Aqua it is.....

Argh, Collingwood was playing last night and it became a
Bit of a health hazard trying to sew hexagons because I just never
knew when the TV was going to be yelled at and there for
the needle being jabbed into my finger!

Row 1 did get to meet Row 2 before I stopped.

Then I moved to the other end of the house
And into my sewing space. I had noticed that my
Blue scrap box was a lot fuller than the others
And at a closer look I found that it had a lot of
Aqua within in so I decided to make an Aqua
Scrap box. Started it last night and I have just finished it.

4 of the boxes still need board added to them - one day :)

Now it's time to go and finish off my swap item
For our Millrose get together in a couple of weeks.
I am also adding the finishing touches for the next
Swap item in the Mrs. Martins Celebration swap so
No peaks there because Claire will pass by between writing
Reports and we don't want to ruin her surprise.

Declyn played his 50th game of Football this morning.
I am so proud of him. He also scored the first goal for his team.
Well done Declyn.
Enjoy your Sunday,
Hugs Sharon

FNSI on a Saturday

Somehow I missed FNSI this month so I had a

SASI (Saturday Afternoon Sew In) instead.

First up I need go back a couple of days and share Block 9 of my

Designer Mystery BOM

And here are the first 9 blocks

Then today I worked on Blocks 10 and 11

And this is how things look now :o)

Block 12 is in transit from the US.

This means that next month the new

Designer Mystery BOM starts

I cant wait to see and start this one. It will be in beautiful Avalon

fabrics by Fig Tree.

I also found a temporary home for my Marcelle Medalion Quilt :o)

The view from my Kitchen to my Dinning area.
(My sewing space is in that back room to the right.
Nice and close to the heart of the home)

I'm off now to join my Northern Hemisphere friends for their
FNSI and go sew some 1" Hexagons



Have a great evening.
Hugs, Sharon

Marcelle Medallion Quilt - Finished

My Marcelle Medallion Quilt.

I must admit that I just LOVE this quilt.

What started out as a project on a whim, inspired by the beautiful

Liberty Love Book.

 

These quilts started to appear over on Instagram and I just knew

I had to make one.  This quilt took me outside my comfort zone

and I had no idea how it would end up.  I was thinking scrappy

but didn't think my scrap containers could pull off what I had in my head.

I started with the two fabrics in the center and just let it grow and evolve.

I think that the addition of this black border was a defining point for this quilt.

It gave me more of a direction that I wanted to head in.

Front and back (with the help of Aiden) 

90% of this quilt top has come from my scrap buckets so it seemed

appropriate that the back be pieced from scraps and stash also.

Huge thank you to Linda at Ladybug Quilting for the custom quilting.

I just love how the details show on the black on the back.

(next quilt sent in for custom quilting is having a solid back to show off the quilting more)

I LOVE that I have feathers and pebbles on the same quilt :o)

Our Millrose Bloggie get together is in a few weeks

(all the details are on Shez's blog, right hand tab)

Guess what I'm taking for Show and Tell :)

This Quilt finishes at 59" x 59"

and when you ask your 15 year old to help,

well you get "googlie eyes" over the top of your quilt :o)

Thanks Aiden :o)

Have a fantastic day,

hugs Sharon

Paper Piecing Addiction

I feel like that is what I have at the moment.

"Lancaster Quilt"

I sat down on the floor Monday and worked out how
many clam shells I needed for the top/outer edge of this border.



I felt like I made good progress.
I went back to it yesterday and I only had a few left to
do on the second row.

but then I had to do some more prep work for the third row.
This was when I realised that I need more of some of the fabrics to get a
nice even spread of print and colour so away it went until
I can get to my LQS and pick up the next pack of fabrics.

And out came a Mother's Day pressie
Hex on the Beach

It is a little addictive. I burnt tea and we ended up with pizza, whoops!

I have also been playing with a new app on the Ipad.
It's called "A Beautiful Mess" if your interested.

have a "Fancy" day,

hugs Sharon

Glacier Star Progress

If you are a regular reader you would know that I attended 

my LQS on Saturday to work on the next technique on my

Glacier Star Quilt.

It felt like a very productive day because by 

the time it came to pack up, my blocks looked like this.

I am loving how it is coming together.

The picture below is the inspiration that I used for my colour selection.

The next technique sees us working on the center.

Sooooo many small pieces!

I will take my camera with me next time and hopefully get some pictures of the other

ladies quilts. One lady is working with William Morris fabrics and OMG

it is stunning.

hugs, Sharon