Soothing your soul

I have now finished 4 out of 6 Mammy stitcheries. Yay me!

I have been really busy now the bowls season has started and my shoulder hurts or my legs hurt from the bending as my muscles adapt to movements they have avoided for 6 months. Why doesn't it bother the older bowlers? They didn't stop bowling! Weekday bowls runs in various places at commutable distances, and some of the dears just came back from 3 months caravanning in Queensland where it's warm even in Winter. Whereas I have a day job, no bowls for me during the week.

As I was saying, even though I have been really busy, it is important to me to do some stitching. It really does sooth my soul. I need to sew to feel calm and quiet, especially a bit of "mindless" stitchery. What soothes your soul?

Here are some more of the blocks made by my friends to celebrate my wedding earlier this year.

It's lucky I posted them really, Rosie said it reminded her she still has one for me stuck on her pinboard!!

I do, I do, I did.

I am still stitching away at the Mammy pictures. Progress on stitcheries are a bit slower - it's not that interesting to see only 5 more stitches (or a little more than that) added to a picture.

With the view to inspire me to turn them into a quilt, I have photographed some of the blocks made for me by my friends in my quilting group to celebrate my marriage in January this year.

Sandra secretly organised the blocks for me which she says was pretty tough, as I was always jolly well at the group gatherings!! I think she waited for me to go to the loo. *giggle*

Sandra asked everyone to use pretty colours with a wedding theme, to be different to the quilts I usually make.

Some of my dear friends really made a special effort. The blocks are beautiful.

There are 18 blocks. I think it would be nice to incorporate some applique with them. Any ideas would be gratefully accepted.

I will post more pictures of blocks later.