We have had

A busy couple of weeks, a bit of sewing has been squeezed in here and there

the big hanky quilt Christine made for her sister is completed

April and March blocks are finished for the Guild challenge

Sorry they are upside down 😔 Jan and Feb blocks (fixed now)

We have been to a 90th birthday party for our neighbour from Eltham, she was a surrogate Mum for me when the boys were little and we were extra family and she is from East Berlin and had no extended family here at that stage.

We had a great catch up and lunch at a winery out at Kangaroo Ground.  We saw a sign going in telling us a snake had been seen in the garden that morning 🤯 but thank goodness we didn't see it!!

Sunday we went to watch Shane play footie, 28 deg C day, it was hot for then running around 

Shane is #49

Just down the road from the footie oval was a Vietnamese Buddhist centre and some thing was happening as it was very busy. 

Very interesting to wander around outside, I had to wait now and then as people were placing incense and praying near the statues. 

Monday my car was due its first service so off I went to West Geelong, I had a walk while I waited down to the Barwon River

Past the old woolen Mills

You wouldn't guess you were in the Geelong suburbs here

Someone was living down here in a tent

I found a geocache not far from here, always good motivation for a walk!

While we were away for the weekend the rainbow lorrikeets got into the peach tree...I have hung Christmas tinsel in it now in the hope they will stay away and we will get a few peaches!

I had better away and pick up David from chess club

Happy stitching.

Two more

Happy finishes for me this week

One quilt quilted for Christine, from the box I gave her.

One KOGO blanket ready to be delivered.

Quilting is slowly happening on another of Christine's quilts, it is for her sister and includes many of her sisters hankies. 

It has an unusual backing and I am finding it challenging! 

Guild challenge continues, this one was for January, fuschia pink and burnt orange and festive, so I am aiming for a Chinese New Year look. Next comes green and bright yellow and flora. 

Off to finish a letter now

Happy stitching.

Making progress

I have managed to finish quilting 3 quilts for Christine, one recorded last post

This one just finished today

KOGO blanket with edging

Another finished

The Christmas wall hanger is done  just needs some kind of hangers

We have had a mixture of walking weather, humid and drizzly. pelicans flying past

Fine and sunny with a gentle breeze from the south. Much more pleasant to be out in.

I am off to pin another set of squares together.

Happy stitching.

Home again

I have been home again for over two weeks and no blog post! I have had good intentions and then somehow the day runs out. 

Front

back, a baby quilt for a friend's daughter,  quick one from a panel

Some time was spent with this young man

We have a new car, very happy with that

I have has lots of walks on the sunshine by the beach

Some sandwiching has been done in the sun

The pelicans were waiting for fishermen to return with their catch.

I finished a wasgij, took me what felt like ages just doing a bit here and there as time allowed, this was the puzzle

This was the lid box, not what you can see but what someone else can see.

We visited Shane and Rilla in Melbourne to wish Shane a happy birthday, Miffy decided my quilt would be her bed place for the night.

Rilla and I visited an art gallery to get Shane's birthday present, I snapped a few things that took eye

Love the chair

Street art outside 

Miffy checking out Shane's lunch

Saturday afternoon beach walk

Two KOGO blankets one sewn together readily for the crochet edge

One more row to be sewn here.

I was given 4 quilts to quilt today so will be busy on the weekend if I can get in some sewing time.

Ok enough from me, my dinner is cooked! 😋

Happy stitching. 

Gisborne Retreat day 3

We had another busy day of sewing and chatting, I managed to get in 2 short walks

More stitching is happening on the hexie quilt

Christine has gathered squares from the throw out box here on retreat and has this four patch top ready to be sewn together

Maria has her Peas In a Pod quilt top together

Carleen has started a Zig Zag quilt, you start with a pentagon and add pieces ro each side and then trim back, is going to look  very effective

Judy has pieced another top from pieces left over from another quilt

Sue has cut and gathered hundreds of little circles and is now applliquing them to little squares 🙄

Maxine is adding more blocks to her Zig zag quilt top

For dinner we had baked potatoes and for desert we had pavlova, my favourite.

Off to do a little more sewing.

Happy stitching.