UFO Sighting

The UFO Friends' Favourite is coming along very slowly. I was able to get Row 1 to 4 sewed into quadrants this past week. I'm happy with that progress.

Row 5 and 6 are progressing well too. Many centres were audition for the next rows. I believe there's a certain Mr. Cat who came by and "realigned" the last rows. 

I love when I have a print in more than one colourways. Sometimes, I love the print more in one colour than the other and sometimes, I love the print in either colours. I know the seashells print is not the same but close enough for a photo. 😉



I got to play with RED too . . . a little bit. I found this plastic bags, gifted a while back. It was fun going through these "new to me" prints.

A bag in a bag. Goodies! 

Reds, salmon, dark dusty rose, watermelon, maroon, school brick, etc. 

The smaller bag had reds, greens and browns strips as seen here. I don't know why they were cut at a different length like that. Yes, I will find a way to use them regardless, lol. 

Some (1.5 X 2.5" rectangles) were already put to good use and were turned into a 18 Bricks block. 

March 7th was the Artisanat's game night. I bought some tickets and then told the boys they were coming along, lol. We had a fun evening playing social games and socializing with REAL people. The cherry on top is that I won 2 prizes. One is a gift card to a popular restaurant in my "hometown" and the other one is this gorgeous, handmade, table topper with placemats and napkins.

Great presentation. 

The green plaid fabric is also used for the backing on these and the table topper. 

Sylvie, the maker of this wonderful gift, turned the napkins into cute little butterflies. She even tied tiny knots at the end of the ribbons to make it look like antennas. I hope you can see it on your monitor. It's so CUTE!!! Sylvie is an amazing crafter and I'm so happy I won her creation. 

Yes, you are right, I don't want to undo the little butterflies, lol. 

Please ignore the burnt stains on the table. (The table is not dirty, lol) I put a butterfly on the bigger stain but the smaller ones show. :^(  ANYWHO!!! 

On Friday the 13th, we got rain, sleet and snow. Scary combination!

Needless to say, after getting the groceries done, today will turned into a sew day. Maybe a baking day too. We'll see. 

Hope you get to sew too. Enjoy! 

;^)

Check these ladies' link-party for more inspirations

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or Not Friday

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Show and Tell (part 3)

The baby quilts drive is coming along so well. I'm the one who's slowing it down with this stupid flu. No, I am totally out of the woods yet but still surviving it. 😁

Let's have a look at the latest finished baby quilts that came back to me. 

I love this Trip Around the World. Line did such a great job assembling it and Yvonne did the quilting last week. 

And the back. 

When I snapped the photo of the back, I didn't realized that the hockey team was upside down. I spun the photo around so you can see it better. 

They are mostly 36 X 42 inches. 

The goal is 50 quilts

The total to date: 16 quilts

So much more to come. ;^) 

Joining Alycia because I have finishes to share on Finished or NOT Friday! 

It's a Friendly Thing

What is Friendship? Friendship is like peeing in your pants. Everyone can see it but only you can feel the warmth of it. 

(BwaaaHahaHa! 🤣 Sorry, but sometimes I crack myself.)

Friends' Favourite was started in January 2023. I "stole" the pattern from Fiona's blog who got it from a friend, who was inspired by another friend's quilt, hence the name Friends' Favourite. 

I worked at it here and there. I wanted to use prints that I like, that talk to me because it will be my quilt. We all know that working on quilts in this fashion takes forever to get them finish.  It was brought to the retreat to get it moving forward. 

The retreat didn't go so well. I got sick. So sick that I called DH to pick me up. What was supposed to be a four day retreat ended after 30 hours. I'm happy to say that none of the ladies got sick . . . yet. 

Anywho! 

While I complained about feeling like a road kill, I managed to sew! And cut! 

There were 133 centres missing to make the 240 blocks needed. I cut those. I framed (25 centres at a time) most of them before it occurred to me that I should lay them out to see if there's a colour I need more of.  

It didn't take long to see that GREEN was in short supply. It's was an easy fix. 

Other colours were added too because they talk to me. 

Needless to say that there are waaayyy too many centres now. I'm sure I can use them in one of the baby quilts. 

This weekend, I shall continue to frame the centres and hopefully get this one together before the end of the year. 

The baby quilt drive is moving along very well. My previous post shows a few finishes if you care to see. I'll try to get better pictures once the snow stops and we get some GOOD lighting for photos. 

Dr. Seam Ripper was called for an emergency surgery this week. He did an excellent job as always. 

Happy ending. 

Hope you are well and sewing to your heart's content. I should be back at work on Monday if this flu skedaddles out of here. So far none of the boys (husband included) are sick. 

Take care! ;^) 

Check these ladies' linky-party for more inspirations

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or Not Friday

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Show and Tell (part 2)

Five more finished baby quilts made their way to my door steps. Want to see them? 

This one has a piece backing in many different prints. We do what we can. 

This one was made with the lady's own fabric using my pattern called "I Spy with black and white patches". She used the same print through out with navy and yellow patches. I love the Scotties. 

That's all for now. 

Have a great day. ;^)

Show and Tell

Although I have done nothing quilty this week, I still have something to show you. This lady worked hard on the baby quilts and she did a great job!

 

Front - I Spy with black and white

Flannel backing 

Done by Yvonne (a lady at the Artisanat group) with her own fabric. The second one is very inspiring. Check it out. 

The backing and binding of the first quilt comes from my stash (my way of de-stashing) but the second one is entirely hers. I'm in love with it. She contacted me yesterday because she has done the 2 others I brought her and would like to have some more. "More than 2" she said. Gosh! This girl is a machine, lol. So, I'll get the ones she has finished and I'll try to post them before leaving for my retreat next week. 

What else happened this week? Oh, yes, I splurged. 

I got a pre-paid credit card from my boss at Christmas and decided to spend some of it on sewing notions. 

I got a wool-felt mat for ironing. (I'm not sure why I got that because I have no space for it. I'm blaming impulse purchase because of the great price; $3) Also purchased a 12.5" square ruler, some needle threader shaped like little umbrellas, a bag of little clips in a rainbow of colours and 10 spools of variegated thread. 

Aren't the colours pretty? 

That's all I have for today. Hope you are well and can find time to sew. Enjoy! ;^)

Check these ladies' linky-party for more inspirations

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Alycia for Finished or Not Friday

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!