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These are the treasures that came home with me

I had to buy this as it is the closest I have ever seen to a chowchow, I got it from a Japanese stand so I am guessing it is an Akita, but love it anyway!!

These were from the same stand, just because!! 😆😆

I found 2 fat quarters with bear fabric, they are heading for an Aussie Hero quilt

I think the bear on this  panel will go in the Aussie Hero quilt too, the owls and eagles I am planning to make into cushions...one day!

Donna gave me these fabrics with bears to go towards the Aussie Hero quilt too. Fellow quilters are the best!!

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Monday was sit and sew at Bellarine Quilters, I did a lot of cutting scraps, now I have a big pile of two and a half inch squares...another possible project for one day!!

I have a letter to write so had better make a move, soon it will be prepare dinner time!

Happy sewing. 

Gisborne and Quilt Fair - super photo heavy

I went up to Gisborne on Wednesday and caught up with the Gisborne Girls, then had a sit and sew at the Owlery

The next morning

the kangaroos were in the next paddock

Mum and Bub

I had forgotten how cold it gets in Gisborne..the windows were all frozen over in the morning

a watering can of water and the heating on full bore got things going.

I did get the applique all done on the hexies while at the Owlery

the Supervisor has given it the once over!

Thursday morning Donna, Marg and I went on the train into the city for the Craft Fair

These animals were on the Toft stand

Many beautiful crochet animals. They released a blue heeler for this show.

Then I went off to the quilt show...

These quilts were all part of the challenge  Borders and Bridges

This is by Susan DeVanny, from photos she has taken,

So many beautiful quilts and ideas!

Then on to the Vic Quilters display

Bad photo here but loved the used of doilies and jeans pockets

Not a good photo either, but another by Susan DeVanny, which won Best Art Quilt.

Beautiful quilt by Yetty, from Seachange Quilters.

loved this quilt of circles..I think it was called a Circle a Day

the fussy cutting was lovely

General views

Still awake and with me???

I did do some purchasing, but will share that tomorrow.

Happy sewing.

I am also linking up with Whimsandfancies to explore photography, in the garden, places we go etc.

Yesterday

afternoon saw me working on another quilt top for the oncology ward at the local hospital. I have based this on the 5 fat quarter pattern but included more pieces

One more row to finish and add on.

The knitted blanket grows slowly each evening

quality checked by you know who!!

Off to sew that last row together.

Happy sewing.

Saturday at Guild

Yesterday was Guild day and it was good to catch up with lots of people. Show and tell was wonderful, the theme was childrens quilts, but also recently made quilts as well.

Lovely golly quilt

Quilt top that will be a play mat

My two quilts, binding finished. Several ladies are interested in making quilt tops for the oncology ward, so I am very happy with that.

Tumbling blocks quilt, Xmas swap quilt and future raffle quilt from the Bellarine Quilters members

beautiful hexie quilt

and this was the first big quilt for a grand daughter, Where is the Astronaut?? That would keep a little one busy for ages.

I had better head off and do something, it is a beautiful sunny breezy day here, the washing is flying around on the outside line.

Happy sewing.

On the move

This week seems to have involved lots of driving! Yesterday hubby and I went up to Harcourt, hubby has done this trip many times but missed the turnoff and so we had a bit of a tiki tour getting to where we needed to go!! It took us an hour and a half longer to get there yesterday. I have to go with hubby these days as he finds the driving too tiring for him. Once we got there hubby got to the job in hand which was cutting the grass around a memorial to his Dad and three other of his dad's and hubby's friends.

Bit of a delay finding a branch broken off the gum tree

plaque

my view while having lunch.

On the way home we found a few geocaches (hubby was not keen but cooperated)

this one nearly put us both off..it got a good poke with a stick before being lifted out of the tree stump!!

we stopped for another cache near Mount Franklin, we camped here many years ago. There is a camp site in the centre of the old volcanic cone.

another weather change on the way home.

While  we were out I had a call to say Joan the quilter had finished my quilts..

This panel has been waiting to be free range quilted for 5 months...I took it to Joan and now it is done!!

this is a very dark photo, taken last night, but the quilts look fantastic quilted, hope to start the binding today.

Also,

Some fabric has been cut for another fat quarter quilt, am using more than 5 this time to make it a little bigger

I am off to bind.