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backyard….today!
i do intend to post more this year…but things come up and I just don’t get around to sitting down and deciding what to write. So, this is a quick post while I have a cup of tea and toast for breakfast on our verandah. Sunday, was our first quilt group day, and we had…
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Xmas present…
One of my presents was this quilt kit from craftsy…by french general. It’s the beautiful Rue Indienne fabric…intend to make it very shortly…when I have a free day! Today, is a very slow…raining and cricket on the TV…
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wedding…
We came to Canberra for our nieces wedding…Elle and Michael. …the tables were set with flowers in jars and candles. …everyone had a wonderful time.
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in canberra…
Early morning view from where we are staying in Canberra. We arrived in Canberra on Wednesday after spending a few days on the NSW south coast. My grand mother came from the Milton, Berry area of the south coast, her family moved to the far nth coast of NSW when she was about 14. So…
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group day out…
The quilt group had a nice day on Wednesday, for one of our friends birthday, with a trip up the coast for the day. First stop was a coffee half way, where we came across this lizard sunning himself and hoping for food, though we only had coffee so he missed out. Then onto our…
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hexagon swap…
This pretty flower card and hexagon flowers arrived from Marie…
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stitching and spring
I was in a quilting mood, until I ran out of white cotton and the car has a problem. I’m still learning how to machine quilt on my sweet sixteen machine. Sometimes my lines are a little crooked, but I keep going, hoping they will improve with practice. I had this quilting template for a…
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September Swap…
The September swap (Lets Stitch Together Swap) arrived today. My swap partner was Jeanette from jeanettespatch. The swap was to make a bag and fill it with pampering things…and Jeanette sent these lovely perfumed surprises, filling the bag made with beautiful hydrangea fabric. Inside was a collection of lovely soap and body wash, tea and tim…
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fabric shopping…
The week has flown by…must be having fun! The days are a little warmer now spring has arrived, so I have done a little bit of work in the garden, this week. Last week was such terrible weather, and our quilt group had planned a trip to the quilt shop up the coast. We decided…
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rainy weekend…
Today, was a nicer, sunny day after a few days of heavy rain. There was a trip to spotlight, I was looking for rayon seam binding but they didn’t have any. Very disappointing or is it frustrating when shops don’t carry what your looking for and the staff don’t even know what the product is.…
soul treat stitching 