Fundraiser

 Here is the link to a great fundraiser over at Donna's blog. For a new room at an accommodation place where families of patients in hospital can stay. Great help to families.

https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/

If you can pop over and consider donating $20 or what ever you can.

Many thanks

Sue

Chookshed Stitchers Challenge 2025

 

I have made my list but not numbered the items yet as somethings have to be done to a deadline, or maybe I will number them and change when the new month comes around. 😕

#6.School banner

This looks like a mess but actually says 150 - I have done the 1 and the 5 just the 0 to be done and then the school  logo to be appliqued and dates to be added. I cut out 400 two and a half inch squares to be signed by pupils and teachers and past pupils who came to the 150th celebrations. This needs to be done when school goes back at the end of the month. This is for the local Primary School, I somehow got volunteered to do this, the rest of the local patchwork group was to help, but it is just me. To be honest only one can sew at a time, so we will see how I go.

#1 Wattle brush - Australian Floral Mandela

I have had this kit for quite a while, so it is now time to get it made, plus the designer is coming to talk to us at the Guild.....do I need any more motivation!!

#2 Sashiko Stitchery Panel

This has been on the shelf for a while too.

#3 Quilts for Guild (2)

Two quilts I was given to quilt from the Guild.

#4 Part made quilt from Carleen

this part made quilt was taken to an op shop Carleen works in, she has passed it on to me to finish.

#5 I Spy Quilt

I was given these pre cut squares and the pieces that made the border, now to make a backing and quilt.

#7 Back and quilt Daylesford Quilt

this photo has decided to reverse itself but you still get the idea.

#8 Border and put together Guild quilts

I was given these to put together at the last Guild meeting, the Minion one is done, needs borders, the other one is not started yet.

#9 Make Sloth quilt

I was given this a while ago and need to get it made.

#10 is a secret challenge that I can't show at present, but needs to be worked on.

Christmas and the end of December

 We had a family gathering at the house of Adam and Beth on Christmas Day, Adam cooked a wonderful dinner, I just got to take a pavlova, cream and fruit to go on the top.

It was a first for Finn

Mmmmmm Finn likes this pavlova and cream plus blueberries

Happy to be fed for a bit!

On Dec 27th we went over to Wonthaggi to see some of David's family, that meant we went over to Sorrento on the ferry, and as it was a windy day it was a bit rock and roll there for a while.

We had a great meal at Tessa's house (David's niece)

Our two sons and partners and Finn, plus Ellen's (David's sister) and David (Bro in law) daughter and son, partner and toddler. Always so good to see the cousins together, they get on so well and even if they haven't seen each other for ages, just pick up were they left off.

Ellen and I went out to follow and Adventure Lab along the dinosaur trail from Inverloch to Eagles Rest

First stop was this model dinosaur in a park

Not far away was a mural Ellen painted for a lady who missed being on the farm

We stopped in at the RACV establishment at Inverloch to look at their dinosaur display and came across the Qantassaurus, so named at Qantas funded searching for this dinosaur along the Inverloch coast

lots of wonderful rocky coast line, the Eagles Rest landmark is off in the distance

two explorers trying to take a selfie!! 😁

interesting rock formations, 

from the car

this was taken at Cape Paterson, where we stopped to find a regular cache, Ellen wanted to see one so we walked back and forth until I found the direction we needed to go in and just off the path we found the container, signed it, put it back and headed off.

coming back on the ferry we were the very last car loaded on and boy it was squashed, luckily I was directed as to how to park the car

it was a beautiful calm day and a good ride home.

Back home I got out a kit Beth's Mum gave me for Christmas

I had to do quite a lot of unsewing but finally got it done and am happy with it.

Very happy to have it done and not sitting awaiting attention.

I am off to compose my list of 10 items to get working on this year, Deana has kindly offered to host us again this year

Off to get organised.

Happy stitching.

More updates

 I didn't realise it was over a month since I had last made a post - life has been busy and time has zipped by once again. We were without a laptop for a week or so as it spat the dummy and we had to get it fixed. A very helpful man came out one day and fixed it, but then two days later it happened again and we had to get him back. All seems to be good now - fingers crossed!!!!

An Aussie Hero quilt has been made and sent off, this one going to Bahrain.

This year I bought dog and cat toys and food and dropped them off at the Geelong Animal Welfare Society in lieu of presents for David's family. We agreed to do this years ago but I am the only one that has followed through.

This was the lovely lady who sorted the bags and was off to deliver to the dogs.

I made a floor quilt for David's great niece, it is a section of backing fabric by Red Tractor

I found some felted animals on line to go on the play mat.

I made a quilt for David's brother in law, all his family except him have a quilt so I thought it was time to change that

We had a December challenge at Guild, we were given three pieces of fabric, mine were the purple and pinks and the challenge was somethin flora and fauna. The results were amazing and very varied.

In the garden the wisteria is flowering again

as is the hoya

and the agapanthus

some figs are coming

the daylily is happily blooming

there are three flowers on the banana passionfruit, very exciting for me!!!

we even have 2 tomatoes, remains to be seen if they ripen

plums are ripening - I hope to get some of these before the rainbow lorikeets move in!!

promise of things to come.

I have to zip off now and do Granma duties for the afternoon.

Happy stitching.

Some finishes

 Finns quilt is finished and he now has it to play on, he likes both the front and back

so much colour and things to look at.

I have been working on a pincushion from a kit I got from Bittern by the Bug recently, the owner of the business is coming to the Guild to talk to us next year, she imports vintage Japanese fabrics. 

A slightly better photo this time 😀

and the top

it has felted wool top and bottom

My quarter inch hexies have gone from 

this

to

this.

At Bellarine Quilters we were challenged to make a name tag to be shown at our Christmas lunch.

Turns out only four of us have made one so it has been cancelled 😕

Oh well four of us still get to have new name tags I guess.

I am off to get some breakfast, maybe do some gardening or maybe start on an Aussie Hero quilt, or do some more quilting on the Red Tractor fabric or another project that needs quilting - so many choices!!!

Have a good weekend and happy stitching.