Last of the red scraps (for the moment)

Eight red library bags had their drawstring casings sewn during the week (the light has altered some of the reds making them pink and purple). 

A red and white beanie was completed

Another small quilt was finished off - it has enough red in it to qualify for the RSC colour. 

Some cutting of blocks was happening - taking advantage of the lovely weather by moving the cutting mat, rulers and fabric outside for a cutting session.   

This audio book was keeping me company during the week.  A bit quirky but I had to listen to the end to

find out who was responsible for  the main character's death.

And of course we cannot ignore that the changing of the season is well under way with the decidious trees showing their vivid autumnal reds.  

  

My "self imposed exile" is now finished and I am pleased with what was achieved in the sewing room during that time.    Next week life is back to normal - appointment at the hairdresser on Monday, my Tuesday quilting group starts back, shopping - other than a quick early morning dash into the supermarket that was happening for the last 2 weeks -  a bone density test, socialising with friends, craft afternoon on Thursday, the hospital auxiliary stall on Saturday, visiting my parents on Sunday and anything else that crops up.   

Linking with the Joyful Quilter  

                            So scrappy

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Happy Easter & more RSC

 

I enjoyed this gingerbread easter bunny with a cup of coffee for morning tea as hubs and I sat outside on our balcony enjoying the glorious autumnal weather that we are having at present.    It has been a quiet Easter as we celebrated Easter last weekend with Miss M and her parents with Miss M staying on with us until the middle of the week.  Having been out and about every day with Miss M last week I have decided to stay home for the rest of the school holidays as the City and everywhere else that we visited was soooooooo crowded and busy.   

I have taken advantage so far of this "self imposed exile" by catching up on a few domestics, then tiding up the sewing room and finishing off two table mats. I have had the fabric in my stash for sometime and seeing that there was quite a lot of red in it it fitted in well with the RSC of month.     

There was enough  fabric to make two good sized tops which I use when putting out dishes for when we have guests so that they can serve themselves as much or as little as they like.  It is quite a fun piece and many of the labels are still relevant today.  

There is one more week left of "lying low" and only venturing out early in the morning  to do some grocery shopping but there are plans to finish off a couple more items in the sewing room that are at various stages of completion.    

Enjoy the rest of the Easter weekend however you celebrate. 

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Day 3 & 4 of Claytons Scrub Stitching

My wish list comprised of 5 items and maybe something else if time allowed.   On day 3 a red beanie was started and worked on and off while watching tv over the last couple of nights.  

And one sewing mat for under the overlocker when in use

Day four was putting the sewing mat to use when starting to sew up library bags.

Thanks goes to Susan for organising our sew at home retreat with the other Scrub Stitchers.    I was pleased with my finishes - 3 from my list with 3 partial completes - and had to call an end on Saturday night as Miss M is coming to stay with hubs and I tomorrow for a few days.

There are still a couple of red projects to be finished off from the list as well as a couple lurking in my mind which will hopefully be finishes by the end of the month.   

You can head on over here to see who else joined in the fun.

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Day 1& 2 of Claytons Scrub Stitching

First item on my wish list was a red potato chip block.   Done

Fifth on the list was a child's charity quilt.  Done.   This was a very quick one to make.   All that was needed to be done was to cut the fabric so that it ended up at the required 32" finish, quilt and bind it.  

There was some of the circus fabric left over so 2 bibs were cut out and pinned - they were not on the list as such.   

All this sewing requires a sugar fix from time to time

I wonder how many will be left in the box by the end???????

I have up until Saturday evening to sew along as Miss M arrives on Sunday to stay with us for a few days.    That leaves a sewing mat for under the overlocker to help stop the bounce when using it, library bags and a red beanie on the wish list.   

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The Claytons Scrub stitching

Chookyblue is running her annual Scrub Stitching again this year and those of us who are not attending in person can play alongside at home.   A thank you goes to Susan who has organised The Claytons Scrub Stitching.     

What a good opportunity to work on my red scraps as this is the chosen RSC this month.    My wish list is 

1.    Red potato chip block

2.    library bags

3.    Sewing mat when using the overlocker

4.    A red beanie

5.    A child's charity quilt

And anything else that crosses my mind with the fabrics that I have.

It looks like the dates for S/S are from the 9th to 13th April  during that time the school holidays start and Miss M is coming to stay with us for part of the first week so I will work with what time I have before she arrives.  First up will be the potato chip block.

I did not post the 2 plate cosies and heat packs that were ordered last week.   Here they are below.  The plate was purely for show not part of the order.  

These 2 beanies were also finished off a little while ago.  I like using that magic stripes yarn it makes me look so clever.    

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FNwF - with Amendment

Oops it is not teal for April it is red.  Thanks to Janice and Maria for pointing me in the right direction.  So back to the scraps again this time for red - a further rummage needs to be done - enough was found for library bags  and yes red yarn for a beanie.

Being the first Friday night of the month it is FNwF.    No sewing occurred but time was spent hunting through scrap fabrics to find teal which is this month' s RSC.   Not much was revealed in the way of teal but I did find turquoise which is described as being a medium colour of teal and aqua which is described as being light teal so that is what I will be working with this month.    I did however find some teal yarn and cast on 91 stitches for a beanie.

Thanks Cheryll for "gathering" us together again.   You can head on over here to see more FNwF achievements.  

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