I Believe it's finally finished!

Sometimes it is really hard to find time to sew isn't it? I haven't felt I can concentrate on machine piecing lately. There is just so much going on.

I've been working on the English paper-pieced diamonds - My Stars for mindless handwork. What happened to the Christmas cross-stitch? Nearly finished... I just don't feel like making things to frame anymore. I guess I am not really sure what colours to frame it with and so on. It sounds silly to let something like that stop us from finishing a project. I'm sure it's usually in the subconscious....

However, I do have a finish for show and tell.

I Believe is hanging in this photo. Perhaps I should take another photo where you can see it laying flat.

I need to add some buttons (for holly) and beads (for birdseed), but the rest is finished, and the label is on.... buttons and beads will probably wait until the 1st December - that is this year's deadline. If I don't have the decorations or gifts made by then, it's too late for this year.

I Believe in.... NOT going to the footy.

What do you do when your nation stops one Saturday afternoon for the AFL Grand Final? Do you watch the game on TV from home? Go to a friend's for a BBQ? Or, relish the time to do a little bit of sewing?

I believe in NOT going to the footy.... soI finally machine quilted "I Believe". Little cirlicues all around the outside and holly leaves and berries between the blocks.

I used a green variegated Signature thread for the quilting. Just loving it....I love to machine quilt - it's hard to find the time to sit in front of the sewing machine sometimes!!

And, I have finished the hand-applique on Square Dance. I had to zig-zag the outer border, it didn't like being handled so much while I blanket-stitched the edges.

I Believe it's coming together!!

The "I Believe" wallhanging is coming together! I stitched around the applique last night. And I added borders and the top of the wallhanging.

I just need to add a little bit of hand-stitching to the faces, then quilt it!! YAY!! I am looking forward to Christmas.

Progress

I fused on another block for my I Believe wallhanging. It's ready to machine blanket-stitch. I need to work out the borders after that. And, I assembled the centre of the Baubles quilt. I am still playing with ideas for the side and top borders.

How did I manage to do this? I've been eating my veggies!! Brain power, yeah!!

I Believe In Santa

This is the next installment in my three-block wallhanging from the "I Believe" book by Nancy Halvorsen.The word still needs to be stitched on, and of course Santa needs eyes.

A few buttons for holly berries will be added after quilting.

This is quite exciting! I wish I didn't have to stop with only one block to go.... but I have to work on a miniature quilt. *sigh*

I've got to finish one mini a month for a while. Why? Because it's the plan. VBG.

Almost a little finish

Would you believe I ran out of the tapestry wool? Yes, I filled in all the little gaps that needed 4 or 5 stitches in the vase and flowers... then ran out of the bright blue background.

I need to go shopping....

So what did I do? I started something else! I know it seems hopeless!! But I nearly finished one block, so it's almost a little finish. This is one of the blocks from quilt in the book of the same name "I Believe" by Nancy Halvorsen of Art To Heart.

Rather than make the entire quilt, I decided to make 3 blocks into a vertical wallhanging.

I have already machine blanket-stitched Santa and Rudolph, but I just added the lettering. It is not yet stitched down. There is also a little bit of hand stitchery to do, and I need to add some buttons once it is all quilted.

It's a little project, I should be able to add it to my finished list waaaay before this Christmas. :)