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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: borders
Class show and tell
Still catching up on classes – better get to it before the month runs out! Morning Sue had this much of her “Museum Medallion” done (pattern by Judy Newman) and we cut and prepped the next border of chinoiserie – … Continue reading
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
QAL2022 progress
I spent last weekend addling my brain working out how to put these block together! I had pieces of paper with numbers and calculations; all the blocks had a note of their finished size pinned to them; I talked out … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Class at Nuno Nuno this week was small but very productive…….. Marilyn wants to use this for the centre of a quilt for her granddaughter, so I did some maths and worked out measurements. She’s going to trim it down … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Another small class for my last class for 2021, and held at Nuno Nuno. Sue and I raided Trudy’s shelves and amassed a squad of florals for tryouts. This was the one that won! The border will live just on … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Leanne has finished the body of her embroidered basket quilt using my “Fossick” template set we auditioned some border fabrics then the chosen one was cut, attached and Leanne learnt how to mitre the corners – yep, she had … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Ready for another onslaught of posts? Ok, here we go! Deirdre has been working on her square Kaffe blocks, machine piecing these in class Andrea has been working hard too, putting together all the little stars she’s already made. After … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Linda has finished another round of her “Vermont Summer Medallion” and in class she was making hexagons for the centre of “Tea and Cake” Jo spent the week cutting squares and triangles and also almost finished one border then … Continue reading
QAL 2020
I had a very productive day on Saturday. Finally got my mojo going. Started by clearing up a bit in the sewing room. My cutting table suddenly appeared (just don’t ask where all the “stuff” that was on it is … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Carole had her triangle quilt back from quilting, just needs the binding sewn down now and it can be given to its recipient and Jo made the five blocks she needs for her new quilt Afternoon Two students stayed … Continue reading
pomegranate and chintz 