Saturday

Today was a bits and pieces day...this morning I finished the top of the dinosaur quilt

I am happy with how it turned out.

This afternoon I went into Geelong...the storm was coming through at the same time, I could see the lightening as I was driving.

Luckily I got to the parking building just as the rain started, but not so luckily I needed to walk a bit to get to the Gordon Gallery, but I had an umbrella I was given years ago as a joke, it is small (meant for a child) green and has frog eyes on the top and a big smile!! Well it was all I had so I had to use it.  Must say it made several people smile and a small child asked their father for one!! Lol!! I got very wet in spite of the umbrella!!

I went to the Artisans of Geelong to see the tram lady hanging, there were signs everywhere saying no photos, so after asking if I could take one of my own work I was told to be sneaky...so sneaky I was!! The display was good, this is the first year it has been done, hopefully it will grow in the coming years.

The rain had stopped when I came out but there were lots of puddles...this is the Geelong library building, and the Art Gallery, love how the mirrored library windows make the building less invasive.

I thought I might catch up to the storm on the way home..it was slowly moving towards Melbourne

Impressive clouds. 

When I got home I worked on the quilting  on the fabric mosaic of the boys, is just straight lines with a kind of zig zag stitch.

Still have quite a bit to go, I have to go back and iron now and them as some of the little bits keep on dropping off!! Cheeky bits!!

Had better go and rescue my dinner from the oven!!

Is raining outside again, sounds good on the roof.

Happy weekend.

Artisans of Geelong

Are having their show on the 8th and 9th of April. The show is called Fabric of the Community and many crafts will be represented. The show is from 10am to 4pm both days. Entry is $10.00.
The show will be at The Gordon Gallery, corner Fenwick and Gordon Avenue, Geelong.

the tram lady will be on display here along with other portraits in fabric.

Happy sewing.

Monday

That means a meeting of the Bellarine Quilters at Portarlington and some great company and show and tell.

Judy is working on a twisted nine patch for her son in law who is soon to turn 60

Tracy had made a beautiful owl quilt

Lynda had made 3 bags, this was one that was going to one of  her grandchildren for Easter

This was a quilt made by Magda at a class with two pieces of fabric, she added the cat.

Magda also made this wall hanging for her niece, little bits of everything in her life,

the tram lady is finished  and has been delivered, I just have to follow up with her paper work which I forgot to take!!

I brought back a little raku type kiwi from NZ, it is now in it's new home

and the pukeko is happily in the front garden

and finally today after 5 attempts I have the binding on the Christmas row by row quilt. I need to get it finished as it is entered in the Seachange Quilters quilt show in two weekends time!!

I had a great time in NZ but it is also wonderful to be back home.

Happy sewing.

Another hot one today!!

I have been up to Gisborne and back today, had my hair done at Margs, our lovely mobile hairdresser does her magic and off we go again!! Of course when you are in Gisborne a visit to Patch n Quilt is a must and as always I came out with a bag of goodies...I have had the urge to do some more EPP and I wanted to do Stars and decided to use reproduction fabric....not my usual bright colours!!

It isn't like I don't have anything else to do!! Lol!! Maybe I just needed another hand sewing pick up and go project!

This doll pattern was on special so I thought I would try and make it for the sales table at the Seachange quilt show next month.

The tram lady is finished!! Yay!! (Well except she isn't mounted n her canvas from yet!)  I have to find the staple gun, I know it is here somewhere, just not sure where, probably with the mini iron I can't find either!!! She needs to be stapled on to the canvas and she is all done. I m very happy with her.

I had better go and check on dinner!

Happy sewing.

Today

has been a day of bits and pieces, it has been humid here, but now a storm is coming through. This morning I was busy in the kitchen

Another brew of tomato chutney and some plum sauce, the house still smells good! 

The sky was interesting this morning.

I have fixed the binding on the hexie quilt, is already to do the hand sewing.

This afternoon I made two little fairly plain blocks for the Quilts of Hope group. They will go in the mail tomorrow.

I also have been playing with Tim Holtz fabric to make a roll of tickets for my tram lady, they are a little big but I think they will be ok, I am still wrestling with the knitted bootie she is holding, I made a premmie size one but it is too big, looks way out of proportion.....so have to think on that some more.

The tram is sewn onto the backing, ready for the tram lady to join it. 

Off to do some more playing.

Happy sewing.

FNWF happenings

I had a busy evening along with many other virtual sewers..

a little more work was done on the tram lady

the background is done and the palm tree, the tram is just placed not sewn on as yet, I had to make sure I had covered the background properly and then as the football was on the TV....(it is only Feb for goodness sake!!!!!)...I retired to the sewing room again and made

binding for the Christmas row by row quilt.

I have been sewing today at Portarlington with a few of the Bellarine ladies, I had hoped to get the quilting and binding on the quilt but that was not to be

the quilting went well until I did the brown section (not to be seen here) and I stretched it, so i will be unsewing later on!!

Leslie had put together this top from using scraps cut into three inch squares!!

Angela was working on a QFO and had it finished by the end of the day

I stopped on the way home to enjoy the sun and the beach, this dog was having a great time digging under the water and barking like mad at the clouds of sand!

Such a beautiful afternoon.

I am off to do some unsewing and maybe some sewing too and to put the roast on...silly meal for today, when you think about it,  as it is about 32 deg C here !! I hope the forecast cool change gets here soon.

 your can see what other FNWF'ers got up to over here at Cherylls.