Autumn is coming

 We have had some cooler weather the last couple of weeks, there is one tree in the garden here that bang on the 1st of March changes colour and starts to drop its leaves. As I sit here and glance out the window the tree is redder, the morning is dull here at present and the tree is glowing.

I finally managed to get this challenging (to me) block made for the School Girl Sampler, not perfect but I am happy with it.

I had enough blocks made to join the centre block with the side pieces, it is wonderful to see it coming together slowly.

Log Cabin block for the Sampler

Three more blocks done

This weeks Anthology blocks done

This weeks Sylvia's Bridal Sampler block Card Trick

I have a lot of pieces cut out to make half square triangle for the border for the School Girl Sampler.

I had better get moving and get some breakfast, and then it is off to the swimming pool to do some laps.

FNWF results

 Once I got to the machine I managed to make a few Schoolgirl Sampler blocks early in the evening

These are the blocks I made, there are still more to go. 😉

Last night I stitched the last 2 black hexies into place, now I need to make more for the next part, I am still behind but am slowly progressing.

I forgot to share this last post, last weekend when I should have been packing I decided to make a simple quilt top from some fabric Ingrid gave me, I have kept the pattern it was supposed to be to make one day, maybe!

If you visit  Cheryll's blog you can see what the other Friday Nighter's got up to.

I am off to do some more on the Schoolgirl Sampler.

Happy stitching.

There and back again (photo heavy)

 On Monday hubby and I headed off towards the Great Ocean Road area, we had accommodation at Port Campbell for three nights. We have booked this place three times, the previous times we had to cancel because of the virus situation, this time all went well.

On the way there we did some geocaching, well I did some geocaching to be correct and hubby sat in the car until we found one I couldn't reach and then he had to get out and help! I was very happy, him not so much. We arrived around 2.30ish, unpacked and hubby declared it was time for an amble, so off we went. Little did I know what I was in for.

We went down to the jetty first and watched the waves coming in

it was a little windy 

we followed the path to the coastal walk, you can see I get left behind as I stop to take photos and to look at things!

Then we found the stairs! I didn't count going up as I was trying to breathe, there were more stairs and lots of up an down, on the way back I counted the stairs and we walked 494 steps!! No wonder I slept well that night.

but the views were wonderful

and the coastline spectacular

Looking back towards the 12 Apostles site, well i think there are only 7 or 8 now as they have been eroded by the sea and the weather, but new ones will come as bits of land break away from the cliffs.

Tuesday morning I followed the track up behind where we were staying to the war memorial

the view over the town

the track became a road, looking over to where we walked yesterday (opposite headland)

The rock formations around here are amazing

further up the coast

I went down the the wharf to watch the sunset but there were to many clouds and the sun set in the wrong place for it to show over the water.

Wednesday morning was cool and overcast, I went for a walk to the local cemetery to try and find a cache, no joy there, but the afternoon had some lovely sunny times

so I went and sat on a bench and did some crochet, hubby was nearby doing a pastel painting, much to the entertainment of the people walking past.

Some people were even swimming. By the noises they made getting in the water was cold!

I took out my beautiful new spoons from the coastal market place, Mel is on instagram and repurposes the most lovely things.

Well this is out of order but a block was done this morning for the Schoolgirl Sampler

over the time away I did the yellow and brown hexies ready for the next row on the Mystery Hexie quilt

a couple more hexies have been sewn in place

Well this one is way out of order, we are back to the sunset! But it takes ages to find the photos on the phone so it is staying! 

Tonight is FNWF, you can sign up over at Cheryll's blog and join in an evening of stitching.

I had better get a move on as it is evening already.

Happy stitching.

 Today we were supposed to go and visit #2 son in the city but he messaged last night to say his girlfriend was not well so we found ourselves with a free day! So thin morning I dragged hubby out geocaching, we combined his morning walk with me finding caches 😀 not sure he was super happy with the idea but he agreed. Now we are back home, I have just been out to the garden to check on some stag ferns I divided a couple of weeks ago, kind of scary as I was not sure where to cut. A few days ago I gave all the plants some banana, overnight the possums ate it! Not sure how I can get around that problem.

This one seems to be going well

I see signs of possum activity

all fixed now

this is the original plant, I think it is about 10 years old, I think I can divide some more but need some more bases before I try to cut.

two little ones are in the front garden, the ferns (pungas to us Kiwis) are doing well with the cooler summer this year.

I moved some bromeliads from the carport to here, hopefully they wont get so much burn from the afternoon sun here, the give a nice splash of colour too.

On my way back up the steps I noticed the    seems to getting flowers again

I have made next weeks Anthology block, due Wednesday, I wont be able to get it made that day. Only had to get out Jack once with these half square triangles!

This week I also decided I needed to get some quilt tops finished, so I sandwiched, quilted and bound the half square triangle quilt

Then this quilt with the shaded batiks. Two finished and off the to do list!

The next lot of hexies for the Mystery Hexie quilt are ready to be sewn on, I have nearly run out of left over hexies so need to make some new ones next.

I was busy sewing away on the Sylvia's Bridal Sampler block Thursday and when I went to join the pieces together, realised I had made a mistake, mmm not enough purple pieces, so Jack made an appearance

And the problem was fixed. One Hunters Star block.

One other Anthology block made this week.

I am a bit hungry and have realised it is 2pm and I have not had lunch, I am off to fix that situation up.

Happy stitching.