Really...?!

I have no idea where the last month has gone and had no intention of taking a bloggy/social media break!!!

But here I am back again, ready to share my May finishes and achievements- yes there are some!!

The biggest finish of the month is shown here, being given the cat seal of approval by Nigel —

This started off as leftover blocks from Xavier's quilt. I added to the three Buggy Barn blocks intending to get it to my great-nephew last winter. Life got in the way (big time!) but I have now finished it for this winter! 
I had put it away with not too much needing doing on it - the quilting had been started so last week I got busy and finished that.
The farmyard shots of it were a bit glarey — 

...so I had to take a floor shot as well —

The quilting was fairly simple; straight lines in places, simple meandering in others, with a bit of wishbone and this and that thrown in elsewhere.

The border just got piano-key style quilting. It's so dark and busy, I decided that was all that was needed.

In my desperation I even roped in the MOML as a quilt handler...hehe check out the gumboots camouflaged against the shed!

Another quilt finish on a completely different scale is one I have called 'Lily's first quilt'.

I had two children here one day and they decided sewing would be a fun idea. We went through a range of ideas until 'we' decided a quilt for their dolls would be perfect.

Very random sized scraps of winceyette were sewn together —

And quilted —

George was the pin remover, pedal pusher and scissor snipper.

We just did a  simple zigzag around the outside edge —

George started one too but we didn't get that finished - that will be for another day.

I've also made Odie another pair of pants. This child literally grows before your very eyes and just when YD thinks she has his wardrobe sorted, he has another spurt! 

I used the Scout pattern by Twig+Tale. Although I have an overlocker, it's buried under unfinished quilts so I used the stretch stitch on my Bernina which worked well.

A modelled pic —

The final make for the month was a beanie I knitted for my sister. I made myself one a couple of years ago and always wanted to make one for her too. I finally got some yarn with possum fur in it (Outlaw Yarn; 45%Polwarth, 45% Alpaca and 10% possum) which I had been on the look out for. The possum is extra light and cosy and gives it a lovely feel.

The pattern is Everglade by Woolly Wormhead. The design on it has good texture without being too complicated to knit.

With the one I made myself back in 2020.

So, productivity-wise, not a bad month for me :-) 

It feels nice to be writing/blogging/documenting again!

'til next time,

happy stitches,