Last night was Friday Night Sew In night.  I had absolutely no idea what to sit and stitch this month.  I have a few projects that I could have worked on, but wasn't feeling very motivated to continue with them.
Luckily!, I had a project waiting in the wings.  At the beginning of the year, I purchased the first Vignette magazine.  I fell in love with the mystery quilt contained inside, and purchased the fabrics and threads.  I knew I wouldn't get to it for ages.

 

So, from this lovely group of fabrics....

I cut and sewed all evening...

and ended up with these...

Fourteen sweet little Churn-dash blocks.
This is just the start, there's a lot of embroidery on linen in the borders of this quilt.  That's the next job!
Oh, and of course, Bonnie K. Hunter's new mystery - Orca Bay- just started last night too. 
I have fabrics kind of chosen, but I think I'll leave the first step until I go to my regular sewing night next Friday.

I had very high hopes of getting a lot of sewing done this week.  Unfortunately (for my sewing projects), I've been reading instead.  Last night I finally got some of my Sew-jo back and finished stitching down the hexagons that I stuck down about a week ago.

And now that they're all sewn down, I see that my curves aren't all equal.  Oh well, not unpicking them for anything!
Off to stick down some more shapes.  Or as my woodworking DH says- off to do a "glue-up".

Some progress and almost a disaster...

Well, some progress is being made on my Anna quilt.  Lots of little hexagons in the border to stitch around.  It's quite an easy border really, just lots of sewing.

I almost had a disaster of the quilting kind whilst placing the hexagons where I wanted them.  Wiped down the kitchen bench to spread the quilt out on, and when I started placing the shapes an ominous stain appeared through the fabric.  With my heart in my throat, I turned the quilt over to find a large spot of the very lovely chickpea curry from tea now on my border.
I can't describe the feelings, I ran through options of washing the top, or just sponging it a little, as I turned it back to the right side.
As I looked I realised that a well place hexagon would cover up the stain very well.  Big smiles all around then.  So, crisis averted, thank goodness.
Perhaps next time, I'll hose down the bench before I start!  LOL.
All's well that ends well.

I just love Quilting.  What's not to love about an activity that allows you to spend several hours with great friends, whilst creating.  It just fills my spirit.
Friday night was spent sewing at my regular 6pm 'til midnight group.  Held about 90 minutes away, we get together about once every 6 weeks.
This month also coincided with Friday Night Sew In hosted by Bobbi.
So, much stitching ensued, helped along by lots of talking and a little eating.

I added top and bottom borders(no sides this time), to the Medallion quilt that I've been sewing.  Only a couple of borders left to sew and it'll be finished.   I don't think I've sewn a quilt this quickly before (which really isn't that quickly !).  I'm  enjoying this pattern, and the no-buy rule that comes with it.
A great way to spend a Friday night.

Part 5 finished...

I finally finished Part 5 of the Medallion Quilt.

There's a lot to be said for school holidays and taking time off work. This week  I've finished the round of the Medallion, cut out the remaining 70 hexagons for the Anna quilt border and picked up the embroidered panel from Urban Stitches with Leanne Beasley.
Feels very good to have some fabric in my hands and actually finish a step in just a short while, rather than taking 3 weeks and losing momentum.

So, what to do all afternoon when the footy is on?
I finished the blocks for the next round of my Medallion.  In true Bonnie Hunter  style, I stitched again, just inside the diagonal stitching to give "bonus triangles".  In this way, when I trim the excess off the corners, I automatically get free triangles to use in "something", rather than just throw them away. 
Makes me feel very virtuous!  LOL.

These will give a zig-zag border when stitched together.

Then,just to fill in some time, I finished basteing some hexagons I need for my Anna quilt. 

That's 110 hexies, only 70 more to go!

GO CATS.....

Collingwood      4.2   9.3  12.6  12.9   (81)    
Geelong              4.3   8.6  13.7  18.11   (119)

We killed 'em.
Nothing more to say.