FNSI and my Chookshed Challenge

 Good to join up again with Wendy and friends for FNSI. For those of you down under and in the middle of winter, we are experiencing what passes for a heatwave here. It was 30 here yesterday so perfect for finding a cool spot and getting on with some sewing.

Having completed the stitching together of my Japanese folded squares on Thursday evening, my first job was to add the hanging loop.

Here you can see my finished piece, front and bag before the addition of the loop.

These are what I started with, made in 2012

and I had to make another 15 squares to bring it up to the size I wanted. All the fabrics were procion dyed, the original fabrics cotton lawn, the later fabrics all recycled.

And here it is hanging in my kitchen where I can enjoy it every day.

Here is the progress I have made on my stitch journal this week.

Friday nights additions were the little flowers and the V shape stitches.

I then moved on to a new project which I plan to finish by the end of the month - but more about that next time.

Meanwhile wishing everyone a great weekend from and hot and sticky Taunton!

Chookshed Challenge June

 And I have been looking forward to my #5!

Way back in the mists of time, possibly pre blogging as after a quick flick back I can find no sign of them, I made these Japanese Folded Squares. There was an article in my Quilters Guild magazine showing how they were made and I used some of my procion dyed fabrics. 

I think now that my original intention was to join them together at the corners and mount them onto a black background. But now my plan is just to sew them together and use them as a wall hanging in my kitchen. I am two short of a 7x7 but I think I might make more so that it becomes a rectangle. Fortunately I had the foresight to keep my templates so I have not got that to figure out.

So watch this space for my progress in June and thank you Deana.