OCTOBER CLAMSHELL REPORT and more

(traducción al español por Google Translate al fin/abajo)

Well a month and a bit has gone by since I visited my mum and now it seems like a dream.   However, I am slowly getting back to my projects.  

Firstly, here is my report, albeit not much and a tad late, of my Clamshell progress.   Not much difference than last month other than I have added the bottom two sashing pieces.

I now have to decided what to do next.   But with Christmas coming up so fast I will have to first concentrate on some gift projects.

I did finish the stitchery on my first ‘Leanne’s House BOM”   and get the second block prepared for stitchery (though I still need to draw on the stitchery patterns)

   

The third block has arrived and waiting to be assembled…. I am behind with it.   Same goes for the ‘My Garden’ BOM of Lynnette Anderson.   I have done the stitchery for block 3 but still need to add the borders and button.  Meanwhile 4 and 5 are waiting in the box.

Meanwhile, I have decided on my Christmas gifts and have made a start :)  Just hoping I’ll get them done for this Christmas… maybe a trip to the shops instead??

Bueno un mes y un poco ha pasado desde que visité a mi madre y ahora parece como un sueño. Sin embargo, poco a poco estoy volviendo a mis proyectos.
En primer lugar, aquí está mi informe, aunque no mucho, de mi progreso Concha. No hay mucha diferencia que el mes pasado que no he añadido la parte inferior dos piezas sashing.
Ahora tengo que decidir qué hacer a continuación. Pero con la Navidad que viene tan rápido voy a tener que concentrarse primero en algunos proyectos de regalo.
Yo terminé la pespuntes en mi primer 'lista de materiales Leanne's House "y obtener el segundo bloque preparado para pespuntes (aunque todavía tengo que recurrir a los patrones pespuntes)
El tercer bloque ha llegado a la espera de montar .... Estoy detrás de la misma. Lo mismo va para la lista de materiales "Mi Jardín" de Lynnette Anderson. He hecho lo pespuntes para el bloque 3, pero todavía necesita agregar las fronteras y el botón. Mientras tanto, 4 y 5 están a la espera en la caja.
Mientras tanto, he decidido en mi regalos de Navidad y han dado un primer paso:) Solo con la esperanza voy a hacerlas para esta Navidad ... tal vez un viaje a las tiendas en su lugar??

That’s all for now, Happy Sewing,

Besitos y hugs Ellyx

CLAMSHELL CLUB SEPTEMBER REPORT

I took this away with me to Spain and sewed a little seam or two most days.   It was very hot and clammy  there (pun intended) so sewing was a little tricky as my fingers were swollen.   Not to mention I was busy with other holiday type things.  ;))  My excuses and I’m sticking to ‘em.  

However, I am not unhappy with my progress this past month, though I had hoped to have got all 4 sashing pieces on but alas it was not to be.  

More pictures and stories to follow later this weekend of my trip to Spain.

Until later  :)

Hugs

Elly

CLAMSHELL REPORT

I have to say that I haven’t got as far as I had hoped this month.  I did re-arrange the shapes yet again and have started the stitching.  Here is a picture of it so far:-

As you can see it’s changed direction to on point again >G<  I’m going off to visit my mum in La Linea Spain on Sunday – note to self must let her know :) – and I’ll be away for 3 weeks so I may take this away with me to stitch and at least get this block done for the end of September report.

I’ll also be taking my Tisket A Tasket blocks and hopefully get a couple finished while there.  

Until later :)  Happy Stitching

Ellyx

First a Frog

I thought I’d share with you a frog my daughter saw in my front garden the other day and took this photo.  It wasn’t as big as it appears ;)  You can see her deviant art signature in the photo.

I’ve completed Lynette Anderson’s “My Garden” block 2 and here it is:-

Now to re-do the first block which I ruined with over enthusiastic pressing!!

Here are some Dear Jane blocks I’ve completed since I last wrote :-

TR1 – triangle, paper pieced and   E-4 Buffalo Tree Hopper, hand pieced.

Finally I’ll like to show you the status of my Clamshells…  Or should that be the state of them? ;)

It is not stitched – well unless you count un-stitching.  I unstitched both previous blocks and re-arranged them to make the whole think… minus borders.   Yes it will be not much bigger than in the photo here.  Then I plan to make a better fabric choice – one to my liking and make a little quilt using the Inklingo Clamshell Sashing Collection  -THANK YOU DEAREST FRUMMIE!! -  There is a really cute design using them on Linda’s blog here: http://www.lindafranz.com/blog/    The Clamshells in the above photo were also printed using Inklingo.         

Finally, for now, here is a picture of the rose Pink Bells that was blooming in my garden a couple of weeks ago. 

The bush was full of blooms like this but sadly it went over pretty quick and will only get the odd bloom from now ‘til winter. 

Until laters,  Happy Stitching

Ellyx

CLAMSHELL CLUB

I’m afraid I haven’t got very far with this but then I started into late… yes I know excuses excuses, LOL…

Anyway, I have been doing a lot of thinking about this project and also a lot of un-sewing!!  I got a block almost made when I changed my mind… well first I went wrong with the layout and had to frog stitch only to then be almost finished and decide I didn’t like it. >G<    I had no idea where this was going to take me and I’ve pretty much still have no idea.. well a flickering of an idea is brewing.  Fingers crossed. 

Enough procrastinating, you don’t want to hear me rabbiting on.  Here is a picture of the just completed this evening block… the only block so far… So some sort of progress ;)

I’ve added a couple of stronger fabrics into the mix as the all pastel just wasn’t doing it for me.

As you can see in the corner I have a few more to sew….  Hopefully, I’ll have a bit more to show next month ;)

Happy Stitching, Ellyx

What I SHOULD be working….IS

A quilt for my mother in law Gloria. 

It needs 4 more blocks made.  2 of the simple 9 patch and two of the one with the stars and small 9 patches.

The blocks can then be joined, maybe a small border, layered and quilted, ready for Christmas.

BUT instead, a dear friend of mine, who is a sweetie and who knows who she is ;)  Has enticed me into starting yet ANOTHER project not long after, I may add, after tempting me with ANOTHER project, which we will talk about another day :)) 

The second temptation is a clamshell project using the new Inklingo program.  This led me to join the Clamshell Club see the button in the right hand column.

I have been working on it today, though I haven’t got very far… nothing new there ;)) No it isn’t sewn yet, this is as far as I’ve got. I then got stuck wondering where on earth I was going with it. LOL…  It is set on a piece of Chocolate Moda Essential Dots which I bought for yet another WIP!! I thought I could use it with these soft pastels to make it a more ‘grown up’  whatever project.  The pastels came in a bundle of FQs from The Quiltroom  as the Fabric Club selection for this month.  It is Flutterby Garden by Buggy Barn.   I found on Quiltshops.com that there is a chocolate that may go with these.  It’s in Buggy Barns ‘Sherbet’ range and has little pastel dots on it.    I may have to buy it. :))

Anyway, that’s all for now. 

Happy Quilting,

Hugs Ellyx