Saturday, January 21, 2012

SaTuRDaY RePorT

I had a GrEaT FNSI...  Did you?

I've had a busy week so yesterday I had a quiet one. Hubby had to run some errands so I got an early start to my FNSI. I had purchased some fabric some time ago and as I was thinking of how to cut it up for another Blanket of Love... I decided that it was too cute to cut, so I left it in a whole piece. I cut it to a 24 inch square... sandwiched it... pinned it... all ready for my night of sewing.






Later in the afternoon... hubby brought these home for ME.




Made some dinner then...
Started my FNSI...

I quilted the tiny BOL in a simple grid pattern. Added a LoVe heart.. well actually two of them. Did the binding and then hand stitched it to the back.
All finished in 1+1/4 hours.
On to the next project.
What to do with these pre-cuts I'd been given some time ago.

There was a mixed bag of pieces... some duplicated, some not... and luckily all the same size... so I did this...
I picked out a few... then used a template and rotary...
And ended up with lots of these shapes...
I then did a little stitching together... added a few blanket stitches... quilted it simply with blue thread... attached the binding and went downstairs to finish off hand sewing the binding to the back.
I watched Aussie Bernard Tomic win his 5 set grind match shown live from the Australia Tennis Open... congrats to Bernard and yippee for Aussies!

FNSI is finished and so is another little BLanKeT oF LoVe.


Visit the " BLanKeTs oF LoVe" blog HERE to read about this very worthwhile project.
Later today I'll be off to visit other FNSI-ers to see what they accomplished.
Thanks for stopping by.....



22 comments:

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

Beautiful Blankets and a very productive FNSI. Looking forward to tonights tennis .... more stitching in front of the TV :o)

Sheila said...

Congrats on finishing not one but two blankets for a very worthwhile cause . They are just sweet!!

Vroomans' Quilts said...

Super soft, cute finish. And love the Dresan - I should try to find my template (hmmm).

Anonymous said...

whow Chez you acheived a lot,well done on your precious finishes.xx

Christine M said...

You certainly got a lot done Cheryll. Both Blankets of Love are beautiful!

Lots of Fabric 2 said...

You sure got alot of projects finished,beautiful blankets. have a good weekend we have about 6" of snow nad it still snowing.

Annie said...

No better way to spend a Friday night Cheryll....awesome achievements :)

Anonymous said...

Both BOL quilts are so sweet. Great FNSI for you.

RandR Serenity said...

Hey Cheryll, Wow you got heaps done.
I had fun with my first FNSI, listened to the tennis. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OY OY OY.

LOVE the flowers your hubby got you. Lucky girl,

Can you email some info on your BOL, I am sure I could make some for you.

Hugs Raelene

Larissa said...

That's a couple of beautiful Blankets of Love!! What a fantastically productive FNSI you had!!

donna said...

Your blankets of love are so sweet. You did a GREAT job.
Hugs
donna

Kaisievic said...

You are truly amazing - great sewing.

hugs, kaye xoxox

Sharm said...

Wow, I can't believe how much you got done!!

Sherry said...

Congratulations on a great FNSI. You really made great use of your time.

Unknown said...

You sure did a lot of sewing!
I just love those blankets.
Manuela

Teresa F. said...

What a busy night! i love your Blankets of love!

Love Bears All Things said...

My My, you were very busy....I often do small baby blankets with whole cloth pieces so I might do a couple for this project.....do they accept crochet pieces? I pick up a baby blanket once in a while at the thrift store, and once laundered is good as new.
Mama Bear

Michelle Ridgway said...

Beautiful blankets of love Cheryll.

Jody Herbert said...

Two beautiful blankets of love! A great FNSI!

Fiona said...

Those are lovely Cheryll....
Hugz

Lynda said...

That's a lot of love sewn up in those 2 quilts.

Kelli Fannin Quilts said...

I love your blankets of love. They are beautiful and will be a great keepsake for the recipients. xo