Sew Good

Hi Friends

 

Here we are Marching on through the year. Time is zipping by but JulieAnn & I tried our best to slow it down by having a couple of days getting away from it all at our favourite little place in Tumut, NSW Australia.

This is the view from our Cabin; you can see why we love it here!

Happy Ladies Wining & Stitching

Enjoying some Sweet Potato Chips....with Wine of Course!

JulieAnn has been working on her Sarah's Revival,

a design by the late Sue Garman.

There are so many components to this quilt, I felt JA achieved greatly by getting it to the joining stage

Just so you know, the whole quilt is needle-turn applique - just gorgeous

I'd previously traced all pieces of Little Sparrow (Susan Smith design) onto freezer paper so spent the weekend organising fabrics and getting them cut & glued into place ready for stitching. The Centre is complete, along with top & lower large blocks; still quite a lot of work ahead of me..... 

  



A Beautiful Sunset on Tumut River

 

And here we are; happy friends after a fabulous weekend but sad to be leaving to go back home

 

 

Thankyou for checking in, I think I'm going to play with our layout again, as this one doesn't allow photos to be full size. (as you can see, that's just what I did)

 

 

Til next time,

Happy Stitching

 

LG

xx

 

 

Out & About

Hi Friends

The year is skipping by way too fast, so I thought best get in an update before its gone. 

JulieAnn & I had another wonderful getaway to Tumut for a weekend of stitching & friendship. Thankfully we went when we did, these past weeks the Caravan Park has flooded....eek!!

QWE JA & LG

This view never disappoints: no filters - just natural beauty

Tumut River 

                                                

A very friendly Magpie enjoying a Treat

JulieAnn spent HOURS on these sawtooth borders - sew much work in their preparation

& completion

Onto what I got up to: a project that has been floating around in my head to use some of the beautiful Toiles I have collected.

These show my thought process of what "will be"

Pictures all selected, cut into circles and their placement.

Hexies in progress

Little Sparrow had some time spent on her.

Beautiful Butterflies

That would be me! Another project packed away for a very long time.

Expressions of Morris

I was very excited to find I'd even started the prep work!

Other happenings this month was my son Samuel's (Sam) 24th birthday. Love to see him smile...we've been down a hard road. So very proud of how far he has come.

Sam and his Nanny (my Mum of 84) with the cake I made - a feast of chocolate

Lola has had an upgrade, I got myself a new bigger red ride

I am super impressed & love my Mazda

On a drive about the place I had to stop & take photos of the Canola Fields. The bright yellow is also so cheery and reminds me of a beautiful friend....

And of course Angus can't be left out: here he is enjoying the sunshine 

My Beautiful Granddaughter Miller at 8 months of age

I miss her terribly.

Last weekend JulieAnn & I had a mini roadtrip to the Boree Creek Quilters Exhibition. Boree Creek is a little farming town in the region.

The local ladies have been hard at work; its lovely to see other peoples works and

their different styles

This Quilt was really beautiful; made up of all bits and pieces including lace,

crochet and doilies

Lots of colour here

 I really wanted to see right side of the quilt these pillows were sitting on,

but that was not to be. 

A Favourite: Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses

Christmas is in the Air; some clever ladies!!

A few sights on the trip home

I had to get JulieAnn to stop to allow me to take this: The Rock NSW Australia

(where JA lives)

Beautiful scenery with the Canola fields in front.

More work on Little Sparrow: another piece completed (except for touch of embroidery)

Also part of LS, 12 of these babies.



Prep work underway to complete 13 of these; all hand pieced.

Well bloggers that will have to be it for this update, I'm having trouble with formatting. I hope you enjoyed the scenery.

Take care, wherever you may be
Til next Time; Happy Stitching

Linda xx

Quilt Fest = Inspiration Overload

Recently JulieAnn and myself had a road trip to Castlemaine in Victoria to enjoy some girl time & view the bi-annual Castlemaine Applique Group Quilt Exhibition.

The whole weekend was well worth the what seemed like a never ending journey. The quilts were absolutely amazing, the majority being "our style" of quilting. Truly soul reviving & inspiration in bounds.

We also enjoyed some gorgeous food; I was in in gluten-free heaven. I even got fish & chips and waffles (they were to die for, I had them for both breakfasts). And of course what would a weekend away be without a wine or two.

We ventured into many beautiful shops, just too many delights!! The Renovators Barn was fabulous, requiring more time and a visit in cooler weather.

There will definitely be a return trip, maybe with our men, maybe not! Lots more to discover in this historic region of our country.

I hope you enjoy the little sampling of photos

  

A snippet of purchases

 Castlemaine Quilt Exhibition 2016

 

 

 

 

  

 

A Little More Detail

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always time for a Wine

Those Waffles!!

And the Most Special News of All

2 days following my last post I became a Grandmother for the first time

This most beautiful little treasure has stolen my heart

Sadly we are a 4 1/2 hour drive away....so cuddles are not often enough

 

Perfection

 

And Angus being helpful?!? Love my fluffy boy

Easter

 

Where-ever you are, what ever you are doing

Have a Safe & Peaceful Easter with those you Love

 

 

til Next Time

Happy Stitching

Linda xx