Stitching a Garden

What a wonderful way to garden without getting your hands dirty.  This has been a treat to stitch and is addictive.  Quilt is Leanne Beasley's "Down in the Garden".
Just Delicious.

I still have three blocks to stitch then I can put together.


 

Weekend in the sun - recharging

 

SUMMER TIME

 

Isn't it a great feeling when your flowers bloom the sun is shining and you have time to pick them and enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worker of the week

Such a proud child came home from school this week Fabulous work!!


A weekend away this weekend and every parent should try this it refreshes you for the week ahead.  Why is Christmas so busy its just one day and there is a day after called the 26th December.

A christmas Fete in Cromwell, 28 was the temperature and caught up with my friend it was wonderful.

My purchase

Yum I love red

 

Applique Floral Delight

Yes I have finished the top!!  Not quilted yet but here it is, Hope you all like.  I have been busy between May and September but just slack at putting on the blog.  Needed time to smell the roses and they are coming up now in the garden.

Red Home delights -cant wait to see what this turns out like!

Look at this gorgeous quilt - The Birdhouse - Natalie Bird  I've just started it and it is soo addictive, keep you posted on the progress.  The book is called RED HOME.

While I have been taking it easy after a bout of vertigo, dizzy spells head scan at hospital ( yeah waiting 6 hours is not pleasant and I couldn't even stitch) and not being able to get my head off the pillow I was itchin to stitch again, perhaps you call it withdrawal syptoms and now I can't sleep woke up at 5.17am and needed to get back to sleep so I got up made the kids lunches and thought I would get onto the blog as I have been so slack lately then I know I will be hopeless in the morning, but you gotta do it while you can.  (I have a great husband by the way).  Take care keep you posted on all those lovely applique blocks.

Spring is upon us enjoy each day like its the last! STITCH TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT

Well winter is past and we had such a mild winter when spring came so did the snow, hail and rain, those poor lambs.

I have been busy stitching away and I have been wondering how to put this block together in a medallion quilt,  watch this space. I recently attended the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair in July and got some delicious reproductions from Threadbear and also Carolyn's Quilting Room.

WATCH THIS SPACE



I have made a wool bag and held a class in this, it is a good large size and can carry lots of packages home from the quilt shop (shsh don't tell your husband). This is in Quilters Homespun. Let me know if you want to know the magazine no and I will look it out.

Have you all seen my cathedral window cushion finished? I have also held a class in this it was lots of fun, I remember making this at least 28 years ago.  Yes that long.  I have been quilting for a very long time with a few breaks in between when the children took up all my time.  The youngest is 7 years and the oldest is 19 years and first year at university.

 

 

Haven't blogged for a while, but a lot has happened since then,  My best best friend moved to Nelson, sob sob and as I am not that particular at keeping in touch via technology thenI am missing out.  My university daughter has gone through a couple of home sickness blackouts and they were major but we got through, thank god we are not in a different country.  School holidays kept us busy and we had fabulous weather and all.  I got to go to New Plymouth (not a choice I would make but it was a conference and I did not get to choose).  At least I can say I have been there, but guess what, I was walking down the street and happened to pass Still Quilting,  (yah) and I wasn't even looking for a quilt shop!  Luckily I walked in because I got  some fabric I had been looking for to finish my william morris wall hanging.  LUCKY LUCKY.

Here is my flower Garden wall hanging starting to look like something.

"Autumn is delightful"

I love autumn, you still get those lovely summer days but it also reminds you that winter is coming and you can get onto those projects beckoning from the sewing room without feeling guilty.

Look at these fabulous foundation pieced mariners compass blocks I have been trying.  They are from Brenda Henning's book  look at www.bearpawproductions.com  Be very careful when placing segments together it can get confusing so don't do it when you are tired!

Wonderful summer days

Wow can you believe it is February 1st!  We have had such a wonderful summer, the weather has been like it was when we were kids.

Finally got the binding on the kiwi icons quilt, here it is.  This is made with just fat quarters look back on blog to get details.

Today is not that fabulous.  I am getting together some class  stuff hopefully a handbag class and also Mariners compass, paper piecing.  What a hard way to earn a living!  But love it, so all you stitchers out there enjoy your profession if you can make a living out of it, I'm so lucky I get to dabble any way with such a wonderful supportive husband. 



Leanne Beasley - Down in the Garden

What a wonderful joyful block to stitch while on holiday.  Fabulous time away with the family.  Love the bright threads, and have just bought the Larkspur cottage garden thread to stitch the forgetmeknots in the block.  This is Block 5 the centre block.

Check out Leanne's site for this Quilt. Leanne Beasley

Down in the Garden

Summer Holidays, Wow it is January 2012 already, I hope everyone out there in cyberspace had a wonderful holiday.
My family and I are on holiday, yeah, we arrived into Arrowtown at our holiday home on 28th December and the weather has been fantastic, really like when we were kids and you got up every morning and put on your togs and jandals and the sun shone all day from 7am until you finally flopped into bed.

We headed to Christchurch, (we weren't quite sure about going due to the continued earthquakes)  but we have been here for 4 days and had so much fun.  The kids went on bikes,playground and jumping bean at the lodge we stayed at.  Great for Kids, Meadow Park a top 10 park in Christchurch.  We spent a fair portion of the day in the Antartic Centre at the Christchurch Airport.  We went through a storm, saw the blue penguins, had a fun time at the 4D theatre watching Ice Voyage. 

Lots of shopping for kids stocked up on clothes at the dress smart outlet,  BUT best of all I had time exploring the patchwork shops.

I started the DOWN IN THE GARDEN Leanne Beasley and wow its fun can't seem to put it down as the colours are bright and cheerful.  Will load some photos to blog.   Purchased a couple of bag patterns as I feel the need to play with some bag designs.

Happy Stitching everyone until sometime soon (hopefully not too long away)  We are away to Hamner Springs, South Island, New Zealand,  Hot Springs, bush walks and hopefully happy children.