Further adventures of Flat Stanley

Sunday morning Flat Stanley and I walked along the beach, we saw the pelicans at the boat ramp

the fishermen were packing up their fish, no more food for these pelicans from them.

They moved further down the beach to the camping ground, where a man was cleaning his fish

the lady stood guard, the pelicans edged closer and closer!! They did end up getting a feed.

I thought I had made all the blocks I needed for the Traffic Jam quilt, got them ready to sew together and realised I was one short!!!! 

I had to rummage in the scrap bag to find enough gray to make the last block

Phew got it done. This is a January sew along with Pat Sloan.

Flat Stanley enjoyed Sunday dinner.

The quilt top is done as far as I can, I have run out of gray. Might go to Lizzie's quilt shop next time I am in Geelong and see if she has any more.

Ingrid sent me her two finished quilts, this one has Advent challenge blocks,

this one is the Traffic Jam pattern. Both will go to the SJOG oncology ward. They are both beautiful.

This photo is around the wrong way but here is my Advent Challenge quilt finished, this will also go to the hospital.

Flat Stanley and I went to the library bus this morning

I think I may have asked for a few to many books!! Lots of reading ahead of me.

We have had a day of smokey haze and are due for another one tomorrow, I hope all the people in the fire areas are safe. Lots of work ahead clearing and rebuilding.

I am off to sort dinner, it smells nearly ready,

Happy stitching.

A New Year

Here we are in 2020 already.
We have friends staying this week, Ingrid and Nick, Ingrid has her machine along so yes, you guess it, we are sewing.

We had a cool change last Monday, lots of thunder a little lightning,

and this was all the rain that the clouds dropped for us!

I have been working on another quilt top, managed to get the blocks made the right way this time!

Young Jasper has been keeping an eye on the proceedings.

Yesterday morning I basted the quilt out on the front deck

I grid was busy sewing two and a half inch squares together for a Pat Sloan challenge for January. The quilt is called Traffic Stop.

I was busy quilting

Ingrid finished all her 316 squares!

The quilt was finished last night and was delivered to the hospital today.

Afterwards we did a little retail therapy!! Yay!!

I have made two blocks for the Traffic Jam quilt, this one today

this one finished last night after watching the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Great to see and hear the bagpipes and bands and to see the NZ Army Band, my most favourite band.

They always make me laugh.

I had better be off and be social again and sort some dinner.

Happy stitching.