Hello Dear Reader,
Monday - No spend day.
It’s back to work that needs to be done around the house. I’ve moved wood from the ‘drying pile’ to the ‘to be cut pile’. It’s bigger and heavier than it looks so much sweating and grunting was required. I’ve put a second coat of stain on the deck.
I’m having a good go at free motion quilting a quilt for my daughter’s bed. It’s a bit wonky and certainly not perfect. I’ll forgive myself that as it’s a first attempt!
I’ve laundered the three items I bought in a charity shop on Friday. I have the wrap around skirt, which I bought for £2 for the fabric and there certainly is a lot of it. The skirt is going to be turned into scarves, one for me, one for a present.
The mass of cut and folded blue spotty material was £1 and started life as a pair of never been worn gent’s pyjamas. You can also see an apron in need of repair and a quilt in need of more quilting. I now have to give the house a freshen up before DB gets home and thinks I’ve done nothing all day!
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxxxxxxx
I don't think he could EVER say that about you !x
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My productive day, has been getting the house back to some semblance of clean( left two at home whilst i was away) whilst treating myself to a read of your blog from the beginning. Luckily i am a quick cleaner 🙂
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What a BRILLIANT idea of using a wrap around for scarves. You've done it again, another inspired blog, Keep up the good work!
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What a BRILLIANT idea of using a wrap around for scarves. You've done it again, another inspired blog, Keep up the good work!
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I find your fabric recycling very inspiring; we have just moved and need a front door curtain for the winter. Our old one is too short and anyway was recycled with an identical (cupboard) door curtain to make a pair for the spare room. So the old spare room curtains, which were too short here, have been taken apart tonight to be resewn into a door curtain. I have some thermal blackout linings to recyle for the door too. Incidently, the spare room/soon to be door curtain were/was made from squares of curtaining off cuts/charity shop curtains/remnants bought in sales and lined with charity shop curtains. Hope that makes sense; at least it makes financial sense!
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I love that paisley fabric.
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I doubt he would EVER think that you'd done nothing.
Love that skirt fabric.
Sue xx
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Hi Froogs.
Just back from my summer vacation-I was quilting in the camper using solar power, and making string blocks from leftover strips and pieces of fabric saved from other patches. Of course there was lots of walking and cycling and fishing going on too!
For your quilting , try starting in the centre and working your way out to the edges-sometimes that will help with the pleats in the back. You are doing great so far. It seems like not that long ago you were just a “beginner” 🙂
Hugs,
Barb
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