Everyone should do something (even something small!) to help our environment!

I decided (with a friend!) to step out of my comfort zone and go meet some like minded people (sewing people). A "Boomerang Bags" group has opened up in my town and I really like the idea of getting out of the house without kids or husband and just doing my thing. They held their second get together early in May and my friend and I went along. It was pretty basic sewing, which to be honest, suited me fine. My brain was happy to be repetitive. 

Boomerang Bags is all about reducing the usage of plastic bags in our community. We have been making fabric shopping bags from fabrics that have been repurposed from other items, excess stock from commercial businesses, and fabric that people have kindly donated from their stashes! I can't say I'll be donating anything from my stash. I NEED EVERYTHING I HAVE! 

They have their next get together this weekend and my friend and I have been madly sewing at home to get lots of bags ready to be distributed. If only I was this motivated with my own sewing!! 

I love the idea of not using plastic. I have in the past paid for plastic bags because I've forgotten to take my fabric ones. I think I need a sign on my windscreen that I have to see every time I get in my car that says "go back inside the house and get your fabric shopping bags". I rarely remember them. Time to start remembering and do my little bit in helping the environment.

Speaking of the environment, it's starting to get cold here! Time to shut the house up and find my uggies. Brrrrr!!

What do you do or what can you do that might help our world?

I need another new project like I need another hole in the head...........

I spied this amazing quilt in a sew-a-long group on FB and I was hooked. If I see something that's visually amazing in the way of fabrics or quilt designs I just cannot help it. It's a rush. So I did what any normal crafter would do. I ordered the pattern and got in the car and headed to a quilting shop to grab just a few interesting fabrics to start. I found a range of fabrics called "Eureka". It's different and interested me because of it's blues and greys. I love blues and greys.

 This is week one on the left and week two on the right. I may not have even thought about week three yet. I think the group is up to about week 8. I have a little bit of catching up to do. This is nothing new for me!

This quilt is amazing. All of the shapes and colours just pop and bring so much interest! Obviously this is not my finished quilt. We'll all die laughing if mine is done in any short time frame! I'm a realist. I did say that you'd get real life here. I have a new friend in my new town and she's amazing in the finishing stakes. No procrastinating or mucking around in her sewing space. I think she's hoping to rub off on me. I'd love to think she will. Again..... I'm a realist.

What quilt are you working on right now?

The Beginning at Stitched

Welcome to Stitched!! 

This is the very first blog post for this blog.

Just a little bit about me to begin with: I love sewing, cooking, catching up with friends, caring for my husband and our four children. Life is full. Life is blessed. We have had some big changes in our life lately which have resulted in us leaving the farm we lived on for over 8 years. We have relocated (for schooling and lifestyle!) about 450klms away from our home and life has been so different to what we are used to. Good different! Our kids have had some big disruptions and changes to deal with but I think overall they are coping well and enjoying our new location. It has so much more to offer them and we are excited about our future here! 

Sewing (although it takes a back seat a lot of the time) is very important to me and I love it. I enjoy lots of different kinds of sewing and often jump from project to project without finishing the first thing!! I know there's lots out there that are the same as that. I don't want to hear any advice from you motivated non procrastinators. 😀

I am planning on filling this blog with life. Sewing, cooking, kids, house, life, fun, and there's bound to be a bit of sad mixed in. Real life is what I'm aiming for. No filters. That may be a bit scary though!! 

It doesn't even matter if no one ever reads this. This is going to be my kind of therapy, motivation and my project! 

Take care!
Ree