On the weekend 8 of us were invited to Carols farm just out of town for a retreat. Carol holds these wonderful weekends about twice a year and we have a great time sewing, eating, drinking, talking and laughing. I made these two rugby league supporter quilts for friends sons, using a flag for the centre.
Sorry the photos are blurred, I have a problem with my camera.
These are two of the gifts made for me by Berni Shell my stitching angel. Thankyou so much Bernie I really appreciate these lovely hand made gifts. Bernie also sent me a laundry bag,steam a seam, which you use to stick applique on with, some chocolate (which I have eaten) a postcard and badge from Seattle where she lives. Bernie also made and sent a lavender bag, but unfortunately we have very strict laws about bringing plant material into Australia so the package was opened by custome and the lavender bag removed. They sent me a note saying I could have the lavender bag "gamma irradiated" at the cost of $42.50, but Bernie and I decided the money could be better spent. Thanks once again.
Just couldn't resist sharing some of the lovely spring flowers with you.So far it is too warm for this time of the year and we desperately need rain, but this is some of what is happening at my place.
Apologies to all those in the Northern hemisphere heading into Winter.
I finished the shaggy quilt for my daughter in law Michelle last night. I put a small border on it to finish it off.
I purchased these beautiful fabrics on our weekend at the Cottage on the Hill. They are Japanese and are called Daiwabo selection for EE Schenck Co. Not sure how I will use them yet. Any suggestions? I have 11 half meters.
For the past week Narromine have been playing their championships. This is played over four rounds of 18 holes on two Tuesdays and two Wednesdays. I am a pretty average golfer but on the first Tuesday I had the round of my life playing 11 under my handicap(84) which was 26. I lost 5 shots to bring me back to 21 handicap. The next day I played 1 below my new handicap (89)much to my amazement.
I was leading the handicap. Yesterday I did it again playing right to my handicap (90)and today was the final round and I managed to hold it all together to play 1 over my handicap(91). I won the A grade handicap event.Our golf course is all taken care of by volunteers, so we are really lucky to have it in such great condition. As you can see we don't have grass greens, we putt on a mixture of fine sand mixed with oil. We have to smooth out the sand with a special rake everytime we putt.
This is how far I have progressed with the shaggy quilt for my daughter in law. I need to cut the edges and wash and dry it.
On the 8th August Carol organised a trip to Cobar which is approx 250 kilometers west of Narromine.The Cobar Quilt Shop is well worth a visit with a huge range of fabrics in stock. I thought I could use this ruler as I have been wanting to make a quilt using diamond shapes.
My daughter in law has requested a shaggy quilt. The fabric is Cosmic cricket, I hope she likes it.
This range is Cider Mill Road by Nancy Halverson, I bought a layer cake.
It was Club Quilt Sunday yesterday and I started making a quilt top using my birthday fat quaters. The block is 4.5 inches so it will take me a while. This is what I acheived yesterday.Once again thankyou to all those who sent me a gift.
Well here they all are. Thankyou for all your birthday wishes and the fabric,Kerry, June, Helen, Fiona,Donna,Bec,Maree,Aunty Alison, Peg,Gai,Jo Jo,Karri, Alison,Lynda, Anita and Jenny.I have an idea for a quilt.
It was Club Quilt Sunday this week and we decided to have a 10am til 10pm day as Monday is a public holiday. It took me all day to make the extra blocks I needed to complete this scrappy top. I have sewn the borders on today.