Some more Nearly Insane Blocks….

on my new Bernina 710, which I love, except it doesn’t have a light that comes on when the bobbin is nearing the end. I couldn’t believe that a $5000. machine doesn’t have this as a normal function. Anyway I have been busy sewing a few more blocks and the end is in sight. I am starting to add the sashing to work out if any blocks need re-sewing.


I have finished blocks 33,   
 


And, the end is in sight. I have about 18 more blocks to make.
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Making up for Lost Time….

This past week I have been Nonna sitting, ( MIL) and having to be around home I have had time to just sit and sew, but needed something I could do without too much thinking.
My Nearly Insane Blocks were just perfect, but after making 5 more, and have had enough for a few days.

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I Can’t Believe its Nearly a Year…

Since I last posted a photo of a block. I have now completed 3 this month – the latest today.
 
Have had a great day today… Got up and went for a 50 minute brisk walk. Haven’t seriously walked for over a year. Felt good. I then finished the last of these 3 blocks, and also finished this hexagon which is going into a birthday quilt for my local quilt group. Everyone was asked to make a Hexagon to this stage. We could put whatever we liked on it and sign it. I’m quite pleased with this. It is a 6” hexie.

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It’s been so long….

Since I last posted. Unfortunately Facebook is so easy, that one tends to forget about posting on the blog. It’s easier on Facebook. One sentence will often suffice! haha! even though I am known for having plenty to say!
However I now have a new Smartphone Galaxy 4 so photo taking should prove to be a lot easier! Well I said should be ….I just have to remember not to shake when I take it. It’s less forgiving I think than my camera.
I have just finished Block 49 in the saga of making my Nearly Insane quilt. I have decided to start looking for the sashing fabric, so I can at least get some of the blocks sewn together. I think I have made about 44 blocks so far. 



The little quilt group I am in- Village Green Quilters are having a Mystery Quilt project this year, and I have made my centre block. This quilt is going to be a Medallion style quilt. Actually the block I am using was a block I stitched together for another project and didn’t use, so I thought I would use it in this quilt. I am going to use Reproduction fabrics for mine. 



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More Nearly Insane blocks....

I manged to finish another couple of Nearly Insane blocks and # 43 nearly did drive me insane. I think it took me the longest I have ever taken to make a block, mainly because I didn't follow the numbers on the pattern. I thought I knew better, and when I realised what a shambles I was in, it was too late to start over. Plus I was running our of the red fabric. It is not one of my best efforts, but I think I can fudge it in!

 My second block was alot better, but its amazing how out of practise you can get when you haven't done any Foundation Piecing for a while. It took me quite awhile to get back into the swing of it.
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Another one finished….

I have finished the binding on another one of the 16th birthday quilts. I set myself the chore of making one for each of the GKids for their 16th birthdays.
I have finished 3 now and only have 5 more to make. one I need to do next year, the others are further down the line. I really like this one, although it was challenging as I said before in one of my posts.


I have also sneaked in another 3 Nearly Insane blocks – Block # 19

Block # 25

And Block # 31

Off to Pauanui for the weekend. My lovely DGS 9th birthday, so see you again
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Taking a breather from….

my cursed office work – namely my GST return. I spent most of yesterday afternoon on it, and when it didn’t balance, I checked every entry – 3 times - still no good. By this time about 3 hours had passed and I was getting one of those “STRESS” headaches.
I decided enough for the day, so left the office, and went down to the house and sewed a very easy Nearly Insane block. Amazing how the headache went and I forgot all about the GST.
Sometime very early this morning when the wind outside forced me to get out of bed and close the window, I decided I would delete all yesterdays work and start again, which I did, and now alls good! 
So, I can show you all the blocks I have made in the last couple of weeks.
This was the nice easy one I did after a stressful day.

Block 13

Block 7
Cut one piece a bit short at the bottom, but I’ll have enough to fudged it when sewing together.


Block 26


Nice and Easy

 

Block 36

I never noticed until now that two of the green diamonds go the wrong way. Grr! 
Or are they?

Block 42

This was an absolute pain to do as I kept sewing the strips together the wrong way around. I didn’t just do it once, but at least 3 times. Then after piecing the centre I had the two vertical rows of geese going away from the centre instead of towards it. Ah well….
 

Block 66      
I really like this block.
 

Block 60 –
Another nice one. I’m trying to have my colours not too drab.

 

Block 48
This one is a bit different. Some of the blocks are so easy, and some are very difficult.



Block 54

I really like the star blocks. I think they are my favourite.

 
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Really Bad Weather…

Unbelievably cold, very windy and raining here in Auckland where I live.
I got up this morning to find the rose pruning's, which I hadn’t as yet gotten rid of, blown all over the lawn, and the rubbish bin upside down in the garden.
This photo is of Wellington, the capital city of N.Z. which is about 5 hours south of where I live. They don’t usually get snow there.  We have a cold wintery blast coming from down South.






Anyway, a good day to share with you the work I have done this last week.
I got stuck in once again with my Nearly Insane Blocks, and have managed to make these.

Block 12



Block 24



Block 30
 

 I might have to make an alteration to this block as it turned out wrong. I should have had the pink triangles on one side going the other way.
 

Not too sure about this one as the colour in reality is very black.  Might be too dark.


And, last but not least is Block 18
This took me 3 days on and off – 229 pieces

As I am writing this we are having a hail storm. The weather here in Auckland is the coldest apparently for 50 years. Brrr….but wait - now the sun is trying to shine.

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It’s a bit slow going….

My Nearly Insane Blocks

But I am trying to do a few more blocks. I miss making them whilst I am doing other things.

Block 47

I never noticed that I had made a mistake on the next one, but I am going to leave it. I’m sure when its in the quilt it won’t be noticed, and if it is, so be it!!


Block 53
 
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