Beautiful day today...

I really like these kinds of days, the sun is shining, just a gentle breeze...the washing is done...well not folded yet but dry......have been for a bike ride....

...and I have managed to do some sewing.......Annie had a sewing cushion last Saturday, one I have liked for a long time.....the Port sewing group were going to have workshop, but haven't heard when yet.....so this afternoon I decided to just go ahead and make one...it is known as a Star Fruit cushion. ....I have used 6 inch squares....

these are the fabrics for the top..only had to unpick once when I realised I had made a mistake on one of the seams....

I have decided to try and put pockets on the side...just a little added challenge!!!

side pieces being added to the bottom....

Ta dah!!!! Finished.....the only problem is that I think I have made it upside down because 

I think this is the side you work on.......

If so then the pockets are  the wrong way around!!!! Ah well, I tried and maybe I will just use it upside down!!!! 

Happy sewing. 

On the road again....photo heavy once again....

Yes, today I have been to Gisborne and back...but for a very good cause...to catch up with these ladies...

Marg, Jo and Anne....serious stuff here!!

Ann, Christine and Kim...

Elyte and Barb....love this photo...

Look who is working away here......

but easily distracted...Lol!!! Barb and Annie...

Jo and Annie...

Tracee busy working too!! The flowers in the bags are part of a beautiful Christmas gift Tracee gave everyone....

our bloggers gathering in Gisborne this time...we gathered at Patch'nQuilt...

after lunch and a little show and tell

Barb's beautiful crochet blanket

up close...

Lyns quilt made from scraps she was given..

Jo's shirt challenge quilt from a few years ago...

Christine's beautiful quilt...

Kim's lovely quilt with Bonnie and Camille fabric

this beautiful pear quilt was made by Elyte...

Jo with her swap...

Marg with her swap from moi!!

Kim with her swap...

Barb with her swap...

my swap from the lovely Barb..isn't it cute?

Lyn with her swap...

Ann with her swap from Lyn...

Ann with her swap...

Christine with her swap...

and here are all the goodies....Phew...I think that is enough for now.....was wonderful to catch up with this talented group of women...lots of chatting and laughing....and a little sewing!! Quilting friends are the best!

Happy sewing.

Last night...

we had a gathering of the Gisborne Quilting group at Margs house and Tania taught us Foundation piecing......her pattern was for the log cabin....but I decided to do a block from the Sylvia's Bridal Sampler as I am already working on that...the first bag of pattern and fabric I opened, I had prepared it at home, I found I had left out one vital piece of material!!! Duh!!! It was the number 1 piece!! Back to the drawing board for me...luckily I had some others prepared and they actually had the right bits of fabric so I was able to get sewing.....

much business happening here...now where did I put that piece of fabric???

Tania supervising Donna....

Marg trimming her block...

the finished blocks and mine not finished just yet...some very clever ladies in this group and Tania's teaching was wonderful...

Ta da!!! This is the block Night and Noon....took me another 40 minutes or so to get it finished...

These are all mini quilts Marina (Gisborne Marina) has made using foundation piecing...

she just used scraps...

Isn't this so pretty..

and this...sorry blogger has turned this around!!   Didn't take many photos as I was busy working!! I can hear the phew's from here!!! Lol!!

Happy sewing.

On the way home...

we stopped in Albury for a break...as we drove along a street I spied a hobby shop....great attraction for hubby, so we parked and got out...as we did I spied a patchwork shop...joy and happiness !!!

so hubby went one way and I went the other. The shop was 

Kay who was working here was just lovely...so helpful and friendly and welcoming...the shop had many beautiful kits and patterns and fabric....so many treasures ...of course I had to come out with goodies, who can't in a new shop! !

lovely kits for Christmas goodies

some ground walnut for pincushions...

and as I was wandering round the shop Kay approached me and said if I wanted to buy a kit, I could have it 50% off...they were going on sale the next day but Kay said I could have it a it earlier...how nice was that!! 

so I bought two and got the two for the price of one!!! Love a bargain!! These quilts are about lap quilt size so can be made bigger if necessary with extra sashings...same pattern with different fabrics. Would highly recommend a visit to this shop if you are passing through Albury...you will be made very welcome...and if you aren't pasing they are happy to make up kits, or send patterns or fabric through the post..they don't  have all their products on the web shop but if you contact them and ask they will do what they can. Ok promotion over!!!! Lol! I was very impressed....

back in the real world....

the supervisor kept a close eye on me this afternoon.....I had the vacuum cleaner out!! 

Happy sewing.

Back home again

We did the big drive from Canberra yesterday and seemed to make better time...we saw a lot of this

did some of this...

and made more of these...

was very happy to see this.....

and super happy to have my hexie container go from this....

to this!!! Yay!! Doesn't take much to make me happy!!

I am linking up with Anthea over at Hibiscus Stitches for her Piece yourselves together EPP link....lots of lovely EPP things happening over there.

Happy stitching.