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.

Busy days...kind of

The last few days have been busy, I feel like I have managed to get a lot done, but I have also managed to get some reading in too.

Belinda gave me this collection of fabric last time I was at the oncology ward, to make into more quilts! There are some beautiful fabrics there.

I started my clean up, these strips of fabric were stamped and cut out, some other fabric was put away and then the wheels fell off

and I started cutting fabric for more Advent blocks, I mean why put the fabric away if you can cut it ready for blocks?? Oh dear!

these squares were given to me at the Guild, a mystery gift as no one knows who they were from! The bag had the squares and a hand drawn pattern, so I made the half square triangles, they are now awaiting attention. Not sure how they will go together, we will see.

I mixed up some white Christmas using the freeze dried blue berries, raspberries and black berries, there are also white chocolate buds in the mix, they are now in little muffin cups in the fridge downstairs. We have done some taste testing and they are yummy.

I finished up 8 advent blocks, that orange one is a bit bright!!

Yesterday I mixed up fruit cake mix, apricots, dates, figs, sultanas, cherries and brandy, it smellt amazing.

another 3 advent blocks, because I laid them all out and was two short for the quilt top, hubby declared the orange block had to be removed, it stuck out like dogs ----, his expression, not mine.

Blocks all laid out. It took a bit of rearranging, making blocks with random fabric you have been given, doesn't mean they will go together! But I think they look good now.

These little guys are cake mix, the left over bit that didn't fit in the cake tin this morning, I put them in muffin cups, ?, is that what they are called? Having a taste test later.

The quilt top is finished as of 15 mins ago!! Happy quilter here.

And finally, the fruit cake is cooked and cooled, I have made this for a present, so I hope it tastes ok. Smells and looks ok, so fingers crossed.

I had better go and see about some dinner, hubby is snoozing on the couch, so no great rush, but I know he will wake up hungry!!

Happy stitching.