My February UFO Challenge

Remember I told you about the American Patchwork & Quilting UFO Challenge in this post?

I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try and challenge myself to finish, or at least progress further on 12 projects, rather than give myself the near impossible task of attacking ALL my UFOs in 2015.

Thanks to A.P. & Q., my list was written and I worked diligently on number 4 project, which was randomly drawn out for January, and we all know how that ended up don’t we?  (if you don’t, check back here to find out).

February’s challenge has been drawn and it’s…..

via Fee

my Delightful Stars Quilt-a-Long BOM that I started with Michele last year but went wayside somewhere along the way.

It’s funny because I’ve been looking at some of those blocks I’ve had on my design wall as I was putting together Christmas Blessings and thinking, “I really should get back onto these!”  Isn’t it weird how it works out sometimes?  I have the first six blocks done so another ten to go plus borders and other bits and pieces….maybe not a finish this month but……

….you can expect to see some progress on this gorgeous quilt.

What will you be working on?

xox Sugary hugs :o)

**PS….dont forget to enter my Grow Your Blog 2015 competition by commenting on THIS post for a chance to win two of my patterns.  This will be drawn on Feb 15th, my time….good luck!

Squishy mail….

  It’s been quiet here in the Sugarlane house…….welcome rainy weather has prompted me to do some catch up stuff inside the house! A little progress on the Quilty Stitches Sampler Along with the sashings and borders nearly done…. I did manage to post my squishy mail goodies for the Birthday Swap this month and now that the ladies have received them, I can show you….. Anthea requested purples or greens, bright cheery ones, so I managed to find some lovely blenders for her when I was in Melbourne….plus a postcard to help her feel like she was there too!!!  And you might notice a little “extra” for being a bit late…..a cute purple babushka keyring and a pair of heart buttons. O-Faigh requested white on white so I found this gorgeous FQ for her, and I couldn’t resist some shabby pink heart ribbon and buttons to match. I also received some surprise squishy mail….I really wasn’t expecting this one, but Susan had asked me for my address a while back as she wanted to send me something ‘small’!!!! I had forgotten about it but this absolutely ‘wow’ed me!!!! I had blogged about how I’d been working on my flying geese with the Delightful Stars Quilt Along and how happy I’d been with how they’d been turning out.  Susan was telling me about her way of making flying geese where they turned out perfect every time…..I tried it and she was right …I shared about it HERE.   She said she used a special ruler for it but as I didn’t have one, I just used my regular ruler………so………she decided she’d send me one to make it easier!   She really is a darling, isn’t she??? I have a couple of blocks to catch up on so I’m going to try it with this new ruler!!!   Thank you sooooo much Susan…..Can’t wait! And I have been waiting for this one with anticipation……. the new Vignette.   Now I can go on with the second block of the Mrs Beasley’s Sampler Quilt.  I got my copy from the lovely Vicki at The Pickledish Patch…..pop on over to get yours. Off to catch up on some more rainy jobs while the weather is still lovely and cool!!!! xox sugary hugs :o)

Squishy mail….

 

It’s been quiet here in the Sugarlane house…….welcome rainy weather has prompted me to do some catch up stuff inside the house!

A little progress on the Quilty Stitches Sampler Along with the sashings and borders nearly done….

I did manage to post my squishy mail goodies for the Birthday Swap this month and now that the ladies have received them, I can show you…..

Anthea requested purples or greens, bright cheery ones, so I managed to find some lovely blenders for her when I was in Melbourne….plus a postcard to help her feel like she was there too!!!  And you might notice a little “extra” for being a bit late…..a cute purple babushka keyring and a pair of heart buttons.

O-Faigh requested white on white so I found this gorgeous FQ for her, and I couldn’t resist some shabby pink heart ribbon and buttons to match.

I also received some surprise squishy mail….I really wasn’t expecting this one, but Susan had asked me for my address a while back as she wanted to send me something ‘small’!!!! I had forgotten about it but this absolutely ‘wow’ed me!!!!

I had blogged about how I’d been working on my flying geese with the Delightful Stars Quilt Along and how happy I’d been with how they’d been turning out.  Susan was telling me about her way of making flying geese where they turned out perfect every time…..I tried it and she was right …I shared about it HERE.   She said she used a special ruler for it but as I didn’t have one, I just used my regular ruler………so………she decided she’d send me one to make it easier!   She really is a darling, isn’t she???

I have a couple of blocks to catch up on so I’m going to try it with this new ruler!!!   Thank you sooooo much Susan…..Can’t wait!

And I have been waiting for this one with anticipation…….

the new Vignette.   Now I can go on with the second block of the Mrs Beasley’s Sampler Quilt.  I got my copy from the lovely Vicki at The Pickledish Patch…..pop on over to get yours.

Off to catch up on some more rainy jobs while the weather is still lovely and cool!!!!

xox sugary hugs :o)

FNSI draw and what I got up to……

Was Friday night REALLY 3 nights ago????  Gee that goes fast……but I can see we’ve all got lots done…isn’t sewing with friends fantastic motivation??  I absolutely love it! My plans went on hold a bit as my son started uni today and informed me on Friday night he ‘needed’ a pencil-case right there and then…..so…..what does a stitcher do? Yep, you got it, I made him one……. nothing flash, very simple and quite manly, and he loves it….and because I’ve used pellon between the lining and the cover, his mates even think he’s lucky because when lectures are ‘boring’,  he can use it as a pillow!!!!!!     BOYS!!!!! www.clipartguide.com I also got to try out Susan’s method of making “Perfect” flying geese, and I must admit…..it’s my new favourite way of making them!!!!  A brief overview…… I trimmed them down after this step and added them to the other elements of the block to get this…….. See what I mean about perfect flying geese EVERY time!!!!!  If you want to get the full instructions for perfecting your flying geese Susan’s way, go to her blog HERE.   This is the 5th block in my Delightful Stars QAL with Michele over at Quilting Gallery.  I also took the next step and added the sashing between 4 of the 5 blocks and  this is the result…… I’m loving this QAL and it’s helping perfect my points beyond belief…Michele’s instructions are really great…..head on over if you want to join along. I also managed a bit more stitching on this Smee Designs beauty…. It’s such a fun one……granny’s really rockin’ those fluffy slippers!!!!!! I’ve got a couple of other things I MUST get done but that’s just going to have to wait……..I know you’re all eagerly anticipating the draw for Friday night’s TWO winners!!  Well, Mr RNG offered his help again and here is what he said….. Our winners for this month are Christine over @ MacDonald’s Patch and Mary K @ 13 Insane Penguins and Squirrels (don’t you just love that name???)  Both ladies were very busy on Friday night and if you’re an owl lover, Mary has a  great link to the cutest little owls….pop on over and take a look. Congratulations ladies……just drop me an email with your addresses and I’ll send your prizes (which I just know you’re going to love) out to you. And don’t forget to go back HERE and see what everyone else got up to on Friday night….we had a blast! xox Sugary hugs :o)

FNSI draw and what I got up to……

Was Friday night REALLY 3 nights ago????  Gee that goes fast……but I can see we’ve all got lots done…isn’t sewing with friends fantastic motivation??  I absolutely love it!

My plans went on hold a bit as my son started uni today and informed me on Friday night he ‘needed’ a pencil-case right there and then…..so…..what does a stitcher do?

Yep, you got it, I made him one…….

nothing flash, very simple and quite manly, and he loves it….and because I’ve used pellon between the lining and the cover, his mates even think he’s lucky because when lectures are ‘boring’,  he can use it as a pillow!!!!!!     BOYS!!!!!

www.clipartguide.com

I also got to try out Susan’s method of making “Perfect” flying geese, and I must admit…..it’s my new favourite way of making them!!!!  A brief overview……

I trimmed them down after this step and added them to the other elements of the block to get this……..

See what I mean about perfect flying geese EVERY time!!!!!  If you want to get the full instructions for perfecting your flying geese Susan’s way, go to her blog HERE.   This is the 5th block in my Delightful Stars QAL with Michele over at Quilting Gallery.  I also took the next step and added the sashing between 4 of the 5 blocks and  this is the result……

I’m loving this QAL and it’s helping perfect my points beyond belief…Michele’s instructions are really great…..head on over if you want to join along.

I also managed a bit more stitching on this Smee Designs beauty….

It’s such a fun one……granny’s really rockin’ those fluffy slippers!!!!!!

I’ve got a couple of other things I MUST get done but that’s just going to have to wait……..I know you’re all eagerly anticipating the draw for Friday night’s TWO winners!! 

Well, Mr RNG offered his help again and here is what he said…..

Our winners for this month are

Christine over @ MacDonald’s Patch

and

Mary K @ 13 Insane Penguins and Squirrels (don’t you just love that name???) 

Both ladies were very busy on Friday night and if you’re an owl lover, Mary has a  great link to the cutest little owls….pop on over and take a look.

Congratulations ladies……just drop me an email with your addresses and I’ll send your prizes (which I just know you’re going to love) out to you.

And don’t forget to go back HERE and see what everyone else got up to on Friday night….we had a blast!

xox Sugary hugs :o)

FNSI reminder

I’ve been busy in the kitchen making a yummy slice for tonight’s get together…..it’s my favourite of all time….Vanilla Custard Slice! I thought I’d  make something extra special seeing as it’s one of my bestest stitching buddy’s birthday today……you might like to drop in and wish her a happy birthday on her blog……HERE  A lovely read on her birthday post too! So here it is…… and you can get the recipe HERE….I didn’t have any passionfruit for the icing, but I made do with the icing sugar, 5 drops of yellow colouring, some vanilla extract and 1-2 tablespoons of milk.  It is so hot and humid here that the icing didn’t hold it’s own but its in the fridge now and should be ok!  But, despite that, it tastes just as I remember it as a child (and I have the picture to prove it….I did the actual taste test for morning tea…surprised???? LOL ) …..one excellent recipe I’ll be using again and again (if my waistline can stand it!!!) LOL Now, are you all signed up for tonight’s FNSI???  Make sure you do as there’ll be plenty of vanilla slice to go around!!!  And I got a terrific tip from Susan about making perfect Flying Geese blocks EVERY time, which I’m going to have a go at this evening as I make my next block for the Delightful Stars QAL  If you go visit her at her blog, you can see how she does it!….perfect every time…..I love that idea!!!! Make sure you sign up in my last post HERE….there are a couple of prizes up for grabs this month!  Hope to see you tonight! *wink* xox Sugary hugs :o)