Happy days...

...sadly no sewing has happened today ...well not yet and as it is after 6pm maybe none will happen, but yesterday I finished the quilting on the  Xmas table runner and the Blanket of Love...

I went to the first meet up of the Seachange quilters yesterday and had a great morning chatting and sewing, on the way home I stopped at Ocean Grove  (along with hundreds of other people!!!) and had a walk along the beach...it was so nice to get out and not be in the howling wind we have had for the last few days

Wonderful just wandering along..

I walked away from the main beach to get away from all the people!!

Today I took the supervisor to get a bath...he was not impressed, I had to bribe him with cheese to get into the bath and then just about body slam him when he tried to jump out!!! Luckily he was on a short (but not short enough) chain!!! More cheese helped him to settle although he sat down and refused to move so the back of his legs didn't get a proper wash!! (Gives you an idea of who is in charge here!!! Lol!!

What are you doing to me!!!!

Now our house smells a bit like wet sheep!!!! Tupai keeps running away from the towel to dry him!!

I have been searching my fabric stash for some fabric with people snowboarding on it...I know I have some but can't find it!!! So frustrating!!! So I am off to empty some drawers and do a search (again!!)

Happy days!

Today...

....I have been a busy bunny, a little more settled but still jumping a bit from one project to another.....haven't tamed that rabbit just yet Marina!!! Lol!!

I did this stitchery last year, so finally got it into a frame, glued on a felt backing, put on a hanging string and finished!!! Don't know why I delayed so long!!!

I got another Blanket of Love together today,  now it needs some qulting..

another simple Christmas table runner...I found this fabric in NZ last year, love the snowmen......still working on the quilting...

before Christmas I had a play with with a twisted 4 patch...I think that is what it is called....today I added a border and quilted it....I had a couple of problems with the quilting, got two little tucks, but they are not too bad...next is to do the binding.

Busy, busy!!! 

Happy sewing.

PS have been looking through a magazing and found the 4 patch block..is disappearing  not twisted!!! 

Bits and bobs

Today I have done little bits of this and that and not a whole lot of anything!! #2 son happily presented me with a pair of jeans that needed hemming

a pair of jeans on my sewing machine and they are not mine!!!! Actual to be honest I don't mind and they don't take long to do....

this was a little table runner I started yesterday and finished today..very simple...

and a little quilt done, just needs a little hand sewing...

the first of three Blankets of Love under construction...

they need trimming, sandwiching...

and quilting....

I traced this beautiful bear to stitch..,,, this is from Michelle Ridgway...

and this afternoon I made another star fruit cushion...looks a bit sad without it's stuffing doesn't it!!

I had better go and get dinner sorted or we will be eating after 8pm again!!

Happy sewing.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone...hope it is a healthy, happy and productive one for all.

Well despite the very hot weather I have been in the kitchen making chutney and sauce..the plums are ready and I wanted some before the birds ate them all

also the beetroot decided to be ready all at the same time, so now we have jars of happiness!! lol!!

I finally got to do some sewing yesterday..some is secret so can't be shown yet, others are blocks that have wanting attention for most of last year...

now they are sandwiched, quilted and done...such a good feeling!!I have another two to do.

In November I joined a postcard swap group hosted by Sheila...she has some lovely things on her blog, well worth a look...I sent this card on Dec 2nd to Linda and it arrived yesterday in Canada...must have been traveling with Santa...or decided to have a round the world trip.....I am very happy it finally arrived.

I received this card 

from Linda..who also has many beautiful creations on her blog. Love this fabric and Linda's quilting is amazing!!

I am off now to go make friends with the sewing machine!!

Have a wonderful day.

Fabric frenzy

Today I had to take Shane to Waurn Ponds to meet up with friends.....they are off to the music festival that has been moved from the Otways  to Torquay because of the bush fire there....I looked for a cache near there but apart from being ripped to bits by bushes didn't have any luck. There is a beautiful old blue stone bridge at the cache site with a two lane road on one side and a huge over bridge over the top, and another two lane road on the other side...kind of forgotten.
On the way home I stopped at Spotlight as they have a 40% sale happening and had a fabric frenzy!!!!  I was very happy to find some fabric at $4.00 and $6.00 a meter. I am set up for a good while now, unless I see something I can't live without!!!! Lol!!!!

love this next fabric...shame blogger has decided to put it upside down!!!!!

love the little orangutan peeking over the little elephant.

Off to pat my stash!!!!

Happy sewing.

Happy times

I have had a couple of very enjoyable days...family gathering at Coldstream

a collection of Hubbles and Palmers....hubby supplies the dressups!!

 

glamorous couple!! Lol!! 

Adam and Shane...we took the dog to the beach when we got home....

yep....usual photo I get!!

Shane helped David put the BBQ together...he called me to say he was stuck!!! Had me sucked in for a moment!!!

my view out the kitchen window early this afternoon.....I so wanted to be doing the same thing, but....

I had a sink full of these...

and they were going in here.....

and made this...jars of spicy plum sauce.  We got to the plums before the rainbow lorikeets this year.....Shane climbed the tree for me this morning....now I have enough to make another brew....

this afternoon Shane made vodka smoothies....

CHEERS!!!!

Yesterday I opened the parcel that said DO NOT open until Dec 25th...I was very good and didn't although I was very tempted!!! It is a beautiful shawl from Diane...it is beautiful Diane, thank you I love it...the colours are me!! Diane has been very busy with her needles and has made many of these for friends, you can see her results over at her blog. Diane also sent some toffees but somehow they are not available for viewing!! lol!!

Adam and Jen brought me back these goodies from NZ...love these too. I am off to watch an Xmas present dvd now and to do some crochet.

Happy sewing.

Merry Christmas

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Christmas...the supervisor sends his best wishes
too

it took a lot of bribing with cheese to get these photos, the supervisor was not cooperating in the correct spirit of the season!! Lol!!

Have a wonderful day, keep safe.

Happy sewing.