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  • around here…

    There hasn’t been very much sewing lately as I have been sick for a couple of weeks. After two prescriptions of antibiotics I am beginning to feel better.  Even though today is wet and dull, spring weather is beginning to make the garden grow and bloom.   This cake I made the other day is mainly…

  • Day out…

    Our son is here for a week so today we went for a drive to Evans Head.  It was so beautiful there,  we had fish and chips for lunch, by the water.  This little bay on the south side of the river is called Shark Bay.      Shark Bay from up on the look out and the…

  • lavender and hexies…

    The first signs of spring, being near is starting to arrive around here.  The days are wonderful, warm and sunny, just the weather I like.  My friend dropped in a pretty bunch of lavender on Saturday And today, Jenny from Brisbane sent me hexagon flowers.  I love them and the centre with the paris print…

  • Amitie mystery quilt….

    This months Amitie mystery quilt arrived with all these pretty fabrics to add.   After making the templates, I was spread out on the table busy cutting out the blocks.  I stitched a few……And more cut out and marked ready for hand stitching! I love how it uses a large variety of fabrics…

  • new day…

    I decided to have a name change to my blog, now soultreatstitching.com  I love the term soul treat and isn’t that what stitching or anything crafts and art is to a a creative person.  A time for relaxation, a time to play with colour, texture,and design.  And most of all a time of peace. When…

  • mailman arrived

    Today the mailman bought me my first Massdrop order. I purchased Karen Buckley medium size scissors and the little curved ones were included. I already have the large and small scissors and they are wonderful.  The serrated edge does stop the fabric fraying out.  Great for applique. Now I need to go and cut up…

  • misty morning…

    Woke up today to a very misty morning… quite pretty in it’s own way! the mist/fog cleared but the day has been cloudy and dull, with little patches of sunshine.

  • Haute Boheme quilt…

    I finished my Haute Boheme french general quilt… I bought the kit from Craftsy. quilted it by machine. …happy with how it turned out!

  • Sunday…treasure!

    market find…

  • Trying this

    Writing a blog post on my iPhone while waiting for my husband at the dentist. And hoping they aren’t running late. I went to the op shop and that filled in half an hour. Found this cut glass container, not sure what I will use it for.It will look shinier when I go home and…