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Cast and Crew
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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::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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Moody blues
I know coming out of lockdown should be a good thing, and it is, but I’ve been feeling a bit discombobulated with all our new freedoms. And still very wary of large crowds even though we’re now at 23 days … Continue reading
Happy mail
I’ve been the recipient of some happy mail during the week…… ~ Crushing these wonderful fabrics from Anna Maria Horner’s latest range “Hindsight”, courtesy of the quilt shop. Swoon!! ~ Got lucky with an Instagram post with Lisa from Forage … Continue reading
Parcel posts
I’m doing my bit to help our quilting community stay afloat………….well, that’s my excuse anyway! :: from Treehouse, Emma’s “Daisy Love” purse kit (another for a Monthly Make methinks) Also from Treehouse, my regular Fabric Club mailout arrived :: from … Continue reading
Serenity ~ Part 1
The weekend before last six of us went away for four glorious days at 320create or “Serenity” as Helen calls it. The trip up there should only take about 2 hours, but our journey was more like 7 as we … Continue reading
Around here
~ after the cool change arrived last Sunday I had the urge to bake, and after watching Paul and Mary doing a Great British Bake Off Masterclass, felt the need to make a carrot cake (gluten free so I could … Continue reading
Friday stitching
It was a stinker of a day last Friday; so hot (44 degrees C), then windy and muggy and no let up with the heat. Nevertheless we bravely ventured out……… Helen came to pick me up as she had spied … Continue reading
A special visit – part 1 the venue
My goodness! It’s either feast or famine in the way of posts here lately, isn’t it? There’s been nothing for a while, but you’ll get your fill over the next few days. My friend Anne has been out from England, … Continue reading
An outing or two
At the end of the week before last I had a couple of days out with friends – the camera was forgotten on both trips so you’ll have to make do with the purchases and not the food, sorry! On … Continue reading
Quilt show
On Friday Helen and I ventured into town by train to go to the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair. It was an amazingly mild July day in Melbourne town; except for the trees you wouldn’t think it was a Winter’s … Continue reading
Our Sewjourn weekend – part 1
I do love our annual Sewjourn weekend; we were trying to work out how many years it is that we’ve been going and I think it’s probably about 12 or 13, and we still love it! Friday morning we set … Continue reading
pomegranate and chintz 