Like it’s 1999

I spent a big part of yesterday morning ironing these UFO blocks from 1999.
Each pile here has 10 blocks in it so I have 40, 10 inch blocks, more than enough for a quilt.

I think I kind of got carried away when I was making them in 1999. I was having so much fun hand piecing them, YES I Said HAND PIECING them!

Then they were put away. I have no idea why, it's too long ago. Anyway I did get them out a year ago (I think) and had to hand wash them all, as some of them had stains on them. I think the stains may have been from me pricking my finger as I sewed them. The stains came out, but for some other reason I packed them away again without pressing them.

40 Whirlygig/Pinwheel  Blocks 

I really did enjoy pressing all these blocks. It was like visiting old friends, as I remember all the cute fabrics that I used. I hope to get this together as a top soon, then I wonder how long it will wait before I quilt it? Hopefully it will be less than another 13 years!

I used some 1930's fabrics that I had fallen in love with, and then added other fabrics that I liked too. All the blocks have red centres.

Look at those Bunnies & Kittens, oh Scotty dogs too. They're just too cute.

I love the Trolley, and Paisley print

More Scotty dogs, a flower picking Fairy, and don't forget Teddies

After finding that Ironing Art video yesterday I had a look to see if there was any more fun ironing videos on Youtube. So here's Extreme Ironing.

Ironing, but not as we know it...

What to do with the pieces of fabric that you just can't cut up into small pieces to sew back together!

Lucky, Easy Street

A couple of weeks ago I went shopping with Hubby. Outside a shop was a Sausage Sizzle & Raffle. Hubby got a Sausage, and I got a raffle ticket.

Nothing special there, but then my Hubby teased me as he had "got something for his money" and I hadn't. Raffles in his mind are a waste of time.

So you can imagine my joy this week when I was rung to say I had won a basket full of groceries! He’s not going to live down teasing me for a long time!

Grocery Basket

OK now to make this post a bit Quilty. I'm thinking about doing Bonnie Hunter’s new Mystery ‘Easy Street’ so have been pulling fabrics from my stash. I've not got too many of the colours needed so I might just make half the units, and see how things go. 

Easy Street Fabrics

Ribbons!

Some of Whangarei P &Q Club members entered quilts into the recent Auckland P&Q Clubs exhibition.
They were very successful and came home with Ribbons.

Elizabeth Percy, 1st Place- Amateur Wall Hanging

Sonya Prchal, 1st Place- Professional Wall Hangings 

Sonya Prchal, Highly Commended- Professional Wall Hangings

Robin Halverson, Highly Commended- Amateur Wall Hangings 

Lynne O'Donnell, 2nd Place- Amateur Wall Hangings

Congratulations ladies, all these Ribbons are well deserved.