tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21300250818390983872024-03-19T14:55:10.840+11:00The Village Quilterselliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-86089704808895181132019-08-12T13:49:00.001+10:002019-08-12T13:49:35.681+10:00Some more Ice Cream Soda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUNVMBJeLYNvIo9DAfC-aMeVo7mzJKg0AdWc0tT_jXr2qlS6wdaG-9zcJc7x4-krhTG7xKLD5cFUKfxsxhKC7XchCMN3MDG3QLgiymES-CbcaMqq_Bx-kCORLrOZW-P_L4zWscQyCb1s/s1600/IMG_3588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUNVMBJeLYNvIo9DAfC-aMeVo7mzJKg0AdWc0tT_jXr2qlS6wdaG-9zcJc7x4-krhTG7xKLD5cFUKfxsxhKC7XchCMN3MDG3QLgiymES-CbcaMqq_Bx-kCORLrOZW-P_L4zWscQyCb1s/s320/IMG_3588.JPG" width="320" /></a>Oops This snuck in out of order! Working on this using Batiks that friends brought me back from Bali. Everyone knows my link to butterflies.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpooB206Al2c89VHOyz_SNk2mF77vFbk1jhAfxzvfbNyE4e2pk0gZZT4ujCPv9UE6U0oJhqqa6cEotf41x3pX0iDnsdu-aW2Hf9L23w0Ek60cjoJJ2iip4-USQafHqp3qb2sL9l9ATBQk/s1600/IMG_3587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpooB206Al2c89VHOyz_SNk2mF77vFbk1jhAfxzvfbNyE4e2pk0gZZT4ujCPv9UE6U0oJhqqa6cEotf41x3pX0iDnsdu-aW2Hf9L23w0Ek60cjoJJ2iip4-USQafHqp3qb2sL9l9ATBQk/s320/IMG_3587.JPG" width="320" /></a>Christmas presents on the go. I have to sew buttons or bells on to make them 3D. They are centrepieces for the table... a candle will sit in the centre as they form a circle. Thank you Spotlight for the free pattern.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKgPhdtMlTEdLWIzGaEP2MvmpqCZyQrG3P9956Ai2A6cbRqn5lQwoVfNorGKe-x9igjnxMMahLbgwNxAFjzijahVW9cnDjWhUckA9w1XTW9j67FiDzRt-KmSOIj-B2CCYPV11uFJmKHg/s1600/IMG_3583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKgPhdtMlTEdLWIzGaEP2MvmpqCZyQrG3P9956Ai2A6cbRqn5lQwoVfNorGKe-x9igjnxMMahLbgwNxAFjzijahVW9cnDjWhUckA9w1XTW9j67FiDzRt-KmSOIj-B2CCYPV11uFJmKHg/s320/IMG_3583.JPG" width="320" /></a>NOTYQ has a challenge going on called Mrs Scrooge's quilt. This is using up lots of scraps in theory. Each month we get 6 blocks with an additional challenge block ( star block, one with curves, one using 3 triangles of the same colour etc) I have done two of the challenge blocks so far. Again this is a monthly quest and I am up to date. Aug blocks. Being an idiot I made the top left round the wrong way but it's not going to matter.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI5wkDcvB0rWGBIB6ro1xFOK9KlW5to6sw2HEmgoPvQ7uv5wB3xF29CmFKBTDZvqgYLajjl8UccVPtBX6NybMg10EdEpz7N2wFyw9awCVEdpk1SZbHkhNbwGg50H0VhA7YEz_f7mtARg/s1600/IMG_3584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI5wkDcvB0rWGBIB6ro1xFOK9KlW5to6sw2HEmgoPvQ7uv5wB3xF29CmFKBTDZvqgYLajjl8UccVPtBX6NybMg10EdEpz7N2wFyw9awCVEdpk1SZbHkhNbwGg50H0VhA7YEz_f7mtARg/s320/IMG_3584.JPG" width="320" /></a>More Aug blocks... the one on the right is also backwards intentionally.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-50702835737167855582019-07-15T15:11:00.001+10:002019-07-15T15:11:10.526+10:00June or is it July Ice Cream Soda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuED-BgsDXW5YDfsPlc1VemYNDBuccoi65mvplwZ8xKyXrOdvr5y7Gt2XdAAEDG1sFTio1ErJd8inu4BuMc2STdwLYyNnBwEnzVCSTskfqhpeOqcpkBnKIDL_-mw3bE07BrQ19vDDrkk/s1600/IMG_3580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuED-BgsDXW5YDfsPlc1VemYNDBuccoi65mvplwZ8xKyXrOdvr5y7Gt2XdAAEDG1sFTio1ErJd8inu4BuMc2STdwLYyNnBwEnzVCSTskfqhpeOqcpkBnKIDL_-mw3bE07BrQ19vDDrkk/s320/IMG_3580.JPG" width="240" /></a>Here is the latest month of ICS. This is how it will go together with triangles and diamonds as fill ins and the fabric is one of the light centres.. managed to get it fairly cheap.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4JKqprf0lcqXSMH-soejm45aU_Os0jnevNhm644Jw8HA-nvVrCRl0R3a8ArzX2mLcLrixF3QFq936X4hQtliABm2LdmGZU2WSz_s1PnhO9-btIC-RdZE1mXpbdHoSjlLBv6Nx-1f6E8/s1600/IMG_3578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4JKqprf0lcqXSMH-soejm45aU_Os0jnevNhm644Jw8HA-nvVrCRl0R3a8ArzX2mLcLrixF3QFq936X4hQtliABm2LdmGZU2WSz_s1PnhO9-btIC-RdZE1mXpbdHoSjlLBv6Nx-1f6E8/s320/IMG_3578.JPG" width="320" /></a>While I was away I took some crochet with me. Got half of the body done and then had to finish Emma Bunny at home. This is from a book called Edward's menagerie. Cute but fiddly. Given to the physio at work who is expecting a girl soon.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVZBSuF96agWuyvY0yXp1IH3vhvqYB4ZdefxfymhzH2gabCYELefqaNmDqjMejTDiTHZCxuSuQX5Fidez7eSXDB1GvI5Ct8JkRD5ug_fZzC6S-257zMEV6icLccA-mUDrMHEBowCm-c0/s1600/IMG_3582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVZBSuF96agWuyvY0yXp1IH3vhvqYB4ZdefxfymhzH2gabCYELefqaNmDqjMejTDiTHZCxuSuQX5Fidez7eSXDB1GvI5Ct8JkRD5ug_fZzC6S-257zMEV6icLccA-mUDrMHEBowCm-c0/s320/IMG_3582.JPG" width="320" /></a> Found out that I'm going to be a Great Aunt again( Hubby's nephew and wife) in January. This is from Theresa Down Under's book Turnabout quilts. A shoofly block dissected and twisted. Rainbow colours as this little girl is a rainbow baby. Michelle, I finally used the fabric I bought in Qld for the border. Struggled a bit as the orange has kangaroos on it and was directional, as was the border fabric and the stripes. Managed and now I just have to quilt it.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ljbJz9zOeCdo5X61WhbE1nsLc4wxv9e_RhDpFSTtuu3Ibc3ohaHDblWb_lFGlg7XOGCkGQujJOK8M3BI2wKmDaaEh4a2A540eeey8jlZze5vYkUTJOo3RO0xWq00Gc9aFUZAbPLQiEE/s1600/IMG_3581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ljbJz9zOeCdo5X61WhbE1nsLc4wxv9e_RhDpFSTtuu3Ibc3ohaHDblWb_lFGlg7XOGCkGQujJOK8M3BI2wKmDaaEh4a2A540eeey8jlZze5vYkUTJOo3RO0xWq00Gc9aFUZAbPLQiEE/s320/IMG_3581.JPG" width="240" /></a>Not quite enough width for the backing fabric so I added some more... love the unicorns and rainbows.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-30422861380192475412019-06-19T16:04:00.000+10:002019-06-19T16:04:08.913+10:00The next installment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMrhmz5zPuPqIgghUdAJ7UYiHkyMs62cJ3thbzQrPoIrQJ-1Frv5NcSpdsmBfGAPzjsYkhkGbUA-9T9_riZ2ye6CwMfhFQ7BAre_wLDcf9wJznbLLr4lRnqIQCXP70jqM1MuZzXbbl_E/s1600/IMG_3570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMrhmz5zPuPqIgghUdAJ7UYiHkyMs62cJ3thbzQrPoIrQJ-1Frv5NcSpdsmBfGAPzjsYkhkGbUA-9T9_riZ2ye6CwMfhFQ7BAre_wLDcf9wJznbLLr4lRnqIQCXP70jqM1MuZzXbbl_E/s320/IMG_3570.JPG" width="320" /></a>As I have been away I had two months of IceCream Soda blocks to do when I got home. One month....</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZcfZpAByUxoVvAstBeylF2NEIyllmSn8G24_5k5LfQ_0Tly213FtRZJVewo_AaKkjyKWeO-Pu7RAj01hB2HT_YMTuM7NzTGGzgwCapmBorgBxpeJFfCZ7hv5HnoR4uZvTe6OwjpJJDc/s1600/IMG_3571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZcfZpAByUxoVvAstBeylF2NEIyllmSn8G24_5k5LfQ_0Tly213FtRZJVewo_AaKkjyKWeO-Pu7RAj01hB2HT_YMTuM7NzTGGzgwCapmBorgBxpeJFfCZ7hv5HnoR4uZvTe6OwjpJJDc/s320/IMG_3571.JPG" width="320" /></a>second month. I now have 4 rows done. Obviously I can't join them till all are done as some of the colours may clash but that is the progress so far!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmD-f7uDakyTVwfJ9FhlZHhJFDgN9KnjvFsl7FRjhNWhKelRmg0sCg9q3FQowaG1eWmo-6RssnIot4HG-zGcK3w_F9GLmDwUhHoJlj-fLnDPdl0-we5X8uSxuI6PShJ-aI0Npna2nCJU/s1600/IMG_3572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmD-f7uDakyTVwfJ9FhlZHhJFDgN9KnjvFsl7FRjhNWhKelRmg0sCg9q3FQowaG1eWmo-6RssnIot4HG-zGcK3w_F9GLmDwUhHoJlj-fLnDPdl0-we5X8uSxuI6PShJ-aI0Npna2nCJU/s320/IMG_3572.JPG" width="320" /></a>A friend from dancing is going to be a grandmother in August so I did this panel for her grandy. Mainly followed the outlines but the pram has some wishbones and the borders have some FMQ thanks to inspiration from Angela Walters.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgkjlhpIg3RnwB7HO1y5AzLvz36lYx4fPqNPb_2k2nC1Ubfz-3WxuRQ-pH5WmDfqxP6gJx3r17YpkjuNzhcZVfEnv89xfetFA1wJy824QaJso-agzBreuBmy7Tvhxy7zZXMID-sH52as/s1600/IMG_3573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgkjlhpIg3RnwB7HO1y5AzLvz36lYx4fPqNPb_2k2nC1Ubfz-3WxuRQ-pH5WmDfqxP6gJx3r17YpkjuNzhcZVfEnv89xfetFA1wJy824QaJso-agzBreuBmy7Tvhxy7zZXMID-sH52as/s320/IMG_3573.JPG" width="320" /></a>This is a kit I bought in Skagway, Alaska. We saw hummingbirds in Butchart Gardens Victoria, and as they represent DD2's donor they hold a special place in my heart. So beautiful seeing them in real life.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMztkbZHRu8mobUXmmkIkG6RwrcGjAmFTIuyO9KaoosH9XZg561TzIr0ywq-V-kS554OfwBNaAZozoRCPvGYMZFuxCsYug0LpHE-dDCWL4KMbIU2uOGrVNsKJ0dI6nJ20qeRNYWH52f6c/s1600/IMG_3574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMztkbZHRu8mobUXmmkIkG6RwrcGjAmFTIuyO9KaoosH9XZg561TzIr0ywq-V-kS554OfwBNaAZozoRCPvGYMZFuxCsYug0LpHE-dDCWL4KMbIU2uOGrVNsKJ0dI6nJ20qeRNYWH52f6c/s320/IMG_3574.JPG" width="320" /></a>This I bought in Juneau ,Alaska... when we saw Glacier Bay all I could think was, this is my quilt. Hope I can do it justice. There is a panel with a bald eagle flying and that is in there. We did see a lot of them so these are my memories of a fabulous trip to Canada and Alaska.</div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-4537076076057131172019-04-15T13:19:00.001+10:002019-04-15T13:19:52.350+10:00Ice Cream Soda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8zJIV_rOIRIl1o8mbNe2cbUIYpq2TKEIIgH8-_yQIhhDZ5CkheoY43dSssB7hxOy7vQRDqFrAmU8Wz8zexgzRY9xJqX5QWuqs1VJrP32F2dM0sJ4MvJGjKro1xcEvTDGZBRjCL6nuB0/s1600/IMG_2731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8zJIV_rOIRIl1o8mbNe2cbUIYpq2TKEIIgH8-_yQIhhDZ5CkheoY43dSssB7hxOy7vQRDqFrAmU8Wz8zexgzRY9xJqX5QWuqs1VJrP32F2dM0sJ4MvJGjKro1xcEvTDGZBRjCL6nuB0/s320/IMG_2731.JPG" width="320" /></a>This is month one of the BOM ( papers only) that I am getting from Ava and Neve in Qld. It's called Ice Cream Soda and once again I am using my scraps. </div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-35697601178036440872019-03-04T14:34:00.003+11:002019-03-04T14:34:43.211+11:00It's finished <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHpZKclXLAKYKYJHXYYTESwu5_Wgqwptc0sX5N9a_2AA6g7svz0qBH1n2emuk_YwmsXM3yzgR4WT9bapB6YligRlTWgNL_EigY71lKgTOPtA4o1l6daQVpEC2Dg_TMigL87m-WVhK678/s1600/IMG_2722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHpZKclXLAKYKYJHXYYTESwu5_Wgqwptc0sX5N9a_2AA6g7svz0qBH1n2emuk_YwmsXM3yzgR4WT9bapB6YligRlTWgNL_EigY71lKgTOPtA4o1l6daQVpEC2Dg_TMigL87m-WVhK678/s320/IMG_2722.JPG" width="320" /></a>This is the finished quilt. I quilted it myself in a day and a half!Very happy.</div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-61503481161414281382019-02-25T14:57:00.001+11:002019-02-25T14:57:14.864+11:00A little bit wonky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimABCfmd5fiPzaU1BC2-cPjaCNPwchlagmACNzEFzv-SWcubq9nLjE6L1e4cOkAJudNNgbTTF_4_MQm3KIBcfqH4Dml3hfwh9UtTMJij47pxyepQ17oiqdOU3VjlNPtk6ISwtMc2QXgEo/s1600/IMG_2721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimABCfmd5fiPzaU1BC2-cPjaCNPwchlagmACNzEFzv-SWcubq9nLjE6L1e4cOkAJudNNgbTTF_4_MQm3KIBcfqH4Dml3hfwh9UtTMJij47pxyepQ17oiqdOU3VjlNPtk6ISwtMc2QXgEo/s320/IMG_2721.JPG" width="320" /></a>Last Saturday some friends got together to sew some wonky log cabin blocks. It's really like a stack and whack so I got completely bamboozled but after a few mis starts I got 36 blocks done and sewn together. Each of the borders is a different blue and they go round so in keeping with the log cabin effect. Found out that a friend who has checked up on me for the last 7 years is having a significant birthday on Friday so if I can get it quilted she will get it. All those seams give me the heeby jeebies though.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG49u9cIQONH73PI_G8ETwN54ahgnNqmdf5V0i_iw4IcNImVJIPvv_YpX707pQ2Ij2E0MejCGffOnYh7yOsFkV40jAsjOCOmWvTU_rX0iWYacylpVAfv8gZI0hTyf7uo6aCsObBLFKDbI/s1600/IMG_2720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG49u9cIQONH73PI_G8ETwN54ahgnNqmdf5V0i_iw4IcNImVJIPvv_YpX707pQ2Ij2E0MejCGffOnYh7yOsFkV40jAsjOCOmWvTU_rX0iWYacylpVAfv8gZI0hTyf7uo6aCsObBLFKDbI/s320/IMG_2720.JPG" width="320" /></a>Succumbed to another BOM, Ice Cream Soda, by Tales of Cloth ( Jodi Godfrey) and released via Ava and Neve in Qld.I just get the papers every month for 9 months and am using my stash. Ava and Neve do Liberty prints but I need to "rationalise" my fabrics as my DH says!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPp3UZ1dKcaSY10sk5zovIyY69WYwwWxix_pFryRSZf7T9anwGfNYXqNXObnfFskwTcmygTZNaNKEPOnNJL_DmFdR0ZL4eYvjq0hQDfNmdiXHd85ruo-iGwUWxAadH-WZ03KbxUJWK8R0/s1600/IMG_2718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPp3UZ1dKcaSY10sk5zovIyY69WYwwWxix_pFryRSZf7T9anwGfNYXqNXObnfFskwTcmygTZNaNKEPOnNJL_DmFdR0ZL4eYvjq0hQDfNmdiXHd85ruo-iGwUWxAadH-WZ03KbxUJWK8R0/s320/IMG_2718.JPG" width="320" /></a>This is a baby quilt, from a panel with added bits, that will be going to my best buddy's grandie in Sept. She's going to be away when bub arrives so I am allowed to be" nana" for a little while.Again just need to quilt this! Think I need to retire so I can get all these quilts done.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-82490074919922460332019-01-14T13:57:00.001+11:002019-01-14T13:57:47.531+11:00Crazy I know<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcn1IZzH5aPIJ7PX5KUP9ITKcXBAE8vVPZqDqIHACk1shawaR1a2w2sTBePBVpOuvX5gf-Kl_ln8RyJXqS33DkyPQcSCGG91IU-Leu2OPYoIRhRn1IAxsCtH56M5iHKA1giqhzZIUZ18/s1600/IMG_2715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcn1IZzH5aPIJ7PX5KUP9ITKcXBAE8vVPZqDqIHACk1shawaR1a2w2sTBePBVpOuvX5gf-Kl_ln8RyJXqS33DkyPQcSCGG91IU-Leu2OPYoIRhRn1IAxsCtH56M5iHKA1giqhzZIUZ18/s320/IMG_2715.JPG" width="320" /></a>So last week I posted this pattern and on Weds I had a spare few hours and this was the result. ...about 5 hours cutting , sewing and pressing</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NmGJH3n4lDMxxmriCj7mF8Eg20oI854i-vvfuhneF1klY7nC2UW8sXRi0_QgJsGv1VBzKKSv_0i1zkgH0ATkvPghjs56-uxno2VzTvo8cAvO2IsB23Q1EMCnXVOZScT49kIRwor4eCY/s1600/IMG_2716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NmGJH3n4lDMxxmriCj7mF8Eg20oI854i-vvfuhneF1klY7nC2UW8sXRi0_QgJsGv1VBzKKSv_0i1zkgH0ATkvPghjs56-uxno2VzTvo8cAvO2IsB23Q1EMCnXVOZScT49kIRwor4eCY/s320/IMG_2716.JPG" width="320" /></a>Friday saw me putting on the borders.Wish I had had enough of the bright purple to do the border but apart from the black this was all in the stash. It takes ... 3",5" and 10 " strips so not much of a stash buster but....... I LOVE it. Would like to try again with maybe orange, red and??? yellow with blue background. What do you think.</div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-55223569654642659462019-01-08T17:58:00.001+11:002019-01-08T17:58:53.742+11:00Happy 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFa_bnTGRmItrYJWdieJQXZo-zDvyn9J_gu21sNfKaSuKJ8Je2od_V17iN9M29OS7GQ_T3cXJo4J513FafsYviAcZpCwAy7w-nwqKASkcKFmc3wgde76cfLan7ky-jPksDrwByzs-xH4/s1600/IMG_2713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFa_bnTGRmItrYJWdieJQXZo-zDvyn9J_gu21sNfKaSuKJ8Je2od_V17iN9M29OS7GQ_T3cXJo4J513FafsYviAcZpCwAy7w-nwqKASkcKFmc3wgde76cfLan7ky-jPksDrwByzs-xH4/s320/IMG_2713.JPG" width="320" /></a>I have been sewing EPP butterflies from my scraps for a year now and using quilt as you go I am slowly getting them into a quilt. Close up of one....I do love quilting feathers.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTG2tVBWGuZMsFWFHu-MugqC1OytdTZENVrQGr1ioz7rJmmndAwkrQ0d7LfNAuh7Yzi3Unm-HSvUW4_eU7h-Iy80wo-4C7zHA6cH9nbiptapEHLXNOWbn9wwm_09wsWisAMaW2vp8xs0/s1600/IMG_2711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTG2tVBWGuZMsFWFHu-MugqC1OytdTZENVrQGr1ioz7rJmmndAwkrQ0d7LfNAuh7Yzi3Unm-HSvUW4_eU7h-Iy80wo-4C7zHA6cH9nbiptapEHLXNOWbn9wwm_09wsWisAMaW2vp8xs0/s320/IMG_2711.JPG" width="320" /></a>This is my next project I think. The cream on top is actually a greeny yellow, so I can use some more scraps.</div>
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May 2019 be a year of health and happiness for us all.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-13191809986580687862018-11-20T14:15:00.003+11:002018-11-20T14:15:53.338+11:00It's been a while<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdZOC_vCaBdGoVDIp9k1HZj1gOnvXbcSUhAzKOISkb7EVxjm__aibVemh3o5GpLPfj6nf-5_09F9oWg97BGGWlJEJCqyN9WPfc60Tgoj23CvKvLoQCME736913VK76XsQeCnYzy1kOm8/s1600/IMG_2707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdZOC_vCaBdGoVDIp9k1HZj1gOnvXbcSUhAzKOISkb7EVxjm__aibVemh3o5GpLPfj6nf-5_09F9oWg97BGGWlJEJCqyN9WPfc60Tgoj23CvKvLoQCME736913VK76XsQeCnYzy1kOm8/s320/IMG_2707.JPG" width="320" /></a>Sunday saw a few of us at The Quilt Shop in Eltham for a Sewlicious day. This was a kit we were given and could do that day or later. I did some on Sunday and finished it off last night... well it needs stuffing.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYteJDakYKDNErPq2NCLhFAAbGvc42l_yS8QhxI0VW8hyB3BnqUCBEUuau7E0Ra2HJL_wUjTU_D9ZeiQG6ADnoQHuSNHOyY6hWqFLXKCrmv-Ug9-aTAyMkLenwVo714cWEDfNR7vWB5Q/s1600/IMG_2708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYteJDakYKDNErPq2NCLhFAAbGvc42l_yS8QhxI0VW8hyB3BnqUCBEUuau7E0Ra2HJL_wUjTU_D9ZeiQG6ADnoQHuSNHOyY6hWqFLXKCrmv-Ug9-aTAyMkLenwVo714cWEDfNR7vWB5Q/s320/IMG_2708.JPG" width="320" /></a>We also got in our goody bag some thread , trim, a thinble ( not sure where that has gone) a stitch unpicker ( mine broke but Sam donated hers to me... thanks Sam) and the scissors and tape measure. Pretty happy.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCirXuCEzRi277LIvr3zZ-nH9ZH3uwrc0jaLZfF4719fLWBTsMACPjDZwoTKq2a5IaWEwDoljqJlIrzLhRBsj4j75SfSj4OBVJu2Kq5I0w8am35YwyBWEumQt0-9GiOjAnbc6imY5B44/s1600/IMG_2709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCirXuCEzRi277LIvr3zZ-nH9ZH3uwrc0jaLZfF4719fLWBTsMACPjDZwoTKq2a5IaWEwDoljqJlIrzLhRBsj4j75SfSj4OBVJu2Kq5I0w8am35YwyBWEumQt0-9GiOjAnbc6imY5B44/s320/IMG_2709.JPG" width="320" /></a>We then played pass the parcel and I was the lucky winner on our table( we all got something but this was the ultimate) the fat quarter wrapped up the book by Kaffe Fassett. There are some amazing quilts in there... love the one on the front, and there are about 4 more I'd like to do.</div>
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Leanne of Leanne's Quilting service gave a brief but informative chat about quilting which was great. She is a true artist.</div>
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Alison and Sharon, and Alison's mum in law, served up sponges for morning tea, quiche and salad followed by fruit for lunch, and slices for afternoon tea. It was a truly amazing day, thoroughly enjoyed by everyone there so thank you girls for another wonderful time.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-62467863619453939852018-09-24T13:56:00.001+10:002018-09-24T13:56:13.524+10:00And another one bites the dust<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfwAsC3aX3ALtZ7hZwl3OrkV_IkcEk_wYdT4JWKdDw4SzryvzMej0IBqNciB-sXigpy3qDBSZRdzMq2VnKBVO0ROr1nyP1Sr8BO58Aj-e6cCylN6hYDhzTrJWCwZ4LKFeypRA3BQXKL8/s1600/IMG_2703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfwAsC3aX3ALtZ7hZwl3OrkV_IkcEk_wYdT4JWKdDw4SzryvzMej0IBqNciB-sXigpy3qDBSZRdzMq2VnKBVO0ROr1nyP1Sr8BO58Aj-e6cCylN6hYDhzTrJWCwZ4LKFeypRA3BQXKL8/s320/IMG_2703.JPG" width="320" /></a>Whirly gig by Emma Jean Jansen. Scraps for the whirly gigs and border. Love the way it's turned out.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnuTRjpZksQO6b7pGATnmSlyL9UMk8OsylcjA0VJgTrJYtwRJDidekcAl3bRGtQ2tf_E5MGyd7EXbxHhRs2zx2kJSPd5fGOxs-dBhQJAeISLF4WA85ZJmlIB2KSHveWyCrWFTZLI6-k4/s1600/IMG_2705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnuTRjpZksQO6b7pGATnmSlyL9UMk8OsylcjA0VJgTrJYtwRJDidekcAl3bRGtQ2tf_E5MGyd7EXbxHhRs2zx2kJSPd5fGOxs-dBhQJAeISLF4WA85ZJmlIB2KSHveWyCrWFTZLI6-k4/s320/IMG_2705.JPG" width="320" /></a>More feathers...</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgfm30Xjr0MS8zCqgQcRThylNgA7gCeKIVIW6xzBklomSHiQLX0m4HDkzqKxDDE6MpOyJTzK9azAV6Yx-zxBMVLwLrx10jpplxrOUhQs4QXMKXKaVmDw2Zt5CpBUacXRsHQg9J3ww960/s1600/IMG_2706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgfm30Xjr0MS8zCqgQcRThylNgA7gCeKIVIW6xzBklomSHiQLX0m4HDkzqKxDDE6MpOyJTzK9azAV6Yx-zxBMVLwLrx10jpplxrOUhQs4QXMKXKaVmDw2Zt5CpBUacXRsHQg9J3ww960/s320/IMG_2706.JPG" width="320" /></a>... some swirls and wishbones. Do love the latter. I managed to do all but one of the swirls in the direction I had planned but one just had to be different and went it's own way. (see above)Ah well a design variation. Wrangled this through my Janome 6600 , it's now done and tomorrow is being given to DD1's maid of honour. </div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-32434180270205904252018-09-04T14:30:00.000+10:002018-09-04T14:30:16.338+10:00Been busy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IgEXwc_AA3Ts3fzCtCgE5x9Ql_Zu8hCeyyd7FXdbJng25rCc-MpcD9XImRi4vL07I3mwutbZYmRJum_q9QF5LKRaL-sp4QXrQTflYCV2SQHfoqFqE0Y1qtc_weEIEiyvTrN0_Rn2j-s/s1600/IMG_2688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IgEXwc_AA3Ts3fzCtCgE5x9Ql_Zu8hCeyyd7FXdbJng25rCc-MpcD9XImRi4vL07I3mwutbZYmRJum_q9QF5LKRaL-sp4QXrQTflYCV2SQHfoqFqE0Y1qtc_weEIEiyvTrN0_Rn2j-s/s320/IMG_2688.JPG" width="320" /></a>My poor little Janome was making some very funny noises and not sewing so well..... after a good clean, taking out the compacted fluff it was a much happier little machine. I know, I hang my head in shame and vow to clean both machines more often.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVNPD0skjiLA2eVni_j9zVJZvNz7FOfXMxBfoMyb_1pTT1AcqB_qAuYI_DK0NMrcEYIOUyKpwf2QFMz2SfWQ-klV3Y3J0i2EggGelA2DEMFTnZW70Zv20MmzukDrI5N-IgFNQIbruKbg/s1600/IMG_2690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVNPD0skjiLA2eVni_j9zVJZvNz7FOfXMxBfoMyb_1pTT1AcqB_qAuYI_DK0NMrcEYIOUyKpwf2QFMz2SfWQ-klV3Y3J0i2EggGelA2DEMFTnZW70Zv20MmzukDrI5N-IgFNQIbruKbg/s320/IMG_2690.JPG" width="320" /></a>Had a class in Wandong and this was the result.Looks more complicated than it is and thanks to Annika for starting this ball rolling. She made a couple at retreat and we all loved them so jumped on the bandwagon.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgmoGsKJMjU5QzJvaUwiK6MqwbVzBOQ8Vu3rxRJVR5qMN5W-1ssp3Y0PhHSXGHRcSqOcAE6K7ZjcR-i51ab1APp7M2oR7H8r_who3AZtsi-m4qoYE49eincZCD3mLbdZBGwu-jyuBQdc/s1600/IMG_2691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgmoGsKJMjU5QzJvaUwiK6MqwbVzBOQ8Vu3rxRJVR5qMN5W-1ssp3Y0PhHSXGHRcSqOcAE6K7ZjcR-i51ab1APp7M2oR7H8r_who3AZtsi-m4qoYE49eincZCD3mLbdZBGwu-jyuBQdc/s320/IMG_2691.JPG" width="320" /></a>This really is so easy and while these don't look as stuning I think they still work and they use up some more of my fabric. The very pink one will go to IQ once it's quilted.These were made over the weekend, just need a couple of small borders.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNpqfMMqzhok0nCIOhiW6X-BwYJtaAB43xi7YrHM1rN-TXGYLMmcBRAsysm__K1PhpiJs2L1_D_XiGvugA6VrELdZhS4-ITZYSKFJK6KXCUyKBP7UtA1INTbjUcuxbnQ5mK7Yq8EuxiI/s1600/IMG_2692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNpqfMMqzhok0nCIOhiW6X-BwYJtaAB43xi7YrHM1rN-TXGYLMmcBRAsysm__K1PhpiJs2L1_D_XiGvugA6VrELdZhS4-ITZYSKFJK6KXCUyKBP7UtA1INTbjUcuxbnQ5mK7Yq8EuxiI/s320/IMG_2692.JPG" width="320" /></a>I have also been prctising my fmq on a baby quilt for DH's nephew and his wife who expect baby no 3 in Nov. Loving how it's turning out. I was 4 inches from finishing one border last night when we lost power so I sewed in a few thread ends by candle and torchlight. Not easy , those pioneer women were amazing. Off to finish the last two borders on the baby quilt and then I can start on another... a niece is expecting in Feb. Plenty of time.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-88793696584406355662018-08-14T14:55:00.000+10:002018-08-14T14:55:08.113+10:00Brisbane catch up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNESNpLi90Z9fh_wYYNDadpfmP3p7BIZ6M3D26eqOZEXFU2mrmKLUJQKkKFnfw3yb_1dpVmCrYEfDKYz3WpAWQPttDyJp8PV20WJgJktl7fy-0ofCzZ3-hRzfkrSDgrX3GtHm4WqQxgxQ/s1600/IMG_2678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNESNpLi90Z9fh_wYYNDadpfmP3p7BIZ6M3D26eqOZEXFU2mrmKLUJQKkKFnfw3yb_1dpVmCrYEfDKYz3WpAWQPttDyJp8PV20WJgJktl7fy-0ofCzZ3-hRzfkrSDgrX3GtHm4WqQxgxQ/s320/IMG_2678.JPG" width="320" /></a>I have been practicing my FMQ on some items for In2quilting and this is a selection. Managed to get them all finished before flying off to some sunshine.... Qld and my DD2</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XaON62mWTuQpjvuesoBJPgAc8ofQnx3WhWy9uqfzzdI3N0WwQhRZKNHcqiVseh8NJCjZlKObOlH3ezmWe8rFWBRADlqmblehkltjormxOEZ0FGPh-cQCEDNgvtjMVJ-FceIEMMVXEtg/s1600/IMG_2685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XaON62mWTuQpjvuesoBJPgAc8ofQnx3WhWy9uqfzzdI3N0WwQhRZKNHcqiVseh8NJCjZlKObOlH3ezmWe8rFWBRADlqmblehkltjormxOEZ0FGPh-cQCEDNgvtjMVJ-FceIEMMVXEtg/s320/IMG_2685.JPG" width="320" /></a>Caught up with the lovely Michelle of Ragtagstitching... visit her blog if you want to see our smiling faces over a delicious Devonshire tea.Michelle took me to a huge warehouse full of fabrics and these few items whispered gently in my ear" buy me buy me"so I did. I am sure that the baby fabric will come in handy eventually.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkVlrp6VeZS3MNPqqkvF3U778q0HcFUll7MnjmkCAJEmv2SA7d9BJ0al93LSxDJS0Q7v2RCVyvFBeaEmhu8DTMCDrd6evzuyDZr_hN6FdhsMr3JXneq2WjA0M6rt276AjM5ipTisF0H4/s1600/IMG_2686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkVlrp6VeZS3MNPqqkvF3U778q0HcFUll7MnjmkCAJEmv2SA7d9BJ0al93LSxDJS0Q7v2RCVyvFBeaEmhu8DTMCDrd6evzuyDZr_hN6FdhsMr3JXneq2WjA0M6rt276AjM5ipTisF0H4/s320/IMG_2686.JPG" width="240" /></a>Also treated myself to a magazine... withdrawal symptoms as I didn't get to stitch while I was away.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4xNjassL43orLX343KYNSaivW9Ng7ziIvjycJykQWpaEa6tOooCDxRfgxbbFKujUTde9Pn3eway8QOQfudhjC1s50N3GadmcVXVnRuwKJTum7Neyo0TQXbG6rp-VT1W3rKQ_IgLgm6A/s1600/IMG_2667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4xNjassL43orLX343KYNSaivW9Ng7ziIvjycJykQWpaEa6tOooCDxRfgxbbFKujUTde9Pn3eway8QOQfudhjC1s50N3GadmcVXVnRuwKJTum7Neyo0TQXbG6rp-VT1W3rKQ_IgLgm6A/s320/IMG_2667.JPG" width="320" /></a>Think I gave a sneak peak) at this a while ago. I got this panel from Shabby Fabrics ( well I got 2 actually,hmm wonder why?)and mad it into a quilt for DD2. gave it to her as she was getting a 3 seater and 1 seater ( call it a chair) couch delivered while we were there. This was for her to curl under when she was in her chair. She loved it and it wasn't something she was expecting. </div>
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Had a wonderful time with all the folks I caught up with and thanks to Jetstar we actually got another 24 hours in the Sunshine state. Yes our flight was cancelled two hours prior to departure and the next available was the next evening. Good job we were at private accomodation, but I had to cancel work!</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-66440563851293393842018-07-30T14:24:00.003+10:002018-07-30T14:24:55.743+10:00quilt show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJf42RRQ7Qyoh3a5T2aiX9hGq9bDmq8hrodCWmVadVIcD3E_VlBkwLbTqBjSzgSfPQdaFM6Yn3fvJ0UapSzkwtxAAvZVgqMmMZfoaucoSSILhSp6V4giKFVqnafOT4MGmJsD6My7vLbU/s1600/IMG_2677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJf42RRQ7Qyoh3a5T2aiX9hGq9bDmq8hrodCWmVadVIcD3E_VlBkwLbTqBjSzgSfPQdaFM6Yn3fvJ0UapSzkwtxAAvZVgqMmMZfoaucoSSILhSp6V4giKFVqnafOT4MGmJsD6My7vLbU/s320/IMG_2677.JPG" width="320" /></a>Thursday saw me at the quilt show.... did I look at the quilts? No. Did I spend too much money? Yes. Here are my purchases. Needles ( could have bought cheaper at the LQS) Bobbin keepers ( could have bought cheaper at LQS)new rotary cutter , bit kinder to the hands, two patterns that I didn't need but hey , a quilting template ( already used) some spool nets ( lost the packet I bought about a month ago) do you see a pattern, and a Dream Big Hoffman panel. The last was extravagant but they are so beautiful, Look them up and you will see what I mean. Ran into lots of people that I hadn't seen for ages as well which was a bonus.</div>
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The real reason I went was because in Oct last year I visited QLD and went to their show. At Patchworks Unlimited stall I saw a pattern that I had bought ages ago and lost. On telling the girls, they just gave me a replacement. I told them that if I found the original I would return it. Well......... two weeks ago I found the original and so I returned the unused replacement one to Patchworks Unlimited. Lovely that they did what they did but I'm glad to have returned the other. Also found out on Sunday that there is to be another grandniece or nephew so as this pattern was for a baby quilt it's been found just in time.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-19525040608239713262018-07-23T16:06:00.000+10:002018-07-23T16:06:10.487+10:00Angela Walters FMQ challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-73290353020973913902018-07-02T13:51:00.002+10:002018-07-02T13:51:39.899+10:00I have been sewing just not blogging!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-77449117174738676752018-04-16T15:34:00.002+10:002018-04-16T15:34:56.547+10:00A special moment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Saturday amid gale force winds and rain pelting down, this lovely young couple became Mr and Mrs. Our DD2 , who has known the bride since prep ,was a bridesmaid and we were lucky to be invited to the wedding as well. This is at the reception. A wonderful night and it was so nice to have DD2 down from sunny Qld. Yes she froze! Way back when I think I put a photo of the tulip quilt that I made ( Very fluoro pink border) anyway this is the couple who were given that one as a wedding gift.<br />
Congratulations to the happy coupleelliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-433762111699128232018-04-09T14:26:00.000+10:002018-04-09T14:26:25.973+10:00March Dear Jane <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-54013080604116254062018-03-20T14:30:00.000+11:002018-03-20T14:30:10.626+11:00Block 3 and the panel is done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-34394693969263081312018-03-13T15:51:00.001+11:002018-03-13T15:51:06.982+11:00Razza dazzle <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERfdr2gbtsIm5FMZAVME_9xU_A2gvr_moPx9c7Gw6rGmqvEuU9lwj_NS-VSYFxvbJrxebg2UR6PSfBc-g-LfexHtcTorckDyKIdwZg_FAnPPHhVUOTIEsy9gafisl33GhzhDmyqVQ0Rg/s1600/IMG_2625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERfdr2gbtsIm5FMZAVME_9xU_A2gvr_moPx9c7Gw6rGmqvEuU9lwj_NS-VSYFxvbJrxebg2UR6PSfBc-g-LfexHtcTorckDyKIdwZg_FAnPPHhVUOTIEsy9gafisl33GhzhDmyqVQ0Rg/s320/IMG_2625.JPG" width="320" /></a>Wow March already and I have been very lazy in posting. Here is the next Razz a dazzle block.Yum. I am playing very happily with the embroidery and making it my own.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgiaboP112OFEDWzBPOFf3dUlqfgOlCVCDXHtc34oeghIU0C9H0jrPluO1WFbuYd-E2uzQOoNROlJLmpAmC2IdM1ErrEgut7CZoUqVBPX8MafKj4NbFzY7A1Kf8RRg7rYg47mR1A_BEw/s1600/IMG_2628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgiaboP112OFEDWzBPOFf3dUlqfgOlCVCDXHtc34oeghIU0C9H0jrPluO1WFbuYd-E2uzQOoNROlJLmpAmC2IdM1ErrEgut7CZoUqVBPX8MafKj4NbFzY7A1Kf8RRg7rYg47mR1A_BEw/s320/IMG_2628.JPG" width="240" /></a>This is, if you stand sideways, what I have been working on for the past week. Whirligig by Emma Jean Jansen. Have made 4 blocks in green, 4 in cream, 4 in red and 4 in blue/purple.Lots of scraps used but I had to buy the grey background. I bought 2 metres, 1.75 for background so that left some to play with, only to read the pattern where it says 1.75 background, 70 cms for borders and 55 cms for binding!!! Back to the drawing board as to do I go back and buy more of same or do I just scrounge some from my stash, leave off the borders or what. Agh. Should have taken the pattern I know. </div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-42367129759431317462018-02-27T15:55:00.001+11:002018-02-27T15:55:53.861+11:00Op shop find<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYZuJm9Eq9gHx8EenVEu3703JkF4tGRBzH2y7cVZs-V27sb-uRZ7yTFmmN2_KAiHUlf7NalQgwna6jQxfFEd4UdvKMkukA1WIPoxox3wZ5m08xlvwpmEs_g6isp4rcdTIjNoRP5faK-k/s1600/IMG_2618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYZuJm9Eq9gHx8EenVEu3703JkF4tGRBzH2y7cVZs-V27sb-uRZ7yTFmmN2_KAiHUlf7NalQgwna6jQxfFEd4UdvKMkukA1WIPoxox3wZ5m08xlvwpmEs_g6isp4rcdTIjNoRP5faK-k/s320/IMG_2618.JPG" width="320" /></a>My friend Rosalie called me up on Friday asking me to call around as she had something for me. On my arrival she showed me her Op shop find. I have sewn this panel before and really like it so was very happy to think that I could quilt another one, It was thread basted and had been partially hand quilted...</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDJgPBJCi6FRI26AmtNv15urWgQ5ZxxiFGoDoyvbeLHxQbHaGqytreP0ewpjKImhfMOtOQhmfB3neJvtHiKSDl8899hMJnRtMiaH3aPgBBkZBAg8GZ-c_Mn6Xyloc608HdW5NuQVj7r8/s1600/IMG_2624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDJgPBJCi6FRI26AmtNv15urWgQ5ZxxiFGoDoyvbeLHxQbHaGqytreP0ewpjKImhfMOtOQhmfB3neJvtHiKSDl8899hMJnRtMiaH3aPgBBkZBAg8GZ-c_Mn6Xyloc608HdW5NuQVj7r8/s320/IMG_2624.JPG" width="320" /></a>After 4 hours of unpicking I was left with this. I aim to use different backing and wadding( using this wadding and backing for two other projects) and practise my FMQ again. As Rosalie said " I couldn't leave it behind" Once done I will give it to Inspirational Quilts. Take a guess at the cost??? When it's done I will show and tell.</div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-58713759127073617882018-02-19T13:56:00.001+11:002018-02-19T13:56:49.283+11:00Love cot panels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJf_Ka2glXhuczvpUB5dTIdOGEzp01eUDlzGncqgtJ6Rw01DzLCF_O9M3MpaTEtJSLzg155Ot9sfVnu-p3VT6MDMiYmfZiLfYBzT45VPvQn47PAcYLO3tJkCCmI6UOkvVEovcHQiLlMM/s1600/IMG_2616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJf_Ka2glXhuczvpUB5dTIdOGEzp01eUDlzGncqgtJ6Rw01DzLCF_O9M3MpaTEtJSLzg155Ot9sfVnu-p3VT6MDMiYmfZiLfYBzT45VPvQn47PAcYLO3tJkCCmI6UOkvVEovcHQiLlMM/s320/IMG_2616.JPG" width="320" /></a>Bought this one first from GJ's , added the wide orange to make it a better width. This was so easy to quilt around all the animals , and I did one butterfly up the top.</div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-85488491035442395672018-01-26T15:06:00.002+11:002018-01-26T15:06:48.389+11:00I've been playing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq57OMHdYF1KTPuCUs9Ad5UFR6PWIOr1Lg247QZAY5e-LPK_TIs8yLgh7lBRgLS9XfU7LbYvIKzMeNu7tLhAIG1XBdLjMfc7MG31EAcHp1LQdUx7WOnc2JX3CWtCvStMtFEZpwSo3UplM/s1600/IMG_2607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq57OMHdYF1KTPuCUs9Ad5UFR6PWIOr1Lg247QZAY5e-LPK_TIs8yLgh7lBRgLS9XfU7LbYvIKzMeNu7tLhAIG1XBdLjMfc7MG31EAcHp1LQdUx7WOnc2JX3CWtCvStMtFEZpwSo3UplM/s320/IMG_2607.JPG" width="320" /></a>Then of course when you love it so much what do you do? Make another one of course.Both made out of scraps and I have enough for a backing and the wadding to quilt the blue one so... A friend of DS 1 is going to be a dad for the third time in March and I have given the other two a quilt so one of these will go to baby no 3. Don't love the pinky one as much as the blue one but I just love blue so what can I say. It still hasn't made a dent in the scraps though!</div>
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Last Friday I started Razz a dazzle by Helen Stubbings. It's a block of the month so this is block one. I am using my own fabrics ( gotta get through that stash somehow) and I am very happy with this months choice. Enjoying this so far.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhQDKtjOyCp1eGFXvrJKpVCr60wsc4xi89sZ5kzh2t_cDd2HtHB4I8hF83HqoiTgPevseqUmXbSXqjsoV-P2ePz8eioH_RhfK3zZxVSUBsFdCkm9GUIa8HrENRFC2d6PVSTROLNlzFz0/s1600/IMG_2610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhQDKtjOyCp1eGFXvrJKpVCr60wsc4xi89sZ5kzh2t_cDd2HtHB4I8hF83HqoiTgPevseqUmXbSXqjsoV-P2ePz8eioH_RhfK3zZxVSUBsFdCkm9GUIa8HrENRFC2d6PVSTROLNlzFz0/s320/IMG_2610.JPG" width="320" /></a>As I said I've been playing...with the Westerlee rulers. This was a kit given to me three years ago and has been languishing in the cupboard waiting to be quilted for about that long. Always late to get on the bandwagon , I decided that as I had money for Christmas I could buy the foot and rulers and maybe quilt some of my quilts. Pretty happy with the result and I think with a lot of practise I could manage small quilts.</div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-77591328852999370962018-01-08T14:14:00.001+11:002018-01-08T14:14:57.322+11:00Holiday stitching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuf14JMJ0yMJL1eU0wrVMEmC1RsuPbCdVN59bATl_mDk37H-We6_oJNNr73lEo1UqdMz6cUIUKCHXxLlp0N9gVnfSpNit1-yrPEUt0XGZsUpADdmiOehQLlQ1DBp15zgt74FdYsUA1aM/s1600/IMG_2588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuf14JMJ0yMJL1eU0wrVMEmC1RsuPbCdVN59bATl_mDk37H-We6_oJNNr73lEo1UqdMz6cUIUKCHXxLlp0N9gVnfSpNit1-yrPEUt0XGZsUpADdmiOehQLlQ1DBp15zgt74FdYsUA1aM/s320/IMG_2588.JPG" width="320" /></a>I have had almost 3 weeks off work and I hit the sewing machine hard! These are the Dec and Jan Dear Jane blocks. I have done all 12 that were set but the other 5 have been blogged about before.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnKX_t2Fd_o3ialMrrsAbuUVLhOsa9d2FzOG5ovsva1PYoJHDnDbQBZMHK2RpUcCWaIO8jvN_fKtl0xDBD9EaI9Cso0YYiM2aq1cFlO73b9W-47E7-lAzgkOoTBpNWTFDLy9fu6ipO5M/s1600/IMG_2591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnKX_t2Fd_o3ialMrrsAbuUVLhOsa9d2FzOG5ovsva1PYoJHDnDbQBZMHK2RpUcCWaIO8jvN_fKtl0xDBD9EaI9Cso0YYiM2aq1cFlO73b9W-47E7-lAzgkOoTBpNWTFDLy9fu6ipO5M/s320/IMG_2591.JPG" width="320" /></a>While my DGS was in utero I saw a quilt made by Karen Martin of Mrs Martin's quilt shop fame and I told her I was stealing the idea. This is a year in the life of said GS. I wrote on it, his Nan and Pop did and his mum put in bits. Finally I got all the blocks together and hope to quilt it ( in the ditch) by the time he turns two in March.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz2LXqFwcNCNUSIVA7Fx1OpJjBPiUJ1vNikMZ4giG6PwV7cSr-O-X7lilFtPdaP5KdRNYf_4b4qkExZjRNJcQFhrNYn11h4Xd8-iPENXbVocs81Ip8bMq9qLgJBNkH09zIZn6qvFT56U/s1600/IMG_2593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz2LXqFwcNCNUSIVA7Fx1OpJjBPiUJ1vNikMZ4giG6PwV7cSr-O-X7lilFtPdaP5KdRNYf_4b4qkExZjRNJcQFhrNYn11h4Xd8-iPENXbVocs81Ip8bMq9qLgJBNkH09zIZn6qvFT56U/s320/IMG_2593.JPG" width="240" /></a>His hand and foot size at 1 year old, takes a block each....</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtgmcHM41wlzNt38fxTgWns8mutqoL4XDI2IcxnuhWabbS-xNI8Zx2epMfKCMWaJMcC8apk4YraXnL9LqRgdt-jih8tnBLbeb166ZiW2oBIP33O7JWvnV2jG2szewHuDAK6nZFch9CJ8/s1600/IMG_2594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtgmcHM41wlzNt38fxTgWns8mutqoL4XDI2IcxnuhWabbS-xNI8Zx2epMfKCMWaJMcC8apk4YraXnL9LqRgdt-jih8tnBLbeb166ZiW2oBIP33O7JWvnV2jG2szewHuDAK6nZFch9CJ8/s320/IMG_2594.JPG" width="320" /></a>His hand and foot size at 20 days old, which both fitted on one 6.5 x4.5 in block. Thought when he is older and patting me on the head it will be interesting to see how tiny his feet and hands were.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNqWTze-vq2QD2dA0Z_uj-5pup7O4xsSOvuSXNICmxtHE48ShMbJ2byMOThyvFBiSTVkVDc_5tGI3JAlpS04bfeWYaDdL5ucCk0Q2u63opCm8tKJ1D2qc0ezLPv4PPpqM8-TSuegfFyI/s1600/IMG_2589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNqWTze-vq2QD2dA0Z_uj-5pup7O4xsSOvuSXNICmxtHE48ShMbJ2byMOThyvFBiSTVkVDc_5tGI3JAlpS04bfeWYaDdL5ucCk0Q2u63opCm8tKJ1D2qc0ezLPv4PPpqM8-TSuegfFyI/s320/IMG_2589.JPG" width="320" /></a>Christmas lunch and I tried to get into the spirit by putting a runner on the table, made many years ago, and the candle was lit for my DS1 who was watching over us and the angel was lit for DD2's donor who I am sure was watching over her family as well.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWmxObMIVys6o_2_Y056c7h4XL9HPdscZkLLznQ7pBtjJF-OptGbgEkxLM9kPKzFzbjlH6UmbLYfZVvmcOuZzVrhQxJTCY4m4gpRfXFt4deCi3KEQtl6B4xngKWYDJ79xZJ5-XwByao4/s1600/IMG_2597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWmxObMIVys6o_2_Y056c7h4XL9HPdscZkLLznQ7pBtjJF-OptGbgEkxLM9kPKzFzbjlH6UmbLYfZVvmcOuZzVrhQxJTCY4m4gpRfXFt4deCi3KEQtl6B4xngKWYDJ79xZJ5-XwByao4/s320/IMG_2597.JPG" width="240" /></a>I treated myself after Christmas to a mandala colouring book. Slowly I am filling in this one. It is very relaxing but I will never be an artist.... this is my form of art, just keep it between the lines. Even had to buy a pencil sharpener as I seem to have misplaced the one I had at school ( it is in the house somewhere)and the pencils kept getting blunt.. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8szUCtuOTKBNCKEsk9u22-Lst4oreYVKufol6n8NNNQ2tPnxWqWjQbkPofYT6N3y8Mc_B5PR-owG4rs4-mEW4Pn4pR12GAfzPM70_IyA3J-Y0vWI7R6yic_-v8IKvq9eA4c93pLL_s4/s1600/IMG_2596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8szUCtuOTKBNCKEsk9u22-Lst4oreYVKufol6n8NNNQ2tPnxWqWjQbkPofYT6N3y8Mc_B5PR-owG4rs4-mEW4Pn4pR12GAfzPM70_IyA3J-Y0vWI7R6yic_-v8IKvq9eA4c93pLL_s4/s320/IMG_2596.JPG" width="320" /></a>And this is the book, best $5.00 spent in a while.</div>
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<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-17472419532785445182017-12-18T14:43:00.002+11:002017-12-18T14:43:30.842+11:00It's ( sort of ) looking like Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTeBDJFfMc7dMmKu-nqIUwYTrod5q9TPWuyLRmhDyhi4nq92hY1mA-Br0rGhiLgtdliOAIkqsNaQDwN8Hdy6EahmOO2kWFCzsRlm055qCcWMUE8VV30n2xfw6dk7S-BDhvjujlVLpe2I/s1600/IMG_2586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTeBDJFfMc7dMmKu-nqIUwYTrod5q9TPWuyLRmhDyhi4nq92hY1mA-Br0rGhiLgtdliOAIkqsNaQDwN8Hdy6EahmOO2kWFCzsRlm055qCcWMUE8VV30n2xfw6dk7S-BDhvjujlVLpe2I/s320/IMG_2586.JPG" width="320" /></a>I have been very lucky to have made some great friends through blogging. ...so much so that last week and today the postie delivered these gorgeous decorations. Elf is from Michelle and Snowman is from Shez. I also got one of Michelle's mini patterns and I think that will come in very handy for next year. Thanks you both I love them and I truly value you both as friends. My tree isn't up yet but if I can con DH it will go up soon. I wrenched my shoulder at work today so have been told no lifting.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5dZV230gvnbIeoaijXtxNU4doZY_Jn6D7Grr9MaeBXg4wCjC7AHheLBtUzp60WSy7Km79zEf8uDLOFgd17mhyphenhyphenIcnzUOzrZrpnVJqnZJOcHO8HhiEZFkSg6CN3jvkQm02CFVrd48YHl0/s1600/IMG_2587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5dZV230gvnbIeoaijXtxNU4doZY_Jn6D7Grr9MaeBXg4wCjC7AHheLBtUzp60WSy7Km79zEf8uDLOFgd17mhyphenhyphenIcnzUOzrZrpnVJqnZJOcHO8HhiEZFkSg6CN3jvkQm02CFVrd48YHl0/s320/IMG_2587.JPG" width="320" /></a>These are my attempts , the Teddy is a Nikki Tervo design and thanks to Shez for her advice on how to go about doing this. DGS will get this one. The star was provided by the Quilt Shop in Eltham where we had a Christmas sewing day. It was wonderful, we sewed, ate and sewed some more. Thanks to Alison and Sharon for the makings for this star. So lucky that the shop is so close to home.</div>
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Many thanks to the few of you that read and comment on this little blog and may you have a wonderful Christmas and may 2018 be a blessed , happy and healthy year.</div>
<br />elliekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17765372567979318768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2130025081839098387.post-25820622722615948582017-12-11T17:03:00.001+11:002017-12-11T17:03:36.249+11:00Check this out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Z7nokKw046zsYKCalyezCNtaIjKEAS8DLFW7j_VuuIrQZAHuKrv0-49fH7Zub0fX1HARlIyOCeWfVSmKxigTwHq_CucHNYKzuhe0WYkSj-iQwzi3F-QEftwZlvVhFF-t1APs7348WA0/s1600/IMG_2576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Z7nokKw046zsYKCalyezCNtaIjKEAS8DLFW7j_VuuIrQZAHuKrv0-49fH7Zub0fX1HARlIyOCeWfVSmKxigTwHq_CucHNYKzuhe0WYkSj-iQwzi3F-QEftwZlvVhFF-t1APs7348WA0/s320/IMG_2576.JPG" width="320" /></a>A few weeks ago some friends and I got together to make a start on this quilt. Block 1... 5 required ( did do some reverse sewing on the first block)</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaQEjA4Xt9IFgAQktZZXoBUQArQOEH9bar-BxeZJT5mY_mPq3RO75IWE1MU9Mhyphenhyphen6LUP-bHkOU6uVWAvqkrFLeBaai5TCH29UiwdOzpeo7CE-kPCPRjEMmBovYzbrxRiFXNEDrHrsSLFc/s1600/IMG_2577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaQEjA4Xt9IFgAQktZZXoBUQArQOEH9bar-BxeZJT5mY_mPq3RO75IWE1MU9Mhyphenhyphen6LUP-bHkOU6uVWAvqkrFLeBaai5TCH29UiwdOzpeo7CE-kPCPRjEMmBovYzbrxRiFXNEDrHrsSLFc/s320/IMG_2577.JPG" width="320" /></a>block 2... 4 required. As long as you read the instructions all was well and it went together beautifully</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhCN0S-7NSYGnh7CbQvazpXzAPsmrXFjybTYJG_ea5o13zt3Zddiaj-i2QUuO-iyQdaDcv491OSe5Z-2r2ORycDWKWgq7m_WCQ1XrI7PK7vxD-E9LOPttPpBJPFt2bJXnf3M6c0nHNUk/s1600/IMG_2581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhCN0S-7NSYGnh7CbQvazpXzAPsmrXFjybTYJG_ea5o13zt3Zddiaj-i2QUuO-iyQdaDcv491OSe5Z-2r2ORycDWKWgq7m_WCQ1XrI7PK7vxD-E9LOPttPpBJPFt2bJXnf3M6c0nHNUk/s320/IMG_2581.JPG" width="320" /></a>I wasn't going to put the borders on but in the end I caved and did so here is the finished quilt. It is HUGE, covers my queen size bed with oodles of room to spare. Very happy with it though, especially as it is actually the size it was meant to be.</div>
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