What I have been up To

The days and weeks go so fast. I made this small quilt for a mini quilt swap it was to be no bigger than 24”square. I used  a charm pack and some white backing fabric . It is a pattern I adapted from the Moda Bake Shop.

I can’t manage to get my pictures on flickr and am still waiting for my swap to arrive.

I also made a Jelly Roll Race quilt, everyone is either making them or talking about them, I did this one when I was up at the house.

Well Gary Yes ‘that’s  the dog I,m talking about thought it was great.!  I’ll add some borders to make it a little bigger.  Plus all the hand applique on my Dancing Dollies is still happening .

Late Post of swap goodies….

This is a post I should have done a while ago, in 2011 I did the secret santa stocking swap with an online group through squilters. These are the wonderful presents I got . My partner was Helen C from Wauchope.

I loved them all and it was amazing that Helen was so close to the real me and what I like .

Latest Project…

Hmmm I really didn’t need to start a new project, but the girls I meet up with decided we should do a Dancing Dollies Quilt. The one proposed was a Naive Dancing Dollies Sampler by Brigette  Giblin in repro type fabrics or you could use what you  liked…..Then Karen said she had found one by Trish Harper.   I liked that better so bought the pattern on line and have now started. Here are some of my dollies and there is still a bit to do to each in the way of  embellishment etc.

I am using Flower Sugar from Lecien,  So Pretty

I guess this quilt will go To Miss Talula who has just started dancing classes.

Missing in Action Again……..

Gosh where do the days and weeks go.?

I promise my self I will blog more but the days just run away, my biggest issue with bloggging Is the photo side of it . I have so much trouble with downloading my photos to the computer then finding them again not very technological….is that a word.

Well  I am happy to say I have been doing some quilting  and stitching, but not as much as I’d like. I have the awful job of sorting and packing 14 years of accumulated  stuff ! We will be moving later this year to our new Home at Moore Park Beach. The House is Finished ! We are slowly moving things up there and I have a new Studio .

The cutting Bench Is just the best 4 lovely big sturdy drawers. And I love My expedit cubby holes from Ikea.

Quilt Frame, Wet area and fabric storage.

New House Gardens slowly taking shape.

Hand Dyed Quilt

A few weeks ago our sisters group dyed one piece of fabric and then cut it all up and put it back together again….as you do …. A simple rail fence block and then arranged and sewn .  This was  My finished result.

Jen Trish and PamBagley, Jen’s Westie Puppy trying out the quilt.

Happy New Year !!!

Well better late than never…..The last couple of months is but a blur…. I had a quick trip to New Zealand for my Mum’s 80th birthday, My youngest daughter and I took the 3 great Grandchildren to meet her. We gave her a surprise afternoon tea, with a lot of her friends there, I had to get one of her friends Faye to help get everyone there . 

Mum cutting her cake Made by my sister Susan Yummy too !

This is what I spent a lot of time on, I go to a group weekly, and we call ourselves the Sewing Sisters there are 13 of us  and if your really lucky, you may get a Big O Birthday quilt. Well Trish had her Birthday In December and we made this quilt everyone made some blocks Then I did the sashing etc and put it together . It is done in 1930’s and is just beautifull.

Trish with her Quilt.

Hmmmmm  I have a Big O Birthday later this year….

Will be back shortly with some photos from a wonderful swap I was in …..

Must be the silly season

Well again I haven't been here for a while, now I have been busy but a lot of what I have been working on is secret women's business ! After next Tuesday I can show you a big project I coordinated with a little help from the rest of our Tuesday Sisters group. I've also been working on presents for a special Pal Year long Christmas swap.We are also building our retirement home At Moore Park Beach so every few weekends means 5.5 hour trips up to check on progress and garden driveway work etc.

Dyed Fabric Project

Since I was last here My dyed fabric has been cut into strips and sewn back into little blocks.

Strips of fabric color sorting….

sewn into blocks . It is really an exercise to use one piece of dyed fabric Which our Tuesday group, well 3 of us decided to do after watching a DVD by Linda and Laura Kemshall. Ive put my blocks together now so will show you again when its quilted. !

Last week I went on a Bus trip with my Thursday group the Sew Crazy Quilters, we went all the way to Warwick about a 2 and a half hour drive, Through a storm and it was looking to be not so pleasant . The closer we got to Warwick the better the weather became . This is Glenrose Patchwork where they had the annual airing of the quilts. A lovely Patchwork Shop and little cabins where they do Patchwork Retreats We all had a great day.I will take some pics of my purchases next time !

The other day I went to collect the eggs and found this little wee egg rather surprising as I have seven hens and the day before had 7 eggs  all normal size except for one and that one  weighed 95 grams.     Its so cute. 

Long Time No See !!

Well I don’t know where the last few months went, Not much sewing happening, I seem to have lost my Mojo a bit, Hopefully its coming back I have a few things I must finish. Also we are building a new House for our retirement October November next year.

This is the house,yes it looks pretty  big, we actually are sharing it with my youngest daughter and her family Our side is on the left The front door and to the left is our side    The room on the left is My sewing room.  the middle part our lounge dining Bedrooms and bathrooms behind the sewing room and a study nook. It has all been gyprocked and the painters start next week.

This is my New Sewing Room so far.

Had some fun dyeing fabric with friends this week.

This is what I ended up with. Its for a project so watch this space .

I will show you what happens to this over the next couple of weeks .!

Long Time No See !!

Yes I have been missing in action, so many things to do , Lots of travel up and down to Our Land . Away On a 7 day quilting retreat….On and on it goes…..

Our 7 day quilting retreat was great great food, Good friends, and lots of fun, even managed to sew a bit .!

This was the Sun coming up the first morning.! What a view.

From the top Trish at the design wall

Our Sewing Area

Jeanette Planking on her wonderful 60th Birthday Quilt from Our Sewing Sisters Group Quilted By Lesley MacNamara. Beautiful.

Potato Bags Big Bag

Smaller ToteLeanne’s gorgeous quilt , Quilted by Me !