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Chookshed Party progress . . . . Saturday

Apparently Kate and I are naughty night owls . . . . 

Kate and I did get in a little trouble for keep the head chook awake so late and then we made the fatal error of sleeping in until 8am. The whip was well and truly cracked


The centre pieces of my DWR layed out ready to be joined.


After a long day of piecing just over 100 arcs centres ( the middle four pieces) joined. Now I just have to put the ends on. I ran out of steam and needed a break. So . . . . 

  



The 60 completed arcs I pieced before the party were joined to their melons.

Ohh and we did some playing with free motion quilting.

We had a great day Saturday.

Ciao 

Googy Girl 



Life is like a cup of tea, it s all in how you make it.

Comments

Maria said…
What a ripper weekend with Chooky in the Chookshed...
Love the fabrics you are using for the DWR.
Deb R said…
A perfect finish to a great weekend x
yes naughty girls keeping me up late............lol
your quilt is going to be beautiful once your finished..........
Anonymous said…
Hi Trish ,it's so much fun sewing with friends,glad you all had so much fun xx
kiwikid said…
You have been very busy, but if Chooky is cracking the whip I can see why!! Lol!!Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend.
Jan said…
I bet that whip was well and truly cracked! You're making great progress on your DWR - it's going to be so lovely.
Susan said…
The whip cracking obviously worked, you made great progress.
Fiona said…
that is going to be such a pretty quilt...
Hugz
Show and Tell said…
We can't help it if she's an old Nanna Trish.....can't keep up with us young thangs....he he xx
Jenny said…
Looks like you worked hard at the farm... looks good so far..I love your blanket too. I bet its nice having it on your knee this weather.

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