FNWF results

Last night was the last FNWF for 2017. Many thanks to Cheryll for being a wonderful host.

I cut out some little stitcheries, their wadding and backing

some more circles are ready to be pinned in place

the binding is finished on one quilt, the other ready to go.

This morning I made some almond and walnut biscuits

some are a little over cooked but still taste good!

Yesterday I went to see the movie Goodbye Christopher Robin

I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was not what I was expecting, but a great movie all the same, gave me much food for thought.

I am off to do a little sewing before heading our for a BBQ lunch.

Happy sewing.

Sewing

has been happening here this afternoon I am happy to say.

I made three foundation pieced Christmas trees for the Christmas Row by Row

one more Christmas decoration using a button from Barb Smith, love these guys out star gazing,

and the row is finished!!! Yay!!! Now I need to get on and make the present row, the angel row and the holly rows!! That should keep me busy!

Happy sewing

Wednesday wanderings

Actually I haven't wandered very far today, just down the street to join Jill, Mary and Wendy for some stitching, a quick visit to the PO and then home.

here are Jill's clamshells

Mary is working on hers, well she was off making a cuppa but you know what I mean!! Her Japanese fabrics are just beautiful.

I was doing my Minerva applique, half a stem and two leaves...big effort today!! Lol!!

back at home I made this quick Christmas decoration in a hoop, with a beautiful Barb Smith button...love this big Santa.

Off to do some more of something!

Happy sewing.

Today

the Supervisor and I have had a walk this morning, early!!!

It was very calm and peaceful wandering along the beach front.

I went to Seachange quilters for sewing and chatting today, sometimes more chatting than sewing!! On the way home I stopped at Ocean Grove for a chai and a look at the beach..I was going to go for a wander along the beach but the tide was high and there were some clouds coming over so I sat and watched and listened instead.

Wonderful!  Love the sound of the surf.

a panoramic view of the beach

some random tourist!!!! Lol!! Nothing like a forced, when will the camera take that photo smile!!!

this group went in for a swim and screamed and squealed for a good ten minutes!! I admired them for even just getting wet, but not for the noise they were making!!It was 15 deg C today but still very cold for swimming.

Lots of surfers out today.

Back home...

Last night I sewed the binding on the Santa wall hanging, have gone for white and green spots. 

Today I have been sewing away on the Minerva applique from the Irene Blanck class I did, mostly the bias strips and the large circles on the blue flowers and the tiny circles. Once I get the stems done I will attempt the leaves! 

City tour

Yesterday I met Donna in the city and after having lunch...I have to say Donna was enjoying a chicken burger when a seagull swooped from nowhere and took the top half of her burger bun!! Lucky she had eaten half of it! I have seen kookaburras do that kind of thing but not the local seagulls!! Anyway after we had recovered we met up with five other people and went on a tour of the alleyways of the city. Chris, our tour guide, is a graffiti artist and does the tour out of Blender studios in Franklin Street. It was really interesting listening to him explain the different types of street art and who had done it. There is art out there in Melbourne done by local people, people from France and the US...we even got to see two Banksies. I took heaps of photos but will only put up a few or I will put everyone to sleep!!

Recently several alley ways were painted over and over a four day weekend they were graffitied again....some of the art I remembered has gone....new things have taken their place.

ACDC Alley

and again

just liked this one!

a Banksie we are told

a touch of winter

this was done by our guide.....he said his paintings reflect his interest in mental health..

nearly a ChowChow!!

this appealed to me, it was quite small.

this was outside Blender studios, a work by two artists with very different styles to me, the white part represents a skull...

also outside Blender studios....Gina the Hutt...

Mr and Mrs Flip Flop...sole mates!! Lol!!

Donna venturing in to the unknown!!!

these pieces were part of an exhibition put on by one of the resident artists...his creations are all made from things people throw away....the little camera person appealed to me!!

Donna headed home from the studios, I went to the Sherlock Holmes and said a quick hello to Shane and then headed home....two trains were cancelled so had to wait 40 mins for the next one, just as well I had a good book!!!

Today I have been attempting to tidy the sewing room...that has kind of happened but then I finished off these two Xmas decorations.

I am happy with how these turned out....love the Barb Smith buttons.

Happy sewing.

PS We went here too!!

Woo Hoo!! Finishes!!

Last night I made this little Christmas decoration with the buttons I had found at the Melton shop...very happy to have done something with them and not just put them in the stash!!

just a simple deco but I am happy with it, I love the cheeky reindeer!! Strange I am happily into making decorations now Christmas is over!!!

this lovely stitchery by Michelle Ridgway.....is finished.....such a cute Teddy., now to decide what to do with it....

and today when at Guild meeting I finished this hexie block...had a couple of bits hanging off the edges but hopefully it will all work out when I attach it to it's backing.

And now I am doing the hand sewing of the binding on this little quilt. Hubby is cooking a BBQ tonight so I might just go do some more sewing on the binding!!

Happy sewing.

Today...

....I have been a busy bunny, a little more settled but still jumping a bit from one project to another.....haven't tamed that rabbit just yet Marina!!! Lol!!

I did this stitchery last year, so finally got it into a frame, glued on a felt backing, put on a hanging string and finished!!! Don't know why I delayed so long!!!

I got another Blanket of Love together today,  now it needs some qulting..

another simple Christmas table runner...I found this fabric in NZ last year, love the snowmen......still working on the quilting...

before Christmas I had a play with with a twisted 4 patch...I think that is what it is called....today I added a border and quilted it....I had a couple of problems with the quilting, got two little tucks, but they are not too bad...next is to do the binding.

Busy, busy!!! 

Happy sewing.

PS have been looking through a magazing and found the 4 patch block..is disappearing  not twisted!!! 

And so

it continues....I have spent the day wrestling, sewing and pinning...but I am nearly there....seven more pieces to attach on one corner and the a few gaps to fill in on the other end...I can see a faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel!!

lots to wrestle!!!

A lady at Port Arlington group suggested I get bike clips to keep the spare fabric rolled up, I haven't found a bike shop but had a look at the quilt shop in Gisborne and found these quilt roll clips....had another wrestle to get them on but they are very useful..and keep the quilt on the table!

This is the wonderful gift I received from Ondrea ...I had a message from her saying maybe I should open the present from her not keep it under the tree ( that I still have to put up!!)..so here it all is..a lovely ginge decoration and some coasters for Christmas.  Thank you Ondrea!!

Off to do some more wrestling!!

Happy sewing.

Happy day

Yesterday I caught the train into the city and met up with wonderful friends and finally got to meet Fiona in person!! I met Fiona and Shez at Southern Cross, we caught a tram, after some stumbling and coffee spilling ( no names will be mentioned!! Lol!!)and met the other ladies at Flinders Street Station.

we met up with Christine and then Mel

then Marina arrived.

we had a look around Southbank...Christmas is coming!!!Then made our way to PJ O'Briens for lunch

Great food and wonderful company!! And a very obliging waiter who took many photos!!

Cheers!!

Marina sampled the Guinness....

and sported a Guinness mustache for Movember!! 

Christine and I wandered across the bridge heading back to the city...and we suddenly realised we  had lost the others....then they appeared...

slowly, slowly they caught up with us....obviously serious discussions were under way that made walking impossible!!

Shez decided to decorate herself with the toyvoyagers.....so they could get a better view of the city she said!! Lol!!

Our final port of call was Luccello's...who can walk past there and not call in???

Is very  hard to leave this shop without some goodies....

a nice little collection here that jumped in to my bag!!!

this little reindeer decoration just had to come home with me...

and look at these lovely Batik fat quarters and stitched decoration.....a beautiful gift from Shez.

Thank you to all, Shez, Christine, Marina, Mel and last but by no means least, the lovely Fiona.....it was a treat to meet you in person Fiona and enjoy a wonderful day out with everyone. Let's do it again soon!!

Happy sewing.