Happy Valentine's Day

 For hubby and I, it is spending the day together or at least in the same house doing what each of us enjoys, me sewing and him running to the garage to keep the fire on. We have had a cold temperature week around here....-31C being the coldest morning! We will be watching the first Nascar race later today! That is when I will get in my slow stitching for today! Join Kathy and see what others are up to today!

hand quilting coming along

Sadly our area will remain in lockdown while most of the province will be opening later this week. We have had an outbreak that is very serious. This doesn't change our life greatly except our daughter is unable to visit as yet. At this rate we might be celebrating Christmas at Easter!

a quilt to be

This week has been filled with a little bit of everything. Hand quilting continues on the frame. I am almost to the half way point!  I pin basted a quilt and am working on machine quilting that. I have been knitting a scarf for my mom that didn't get done for Christmas maybe it will be an early start for next year! I also finished the binding on that large quilt from last week! I have dug fabric out for a quilt for a little person I know...worked up a layout and now just need to set aside some time to get it done!!

machine quilt is getting there

I also started to cut apart some shirts to make some memory pillows. My uncle passed away at the end of January and his family have asked if I could do this for them. With not being able to attend the funeral, I felt honoured to be able to do something. I sewed up one pillow for practice. Now I have to buy some pillow forms so I know what size to cut the remaining shirts so they fit the pillows.

My friend Carla at Quilting by the River will be starting her Spring quilt along this week.(See facebook "Spring quilt along with Carla") Everyone is welcomed to join in the fun but there is a $10 fee to be paid up front before you can be part of the facebook group. She gives lots of tips and tricks to do the blocks and you may learn other things too! Do I really need to start another new quilt project....well I have to use up that fabric somehow!?!? 

So here's to another week at home getting quality sewing time in!!!


 

Snowfall Lockdown

In the middle of a squall

Who wants or can go anywhere with the weather we have been having.  The sun is finally shining after two and half days of snow and snow squalls. At times it was sure pretty to watch from the sewing studio through the big picture window.  I felt like someone had locked me in a snow globe of my own. But all that snow meant at some point I would have to help do some clean up.  I thought I would take a pic of my snowman I made before Christmas. He was at least 6' tall, I am 5'2" and I was looking up at him. Well needless to say he isn't shrinking but the snow is piling up.

He won't fall over now!

In between all the falling flakes I did get my Morewood designs mystery put together. I was going to add borders but thought no and glad I did. There was just enough of the background I used to make a backing. Win win!!

Morewood mystery

                    I also finished a Christmas present. We haven't seen our daughter as yet so our Christmas is going to be late this year! We are so hoping the lockdown will be lifted this week so we can get together. I am also trying to finish the binding on a quilt. It is a big 96" square quilt so the stitching is for evening TV watching and is going slowly! Love the bias check for this quilt, it was perfect!!

binding waiting 

My friend Carla at Quilting by the River is starting a quilt along this coming week. Check out her facebook page(Quilting by the River) to join in the fun. There is a small $10 fee to join. Every two weeks she does a facebook live and helps with hints and tricks and can answer questions you may have. Her last quilt along I finished in half size blocks. You can see it here.

Slow sunday stitching...well what is left of Sunday, will be some hand quilting for me. I am nearing the end of a row and will be able to roll the quilt again. Perhaps by next Sunday I might be at the center of the quilt!!!

Have a great week everyone!