the year that was and a new Year to come

Well it's been quite awhile since I spent much time here.... I have been lurking and making some occasional comments but there just wasn't enough time for everything and my blog missed out on some of the attention.

Last year was a big year for me on many levels and it ending up finishing well and I am looking forward to a great year ahead.

As far as crafting goes I made last year a year to finish projects. I did accomplish quite a bit and I was very happy about that.

I won't show all of my finishes in this post, as hopefully I will make another post soon to show some more finishes.

This year, as I only really have Okehampton as my major project, I am hoping to dabble in some smaller projects too for gifting, something I have been quite neglectful in doing.

So let's get started with the photos...

this live, laugh, love quilt has been completed for quite a while and it was time for some quilting to happen. I had it quilted by Jemima's and I must admit I had fallen a little out of love with it and was worried about spending the money on a project I was not longer in love with.

But that all changed when I picked it up from the quilters. They even commented on how good it looked! Needless to say I am very much in love with it again and it is hanging in my sewing room.

 

This month I managed to complete the top for my Farewell Quilt (gossip in the garden by anni Downs)

I made a few changes as I usually do and unfortunately the photo does not do it justice, it's ended up quite big and was a little difficult to photograph.  I am wanting to hand quilt this one once I can bring myself to basting it!

I bought a lovely kit for a hexagon needlebook and after making the kit up I decided to make another one up too and dragged out this project from some years ago and make it up in the same method.

The flower was made ages ago and the stitchery also, the lilypad needlebook was very daunting to it came to a screeching halt. But now it's done!

Have had some fun working on my Okehampton centre...... besides the handquilting this is my only other big project........at the moment anyway.

What's not to love about some english paper piecing and fussy cut tiny hexie flowers?

I am toying with this background (a 3 sisters fabric) and the first border fabric too.

Thankyou for sticking with the post if you're still here....and for taking the time to visit after such a long time.

I hope to get back into the gist of blog land again, slowly.

Stay tuned....

Back to work Monday so we'll see how it pans out.

I'll leave you with a furry friend pic....... Maisie decided to spend some time in my sewing room under the air con vent. 42degrees I don't blame her but it made it hard for me to sit and sew lol.

Happy days..

Marina

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