Monday Catch up

Well this post was supposed to happen yesterday, but my plans were interrupted and it didn't happen!

The view of the pier when I was out walking one morning.

Poppies read to be ironed in place on the Aussie Hero quilt.

I cut some more birds last Monday and they have been ironed in place on the Bird Quilt, now to decide what else to do with it.

It took two attempts, but the fish quilt for the oncology centre is now sandwiched and I finished quilting it yesterday.

Our speaker at the Guild last Saturday was Sandy, she is a local milliner and had many beautiful hats to show us, Lisa was her model.

Sandy donated a hat for our raffle

and guess who won it!! One very surprised and happy Lisa, it suits her perfectly.

One morning this week the pelicans and the seagulls were waiting for a feed, there were fishermen at the cleaning table cleaning their fish.

Sunday afternoon view out the sewing room window.

Sunday I made 6 bat wraps, to go to Queensland for any orphaned bats, they hug the pillow section and are wrapped to simulate their mothers wings.

How cute do these little guys look!!

You can find these patterns, just google The Animal Freestyle Craft Guild.

Last night I was happily stitching away, one eye on the TV, when I went to attach the next hexie.......mmmmmm...that does not look right..so some unsewing had to happen.

Today it was fixed and now there is one more to go! Yay! I am two behind at present and another one is arriving any day, so I had better get moving!

I can smell dinner so had better go and check it!

Happy stitching.

Exhibition 2

I managed to get a few more photos towards the end of the day at the Exhibition.

The Sisters were on show

General views

beautiful wall hangings

Lots of wonderful quilts.

I am off to Boronia to help Eves son sort her clothes, not sure if I have internet or not, but I will be back home Thursday evening.

Happy stitching.

Another catch up

Last Saturday was Guild meeting

this beautiful quilt was made from a kit

this beautiful cat quilt was also made from a kit

It is a challenge to me to try and get a photo of Tracee and Marg.....I got the hand block in this photo but it was the best one!

Sunday we had the boys and their partners over for lunch, we were celebrating Adam's 30th birthday. Even Hank the Labrador got into the photo!!

We had a wander along the beach after lunch, it was a little cool!

Today I received the next block of the Old Time Kaleidoscope, I haven't started the last one yet!! Woops!

Yesterday I got a lovely package in the mail from Ingrid, hubby would not let me open it until today.

There are two patterns, animal inspiration cards, a sticker and bag for taking a book to the beach, or some hand sewing to group..lots of uses.

I was given a bottle of strawberry flavoured gin for my birthday, so today is tasting day! It is very nice!!

Ingrid also made me this - look at all those triangles (90 in all I am told)- I had to ring Ingrid and ask what this is...how embarrassing...it is a sewing machine cover. The little pockets go at the front and it ties at each end. Perfect. I have a tea towel over mine, so now I will be very much up market!

The machine cover has been approved by the Supervisor I am happy to say!

Ok I am off to sample more gin, and try to finish some sewing for the sales table at the Guild Exhibition this weekend. Nothing like last minute!

Happy stitching.

This and that

This is a bit of a catch up post of things that have been happening over the last week or so.

Two Saturdays ago it was the Guild AGM, here is a little of the show and tell, this flimsy above was found in the US and purchased for not much money, the owner was looking for suggestions for quilting.

One of the quilt shops in Geelong, Jiddys,  is closing down sadly and everything is one sale,

a few of my purchases, batik fabric, and a Christmas bag, fat quarters and thread

also fat quarters, a pattern, Xmas fabric, thread and embroidery thread. I might go back for another visit, the shop closes September 30th.

I decided I needed a peg board in the sewing room to store cutters and all the other bits and bobs you seem to gather, so I bought the board, The Bunnings man kindly cut it for me,

at home hubby took over adding the mounting board top and bottom, now I am just waiting for it it be attached to the wall. 

I have sewed the binding on to the Star Wars quilt, I wasn't paying proper attention and sewing it on the front first instead of the back, luckily the front has mostly black so the stitching line does not show up too much. Next job is to get all the fluff off the black fabric and write a letter to go with it. It will be in the post early this week hopefully.

Happy stitching.

Gardening Day

Today I spent a good few hours in the garden, removing some very happy weeds! It was wonderful to spend some time in the sunshine, we had a sunshiny day yesterday but it was Guild day so I was inside all day.

Here is a little of Lisa's show and tell, the red quilt on the right is going to the St John of God hospital.

This amazing quilt was made for a newly redecorated bedroom .

This quilt made by Anna on the left, was made all by hand and from op shop shirts, aprons and blouses. Stunning.

Margaret was busy stitching

Tracee was making a very cute dragon.  Can't wait to see that finished.

Not a good photo, but the first daffodil in the garden!

Buddha is happily surrounded by purple flowers

Errol the Emu suffered a serious leg injury when a huge branch dropped off the gum tree,  both legs amputated sadly. He now sits on a tree stump, higher than before and keeps an eye on the garden.

This daisy has burst into flower

the grevillia has beautiful flowers, the bees love this one.

the back yard is looking good, even though it is winter still.

I think this is a bottle brush flower

and this is my helper (NOT) he wants back scratches and wants to sit where I am weeding. But he gets away with it because he is so cute!!

Love the late sun in the afternoon this time of the year, we get to play shadows.

This raven was cleaning its beak up in the next doors gum tree late this afternoon

and this cactus if flowering very happily. I think the possums keep knocking/eating bits off it as I find bits of leaf on the deck...they get put into water until the grow little roots and then back into a pot to make a new plant.

I have been doing some sewing. some secret for now and some preparing EPP.

But now I am off to soak in the bath with a G &T and a book!!

Have a wonderful week.