Am I finished?

I have finished an Aussie Hero quilt and it is ready to post

The request was for desert colours, the flag and the embroidered pieces. Hubby told me as I showed him the FINISHED quilt that I should have cut the top off the flag, that there was too much blue. MY reply was not very polite sad to say!! Plus it was too late to do anything!!

After some sewing and unsewing, repeat, and try again, this block is done. This will go in a raffle quilt the Bellarine Quilters will be having at their quilt show later this year.  It is just on 12 and a half inches, so Sandi who is putting it all together will decide if it is ok to go in the quilt.

I have made another 19 blocks to go to Jan Mac for her quilts for the fire victims. I think I am finished making them but them who knows, I might get the urge to make some more! I like how they come out.

I had a walk down to the boat jetty this morning, only two pelicans there at the same time as me,

then I walked around the lagoon, lots of ducks, more pelicans and five swans. Two were obviously pairs, one kept on being driven away by the others. Was a bit sad to see.

These two were chattering away up in a gum tree, sounded like they were having an involved conversation, then as I took the photo I realised it was a Mum and young, the young one having a feed. Three of them flew away fairly soon after I took the photo, so Dad must have been on the look out somewhere in the tree. They might be rainbow lorikeets but I am not sure.

I had better get off and finish the list I started yesterday.

Happy stitching.

My Corner of the World

Today I am linking up with Betty at Photographing New Zealand with a photo of my corner of the world.

You can see what other people have linked up with 

here

I am off to attend to my list of things to go.Have a wonderful day.

Happy Australia Day

I rode my bike down the street this morning  to get bread and milk, which was just as well as there was not a car park to be found!

These keen men were fishing near the boat ramp

There were lots of boats coming back in.

The boat trailer queue was getting longer and longer

Lots of people and boats at the jetty and waiting in the water

More on the other side

The pelicans were being well fed

This Aussie Hero quilt is waiting for it's binding to be sewn down

This one is finished and gone n the mail.

Last night I finished another Old Time Kaleidoscope Block. Now I need to cut out the next one.

I had better head off and get the binding sewn down, write the letter to go with it and then decide what I do next.

From the Kiwi who happily lives in Oz.

Happy stitching.

PS I forgot to say, Flat Stanley is winging his way to NZ and is going to stay with Raewyn on the farm.

Working away here

I spent an afternoon cutting, Sandi very kindly loaned me her Go Cutter, made the cutting super quick.

Photos from walks yesterday and today

Thru Edwards Point

Back along the beach. The rough weather has pushed up lots of seaweed.

and several sea urchins, hollow shells, I checked!!

The laid out strips so far (this morning) for an Aussie Hero quilt

I have spent the afternoon CAREFULLY sewing the strips together and realised the flag is upside down!! AGGGGHHHHHH!!

Guess what I am doing now???

Better get back to it.

Have a great evening.

Sewing disaster

You know how you sometimes have those kind of days where you really want to finish some sewing but everything seems to conspire against you?

First it was a knot in the thread

then I was low on cotton, while the binding, I needed the cotton to go the distance! Then a huge lump of fluff came up from underneath!! Oh no!, So I took off the bobbin cover thingie (technical sewing term :-) ) and cleaned out the fluff. There is no photo 'cos I was embarrassed about the amount of fluff ,which was nearly felt, in there.!! All fixed, all back together and the tension went to pot. I had put the bobbin casing back in the wrong way. By now I HAD to go and cook some dinner, and yes it was late! After dinner I got out the little faithful Janome and finished the binding, thank goodness I found another reel of matching cotton.  Problem solved!

And this quilt was quilted and bound and ready to be delivered to the hospital. All this was entirely self inflicted as I decided late morning it was a great idea to sort the backing, quilt and do the binding all in one afternoon! Never again!

Last night I finally finished one of the Old Time Kaleidoscope blocks, I have been neglecting this, but all good now.

and today I put together the centre of the next block, I have another one awaiting attention and the next is due to arrive in the mail any day.

After a great morning out stitching with friends, I cam e home to do the binding on this Aussie hero quilt. Not too much more to do, then I need to finish in all the endy bits.

Pizza coming for dinner tonight so I have a little more time to sew.

Further adventures of Flat Stanley

Sunday morning Flat Stanley and I walked along the beach, we saw the pelicans at the boat ramp

the fishermen were packing up their fish, no more food for these pelicans from them.

They moved further down the beach to the camping ground, where a man was cleaning his fish

the lady stood guard, the pelicans edged closer and closer!! They did end up getting a feed.

I thought I had made all the blocks I needed for the Traffic Jam quilt, got them ready to sew together and realised I was one short!!!! 

I had to rummage in the scrap bag to find enough gray to make the last block

Phew got it done. This is a January sew along with Pat Sloan.

Flat Stanley enjoyed Sunday dinner.

The quilt top is done as far as I can, I have run out of gray. Might go to Lizzie's quilt shop next time I am in Geelong and see if she has any more.

Ingrid sent me her two finished quilts, this one has Advent challenge blocks,

this one is the Traffic Jam pattern. Both will go to the SJOG oncology ward. They are both beautiful.

This photo is around the wrong way but here is my Advent Challenge quilt finished, this will also go to the hospital.

Flat Stanley and I went to the library bus this morning

I think I may have asked for a few to many books!! Lots of reading ahead of me.

We have had a day of smokey haze and are due for another one tomorrow, I hope all the people in the fire areas are safe. Lots of work ahead clearing and rebuilding.

I am off to sort dinner, it smells nearly ready,

Happy stitching.

This and that

Over the last few days I have made 27 quilt as you go blocks, it used up lots of fabric left from other projects. They have been sent to Jan Mac for her quilts for the people who have lost everything in the fires. You can see what she is doing at her Blog.

27 is an odd number for making a quilt I realise, but that was all the backing I had. I will get to make some more in a couple of weeks.

Flat Stanley spent the afternoon at the beach, had a bit of a float around

and then sat in the sun for a while.

The first Aussie Hero quilt is under production, I have done quilt as you go method to make the stripes, now I have things to applique in place.

As it was cooler yesterday afternoon I decided to get this top ready to quilt..I think I have too many things on the go at present, but variety is the spice of life!!

Off to do more pinning.

Happy stitching.