SKoW Update

I need to apologise from the onset of this post, for letting down the team.  I have not been able to complete the top, let alone my version of this amazing quilt.  I am so sorry for letting you all down, and I am truly sorry that this will be a contributing factor if Chooky decides not to begin another SAL - I have enjoyed seeing the progress of each participant in this SAL, and will miss watching them grow if this is the case.  I DO however pledge that I will continue with this quilt - and my goal, however extreme, is to have it done by the end of November.  I am determined to commit to working on this for at least a couple of hours each evening, in order to achieve this goal.

So, I believe that an update on where I'm at is in order.

I spent an evening printing out copies of all of the remaining pages in triplicate, saving one as a frame-of-reference for the stitchery elements (as I have no lightbox as yet, I am relying on sunlight, windows & masking tape to line up everything 'just so') ...

the other copies were used to cut up the different appliqué elements, and then laminated.

I have left them uncut at the moment, ready to separate as needed.  I then keep all the pieces for each block separated in their own ziplock baggies.

I have only been able to complete three new blocks since I last updated.  

I am using the needle-turn appliqué method ... which has contributed to making this process long.

My daisy [Jan] ...

My chocolates - yum [Jan]!  

I chose to use a silver sparkly metallic thread for the stitching on four of these chocs, just to make them look even more extra yummy!!!

My ice-cream [Feb].

My hot chocolate block is prepped and ready for it's needle turn and stitchery - tonight's task!!

And all my finished blocks together ... I still have one block left of December (since I decided to change the cupcakes to pavlova ... I have finally found a pic for this, and will also be prepping this tonight, along with all the July & Aug blocks).

I even have my pellon all cut and ready to size for all my remaining 17 blocks.  And some squares for the strips - though only creams have been cut as yet.  Although I did start with one range of fabrics, I have started adding others ... and with my perfectionist streak on overdrive, I want need to make sure I include some of each fabric in the coloured blocks.  As a result, I am leaving this until after I have finished the blocks - or at least until I have finished the first two rows.

So, that's where I'm at.  I truly do hope that another SAL quilt is going to be chosen, but I also realise how hard it must be for Chooky to encourage everyone to stay on-plan.  I am so sorry to have fallen so far behind - but yes, I will get there!!  My next uni course begins in December, and I have decided that I want this quilt finished before I start my studies!!

Keep up the good work ladies - I truly *LOVE* watching the progress each of you has been making, even if I haven't been the best of commenters.

February's Blocks

My SKoW so far

December, January and February

and I can relax now until June,

the cat block is done, I just need to sew it onto the strip

The sewing block (May) I have the shoe block and the best friends done too

My husband says I have to much time on my hands lol, but I don't really I stitch everynight for

around 4 hours, uninterupted

Love it :)

          I haven't done the top or bottom borders, I am going to wait until the top is

together to get the right balance of beige-ness (is that a proper word??)



February Blocks SKOW

Yay!  Just in time again I have finished my February blocks and bottom strip.  It is hard to fit the strip in one picture.

Ice Cream

Hot Chocolate

A Good Book

And here is the quilt together so far!  My daughter's feet are peeking out from the bottom!

Please mark me off for February please, Chooky!

Off to March!  Doesn't everyone love this quilt so much!

Lori, Leaskdale, Ontario, Canada

On time !

Here are my February blocks !

Ice cream with my favorite flavors : chocolate (of course !!), salted butter caramel and a little bit of coffee !

Hot coffee... I drink a lot of these cups at work !!

And THE book !! 

I loved " Eat, Pray, Love" too Sharon but fantasy is really, really what I prefer !!

 I made the bottom border too :

So February is completed !!

I have done the February blocks - this is such a lovely quilt - it is such fun making it with you all and seeing it in different colours ... 

I have ......

and .....

and......

I have added them onto the other blocks I have done....

and made the border that will fit along the bottom of the quilt...

Righto... gotta go.... March blocks to prepare.....

Loving this quilt

February done!

So good to be able to show you February's blocks for the SKOW Stitch-a-long. Here is the icecream

 ...the hot chocolate...

 and one of my favourite books.

 I have also made the bottom border.

February is a Finish

The last 2 blocks for Feb are finished

Hot Chocolate

a good book

and 1 for March

Home

tonight I will be working on the Flowers block

its all traced and I am ready to go :)



Slowly making progress

I  finished the ice cream from Feb's to do list in January

last night I finally got the time to

do the prep work for the

'Hot chocolate'

and

'A good book'

I managed to get the applique on both

done with just the feature stitching left

Today I managed to get the prep work done for March's

block's

'Home' and 'Flowers'

and the remaining blocks are all traced onto freezer paper

and cut out, makes it much easier for me to

keep on track.

I have decided just to keep going with the quilt

until its done, it keeps my mind and hands busy

with no real time to dwell on the big scary stuff that

is happening within my immediate family :(

Hope thats ok Chooky and Kris

I'll post pics as soon as Feb's blocks are

finished (hopefully tomorrow)

Kate xxx

February!

Finally I finished all the strips for February's blocks...

February's strips done

I finishd my February's strips! I sewn all blocks together -love looking at the quilt coming together- and I heart all that little squares in sweet colours!

Keeping up with the Stitching

This is all I can manage at the moment but I'm loving all these blocks

Ice-Cream & Hot Chocolate are completed

Now onto the book....

December, January, February ..... all done!!!

Wow .... what a great day I have had!!!  Stitching away happily ..... and this little baby didn't let me down!!    This has been a great workout for my new friend "Bliss"!!

And so now Miss Chooky ....... what have we here????    December, January and February (yes .... that's February's bottom binding hanging over the line there too!!)   Whew!!!!   Now I can get onto some other projects I have to do in the next couple of weeks and not worry about missing February deadline!!    Thanks Chooky for cracking the whip ..... I have had a fantastic day!!   Amazing what you can do with a day away from the office and no phones ringing!!

And by the way ... is it just me or is everyone having trouble taking photos of such a loooooooong project????   I took it over to the next door clothesline .... the wind was blowing .... the puppy was wanting to help .... and this is trying to get it to stay still for just a moment!!    At least the rain had stopped!!    Happy stitching everyone ....... Fiona H xx

Chocolate and books

Yes, I love chocolate, books and... cats!!! :)