Oh My Goodness!

 It's been ten days since my last blog post. And there I was worrying I was posting too often. LOL

So what has been happening since Friday 13th of August. Well I did nothing that day.

Zip.

Nada.

Nowt.

I rested pretty much all day.

Which was very nice I have to say. Just to put my feet up, snuggle under a blanket and watch movies.

Well, except for when I had to produce food. 

I've not been quite so lazy since then. I've been doing some crochet on my latest use this stuff up project. I've also been sewing and adding flowers to my Edyta's Garden top. More on that later. 

I have finally completed my August Christmas ornament and made a bunch more crumb blocks.

A while ago I decided to subscribe to Quilters Companion magazine as getting hold of it here can be sporadic. The first one arrived on Tuesday. At midnight on Tuesday New Zealand went into our second level 4 lock down.

The whole country is closed. The only things open and functioning are the supermarkets and pharmacies. and one or two other essential services. No take out food, or delivery, no coffee shops, or hair cuts, no craft supplies (I just bought the last card of elastic at the supermarket).

New Zealand is closed in the hope of stopping the Delta outbreak.

Sew what's a girl to do?

Sit and sew of course.

Luckily for me, I had already purchased the backing for my Batik hexies quilt a couple of weeks ago.

Rather than batting and backing I found a lovely soft fleece blanket. Not quite the best colour match, but I love it.  So that was all pinned.

While my minder did some sun bathing.

Then I set off doing some wavy organic quilting.

I must confess I lost my way and waved a little too far at times. So it ended up a little more organic than I first pictured. LOL

At this time I have only quilted the hexie part of the top and the borders still need some attention.

I'm thinking more of the same to be honest.

Meanwhile, as I said I have been working away slowly at my hexie garden. Some flowers have been joined to the diamonds, and more are ready. 

I had to leave this one here on Friday, to go to work.

On Saturday, Chookyblue had one of her zoom parties. I had to go to work at 3 ish, but joined in for as long as I could.

I thought I might finish the flower I had started.

😲😲

Well, what a mistake! Chooky was determined to see me working on my Lucy Blue quilt. LOL

But I stood my ground.

(Well, sat comfortably in my chair!)

And completed this flower.

Before going to collect my Lucy project box.

I was able to sew not one...

But two Lucy blocks together,

And off camera I was also able to whip up four masks for some colleagues. 

Chooky asked me to share the mask pattern I use.

It's the Victory Patterns mask.

I like it, it fits nicely and has a pocket that you can slip an extra filter into, or even one of those paper masks. 

My lovely, lovely Tony looked after me while we zoomed making cuppas, toast and even cooked Kung Po chicken for lunch. 

Yummy!

All too soon it was time to get out of my PJs and ready for work. (I was not the only one in PJs, they really are come as you are parties.)

As I left the house I noticed a package in my mail box.

Yay! The posties are still working and ours had delivered a late birthday gift from my brother.

A cross stitch kit.

Of his regiment badge.

Hmm, I think he may be hoping that I re gift it!

LOL

There were other items in the package too, but this was the only craft one.

When I got home from work some of the ladies were still in the zoom, chatting away and some were even still sewing.

I poured myself a glass of wine and joined in the conversation for a while.

What a great way to spend the day.

If you haven't done so yet, visit Chookyblues's blog and watch out for the next zoom announcement, then be brave and ask to join in. You have to have a blog account be crafty and make a post about it now and then, but that's really the only requirement. 

You'll meet like minded people, have fun and get loads done on what ever project you are working on and we will enable and influence you into taking on even more beautiful projects and different crafts and help you spend money in some of the amazing online stores we discover together along the way. 

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My turn to cook today, then off to work again at 3 ish.

I might have time to put some hexies together before running out of the door today.