I have been watching other quilters' NY resolution posts appear, and like many others I have been mulling over my plans for the year.<br>
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<u>Looking back at 2019</u><br>
At the beginning of 2019 I decided to revive my blog, and while I still posted way more on IG (126 posts 😮), 24 blog posts for 2019 is more than I have written in any year since 2013! I have been more disciplined about taking my quilting photos only with my private phone and eventually saving those photos to my MacBook organised in folders which helps with record keeping. I had looked but couldn't find a (free) blogger app for my phone at the time, so IG was still much more accessible.<br>
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I also made myself a Quilt Planner which I have updated as required. It helped my keep all the projects I had in mind listed in one place. Lots of other quilters use actual paper copies, but digital documents work well for me in my day job as it did for my WIPs for 2019. It's not the prettiest version out there, and I like to add a section 'all blocks pieced' and 'completed flimsy', but it will do again for 2020.<br>
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2019 finished quilts:<br>
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<li>BerninaZenChicQAL for DH</li>
<li>Giant Panda Quilt for my niece</li>
<li>Elephant Cushion for youngest DS</li>
<li>zenstudioqal, a baby quilt for a colleague</li>
<li>Arco Iris - Rainbow, a baby quilt for another colleague</li>
<li>ScrappyAppliqueQuiltAlong: Aotearoa</li>
<li>Vintage Quilt Revival: Tutti Frutti</li>
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Quilts that progressed in 2019:</div>
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<li>Rainbow at Sea quilt: Just about half the blocks are pieced.</li>
<li>Patchwork City 2018: All 30 blocks are pieced, and I have bought the backing</li>
<li>Metrorings: There is still some more quilting to do, but I can see the finish line.</li>
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The only quilt on my list with no progress is the Scraptherapy top.</div>
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<u>Looking ahead at 2020</u></div>
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<li>I want to continue blogging, and just today I found a free iPhone app that appears to work for use with Blogger. Provided this works I should be able to post straight from my phone to Blogger - and if it's just a copy of what I post on IG.</li>
<li>I will also continue tracking my WIPs with a 2<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vShtpClK6NZO0y62O5YHSRG1QyEJTNq1jnQo8ces0nYfV3x0Dpe5cEx08tSZnUpM4dAXtUt1zjYNQNn/pub" target="_blank">020 version of my Quilt Planner</a></li>
<li>Suzanne and I had a look through my sorry excuse for a stash the other day; for 2020 I want to use up many of the left-overs and scraps in projects so I can start building a new stash with a clear conscience 😉</li>
<li>There are a number of projects I want to work on in 2020:</li>
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<li><u><b>Metrorings:</b></u> I first blogged about this in June 2015 - 2020 is the year to get this finished.</li>
<li><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Patchworkcity 2018:</b> It would be great to have this finished and on the bed by next Christmas. However, at this stage I want to custom quilt it, so this might take longer.</li>
<li><u><b>Rainbow at Sea:</b></u> I love the pattern, but it can be tedious piecing the blocks. Realistically, by the end of the year this should be at the flimsy stage.</li>
<li>QAL were the 'stars' of 2019, they actually got done lol. Therefore Suz and I have set us the challenge to make <u><i><b>Linedried</b></i> by Coriander quilts</u>. My goal is to not fall behind Suz 😂</li>
<li>As a bonus, I want to use the same FQ pack but a different background fabric to make <u style="font-style: italic;"><b>Summer Sampler 2017</b></u> by Lee Heinrich and co. I have been ooing and aaing over their various sampler patterns for a while, so I finally jumped in and bought the pattern. Still contemplating how to exactly distribute my colours, but I hope to have all blocks pieced by the end of the year</li>
<li>It's only the 15th, and I have already fallen down some rabbit holes... I could not resist <i style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Venus</u> </i>by @eyecandyquilts. Using almost exclusively fabrics from my stash and the clammy ruler from @latifahsaafirstudios, I am making a baby quilt sized version as leader & ender project</li>
<li>With the Summer Sampler order came the free <i><b><u><font size="4">Sparkler</font></u></b> </i>pattern; using 2.5'' strips from my scrap bin, this will become another baby quilt (I really hope we get some babies at work this year 😆)</li>
<li>Judi Madsen's <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Celebration</u> panel has been sitting in my drawers for most (all?) of 2019, and it's been challenging to say the least! Before I received the panel, a message said there was a delay as the panel had not been printed to their standard and needed reprinting. Eventually it arrived, and while I knew it was polyester, I was still not prepared for how different this feels to cotton. Despite the reprint, there were still some bleeds and smudges on the top due to which the owner of Honest Fabrics offered to replace it. Though I love Judi Madsen's work, I am not in love with the texture or the colours, so the quilt won't end up on my bed any way. I will use it as a practice for ruler quilting, so I declined her kind offer and kept the top as it is. Today I finally pieced a backing, then made it larger (though still not quite wide enough so will trim the final border back a bit) and sandwiched the top. Suz will either 😂 or 🙄at me as I (once again) pricked my finger with the safety pin and ended up with blood stains (I'm quite good at removing these, years of practice...). Due to the rain, I threw the sandwich in the dryer, but once I took it out, I had some new smudges on it 🙄🙄 which I (almost) removed, then proceeded to hang the quilt on the line after all. ONLY to drop the wet end on the ground 🙄🙄🙄. I think I will call this quilt <b><u>Perseverance</u></b> when I finally get it done!!! Karin from <a href="https://thequiltyarn.blogspot.com/">https://thequiltyarn.blogspot.com/</a> is planning a ruler quilting linky-party, so I will try to get some work done and link up.</li>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-26581536951441208212019-11-24T12:25:00.001+13:002019-11-24T17:57:59.182+13:00Bursts of progressMy Pfaff QE 4.0 has been plagued with problems this winter: For the second time in 7 years, the knee lift has worn out (still waiting for the replacement); after a service it intermittently turned off during sewing; the thread cutter was out of place. Luckily we have an amazing technician that services our local area, and my machine runs again as it should (touch wood). At the same time work resumed its usual craziness, so my sewing progress has been somewhat limited over the last few months. However, for once I have a few items that are finished (you might have some of these pictures before):<br />
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<u>Rainbow - Arco Iris</u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A selection from my stash...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... rows of HSTs...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... pieced into rows...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...with sashing...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and completed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some detail of the ruler quilting...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and more...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and improv straights lines in the background...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the back I used the last of this Spotlight wide backing</td></tr>
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All fabric came from my stash, thanks to ScrapTherapy I had plenty of solid batik squares to create a subtle <i>Arco Iris</i> or rainbow. Batting is cotton/polyester mix from Spotlight, I haven't used this type before, it is 'puffier' than my usual 100% cotton. Aurifil 50wt top (cream) and bottom (white), quilted on my HQ SweetSixteen using my various quilting rulers. It was great practice, I feel a lot more confident, definitely with straight lines, also some of the curves. If it wasn't so expensive, I would love to get some sets of arcs and circles.<br />
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<u>Pohutukawa - Kiwi Christmas</u><br />
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This has come back from Brisbane months ago but I finally hung it up today: I will watch for a while if the wonkiness comes out in our high humidity climate, otherwise I will block it again:<br />
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<u>Aotearoa</u><br />
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My ScrappyAppliqueQuiltAlong top is finally finished and <strike>ready to be </strike>put up. Youngest DS ha<strike>s</strike>d been <strike>nagging</strike> gently encouraging me for a while to get it done, and as it <strike>will be</strike>is right next to his door, he must obviously like it ;)<br />
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<u>Patchworkcity2018</u><br />
With all the kerfuffle with my machine, my current block, by my count bonus block 10, is almost finished:<br />
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That leaves me with just two more blocks to go to reach my personal goal of 30 blocks - not long now!<br />
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<u>Me & You Challenge</u><br />
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I have sadly still gotten nowhere with my piece for this MQG challenge which is a real shame, I was lucky enough to get some of the material from them. Unless a miracle happens and I get a suitable piece completed by then, what do I need to do with the material, do I return it? I feel rather bad, someone else might have missed out and could have made something amazing???<br />
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<u><b>So where does this leave me in regards to my previous goals?</b></u><br />
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<li>Bind, label & add hanging sleeve on Aotearoa: DONE</li>
<li>Quilt VQR on S16: Still working on it</li>
<li>Continue quilting Metro Rings on S16: No further progress yet, but now that the baby quilt is out the way, this will be good to alternate with VQR</li>
<li>Prepare the next set of Rainbow at Sea blocks: Papers are all prepared, but I <b>still</b> have to prepare the next fabrics</li>
<li>Continue on #Patchworkcity2018 blocks: Just half a sub-block to piece to finish block 28 of 30, then two more to go.</li>
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<b><u>New goals until the end of the year</u></b></div>
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<li>Quilt, label, bind VQR</li>
<li>Finish all quilting of Metro Rings</li>
<li>Piece one more set of Rainbow at Sea blocks (which will take me to half-way)</li>
<li>Finish remaining Patchworkcity2018 blocks</li>
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Guess who has been visiting my place of work in general and our Raranga Matihiko classroom in specific?<br />
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<br />Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-67172917167897558402019-09-15T14:49:00.000+12:002019-09-15T14:51:07.255+12:00A little bit of rain, a little bit of sun...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Back when the kids were little I used to take them to Mainly Music, and one of the songs was "<a href="http://www.kidsmusicco.com/assets/galleries/song-lyrics/Song-Box/Its-A-Rainbow.pdf" target="_blank">It's a Rainbow</a>" - perfect for this weekend (and last...). Officially spring has sprung, and while there's blossoms outside, it's still rather grey, cold and generally more miserable than I would like. Or maybe that has more to do with the cold I picked up?</div>
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"A little bit of rain, a little bit of sun, when they come together they make rainbow fun, it's a rainbow!":<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...group the HSTs into colours and randomly spread them across a 61 1/2" long column...</td></tr>
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The result is a bit larger than I had expected, 47 1/2" by 61 1/2" is more a throw than I baby quilt, but that's just the way it ended up - I definitely won't add anything else to it :) Now to decide on a quilting design - somehow I'm not keen on my usual 'all-over'; any suggestions? At the moment I'm thinking about making the coloured triangles standout more against the background. Given baby is due late spring, I'll back it with cotton rather than flannel or minky.</div>
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My Pfaff machine is still in sewing machine hospital (but due to come back soon), so the lovely Diane at our local sewing shop <a href="http://www.allyouneedle.co.nz/Home/" target="_blank">All you Needle</a> lent me a little Janome which coped very well with the batiks - win!</div>
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I had spent a bit of time online, looking for the more fabrics to go with the
<a href="https://www.quiltcon.com/quilt-fabric-challenges" target="_blank">Me+You Indah Batik Fabric Challenge</a>. It was quite a challenge in itself to source the extra fabrics to go with what was supplied, but my selection of FQs finally arrived yesterday:<br />
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Not quite more normal colour palette, we'll see what happens... Nothing in the T&Cs indicates you can't blog about your challenge entry, but I might keep it a secret just in case :)<br />
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<u>As for my goals from the last post</u>:<br />
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<li>Bind, label & add hanging sleeve on Aotearoa: Nope, no progress yet (Mstr 14 asked me about it today actually...)</li>
<li>Quilt VQR on S16: Working on it</li>
<li>Continue quilting Metro Rings on S16: Trialled my new Surefoot with this, seems to work as the regular foot but at much less risk of the ruler slipping under the foot, exactly what I wanted yay :)</li>
<li>Prepare the next set of Rainbow at Sea blocks: Papers are all prepared, now I have to cut the fabrics</li>
<li>Continue on #Patchworkcity2018 blocks when my Pfaff has recovered: All pieces for the next block are prepared just need piecing.</li>
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Now to brave the weather and head into work to pack up the equipment I need for next week...</div>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-82904913770080951202019-08-18T18:14:00.001+12:002019-08-18T18:14:46.684+12:00Middle of winter weather...<div style="text-align: justify;">
... out there today, not very nice: Grey, persistent rain, cold - simply brrrr! However, it helped me make a bit more progress against my goals from the last post:</div>
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<u>Finish quilting Aotearoa from #scrappyappliquequiltalong</u> - done :) I have even cut and pressed the binding (TG for an ancient random ombre green 1/2 metre in my stash), also ironed on some leftover collage pieces for the label. I will have to make a hanging sleeve, too - any favourite tutorials to recommend?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummy texture on aqua batik background</td></tr>
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<u style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Finish piecing the remaining 4 blocks for #patchworkcity2018</u> - I came across a slight hiccup; since my machine came back from the service, I get random occasions of the machine turning off and on, like a mini power cut. I have the funny feeling it's pedal related, as it seems to happen when I deliberately push the pedal all the way down. I finally have to get in touch with the technician next week. This is the reason why I gave up today after just one of the three blocks that combine to a larger block:</div>
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<u style="text-align: justify;"><i>Once Aotearoa is quilted, get back to quilting Metro Rings</i></u><span style="text-align: justify;">; well, that didn't quite go to plan. Karin from </span><a href="https://thequiltyarn.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">The Quilt Yarn</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> has experimented with various rulers on her HQ Sweet Sixteen and recently invested in the Sure Foot. I am still waiting to hear back from the shop where I purchased my machine if they can supply the Sure Foot. So in the meantime I turned to my Vintage Quilt Revival top - remember that?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At approx. 108" x 93" too large to photograph in full</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A generous stipple under way</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">After close to 2 years of procrastinating I decided that I would simply have to get it done. While the idea of custom quilting had crossed my mind, I would taken another 5 years to get this done, and similarly if I wanted to save up the money to get it done by a professional quilter. Despite its humangous size, my S16 setup makes it possible, so far I have approx. 6 of 42 blocks done. This quilt might even end up on my bed by the end of the year?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All five sets of this block have been pieced</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOVE how the colours move across the top</td></tr>
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The next set, six blocks, will mark the half-way point. Still a long way to go, but I still LOVE it, so it will get done eventually.</div>
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<u>New goals:</u></div>
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<li>Bind, label & add hanging sleeve on Aotearoa (luckily I have my Singer 201K to do this if necessary)</li>
<li>Quilt VQR on S16, and</li>
<li>Continue quilting Metro Rings on S16 (I made sure I picked the same threads for both quilts - no excuse not to work on both :D)</li>
<li>Prepare the next set of Rainbow at Sea blocks</li>
<li>Continue on #Patchworkcity2018 blocks when my Pfaff has recovered</li>
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I also need to make a decision on that baby quilt I want to have ready before November.</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-45852488374117673162019-08-04T09:38:00.000+12:002019-08-04T09:38:34.618+12:00The time of year...<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's the time of year where it's just work-work-work... With our system of 10 weeks teaching, 2 weeks break you wouldn't think that one can get so bogged down but somehow it happens every year. Luckily I have been able to make space for a little play, too - and TG for our family holiday in the Islands, that was long overdue!</div>
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<u>My goals from 3 June were:</u><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Finish #scrappyappliquequiltalong (quilt, bind, hanging sleeve)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Piece more #patchworkcity2018 bonus blocks</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Continue piecing Rainbow at Sea quilt</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Continue quilting Metro Rings quilt</li>
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... and there is not that much to show for - oops!</div>
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Yes, still quilting this - or more truthfully I finally started back on it yesterday... Though I made a discovery regarding my HQ Sweet Sixteen: I though I had been oiling it regularly, but the machine started to feel rather rusty and noisy lately. Eventually I realised that not much oil had been coming out of the oil bottle at all which I have now rectified - and the machine just nicely purrs along again...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm definitely over the half-way mark for the background now,<br />
so it's just a matter of plodding along and getting it done...</td></tr>
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<u>Patchwork City blocks</u></div>
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Early June I had 20 blocks, now there are 26, that's more progress than I had thought 😌</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 18</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus Block 4 - I really like this one, esp. bottom left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus Block 5</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus Block 6</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus Block 7 - one of those 'not perfect, but done' blocks...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus Block 8 - River Path in mirror edge to the original design as I used fpp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">I did a mock up of the layout a few weeks back to see where I was at;<br />
I have made a few changes since and will post another picture when I get good light<br />
(it's winter here in New Zealand...)</td></tr>
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So overall this one is probably fine as far as progress goes. 4 more blocks to go, and as poor Joe Madl (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/manhandledthreads/" target="_blank">@manhandledthreads</a>) has been out of commission after an accident, they will probably all be 'bonus blocks' = blocks I choose. I brought up the idea of ghost blocks in a conversation with DH but he wasn't too thrilled 😂 so they will be pieced.</div>
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Sadly there has been no progress on <u>Rainbow at Sea</u> or <u>Metro Rings</u> but with a little luck I might get to play with the Rainbow blocks today; I laid the completed blocks out last night, and the swerving rainbow colours just make my heart sing.</div>
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<u>Rather than IG rabbit holes, I fell into a couple of FB ones</u></div>
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Members of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneMQG/" target="_blank">BMQG</a> regularly create community quilts and collaborative projects. Here are a few blocks that have been sent off to Queensland:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Suzanne (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/suzjob1/" target="_blank">@suzjob1</a>) asked me why I hadn't simply given Butterfly girls socks,<br />
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So next on the horizon are, <b>for the month of August</b>:<br />
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<li>Finish quilting Aotearoa from #scrappyappliquequiltalong</li>
<li>Finish piecing the remaining 4 blocks for #patchworkcity2018</li>
<li>Once Aotearoa is quilted, get back to quilting Metro Rings</li>
<li>Plug away at blocks for Rainbow at Sea</li>
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I have a few other things that I could easily add to the above:<br />
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<li>Baby quilt for a colleague due in November</li>
<li>Sandwich and then quilt an all-over (probably stipple) over Vintage Quilt Revival</li>
<li>Cut more scraps and continue piecing blocks for the Scraptherapy inspired Irish Chain top - I suppose that could be a sort of leaders & enders project? How do people do these (I might have to do some research)?</li>
<li>I have also signed up to the MQG 2020 Me+You Indah Batik Fabric Challenge - no idea what is involved with this but no doubt it will be fun</li>
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I'm leaving you with a few snaps from our Rarotonga holiday - bound to get back there in the future :)<br />
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-13208714246702065872019-06-03T10:52:00.001+12:002019-06-03T10:52:16.261+12:00#zenstudioqal - Finish #5Queen's Birthday weekend, winter has started - time for sewing! I'm glad I had posted those goals at the top of the last post, I almost forgot about them 😮. They were:<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Continue piecing #patchworkcity2018 when blocks are posted</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Continue piecing Rainbow at Sea</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Finish #scrappyappliquequiltalong</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">try to not fall into too many other rabbit holes!</li>
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I'm happy to report that 1) #zenstudioqal is finished and will be handed over at the work baby shower this coming Friday :) (I'll be teaching at that time, but someone will hand it over on my behalf). I'm really happy with how it turned out, I just LOVE Malka Dubrawsky's Simple Marks of summer line 💕. It wasn't easy to document the quilting from the front, so there are a lot of photos from the back:<br />
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2) #patchworkcity2018 on IG has been sitting at block 17 for a while, with my three bonus blocks my personal count is 20 (of 30 I hope to make). This is a little mockup I created on Pic Collage a few weeks back:<br />
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To get back into the swing of things, I will make a list of the blocks in the book I have not used yet and start making more bonus blocks until Joe <a href="https://www.instagram.com/manhandledthreads/" target="_blank">@manhandledthreads</a> is ready to post more in the actual SAL.<br />
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Yesterday I finally got back to my 3) Rainbow at Sea quilt, just quietly plugging along with sewing more FPP blocks to piece into the larger blocks. There is still lots of blocks to go on this project, but by breaking it down into the individual parts, the task seems a little less daunting.<br />
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I also pulled my 4) #scrappyappliquequiltalong back out, added more swirls to the background quilting. It's been several weeks so I forgot what tension I had set for the invisible thread in the top. I ended up with a few small spots of funny tension that I ripped out but overall the aqua batik is quite forgiving to the invisible thread - grey bobbin combo.<br />
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On the 5) don't fall into another IG rabbit hole: I have been tempted more than once, but so far work has been keeping me far too busy to seriously contemplate getting into anything else!<br />
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<li>Finish #scrappyappliquequiltalong (quilt, bind, hanging sleeve)</li>
<li>Piece more #patchworkcity2018 bonus blocks</li>
<li>Continue piecing Rainbow at Sea quilt</li>
<li>Continue quilting Metro Rings quilt</li>
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That gives me two goals for piecing and two for quilting, one of them 'finishable' and all the others likely to remain WIP for some time to come. I better don't go looking for rabbit holes on IG...<br />
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<br />Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-48025713970867165822019-04-22T13:41:00.000+12:002019-04-22T13:49:52.315+12:00Taking stock<div style="text-align: justify;">
While 18 (soon 19) posts for the year so far really aren't bad for me, it's been a month (!) since I last posted! As expected, work has been just go-go-go, and the weekends are filled with utter exhaustion - and housework :(</div>
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[I had just written my goals at the bottom of the post, but that's where they get lost so I cut & paste them right here at the top, so there's no excuse lol]<br />
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<u>Plans for the next six weeks or so:</u><br />
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<li>Finish #zenstudioqal in time for baby shower (date tbc)</li>
<li>Continue piecing #patchworkcity2018 when blocks are posted</li>
<li>Continue piecing Rainbow at Sea</li>
<li>Finish #scrappyappliquequiltalong</li>
<li>try to not fall into too many other rabbit holes!</li>
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<u>This is what I've been working on lately:</u><br />
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Firstly, Mstr 14 had requested a new cushion cover as the old 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' ones had disintegrated. He requested 'a sunset with elephant silhouette'. After some online research I drew up this:</div>
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He says he likes it - the highest praise a mother can get from a 14y old 😏<br />
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IG is for me like the rabbit hole for Alice, and I fell into yet another QAL:<br />
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I toyed with the idea of my own world map but decided to go a bit smaller for now:</div>
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My other IG QALs are also progressing:<br />
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It's not that easy to match the vibrant colours with a different line of fabric, I bought a bubble minky in red for the back but it looks too pink with the way the light reflects off it, thankfully the lovely Suz parted with a warm red flannel so one of these days I will sandwich and quilt it. My go-to for baby quilts is an all-over pattern, after talking with Suz I am toying with the idea of treating different areas of the top differently but we will see how much time I get before that baby is due ;)</div>
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The #patchworkcity2018 QAL is also still going, I have now completed 16 blocks plus 3 bonus blocks.<br />
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I'm rather excited for a parcel I'm expecting, I ordered one of Judi Madsen's 'Celebrate' panels from Honest Fabrics when there was a sale recently, after watching it being moved between various Los Angeles shipping facilities for a fortnight it has finally arrived in and departed from Auckland, so with a bit of luck it should be in my hot little hands this week. While I'm still a bit ho-hum about the 'polyester blend', I want to use it to give my quilting rulers a work out.</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-65179980061257816202019-03-17T19:02:00.003+13:002019-03-17T19:02:58.339+13:00Progress?You know those weeks that just fly past, and you think you have achieved nothing? I felt like this over the last fortnight, but I actually still made some progress:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 15: I had wanted to save on fabric for the top left block Forest Park, but in the end had to recut the triangles... Note to self: Measure twice, cut once... The rest went together very quickly.</td></tr>
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The #zenstudioqal has come along in leaps and bounds:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and the IG challenge required toes peeking out from under it - thanks Master 16y!</td></tr>
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The cushion pattern had the first two fabrics chosen...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing what one can find in the scraps box...</td></tr>
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Thanks to my hunt through scraps (which I continue to cut down using the Scraptherapy approach) I rediscovered my #berninazenchicqal leftovers and started playing with triangles to cover the footstool to go with hubby's chair:<br />
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Overshadowing everything is the absolute tragedy that has unfolded here in New Zealand since Friday afternoon when one gunman killed 50 people in two Christchurch mosques and injured another 50 - absolutely unprecedented in Aotearoa New Zealand. The outpouring of love and support for victims and their families from around the country and from overseas has been immense, and the one good thing that I hope will come from this is that Kiwis and other peoples will be closer and more united against hatred and racism. He tried to steal the innocence and the peace of Aotearoa New Zealand but he will not succeed.<br />
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Kia Kaha - Stay Strong!<br />
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<br />Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-6694280984152388342019-03-03T17:15:00.000+13:002019-03-03T17:15:30.398+13:00Learning through Mistakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some projects just take FOREVER, and my Metro Rings quilt is one of those projects... I first mentioned it in a post on 12 May 2015 while we were living in Brisbane, I have <a href="https://monika-quiltingjourney.blogspot.com/search/label/Metro%20Rings" target="_blank">posted</a> about it a few times and it's been languishing next to my Sweet Sixteen for months now (it's be a favourite sleeping place for our cats, some of the stains on it are from kitty cats that are no longer with us...). Yesterday I picked it up again and added some more quilting.</div>
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After some more work on it this afternoon I decided to assess where I am at for now (that left me rather frustrated...).</div>
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To put it on record (after all, it doesn't count if you don't blog about it, aye?), this is what quilting is still left to do:</div>
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<li>Feather inners: <b>19 blocks</b></li>
<li>Orange peel & micro-stippling in corner stones: <b>11 blocks + 3 blocks</b> that need un-picking and re-doing</li>
<li>Above quilting in HSTs: <b>9 blocks + 3 blocks</b> to unpick & re-do</li>
<li>Above quilting in quarter-triangle (is this a word??): <b>2 blocks</b></li>
<li>Ghost rings: <b>9 blocks</b></li>
<li>Secondary pattern (white on white): <b>25 full blocks, 16 half blocks, 2 quarter blocks</b></li>
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Rather a lot left to do still but I am hopeful I will still like it - let's see if I can get this done before the 4y anniversary :)</div>
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I learnt so much through the mistakes I made in this quilt, incl. piecing of circles, using rulers for quilting, suitable motifs to distract from mistakes, using S16 to quilt etc. etc. that I decided to call the quilt "Learning through Mistakes". Let's hope I won't have to learn too much about removing the stains from this top...</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-47950157164637036982019-03-02T16:31:00.000+13:002019-03-02T16:55:14.177+13:00Scraps<div style="text-align: justify;">
Once upon a time, when I started quilting, I had the intention of only every buying what I would need for a quilt (insert a laughing tears emoji). Suffice to say, that didn't last long, and while my stash goes through highs and lows, I also have a considerable amount of scraps. I remember seeing Charlotte aka Miss Lottie or <a href="http://theslightlymadquiltlady.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Slightly Mad Quilt Lady</a> cut up her scraps into usable sizes, and last October I finally decided I would follow suit.</div>
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I borrowed Suzanne's copy of Scraptherapy by Joan Ford from <a href="https://hummingbird-highway.com/" target="_blank">Hummingbird Highway</a> and got cutting... There is still several bags of scraps I need to go through, but here are some of the blocks I have pieced so far:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer up: A mix of prints, batiks, solids etc. Many memories in these scraps!</td></tr>
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As per my usual MO, I had to have a 'home' for it in mind, so I'll aim for approx. queen size and will put it on the bed in the uni student's room when we have visitors - at the rate I am (not) going at the moment, that might be a few years away still...</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-30156267074341902222019-03-02T15:34:00.001+13:002019-03-02T15:34:49.372+13:00Like a hole in the head...Did I need to start a new project? Nope - but it's good fun anyway :)<br />
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- and this is my layout so far on my design doors:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tetris anyone?</td></tr>
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Happy Sewing!</div>
Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-21882941791801215132019-02-17T19:38:00.000+13:002019-02-17T19:38:07.352+13:00Rainbow at Sea<div style="text-align: justify;">
I have been thinking of making a <i>Storm at Sea</i> quilt for years. In October the wonderful <a href="http://suz-allthegoodonesaretaken.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne</a> shared a pattern with me that finally got me over the line:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A free pattern from Free Spirit which I adapted to fit my colour preferences and my size bed ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">A little shopping at my LQS The Country Yard...<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... added to fabrics from my stash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it goes! I drew up a FPP pattern for those parts that were pieced in the original instructions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blocks 1 & 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 3 laid out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blocks 1, 2, 3 & 4 - yay! 10 down, 32 more to go lol</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wouldn't these four blocks would make a cute Medallion?</td></tr>
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As mentioned in the captions, I drew up FPP patterns for all parts of the block (even where the Free Spirit pattern said to piece). I like the accuracy you get, though sometimes matching points can still be a pain. For the fourth block(s) I trialled piecing the bottom right corner but I ended up with bias edges which were a (different) pain to match. I will go back to FPP despite the amount of paper I am going through, it gives a much nicer finish.</div>
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This is definitely not a quick quilt to make, but I LOVE the rainbow weaving across the top so I will just hang in there and it will get done when it gets done:) About 10 years ago I had wanted to make a flame coloured Storm at Sea quilt, but I didn't have the confidence I cold make appropriate fabric choices then. Now I know I can do it, so one day it will happen :)</div>
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Monikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00903647147633857223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064958956130671431.post-13867470291667221482019-02-03T18:23:00.000+13:002019-02-03T18:23:17.960+13:00Panda (third finish)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished in time for my niece's 9th birthday (Monday after next)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Not easy to photograph - it's just a bit larger than the mattress of my California Superking </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">...and from the other side....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was tempted to name him - I think it's a him - but I better leave this to Miss soon 9</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faux Piped binding sped up the process of attaching binding considerably - though the piping is barely visible (I'll have to rethink choice of pattern next time)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And from the back: Fmq giant bamboo stalks in 'organic' rows on a dyed sheet</td></tr>
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Yay for project number three completed! Time to check my Quilt Planner for the year :)<br />
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Always easily led astray (aye, Suzanne) I have added a new project to the yet to start list, Converging Corners:<br />
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Youngest DS has requested I replace the disintegrating "very hungry caterpillar" cushion covers with elephant silhouettes, most likely fpp, and then I almost forgot about the Tui, the pattern is already cut out waiting for me to pull fabrics. I somehow think I won't get bored any time soon?<br />
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Waitangi Day on Wednesday means mayhem at work and then back in the classroom from Thursday - I'll come up for <strike>air</strike> sewing every now and then!<br />
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Happy Sewing!<br />
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