Flotsam and the Sailor
@flotsamsews.bsky.social
I love sewing, knitting and crochet. I also sing with my singer/songwriter husband. We live in a small town on the shores of the North Sea.
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First finish of the year, a little quilt that measures 16” x 20”. I used it as a trial piece to see what dense quilting would look and feel like. The quilted lines in the centre squares are a quarter of an inch apart.
January 29, 2026 at 1:57 PM
First finish of the year, a little quilt that measures 16” x 20”. I used it as a trial piece to see what dense quilting would look and feel like. The quilted lines in the centre squares are a quarter of an inch apart.
Pressing. Not ironing, pressing. Making the back as tidy as the front. Pressing…
January 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Pressing. Not ironing, pressing. Making the back as tidy as the front. Pressing…
A nice, easy star block today.
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
A nice, easy star block today.
Three little blocks for a sampler quilt. No time frame, no real planning just quiet stitching.
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Three little blocks for a sampler quilt. No time frame, no real planning just quiet stitching.
Got the next block finished before the end of the year. I need to cut more squares today so that I can continue piecing next year. Happy New Year.
#burgoynesurrounded
#burgoynesurrounded
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Got the next block finished before the end of the year. I need to cut more squares today so that I can continue piecing next year. Happy New Year.
#burgoynesurrounded
#burgoynesurrounded
Been a bit quiet stitching two more blocks for my Burgoyne Surrounded quilt. I now need to spend a few days cutting out more squares ready for handpiecing the next block.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Been a bit quiet stitching two more blocks for my Burgoyne Surrounded quilt. I now need to spend a few days cutting out more squares ready for handpiecing the next block.
There are days when all I want to do is sit.
Today is one such day.
Today is one such day.
November 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
There are days when all I want to do is sit.
Today is one such day.
Today is one such day.
Burgoyne Surrounded, another scrap quilt that I work on as and when I’ve cut a pile of scraps up.
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Burgoyne Surrounded, another scrap quilt that I work on as and when I’ve cut a pile of scraps up.
This week I’ve been working on 5” blocks each composed of 50, 1” triangles. I added 3 blocks this week, that’s 150 little triangles - I may have lost the plot!
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This week I’ve been working on 5” blocks each composed of 50, 1” triangles. I added 3 blocks this week, that’s 150 little triangles - I may have lost the plot!
There’s a box of 1” triangles sitting on the side in the kitchen and they get pieced together, one light, one dark, as and when I get a couple of minutes. Well, I decided to put some together…
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
There’s a box of 1” triangles sitting on the side in the kitchen and they get pieced together, one light, one dark, as and when I get a couple of minutes. Well, I decided to put some together…
I’ve been a bit quiet lately pattern testing and getting this centre piece done. I was trying to piece it on the machine but I wasn’t happy with the accuracy, there is only so much trimming and squaring up that you can do before it looks completely wrong! This is pieced by hand.
October 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I’ve been a bit quiet lately pattern testing and getting this centre piece done. I was trying to piece it on the machine but I wasn’t happy with the accuracy, there is only so much trimming and squaring up that you can do before it looks completely wrong! This is pieced by hand.
I have a love/hate relationship with sewing machines. Today I practiced accurate quarter inch seams on my machine as I have some very small pieces to sew together for the centre of a much larger project. All is well so far.
October 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I have a love/hate relationship with sewing machines. Today I practiced accurate quarter inch seams on my machine as I have some very small pieces to sew together for the centre of a much larger project. All is well so far.
It must be autumn, he asked me to put a quilt on the bed.
October 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It must be autumn, he asked me to put a quilt on the bed.
The trellis is complete, now to quilt the infills.
Peaceful stitching in the quiet of the day.
Peaceful stitching in the quiet of the day.
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The trellis is complete, now to quilt the infills.
Peaceful stitching in the quiet of the day.
Peaceful stitching in the quiet of the day.
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It’s a quilting sort of day today, just quiet, peaceful stitching.
Enjoy your day.
Enjoy your day.
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It’s a quilting sort of day today, just quiet, peaceful stitching.
Enjoy your day.
Enjoy your day.
It’s a quilting sort of day today, just quiet, peaceful stitching.
Enjoy your day.
Enjoy your day.
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It’s a quilting sort of day today, just quiet, peaceful stitching.
Enjoy your day.
Enjoy your day.
Early morning stitching in the cool of the day.
July 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Early morning stitching in the cool of the day.
As you may have discovered, I don’t like waste so when I’ve finished a project I use up the leftovers. Early this morning, in the cool of the day, I moved some boxes and came across this lot. I am not enamoured with Etsy, so, over the weekend I intend to add items to my new Folksy shop, Toadflax.
July 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
As you may have discovered, I don’t like waste so when I’ve finished a project I use up the leftovers. Early this morning, in the cool of the day, I moved some boxes and came across this lot. I am not enamoured with Etsy, so, over the weekend I intend to add items to my new Folksy shop, Toadflax.
I found a half started project whilst tidying up a cupboard. I think I will continue with it, just squares to make little 4 patch blocks.
July 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I found a half started project whilst tidying up a cupboard. I think I will continue with it, just squares to make little 4 patch blocks.
My insectivorous plants are loving the sunshine.
June 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My insectivorous plants are loving the sunshine.
It’s a crochet day today while I continue to rest my bruised and battered leg and arm after going base over apex on Friday evening and landing in an undignified heap on the pavement. I felt such a fool!
June 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It’s a crochet day today while I continue to rest my bruised and battered leg and arm after going base over apex on Friday evening and landing in an undignified heap on the pavement. I felt such a fool!
There are days when watching a large container ship being turned by 3 small tugs is just wonderful. She was docking in Felixstowe.
June 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
There are days when watching a large container ship being turned by 3 small tugs is just wonderful. She was docking in Felixstowe.
After a very dry spring, the sound of gentle rain pattering on leaves in the garden is a delight. I will sit here and continue with my quilting. Simple pleasures.
May 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
After a very dry spring, the sound of gentle rain pattering on leaves in the garden is a delight. I will sit here and continue with my quilting. Simple pleasures.
The boxes are being moved! We will have space to live in and space to sort out and deal with what is in the boxes.
Some stuff has already gone to the charity shop and rubbish has been taken to the tip. Here’s hoping we can keep up the momentum.
Some stuff has already gone to the charity shop and rubbish has been taken to the tip. Here’s hoping we can keep up the momentum.
May 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The boxes are being moved! We will have space to live in and space to sort out and deal with what is in the boxes.
Some stuff has already gone to the charity shop and rubbish has been taken to the tip. Here’s hoping we can keep up the momentum.
Some stuff has already gone to the charity shop and rubbish has been taken to the tip. Here’s hoping we can keep up the momentum.
This week I lost the plot. I needed a lot of space to lay out a big quilt top. I have no space. Why? Because there is too much stuff in this house - my stuff, his stuff, his parents’ stuff from when they passed.
We both agree, it is time, those boxes must go!
We both agree, it is time, those boxes must go!
April 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This week I lost the plot. I needed a lot of space to lay out a big quilt top. I have no space. Why? Because there is too much stuff in this house - my stuff, his stuff, his parents’ stuff from when they passed.
We both agree, it is time, those boxes must go!
We both agree, it is time, those boxes must go!