Saturday, 14 March 2026

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
Cynthia for Oh Scrap!


13 comments:

Sara said...

The Friends Favorite is really coming along beautifully. I especially like how the blocks are sashed. Great job! Very nice prizes won at the event.

abelian said...

Can you make some napkin rings with antennae? They might need to be a bit looser than the ties, but you could hide rubber bands under them. Then you could use the napkins! Dot

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

What a cool presentation of an awesome gift! What a winner you are! I like the progress you have made on your UFO Friend' Favorite project! I too like it when you have a print in several color ways. I drooled over all of the gifted reds!

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Ton quilt avance bien ! Jolis coquillages ;) Et bravo pour ces cadeaux, j'adore les papillons aussi ! Bises

Quilting Babcia said...

Beautiful prizes! Can't wait to see some real butterflies in another month or two or three ... We had one day of 70 degrees, and snow the next. Fake spring followed by third winter ...

grammajudyb said...

Friend’s Favourite is a lovely puzzle. And your prize is indeed gorgeous. What a lovely presentation.

Lin said...

Friends Favourite is looking wonderful! What a great prize to win and yes the butterfly napkins do look amazing. xx

Nann said...

Your scrappy UFO Friends quilt is delightful! And what a great prize to bring home from the gathering.

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

Wow, Friend's Favorite is fabulous!! So many fun fabrics in such a great setting. Congrats on the scrap bags. Why are other people's scraps so exciting? And extra congrats on winning that lovely table runner set. Have a good week!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Friends Favorite is looking lovely, Chantal! I love all that scrappy goodness. The 18 patch block is pretty in all those reds, too! The game night sounds so fun, and you came home with a fun and definitely usable prize that looks great on your table!

Cathy said...

Oh my! Friend's Fav is a scrappy delight! Oh, how I miss playing games with family and friends. Too many have passed away or moved away, darn it. I have a whole bookcase of board and card games. Wow, Sylvie made quite the gift package. Lovely! And did you send that storm my way along with high winds???

Astrid said...

OOOH! I love your scrappy Friends Favorite! Congratulations on the wins! Lucky girl you are! The butterfly items are beautiful. Rain, sleet and snow, that sounds like Norway this time of the year. It's pouring rain here now. Perfect quilting day!

Fiona said...

Loving your Friends Favourite... mine has been taken over by youngest granddaughter.... and I think I want to make another!! sigh.... lots of lovely projects as always and congrats on the wins.... bonus when having a good night out.
Hugz