So.....

 what has been happening since I last did a blog post?

Today has been a Guild meeting, the first for a while and finally we had the AGM and committee changeover, we still need a Treasurer, but hopefully someone will put their hand up for that soon.

Yesterday I went to see Tracee in Gisborne, she is now Hummingbird Quilting and working from home, She quilted my Sylvia's Bridal Sampler Quilt, with a beautiful meandering butterfly pattern

Anthology blocks from two weeks ago

Tidying up in the sewing room I found some two and a half inch squares that had been sewn together plus some mini charm packs, so they were sewn together as well

and then some more

and they became a quilt top, thank you Maria for your prompt and encouragement! Bloggy friends are the best!

this top was made form the left over blocks, they have moved from the "Do something with this" pile to the waiting to be quilted pile! At least they look a little tidier!! 😁

I had to go into Geelong one day so on the way home decided to have a wander around the Botanical Gardens, it was hot but a very enjoyable morning

I love the bollards along the Geelong waterfront and these two, the founder of the gardens and a young woman who has gathered a couple of flowers for her flower press, are wonderful to see as well.

A beautiful tree, it had enormous seed pods on it, but sadly none with in easy reach 😉

Beautiful big trees and a clear blue sky

I think these used to be down in the town but kept being pinched so they live in the gardens now.

Lovely colours.

Last week I made a fiddle blanket for the Geelong Royal Show, they are having a virtual show this year as we can't go in person. I do have to deliver this soon though.

This weeks Anthology block, well a poor excuse really, I thought I was going ok until I sewed all the bits together and boy it is wonky. Me and three quarter inch pieces are not good friends!! One day I might re do this, or then I might not!!

I think that is enough from me for now.

Happy stitching.

The Wedding

 I find it is an interesting thing (but of no importance) that when we go away for one night, just one, as we are coming home we both say it has felt like ages since we left home and it was just yesterday!!

So yesterday we drove to the other side of Melbourne to Mount Evelyn, near the Dandenongs for a wedding. The traffic was heavy, there was road works....need I say more! Thank goodness we were aiming for the motel first before heading to the wedding. We got to the wedding in plenty of time, caught up with the father of the groom who we had not seen for a few years, then the groom who we had not seen for even longer and then the grooms sister who is now married and has two children. The grooms Mum arrived a bit later and we were all happy to have a catch up.

Groom, Greg, Dad, grooms sister, Christine and Mum Myuki.

I was taking photos from a distance so some are not so good. Hubby worked with Jim, the father of the groom) when they both worked at Kodak many years ago.

The ceremony was outside under the trees

Bride and groom.

I tried to get a few outside photos

The brides family

Bride and groom with her Mum and Dad

Bride and groom with the grooms parents. Myuki looked beautiful in her kimono.

Then followed a Chinese tea ceremony

tea was presented from both the bride and groom to the brides grandmother, she then presented them and red and gold envelope, I assume containing money.

Then the brides parents

and the grooms parents.

It was a lovely thing to see and nice to see traditions being observed.

Start of the speeches

And the cutting of the cake. The bride, Winnie, looks stunning in her beautiful dress, her bridesmaid joked everyone in the family expected her to turn up in shorts and a t shirt as that is her usual attire! We had great food, good music and everyone enjoyed themselves.

We retired after the bridal waltz as  the general dancing was starting up, hubby does not do dancing!

This morning on our way home we stopped in at a place called Schwerkolt Cottage, near Ringwood.

This was the venue of our wedding back in 1984, the old settlers house is still there, the garden is different and more buildings have been added around it plus a museum

the garden beds have changed here from 1984 which is no surprise! We stood over in the shadowed area, at that time there was a large flower bed.

the cottage is a lovely old building.

So that was our nostalgia wallow for the day!

Back home now and back to reality, I am a bit tired this afternoon so am not sure whether I will read a book or do some stitching, or just snooze!

Happy stitching.

FNWF

 I nearly achieved my  mission last night, most fabrics from the bag have been stamped and cut out. The stamp pad was starting to run out and the stamp very pale on the back of the red fabrics, so I had to stop, I couldn't see where to cut. Will try again another day.

They don't show up too well on the bright stable table, the piles of cropped diamonds have grown and the pieces from the bag have reduced! Productive evening.

You can see what the other Friday Nighters made by going to visit Cheryll our host here

We are off to the Dandenongs today for an afternoon wedding, we have not seen these people for a long time so will be good to catch up.

Happy stitching.

 

February 4th

 I can not believe how fast January went by! One minute it was starting the next it was done!

I am trying to think what I have been doing......one more Anthology block has been made

I have made four knitted dishcloths, Adam and Beth have decided they like using them too, so two will go to their house

some stitching on the cropped diamonds has been done in the evenings

I have ridden the bike most days, except when it is humid and sticky hot

Low tide and windy today

I made a blunder the other day, moved the pin holder and forgot it was magnetised and put it on the container with the safety pins........you can see what happened! 

I bought some beautiful painted buttons from Barb Smith of Theodora designs and decided to make a wall hanging so the buttons didn't stay in the drawer somewhere

a special fuzzy photo!!

I had a road trip to Gisborne yesterday to visit Tracee in her new studio, Hummingbird Quilting.

Tracee had quilted two quilts for me

I am very happy to have these off to to be quilted pile and into the binding pile!! 😁 Tracee's quilting is beautiful.

We had a lovely visit and then I headed back home. I drove through many rain showers on the way there and back, it was 12 deg C in Gisborne and 18 when I got back home, no rain fell here all day!

Tonight is FNWF

An evening of virtual stitching along with others, you can sign up here, Cheryll is hosting.

I have some fabric scraps Jill gave me that I am going to stamp and cut out tonight, well that is the plan!

I have managed to start another new project, something I was NOT going to do this year and am thinking of starting another...I need to get back to the scrappy blocks and get them sorted not just a heap on the desk. (and avoid those pesky squirrels that keep appearing!)

Right I am off to get out the stamp!

Happy stitching.