2022 September

 And here we are again!

I spent some time in the sun with some Richmond & Kew Quilter friends: a raised patio made it easy and comfortable to work on the denim jacket.  It is now close to being finished (or what will count as finished) but I cant show you until it is unveiled at the R&KQ meeting next Monday.

Emily at Chertsey Museum brought in her wedding veil to show us: wonderful hand stitched designs

   

I went to Creative Craft exhibition at Farnborough . . .  and may have bought a bit of Christmassy Fabric 😄

I also bought some Shutelane.com fabric: I had seen the cushion sized panels and the 6" squares, but I hadn't realised they did smaller repeat designs, and they even sell scraps - sort of small hexie sized scraps!!!!

I'm not sure where these are going, but I'm loving all the Puffins!

There were just enough scraps to make this,

and a bigger puffin does fit inside - is that the best use of the hexies?

And if that wasn't enough puffin love . . .  here is a finished needle felted puffin . . .

And a few bits that make a paper foundation pieced puffin

    

I've practically run out of grass fabric so this one has stalled a bit until I get re-enthused!

September was the month of blackberries and apples so Kay and I made crumble

And the Richmond & Kew session saw us making lavender hearts, thank you Sue

Lisa picked up a sold-as-seen jumper from work for £1 but it needed darning - I had the prefect colour and quite enjoyed darning it!

I'm teaching an evening session at Chertsey (applique Christmas cushion covers) at the end October and have done some samples

And have done some embroidered labels for customers' quilts.

Richmond and Kew had a blue & yellow (Ukraine) block challenge and these were the blocks we received.  The plan was that I would piece, someone else would quilt then another would bind . . . various changes of plan meant that Muggins ended up piecing . . .

quilting and binding!.  At least it can go into show and tell next week and then be gifted!  

I just need to decide whether I prefer the yellow label (Ukraine colours) or the red (R&KQ colour)

Talking of gifts . . .  I got a felted picture kit, chocolates, wooden necklace, FQ books, thread themed mug, tape measure bracelet, needle keeper, glass puffin and needle punch embroidery kit for my birthday - very spoiled!!  Thank you everyone xx

And a final gift has gone in the post to Brian's closest cousin who recently became a grandad.  Obviously this isn't for granddad, its for baby Rose (Alex and Brian's granny Mullins was Rose too!)