This afternoon

I have been quilting the baby quilt I started a few weeks ago, the great grandmother of the baby is coming here on the 27th so I thought I should get my skates on and get it finished.

there is quite a nice view out the window today

the horse block is finished...yay!!

Quite a bit of my time has been spent sitting staring at this trying to work out where the pieces go, this is a wasgij, the picture on the box not what you can see but what someone in the picture can see. Keeps you thinking!

the quilt for Victor is bound, wrapped and under the tree.

These cats are so cute!

Last Tuesday evening I went with the past Guild president to a Gratitude Garden Party. It was at the Bluebird Foundation in Geelong and they were thanking everyone who had donated/supported them thru the year. The Guild donated quilts to them for their reading programmes at two venues. This drawing was created by the man who teaches the boys street art classes, how clever is that. I hope the Guild will support them again next year.

On Wednesday there was supposed to be a last meeting of the St Leonard's girls, but the venue was closed for a clean up, so we went to Jill s house and got to meet Molly. Molly could no longer live with her owner so Jill is seeing how she fits into their house and gets on with their dog. She is a beautiful quiet cat.

Jill has finished this cushion cover she got as a kit when we heard Margaret Mew speak, it is the most beautiful applique.

Here is Jills dog, after she got over being excited about visitors being in the house and had plenty of back and tummy rubs.

I emptied a gin bottle, not in a day I hasten to add, and decided the bottle was too nice to thrown away, so it has been turned into a light, not really dark enough to see it properly, but you get the idea.

Are you still awake?? Hee hee.

I am off to finish the quilting before the dinner needs to be cooked.

Happy stitching.

Finally some sewing

Yesterday was the final sit and sew at the Bellarine Quilters for the year and as I didn't have any hand sewing I pulled out this much neglected block and button hole stitched around the horses. The plan today is to do the brown pieces. This block is from the Farm Yard Frolics BOM from 2013!

I also began a quilt for Victor the cat, who lives with my son and his partner

Very simple, stippled and ready for some binding.

the supervisor and I went for a walk this morning , I love the glimpses of sea through the trees.

we were followed along the beach bu a willy wag tail, I guess the Supervisor was disturbing insects and things for the bird to eat. The Supervisor was blissfully unaware, just sniffing and weeing on anything vertical!!

a family of galahs were feeding on the grass

a magpie came by and scared them all away, I think they might have been too close to the magpies tree.

I brought the Supervisor home and then went for a short bike ride, luckily the rain that was threatening didn't happen.

I spent Sunday in the sewing room, making a t-shirt dress. It took me ages to get the fabric to fit to the T-shirt, the the iron on stabiliser wouldn't iron on to the t-shirt or anything else for that matter!! Eventually it worked out, hubby says I look like a blimp but the dress is comfy to wear. If I make another one I would put less fabric in the skirt part I think and get a softer fabric for a better drape, this fabric is a bit stiff even after a wash.  It was a learning experience for me!

I am off now to do some binding before lunch hopefully.

Happy stitching,

Plugging away

Yesterday afternoon we went to visit Adam and Beth, hubby helped outside while I did binding stitching, even had a helper! Victor gave it a quick cat scan!! It was later deem suitable for sitting on!!

Aussie Hero quilt progressing slowly

I have been making some small hexies for a secret project

the binding is on the other Aussie Hero quilt, just the hand stitching to do.

a little bit of evening hand stitching  on the stars has been happening too.

Have risotto cooking for dinner, so had better go and check it, last time I burnt the rice to the pan! Woops!!

Happy sunny day.