The BIG catch up

 Well Jenny has been and gone and we have stitched and crocheted (is that even a word??) and finished 10 KOGO blankets which have been delivered to the chemist for delivery to KOGO. Phew!

I have missed one somehow but you get the gist. This lot went together well, some look better than others but I am sure the people they go to will be very happy with them and the warmth they provide.

this was how I was most evenings, sitting across from Jenny.

We had lunch out at Van Loons, my fav lunch place

We went with Mary, a Bellerine Quilter, it was a cold and wet day but we were given blankets and there was a heater on nearby, we were in the Atrium so a little open to the elements.

Jenny is taking home the red work quilt top I was given, so a backing was put together

a local quilter will be doing it for Jenny and now it can be double sided.

The view from my morning walk.

The Geelong Guild held their Quilt In last Saturday, they had a crowd of 292 people, we had a very good day

Knitter and quilter together

The speaker was Tania Tanti, her work was amazing, modern and quite different, some even had parts that moved when she adapted them to her computer programme. She was a wonderful speaker, she has had many issues with her health over the last few years, she was booked for last year but had just had surgery and so couldn't come.  This year she had another surgery 10 days before the Quilt In but made it to see us with the support of her husband. She had everyone enthralled.

We have had a few visits from this young man, golf was played in amongst the mushrooms in the back yard, he wanted to wear a glove but eventually decided his grandfathers gardening glove was too big and not helpful to his game 😀

I had a dentist appointment in Drysdale so went over a bit earlier and had a walk in the foggy drizzle around the small lake there

there were lots of cobwebs in the trees, they showed up well with the moisture on them

this is out of order, the pelicans down at the boat launching ramp waiting for the fishing people to return

back at Drysdale and another cobweb, luckily I didn't see any spiders.

OK I think that is enough from me and it is me all caught up!

I am off now to get the fish and chips for dinner.

Happy stitching.

Last One

The last KOGO rug has been finished and delivered

At the Bellarine Quilters we have made hearts to go in a card to let a group member know we are thinking of them if they are unwell or something happens to a family member. Jenny was super keen about this idea, so after a lesson on what to do and how to do it she made these

Very good for a first time I think. They have now been delivered to the group and Jenny has taken some home to work on there.

I spent some time in Geelong doing an Adventure Lab finding street art all done by women painters

I hadn't seen these before so was interesting to see some different art.

The Zygo cactus is in full flower and looks amazing

I had a walk with Beth and Finn in the week

On the way we watched a man feeding the pelicans

Finn was enjoying the sunshine

I have been working on the tea towel challenge - which has become bigger than Ben Hur!!

I am currently wrestling with it at the machine

Today I had to go to Ocean Grove for an appointment so went to have a look at the ocean

the wind was cool- there were a few brave souls in the water.

I am off to do some more wrestling

Happy stitching. 😊 

Here and there

 I have been visiting Finn and his family and having walks with them when we time our walks together

we have had play time at home

and watched Finn venture into eating solids!

We have had hot sunny days, some even went in swimming, a bit cold for me yet

the pelicans enjoyed the bits from the fish cleaning station, I think the pelican on the right might have been eating squid

I had a walk along the sea front in Geelong one day and enjoyed the bollards again

these two are looking a bit the worse for wear sadly

we have had some cooler and wet weather too.

Today I delivered my quilt to West Geelong for the Quilt Exhibition of the Guild starting tomorrow

the bookcase quilt is all finished.

I had a walk around and in the Botanic Gardens on the way home

Well blogger has moved these all around so they are mixed up!

back in St Leonards walking

on the walk around the Botanic Gardens the fruit bats are snoozing in the pine trees

a bit of a fuzzy zooming in photo 😀

a big old tree I liked 😀

beautiful flowers in the dry garden section

in one of the hot houses

and again

they had a kowhai tree in flower in the gardens, although it was labelled a tree from Chile, the nectar feeding birds love these flowers

part of a sculpture in the gardens, sadly I chopped it's head off!!

seed pods from an interesting tree, no seeds though

this beautiful stag fern? was in the fernery.

I am currently working on an Aussie Hero quilt, the request was for Staffordshire terriers and the ship  crest - hope he likes blue!!

the next one is for Tank Evans from Surfs Up. This requires a large applique - next weeks job!

A little progress has been made on the modern triangles, a challenge at the Bellarine Quilters

these were mostly foundation paper piecing

A little more has happened on the Daylesford quilt top

and the cropped diamonds are coming along slowly

I called in to Heights sewing centre after dropping off my quilt, I had a voucher to spend ( lucky me) and found these plus some quilting templates to have a play with

went to the bike shop and got a comfy seat for my bike ( I hope!!)

and I have started reading this book...phew are you still awake??

I am off to continue on the AH quilt.

Happy stitching.