Fresh Sewing Day!!

How is it another 1st of the month already?! I know I said I was depressed last month because I'd hardly done anything; this month I've done even less! I don't think I've mentioned before that my partner and I were meant to be getting married on the 4th of August (as in 3 days away) but we had to cancel as we couldn't afford it :( So I took on some exam marking to try and earn a little extra money, so that kept me busy from the beginning of July to the 18th. I earnt £500ish after tax...then my car needed insuring...and servicing...and that was all the money gone :(

Anywho, that's why I've not got much sewing done, and when I have been sewing, I have been focusing on completing my project and tutorial for the 'Projects on a budget' with Lily's Quilts, sponsored by Abakhan fabrics. Instructions for the first part of the project are due to appear on Lynne's blog shortly, and I would be delighted if you would pop over there and then pop back and let me know what you think. Here's a sneak peak of the first part of the project:

Teaser...

Before Lynne gives up on me completely, here is a teaser of my project on a budget for Abakhan fabrics:

Now I've got the hang of the bunting, it's coming together quickly. As for the Union Jacks.... well, I'm a little stuck there, I keep ending up with my seam allowances to short, but I'm working on it!

Small blog meet

Today I am linking up with the 'Small blog meet' at Lily's Quilts. I am loving Lynne's new logo and buttons, but even more than that, I am ADORING her pattern in the new Modern Quilting magazine which arrived last night! I love that her pattern looks modern and funky but her instructions are easy to follow. I don't know about you, but as a relatively new quilter I am daunted by modern quilt designs, and to see how achievable it can be has really inspired me.

Anyway, on to the meetup, here's the button:

I love this idea. I only really started investing time in my blog last month, and every time I get a comment or a new follower it still makes my day, and I'm one of those saddos who follows my stats to see how many views I've had, where my viewers come from and which of my posts most people are looking at! Still, I have less than 50 followers, and would love to get my number up, while also getting the chance to spread the love, and hopefully make others get the warm fuzzy feeling I get when someone new pops by!