Long Weekend visit to the Big Blue Shed

Our Big Blue Shed

Over the Weekend before Australia Day we went up To Moore Park Beach to our Land that we will retire too.! We have built a big shed so with the water tanks full and a shower in the caravan, Its quite nice to stay there.

This is the Big Blue Shed. It took us 4 hours with himself on the big tractor and slasher and me on the little ride on wizzing around the trees. Hot and dusty was the order of the day.!

and were racing . It actually goes quite fast ….. and it has cruise control.!

This is looking back up to the road , we just put down the metal for the driveway, as we got bogged while there over Christmas.!

This is beautiful Moore Park beach whic is 4 klms from our land.!

Friday Flaunting…….

This is a close up of the piece I did for Gold Coast Quilters Guild Challenge…..

Last year we had a class with Helen Godden so had to use The technique we learn’t. I used the genesis paints whic are nice to work with I used Rock salt on the Butterflys body and love the effect.

I have appliqued the green part of the wings with batik fabric. It started with a drawing of the butterfly on a4 paper then I did it bigger This piece is 20” square.

Another Bag

This is the Stable Bag Just made this one for My daughter as she wore the last one I made out, thats actually 2 she has used till they don’t look nice anymore.!

 

From the ends ….

From the handle

This fabric was from Andalucia by Patty Young for Michael Miller Looks a little brighter in real life.!

I hope she likes it.

That’s all the sewing I managed last week as had to have a big clean out . We bought a new bed and the old one was too good to toss, so had to empty the old sewing room, so had a good cleanout and I now have 2 guest rooms with queen size beds.!.  This week I have a challenge piece to work on . Has to be finished by Wed 27th for Guild…… and I am going away Friday till Tuesday Guess I’ll be busy over the next few days ….. till then …….bye

My SCSS Gift

 
This is the gift I recieved from Christine in Chooky Blues SCSS It's lovely and makes a perfect table centre on my Lazy Susan on the dining table. I love the dragonfly note pad and the lotion is scrummy too. Thanks again Christine.

Christmas 2009

Christmas and Holidays

Christmas is gone for another year, and we had a hot Christmas this year In Port Hedland with My youngest daughter and her family. It was so nice to be there and see the little ones open there presents on Christmas morning.

This is Talula’s first Santa Sack I made for her.

Talula with Dylan checking out her new bike from Granma and Pa.

Now I just need to learn to go forwards. !

The View From My Sewing Room Window

A group I am on Squilters  asked the question what can you see from your sewing room window, well this is my view.

I look up to the front gate. there is a school across the road and a housing estae beyond . When we moved here 12 yrs ago it was a cow paddock looking up to Wongawallen. I have another window on the other side so its nice and light and airy, very pleasant to sew in. I can see if anyone is coming and what the dogs are up to.