Busy little bee

It's been longer than usual since my last post. I have been busy, busy, busy with all my lovely sewing. I'm participating in two swaps at the moment. One is a mug rug swap and the other is a mini quilt swap over at www.schnitzelandboo.com

Here's a sneak peek at the quilt I'll be sending. I have only just started it but the appliqué is nearly finished!

I decided to make a move on the Phebe's and get the centres finished on both quilts.

I popped on the borders and began stitching the bias vine for the first appliqué border.

I hate making bias, I really hate it. However, I love the look that only bias can give. So, I'm hoping that one day I might just learn to like it ;)

                                                                    DD's Phebe

                                                                      My Phebe

I also managed to get some stitching done on my miniature hexies. I saw a small civil war Hexie quilt and was inspired to make a miniature version. These are darling, but be warned. They are no quicker to make than their full sized counterparts ! 

And lastly but by no means least is my enchanting CWBQ Block number 2.

And I think that's enough from me.

Keep on stitching,

Kel.

Civil War Bride Bewitchment

The Civil War Bride Quilt got the better of me ;0)

I have been wanting to start it for quite a while but kept telling myself I should finish at least one thing before I did, lol, that didn't happen.

I spent most of Saturday night going through the CWBQ blog and any other blog I could find to see what other ladies had done in regards to colour and improvements.

So all day Sunday, I spent the day happily cutting out, gluing and sewing.

And there you have it, a competed CWBQ Block!

Now onto block number 2. This quilt has me bewitched. I absolutely loved working on this block.

Miss Matty had her turn with the needle also and I managed to get the pink round sewn on and the next round which is brown ready to sew to the centre piece. In this round you square up the whole quilt so you can sew in long rows, making it easier and ultimately faster.

The Coaster swap is over and my lovely new friend/swapper is Julie from Alaska!

She received my coasters the other day so I can show you all now and not spoil the surprise.

The first pic is the fronts of the coasters and the second pic is of the backs.

This was great fun to do. A real pleasure to meet someone new and I can't wait to get mine in the mail too !!

This was my first swap, it was a great experience and i will definitely be signing up for more.

Well that's it from me, can't wait till the 15th of this month, again ;)

(LE BOM)

Hope you all find time to stitch.

Kel.