FNSI

 It was a wet and windy day here as storm Eunice passed through. We watched the trees in the park sway and the fallen leaves blowing around but fortunately have no damage to report. Some people in the village are without power but we kept ours - just as well as although we have plenty of candles and a gas hob my planning had not stretched to buying matches or a lighter! So I lit a candle from the hob when I got up and kept it burning all day, just in case.

We spent the day unpacking the last of the boxes ( which contained pictures), sorting through all our pictures and hanging as many as we could on the walls.

I spent an hour in the afternoon working on a picture of a great tit with watercolour pencils which I think is just passable.

It is my third attempt at this little bird and it is time to move on - I have a cute little blue tit to work on next. I was a lot happier with these crab apples which I worked on earlier in the week.

I had planned to complete my lacy sock during the evening but didn,t quite have time before Death in Paradise followed by a couple of episodes of a new series we are catching up on called Hidden.

Anyway, here is my almost sock

and as I think I mentioned in my last post, a picture of my best ever heel turn!

It was good to be working along with my other FNSI friends again and many thanks to Wendy for getting us all together again.

Friday Night with Friends

 Good to be joining in with Cheryll and friends again for a Friday sew in. Thank you Cheryll.

It was a beautiful sunny morning so we took a drive to the coast - one bonus of living in Somerset is that the sea is only a 30 minute drive away. It was blustery and cold but lovely to see the sea.

We could see the Welsh coast on the horizon clearly but sadly the camera hasn't picked it up.

We spent the afternoon unpacking and hanging pictures but I did find time to watch the first of three videos from Design Matters TV on painting birds with watercolour pencils. I am looking forward to making a start on this just as soon as I find my pencils!

Not much to show from the evening although I did finish turning the heel on this Winwick Mum easy lace sock. So far it is looking like one of my better heel turns although at this point not easy to photograph!

Spent the rest of the evening watching TV but it was good to be working along with everyone for at least part of the day.

RSC 2022!

 Hopefully this will be my final year working on the Dresden quilt top. Here it is as I left it at the end of last year.

The RSC colour for this month is red and I could see from the picture that I need two red flowers to add to the border and luckily I was able to find the box of red fabrics from amongst all the unpacking. I managed to finish these yesterday evening so just squeaked in to getting them done in January.

I plan to get then sewn onto the flimsy just as soon as I find some applique thread!

FNSI December

 Friday was a busy day so it wasn't until the evening that I was able to sit and sew - and by that time I was too tired to do much! Anyway, I was working on this Wings and Pretty Things block which has progressed well since Friday.

Not much left to do now. These fabrics are not photographing well!

The first block is finished as far as I can go.

That bird looks a bit manic! He will look better when he gets a beak and an embroidered eye. As you can see, as well as the embroidery there are also some twigs missing. We are in the middle of moving house and I managed to pack the little bias pressing gadget which I knew I would need! Also all my embroidery threads have gone too. Well, I shall be able to add those little bits later.

That's it from me for now - many thanks to Wendy for organsising our Friday Night Sew In's all year. Please click on the link to see what everyone was working on.

FNwFs December

 And our last Friday Night With Friends for 2021. Thank you Cheryll for organising our Fridays over the last year. Pop over to Cheryll's blog here to see who else took part and what they were up to.

A busy day here with the market and hairdressers in the morning. Then the afternoon was wet and cold and so I sat by the fire writing Christmas cards. I have made a good inroad into my list but it takes time as many of them need updates on our year. Always lovely to hear from old friends at Christmas though.

 However, I did manage to cut some hexies and start basting them during the evening.

These are for the outer border of Wings and Pretty Things - not that I am anywhere near adding the outer border but I wanted to make sure I had a good selection of fabrics for these before moving on to the applique blocks.

Sunshine and showers here today so after writing a few more cards I think I shall make a start on the first applique block. First though I am off to see what everyone else got up to yesterday evening.

RSC 2021 up to date

 I have now got all the little 2021 Dresdens sewn down onto the RSC Dresden quilt top.

I can now see which colours I will need to concentrate on next year and will have to think about those corners!

Linking up with Angela for ScrapHappy Saturday and thank you very much Angela.

Friday Night with Friends

 And my first for several months. Just made it in time too as we were without internet until mid day on Friday. Thank you Cheryll - pop over to Cheryll's blog here to see what everyone was working on.

I have started adding my mini hexie dresdens to my RSC Dresden quilt, so that is what I was working on yesterday. I have them dancing around the border - here are a few that are in place.

Earlier this week I completed three more Field Journal hexagons.

The hollyhock and pimpernel blocks are my favourites!

Well that's all for now - I shall be catching up whith what everyone was working on later. Meanwhile, the sun is shining so I am going to sit outside and continue sewing dresdens.

Have a good week.