Progress

 I have been doing a lot of ironing, cutting and preparing this week, getting ready for Scrub Stitching

Fabric cut for one quilt

two quilts

#3 quilt, more fabric is coming in the mail, I hope it gets here before the weekend. I am doing fat quarter blocks for these quilts so they should come together quite quickly . (She says hopefully!!)

When I was in the kitchen this morning  I could hear and see a galah outside, I thought it might nave been interested in the vege garden below but it's mate was in the tree just a bit further along feasting on these red berries, it was not at all bothered that I went out to say hello and take some pictures.

I spent quite a bit of time on the kitchen this morning preparing the figs for some more jam, there are so many figs on the tree, the birds are having a feast, I watched a silver eye demolish a fig about the same size as its body when I went out this morning.  I have made 10 jars this season so far. 

The Churn Dash quilt is finished - Ready for show and tell at Scrub Stitching

This scrappy quilt is finished, thanks to Joan for the quilting. Joan did a spider web design and it looks amazing.

and the Foundation Paper Pieced hearts are finished.

Two more blocks have been done for Anthology, sorry blogger decided they had to be turned around!

I was given these blocks, they are the last of Kates things, Judy, one local quilter has, 

I am going to add them to the sides of this quilt top started ages ago and never finished, it is long enough but not wide enough, this may just solve the problem.

I had better be off and sort the mess in the sewing room.

Happy stitching.

Squirrel day

I know I should be focusing on one thing and getting it finished but my brain keeps on thinking of other things, but this is what has been happening here

I had a wonderful care package from the lovely Julie, hubby has been told NOT to eat the chocs wrapped in gold, they are white chocolate and are MINE!! Thank you Julie for thinking of me and spoiling me!

I also received this postcard from an Aussie Hero letting me know he received and loves his quilt, he was a bit worried as he received the box of goodies two weeks before the quilt arrived, he was getting concerned the quilt was lost, but all was good. Nothing like a Happy Camel to make your day!!

All my little half square triangles are trimmed

a pile of trimmings makes me feel very virtuous!! Sad isn't it!! Might go and put these in one of the bird boxes outside.

This lovely book arrived n the mail, another challenge between Ingrid and myself. I am going to be very busy!!

Second lay out for the half square triangles, I forgot to take a photo of the first, for that one I was two HST's short and decided not to make any more. Enough already!

So with the left overs I laid out this

The with the last few had a play and managed to get some around the wrong way but at least they went together ok.

Little one sewn together, comes out at 5 and a half inches.

Big one sewn together, with a couple of woopsies but it is staying as it is.

Ingrid reminded me it was time for our Caroline Challenge, I got  the days muddled and then sewed the half square triangles together the wrong way...did I look at the picture first...No! So some unsewing happened

getting my act together

and finished..not exact but I am happy, it was nearly 10pm by this time and I was getting vert tired.

We had a weather change yesterday afternoon, thunder, lightning and heavy rain.

Happy mail earlier in the week from Ingrid.

Quilting and binding done, two mini quilts and a pincushion!

I had a wander down the garden yesterday and saw there were more ripe figs, so another kilo is made into fig and ginger jam. 

Every time I go looking for charm squares this packet of Japanese fabrics falls on the floor, so it got sewn into strips and then I added the strips of fortune cookie fabric, I think now I need a strip of black all around to contain all the colour as it is a VERY LOUD and busy quilt centre and the next fabric I have to put on is also very busy. Using what is in the stash with this.

I think it might be time for lunch now and then back for more being a squirrel.

Keep safe

Happy stitching.

One thing

I enjoy when I go for a walk is driveways or paths that wind and weave so you can't see the end.

a drive way I pass on my walks

the entrance to Edwards Point

walk way to the beach.

The desert rose still has lots of flowers, love how they get more pink as they age.

I sent of my blocks to NZ for the healing hearts quilt, pus three chubby knitted hearts to go with some quilts.

Yesterday I was given some figs, so made a batch of fig and ginger jam as you do!! Tastes good too.

I have finished the mosaic on the bird bowl, needs to set now and then it will be grouted.

Today I cut and cut and cut and I have 80 One Block Wednesday blocks cut ready for sewing.

They will not be sewn for a while as I am off on a holiday tomorrow and not sure what wifi I will be able to access. 

Flying to NZ then flying to Hawaii

and going on a cruise around the islands there. I am going with Jenny and we are celebrating her soon coming 60th.

Happy stitching. 

Yesterday and today

have both been lovely days...kind of Indian summer. Yesterday I didn't want to be inside and hubby had a war gaming buddy coming over so I took myself off to the beach for a walk. I drove over to Queenscliff and followed the beach and then the path to Point Lonsdale

Heading down the steps at Queenscliff

there is a tiny blob  out there which was a man swimming, just liked the contrast between the man and the huge ship coming in! 

Love rock!!

New shelters at Point Lonsdale I hadn't seen before, built in a style reminiscent of the bunkers here in WW2

kind of murky over th other side, the wind is whipping the tops of the breakers and creating mist.

Love the description of the lady going into the ladies side of the bathing box, emerging in her voluminous bathing costume and enjoying the waves in a bobbing motion!! Would have loved to have seen that.

As the tide was coming in on my return I took the sandy path above the beach, there was a lot of up and down here!! On the way home I stopped at Van Loons nursery to get a well deserved chai- you need some reward after walking 11km I believe!!! They have the most magnificent GF  cakes there too, might have had a sample!! Lol!!

Things are a bit awry in the garden, this tree has it's autumn colour and is dropping leaves but also has blossom that I would have thought would have come in the spring??

I emptied the fig and ginger jam back into the pot today and boiled it some more and added jam setter...I was told by Barbara at Portarlington sewing group that if the fruit was floating it was not cooked properly...now it no longer floats and the jam is set!! Yay!!!

The binding is finished on the Dignity Quilt I am now putting on this big label, I liked the words and thought there would be enough room for the people who made a block or three to sign their names.

Well I had better go and start that tidying I have been avoiding.

Happy sewing.