Monday 26 August 2024

Another week gone.

It's been almost a week since I last wrote, and what have I been up to?
The practice wedding dress is cut out and waiting for me to sew it together.
Lee has seen her pain specialist who still didn't give a definitive diagnosis, but has changed her pain meds. So no more steroids causing weight gains instead she has lost 3 kg and the Doctor says she could potentially lose 10 more by the wedding date!
Well I've told her all along I can't make a dress bigger at the last minute, but I can make it smaller.
Hopefully today I can start to sew together the practice version and she can get to try it on soon. 
I attended our local club day on Saturday and dithered right up to the last minute about what to take along. That process caused a BIG tidy up and turf out in my room. In the end I grabbed my Windswept pieces as they were handy. But my room is very tidy. LOL
I got twenty blocks made, so a good day was had.
I've also been spending time with my Blue Lanterns and have started to join blocks together.
Those funny little zig zag seams were not as troublesome as I feared, though as the quilt top grows that will probably change. I have made and prepared more papers too so that I can get more blocks ready. I want it to be quite a bit larger than this before I start pulling papers for re use. 
I took my recent finishes along to club for show and tell on Saturday, then when I got home I set about changing the guard at the front door. Now as you enter our home the fairies are there to greet you.
The big glass cabinet houses the fine scale models that Tony creates and his grand mothers cups and saucers.
And finally for this week, I pulled out my cross stitch.
I had left it here earlier this year.
I'm happy to say I made some good progress.
There is still a ways to go and lots of beads and tiny buttons to add.
And that was my week. Busy as always.
 I've achieved all of my August goals except for the dress, So what's on for this week?

The practice dress.
Some more windy blocks.
Some more Blue lanterns.
Some more cross stitch.
And hopefully some crochet.

That should keep me busy through the last week of August and into September.
Two months until the wedding.

15 comments:

Jenny said...

Making a wedding dress is a big committment indeed. Your quilt looks very welcoming in your hallway.

Jennifer said...

Love those Windswept blocks.

Maria said...

Always good to make a practice dress…
Well done with your Windswept blocks and those beautiful lanterns….
Nice to change your entry quilt and the Fairies look lovely .
Pretty cross stitch your working on.

Mystic Quilter said...

Blue Lanterns looks tricky to me, but well worth the time because they look so good when sewn together.

Lin said...

Lots of progress Lou and the bride must be delighted to be losing weight. xx

cityquilter grace said...

nice progress on lanterns....and anxious to see more of the cross stitch too...

Chookyblue...... said...

goodluck with the wedding dress practise.............
so exciting to see blue lanterns growing............its going to look great............and windswept has nice colours............

Susan said...

OMGOSH - you are making a wedding dress!!! Good for you!
Your hall looks inviting.

Rose Marie said...

Kudos to you for making a wedding dress. You are having fun working on different projects!

Jeanette said...

My sister would love your blue lanterns but i'm not making her one. :) Great progress on yours. Fairies looks lovely hanging in you hallway. Nice progress on your cross stitch.

ButterZ said...

You have done quite a bit this month.

Karen S said...

It is lovely to have a spot to display your quilts in the entrance to your home. It looks lovely.
Good luck with the wedding dress. that is a big commitment.

kiwikid said...

Nice to see your quilts being moved around. You are busy with your different projects Lou. Hope the wedding dress goes together well for you.

Janice said...

You are braver than me to make a wedding dress. Your other projects are progressing nicely. The wedding cross stitch will be beautiful.

Fiona said...

that is a lot happening... have fun with the wedding dress,
Hugz