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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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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: Kaffe Fassett
April monthly mini
I’ve seen quite a few quilts in the last 12 months or so made with “crumbs”, those offcuts that we quilters seem to collect – or not, depending on your personality – and thought a good intro to the technique … Continue reading
A little bit of stitching
How’s my sewing going? Thank you so much for asking! I’ve had a couple of days stitching with friends over the last few weeks and my mojo seems to be back on track. “Daisy Days” is coming along nicely. I’d … Continue reading
Woolly Bits Sunday
On Friday and Saturday, the Millrose team had hosted Kaffe and Brandon for some lectures. The shop was festooned with quilts made by students from previous classes or from Kaffe’s books, or just using Kaffe’s fabrics. including this one of … Continue reading
What a great idea!
In class this week, there was a mystery piece of fabric hanging in the classroom area and Sue explained it was a new type of “design wall” from the one and only…. Made of grey flannel and printed with 2 … Continue reading
Spoils!
I realised that I haven’t shown you my spoils from the recent gadabout adventures, and they say confession is good for the soul, so here they are: Apologies for the lack of colour in the photos – it’s another grey, … Continue reading
Saturday Sewing
Well after yesterday’s gushing, I need to share with you that despite the excitement of a quilt presentation, some people did get some sewing done on Saturday! Miss E is hand quilting the quilt for her mum which has a … Continue reading
Sewing on the Peninsular
I spent a delightful day Saturday down on the Peninsular with a group of lovely ladies, and the hospitality and home of the gorgeous Cathy from Cabbage Quilts. It absolutely pelted with rain on the way down, and I seriously … Continue reading
Catching Up With Some Stitching
Friday at sewing, Mrs Mac had this for show and tell The photo has come up very orange BUT it is in fact RED and black and looks fantastic! Helen had the first round on for her Medallion Quilt-a-Long which … Continue reading
This Leads to This, and This Leads to This…..
Oh dear! I should never go fabric shopping on my own. Last week I decided that I wanted to hand quilt the top I made down at Sorrento. So first stop was a visit to Bustle and Bows for some … Continue reading
From Baby Quilts to Kittens
Yes, this post will be a bit of a mix – just catching you up on the last few days. Spent a very frustrating day quilting this little baby quilt for a friend. I don’t know why, and yes, I’ve … Continue reading
pomegranate and chintz 