Hello blog.
Hello you. I hope you’ve been well.
I’ve been away for some time t’would appear. Months and months and months. But here I am again interestingly. I think I thought I wouldn’t be back. I think I thought I was done with blogging. But I’ve surprised even myself today because here I am.
Anyway… Here is my latest project. A scrappy, queen-size, bowtie flimsy (that’s an unquilted quilt top in case you were wondering) I’ve only just completed. She’s now ready for the next big step…
Sandwiching and basting, and then quilting after that. I’m choosing to machine-quilt this one. Hopefully ol’ Betty, the ancient White sewing machine, is up to the task. I sometimes wonder if I am…
We will have to wait and see I guess. Maybe I’ll surprise myself again. Surprises can be a good thing, right?
♥M
Welcome back! I like that you used the traditional bow tie block, and not the shortcut version with triangles. And I love all the shirting fabrics.
Thanks for the welcome abelian. So glad you noticed the bow ties. I'm partial to the traditional ones. They are so cute. I resorted to partially hand-sewing them because it was quicker than machine-sewing them actually.
Wow. It's a surprise to see you on the blog. It's a happy surprise. I'm happy to hear from you and to see one of your quilting projects. The bow ties are so cute. Have fun.
Hi Melissa! I know. It certainly has been a while eh? But I'm still alive. And still making stuff too. Thanks for the well-wishes. 🙂
What a great surprise! Whenever your name pops up in my email, I have to do a second look to make sure I'm not seeing things! 🙂 Glad your back (hopefully for more than one post…) and back with a beautiful project!
Hey Louise, how are you? Nice to hear from you! It was such a long absence I'm surprised to see people remember me, hee hee. I'm going to take it one post at a time for now. That's all I can promise. We'll see how things go…
Hiya!
Waving here from UK \\\\ ///////// (is that waving in text/font?)
Lovely to hear from you again : )
Thats a really delightful, cheerful flimsy, shirts used I take it?
I'm still plodding on with my hexi top, started as youd finished yours lol
And Ive got 2 more hexi tops on the go as well since then……..<<< am good at making UFOs.
Hope the family is well and by the choice of the fabrics and colours used here, I reckon your spirit has been lifted in the meanwhile. Good : )
Liniecat, hi, and thanks for the welcome! Yes, there are a lot of old shirts in this one. Plaids and stripes only as I've been collecting them for a dog's age and thought it was time to use them in a project. This one is going on our bed. It's huge! Hopefully I'll be able to handle the quilting. I'm planning of keeping the quilting simple so it should be okay… Great to hear you're still working away on the hexies (they're addictive, aren't they?). Keep up the good work! 🙂
Welcome back, having a blog break is a great thing, just woken from blog nap myself. It's nice to be reminded of what's really important isn't it and creativity doesn't stop just because we're on a break. Lovely quilt, love that it's made from shirts <3
Thanks Ruby, you've hit the nail on the head. I definitely needed a break (and a long one at that)! And as far as the future of this blog goes, I can't say where that's headed…
Hello Michele,
So sweet to see this post, welcome back! I miss you loads..
And this is looking so pretty, you simply create this beautifully. and upcyling is always fun!
Love ~
Thanks for your kind words K! Nice to see hear from you!
Just the other night I was thinking of how much I miss your blog posts, hoping you're doing OK, and planning to visit your site to get some inspiration… Seeing those 3 little words (michelle made me) in my inbox was a delightful surprise!
That's so nice of you Constance, thank you. It's nice to get such a warm welcome back here!
Happy to see you back!
Thank you Magpie!
Lovely quilt top and good to see you back!
Vicky
Hi, Michelle! It seems I have been away, too, for months and months. It is good to see you back. I always check to see if you have posted, and what a nice surprise to see your beautiful quilt top. I still work on my hexies every once in a while. At my rate, my grandkids may have to finish it, and my own kids aren't even teenagers yet!
Woo hoo Michele, lovely to see you blogging again. I have missed you, but I haven't been around blogland much myself. Love your quilt. I missed quilting too and I will be back – Hugs Nat