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Thursday 24 January 2013

Before the call...

Firstly, thank you all so, so much, for all your lovely comments regarding my #scrappytripalong quilt.  I am once again snuggled under it on the sofa, and keep catching myself smiling at seeing all those wonderful prints together in an actual quilt, and not just saved in a box to be made into that special quilt, one day - I now have the special quilt!! 

I also have about 100 comments to respond to from the last couple of days, so please forgive my tardiness, I will reply, soon!

And so back to yesterday.  Before I got the dreaded call from school to go and collect the poorly child, she's fine now, I managed to obliterate my To Do List, for which I am rather thankful.

I made three Stitch Tease siggy blocks, one I forgot to mail previously, one to accompany Helen's block on it's way to Dianne's and one for the final instalment.

I printed my labels for the Sizzix quilts; I simply called then Geese! and Dashing! in the end.

I popped a favour in an envelope for a tapestry-loving friend.

Next on the list were a couple of blocks for the lovely Bee Blessed ladies.  Honestly, so simple, it would have been way too rude not to...

Shoddy pics, I blame the snow!
I then went off to the Post Office in the snow and got them all mailed out - Czech Republic, Morocco, Scotland, Ireland and almost Wales, here they come!

And last on my list was a Schoenrock Cross block to be used on my Pretty Little Pouch...


As soon as I saw Leila's I knew I wanted to make one too.  I printed out the template from Quilter's Cache and reduced the size so that it came out as a 9" block.  The upper size limit on the PLPS is 12", so I am aiming, after sashing in natural Essex Linen, for an 11" square pouch, OK not so little, but big enough for a nice sewing project, an embroidery hoop maybe, or a tonne of hexies, I don't have to decide that bit!

I always have that 5 minute brain freeze after I have cut my fabric, (I make a freezer paper template for each piece and cut just over a 1/4" seam allowance) and then after flipping them over, I cannot, for the life of me, work out how they are meant to go, but it all worked out in the end.  Am I the only one?

So that was the rest of my day off. 

Earlier this evening I played around with the rest of the fabrics needed for the PLPS extra makes and relieved Justine of a couple of Architextures charm packs.

I am almost out of battery, so I am going to have to hit 'publish' and switch off.  See you tomorrow xxx

24 comments:

  1. Great star block! I have that brain freeze too! All's well that ends well!

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  2. I shall look out for a little little package! Good to hear there has been lots of snuggling already. I am in awe of your pp skills - lovely block!

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  3. Don't reply to me :)
    Gorgeous sch-thingy block and I get brain-freeze too, I just went back up the page to find out the name/spelling of the sch-thingy block - twice!!! I'm even worse with paper-piecing!

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  4. What a productive day! Got your BB blocks today chick! Thanks so much, they are so bright and cheery! And your Schoenrock cross is stunning! jxo

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  5. Super efficient missus, love the scissors on that block

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  6. Gorgeous Block, so glad that your poorly child is well again and that you have had another productive day.

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  7. I've already told you on Instagram how fabulous all these makes are, but I seriously love that Schoenrock Cross block.

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  8. Any time you have an email back load just skip mine in replying. I fully understand. Lovely blocks.

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  9. Oooh, yummy fussy cut block! NNTR (no need to reply x)

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  10. I am still hoping this star block is for a pouch for me, it really is beautiful! Don't get your knickers in a twist replying to everyone, I for one wouldn't be offended if you didn't reply to me everytime! : )

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  11. Love the cross. I want to make something for my sister, but I'm not sure about a whole quilt of paper pieced blocks!

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  12. You never fail to pull somehting amazing out of the bag for your swaps - I LOVE that cross block! x

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  13. You're on fire. I think you have my mojo as well as your own. Love that star cross block for the pouch and I didn't know Justine had charm packs of architectures. I thought it was only FQ's so I just rushed along there and bought the last charm pack. But at least I came back to read this :-)

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  14. I love it all! You are not the only one with the mental block when turning things over, I always have problems especially when I am doing things inside out etc....and have had to unpick many an item because of this.

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  15. Lovely blocks and love the scissors fabric.

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  16. I love your cross block (no pun intended!) the fussy cut scissors are fabulous!
    I didn't know Justine had some architextures - I popped over and she's sold out!!

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  17. Hmm need to venture out to post office soon too... Oh and siggy block! forgot yours.. well reminded. Wish I could be as super organised as you!

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  18. Love the star block, and yes, that always happens to me when I first start to paper piece. I usually have to find a youtube demo to remind me!!

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  19. Love the fussy cutting on the cross block.:-)

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  20. Wow, you've been busy! Feel free to ignore any (or all!) of my comments ;o)

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  21. Beautiful block. Love the fussy cut scissors.

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  22. Love your ... Let's just call it the showing rock block, because I can't even spell my own name most of the time.

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  23. You are on fire! Love the scissors in your block!

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