We're back home where winter has well and truly arrived. It rained last night (for the first time in what feels like months) and the cold southerly winds sweeping straight up from Antarctica have certainly made the temperatures drop dramatically.
Cold weather make for better crafting weather, don't you think? It's lovely to crochet or hand quilt while snuggly on the couch.
This month, I hope to finish the majority of the hand quilting on my Dreamweaver Quilt. I'm probably about 1/2 way there and even though it's taking a REALLY long time, I'm enjoying the process immensely.
I have my tub of Aurifil 12 wt threads beside me in all sorts of colours and I'm adding and changing it all up as I go. Fun!
I'm also crocheting a very scrappy blanket. I'm using 2 strands of yarn as I go and it's certainly warm and snuggly. I'm using this video tutorial by Jayda InStitches.
I didn't seem to get much accomplished last month. I guess I spent more time enjoying our adventure and less time sitting down to sew. I only made a few hexagons and only crocheted a half a scarf and that was about it. This month will be different. I'm sure of it!
I'm joining up with Elm Street Quilts in the One Monthly Goal challenge for June 2019.
Oh my that quilt is positively beautiful, I love the scrappy blanket, the colors look so happy together.
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Hi Catherine, thank you so much for your lovely comment. I love working with lots of bright and happy colours :)
DeleteYour quilt is amazing, good you are enjoying the quilting. Love the crochet blanket too, I like the colours all mixed up.
ReplyDeleteThank you! The mix of colours is really fun and anything goes. It's great to use up all of the little "bits".
DeleteYour Dreamweaver quilt is so gorgeous, and love all the fun colors in the crochet blanket.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by and for your lovely comment.
DeleteGorgeous! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and good luck with your project.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. It's a great way to keep me focussed and working towards a monthly goal.
DeleteAnorina, both of your projects are so beautiful! I love those gorgeous, sunny color palettes and the big stitch quilting is perfection in the heavier weight Aurifil thread. I just recently found a shop near me that carries those heavier weight threads for hand stitched embellishment and I'm looking forward to incorporating them into a project soon! Good luck with your June goals, and stay snuggly warm under your quilt and your blanket!
ReplyDeleteHi Rebecca, thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comment. Oooh you are lucky to have a store nearby that sells this lovely thread. I have to order mine online and then eagerly stalk my poor postman for the delivery :-)
DeleteWhat a beauty!! and I agree - colder weather makes quilting fun .... We are heading in to summer here....
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by. I think that summer is great for the smaller projects so that you can enjoy more time outdoors enjoying the sunshine.
DeleteHi Anorina, good luck with your Dreamweaver quilt. It's beautiful. Can't wait to see the whole thing done :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Andree. Even though it's lovely to work on, I am looking forward to finishing it and starting something new too. Happy sewing xx
DeleteSo beautiful with the big stitch quilting with the heavy thread.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura :)
DeleteYour quilt and your qulting are very beautiful...good luck with your goal. I hope you can settle down to more crafting.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by Lisa. Yes, now that life is back to normal, I hope to get more time to play around in my sewing room. Happy sewing xx
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