Big Day out Part 1.

Yesterday I went with Margaret a fellow Geelong Guild member  to Warrnambool to the

We went to Warrnambool from Geelong by train, got a taxi to the venue and then had a wander

Just had to sneak in the sunrise 

aren't the colours beautiful 

here we go for a wander

Life's sayings, hard to see sadly, but I grew up being told a lot of these

Have the pattern for this 

Little bays and tempting views

Isn't the centre beautiful.

this label belongs to the photo above, quilt on the right

Flying pineapples!!

Foundation pieced..stunning!

Still awake and with me???

Will share some more tomorrow, is a fantastic exhibition and well worth visiting.

Happy stitching.

Wonderful day out

Today I have been up to Gisborne to catch up with Marg and Tracee and The City Girls....nearly all the City Girls that is! Tracee made us a beautiful lunch and then a little stitching happened,

Robyn was hand quilting a little boy quilt

Marg and Anne were stitching away

Annie and Marina busy stitching too

Little Harmony waiting under the table just in case something dropped her way!

I gave Tracee some serviettes for Christmas and so we had to have a play with them!

next to the dancing pole

Looking good huh!! We had such a laugh, such a great day, these ladies are so much fun! I enjoy each catch up so much I don't want to come home!

Tracee made me these gorgeous coasters, she is a very clever lady!

I have been knitting some dish cloths, have thought about it for ages and finally have got to having a go.

I am off to Warrnambool tomorrow so had better go and get myself prepared.

Happy stitching.

Yesterday

was sit and sew, first for the year at Bellarine Quilters, we had some wonderful show and tell

Dianne's mystery quilt from last year

Christine's light house quilt for her brother

Rae had a central photo from her holiday to France last year and surrounded it with Ricky Tims inspired corners

Margaret's stack and slash quilt top

Irene's version of stack and slash

Margaret's teddy applique

Carleen's quilt for her grandson..made with 10 minute blocks...we all laugh at this block as it always takes us more than 10 mins to make!! But it makes a wonderful quilt.

When the Supervisor and I were out walking I noticed this on the side of the path, poor Roger is no more!

Looking over to the yacht club

Oops more show and tell, Jans quilt front

and back

The bed runner is quilted, Joan and I both had a play and both learned lots!

the fabric has some beautiful images

Love the owls.

I had better make a move and clean the house, then I hope to get to some applique.

Happy stitching.

When

I was over at Joan's playing on the longarm I picked up four quilts Joan had quilted for me. These quilts are all heading to the St John of God hospital once I get the binding on and the weather cools down.

Wonderful selection of quilts

This morning I have been cutting applique pieces

and have them ironed into place, I am missing the shoes for the sheep, and they all need eyes, I attached the sheeps arms incorrectly but will work with how they are now.

I am off for an 80th birthday afternoon tea.

Happy stitching.

Bed runner

The last few days I have been putting together a bed runner and backing

this will be the backing as I don't have enough black to make it all plain

this is the bed runner front, beautiful fabrics from Canada.

and I digress to show you the flowers on the back deck!

The roses are beautiful and all scented. So nice to sit near.

This afternoon I went to see Joan and we had a play on her new quilting machine, she had not done free motion before but now is a convert! Yay!!

We had a little play with the waterfall

Joans little dog Mitsy was there to help, at one stage I dropped the pincushion and Mitsy grabbed it and was off..a chase to get it back followed!!

And on the dog theme we went to #1 sons place yesterday afternoon and I got to play with Hank their new puppy, Hank is 9 months old. He loves sitting on your knee!

Now I am off to sit on the couch and be a blob! And to enjoy a Sloe Gin!

Happy evening.

1st January already

Seems like we were just gearing up for Christmas and now it is the next year already! We have had people staying since Shane was here, so life and the washing machine has been busy. We are heading for another hot week, 39 deg C by Friday!

With help from Shane the wasgij was finished..another is waiting for a start.

Walking along the end of the beach after Boxing Day lunch

Today has been a quiet day, washing, some tending to the vege garden and lots of reading!

The supervisor was up half the night because neighbours two houses down decided to let of fireworks on and off between 9.30pm and 1.30am, in the past the noise has not bothered him, but this year he got very disturbed. So after a walk and a swim this morning he has slept.

A new tomte has joined the family, Van Loons nursery had 40% off their Christmas decorations, so this one had to come home with me.

I was given a lovely oil diffuser for Christmas, it has been working flat out since then!

I found this cup and saucer at the Salvation Army thrift shop for $3.00 so the cup is now glued to the saucer and will become a bird feeder, just needs a hanger. Julie from My Threadbare Life was where I first saw this idea.

More Christmas presents

Beautiful gifts from Margaret

I found these novels in the Geelong library just before Christmas luckily there was book 1 to 5 on the shelf, so I borrowed them all, I am now up to Book 5, and 1 and 2 have gone to Melbourne for a short holiday while a friend reads them. They are a good series.

I had better make a move and bring in the washing, all should be dry now, hubby has offered to BBQ so I am not saying no!!

Happy New Year.