This week

 I have been doing bits and pieces, the vest for Finn is finished and has been delivered, the book case is a bit closer to being finished

the strips on the side need to be added and then it is done, I was going to add more sashings but think it is big enough.

the heap of knitted squares are now a blanket, all sewn together and a crochet edge added, ready to go to KOGO

Last Wednesday's Anthology block

Last Thursday evening I backed out in hubbies car at about 6pm to deliver dinner to Adam and Beth and misjudged the driveway and collected the end of the fence. I wasn't going that fast I didn't think, but a good third of the wall has fallen down  and hubbies car is damaged. The car has been to the repair shop, I was told the damage was not that bad and it can easily be fixed, we are waiting to hear more. Same with the front fence. We might go for a colour bond fence across the front and a gate, I will feel a bit safer after  hubbies wheelie walker was taken from the front of the house.

I was tidying up and found these strips hanging behind the door - they should have been made into a Row by Row back in 2017! The Bellarine Quilters had a challenge back them and mine has never been finished! Maybe this year.

One of the orchids on the back deck has  beautiful flowers at present

Out in the garden, the bird feeders are mostly frequented by possums I thinl!!

Two blocks for Anthology this week. Those 1 inch squares and half square triangles are not easy to work with!!

I have been in the garden today and all the buddleia bushes are finally pruned.

I have attached one of the bird boxes to the fence. I had a look inside, it has a soft base of plant material in the bottom, then bits of plastic and chocolate wrappers and I egg!! We have galahs using the other box, they raised a young one, I hope the egg will be ok and that the birds come back to the box.

The other box is still in place, the one on the fence used to be attached under this box, it fell of in the windy weather this week.

I had better make a move and get some dinner under way.

Tomorrow night is FNWF you can sign up over at Cheryll's blog, Cheryll is our lovely host.

I will in Merrigij for the next week 

In the autumn/winter

and the summer. I haven't been here for many years so will be interesting.

Right I really had better go and start dinner. 😄

Happy stitching.

Retreat day 4

It is the last day today....we had a bag ladies photo taken

Maxine, Barbara and I all very happy to have the bag completed!! This is the second one Maxine has made, Barb is now thinking she might make another one, I am thinking I will definitely not make another one!! 😆😆

A change in the weather came in the morning

Lyn made these blocks, she was getting used to her machine and did a great job.

Love the wall decorations here.

This beautiful quilt decorates one of the couches in the house.

I did some more on the row by row challenge and have the hearts and applique row done, alos the houses. I didn't cut enough fabric to finish the square in a square.

We had a left overs lunch of sausage rolls, salad, bread rolls, slices, buscuits and cheese, followed by the last of the lemon tart and chocloate cheese cake. No one went hungry this week!!  Heading home this afternoon.

Happy sewing.

Retreat day 3

Success!!!! The bag is finished!!! Took ages but I am happy to have it done.

Now I am working on two rows for the row by row quilt

Judy is creating lovely square in a square blocks

and Maxine is putting some hearts onto a table runner.

Linda is making these hexie stars

and Tracy has finished her charm square quilt top.

All in all a very productive day. 

We are all a bit tired now!! 

Happy sewing.

Yesterday

the weather changed and we were straight back to winter! Cold wind, rain and even some hail

some fearless fishermen were out on the jetty in the rain and the wind!!

Sunday we had a storm pass over, very heavy rain and strong wind and then at the end this amazing rainbow! It lasted for quite a while.

The Aussie hero Quilt is done and in the post

my helper kept popping over the top of the quilt, makes it hard to take a photo!!

I did some baking today

paleo biscuits which tasted sensational, none left now!!

paleo banana loaf which tasted horrible...needs some serious help!!!

a few more stars have joined the family

the quilting is done on the doorway wall quilt, now to figure out how to do facings..

pieces are cut for three rows of the row by row quilt

and I have started to trace off the kookaburra for the next Aussie Hero quilt.

It has been very noisy here today, tree loppers have been next door all day, they arrived at 7.30 this morning and worked until 4pm. One big gum tree is gone but the machinery is still here.....I know they can drop branches and can be dangerous, but I feel for the galahs who have made their home there.

I had better go and rescue dinner, two hours is probably long enough to cook the spag bol sauce!

Happy sewing.

It has

Been a beautiful day today, I was out this morning, did some retail therapy on the way home

Tracys Discount Fabrics in Geelong have a new shipment of batiks in...so many to choose from!! These are for an Aussie Hero quilt.

I sat out on the back deck this afternoon when  I got home, it was too nice to be inside

We all had a cuppa and sit in the sun!! (Some of us prefer the shade!!)

Perfect today.

A little sewing happened this morning

One hexie finished and another started.

I also used the gocutter today and cut some hearts for the row by row quilt

I think I have more than I need but the year can be used for other things.

Happy sewing.

Yesterday and today

Yesterday the Supervisor and I went for a walk along the beach

it was a bit cloudy but good for walking

the tide was high,

we came back thru a new bush track

and found some fungi

a wattle tree in bloom

and more fungi growing from a tree branch under the ground.

Last night I finished the quilt for the Guild

just the label to sew on

and the quilting on the bear quilt is finished too, the binding on, just the hand sewing to do.

Today I have made another two churn dash blocks, I made a few blunders and had to bin one and start again

I was very happy to finish these two and then realised I had used two different reds in the one on the left!! Aghhhhh!!! Might just keep it and see how I go in the future. 

Poor sad mistakes that are heading for the bin!!

Seems to be the case today!!

Happy sewing.