Here is where we are today

The next Aussie Hero Quilt is ready for quilting

I made the blocks over the last two days and have done a bit of quilt as you go to get the sections together. The request was for Australia and green.

the Hotch  Potch quilt has it's borders and yesterday I joined fabric for a backing, I am hoping to sandwich and quilt today.

I have decided to take up the challenge from Susan of Desertsky Quilting to make a block a day for the month of December, or Advent, and then have blocks to put into a quilt during Christmas and New Year. Not sure how I will go but we can only try!! I know one week sewing will be non existent as we have a friend staying for a few nights, but maybe I can do more another day.

Susan has the pattern on her blog, you can make 8 inch or 12 inch blocks.

I was given two boxes of fabric recently so think I will use the fabric from there to make these blocks.

I had better off now and get to some sewing, it is very easy to just sit and fiddle around on the computer!

Some happenings

I am slowly getting some things done here, the days seem to be busy, but not a lot to show for the business! I had a lovely day out sewing and lunching yesterday with friends, it was a most enjoyable day.
Today I went to the PO to send off the Aussie Hero quilt, the recipient asked for ANZAC and poppies

I bought the panel, added the border and flags, then free motioned the poppies onto the green and blue section, along with the kangaroo and kiwi. It is a beautiful panel, full of lots of meaning.

this block for the Old Time Kaleidoscope is finished

and this one is part way through, thanks to the sewing day yesterday and no domestic interruptions!!

the Hotch Potch quilt is together

today I went into Geelong to Lizzies Quilt shop and got fabric for the borders. 

The next Aussie hero quilt has asked for Australian and green, so I picked up some green fabric in Lizzies, I am thinking of doing some square in square blocks and star blocks. I was very good and didn't give in to temptation and buy anything else!

I had better away and get some cutting done.

Happy stitching.

Wandering Camera

Yesterday was link up day with Whims and Fancies for Wandering Camera.

I didn't take the camera when I went for a walk this morning, but later had a wander up the garden. Thankfully after the hot and windy weather we had yesterday most things in the garden are still ok.

I planted three hippeastrums this year and one had three flower heads, I am very pleased with that!!

another has a flower spike coming

the zygo cactus plant is bursting into bloom

Such beautiful big flowers on this one.

One small borage plant has become a mass of borage flowers and bees.

The fig tree is fruiting, the problem will be to beat the possums, fruit bats and rainbow lorikeets to the fruit.

Hubby planted these last year and they sulked, they were not happy, this year they are fantastic!

Love the red one.

The plum is laden this year, I will have to get out with the net and cover it very soon.

another of these lovely plants...and yes I have forgotten the name!!

Yesterday afternoon I cut and sewed these strips together...I got a new rotary cutter blade! What a luxury!! I didn't realise how difficult it was to cut with the old one!

These were the left over pieces, I stamped them with the little 1 inch cropped diamond

and cut them out ready to be sewn together. This is another one day project, when I am looking for some hand sewing.

You can see what other Wanderers have posted at this blog.

I am off to do some work on the Aussie Hero quilt.

Happy sewing.

Beautiful sunny day

It has been a stunning day today, sunny, slight breeze, the kind you are happy to be outside and by the beach! Tomorrow is going to be a very hot day for here, so will not be as pleasant.

I walked down to sewing group this morning. Looking back the way I had come.

Pelican sitting at the end of the boat launching ramp

Two pelicans sitting on the light near the fish cleaning bench

they were busy cleaning themselves, I could hear the clack, clack of their beaks

nearly at the end of my walk.

Heading back home after sewing

flowers in the sand

I had part this of the beach to myself

the pelicans were still on the street light, well they looked like the same birds!!

then a third flew in, pelican on the left sleeps on!!

the higher up bird did not last long, it flew off, did a circuit, came back and missed the post so went down to the water.

the Old Time Kaleidoscope block is coming along well, have started adding the outer border.

Yesterday afternoon I carefully cut and carefully sewed these blocks from a book Ingrid sent me, they are supposed to be 6 and a half inches square and of course mine are 6 and a half by 6 and a quarter!! I cannot work out where I have gone wrong. Very frustrating. The book is Perfect 5 Quilts, mmmmm...not perfect for me!

Ah well, must away and sort some dinner.

Happy stitching.

Monday Catch up

Well this post was supposed to happen yesterday, but my plans were interrupted and it didn't happen!

The view of the pier when I was out walking one morning.

Poppies read to be ironed in place on the Aussie Hero quilt.

I cut some more birds last Monday and they have been ironed in place on the Bird Quilt, now to decide what else to do with it.

It took two attempts, but the fish quilt for the oncology centre is now sandwiched and I finished quilting it yesterday.

Our speaker at the Guild last Saturday was Sandy, she is a local milliner and had many beautiful hats to show us, Lisa was her model.

Sandy donated a hat for our raffle

and guess who won it!! One very surprised and happy Lisa, it suits her perfectly.

One morning this week the pelicans and the seagulls were waiting for a feed, there were fishermen at the cleaning table cleaning their fish.

Sunday afternoon view out the sewing room window.

Sunday I made 6 bat wraps, to go to Queensland for any orphaned bats, they hug the pillow section and are wrapped to simulate their mothers wings.

How cute do these little guys look!!

You can find these patterns, just google The Animal Freestyle Craft Guild.

Last night I was happily stitching away, one eye on the TV, when I went to attach the next hexie.......mmmmmm...that does not look right..so some unsewing had to happen.

Today it was fixed and now there is one more to go! Yay! I am two behind at present and another one is arriving any day, so I had better get moving!

I can smell dinner so had better go and check it!

Happy stitching.

A finish or two

Yesterday I did the last of the quilting on this quilt

and put on the binding. I was given this quilt top to finish of and take to the oncology ward in Geelong.

It is a very pretty quilt.

I was plugging along with my knitting, and got to the last 20 stitches and ran out of wool!! So I found a little piece of another, non matching wool and finished it off.

Buddha was happy to model for me. 

The post and rail quilt is finished and ready to go to the oncology ward when I do the next delivery.

I found some lovely flannel at Lizzies Quilt shop in Geelong at $4.00 a meter...perfect for the backing. So nice and soft.

Two more little stars have been completed.

I glanced out the window yesterday and saw these galahs feeding in the grass

I don't know what they were eating but something must have been good!

Concentrating there!

I have sewing down at St Leonards this morning so had better get my skates on. I have decided to walk there today even though the sky is grey , hopefully it will not rain on me!

Happy stitching.