It's Finished

Again not great pics but 

the 50th birthday present I have been stitching is

FINISHED

and a month ahead of time

All that is needed is a label and wrapping.

So what to do but plan the next project

A new basket packed with supplies

Fabric, freezer paper, template plastic,

pattern and background fabric.

and a tin crammed with thread, pins. needles,

scissors and pens.

All ready to start.

I think for such a work of art that I hope this will be

I will have to get some practise needle turning first.

So back to the UFO pile.

happy stitching jenni

Farmers Wife

I have not mentioned the farmers wife for so 

long, she is not forgotten.

I stitch a bit each week at my Thursday afternoon

sit and sew.

Between chatting and laughing, she is coming together.

almost half of the blocks are together.

Only a little over half more to go, then setting

triangles and the border left to do.

Not much if you say it fast.

happy stitching jenni

birds in the air

one done

99 to go.

happy stitching jenni

Summer Quilting

Summer and Quilting

Not two words that usually go together

but summer seems to have disappeared.

I can't do anything about the weather so lets make the most

of it and hand quilt.

a mixture of big stitch 

and traditional quilting.

I have never done this before and really struggled

to accept this would be alright.

Then I decided that the quilt would not complain

 and nobody would suffer, so away I went.

I am very happy with the result so far,

very soft and snuggly.

Love this backing fabric, a blue hills blue.

happy stitching jenni