Movember

I have a special November request! As many of you know, my brother Michael Commins was hit from his bike in February and has spent the rest of the year in hospital. His recovery has been slow. This time last year he participated in the MS Sydney to the Gong ride. As Michael, who is now a paraplegic said, he is not ready to do that again... yet... So this year he is participating in Movember. If you can. please sponsor him by going to http://www.movember.com/au/donate, His code is 91927

Progress Report

One block down, three to go! I like it a lot so far... what do you think?

Something old, something new....

I have been lamenting. I felt like I had lost my spark. Too much on this year to have much past an ounce of creativity to light up my sewing.
What seems to have saved me was kind gift. DMIL gave me some birthday money and I let my hair down and bought a big bundle of fabric. With just a little bit of money that was mine to "waste" I felt free to just take a risk and buy it without a plan.

I took advantage of the long weekend and spent some time on the sofa with a pencil, rubber, lunch wrap and paper. Below is the drawing I ended up with and the start of the first block. The drawing is a bit hard to see but trust me! I am sure it is going to be gorgeous!

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OK- well maybe only a mother can love her baby the way it needs to be loved... but....I am planning to make it a giant 4-patch centre. This block is 20 inches so of course the pieces are all big and easy (as usual!). Fair bit of dot action. Start saving those 5 cent pieces.
I am planning to give the Mystery Class a rest next year. One of the Hobbysew ladies is going to do a piecing mystery and I will run this without the mystery element so that my ladies can just enjoy watching it grow without the sense of panic!
If you trust me and want to sign up for this now and make it with me, just let me know!