Debbie Mumm 2008 BOM Complete

yippety doodah yippety day, my oh my what a wonderful day,

Ok I know cut the singing out but hey I'm so happy I have completed another project for Jan, and that is my Debbie Mumm 2008 Christmas Wishes Quilt.

My quilt look's a tad different from what is on the site , I had to make this with what I could rustle up from thrift stores and remnant bins,

This quilt tested my abilities with some of the wee block pieces but I am so glad I persevered.

One big thing I learnt was..do not change sewing machines in the midst of a project..

I did not know how to quilt it, however I decided to practice free motion meandering stitch messy stitch , so 4 hours and only 2 broken needles later, yeah it is complete.

When I showed it too Hubby he said “wow that looks antique well done”-I take that as a high compliment from him LOL.

Cheers Vickie
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Great Summer Mystery

 

The Great Summer Mystery Quilt.

Deary deary me I think you will need sunglasses on to look at this quilt when it is assembled-way out of my comfort zone with fabric choices. Am hoping it will be ok as am planning to give as a gift for a new baby girl....

 

 

Part 3 complete.

Part 4 complete.

Putting it all together will be next post-just thinking I may change the yellow for a hot pink-will see how the blocks go together first..watch this space for more soooon..

Cheers Vickie

 

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B-day gift

Just thought I'd share this pic of a gift I made for a birthday present recently.

this block is the centre medallion from the Debbie Mumm "Christmas wishes 2008 BOM"

the yellow was just something I threw on the table for light as the natural light was a tad miserable,

It is an easy block too make.Happy to say the receiver loved it

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Cheers Vickie

Mystery QUilt begins

Well I have only been trying to make this post for several days ,and technical problems have been a plenty..

I believe they are all ironed out now.

Like I said in previous post I am doing the The Great Summer Holiday Mystery ,took me ages and a mess of fabric everywhere

to select my fabrics , then in all my wisdom I decided to clean up and rearrange my fabric on Sat morning and dang it I put the fabric away arghhh...
Soooo I once again hunted for fabric and ended up selecting fabric that was in a to be used for backing pile-really outtta my comfort zone..

ready set lets cut

and lets sew part 1 and 2

 

part 3 is in progress..will post more soon

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Cheers Vickie

WHoops I dun it.

hmm I am about too start a new project BUT I am not buying any new fabric to complete it I am using totally from my stash..

Helen from hugsnkisses is hosting The Great Summer Holiday Mystery.

Helen's chosen fabrics look great , I am being strong and will not peek and will steadily work along as sections are revealed...

I shall post a pic of my fabric selection when the camera charges up.

Cheers Vickie

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Nothing to do with CRAFT

Ok here is a random post-yep they do happen sometimes.....

I was walking past one of the local thrift stores the other day and I spotted these 2 pyrex dishes sitting on a counter...

oh me oh my I just so loooved the pink one..so I went inside to check the price tag and blow me down with a feather they were only $4.95 each,which is a great price 'cause they both had their lids and not a mark on them...usually these with lids are around $10-$15 each and $6-$8 without lids...so need I say more they just had too come home with me

Don't they jus look so sweet eh?

the inside of the lemon one has a permanent divider -I can think of many instances where that will be mighty useful.

cheers Vickie

 

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2nd item finished in January and more

I am so happy with the way this one has turned out...I did not really have any idea what I was going to do with the stitcheries once I finally got around to doing them-but too me it is a real triumph to get them done(due to my now limited use of right arm from elbow to finger tips).They may not be proper stitches or done in a uniform way but they are jus me, doing it my way to get it done..these 2 stitcheries were drawn by Cath from Cathron Country Designs.

Now the fabric around these was a bag I picked up for $1  from the local thrift store and they were all cut into 1½" strips -and when I got these  like ermmm 18 months ago I just started sewing them into log cabin blocks -then I ran outta the green so they jus sat around ,until Thurs Night when I finished the stitcheries then I realized they would suit....

Since I had now completed 2 items - I decided I could make something new ..hehehe, and whipped up these bags for a friends granddaughters who arrive this week for  Darwin-Humpty Doo holiday.

Cheers Vickie.

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One item completed

well I am happy to say that one item has been completed, I took it to work with me and worked on it at lunch time.

this is the front as it will be used in the lounge.

I could easily make another one of these as I loooooove ric-rak,

This is the back for when I wish to use it in the kitchen.

Am so happy to finally have completed it

Cheers Vickie

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Christmas Wishes BOM-Debbie Mumm

Ok I am off to a good start with my one project a month challenge and have now sewn all the blocks together and done the applique.....am now doing some ummin' and ahhinn'..cause I really want to add buttons to this top so I have buttons everywhere while I try too decide what will work for me..

Hopefully I will come to a decision soon,

cheers Vickie

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One Project a MONTH Challenge

Whilst out surfing blogland I came across one project a month discussion about Kris and  May Britt and her friend

Hanne , about them finishing off some wisp (works in slowprogress) lol they said it sounds softer than UFOs(unfinished objects) and I have too agree..

so pop on over to any one of thier blogs and have a read of the guidelines -they are sooooooo simple...

Ok motivation is the key,now surely it won't be too hard to complete at least one project a month all year eh?

Off to make my list now , oh my it may even scare me

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Cheers Vickie