What started as a few overcast and gloomy days late last week turned into a wet and wild Saturday night right through Sunday.
This type of weather meant that nobody in the house wanted to go out, which then meant that I got to spend some time in my sewing room. Yay!I looked at my sewing table with different piles of projects in various stages of completion. Urgh I really needed to tidy up my sewing space... but if I did that, I'd run out of sewing time before I had to get dinner started. I decided to leave the mess and pick up the nearest project and do a little bit of work on that one.
Gossip in the Garden was the one I picked up. It's a big pattern with lots of "parts" so I had to go back and see what I was up to. Part 4 is made up of this block (top photo), a bunch of periwinkle blocks which will go around the large central block (which you can see here) and another cute little applique block.
This block is quite simple and easy to make and I really enjoyed digging through my scrap tub for a piece suitable for the teapot. After machine appliqueing the pieces, I thought I'd make a start on the periwinkle blocks. Boy these are fiddle-y! I cut out the paper templates and glued them to some cardboard (thank you old cereal box in the recycle bin).
My edges aren't quite right but the seams all meet up okay, so I'm okay with how they turned out. I can always work out the edges when I sew it all together later. I stopped at 3 blocks and still need to make another 12.
I ended my crafternoon by sitting down to stitch the stems of the wildflowers and then some crochet, while watching the rugby league grand final on telly.
How was our Sunday? I hope you got some crafty time too.
Linking up with: Oh Scrap! - Slow Sunday Stitching
Your Gossip In The Garden Quilt is going to sing with bright and happy sunshine. The sweet teapot overspilling with the pretty flowers has caused me to smile this happy spring day!
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased to read this. This is certainly going to be a bright quilt. Thanks for stopping by :)
DeleteThose red weeds certainly brighten up a gloomy cold day.
ReplyDeleteIt really has been crazy weather this past few days. So cold this morning, but thankfully it warmed up a bit.
DeleteI love what you have done so far. Thanks for sharing your lovely blocks with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteI adore this quilt. Your fabric choices are really lovely. I know what you mean about those quilts with lots of 'parts'. Sometimes I get in my head that is too hard but actually it's often easier to pick up than what you initially think. I need to take my own advice. hehe
ReplyDeleteYes, I hear you. I bought this quilt pattern booklet years ago (because everyone else was making it), but it looked too hard and I was time poor so put it away for later. I'm glad I found it again and decided to start working through the parts - slowly. I still haven't made those 12 periwinkle blocks that I'd planned a couple of days ago. Hope you're well and having a fab week :)
DeleteGossip in the Garden looks like it has some fun blocks! I love your term "crafternoon." I try to have a bit of that every day!
ReplyDeleteLovely fabrics. This ias going to be fun!
ReplyDeleteYour fabric choices are awesome.
ReplyDeleteThese blocks are just pure fun! A rainy day is perfect for some sewing. Cleaning up my sewing room is not my favourite activity either.
ReplyDeleteFor me, cleaning the sewing room leads to no-sewing and discovering more distractions and UFO's. Hope you're having a lovely week :)
DeleteI love your little star blocks! Are they Priscilla blocks or am I confusing them with a similar block style? Love your teapot block, too. I rebelled yesterday and took a nice, long nap for most of my rainy Sunday afternoon. It felt so good to wake up on Monday morning feeling completely rested and ready for my day. Planning to get some good stitching time in later this morning, as soon as I've finished this cup of coffee!
ReplyDeleteI've not heard of Priscilla blocks, but I will go and have a look on google. The pattern refers to them as Periwinkle blocks. I had 12 to make when I wrote the blog post and I still have 12 to make. Can't rush these things :)
DeleteNaps are the BEST! I hope you got lots of stitching done.
Gorgeous blocks... you must have such a fun scrap bucket!
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Thank you. My scrap bucket is actually one of those great big and tall washing baskets which is chocker block full. Scraps never seem to diminish.
DeleteBeautiful blocks and fabrics, you had a productive afternoon.
ReplyDeleteThank you - yes it was a good sewing afternoon but quite rare these days.
DeleteThis is so adorable. You are very patient and perfect. I do not sit much, or long enough to hand sew. I am really impressed with this sweet project
ReplyDeleteYour fabric choices for the applique designs is quite nice. A more modern look.
ReplyDeleteYour progress is looking great. Its on my to do list for 2021. I am glad to hearmthe periwinkle blocks are easy as they had me frowning when I read the pattern. Its been a it wild and wet up here recently also xx
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