Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Time away

I have spent the last three days visiting Eve who lives in Melbourne, she is out to the east in Boronia. I drove over on Sunday, the windiest day I could have chosen, the car was being blown all over the road. I arrived ok, and we had a great afternoon of chatting and catching up. The next morning I took her dog Basil the Jug ( Pug x Jack Russell) for a walk and we got caught in a really heavy rain shower.Yesterday we explored a new antique/craft shop and then took Eve out for lunch as it was her 81st birthday. In the evenings we watched dvd's and I did a little stitching
these rows of clamshells are all sewn down, ready to be joined to others

sleepy wombat is finished..this is a Michelle Ridgway's pattern

kookaburra is bring the decorations

and Mum possum is just started.

As I was taking the photos I  noticed this yacht working it's way down the bay....it was lurching up and down in the waves, not my idea of fun!! Would be a fast trip towards Melbourne but a very slow one coming back!!
I am off now to glue some clamshells ready to sew tomorrow, I am helping out with the Guild display table at the Geelong Agricultural Show. Hopefully I get to have a look around too.
Happy sewing.

11 comments:

  1. Hi my lovely friend,so glad you had a wonderful time away.
    Boy you are motoring along with the clamshells,lol,i think i have forgotten how to do them.
    Gee the view from your loungeroom is stunning,glad you got to Eve's ok .
    Hope you have a lovely evening Sue xx

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  2. Sounds like you are keeping busy, as always.
    I am also helping with the local show. A good way to meet the locals...

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  3. Thought you had been quiet Sue and must have been away. Glad you had great time and loving your clamshell progress and also on Michelle's lovely xmas tags

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  4. What a nice three days away! I love to read and see photos of the travels of others. Thanks for sharing your trip and your lovely stitching.

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  5. Oooo, lovely days away... and lovely clamshells!

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  6. Nothing like a little break away..... clamshells coming together beautifully,it really seems to grow once you sew the blocks together.
    Pretty stitcheries too
    What a lovely view to wake up to!

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  7. they must have felt rather sea sick on that yacht with all the wind you havebeen having. well done on the Michelle stitcheries - I am still to trace mine. I love the look of the clams. Lovely to spend the time with Eve and I bet her dog enjoyed the walk (but maybe not if you got rained on!)
    Hugz

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  8. PS I keep forgetting to say how I love the header - those boots are made for walking!
    Hugz

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  9. Like Fiona I too love your header
    The clamshells are multiplying fast Are they hard to do? Probably not once you get the hang of them
    I certainly would not like to be out on the water with the wind we have been having
    Enjoy the Show

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  10. I got Michelles pattern to...not traced anything off yet.........

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  11. Gee, I wouldn't have fancied driving in those winds. No petrol required? LOL Love your clam shells. You have just prompted me to start on my ornies of Michelle's too. Yours look fantastic!

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