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The Golfer:: My loving husband of some 20 years (yes, I was a child bride!), who likes nothing better than flogging a little white ball around the green fairways (and hopefully not getting into the rough) of his local golf course.
Ma & Pa Kettles:: My parents who live in the country, fondly known as The Kettles. Sadly my gorgeous Dad died in 2015, so it’s just Mum now.
MyDearFIL & MIL:: The Golfer’s Dad & Mum who have now both passed away.
LittleBigBrother:: My brother who is younger than me, but at 6 foot, definitely bigger than me!!
DocSisterInLaw:: LittleBigBrother’s wife (who has a Doctorate!)
Poppet:: My beautiful niece, and daughter of LittleBigBrother and DocSisterInLaw
Bliss
(blis) n. 1. perfect happiness; serene joy
Obviously the collective noun for a group of stitchers!!
Currently……
Reading: “Divided House” by J M Dalgliesh
Listening to: the cool jazz of Trudy at Nuno Nuno on her Spotify account – check it out!
Watching: The Golfer has just hooked us up to SBS On Demand and there’s lots to watch!
Going to: try and stay cool, calm and collected as we all “lockdown”!
- So, that’s all the snakes made, now to cut more of the joining section and piece the blocks #snaketrailsal #gettingthereslowly #handpiecing #fiveandtenThought it might be fun to do a “what do you hand piece with?”This quilt weighs a tonne dry and double that when wet! Just wrestled it onto the clothes horse to dry in the Spring sunshine ☀️ #mrsbillingscoverlet #washingmywinterquiltDon’t you just love that new-leaf limey green? Especially against a gentle blue Spring sky? And that soft white and pink of blossom? #melbourneinspring #itsabeautifuldayintheneighbourhood
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::Addicted to Fabric
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::Material Obsession
:: Sewing Buddies Australia
::Sewn and Quilted. **
** happy to post overseas.
(For links to these stores, please go to the end of the Templates Page on the bar above)
Quotes
---- "Style is knowing who you are,
what you want to say,
and not giving a damn." ----Gore Vidal
-----"Be yourself.....everyone else is taken." ------
Attributed to Noel Coward
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Tag Archives: binding
Class show and tell
Between lockdowns we did get to have some classes. While I couldn’t really demonstrate anything my verbal teaching skills got a jolly good workout and, dare I say it, improved! Below are some snippets of class shots, all taken on … Continue reading
Friday stitching
On a Friday (some time ago!), stitching was at mine. It’s been a while, but I prepared afternoon tea for my guests and along with numerous cuppas, we had a lovely afternoon of chatting, stitching, eating and drinking. On the … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Carole had these 4 “Fossick” blocks finished and lots of bits cut, so I had great fun setting out 8 new blocks for her to sew (giving extra cutting instructions along the way!) Jo’s expecting a new grand child … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Leanne has finished her “Floristic” quilt (one of my template sets) and it’s a stunner! She cleverly used left over floral pieces to make a scrappy border (mine has a one fabric border). I do love the secondary pattern … Continue reading
Virtual class
I did something a little different for my sewing in virtual class this week; instead of making more blocks on the sewing machine with Billy Bernina, I bound the other quilt that I picked up from Sewn and Quilted last … Continue reading
Virtual Class
On Thursday we had a virtual class; I’ve set up a whatsapp group for my Thursday students and they can sit and sew at home for either the morning, afternoon or all day. We can send messages to the group … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Carole has finished the triangles quilt top – yippee!! All done by hand (except the last borders) and it’s now at the quilter’s. and in class she was binding her “Rowdy Flats” quilt Sue E did more applique Sue … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Sue E worked on her “Bessie Creek Road” BOM blocks Carylin cut and bagged all morning Sue W cut for a new paper pieced baby quilt Carole cut and machine stitched the final borders for her quilt Denise too … Continue reading
Squealers
Lots of baking by our group for a really “healthy” afternoon tea! and while we scoffed our faces, there was lots to see on the sewing/crafting front……. Kaye has finished the body of her “Lollypop Tree” quilt by Kim Mclean, … Continue reading
Friday sewing
My turn for Friday sewing last week and as I’d had a busy morning there was no home baking, but a nice spread nevertheless! Helen had created a lovely pile of “Go-Go Wheels” to work on and Maree steadily worked … Continue reading
