Tuesday morning the Supervisor and I went out for a walk

It was a beautiful morning

So calm and peaceful

Back home I decided to bite the bullet and get the sewing room tidied!

You can see why!!

I emptied 4 bags and then got distracted as I do and decided to make a storage bag for the Old Time Kaleidoscope blocks, muddled my way through, I have the hand stitching on the binding to finish.

The KOGO blanket is ready to be delivered to the local chemist shop, they will then get a pick up to go to Melbourne.

The Supervisor was not a lot of help, snoozing in the doorway.

Twelve more blocks are done for the One Block Wednesday, I have a total of 111, Temecula have a total of 180. I have some sewing to do!!

Last night, instead of tidying I got this lion block sorted and ironed on, this will go into a quilt that is being made at the Bellarine Quilters.

This morning the Supervisor and I had a walk in the RAIN!! What a novelty, the Supervisor got very wet and as a consequence smells like a wet sheep, despite me giving him a good towel rub.

The Supervisor checking I was coming along!!

Rain on the sea water,

and bubbles in a puddle on our way! 

Today I have put the binding on this quilt made by Lisa, from the Geelong Guild and kindly quilted by Joan from Joan of Faraway Quilts . All ready for delivery to the hospital tomorrow.

Hubby and I are off to Queenscliff to do an early vote so had better get my shoes on.

Happy stitching.

The last few days

seem to have been busy and gone by in a blur! I have had this desert rose plant for over 15 years, it cam home with me from Bowen in far north Queensland, it had been growing slowly. This year we put it into a bigger pot, gave it lots of food and a few days ago we noticed the first ever flowers were coming!!!

a bunch of 4 or 5 flowers on two branches!! I am very excited to finally get flowers. I am wondering if it is because we have had hot and humid weather this summer??

Hubby has planted hibiscus plants in the garden and was most excited with this flower.

One morning when we went for a walk this pigeon kept a close eye on us..

The Supervisor wasn't interested! He just wanted to eat grass so must have been feeling a bit off.

It was a lovely day for a walk along the beach.

Today Ingrid and I have been over to Queenscliff, we saw lots of hot rods

Apparently there is a gathering there this weekend, hubby and I are going back to have another  look tomorrow.

Sorry it is a blurry photo, but look how far the desert  rose flower has come out!! Yay!!

The other big bud is getting bigger

The Supervisor of course had to get in on the act!!

Today I have been working away on the One Block Wednesday blocks sewing along with the Temecula Quilt Company and the lovely Elyte over at Tea, fabric and other things, we are attempting to motivate each other to keep going!

For some reason blogger turned the photo around, but these are the blocks I finished yesterday, 8 done, 16 to finish to get up to date! I need some different colours I think, these are looking much the same, they are not all brown even though they look that way!!

I had better get moving, Ingrid is making the evenings berry mojito! Yum!!

Happy evening on the way!!

Happy stitching.

Reading blogs

Reading blogs gives me much pleasure, seeing what others are making, seeing progress and finishes and also ALL the new things you can be doing. I was reading Sharons blog over at Vroomans Quilts and saw a link up to The Temecula Quilt Company. They are having a sew a long called Sew Along Wednesday to help use up the stash and scraps. Great idea I thought, then I noted the finished blocks were three and a half inches...mmmm....that gave me pause for thought, but then I though well a challenge is always good so I am going to try and follow the sew along.

I figure I can always gather the instructions and continue at my own pace.

I subscribe to an English quilting magazine

they are having a mystery BOM so I have decided to do that, I am already behind but progress is happening

one corner was finished yesterday

other pieces are pinned together ready to go.

I had a play with the iron on EPP bits, I am not sure about them, some of my squares and rectangles are no longer square or have straight edges, there is obviously a knack to getting these right, and I am used to the paper hexies which are firmer to fold the fabric against. I shall keep on and see how they go. It is a great way to use up scraps.

This lady was wandering along the waters edge the other day enjoying the water.

The Supervisor had a paddle

this bush still has lots of flowers

and the fruit are ripening. Still a mystery bush to me!

I have been telling myself all week to get the sewing tidies up and today is the day, no more procrastinating. 

Have a great day.