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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”!
- After watching #movintothecountry on @abctv Friday week ago I wanted to support the women featured in one of the articles so went to www.madebymanyhands.com.au Delighted to have received this gorgeous basket in the mail. Thank you @tiravioleta 😘 So much to choose from! (Might be something else coming too!!) it’s now housing little cutoffs #toogoodtothrowaway #madebymanyhands #tiravioleta #crochetbasket #happydanceToasting my toes in the sunshine - while it lasts. 4 days of rain predicted ☔️ And intermittent appliqué #zarafa #melbourneinwinter #wintersunshineSlowly, slowly stitching “Zarafa” on a cold but sunny Melbourne Winter Sunday. Why slowly? ‘Cos I’ve done this (swipe) 🥺 #aurifilthread #Aurifil @antiquequiltcompany #winterdayinmelbourne #sundaystitching #applique #zarafaTook a bunch of flowers from our garden to Mum this morning along with her “care package” on #lockdown4day6 where there’s rumours of an extension 🥺😢 Big hugs darling Mumma and hope we can have a hug for real soon 🤗
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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: embroidery
Class show and tell
Morning Jo sewed more borders on her “Hedgerow” quilt Denise was happily hexagon-ing and Sue E played with hexagons and circles Afternoon Tineke had finished her Christmas wall hanging, but I thought the sky needed a little more quilting just … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Next we’re going back in time to Sewn and Quilted (again, nearly a month ago!!) Morning Jo was stitching on the fabric border for the next round of “Hedgerow” I chose the squares and triangles for one of the next … Continue reading
Woolly bits day
Hoorah, Hooray! We’ve finally had a Woolly Bits Day! It’s been some 18 months (and for some of us a bit more) since we’ve had a Woolly Bits day. Millrose is no longer open on Sundays so we booked a … Continue reading
Is that my sewing mojo?
A couple of days before Christmas our weather turned decidedly wintry, so much so I put the fire on in the lounge room and cozied into the Princess Chair (this pic is just a reminder of the Princess Chair – … Continue reading
Sewing?
As I wait impatiently for my sewing mojo to return with gusto, I’ve been endeavouring to try to encouraged it along……. I finished the first part of Judy Newman’s “Vermont Summer Medallion” before the mojo disappeared and started on the … Continue reading
Sew a little happiness……update
Further to my last post on this project, I’ve made progress! There’s now a bird…… I’ve added clouds and sunshine to my rainbow and added in a caravan a pomegranate has been appliqued and some button flowers embroidered Lots of … Continue reading
Sew a little happiness……
Haven’t done a great deal on this project, but I have managed to fill one square. This is one of my favourite fabrics from Tula Pink it looks great cut up into hexagon shapes Still stitching those lines!! Meredithe x … Continue reading
Sew a little happiness every day
How are you Dear Peeps?? Is everyone coping ok? I still find it surreal that this event is happening world-wide. As they’re singing on the ad on tv “we’re all in this together”. Here in Australia the numbers are looking … Continue reading
Iso-a-longs
There are several people who have started “Isolation-a-Longs” and I’ve joined in with a couple. I know there are heaps of them, but these are just a few……. ~ Emma from Treehouse Textiles is hosting a Sunday Stitching Sampler I’ve … 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
