Up, Up and away

Yesterday we drove to Tullamarine and stayed over night.

We were on the 7th floor and had a great view.

Today we have flown to Perth,  I did some reading until the battery in the Kindle went flat, then some stitching

Still trying to get this one finished!

Perth was warm and sunny when we arrived

I had a walk to the Bell Tower

Early evening

Wonderful street art nit far from us.

The Artisans in Drysdale are having another exhibition to celebrate the flora of the Bellarine   this years topic is Fabulous Fungi. I made a piece from some photos I took while out walking, I was very happy the ideas in my head came out in fabric! It doesn't always work that way 😁

Jill from Bellarine Quilters is kindly going to drop my and David's entries in as we are away on that day.

I wanted a 3D effect and after a lot umming and placing and moving around I was happy. The poor green leaf here got tucked into the vacuum cleaner 🥲, it looks a little weathered! 

Tomorrow I am off to Rottnest Island, hopefully to see a Quokka or three.  So far the ferry is running, last year it was cancelled because of high winds.

I had better get sorted. 

Happy stitching. 

Gisborne retreat week

This week I have been in Gisborne,  we arrived Monday lunchtime after stopping to see Tracee at Hummingbird Quilting to drop if quilts to quilt.

This was the sunrise the morning i left 

We have all being sewing away

I have made a quilt top from blocks made by Jan from Bellarine Quilters 

We were one block short so Margaret kindly made a block for me

I was going to put in a solid block but that got vetoed! 😃

Margaret's quilt she put together, fabrics from a quilty friends who passed recently.

Maria made a strip quilt

Carkeen is making Pea in a Pod blocks

Another quilt top I put together with blocks made by Jan

Anither quilt top finished by Maria

Karen's quilt, she is working on the binding

More of Jans blocks put together by Judy, this one is stunning!

Strip quilt made by Judy

A quilt top Margaret put together, blocks made by Jan,  border found in the retreat bins, I have to find another border to try and make it a little bigger.

Another quilt top made by Maria 

I am now seeing hexis, but heading off to bed soon with a  a cuppa.

Home tomorrow afternoon.

Happy stitching.

Catching up again 😃

I am happy to have had a few finishes

A cat quilt finished for Shane and Rillas cats -  front

Back...they can swap around as they like 

A cushion cover made from left over backing from a baby quilt

A bag with a little NZ purse went to Jenny in NZ for a cancer fund-raising lunch, it looked great when Jenny wrapped it up

I had a walk around the lake at Drysdale on Monday

It was a bit cold and windy with spotty rain 

This gum tree was heaving with rainbow lorrikeets busy feeding on the blossom

I saw these mosaic pictures on a fence.

I have read a few books lately, I really enjoyed these.

One small grandson after a trip with his Mum and Dad.

One sunny afternoon walk past the boat ramp. Pelicans waiting for the fishing people to come back in 😄

David and I went to the light show in the Geelong Botanic Gardens,  it was amazing

Ok my phone has stopped cooperating with loading photos so I will finish up here and continue later.  Now I am on the lap top so lets see how we go here!  

 I took many more photos and some videos - I have no idea how to load them here, so you are all spared that!! Although the talking tree was really good.

And finally the baby quilt is finished now and ready to go to it's new home

Such a cute image

And Eunice's Flower Garden is also finished.

Happy stitching.

Last morning and home

Our last morning in Coolum we went to the Surf Club for coffee

It was a beautiful day,  we could see big splashing way out in the water, David asked how long whales lived, so I googled to find the answer....80 years and stumbled on the Coolum Beach whales watching group.  They said hump back whales were visible from the Coolum Surf club and two look out points near by. So we were seeing the fin and tail slaps of hump back whales 🐋.  

The flight back was good, our luggage came through quickly, then we found there is a new free service at Tullamarine to help people with walkers etc to get to their bus/pick up. So David was in a wheelchair and another kind man took our cases while I managed David's walker.

We came home to a very cold house, turning the heater on was the first thing to do! 

Since then I have been cleaning, running errands, moving, gardening and a bit of sewing. 

David has started his programme at the Parkinson's support group on Geelong,  happy to have that under way. 

We have had some wonderful mornings, cool but sunny. Good for walking on the beach.

Saturday I went to a sit and sew with some of the lovely ladies from the Gisborne retreat. 

I brought home fabric and cut ten inch squares and Sunday I sewed them together

Simple quilt that I will call Eunice's flower garden the fabrics are from Carleen sister in law....we are working through her stash.

I recently finished this book, was really good. 

I am off to the library bus soon so had better go and get ready.

Happy stitching.