Another Busy Week

This idea of blogging just once a week is working well, except that the posts are turning out to be very long.  Grab a cuppa and see what we have been up to.

I've definitely managed my 15 minutes of crafting each day.

My tally so far:

15 minutes day/week = 7/7

15 minutes day/March = 12/12

15 minutes day in 2023 = 69/71

Success rate = 97.72%

I'm linking up with Kate at Life in Pieces.

So what did I do?

My first job was to make the table runner that I needed to finish this week to gift.  I was to start on Tuesday, but kept second guessing myself, so read a book from cover to cover, as you do.  Finally, I made a start, still not sure if I would like it.  I was going to quilt it in navy, but very quickly realised that was going to be too stark, so changed to grey.  

Finally, as I added more and more quilting lines and it developed some texture I decided I liked it.  

I hand stitched the binding down at Patchwork on Tuesday and it has now been passed on to be gifted shortly.

Next, I added the binding to the little koala quilt that will be donated.  

It has a nice and soft flannel on the back.  It was a quick little finish.

I decided I'd better get a wriggle on with my RSC blocks, as we will be away for a couple of weeks.

The colour this month is green.  

I'm linking up over at So Scrappy.  Pop over to see what other green creations are in the works.

I'm not sure if lime will come up later in the year, so have just stuck with the dark green this time.

At my stitching morning on Friday I started work on some secret stitching, so no progress was made with my Dresdens this week.  

The little gingham quilt was next on the agenda for Monique, with me trying a different pantograph this time.  I quite like the swirly design.  I'm starting to feel a little more confident.  I will add the binding in the next couple of days.

Finally, I did a few rows of knitting one day when I had very little time available.

Now to other things…

As I mentioned earlier, I did read a book.  "The Bullet that Missed" is the third of the Thursday Murder Club series and are a nice, light read. I do rather like them. Apparently, there will be a fourth published this year.

We've been playing in the kitchen again, but no new recipes at this stage.

Our tomatoes have finally got a wriggle on, so another batch of relish has been made.  We had some bananas needing using, so a batch of muffins and banana bread are now in the freezer.  Also, another roast has been cooked in the camp oven.  It really is a nice way to cook meat.  It ends up so lovely and moist.

Mick had a nice morning kayaking on Chifley Dam one day.  No fish were caught, but he still had a good time.

On Sunday we had an early start, as we went out to Oberon for their Swap Meet.  We had a stall and continued to sell some bric a brac.  It was a beautiful day for it, although rather warm towards the end.

Naturally, we brought something home as well.  Another little German toy sewing machine for the collection.  

It is similar to one I have, but has a couple of different design features.

The other find was rather unusual.  It is a trailer to tow behind a little dinky kiddies bike.  We've never seen one before. We have a dinkie with a pot plant sitting on the seat.  Once Mick straightens out the wheel and adds a connecting bar, we will also have a pot plant in the trailer.  

One other thing we have been up to for the last five weeks is attending "Learn to Play Lawn Bowls".  I wasn't going to learn, as I am the most unsporty person given breath, but Mick talked me into it.  There were initially six of us, but we are down to four.  We have two good bowlers teaching us, which is wonderful.  It is so good to be taught the right way to go about things from the start.  We are all really enjoying it, but need loads more practice.

So that wraps up another busy week.