WIP On One Little Project!

Oh, this is a bit embarrassing - now where did I find this inspiration? Please tell me if it is yours! We have our RPQ show coming up in September and I have promised to donate some Lucky Door Prizes!

Ready to be quilted! This is 30" square table topper so will be quick and easy - once I get the batting! Not perfect, but it is very effective - I enjoyed playing with the fabrics!

Stitched on my new Janome 6600 - seems to like me, so that is great!

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We have a lovely sunny day here and it is oh, so welcome - not too cool either! Shame I haven't got all day to play in 'My Studio' - hope you are enjoying your day!

Happy Birthday, Louise!

What a fun afternoon! A great time shared with Girlfriends! overlooking the beautiful city of Perth. A perfect afternoon and we all behaved like ladies at the revolving C Restaurant, celebrating Louise's birthday while enjoying High Tea! Here's the Girl of the Day showing her new quilt - quickly put together by Barb and I on behalf of all The Girls! What a birthday to remember!

Gorgeous girl - I think I can say for sure what a thrill the whole day was for all of us!

Here we are toasting with bubbly, just a little as most of us were drivers - thanks, Barb and thank you too for organizing! There's me, second from the right!

The Swan River on a sunny Friday afternoon in Perth!

Yummy fabrics! I must put my beautiful new Janome to use this weekend - it has been such a busy week with Ed coming home - oh, thanks goodness and let's hope we have turned a nice big corner!

Can you see the horses on this fabric - how cute! I bought in both colours, don't know what for, but I really do adore! Happy weekend!

It's All Good!

Oh, boy - what a change! Firstly, Ed's operation went very well - he's still in hospital and will be home next Monday. He has been so brave and is now talking about the day when he can play bowls again. It is hard to believe life will have some sort of normality again - well maybe in a few weeks - I'm so tired, but it is a good sort of tiredness, lol! Lots to chat about and a lot of excitement - I have been able to stock up on beautiful 4-ply wool - that is one of the good things about driving to the city each day! It will be nice not to be so sidetracked in the evenings and to get down to crochet and applique. See my circle to the right - a few dear bloggers have admired it and asked about a pattern - seeing I have modified the original so much, I feel it is my own, with inspiration coming from the original - so, I hope to be able to help you out as soon as I complete my own design and make sure it works!

My hardanger piece - it was in one of my pics and a few have been interested, so here is a better view - oh, it must be 20 years since I made this and it is still crisp and lovely after so much use!

I can't wait to unpack my gorgeous new friend - I am so excited! This afternoon I will road test it!

These are the fabrics ...

and this is the pattern I will use - I have quite a stash of of gorgeous Kaffe's, mainly 20 - 30cm small cuts, so it should make a nice quilt, fingers crossed! If you have the same, I would love to hear your thoughts on it! I hope to hospital visit tomorrow and then spend a few hours with Girlfriends! I am so looking forward to a little freedom and relaxation, very self-centred I know but it has all just been so long! Happy weekend all!

Old Lady Stuff!

I've started to crochet a granny cushion - Kate from One Flew Over has inspired me to do so, thanks Kate! I do love to crochet, very therapeutic and something I've always sworn to return to 'when I am an old lady'. What a joke - I'm not THAT old and all the young moderns are doing it, so why not join in - now, please, I have had enough rudeness lately! I love this colour theme and am using Sublime cashmere merino silk dk - I like really soft wool, but unfortunately it falls in the high quality range and is quite expensive.

Anothery, too! Just gorgeous - this beautiful strawberry fabric is heavenly - again expensive at $30 plus a metre - I bought just 30cm and may have to splurge on a bit more.

Bobbing along very nicely on my table topper - I will show you an easy way to get it accurate if you fancy!

Both my dear boys are home at the moment and will stay here until their Dad's operation on Friday. Aaron will fly out to Lake Argyle next Monday - this mine is on the WA/NT border and where they mine the magnificent pink diamonds. His real home is in Thailand with his partner and I will show some nice pics later!
Yes, rain, rain again - we have had a little sunshine this morning - oopsy! my wet jeans are on the line. The rain is just so wonderful for the countryside and dams, though there has been a few nasty storms lurking around! Happy week everyone!

How Rude!

Dear Girlfriend Robin has stitched together some big blocks of beautiful linens I have been collecting for sometime. I really want to have this 'tablecloth' quilted with straight lines and as it has to be very accurately stitched for this kind of quilting, Robin offered to put it together for me. Silly me with the injured shoulders - just another gorgeous friend of mine to the rescue! A very rude person came along and read his paper and had his coffee on it this morning - not nice! - I will be folding it up soon so thought I would show you before I whipped it away!

Another WIP - I will leave the computer and go straight to the machine to finish - let's hope it all goes together nicely. It is to become a small table topper to be donated to our local quilt group for their exhibition in September - more to show you in a day or two I hope! Have a fun weekend!

Popping In!

Yes, hello again - even though I haven't achieved much in the way of stitching, things are progressing nicely. I have started a little project - thank you badskirt for the inspiration! I will tell you more about it when I get more done and hopefully that will be today. This is really fun to do, so I am hoping all the lattices line up when stitched together!The second circle of my Circle Project - I wasn't happy with the background on the one in front - it was losing the star effect - so last night I reverse sewed and am now ready to put the petals back on a more significant background - I'm really enjoying this - simple applique - I'm hoping to make a nine-block quilt! Just a couple of fabrics I bought from Funky Fabrix in Brisbane - just love that little white one - cute little girls - oh, there is so many beautiful fabrics about!

I won the Mumma to this orchid in a raffle a few years ago - she has been divided up and blooming beautifully at the moment - a little bit of cheery colour in the wet, cold weather!

Things are moving along with Ed - the big operation is scheduled for 5 August - a double bypass and replacement aortic valve - I'm trying to fatten him up and the doctor said he must exercise to regain a bit of strength before the big day - goody! now he can empty bins, unpack dishwasher, feed the dogs, lol! More sewing time for me! No, not really - it has all been a big scare and I mustn't be blase about it!

Dear Louise has a big birthday today and we celebrated with the Girlfriends! at guild on Tuesday - Happy Birthday, Louise! Off to organize to sew now!

'Hello!'

Popping in to say 'hello!' I am really not achieving anything much these days so all I can show you is 'lovely lovelies' that eventually I hope to do. My Japanese Flowers are progressing oh, so slowly and meanwhile I am dreaming up a design for the following applique piece! The lure of repros is always there with me - here's what is whizzing around in my mind - pretty hard to portray what is in there, lol! I love these baskets and flowers - to me they are stylised and would give me plenty of room to play - maybe the weekend will be kind to me and let me make a start! See the taupey fabric - it's from Japan so maybe a Daiwabo - I thought perhaps it would be nice for the background of the baskets and have ordered some more - and the other three are bits of stunners, particularly the blue!

I think this closeup, as fuzzy as it is, may give you and idea what I am on about - could be nice! Good luck hasn't arrived yet - still waiting to hear when Ed's open heart surgery will happen - meanwhile he's coping really well at home, spending most of the day in bed and reading lots of books. Another 'disaster' - Bailey, my grandson, who was to represent the State in AFL has a broken little finger, so looks like his trip to Canberra will definitely be out. This poor little finger was broken over three weeks ago at training - he showed it to Nana Tuesday evening - of course I went bananas playing Doctor Lurline and after more whizzing around with phone calls, hospitals and doctors, he is now at this minute seeing a specialist - would be lovely to get food news, but I'm sure we won't.

Off to do some bookwork and pay some bills - I'll try to avoid going to jail!

Hope life is treating you all kindly and you have a lovely weekend sewing!

Japanese Flowers!

Today has been a lovely, quiet day - nothing unexpected has arisen, I must keep my fingers crossed! I have had a nice little play and have satisfied myself with yarn, tension, etc to start on a Japanese Flowers Scarf - now, seems like everyone in Blogland has given this a try!

The original came from this book and I have gleaned hints and tips from all and sundry - Julia, Attic 24, Elizabeth Kat, Danielle and Calico & Ivy. The yarn I have chosen is 65% baby alpaca and 35% mulberry silk - I am so thingy! about what I wear against my skin - it has to be soft and beautiful - Andes by Debbie Bliss is just that!

Whoohoo! Look at that - as you can see, I have used a 3.0mm hook, it's a Clover and I just love them! I was originally going to stick to just the four featured colours, but now have decided to lash out - I'll be phoning Calico & Ivy tomorrow morning! I'm very happy with the way the flower is sitting - without blocking and using the smaller hook than recommended.

Oh, I don't know if I can do this - Christine's Dolly Quilt Swap 2 is due this month and still I have nothing prepared - maybe I should steal some blocks from a quilt block swap - aren't they pretty - such lovely colours and prints in the repros!

Well, I did get interrupted - never mind! - my man is still so sick - don't feel I can talk about it at the moment, sorry! I see Darlene and Kaaren from The Painted Quilt are affected by illness - I'm so sad about that, too - best wishes to them! Happy week sewing everyone!

It Has Been Too Long!

Time flies! Here we are well into June and Heidi is saying farewell to the last of our roses before pruning! We've had a beautiful show during Autumn - so lovely! Well, Ed is home and now Mum is in hospital - she went in last Friday and I'm due to pick her up sometime this afternoon - just some little bug, but of course it has played havoc with a nearly 93-year old! We are all just plodding along day by day - but that's okay - let's just hope there are no more twists and turns in the road for a while!

Not a lot has been happening in 'The Studio' - I have dragged out some lovely linens and really fancy a nice table cloth of big patches - will be quick and easy once I get to it!

I have started a quilt with Moda 'It's a Hoot!' - now don't laugh, please - it is a start!

A lovely rose for Miriam - always think of you when the yellow roses bloom, Miriam - of Yellow Roses that is - pop over and say hello to this lovely girl! I have been having lots of little browses so sort of keeping up with most of you and your lovely stitching - keep enjoying!

Kristen's Caravan!

Isn't this just gorgeous - a limited edition printed in Australia by kristen doran design - I just love it - maybe a cushion but I kinda like the idea of a frame!

I just love the detail - and of course the mood this work creates - yes, doesn't life look wonderful there!

A sneak peek at Baileys quilt - now, did I tell you my 15 year old grandson has been selected to represent Western Australia to play Aussie Rules Football in Canberra, our capital, in July - an honour he deserves and I'd like to try to raise a little money to help him - I'm hoping to successfully raffle a quilt! Not too sure about the above - maybe I will have to have a re-think, I don't think it is coming together as I wished! I'm having a little blog cleanup - deleting some defunct blogs and adding some new ones to Blogs I Follow - far from complete - lots of other priorities for now! Happy stitching!