Sarah Fielke BOM - center done ✅

The center of the quilt is done!

I managed to sew the blocks together without having to unpick at all! 

I'm quite proud 😉

 

Here it is, hanging on a doorframe. I have no design wall. So this is it!

It's pieced using a new-to-me step down method

 

It was not as difficult as I had feared. But then Sarah does give the best instructions!

Now I am going to tackle the borders. But that have to be another day. 

But soon! My templates for the 2017 BOM "Down the Rabbit Hole" have arrived. So I want to start that....

 

❤️🐰

Sarah Fielke BOM - finished my blocks ;-)

I did get a lot of sewing done today too. 

I also cheated and swapped 2 of the paper pieced blocks for some other pieced blocks. 

I really don't like paper piecing....

I started out following Sarah's pattern

 

This block is pieced in a regular (to me) way. Meaning with no paper :-)

 

The colors are a little lighter than what I have used most of so far, but I think it works. 

My LO will look something like this

 

I still need to sew all the blocks together. And add the borders. 

At least I have the corner border blocks done. But I still need to cut all the triangles for the borders. I can't believe I made it this far! 

I love this quilt already. 

....it's Sarah Fielke's 2016 BOM "Happy Days" 

Sewing - and a little bit of Copenhagen

I am finally feeling better! But you know how far behind you get?! After just a few days of being sick! Argh!

Anyway....today I really wanted to sew - and I really needed to catch up on some tidying and cleaning. Some laundry. Chores...

So, I made a rule: 45 mins sewing time, 30 mins of doing chores. 

And it worked! I got so much done today! I am not at all done cleaning and tidying. Or sewing. I finished all 4 corner blocks, though. So I am ready to piece the last 3 blocks tomorrow - and hopefully cut some of the borders. We'll see how far I get!

 This past week I spent a few days attending a class - this picture is taken in the morning on my way there. It's early, that's why it's a little dark..

A lot of these narrow streets are cobblestone and a pain to ride a bike on.
But they are very pretty!

 

This looks a little brighter 😊

I love these streets with the old and colorful houses ❤️

Sarah Fielke BOM - border corner blocks

I still have the flu 😷 

I am getting better, but not even close to being ok 😖 I have spent most of the weekend sleeping, but I have also listened to podcasts and stitched. 

 

Miss V had a sleepover at a friends house, and little A got to go to his dads house (thank you!), so I didn't have to look after anyone but me!

I finished 2 of the corner blocks for the outer border for my "Happy Days" quilt. 

2 weeks left to finish the top, and 3 big blocks left to sew. 

But first, I need to get rid of the flu... 

Sarah Fielke BOM - block 18

I have the flu 😷 

So I haven't posted in a few days, but before I got sick, I managed to finish this block for my Happy Days quilt

 

It's paperpieced , and it was fun to make!

Now I have 3 blocks to finish and the I can put this top together. And then borders! 

Decisions decisions 😉

Sarah Fielke BOM - block 4

I am trying my best to finish the last blocks of my Sarah Fielke BOM 2016 "Happy Days"

 

I finished this today. 

It is paperpieced and as always, Sarah's pattern is perfect and so well explained. 

This was a fun block to sew. I hope to make the next block tomorrow. 

.....and still need to pull the paper off of this one 😉

Hexies, hexies, hexies...

Today has been a quiet day. 

When I was out for a walk, I saw these beauties

 

Spring is coming!! 

I have been neglecting my hexies. But tonight is movies, wine and hexies

 

A lovely way to spend a Saturday evening ❤️

Sarah Fielke BOM - the Dresden plate

If I had read the instructions, and the underlined note next to the pattern, I would have known that Sarah's template included seam allowance. But no, that would have been too easy. 

So after fudging and redoing my Dresden plate looks like this

 

It's fine, it's done and I am happy with it. The heating pad sewing took up all my sewing time this weekend, so I still need to piece 5 blocks! But that will hopefully be less challenging than making a Dresden from the wrong template 😊

Organic heating pads

I spent my sewing time today making organic heating pads to sell at a fundraiser at Miss V's school 

These are all different sizes, and are all filled with rice. 

We are keeping one for ourselves 😊❤️