Good morning friends on this cloudy old breezy day in my little corner of the world.
Yesterday I got the borders on Owl and Hare.
The first border was a scrappy one and I chose a grey/white spot for the final one. I have used the grey spot throughout the quilt. So felt it might tie it all together.
This week I hosted my friends for our regular stitching day. I figured it was close enough to Easter for a few little chocolate eggs. I love getting out the pretty cups. I don't save them for special because how much more special does it get than tea with friends!
My friend Lorel, my partner in Owl and Hare had two lovely quilt tops to show us....first a Basket quilt with pretty Tilda fabrics and her almost completed Owl and Hare. Lorel is on the right. Her version is just gorgeous!
Sorry blogger has swapped the photos around.
I took part in a little Easter postcard swap at Sunday Stitchers which we exchanged last weekend at our meeting. There was only four of us that participated. Our completed postcard was then wrapped in some Easter fabric. I received mine from Cheryl....
Cheryl received mine.
Still on Sunday Stitchers I completed my Seasons project for Autumn. I am slow stitching mine and making 3 mini quilts to utilise a triple mini quilt stand I have. The doiley on the 1st and 3rd minis I bought in a recent trip to an op shop with friends Fiona and Shez....it had damage to I could cut it up guilt free.
Another Sashiko block is done. So I am ahead in my WIP project lol! At least for now.
My latest read is....
Enjoy your weekend folks.
Something to ponder. Love this.....
It is always a good feeling to see a top finally come together. Tea/coffee always tastes better from a pretty cup.
ReplyDeleteI do love your owl and hare - it is so very pretty - well done on all that work and in really good time too! Please tell Lorel I love her two quilts too. YOur sashiko looks so neat ..... what will you do with it? Lovely postcards and great to see the doily you got up this way is already in use... pretty pretty mini's....
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Beautiful owl and hare quilts ,love the postcard oops I forgot . Love the fond memories I have of Crows Nest ,those pieces will be lovely memories for you of a wonderful day . I enjoy seeing all your beautiful work,well done my friend 🤍🌷🤍
ReplyDeleteHi Shez. Thank you. I forgot that you forgot lol! That doily was perfect xx
DeleteLovely flimsy Michelle, the borders set it all off beautifully. And Lorel's looks great too. Nice postcards and your autumn panels are gorgeous. What a great quotation that is. Have a lovely weekend. xx
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lovely morning with your quilting friends. It's never too early for chocolate eggs, of course.
ReplyDeleteMore gorgeous eye candy Michelle. Love that grey spot you are using. A wonderful idea to use all those special cups - your Easter bits look so pretty. I have 2 friends & we swap books amongst the 3 of us & its wonderful. We all seem to like the same style of book. Love that verse at the end - very true! x0x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful saying at the end of your post Michelle. Well done on the finishes, always a good feeling to have a quilt top done. Lovely to have sewing time with your friends, never too early for Easter! Love your panels and sashiko, friends make like that much better don;t they!
ReplyDeleteYour owl and hare is looking great. A lovely finished flimsy.
ReplyDeleteGreat to have friends around and thanks for sharing the show and tell.
I enjoyed seeing all the projects you have worked on.
And thanks for the book recommendation.
Congratulations on a beautiful Owl and Hare flimsy. The day with your friends sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be hosting your stitching friends at your place and getting to use your pretty china. I think that always elevates a gathering. Of course you had to have Easter eggs. The ladies had some beautiful show and tell, with some fun Easter projects. You are progressing better than me with your Sashiko, mine seems to be languishing at the moment.
ReplyDeleteOh wow owl and hare looks great......
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