Saturday 7 June 2014

FNWF

I had planned to have the top of my SIL quilt finished, basted and ready to quilt for FNWF. The extra fabric did arrive in time but unfortunately the local fabric shop (it's not a very good shop) has decided not to sell batting anymore so the top will be as far as I get for now. Not very happy about that.

I also spent a bit of time tidying my very messy sewing room, and started sewing together the blocks from the traditional nine patch swap. The blocks have been cut and sorted for ages, just needed sewing. My sewing machine and I have spent a lot of time together lately.........but I'll be ready to get back to hand stitching when I sew the last rows together.

So I got quite a bit of sewing done during the day, but sidetracked in the evening. We have been planning a fire pit for a while, and we finally got an old centrifuge basket from hubby's work. Before........

And after..........drinks around the new fire in the front paddock to start the long weekend.

Hope you find some stitching time over the weekend.

Susan x

36 comments:

  1. Lovely quilt Susan. Your new fire pit looks very inviting. hugs.......

    ReplyDelete
  2. Love your nine patch...that fire pit looks great!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Lovely quilt Susan. We were only talking at work the other day about fire pits. It was suggested that one of our workers head to the mine nearby. Looks warm and cosy.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Oh my that fire looks so toasty, love the nine patch quilt must get mine out and have a play with them. Enjoy your weekend :) Barb.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Now that's a cracker of a fire, Susan! Your nine-patch is looking terrific

    ReplyDelete
  6. Your 9 patch looks great with the colour you have used..a shame about the batting, a bit frustrating I imagine..and clever way to make your firepit...should keep you warm..

    ReplyDelete
  7. Your nine patch us looking lovely frustrating about the batting..Great Fire that will get well used..love your Circles from last post such lovely details in the blue one...
    Cheers

    ReplyDelete
  8. Yikes what's a fabric shop without batting! Love the nine patches and your Irish circle, I like the red frames ! Love a good fire in winter, hope you had marshmallows!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Your quilt looks amazing...great bucket...

    ReplyDelete
  10. what a wonderful idea for a campfire Susan,and what a shame your local quilt shop isnt stocking wadding and it would be expensive to order online as well,not ggod,enjoy your long weekend Susan.xx

    ReplyDelete
  11. Your quilt top looks great, Susan. Now that's one big fire pit!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Lovely progress Susan.
    If I close my eyes ... I can just feel the warmth from your amazing fire pit :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. What a beautiful quilt top, I love the fire pit but I am too scared if we had one our little Grandie would get burnt

    ReplyDelete
  14. What a great firepit! Hope you had a great evening :-) I love how your 9-patch is looking, too.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Great idea for recycling with your fire pit.... soon you can wrap a 9 patch quilt around you when you sit near it! Bummer about the wadding....
    Hugz

    ReplyDelete
  16. hey we have 2 of those centrifuge things............a mate in the mines.........makes great fire buckets....we just have ours sitting on the ground not dug in.............

    your nine patch quilt looks great.........need ot get into mine but haven't decided what

    ReplyDelete
  17. woops the comment got posted..........
    haven't decided what layout I am going to do with my blocks yet..................

    ReplyDelete
  18. I love how your 9 patch quilt is looking, it's lovely. Great idea for the fire pit!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Love the nine patch , your colour choices are gorgeous.!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Hello Susan,

    Good luck with your quilt, a real shame about the shop not wanting to stock wadding, they will lose customers on that one.

    Happy days.
    Bev.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Lovely quilt Susan....great colours! Your fire put brings back wonderful memories of sitting g in a paddock with a fire!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Oh nothing nicer than sitting around a fire. Your nine patch is lovely xx

    ReplyDelete
  23. No batting at a fabric store? Horrors! Love your 9-patch, and esp. love your fire pit. Wish I was cozied up to it right now!!

    ReplyDelete
  24. love how your nine patch is coming together.
    bummer about the local shop putting a spanner in the works.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Your 9-patch is coming along beautifully, Susan, and what a great fire pit! There will be lots of good times had sitting and chatting around it. Love the look of it.

    ReplyDelete
  26. How romantic.... sitting by the fire pit under the stars sipping a glass of wine. Oh my... now I want a fire pit. Not much use here though... way too wet. Your nine patch is looking really good..... nothing say's 'cosy' more than a nice traditional pattern. Have fun.....

    ReplyDelete
  27. I love that nine patch... one of the best looking, and yet versatile quilt blocks ever!
    The fire pit looks inviting, especially on nights with a chill in the air.
    I've missed the last few FNWF... hoping to get back in the game in July.

    ReplyDelete
  28. Love the nine path quilt! Looks like you had a nice evening.

    ReplyDelete
  29. Lovely quilt top. hope you can get some wadding soon.

    What a fabulous fire pit......

    ReplyDelete
  30. Thanks for another inspirational post, I really must get a move on and finish some quilts. The fire pit looks so toasty, we had a Bar-B-Q one evening at a friends, they had a fire pit and even with the slight drizzle we had, we were toasty - hope you had fun too.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Lucky SIL, shame the local shop is being unco-operative...great idea for the fire pit...

    ReplyDelete
  32. I love the way your quilt is turning out. The blue is perfect for the setting squares. The "fire bucket" looks great. I can see you spending quite a few evenings sitting around it.

    ReplyDelete
  33. So annoying about the batting but the top looks great. Love the firepit!

    ReplyDelete
  34. I really like the darker background for the nine patches. Are you totally happy with the result?
    Hope you enjoyed your long weekend. Blink and it's gone.

    ReplyDelete
  35. Love your quilt top and what a perfect way to start your long weekend

    ReplyDelete
  36. Love your quilt top Susan. Fire pit looks great

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for visiting my blog. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...