Happy Easter

These are photos of a Little Quilt of Love that I am making to take to Adelaide. Its part of the challenge for the retreat. This is the same fabric that I have used in my siggie squares as I over estimated the amount of fabric needed. Was thinking of squares not triangles. Duh.




Easter buns that I made on Good Friday. All ready to eat







These are the steps along the way. I made them from scratch - no breadmaker help.

I used a receipe that I found in a newspaper a coupe of years ago. Tried a recipe from my breadmaker receipe book a couple of weeks ago but they turned out like rock cakes.

Table Runner

This is the table runnder that I have made for a retreat challenge that I am going to next month. Ran it up over the weekend. Tried my camera on the macro setting and it looks to have done a reasonable job. I've quilted freehand feathers in the centre blocks and a circular swirl in the smaller blocks. Used King Tut varigated thread.

The theme of the retreat is "Wine and Roses"and its being held in Adelaide. Will be rooming with my friend Carleen from Georgetown and can't wait to get there.

I have also nearly finished another quilt - a small one that I started in a class a couple of years ago.

Apart from that I am continuing to hand piece my pie blocks. I have all the segments done so I'm now sewing them into blocks. Think I have over half done now.

The table runner pattern is from http://picturepatchwork.com.au This is my local shop and I am within walking distance. Not sure whether that is a good thing or a bad thing??!!

Road Trip

This photo was taken from the Circular Head Lawn cemetery. This is looking west to the Western Inlet.

Thses are some photos of our road trip to Smithton and beyond. This is the West Coast - photo taken next to the Bluff lighthouse.

This is Stanley where we had our lunch on Saturday. It is usually very windy bit we were in luck at had a great spot on Godfreys Beach

This is Green Point Beach at Marrawah on the west coast. In the distance is Mt Cameron. I spent a lot of my younger days sitting on the beaches in this area taking photos of my boyfriend at the time

Camping weekend

Last weekend I went caravaning with my stiching friends. We camped by the river at Deloraine.














Elaine and I stayed Friday and Saturday nights and Jo & Selina joined us on Saturday. I started off on Fri night doing some habd stiching and then on Saturday started quilting my curved quilt that I started in a class and had been basted for a month or so waiting for me. Then when I got bored with that I did a bit more on my New York Beauty. That is foundation pieced and I started it in Oct last year. Its a fill in project at the moment. Jo finally finished her log cabin qulit and it looks great



This is Jo putting in the last couple of stitches

And the finished quilt.

This was our work room in the annex. We had fun and promised to do it again soon.

Hot hot hot

We are in the middle of a heat wave. Most unusual. In the shade yesterday afternoon at home it as 33.4 degrees and in the sun 35.5 degrees. The air con is working overtime to keep us cool inside. Its really hard when you are trying to work. No air con there just open the window and hope for some cross flow ventilation

This is the block that I have been hand piecing this week. Need to make another eleven so I could be a while.

Ohio Stars

These are some of the blocks that I have made lately.Just love the reproductions.

Tomorrow I'm going to UFO Day hosted by a member of my local quilt group. Onlt UFO's are allowed to be worked on. So I found one that I started in a class aa few years ago. Its a quilt as you go log cabin.

So tonight is housework night. I'm washing, cooking a loaf of bread and ironing. The wonders of modern technology!

This week I have also caught up with my healing hearts.

Warm and wnidy

Well tomorrow is Wednesday and from there it's down hill all the way to the weekend.

Todays photo is of Rexi. I was sitting at the computer a couple of nights ago and turned around to find her on the couch, its becoming a bit of a habit.

Tomorrow I need to get some brown vinegar and cook some beetroot. Its growing and they are huge. I can't keep up with them. I have been grating them on my salads raw. They are delicious. Also need to make some more Raspberry jam. Yum yum