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To Do Tuesday

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It seems that I have had a little more time for sewing this week, despite lots of other priorities too... Time for another list anyway Let's look at the list I had written last week... 1. F inish blocks #8 & #9 and make block #10 for the Modern City Scape  -  finished and Row 1 & 2 are even sewn together 2.  Catch up on the 3 Birthday blocks I haven't yet done -  -  finished and it wasn't 3 but 5 actually! 3. Sew the next Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along blocks for February & March  -   no progress 4.  Complete 2 Hexie blocks -   no progress 5.  Complete Dear Jane block E13 and finish row E  -  still in progress This week I have managed 4 days of sewing  keeping up with my goal for   15 minutes to stitch with Kate Time to plan for the week ahead... 1. M ake block #11 for the Modern City Scape  2.  Make Birthday block #13  3. Sew the Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along blocks for February & March  4.  Complete 2 Hexie blocks 5.  Complete Dear Jane block E13 and finish r

Birthday blocks

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  Wow it is easy and fast to get behind with quilt-along that have weekly new blocks! I knew I had some catch up to do on the Birthday Blocks quilt-along but I hadn't realised I was already 5 blocks behind. Well I have finally caught up with all of them. I made February blocks in red and March blocks in purple to follow with the Rainbow Scraps Challenge. Here are blocks #8 & 9 from February and blocks # 10, 11 & 12 from March And all 12 blocks together All ready for the next one tomorrow! Linking to  Put your foot down ,  Brag about your Beauties ,  Off the wall Friday ,  Can I  get a Whoop Whoop ,  Patchwork and Quilt Céline

Modern City Scape - 2 rows

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  Finally caught up, wow! It took a while in the end. Block #8 #9    and #10 are finished And with those additional 3 blocks, row 2 is complete. I've also joined the 2 rows together, it is taking shape 🙂 Linking to    D esign  Wall Monday ,  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Put your foot down Céline 

To Do Tuesday

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Time seems to go so fast with weeks flying by... I can't believe it is Tuesday again... Time to plan for a new week again Let's look at the list I had written last week... 1. F inish blocks #8 and make block #9 for the Modern City Scape -  both still in progress 2.  Catch up on the 3 Birthday blocks I haven't yet done  -   no progress 3. Sew the next Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along blocks for February & March  -   no progress 4. Make a bag/pouch for my friend's birthday -  finished 5. Complete 2 Hexie blocks    -   no progress 6.  Complete Dear Jane block E13 and finish row E -  in progress This week I have managed 5 days of sewing  keeping up with my goal for   15 minutes to stitch with Kate Time to plan for the week ahead... 1. F inish blocks #8 & #9 and make block #10 for the Modern City Scape  2.  Catch up on the 3 Birthday blocks I haven't yet done 3. Sew the next Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along blocks for February & March  4.  Complete 2 Hexie blocks 5. 

Tote bag

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Nothing better than a tight deadline to focus my attention! I bought a panel to make a birthday present for my friend a few months ago and of course it had sat there since. Well her birthday was on Sunday and she invited us for a meal so I knew I had to finish my gift by then. I was originally planning to make a pouch but the panel was rather large at 17''+ so I decided a tote bag would be more appropriate. First step was to pick a complementary faux leather for the back of the bag as well as a lining. The printed panel was quite thin so I decided to use faux leather for the front and back and to simply attach the panel to the faux leather. I added a small pocket to the lining, as well as an elastic to keep a water bottle straight in the bag and of course, a cute little label. Once the panels were assembled I cut out a 2'' square off each corner to box off the bag. And I found this lovely black glittery webbing at my local market on Saturday morning for the straps. All

Modern City Scape

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  I was planning/hoping to catch up on blocks #6 & #7 before we went on holidays but I ended making all the pieces but not managing to assemble them all. I managed to finish them both just after we came back from holidays and to sew them together. I also got started on block #8 but it is not complete yet.  Still need to get going on block#9 which was released this week. Linking to  D esign  Wall Monday ,  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Put your foot down ,  Brag about your Beauties ,  Off the wall Friday ,  Can I  get a Whoop Whoop ,  Patchwork and Quilt Céline

To Do Tuesday

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So last week we were away on a skiing holiday, although I didn't ski to stay with my youngest daughter who managed to injure her shoulder BEFORE we left to go skiing. I had planned mainly hand sewing for the past week, to do in the car and on holidays and I happily managed to get some done Let's look at the list I had written last week... 1. F inish blocks #6 & #7 and make block #8 for the Modern City Scape    - #6 & #7 are finished ; #8 is in progress 2.  Catch up on the 3 Birthday blocks I haven't yet done  -   no progress 3. Sew the next Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along blocks for February & March  -   no progress 4. Complete 2 Dear Jane blocks -  E9 is finished ; E13  is in progress 5. Complete 2 Hexie blocks -  in progress 6. Do a l ittle cross-stitch  -   no progress This week I have managed 6 days of sewing  related activities , keeping up with my goal for  15 minutes to stitch with Kate . Time to plan for the week ahead... 1. F inish blocks #8 and make block