Slow Sunday Stitching Three More Stars

Still having fun with my Stargazer stars.

These all come from the same piece of fabric from Tula Pink's Slow and Steady Tortoise fabric - love the difference in looks.

Linking up with Kathy's Quils Slow Sunday Stitching.

Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

FNSI Christmas Wreath

It's the third Friday of the month, and time for Friday Night Sew In in blogland.  Since I have started packing for moving to a new flat a lot of my quilting stuff has been packed away, however I do need some sewing brakes in between packing.


A new flat means new areas to decorate, and Christmas will be here before we know it, and since I had some bits of green and Christmas fabrics that haven't been packed up, this is what I decided to play with

I have been browsing the internet for an idea for a Christmas wreath quilt - lots of nice options that will look fabulous as part of a sampler quilt or something similar, but nothing that spoke to me to be a one block wall hanging... But then I remembered I had seen something in an old book, Egg Money Quilts by Eleanor Burns.

I had some fun watching an old episode of Inspector Morse while needle turn appliqué the plate down  It's a 10" diameter Dresden plate appliqued to a 12.75" of background fabric. The border is a 2.5" strip. Now to get it quilted and bound, and figure out if I'll embellish it somehow.

 Pop on over to Wendy's place and see what everyone is getting up to this Friday Night Sew In

Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

Slow Sunday Stitching Some Orange Stars

Orange has never really been my favorite color, but for these little stars they do bring a bit of brightness to the project. I just had to do a star with the "I am a winner" trophy cups,

and the two top stars are made from the same piece of fabric, the fussy cut are the same pattern in alternate colours, and the diamonds are tuned opposite ways (ok, not sure that was an understandable explanation *lol*).

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts and everyone enjoying a Slow Sunday Stitching.

Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

Another Mouse Star

Had a bit of fun fussy cutting mice for another six pointed star - can you tell I'm really enjoying this *lol*

 Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

Slow Sunday Stitching Stargazer

Two stars made from the Mini Owls from Tula Pink's True Colors fabric line

Just loving the lacy effect of the print in these fabrics. I have got pieces of it in two other colorways, so there might be more stars made from owl parts :-)

A cup of mid-morning coffee and stitching another star, as well as some large kite hexagon filler blocks, three down fifty seven to go...

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts and everyone enjoying a slow Sunday stitching - pop on over to see what everyone is up to

Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

FNwF Filler Blocks and More Stars

It's the first Friday of a new month, and that means Friday Night With Friends bloggie quilting bee hosted by Cheryll over at Gone Stitchin'.

After a quick and simple supper I got cozy on the couch with a glass of red, an Agatha Christie mystery playing (The Secret Adversary from 2015), and got started on the first filler blocks for my Stargazer.

 

Thinking I might have to conduct a bit of discipline with these, since they are all the same, I fear I might get bored after a while. I have posted a cross-off list in the sidebar of the blog, but I'm not sure if I'll wing it, make a weekly goal, or perhaps a daily goal...

Of course I just had to make another couple of stars as well :-) I'm particularly fond of this fox head star - love the effect of those red fox ears in the center, from a distance it kind of looks like a peppermint candy

Another "tortoise" star - I'm loving this one as well

Pop on over to the list of participants in October Friday Night With Friends and see what everyone got up to tonight

Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

Snails And Mice Make Stars So Nice

Been doing some more fussy cutting, these of fabrics with little critters on them. Snails from Tula Pink's fabric line Slow And Steady - I have to say look heaps better in this star than they do in the garden

And I don't even want to talk about mice in the house, but look at the cute effect of those mice tails from Tabby Road in these blocks

Linking up with Needle and Thread Thursday over at My Quilt Infatuation
Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida

Slow Sunday Stitching More Fussy Stars

Having heaps of fun playing with fabric for these little six pointed stars that's going to become the Stargazer quilt. These four blocks
 

are all from this piece of fabric

I didn't have six repeats of the shapes I fussy cut, however there are lots of shapes in this fabric that are mirror image, and it was a lot of fun to to see how they turned out :-)

Linking up with Kathy's Quilts and everyone spending a Slow Sunday Stitching

Hugs and stitches from Anne Ida