So

What has been happening this week I ask myself!!
Some gardening, some sewing, lots of work on the computer for the Guild newsletter, some dog walking ( read that as ambling) lets see

The blocks cut out the other day are done...just in time for this weeks to be done!

another Today's Quilter arrived in the post, my flash of  enthusiasm got me this far!!  

Sunday lunch was bacon and eggs for the males in the family , the Supervisor of course is a male and was waiting patiently for his helping!!

Shane stayed Sunday night and spent some time with the supervisor 

I cut and glued some of the kites for the first Old Time Kaleidoscope block

The first block of the Hand Pieced Sampler is finished, a bit wonky  but I am happy. I am hoping it is the photo angle and not that the block is seriously uneven, too scared to get the tape measure just yet.

the second block is well under way despite me cutting out the geese pieces the wrong way, there are some very scant seams in this block. Hand piecing is not my forte but I will continue on and have a go.

a few more kites ready for sewing, now I need to get brave and cut the directional fabric! 

I had better head off and get on with the list of things to do today.

Happy sewing.

A while

back I thought it would be a good idea to make a rubbish bag for the car, not that I have a lot of rubbish in the car, but it would be good to have something in case! So I bought some plastic and some jute material and measured a friends bag we thought might be the right size and off I went. Plastic is not that easy to sew I discovered, but we have a finish and it will do the job well.

One for me and one for Ingrid, not for hubby as he suggested!!

I went for a walk down to the PO this morning

 The pelicans were waiting for some fish to be cleaned and were enjoying the scraps

Paying close attention, I was surprised not one of the pelicans tried to pinch any fish which was in a container right in front of them on the sand (behind the wall).

It was a great morning for a walk.

So today I have cut out the next block for the BOM from the Today's Quilter magazine.

cut and ready to sew.

this project saw the light of day once again, I need to get on with it!

This week in the evenings I have finished 4 stars.

Mr Supervisor got a bit hot today, but he is good and is supervising as per usual.

The desert rose is still blooming and looking wonderful, more buds on the way.

This morning I wanted to take a photo of the Aussie Hero quilt before mailing it off, my helper wasn't really helping....

He is a challenge!!

Finally!!

Pizza has been ordered and is on it's way so I think a G & T might be in order.

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.