The First Week of August

This month got off to a good start with a little trip up to our neighbouring town of Orange.  The reason was to drop off some donations to Ronald McDonald House.

I have been accumulating a little collection of quilts and bits and bobs.  I had six kid’s quilts, my crochet rug, a pile of bibs I had made, a couple of pencil cases, some colouring books and more pencils.

In addition, we delivered fourteen rugs on behalf of Bathurst Wraps with Love.  

Now I will have to start replenishing the pile.  I have plenty of fabric to make more fun kid’s quilts.

While we were in Orange we visited a couple of op shops and I found a few good buys.  There is enough natural linen for Anni Downs’ pattern “Where Wildflowers Grow”, which I am very pleased about.  A nice bargain, as I purchased the pattern at the recent quilt show in Sydney.  The blue chambray is sufficient to make a simple summer dress, or alternatively, to use in a quilt with floral and chambray alternating checks. Either way, I am happy with it.  Five fat quarters of the same grey will also work as a background in a child’s quilt.  The little piece of Aida was just for the sake of it.  Imagine a small cross stitch sampler worked solely in white thread.

I have been playing in my sewing room and completed my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks for the month.

There are only a couple of more colours this year before I can start to put some blocks together.  I’m linking over at So Scrappy.

I have been cutting out the borders for my Blue Quilt and have quite a few prepped.

The first border has been added and the hearts appliquéd in the corners.

At my stitching and patchwork groups I have been working on my little hexy flowers, firstly removing all the papers, which took a couple of hours, and then appliquéing the first side.  It has now been attached to the centre.  The other three sides are glue basted, ready to stitch down.  It is so nice to finally see the quilt coming together, rather than just working on the various components.

That means that my One Monthly Goal for August has already been achieved, which is what I had hoped for.  I have already removed the papers from some of the next EPP border.  Hopefully, I will have the rest removed this week and I can get them glue basted.  Fingers crossed I can get some more applique happening throughout this month.

I have managed to maintain my 15 minutes of stitching each day.

15 minutes day/week = 7/7

15 minutes day/August = 6/6

15 minutes day/2023 = 207/218

Success rate = 94.95%

I’m linking up over at Life in Pieces

The Variety Club Bash commenced from Bathurst this year.  It is the “Bathurst to Batavia Bash”, finishing in Geraldton, WA.  They will travel over 5,000kms over some fairly remote and rough roads.  Yesterday, they had an event in town to show off the cars and provide some entertainment for kids.  Of course we had to go and have a little look.

The final car is the Bathurst team.  They have been entering for years.  The reason for the Chiko Roll on top of the car is because they are made here.

I hope they all have a fun and successful trip across Australia. 

Finally, a little friend is having his birthday soon and we won’t be able to attend his party, so we had them over for afternoon tea today.  It was a nice catchup.