More updates

 I didn't realise it was over a month since I had last made a post - life has been busy and time has zipped by once again. We were without a laptop for a week or so as it spat the dummy and we had to get it fixed. A very helpful man came out one day and fixed it, but then two days later it happened again and we had to get him back. All seems to be good now - fingers crossed!!!!

An Aussie Hero quilt has been made and sent off, this one going to Bahrain.

This year I bought dog and cat toys and food and dropped them off at the Geelong Animal Welfare Society in lieu of presents for David's family. We agreed to do this years ago but I am the only one that has followed through.

This was the lovely lady who sorted the bags and was off to deliver to the dogs.

I made a floor quilt for David's great niece, it is a section of backing fabric by Red Tractor

I found some felted animals on line to go on the play mat.

I made a quilt for David's brother in law, all his family except him have a quilt so I thought it was time to change that

We had a December challenge at Guild, we were given three pieces of fabric, mine were the purple and pinks and the challenge was somethin flora and fauna. The results were amazing and very varied.

In the garden the wisteria is flowering again

as is the hoya

and the agapanthus

some figs are coming

the daylily is happily blooming

there are three flowers on the banana passionfruit, very exciting for me!!!

we even have 2 tomatoes, remains to be seen if they ripen

plums are ripening - I hope to get some of these before the rainbow lorikeets move in!!

promise of things to come.

I have to zip off now and do Granma duties for the afternoon.

Happy stitching.

Some finishes

 Finns quilt is finished and he now has it to play on, he likes both the front and back

so much colour and things to look at.

I have been working on a pincushion from a kit I got from Bittern by the Bug recently, the owner of the business is coming to the Guild to talk to us next year, she imports vintage Japanese fabrics. 

A slightly better photo this time 😀

and the top

it has felted wool top and bottom

My quarter inch hexies have gone from 

this

to

this.

At Bellarine Quilters we were challenged to make a name tag to be shown at our Christmas lunch.

Turns out only four of us have made one so it has been cancelled 😕

Oh well four of us still get to have new name tags I guess.

I am off to get some breakfast, maybe do some gardening or maybe start on an Aussie Hero quilt, or do some more quilting on the Red Tractor fabric or another project that needs quilting - so many choices!!!

Have a good weekend and happy stitching.

Over the long weekend

 I was busy walking the dogs, catching up on chores and sewing!!

I have finished two of the quilt tops donated  to the Bellarine Quilters, they will be added to the Quilts for Others pile.

Hank has to be up and watching, with toy in mouth, when ever I move around.

another quilt has been sandwiched, this one will be a play mat for hubbies great niece, it is Red Tractor fabric

Hanks was under the table trying to catch blow flies 😒

Tira was reclining in the shade

On the move again 😀

I had better be now and go sort some lunch

Happy stitching.

FNWF

 Not a huge lot of sewing was done last night, I did get the second quilt sandwiched

my assistant was smelling the roses

I did a little hand sewing while watching a Jackie Chan movie last night

Yes quarter inch hexies - I had a mad moment - I m making a small project so it isn't too much sewing, I need to cover more papers, maybe tonight.

This morning I went for a walk with the dogs and Mary a quilting friend, Mary lives at Indented Head just along the coast from us and a friend of hers lives closer to Portarlington. So we decided to see if we and the dogs could walk the distance. Tira wanted a swim on the way

Looking back from where we had come. We did make the distance and had a cuppa with Mary's friend, we walked 7.46kmaccording to my phone and blew my steps quota out of the water for the day.

I am off, I hear a dog whining at the back door, no doubt she wants to come back in!

Happy stitching.

FNWF

 Tonight is Friday and it is Friday Night with Friends, the first Friday of the month. Cheryll is our lovely host and has gathered us together for an evening of crafting. This afternoon I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and sandwich a quilt. The top has come from a lady who no longer quilts, she has gone into care and sent her son along to our group with 3 bags of quilt tops on the condition they all go to charity. So I am making a start

My two assistants have been loafing about

enjoying the beautiful weather

I am off outside again while it is still sunny to try and get another top sandwiched.

Happy stitching.

Scrub Stitchers Challenge

 This was the last month for the challenge and the biggest effort for me, but I am near finished.

Finns glorious rainforest floor quilt is done, well there are a few more threads to sew in and it needs a label, but I am calling it finished as this is the last day of the month and I have just scraped in!

This is such beautiful fabric and has so much detail, when quilting it is hard to know where to stop, because you can just keep on going.

A big thank you to Deana for keeping us on track with this challenge, and for helping lots of finishes happen. I am very happy with what I managed to get done.

I should have said I got this fabric from Hummingbird Quilting (Tracee) she has it in her studio plus another Artic panel which is also gorgeous.

Happy stitching.

Bellarine Quilters Quilt Show - photo heavy

This afternoon I went to do my duty hours at the Quilt Show and took some photos to share

Devonshire tea area with my tea towel quilt hanging 😁

Heart quilt made from left over blocks

My travel wall hanging from going to Baradine via as many painted silos and water tanks as we could find!

My Tea and Cake quilt, happily known as Tea and Toast!

Equilateral triangle quilts from our last years challenge

Hand painted Australian native birds

so many beautiful quilts to enjoy.

                

                                                              Happy stitching.