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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”!
- Had exceptionally lovely time last week being a student in @tatiana_popova_owl_crafts class #moderncrewelwork Wonderful, sharing teacher and learnt so much from Tatiana. Classes highly recommended. Can’t wait for the next one Tatiana! @sewn_and_quilted My new @leesachandlerdesigns #magneticbucklesatchel perfectly fits all necessities for #moderncrewelwork and my new tin from @thecraftysquirrel holds all my chosen @aurifilthread for this project 💃💃💃Watched Milly @thethriftygardener on @gardeningaustralia last night. Followed her advice this morning and took heart in hand and heavily pruned my roses 😳 fed them and mulched with leaves 🍁 🤞 #hopeivedoneitright #millyisthebest #gardeningisnotmythingbutitry #gardeningaustraliaSpent yesterday afternoon/evening wrestling with foam batting and drill for the first time. But satisfying wrestling as I now have a #magneticbucklesatchel Pattern with buckles from #leesachandlerdesigns Thanks @leesachandlerdesigns for help with putting the fabrics together - we dun good!!!Liking my new nail colour with my current sock knitting 😂😂😂 @the.beauty.beautique #sockknitting #newnails
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---- "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: blocks
Class show and tell
Last week at Sewn and Quilted…… Morning Carole worked on more “Flower Bed” blocks Denise started a new quilt and Sue M decided to try the Polyfuse method for her applique and we had a lesson in that Afternoon Tineke … Continue reading
320create weekend – part 3
It’s always the first thing thought about and the first thing packed for me – sewing! Kaye had loads of fabulous show and tell; her Japanese inspired placemats one of her own designs another Japanese inspired one, this time a … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Just an afternoon class at Sewn and Quilted on this particular week. Fernanda had put all 4 of her next borders on and in class prepped for the following border Cheryl had more of her blocks made and she also … Continue reading
Easter days
Hello Dear Peeps! have you had a lovely Easter time? We’ve been having some spectacular Autumn weather in Melbourne town over Easter and during the previous week; brilliant blue, cloudless skies bringing warm days and, until the last couple of … Continue reading
Saturday sewing
The Friday girls decided to get together for a sewing day on Saturday (oxymoron I know but some of us were busy on Friday!) Karen was our hostess and her house is all decked out for Christmas with Santas and … Continue reading
Virtual class
Had another great virtual class last week, and along with the conversations by text, had a one-to-one video call with one student helping her choose fabrics for a project. Not quite the same as face to face, but really helpful … Continue reading
Virtual class
Virtual class for this week will be starting soon, so I’d better show you what I got up to last week! Cut and sewed some more blocks, but on the way had a bit of a grrr moment with the … Continue reading
Virtual Class
I hosted virtual class again last week; there was some cooking as students were preparing for Good Friday and baking Hot Cross Buns, there was some shopping too to prepare for the weekend meals, but some of us were quilting. … Continue reading
Serenity ~ Part 2
It’s certainly no hardship to spend days stitching at 320create, and when we heard the news on Monday from one of the husbands, we were hoping we’d have to be “isolating” up there! No such luck. Lynnie had some show … Continue reading
Friday stitching
Urgh! Friday was such a hot and humid day – everything felt damp. So with the air conditioner in the car on full boar we headed out to Helen’s for Friday stitching. She had made a lovely fresh Thai Chicken … Continue reading
pomegranate and chintz 