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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”!
- :: My Double Wedding Ring quilt top is finished! ✅A couple of spots available @nunonunomontalbert for a class with me next Wednesday 21/9. Ring Trudy at the shop for details. Starting a new project; finishing an old one; wanting to learn a new technique; stuck somewhere in the middle! 😱 I can help!! Hope to see you there! 😀🤗Had a lovely time shopping for more #gingerjarsquilt fabric @patchnquilt yesterday. Finally worked out which fabric goes with which….. I think! 😂😂😂The first of my “Ginger Pots” by @leesachandlerdesigns using @kaffefassettstudio fabrics from Leesa’s “Madam Butterfly Quilt” pattern available thru @chandlers_cottage or join Leesa’s club “a quilter’s life” and get the pattern as part of the membership !! #aquilterslife #chandlerscottage #leesachandlerdesigns #applique
You can purchase my templates here::
::Addicted to Fabric
::Heather’s Quilting Emporium
::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: class
Steampunk
I was asked to teach “Steampunk” at the quilt shop and we had a fun Saturday learning the how-to’s; how to choose fabrics, how to use templates, how to fussy cut, how to hand piece, how to curve piece, how … Continue reading
Around here
~ I’m loving picking and displaying my hydrangeas and I’ve been able to take little posies of them to Mum too. So pretty, and as The Golfer has built a frame around them with shadecloth they’ve been protected from the … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Just a small class at Nuno Nuno last week, but lots of progress! Trudy had been left these beautiful roses by a customerSue M and I worked out which fabrics to use for the surrounding diamonds on her “Circle of … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Leanne cut and started piecing the corners of her “Carousel” (pattern by Sandra Boyle, Everyday Quilts)Denise worked on her next blockJo machine stitched her diamond border on and hand finished the cornersand Sue E has just one more seam … Continue reading
Snippets
I have lots to catch you up on, so I’ll put a few things into this one post….if you don’t mind.
Improv with Sheena
On Saturday some girlfriends and I had great delight in attending a class at Treehouse Textiles with the wonderful Sheena Chapman, to try our hand at Improv Quilting. As always, the shop was looking gorgeous, so in these very pleasant … Continue reading
A class at Millrose
Last week I had the pleasure of taking a class at Millrose with the always innovative, internationally renowned quilter and textile artist Jan Preston, making “Liberty Charms”. (Photo with permission of Jan Preston) I travelled over from Ma Kettle’s enjoying … Continue reading
Moama bound
I’ve left The Golfer home alone and taken to the road with Miss Helen. Today we headed up the highway to Moama where I’ll be teaching at Heather’s Quilting Emporium for the weekend. We’re staying with the madcap but delightful … Continue reading
Pushing the Boundaries – part 1
I’m in Moama! Left The Golfer at home, and headed up the highway on Friday for a weekend workshop on my templates, at Heather’s Quilting Emporium. I’m staying with friend Lynette, who recently moved here, in her beautiful new home. … Continue reading
Weekend Happenings
Our unseasonably warm Autumn weather continued over the weekend; just delightful! I spent Friday (yes, my weekend starts on a Friday!) at my last ever class at Patchwork of Essendon. Very sad. There are still some great fabrics available, and … Continue reading
pomegranate and chintz 