Out and about

Last Thursday I went over to Boronia and picked up Eve and brought her back here for a little holiday. We have been out and about each day,

Friday morning the sky was a very strange colour

The pig face is covered with blooms down at the beach

The supervisor enjoyed his walk

It was very calm by the water,

Coming home I found this egg in perfect condition lying on the ground under the cypress trees, I looked up but couldn't see any nest.

Friday afternoon we went over to Queenscliff to take Eve to the antique shops

I went here to my favourite shop

this old building is being remodelled into apartments, luckily the outer shell is being restored.

Maybe someone would like this one??

Today we went to the Bellarine Quilters for sit and sew followed by a Ploughmans lunch, we had a great feast and wonderful company and then headed into Geelong to see the Archibald paintings.

These are some of my favourites

In the gallery next to the Archibald was an exhibition..I can't remember the name of the woman!! Aghhh!! Anyway all her work is made with recycled products

junk mail cut outs

Tea bag labels

Price specials sign....I could see quilt blocks happening from some of these. We are now back home and I am about to get some veges in the oven to roast, but an update on sewing..

two more stars were added to the family Friday night

one little flower is finished and another started but as I only managed about 5 stitches today I will not be showing that just yet!!

Ok I am off to peel veges and then collapse onto the couch!

Happy stitching.

Sandwich time

I decided the other day it was time to get some quilt tops sandwiched....they delay for me is always putting the backing together...but yesterday I got sorted and now two tops that have been waiting around are ready to be quilted.

not sure how to quilt this one but something will come to mind no doubt!

This one will be plain quilting in bright thread I am thinking, it is flannel so might need to put on a cotton fabric binding, which I hope will be stronger. Any thoughts? 

These two quilts will both go to the Bellarine Quilting group to add to their Quilts for others collection.

The last two evenings, as it has been a little cooler, I have sewn the binding on this quilt, a little one I collected at Guild, that will go to the Childrens Hospital

and this one is part way through.

On Friday the hubby and I went into Geelong to the Art Gallery to have a look at the Archibald Prize paintings on display

this one appealed to me, I liked all the layers and textures

this one I saw on Anh Do's TV programme and didn't realise there are moths and bugs incorporated in the painting, there is information about the painting here.  It was very moving watching the painting evolve and hear Jack Charles talk about his life.

I liked this one for the serenity in this ladies face, I can not remember her age but she is over 100 yrs.

I am off to sit at the machine now and get quilting.

Happy sewing.