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Wednesday 29 January 2014

Let there be light!

Please!!!  I am fed up of feeling like I am in northern Scandinavia with 24hr night-time, lights on all day, the most appalling photography opportunities and wearing 2 pairs of socks, indoors and none of the fun stuff, like snow, just rain, rain and more rain.

So the hot chocolate is helping me a little, but it is making blogging anything interesting a little difficult.

Today I collected my Siblings Together FQ bundle; I've never had a whole line FQ bundle in my mitts before, it's a lot of fabric!  I took an instagram snap, but that was on my phone and it's charging in the kitchen.  I am under a quilt in the living room, so you'll have to imagine what it looks like for now!!

I did make Susan's Stitch Tease blocks for February though, (yes Ange I know you are a girly swot, so give yourself a slice of pie for being first!!), but they are subject to the secret treatment for now, so here's a highly tampered shot to prove they exist...

And I have a finish!!  My #economyblockalong mini is complete, but the aforementioned lack of any good lighting meant I couldn't get a decent shot of the whole thing, so here are a few close ups and I will try again tomorrow...


I am going to stay snuggled up here for the evening, and write a long to-do list for when the sun comes out xxx

23 comments:

  1. You could always move to Australia, and whinge at the heat you know. Heh heh heh.
    The Economy blocks are pretty good lighting or not.

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  2. Woohoo! It may be dark but at least you are sewing tonnes, and some of it's for me. Thank you!

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  3. Oh, it's so depressing, isn't it? I cut the 'logs' for two blocks ages ago, with the idea to take photos of my process for the group of beginner quilters I'm making a Friendship Quilt with. The light just make it impossible. Your economy blocks look great. I've seen quite a few popping up on IG.

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  4. Totally with you. Waited fie days to get pics so I can blog but gave up last night and took them anyway. Sick of grey skies and wet!

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  5. We had a snowpocalypse in Atlanta. 2-3 inches. NOT GOOD. Emergency dismissal yesterday. No school today or tomorrow. Did I mention my class play is two weeks from yesterday?

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  6. Bloody sodding rain. Gaaaaaaach!

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  7. I can vaguely remember what is was like when it didn't rain, but it was a loooooong time ago

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  8. I know just how you feel! Thank goodness it's Feb on Sat! Jxo

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  9. Yep, know just what you mean. Totally fed up of rain and dark evenings. Really can't. E bothers to do much at all these winters evenings apart from snuggle under a quilt on the sofa. Roll on the summer!

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  10. Well done on the finish! I need to churn out another dozen of so blocks before I can think about even turning mine into a top. We had sunshine yesterday and I was out walking in it with this open mouthed expression like people in Hollywood films do in their first post apocalyptic walk outside.

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  11. Sooo fed up with the rain! But how long until we get a hosepipe ban???? I saw the fabric on Instagram, it looks like a piece of art, do you *have* to cut into it?

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  12. Can't wait for a proper look at your economy block mini. Light is a problem at this time of year but at least it is getting lighter in the evening. Di x

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  13. We had sunshine yesterday and it was soooooo good.

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  14. I feel the same, I have a finished quilt that's having to wait til the weekend for when I'm home in daylight hours, which means I won't have blogged in over a week, not like me.

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  15. It snowed here today! I am wishing and dreaming of spring. I really like the economy block quilt. Does it still include Dick?

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  16. I love the look of your mini quilt. Whenever I complain about the snow I try to remember that days and days of rain are usually harder to take. Stay warm and dry and comfy.

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  17. YOUR ECONOMY BLOCKS ARE GORGEOUS! Your scrappy bits are beautiful colors that work so well together. Yippee for a finish!
    I'm with you - struggling to get good light, to find inspiration and to keep warm. The birds were up singing when I went to work this AM, so that's promising!

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  18. It hardly counts as me being a girlie swot when Mrs S did most of the work!!! I love your economy block quilt, just gorgeous :o)

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  19. a busy time all round. And, when you get the sunshine, could you send some this way. Fed up with rain and dreading the snow.

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  20. The economy quilt looks lovely, even in low light! What size is the mini? Reminds me, better get a move on with my economy blocks, after all it is good sewing weather...

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  21. Those economy blocks are looking fabulous. I am such of the rain too. And worse is driving in it in the dark on the way to and from work. Roll on a hot dry summer

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  22. I do hope you have an arc built and waiting in the yard. You have had your share of rain and mine too!

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  23. Yeah, you could move down here and complain about the heat! Everyone does, whether you've lived here forever or chosen to settle. You know how weather affects moods, and constant grey and rain is depressing? Well, it works the other way too. Constant sun blazing and lack of rain can get people down too. I've heard of it in Australia, but in other places like Arizona too.

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