Saturday, 22 September 2012

FNSI results

I'm sure I have said before how much I love Friday nights and it was even nicer knowing I was participating in FNSI.  You may notice I have started a new project!!  In my defence (do I need a defence?) Charlie's quilt is on hold while I wait for more thread.  I wanted to make the Tis the Season for last Christmas but never got to it and it has been on my to-do list all this year so it feels good to have finally started.  I'm not sure I will get it finished by Christmas though! We enjoyed a beautiful day today, the sun has been shining and I spent three hours gardening.  I am definitely a fair weather gardener!  Yesterday I was given lots of perennials by a dear lady from church so that was the push I needed to get stuck in with the weeding and make room for the new plants.  Spring is such a pretty time in the garden, I enjoyed wandering around and snapping photos of flowering plants.  The pink fuchsia flower is tiny, the size of my little fingernail and the pretty ruffled daffodils are my new ones planted this year.  The fiery orange clivia's are doing really well this year too.   It's cooling down now, time to light the fire, then dinner, and I wonder if I can fit in some stitching too?  Wendy xx 

28 comments:

  1. Sounds like a fabulous excuse /defence to start a new project! Your stitching is lovely.
    I wish I had some of those lovely flowers popping up in my garden.....pretty eye candy.

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  2. A good start of a beautiful quilt. I like your flowers. Here the leaves are falling down.

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  3. And a beautiful project it is too! You'll have it done in no time, those wee blocks stitch up pretty quick. I love your garden photos, the camellia is the daintiest looking flower, gorgeous! Hope you find some stitching time tonight too!

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  4. Love the "Tis a Season" Enjoy stitching it.

    Sew many beautiful flowers in your garden.. Thanks for sharing them

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  5. Tis the season is a fun quilt to stitch! One a week and you should have in done in time for Christmas...:O)
    Beautiful flowers!

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  6. It's a lovely project. Gorgeous spring blossoms.

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  7. TTS is a fun project, I hope you enjoy it. I like the variegated thread you're using. The garden's growing well.

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  8. Those are such sweet fun stitcheries... I'm sure you will have a new hanging for Christmas... lovely flower pictures.. the ruffled daffodils are exquisite.... I want a skirt like that!!
    Hugz

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  9. Lots of colours here. I did enjoy the colour and perfume on my walk today.
    Great start on the Christmas project.
    Enjoy the sunshine.

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  10. I just found your blog, and may I say about the last few posts: 1. Great sweater 2. Love the yo-yo's framing your stitchery and 3. Sweet kitties!
    Denise

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  11. Beautiful flowers, we are coming into fall now so my flowers are starting to droop here in Canada, I will come and see yours often!
    Enjoy Tis the season, I loved stitching mine, have a nice weekend.....

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  12. You got started..and I haven't...it has been dreadfully busy lately. I think I need to get out my tracing light and get to work, yours look beautiful! Your flowers are amazing! :)

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  13. It is a really sweet project to start , I love that quilt.Your flowers are just gorgeous , love all the colors and the pink rose ?is so different.

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  14. I came so close to buying that little stitchery booklet yesterday and now I wish I had as yours looks so beautiful. I love your flower photos especially the Camelia Japonica!!
    Cath @ Bits 'n Bobs

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  15. Your TTS block is lovely. Great job for FNSI.

    Thank you for sharing photos of your beautiful spring flowers. We have just started Autumn here and are heading toward winter!

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  16. Your garden's looking beautiful Wendy. I do so love springtime in the garden. Love The Birdhouse "Tis the Season". I did three blocks from this book last year and made the table runner as a xmas gift and have been promising myself to do them all this time and make the wallhanging for me.

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  17. Your garden's looking beautiful Wendy. I do so love springtime in the garden. Love The Birdhouse "Tis the Season". I did three blocks from this book last year and made the table runner as a xmas gift and have been promising myself to do them all this time and make the wallhanging for me.

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  18. I made Tis the Season last year. I love your soft colours. Hugs....

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  19. sounds like a great day. ove your double daffs. tis the season is a lovely project to work on

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  20. Bonjour, je suis certaine que vous allez trouver le temps pour terminer ce travail qui sera très jolie. Ici au Québec C'est l'automne, c'est le netoyage du jardin et de fleurs, préparration pour l'hiver. Je peut rien faire de cela,défendu due a mon opération.
    Bonne journée.
    Gisèle

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  21. Hello Wendy, I enjoyed seeing your stitchery....and the pics of your garden....good to catch up with you...hugs O'faigh

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  22. Wonderful stitcheries, and so many beautiful flowers - thank you for sharing!

    Hugs,
    Tatyana

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  23. Tis the season is such a nice design - I love your block... the cute reindeer fabric around it is perfect. Your garden is looking nice too - I have that fuchsia as well and it's just lovely.

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  24. Hi Wendy, I could only wish for my garden to be half as pretty, gorgeous pics... Love your TTS stitching, you might progress it quicker than you think...

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  25. Friday is my favourite day of the week too:) You've got some pretty flowers growing in your garden at the moment. I love seeing colour growing in the garden but alas it's very hot here so I haven't been out in the yard, I like you prefer the cooler weather to get outside and work in the garden. Enjoy your new crafty project.

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  26. Hi Wendy,
    I can see you are very busy with your beautiful project, that I'm sure once you finish it will be great. I like very much all your beautiful flowers, here is autumn now and the leaves are falling down, the vegetable garden is finished and my perennials are getting dormant. But the colors of fall are very rich and I love that.
    Enjoy your spring and all your beautiful flowers. Have a blessed day. Hugs to you
    Laura :0)

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  27. Thanks for sharing the lovely pics of your garden. Love your new project...no deference needed.
    Thanks so much for the lovely comments you left on my blog.
    Hugs Tanya

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  28. Love your stitching! That's going to be a fantastic quilt. :) Great FNSI project, too. Perfectly manageable chunks.

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