Where did May go?

I must try and post on my blog each week.  I had such good intentions. I have been busy at my allotment and in the garden, after the grotty spring. I still have a lot of digging to do.
I haven't done any machining and no paper piecing in May.
I did get my butterfly for the Get your Hex finished and posted off.

I also managed a little hexy making whilst on holiday in Northumberland.  The colours are not true in this photo. 

We had a wonderful time as usual, lovely days out in Alnwick gardens and Howick Arboretum.

Plus lots of bird watching on the coast .  We also spent time just watching the waves and the tide rising and falling.

We were lucky this time and saw 5 herons at Howick, they were fishing and nest building. There was also  a seal in the coquet estuary.

Scissors and Thread April Paper Piecing

With less than two and a half hours to go, I have finished April's paper piecing. I only started it this morning, I must start May's block much earlier.

This is a truly dreadful photo, taken in the evening with poor light. The backing colour is pale blue, I promise.

I hope to get a better photo tomorrow, when we should have sunshine.

April get your hex on

As the weather starts to improve, my time for sewing is limited by my need to dig and weed my allotment.  It has been neglected over the winter and I have a lot to catch up. Yesterdays fun job was digging and removing large dandelions with all their roots, there are not nearly as many as last year which is encouraging.
Anyway back to sewing, I have posted the April get your hex on block to Ann in Texas.

I think this will be a lovely quilt when it is assembled.  I am now waiting for May's fabric to arrive. 

I have been practicing, using the walking foot, my quilting. there is so much to learn!!! But it nice to see small improvements.  The new belt on my new treadle machine means I have been able to use it for the first time. It loosened up very quickly and I soon found the fun I had 25 years ago, when I last had treadle sewing machines.

I hope to go to Uttoxeter on Saturday to the Quilt and Stitch show.  My trip to the NEC didn't happen, due to snow. Fingers crossed I make it this time, I have quite a shopping list.

Here is my work in progress, I'm not sure if my idea will work.

April Garden Beauty

The weather is still so cold, I am unable to garden, so I did some sewing. This is the latest from the Quilt Pattern Magazine for April, it looked a lot easier than my Quiet Play BOM for April!

I also ironed the hexagon fabric for April's Get Your Hex On Bee that arrived this morning. They are beautiful shades of blue and I would like to add some different fabrics for Ann's hexagons.  So a trip to a fabric shop is called for.
I need to check back on what I hoped to achieve this year, I find my ability to concentrate is sporadic
and small targets easier to achieve.

March Paper Piecing

Here is my attempt at this months block, I found this extremely tricky.  I am enjoying  the challenge and hope my skills will improve as the months go by.
It would have been better to use similar fabric this time but I didn't think the reels would show against a dark background.
I am linking up to Works in Progress.

Works in progress

I did mean to blog before but life got in the way.  Mara's block has been posted off and I am waiting for April's hexy project to arrive. The theme is blue.
I have finally pieced the 12 days of temecula, I started this over a year ago, there are so many beginners mistakes, (just as well I'm a beginner at machine piecing).
I still love it and will hang it proudly in my sewing room, when it's finished.
I am looking forward to the NEC this weekend. I might fondle or even buy some fabric for my November hexy partners, I still haven't decided on a theme or even colours.

Mara's March Block

Temecula's Twelve Days of Christmas. 2011

Small Blog Meet

1st March Small Blog Meet, I finished this mugrug for me last week.