This afternoon

I have been happily sitting at the dining room table playing with paints. There is a challenge 8 of us at the Bellarine Quilters have taken up, and that is to make 12 Christmas blocks by December. We will put them all on a table together and choose one form each pile...that way we end up with a Christmas quilt. .that is the theory anyway. So I decided to do mine with paint

For some reason the tablet decided this ginge should be sideways, I am sorry for that!!

The patterns are from a book called 12 Days of Christmas by Nancy Halvorsen.

Once the painting is finished I will put stabiliser on the back and do some free range quilting, then maybe do a little more painting. 

It has been relaxing sitting here painting, looking out the window sometimes, watching the changes of weather go by. There have been some lovely rainbows this afternoon today.

I had better go and check dinner.

Happy sewing.

Saturday workshop with Barb Smith

We were picked up by the wonderful Tracee - she is amazing - she drives us all over the place - so nice to sit back and relax!! So off we went to pick up Tania and headed off to Ringwood, very, very photo heavy post 'cos I wanted to share nearly every photo !!! Oh dear!!

We have arrived!!!

Tania's goodie bag.....

Barb beginning her talk....

..double labelled Shez!!...Tee hee!!...

Tania has been shopping already!!

Barb demonstrating what to do with the luggage tags we have in out goodie bags....

..picture frames....

I have painted and stamped....very much enjoyed this!!..

The Lovely Melody and Shez...enjoying life!!!

Next demo from Barb, painting and stamping the back of the canvas frame to make use of the window in the back...

I have jumped a bit here - this is painting on the linen....Mel and Tania concentrating in the back ground!!

Some of Barb's beautiful work...love this heart...

and fabric book....

picture frames...

painted fabric with buttons...so pretty...love the rabbits...

Shez busy at the stamping table....

Tracee busy working....

Mel having a wonderful time.....she has such an infectious smile....

my finished canvas frame....happy with this one....

Barb demonstrating stencilling onto fabric..

here goes Shez....

stencil comes off.....

beautiful Shez....

Melody doing her stencilling....

Maria showing us her stencilling...

here goes Tania....

beautiful!!

Tania busy at work again....

the lovely Shez and Maria the pocket rocket!!

and guess who photo bombed!! Ha ha!!

I was very lucky to be given a beautiful hand towel with an added piece of fabric - purple is such a fav colour with me!! And some lovely soap and hand cream,  many thanks Shez you have spoilt me!!

These are my treasures from Theadora Cleave - love these buttons!!!

My painted and stamped linen....this might become a journal cover...still thinking on that one... had the best day out so much fun and laughter thanks to Shez, Tania, Tracee, Melody and Maria and of course the lovely Barb Smith and Karen from Mrs Martins Quilt Shop.

Have a great day!

Problem resolved

Well I have been trying to make a blog entry and have had to wait and wait and wait..........it took forever just to get the blog up let alone do a post......so yesterday I had a look at our internet usage and lo and behold.....now that No 1 son is home all the months allowance was gone and we are only part way through the month! So today I had to gather all my patience in both hands and get on the phone to Telstra and see what we could do. I got a really lovely helpful lady and we are now all fixed up ........well it should be all happening by Thursday, but she has put our usage back to zero so we can get faster access again! I am impressed!!!
But enough of that.......this is what happens when you go away for a weekend....you could come home to this.....

furniture outside....

dining area in disarray...

nearly empty room......yes DH has decided to paint the lounge dining area!! Could be like this for several days! 

Painchwork

I have had a lovely relaxing afternoon - have been painting on fabric and had a visit from Tania carrying a chai! I started here with traced pictures

then after relaxing painting - relaxing because I didn't manage to spill paint on the fabric or the floor and I do find it very relaxing - kind of like colouring in, I ended  up with this below!

Next step is to free range quilt on all the chalk lines (they look black now) and then decide if I do anything else to them before binding. I am a happy bunny this afternoon! Lol!!