Home = Happy Place

 

 

Hello Friends

Two days before Christmas I moved into what will be my family home for many years to come with my Partner, my 23 year old Son and the fluffy one; Angus.

The process of making it our home has brought so much joy & peace to my heart.

And how wonderful it feels to have Me back & inspired to sew again

Quilts on Display

 

                                                             

Angus has made himself very much at home, here on Breast of Friends

and here on Simply Red

 

I've had Baskets for You (Sue Daly) quilted & now awaits for binding & a label.

I plan for this to go in the Master Bedroom 

The Prince Quilt (Susan Smith) has also been to the quilters & is all finished.

I love this quilt so much

(and so does Angus)

The Prince's backing; he needed something special

Showing off on the spare bed

And my happiest place......

 

Will try to update QWE a little more frequently this year (and must get JA back on to share her accomplishments). Stitching continues on Irish Circles (Karen Cunningham), more pictures to share next time

 

Until then

Happy Stitching

Linda xx

Baskets For You

Good Morning Friends

Its the start of Spring in Australia & we are being blessed with beautiful blue skies here in Wagga Wagga and the temperature is beginning to warm slightly. We could do with some decent rain though to settle the dust & keep everything green.

I've been busy stitching away on Baskets for You a Sue Daley design over the last 6 months. 128 needleturned baskets plus a centre block also needleturn. I bought this as a Block of Month over a year ago, I was thoroughly delighted with fabric selections & quantity supplied, No scrimping!!

So some progress photos below leading to the finished top with borders attached just last night. What a feeling it's been, to be actually achieving & getting things done.
In short - its my Therapy.

 Thoughts of never seeing the end!

 

 All 128 Baskets stitched

 

At the machine

A growing quilt

Final stitches on the Centre

Centre Complete

All joined - I needed to include a very small border around the centre block which is not in the design as I chose not to trim all blocks back by 1/2 inch.

 

Borders on & Baskets For You top is complete.

Below is a pic of it on a bed, just to have a better look

Angus is loving the warmer mornings in the sunshine too

He's such a smoocher 

I love seeing what everyone is doing, it provides so much inspiration. Remember to find me on Instagram lmg065 where Angus is the star's.

Til next time, Happy Stitching

Love
Linda
XX

A Stitch in Time

Hello Friends

The weather is cooling down, making any spare time, the perfect time for stitching.

The weekend away in Talbingo & some time off from work has renewed my enthusiasm. I feel invigorated; I just want to sew & sew & well....sew!! Being at work makes that impossible so I've been doing lots of Blog reading, Instagram viewing (remember you can follow me at lmg065) and of course stitching when I can. Work really does intefere with doing nice things - but then it does pay for it so extremely necessary.

Here are a few photo's of what I've been up to.

Stitching in the warm on Anzac Day. I love these tins, recipients of the Anzac Biscuits they contained enjoyed them too.

More Diamonds & Stars

  

 Centre panel of 2012 Challenge Quilt (yes I'm late) ready to remove papers & stitch on to a background piece. Next up a border of Flying Geese...

 

Some prep for the Flying Geese, I haven't done these before so am going with the 4 blocks at a time with no leftover method. Thankyou to fellow QWE JulieAnn for assisting in working it all out.

This is "Red" my 2014 Ford Fiesta. 

My big happy event since last time, she represents the brand new shiny start in my life.

 



And yes this me is: Very Happy!!

Also slowly progressing is Baskets, some more prep done at Talbingo

 

  21 Complete.....so many more to do

 

And my Angus, smooching with his Mum.

That's about it for now, I need a weekend at home to get into the flying geese before there is anymore show & tell from me.

 

Wishing all the Mum's, especially mine, a Very Happy Mothers Day. Hope you all get spoilt & spend it with those you love or at least have a day doing what you love.

 

Happy Stitching, til Next Time

 

Love

Linda

xx

 

As Time Ticks By....

Wow, it's been so long since I've posted I'd almost forgotten how!

Not much stitching has been happening in my camp, as my camp has been going through some major changes. Life changes which I can only say continue to be a challenge.

Slowly though, little pieces at a time, I'm finding my way back to doing what I love. Seeing what everyone else is doing & achieving, none more than my favourite accomplice JulieAnn, provides so much inspiration.

So for today, just a couple of pictorial updates.

Firstly, French Mosaic, a Karen Cunningham design, is getting closer to having the centre done.

Once done its just a matter of a couple of borders....so hopefully not too far away.

Then, onto baskets, this the first of MANY!!

 

 

 

And, at long last Mariners got its binding on & is proudly hanging.

 

 

 



 



Happy stitching everyone, til next time

Love
Linda
XX