Beautiful sunny day today

This morning I checked my emails and saw Chooky was having a zoom for an hour so quickly got my things together and joined in.

It was lovely to catch up with everyone.

 Summer has returned again today and it is quite hot. I did some gardening this morning and came in for lunch looking like tomato face!! 

I cleaned off the table on the front deck and sandwiched two quilts out there, it was a bit breezy but not too bad

I can hear many boats and jet skis out on the water.

Yesterday I went to the quilt shop in Gisborne and did a class with Irene Blanck, she is a wizz with applique. I have had a project of hers for many years so decided it was time to relearn applique and get it made.

Irene helped me with the curved seams and did the beak as a demo, there are a few more circles to add before this part is finished.

I have also finished the binding on two quilts

Such a good feeling to have them finished.

Last weekend we went to David's niece's 30th at her place in Wonthaggi. We stayed in a cabin at the campground at Kilcunda. Sometimes, well most times, this is a very windy place as the southerly wind hurls straight of the ocean, but we struck a beautiful weekend.

Friday evening I had a beach walk

Saturday morning we went for a bike ride along the rail trail

me following hubby

we stopped to look for a cache and found some kangaroos watching us

and I finally found the cache, thank goodness!

I had another ride, early afternoon before we went out, the trail went inland away from the coast, I was looking for caches but saw a snake so that changed my mind pretty quickly!

View to the ocean heading back.

The figs are ripening on the tree and I can't do much with them, but I did see a recipe for fig vodka, which was a bottle of vodka put into a large glass container, then you add three cups of washed, chopped figs, give it a swirl around and put it in a dark place. I was supposed to swirl it each day, but often didn't remember. It was in a  cupboard for 7 days, then I took it out and strained it off. I had a taste the other day and it is pretty good!

I think that is enough from me for now 😄, it is fish and chip night at Adam and Beth place, hopefully by the time I get there the footie will be nearly finished 👍.

Happy stitching and have a wonderful week.

I think it is time

 to do another blog post. The last couple of weeks seem to have been busy, I am not sure what with to be honest. The summer garden planting has started with tomatoes, beans, peas and corn, I think I will add a few more seedlings in another week or so.

Sewing has been happening here in fits and starts, the weather has been up and down, some rain with lots of sunshine and spring days.

I have made a little more progress on Tea and Cake

The green row is slowly growing, this is taking a while as it is a long border to get around and we have been watching a Danish programme on Netflix and I need to read the subtitles to understand what is happening!

I read this book during the week and really enjoyed it

this is the current read and I have lots several hours this afternoon in this book. Thoroughly enjoying it so far.

A nice afternoon for sandwiching

I enjoy the view either way

I have had some great walks down near the board walk it is amazing what you see when you still for a while and take in what is around you

and past the yacht club

some blocks I have been working on, I hope to get the top finished this week, actually this was supposed to be this afternoons job but that didn't happen!!

Over the last week I have made this Minion quilt, it is for an Aussie Hero and will go in the mail once I have confirmed the address. Minions still make me happy!

One afternoon last week I quilted this quilt for one of the Bellarine Quilters ladies, it was too big to wrestle under her machine. I have sewn the ever faithful serpentine stitch on the diagonal both ways. Jan has made this entirely from others scraps, she makes amazing quilts.

Last Friday I went into Geelong to have a look at the Wagga and Quilt display at the Wool Museum

It was amazing the things were used to make quilts to keep families warm, especially during the depression when there was no money and people really had to use what ever they could find.

I didn't get a photo but the first Wagga's were made from flour sacks from the flour mill in Wagga Wagga, very basic but wonderful to keep warm. 

Last weeks Anthology block, slightly wonky I am happy with it

This weeks Anthology block.

I think that is enough for now, are you still awake poor reader!!

I had better make a move hubby is wanting some dinner.

Happy stitching.

FNWF

 and the start of the weekend. Friday night I did some cutting of fabric for blocks

I managed to get them all cut out, nine fat quarters which grew to eleven as I made a mistake on two and had to start again! Possibly not the best time to be cutting! I was a bit tired as a friend and I had driven to Gisborne and back to pick up a quilt Tracee had quilted for me.

Later that evening I sat with my feet up and glued these hexies ready for sewing.

A little view of the Star quilt after Tracee quilted it, Tracee is now operating as Humming Bird Quilting in Gisborne.

Yesterday I sewed the blocks together and then the blocks into rows, today it needs a border added to bring it up to the required size.

I have made a little progress with the Wasgij, found the top border and a few faces are coming together, currently searching for the bottom border pieces. 

I have been trying to walk every day and am seeing some lovely plants in gardens around the area. 

We have had some lovely spring days and some overcast rainy days

It is still good to walk along the beach

This wisteria is going to be stunning when it is fully in flower.

I had better go and get ready for todays walk, the sun is trying to come out at the moment, although I think the forecast is for showers.

Happy stitching.

Slowly

 plugging away here, I finished a quilt on Tuesday for the local Kinship Carers

Made from 6 fat quarters, this has made a tiny difference to my stash!!

And this weeks Anthology block.

I found this cute little guy at the local newsagents, so am in the process of knitting him a vest and then he/she will go off to Jan Mack of Oz Comfort Quilts, it is getting closer to Christmas (gulp) so I am sure cuddly toys will be needed.

I have spent the morning doing domestics and have moved onto making binding, cutting and ironing pieces for another quilt. Now for some lunch and then back to it again.

Happy stitching.

FNWF and Zoom

 Friday night I joined in with virtual friends to stitch away together, I was lucky to be able to start in the afternoon, so I cut sashings and finished off this quick top, the panel was given to me by Ingrid.

Simple but I am happy with it.

Then I put the sashings and corner stones onto the batik quilt, it is a bit brighter than it looks in this photo.

Saturday I joined Chooky and friends for a morning zoom session

It is always wonderful to catch up with these ladies from Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Canada and USA. Great conversation, we manage to put the world to rights and see many wonderful projects being worked on. Time just flies by.

Once I had a cuppa and got my needle threaded, I finished off these three hexie flowers for the Mystery hexie quilt, I think I have another three to make.

I have been for a long walk this morning, along the beach and then up and around the new subdivision behind us, then back home. It is spring like again today and really pleasant to be outside.

Think I might go sandwich the batik quilt this afternoon.

Happy stitching.