What have I been busy with???

I have been working on this summer top for some time now.
This cotton was meant for a very pretty circle throw but
using a very large hook. Which of course I just could not
get used too. So as the saying goes Use Up.
well I did.
 

This is a quilt for my daughter with her colour choice.
It is just one half of the 3x3 m quilt.
I will be quilting it soon once they have decided what pattern
to use, I wanted to tie with buttons but no they
don't want the hard button in the quilt.

Well it is meant for them so they get to choose!!

Busy as always

I am busy hooking (crocheting) a loose summer top with sleeves.
I am planning on wearing it over some of my sleeveless dresses
this summer.
My arms are not what it used to be and I need it covered.

I have also got myself a lovely sewing comfy chair.
Its a wingback handmade that I have wanted for many years
and now able to have one.

We went to Isabella's in Lamberts Bay for lunch. It a lovely sea
coast town on the west coast of the Western Cape

 

Clanwilliam 200 Quilt

This is a quilt wall hanging that l worked on with some others women from our town. It was designed by Jenny Hermans and now hangs in our museum.

Framed now!!!!!!

My Christmas Angel now all framed.

Also had my 2 silk ribbon embroidery pieces framed properly.
This is a fabric pictures that I bought from Di van Niekerk''s
shop many years ago.

My few minutes of fame. well!

My few minutes of fame!

I had my first show and tell of my crazy quilt and here it is in the local newspaper on page 10.
I have even had a promotion to an  engineer of quilting. hehehehe great. My Mother, who has passed away is also in the photo above my head with all the pink roses around. Qubby says she is still sitting on my head. I really miss her and am sure she is also smiling at me during the show and tell.

Been So Busy having fun.

I am busy hooking some granny squares for a long jersey for myself

I am now totally hooked to the Road Trip shawl and have made three

I have been doing very little embroidery on my Village Bag,
had some other stitching to do for a secret project.
I saw this on Pinterest and decided to add to my
bag. Its not the kind of thing that I would have done
but really wanted to have a cycle on it and well
I have made one and did not come out too bad for a first
time working with wire.

Having some fun!

Well everyone, I am busy with a group wall hanging, and have come to realize that I am not really a group person. Love to do my own thing!!!!! This project is taking me totally outside the box and not
something I like doing. Also I am doing lots of the work and not thinking up nice things to add. grrrrr
somehow me thinks they are just using me to do the hand needle turn applique because the designer is a real art quilter and although I like the design, I just don't like that type of quilt wall hanging. Well its got to get done even the handwork. She prefers machine stitching but this requires a lot of hand stitching. O well now I need to get off here and get to work some more on the boring stuff. Hope to get back to my embroidery soon.

The Village bag

This is my flowers on the arch completed. Just so nice and dainty, he he not what l started out with, but must say much prettier than the original.

Real miniture

This mini quilt was something l really needed to do. Just had to make something small using fabrics. Having withdrawal symptoms not using fabrics. Think too much embroidery is causing it. The small square in a circle is 3cm and the total size is 11cm square. Somebody gave this tiny a name, it's called "Oops". Such a cute name don't you agree? Well still have to get some ordinary string in stead of the ribbon!

Something done!!!



This is the other pocket for the 3rd panel of my bag.



This is a picture taken by a friend of
Clanwilliam today.

A bit more!

Did a bit more embroidery this afternoon on my pocket of the bag on panel 2. Having so much fun.