A New Baby Quilt

This baby quilt was made for our new great niece, Remi Moira. 

She was in a hurry and arrived six weeks early.

I wasn't sure the baby was going to be so I chose fabrics for 

the quilt suitable for either a boy or girl.

I did this one quilt-as-you-go. It's the first time I've made 

a quilt with this method and it won't be the last! 

I'll share the other baby quilt I have made soon!

FNSI - Block 1, Take 2!

 After the wine mishap at retreat, I started another block 1 

of Jenny's Phyllis May's Kitchen. Last night I worked on this and it's 

coming along nicely. I'm off to NOTYQ Guild meeting today, 

so I'll continue working on this.

Thank you to Wendy for hosting us last night.

You can see what others got up to here.

Friday Night With Friends At Retreat!

 

 I got a very early start to FNWF as Melody and I headed off to 

our yearly NOTYQ retreat. We take all day to get there (it's only an hour 

and quarter from home) but we stop and visit lots of lovely shops. 

Here we are in Ballan where the town was yarn bombed!

 My first project I worked on was to finish stitching the binding 

on a new baby quilt. It is very dull here today 

so I'll do a post on it when I can get better photos.

Saturday I started working on block one of Jenny's

Phyllis May's Kitchen BOM. Not an awful lot was stitched as 

there was too much time spent talking and eating!

But unfortunately, there was a mishap and red wine was 

spilt over my stitching. My dear friend was so upset but

accidents happen. We did try getting the wine out with 

little success. I'll just make another one!

So onto block two. 

I need to get more of the thread I had chosen for outlining 

the apron in chain stitch as the skein of green also got wined.

 Saturday night Melody and I found something 

new to play with - Instagram! 

We had so much fun playing with the filters. 

There was an awful lot of laughter happening!

We had a fabulous weekend with stitching friends.
I didn't get as much stitching done as I planned but retreats
are more about friendship and having fun.

Thank you to Cheryll for hosting us. 

You can see what others got up to here.

OPAM For July And Off On Retreat!

 My finish for July was Thea's apron for her 3rd birthday.

 

 One very happy Thea modelling her apron!

Thanks to Kris for keeping us inspired.

I do have another finish but you'll have to wait to see that.

Tomorrow Melody and I head off on retreat with the NOTYQ girls.
Looking forward to lots of shopping, eating, friendship
and hopefully, we'll get lots of stitching done too!

I'm going to start Jenny's "Phyllis May's Kitchen" except
mine is "Lillian Elizabeth's Kitchen" after my Grandmother.