Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Since I have been home

We have had a beautiful sunset

I have checked on the desert rose to find it is still flowering! Very exciting for me!

I have painted a bird bath with grout sealer as it was leaking.

I finished a jelly roll quilt top, thanks to an idea from Susan and Lynda who made them at Scrub Stitch'n. The Supervisor gave his approval just before the wind blue and the quilt top fell on him!!

I had the urge to cook, not normal for me, but it does happen from time to time  and tried my hand at some gf Hot Cross buns, they came out of the oven looking much the same and did not agree with my digestive system so will go to feed the birds!

The I made some fruit and nut Bliss Balls and they were great, macadamia nuts and fruits.

We had a walk along the beach, the Chowdy had a paddle,

Giselle who had come to stay for a few days enjoyed watching the boats coming and going


the Heron boats were going out for a sail
our compulsory on the back deck photo.


Giselle started this bag many years ago and it needed the handles sewn on and the top row sewn down, so I did that one morning and now Giselle has a finished bag.

Ingrid and Nick are here staying and Ingrid gave me this egg warmer....how cute is that??

the knitted blanket is slowly growing, onto gray wool now.
Ingrid went to the AQC for th first time this year and came home with lots of goodies,
including this beautiful block she has given me, the fabrics were already on steam a seam and were pre cut!! How good is that, so yesterday I laid it out on an applique mat Ingrid also gave me, and got the picture together, then transferred it to the backing fabric. Hopefully this week I can get some back and wadding together and begin to sew it down.
I am off to put one more coat of sealer on the bird bath, once it is dry it can go back in the garden, then back to the sewing.
Happy stitching.


13 comments:

  1. Wonderful Sue! Such a shame your GF hot cross buns didn't turn out but your bliss balls look great. You have achieved heaps considering you have visitors staying. That block you were given is gorgeous - looks a bit like a watercolour painting.

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  2. Gorgeous sunset. The jelly roll quilt looks lovely. I enjoyed seeing what you have been up to....lovely block to be working on x

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  3. That block is so cute. Love your bird bath. Knitting is progressing nicely. Pity about your buns but at least the bliss balls turned out okay. Cooking, stitching, knitting, and friend time...what more could a girl want🙂

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  4. I do like your jelly roll quilt. We have Sunday Stitchers this Sunday so I’ll be taking mine along. At least I will have something to show for once. Lovely to meet you at our special trip away.

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  5. Love the sound of your bliss balls.

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  6. so no down time for you then..... you seem to have been busy on the go for ages now.... lovely to have visitors and that block looks fun to do.... well done on the Jelly roll quilt, I like those little pops of colour…
    Hugz

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  7. Always busy
    Some lovely projects happening and what a beautiful sunset photo
    Shame about the buns but Iam sure the birds were happy

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  8. You have done a great deal since you got home.
    I bet the Supervisor was very glad to see you.
    Your desert rose looks beautiful.

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  9. The Supervisor ALWAYS makes me giggle, especially the description of the wind blowing the quilt on the poor unsuspecting beast! That egg warmer is adorable - never seen anything like it!

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  10. Busy as usual and nice to have a fiend stay, Nice bag you finished for her.
    Lovely block you are working on.

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  11. Sounds like you have been busy. Love the beach photos!

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  12. You’ve certainly been busy since you returned home. The jelly roll quilt turned out really well. Thanks for sharing all you’ve been up to.

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  13. Love the blanket...envious of you being so close to the water . . and love the gift from Ingrid...that will be gorgeous when all done....is it a Mckenna Ryan block??

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