A new year begins and Heart song

Patchwork groups start meeting next week.  I must remember to take my lunch and a mug for coffee. First task in getting ready is to have some hand sewing to fill a few hours.  I have been tackling a wall quilt in the British Patchwork and Quilting magazine.  The project is called Heart song and  the  blocks have hearts on musical backgrounds.  Again I have "bitten off more than I can chew" choosing a project which could be beyond my skills.

more charity quilts

Over the past few weeks I have been making cot quilts for charity.  Some of them just a matter of putting a border  or two on a panel
I also made a single bed quilt from a British magazine.  It has Licorice all sorts on it.

On these hot days I don't sew in the afternoons as the area gets too hot for comfort.

UFO list is growing.

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My sewing machine returned and I have done some of the needed sewing. I have stopped making runners, and am doing children's quilts.  I also hope to do some of the adult quilts during the summer holidays. There is a parcel of fabric somewhere in the Postal service, I hope the postie finds it soon so I can start on the twins' quilts. I have so many projects started, I hope I can finish some before starting on more. How many UFOs are we allowed to have?

Last night I finished  reading a Barbara Johnson book, even after about 20 years I can still laugh with her,  There are others on my bookshelf.

Ramblings

Yesterday I gave the baby quilt to the Mum to be.  I think she was thrilled with it.

I hope I can have my sewing machine back soon, there is so much to do.  So many projects in  progress, unfortunately I'm not one to finish a project before I start on a new one.

I still cannot get photos on to this blog.

More Reading

I've just finished reading Susan Lewis's book Not My Child, it had an ending I wasn't expecting! She is a British author, I hadn't heard of her before but she has quite a number of books published.

This morning I couldn't bowl, my foot was hurting when I walked, we won though.

The baby quilt is finished  and ready to give away.  I do so hope the mum likes it as there is quite an amount of hand stitching.  I have found lots of patterns for the next project or 10

Reading and more

I picked up Gone with the Windsors.  Although it is quite amusing in parts, it amounts to gossip.  I intend to put it down.  There are so many more worthwhile books to read.. I noticed John Bevere has new  books out, Good or God  and..........................

The baby quilt is ready to pick up, I will go next Tuesday, as on Wednesday I'm having morning tea with friends and will be able to show them.  I have a kiddie quilt half-way to finished but it is too hot outside.

I received an award this  morning for my bowling last week, for the most pins over average. Today, my season average went up one point..  Hoorah!!

Progress

The baby quilt is at the quilters.  I expect to pick it up at the end of the month, and hope that the baby does not arrive early.
I am doing another I-spy for charity, similar to the last one I did.  The camera and computer are still not co-operating.