Saturday, June 20, 2015

Friday Night sewing results

 I achieved quite alot last night for Friday Night Sew In, its a great motivator to know you are sewing with so many friends.
 I got the binding made and machine sewn onto my new quilt, this quilt is massive and took almost an hour to  sew it all on, I have started sewing it down by hand on the other side so I'll do a bit more of that tonight. Hopefully a few nights of stitching  and it will be done.
 My father in law is 70 soon so I have made him a mini tractor quilt, he collects old tractors so when I saw this pattern by Lori Holt i knew it would suit perfectly.
 It took quite some time to actually sew it altogether, lots of little pieces. But now its done.
 Last night I started doing a bit of quilting on it, finished it up today so now all that left is the binding and a label.
 Holy Moley it was cold this morning, -3 when I  braved the elements and took these frosty photos.

 Even the bird bath was frozen.
  Thankyou to Wendy for hosting FNSI, if you would like to see what others got up in their sewing rooms click here to see the list.

Have a wonderful weekend.

26 comments:

Lib said...

It was lovely sewing with you Leanne even if we are at different ends of the State. I agree it is quite a motivator to sew with friends!

Lib said...

It was lovely sewing with you Leanne even if we are at different ends of the State. I agree it is quite a motivator to sew with friends!

Christine M said...

I love your tractor, Leanne.

Christine B said...

Hello Leanne! My it looks cold there! Luckily here the weather has been a bit warmer!! Looking forward to seeing your big quilt finished and I think your father in law will love his tractor! Have a nice weekend! :) x

a good yarn said...

A frozen bath for the birdies.. I wonder where they go when it gets that cold. Handy to have a quilt on the go when it's so cold outside. Nice colours in your big quilt and the tractor quilt is such a clever idea.

Roseanne said...

Your mini quilt look fantastic. Think i will have to join in with friday noght sew in again I use to get a lot done.

sunny said...

Great job, Lizzie the Quilter! I love the tractor. I didn't realize it got that cold where you live. Hope it warms up soon.

Susan said...

Your Tractor is fab. X:)

Jeanette said...

Love the mini tractor, so cute. I keep telling my kids & friends i'm moving to Tassie. They say "what for it's cold down there". Your photo's are kinda convincing to stay in Sunny Qld. :) Hugs,xx

kiwikid said...

Oh my goodness it looks cold at your place!!! Love the mini tractor!! Your big quilt looks lovely...I like binding sewing, very relaxing on a cold evening by the fire!

Karen's Korner said...

Love that tractor as I am sure the recipient will. That does look like a chilly start to the day.

Fiona said...

A lovely quilt coming along and how fun is the tractor.... eeps..looks very chilly...
Hugz

Noela said...

That looks like a beautiful quilt and I love your tractor one too. Look forward to seeing them when finished. Hugs.....

Flickenstichlerin said...

Your tractor projects is just to cute and love the colors of your new quilt. Great makings,
Greetings,
Sylvia

Cath said...

Oh Leanne, I just adore the tractor.....how fabulous! Wasn't as cold here as your end of the state! We had frost and an iced bird bath and snow on our mountain which is very close by but I think we only reached -1.......I am not complaining cos I LoooooooVE it! Happy stitching with that binding :)

Gina said...

I love the tractor. It's so strange seeing pics of your frost when it's summer over here xx

Alexandra said...

a nice tractor. Your quilt looks very nice, lovely colors
Greetings from Germany

Susan said...

What a great design for a man! I bet your father-in-law loves it! And gosh, it was cold here today too!

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Loving your projects ...huge frost xx

Anthea said...

Hi Leanne, the new quilt looks great, love those fabrics, are they Sweetwater?
The frost is incredible, I can't imagine that temperature! I wonder if the birds can ice skate on their bath??!

Maria said...

It's always nice to sewing along with everyone for FNSI.. you did get lots done and I love the mini tractor.
Boy it sure is chilly in your part of Aus...

Tania said...

Lovely sewing, and such a cute little tractor! brrrr, that does look cold...

Bobbie Lynn said...

Hello Leanne,
Just dropping by to see what you have been up to and you have been busy in your sewing room, fun. : )
At the moment I have been having problems with my e-mail account. This is the second time this has happen and it is very fustrating. Anyway, I have not sewing lately. Have been busy in the garden and thinking of doing some changes out there too. A lot of inside projects and so a lot of my stuff is in boxes. : ( I really hope that I will be able to unpack in a few months.
The weather here it hot and humid. We did reach last week in the 100's but now back to the mid 90's. I see you had some very cold weather. Hope you get some nicer weather soon.
Thanks for sharing your projects. They are always very insprational. Have a wonderful day!
Blessings!

Ness said...

Hi Leanne! Found your blog! Can't wait to see this quilt! It looks awesome! 💟

Ness said...

Hi Leanne! Found your blog! Can't wait to see this quilt! It looks awesome! 💟

Unknown said...

That does look like a big quilt! I like Lori Holt's patterns but they often have lots of small pieces! Great tractor!

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