Finally I have finished my wall hanger of Tis' The Season, that I started 2 years ago.

I was doing this as a stitch along and I was keeping up with everyone else. Then Pat was in hospital with pneumonia for a week and with his after care he needed, it was packed away.

So pleased I can tick this off my want to finish list for 2013.

Already I have started to finish off another BOM that I was doing and its a Dawn Hay   design. Yesterday I put the top together and now I just need to find the right backing and Bob's your uncle another BOM is finished.

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M.I.A.

 Gosh it's been almost three months since I last posted on my blog. A lot has happened and I have been busy in so many directions.

First off sorry I didn't get part 2 posted on our Lets Get Stitched weekend. But here is a picture of one of the finished projects I made.

I love this bag and I used a French General range by Moda . This is a Fiona Ransley design.

Inside of the bag. I know I will be making more of these as they will make great gifts.

As for being M.I.A.

Lot has happened. Couple of months ago my other cat "Rebel" was diagnosed with Cancer. It wasn't the result we were expecting when we went to the vet. Loosing Rebel bought back all the hurt of loosing my darling Lucky.  So it was a very hard time going through the grieving period again.

I haven't been slack by any means. Been busy as I have taken up being an Avon Lady again. I started that back at the beginning of Feb. I even have quilting  friends order through me and I post all over Australia. Postal orders get 10% off their order, due to having to also pay for postage. Now that was a  plug and a half wasn't it?

Been busy with Patrick and his health issues. Last week he had his hand operated on and so I am busy doing things like cutting up his meat and tying shoe laces. Be glad one this ends and frees up some time for other things.  Plus I am chief  bottle washer. This will be on going for a few weeks....bugger hey??

Had a fox raid and attack my ducks a couple of nights ago. I lost Daphene number 1, while Bundy, Sunny and Daphene number 2 were also mauled. Rhett was the only duck the fox didn't get hold of. I am thinking it was a young fox.  Also that evening they were attacked we had our wettest day in 10 month.

That leads me to the following photos.

I needed some me time. No one wanting me for anything, this includes the fur kids. We still have Harley, Pat's Siamese and Amy's two cats.

For the last 24 hours I have been stitching the binding up on a wall hanger. When its finished I'll show you it. Plus some zipper bags made out of some left over honey bun rolls.

I love the prettiness of this bag. I didn't have enough of the pink for the top piece, so I added

the pink stripey fabric.

Then today I made this zipper bag and had time to make the third one.

Really happy with the look of all 3 bags I have made this weekend. I feel like I have achieved something in my sewing area. Sewing therapy is good for the soul.

 Still some honey bun strips left over for more zipper bags on another day. They'll make great gifts.

I hope not to leave it so long til the next post.













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Lets Get Stitched 2013 Part 1

 On the 8th if this month I had the pleasure of spending the day with some awesome quilting sisters. We had a bus hop to 3 quilting shops and 2 hours spent up in the Adelaide Hills around lunch time.

I met up with the girls at Hettie's Patch. Boy that is one beautiful quilt shop. I'm a fairly regular shopper here.

 Behind the girls was a table with morning tea on it. After drooling over all the fabrics and notions, it was nice to have a cuppa, before we headed up into the Adelaide Hills.

We had lunch at Hahndorf and I had a kransky in pastry with chips and salad. When Pat is well enough, I want to take him there for a lunch.

There was this beautiful shop in Hahndorf and it was all about lavender. So many pretty goodies in the window, beautiful tea towels with lavender pics on them.

I had to sit outside of this shop while the girls went in for a look. I am allergic to lavender. I get migraines and start to vomit. Dawn who saw me sitting there gave me a little prize for not being able to go into this pretty shop.

Two fat 8'ths, I'm thinking a pretty zipper bag or a pin cushion. Thinking...................


Back on the bus and off to another quilting shop. Darn I can't find the card to tell you the name of it. Story of my life, always misplacing things around the house.

Then it  was off to Trisha's quilting shop down near Castle Plaza. It was great to go back to this shop. It was my second time  visiting this shop.

These are the fabrics I bought on the bus quilt shop hop. I am going to use them in my mystery  sampler quilt I am doing this year. I bought 1/4 a metre of each.

There was a charm pack game that night and I took a Christmas charm pack and I went home with a "Whimsy" charm pack....good trade I say....lol.

Part 2 will be of the workshop day that was held on the Sunday.











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Better Block

After posting the photo of the block that didn't work I pick this out of the other two from the list.

Much happier with the outcome of this block and I just love the colours of the block.

I have been busy the last few days with the "Let's Get Stitched" weekend that was held here in Adelaide.  Lots of photos and one I have found more energy I'll post some photos of fabric I bought and of the workshop.

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One Of Those Days

 Today has been a mixed day of good and bad.

On the good side, today Patrick and I have been married 30 years. We have seen so many changes in the last 30 years. Both of us are still happy to be "stuck" with each other and are looking forward to the next 30 years.

Now the not so good side of today.

I wanted to make a sampler block for the "Monthly Sampler Block" I have joined over on Our Craft Forum. After setting up the templates and cutting out the fabric, it all went down hill.

I checked the printing settings before I hit the print button. But the templates don't seem to match up size wise, the photo will explain it all.

The left strip comes up 2 inches short and is only 10 inches and not 12.5 inches, allowing for the 1/4 in seam allowance. The plain fabric isn't big enough to cover the square block and when the other triangles are added, on the seams for points, it comes up short.

Wasted fabric is annoying me more than the time spent this afternoon working on it.

The block is called Empire Star Block and I am sure its nothing I am doing wrong. Looking back on what I have made in the last 4 years I am 99% sure its nothing I am doing wrong. But there is still that doubt.

Tomorrow I will do a different block as there was 3 to choose from. Stay tuned.

On a brighter note. I finished off my flower for our Let's Get Stitched get together this weekend.

I've added my own touch to the design that was sent to me. Many thanks girls for sending the fabric for this little flower. Looking at the flower gives me a good feeling.

On Friday while we're doing our bus tour to 5 quilt shops, we'll all look pretty with our flowers. Then on Sunday its a workshop.

I'm going to meet so many wonderful quilters, who I have known through the magic of the internet for the last 4 years. That is going to be so special.

Taking my camera with me too.











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Been Busy

 I have decided to join in this year with the Monthly Sampler Block over on "Our Craft Forum". I am going with an Autumn tone.  First block is done and just in time as this month is speeding by.

 I was behind on the monthly hexi swap too and I am now up to date at last.

This one was for Kimba.

This one was for Vicki. Now I just have to get this month's hexi made. Thank goodness its not a post one, its for Dawn and I'll see her Tuesday.

I have been busy elsewhere too. I have finished the apron swap and that will be posted Tuesday. Also I have started the secret Santa swap with the Tuesday girls. This one won't be shown until the end of the year.

Well I had better get back into it.










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Oh Pooh.

My run on this wall hanger "Tis The Season" has come to a temporary halt. I don't have enough of the fabric left over for the last border. I'll use that fabric for the binding.

Can't buy any fabric until later in the month and then I am hoping to have this one finished and crossed off my white board before February starts.

Don't mind admitting I was very disappointed with not being able to finish the wall hanger. I thought it would be a good idea to finish each item I picked to complete. Still its not a draw out of the way, but hanging on a coat hanger where I can see it.


This morning I have been cleaning up and packing away the bits of fabric not needed and cleaning out the door of my sewing machine. I like to do this at the end of each project.

I'm going to use this time while waiting to buy the fabric, to get stuck in to James and Tamara's quilt. Was going to sandwich and quilt the sampler quilt, but I need more quilting pins. Thinking about maybe getting some of those "things" that go on the ends of the pins. So I don't need to use quilting safety pins. This too has been on hold until I buy the fabric for "Tis The Season".

If you use those little do-dars on the end of your quilting pins, tell me what you think of them please.

Thought I'd show you the hexies I have been collecting for a while in a monthly swap. Wondering what to make with them. I'm thinking maybe a quilt?

Any ideas would be wonderful.



 


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