Over the long weekend

 I was busy walking the dogs, catching up on chores and sewing!!

I have finished two of the quilt tops donated  to the Bellarine Quilters, they will be added to the Quilts for Others pile.

Hank has to be up and watching, with toy in mouth, when ever I move around.

another quilt has been sandwiched, this one will be a play mat for hubbies great niece, it is Red Tractor fabric

Hanks was under the table trying to catch blow flies 😒

Tira was reclining in the shade

On the move again 😀

I had better be now and go sort some lunch

Happy stitching.

FNWF

 Not a huge lot of sewing was done last night, I did get the second quilt sandwiched

my assistant was smelling the roses

I did a little hand sewing while watching a Jackie Chan movie last night

Yes quarter inch hexies - I had a mad moment - I m making a small project so it isn't too much sewing, I need to cover more papers, maybe tonight.

This morning I went for a walk with the dogs and Mary a quilting friend, Mary lives at Indented Head just along the coast from us and a friend of hers lives closer to Portarlington. So we decided to see if we and the dogs could walk the distance. Tira wanted a swim on the way

Looking back from where we had come. We did make the distance and had a cuppa with Mary's friend, we walked 7.46kmaccording to my phone and blew my steps quota out of the water for the day.

I am off, I hear a dog whining at the back door, no doubt she wants to come back in!

Happy stitching.

FNWF

 Tonight is Friday and it is Friday Night with Friends, the first Friday of the month. Cheryll is our lovely host and has gathered us together for an evening of crafting. This afternoon I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and sandwich a quilt. The top has come from a lady who no longer quilts, she has gone into care and sent her son along to our group with 3 bags of quilt tops on the condition they all go to charity. So I am making a start

My two assistants have been loafing about

enjoying the beautiful weather

I am off outside again while it is still sunny to try and get another top sandwiched.

Happy stitching.

# 1 challenge progress

 I have seen sewing away with the many squares and fabric pieces

I still have this mess, but it is organised mess!!

all of the four and a half squares are sewn together, I used rectangle pieces I found in the box to add the border.

the fake hexie quilt is now quilted, just more endy bits to sew in and then the binding,

the last bag of squares from KOGO are sewn together and the crochet edge is done, the 4 blankets have gone for delivery to KOGO.

a little progress has been made on the mosaic, I have run out of glass pieces so a trip to Bunnings has to be made today

Earlier in the week we visited Finn and family, he had fun giving Tira pieces of wood to chew.

We had the dogs for the weekend so long walks were in order so they would sleep at night!!

one of the mosaic pieces made by one of the ladies already in place in the garden, love the frog on the top

another piece in place.

Right I am off to get ready to go to Bunnings before the day is over!

Happy stitching.

FNWF

And family...I didn't get a lot of sewing done

All I did were these two hexagon units for the Tea and Cake quilt

Shane and Rilla arrived around 9pm  along with Miss Miffy who settled in on the couch.

Saturday we went to Van Loons for lunch to celebrate Shane's birthday  sorry only photos of Finn 😁

So many things to look at here!

Finn enjoyed a bub a chino 

Later in the afternoon we all enjoyed Finn's playing

He was taking off and putting on the wooden ball on the beach glass container and thought he was so clever!! We all did!!

So special to have everyone together.

This morning we found Miffy

Climbing the back door screen

The lure of the birds outside was too much. She did have to stay inside though!

I have done a little sewing this afternoon, we now have Hank and Tira staying for a couple of nights

I am off to the lap top to see if I can turn these sideways photos around.

Happy stitching.

PS All good now!!

A Finish

 The Aussie Hero quilt was finished this morning and has gone in the post, I hope it gets to Germany before the recipient comes home

The request was for the German flag colours, plane silhouette, and the eagle, plus his dates for being away - it is a bright one!!

It is a very hot day here for us, 34 deg C, I am waiting for the rain to come 😞 then maybe it will be more comfortable.

On my way home from the PO today I collected the dogs so they could come for a visit

Tira wants to sit outside and when she is outside wants to come in!!

Hank has found the toy box so he is happy!

We had a challenge at Guild last month , we were given fabric to make a table mat

I added the green fabric to get the mat wide enough and added a zip pocket as Jo does, didn't do it as well as Jo does but it still works. I have been searching for some Xmas earrings or something to add to the zip pull, the berries/bells I have are too small - I will continue searching.

I am off to the other toom now to enjoy the cool of the air conditioning.

Happy stitching.

Catching up again

Some finishes have happened recently, labels are being sewn on, that is a good feeling 😁

I was given this quilt to finish off, 8t is nor finished, quilted, bound and labelled, it will go to Oncology.

this quilt was made by Heather, at Bellarine Quilters, quilted and finished off by me, it is also going to Oncology.

this is a little cot quilt, I was asked to make it for a soon to be new Mum. Quilted by Joan and finished off by me this weekend.

Thought Bubbles is nearly finished, just needs the label sewn on. Lots of hand sewing in this one. It will hang in Finns room.

and here is Finn, happily playing

we had the fur grand babies here today

they enjoy running in the back yard and relaxing inside.

Finn sleeping under the blanket his proud grandmother made 😁

and the label is being sewn onto the hearts quilt, Joan quilted it for me this week, the binding has gone on today and now the label. Very happy some finishes are getting done. This is also going to Oncology.

Right I had better go and finish that label.

Happy stitching.

Retreat day 3

Today was the last day and I was a bit tired. The neighbouring house, about 500m away had loud music going all night, when I say all night, it started at about 8pm and didn't stop until 8am. Most of us were really tired from lack of sleep.  Still done sewing was done 

two blocks for the challenge at Bellarine quilters,  a modern  quilt with equilateral triangles. There is a third block but my tired brain said No.

I left about 1pm and went to the Botanic Gardens at Daylesford to do an Adventure Lab. 

there was a clue behind here, thank goodness I didn't need to climb up!!

Wombat statues on Wombat Hill 

From there I drove to Ballan and got a chai and did an Adventure Lab there

old building in the main street

the Post Office

Anglican Church

This next place used to be a home, the whole wall was done in mosaic in all kinds of found things, not a lot remains now sadly

Doesn't the gate draw you inside?

                                                               Still is lovely to see.

                                                        Today I have been to see Finn

And the grand fur babies have been over for a play

I am off to take the fur babies home

Happy stitching.