Dino quilt and birdhouses

 The weather has been dreadful here, and we've both had dreadful colds and coughs together with  poor old Lola ripping a claw out (down to the quick - ouch) which has meant she hasn't been properly walked for quite a few days, and means I have spent time in my work room!  

I cut out some of the 2.5" squares and four dinosaur shapes some time ago but got round to attaching them to the backing fabric and joining some squares together.

Then I caught the end of a demonstration on quilt as you go on a shopping channel called sewing street and had a light bulb moment!  I have always thought quilt as you go would be fiddly/difficult/much to much like hard work!  But the demonstration made it look so easy I decided this would be an ideal quilt to try the technique out.  The only thing I was missing was a suitable backing fabric.  I have plenty of large pieces of fabric bought for stash backing but not fabric with a small design or nondirectional.  So after ordering 2.5 metres of fabric (part of it dictated because it was in the sale) I set to work!

My first block nearly completed.  I will quilt around the border but because I need 1.5" free of quilting to join to the next block that will have to wait.  But I really enjoyed quilting this little Miss (not sure you can see the grass at her feet or the cloud above her back).  The next block will be slightly more tricky because it won't have the top and bottom border on it and then of course I've got to actually join the two blocks together.  I'm going to have a go this afternoon.  So fingers crossed I will have two blocks to show!

In between times I've been working on my birdhouse tapestry and good progress has been made!

Hop over to Kathy's blog for more slow Sunday stitching

SAL

 I'm so happy to be able to show a finish!!!  Yay definitely doing a happy dance.  The SAL with Faby Reilly has been a lovely project and it's hard to believe I started it several months ago.  I must admit making the stitching wallet up was hard work and took hours.  I think I can probably put it down to my not great eyesight (despite using my lamp with a magnifier)  But absolutely worth the effort.

It's goes well with the needle case, a past SAL with Faby.

I don't think I will get time to do any slow Sunday stitching today, I have my son and his partner (soon to be wife) staying for the weekend and today I am cooking a Sunday roast - Faye and the children will be over also. So a busy day!

Bird house tapestry and SAL

 It has been a very busy week so I am really looking forward to a day or rest and relaxation! 

Some work has been achieved on my bird house tapestry and the far left hand corner is now complete and I'm ready to roll the canvas down (I think that calls for a round of applause!)

This picture looks exactly the same as last weeks but I promise you the bottom 1/3rd is finished!

I have added the little pocket below the sea horses and the button on the felt shell.  I'm sure it will look much better once I have given it a good iron!  I am just waiting for some silver organza ribbon to arrive so I can add the scissor keeper and then assemble it.

I also had time to order this years Christmas red work heart.  I shall save this to start at Novembers craft class.

For slow Sunday stitching I might do some more work on my tapestry, although I really do have several projects to choose from (don't we all!!)  Hop on over to Kathy's blog and see what other people have been working on.

Slow Sunday stitching

 I've just returned from spending a gorgeous week in very sunny Dorset.  Dorset is only the next county up from me so not very far away but I had a wonderful relaxing time.  Lots of walks with the dog, lots of coffee and cake and LOTS of stitching time!

I managed to finish the little Benjamin bunny hug cross stitch, which I vowed I wasn't going to stitch in the first place because of all the outline stitches but this time round I really enjoyed working on it.

And with the one I made earlier in the year.

I've also made great progress on my birdhouse tapestry!

I hope for slow Sunday stitching to be able to finish off the lower left hand corner and then I will be able to roll the canvas.  Its quite difficult to see in the photo but I have completed 3/4 of the lower section.  I'm very happy with my progress on this although the last part of the Faby Reilly SAL was published last Monday so it would be nice to get that finished too!!  Maybe I will have time to work on both this week.

Hop on over to Kathy's blog for more slow Sunday stitching