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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”!
- Day 10 of the @jeanakimball #50daysofhandquilting2021 and I have 1 zinnia quilted and another started. Slow going as I feel my way with this quilt #zinniaquiltSo, that’s all the snakes made, now to cut more of the joining section and piece the blocks #snaketrailsal #gettingthereslowly #handpiecing #fiveandtenThought it might be fun to do a “what do you hand piece with?”This quilt weighs a tonne dry and double that when wet! Just wrestled it onto the clothes horse to dry in the Spring sunshine ☀️ #mrsbillingscoverlet #washingmywinterquilt
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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: stars
Class show and tell
Finally, we’ve had our first class since March 2020 at Nuno Nuno! (February 2021 got cancelled for a 5 day lockdown) It was so good to see these students again, plus a new one! You may remember Georgia who comes … 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
Squealers
Just a small gathering for our first Squealers of 2021, again some couldn’t come because of exposure reasons. It was mask wearing again indoors, but a small price to pay to be able to be with friends. Cheryl had given … Continue reading
Thursday class
After spending the majority of the year doing class with most of my Thursday students via whatsapp in the mornings and zoom in the afternoons, we decided, considering all safety issues and the non existent local transmissions, it was time … Continue reading
QAL 202 | It’s a Finish!
It’s the 31st May, 2020 and just in time, as this is the deadline date, my QAL 2020 hosted by Cecile and Bea is finished! This year’s theme was “Stars” and as soon as I saw that word I knew … Continue reading
Virtual class
Had another great virtual class last week, and along with the conversations by text, had a one-to-one video call with one student helping her choose fabrics for a project. Not quite the same as face to face, but really helpful … Continue reading
Virtual class
I spent all of class day on my machine project, well, in between texting my students! They are doing great work and I can’t wait to show you when we get back to “normal”. I’d prepped 5 star blocks a … Continue reading
Virtual Class
I hosted virtual class again last week; there was some cooking as students were preparing for Good Friday and baking Hot Cross Buns, there was some shopping too to prepare for the weekend meals, but some of us were quilting. … Continue reading
QAL 2020
Carefully laid plans went awry Substitute plans failed Malaise descended Time was elapsing Eleventy problems arose Excuses abounded But…….one…….last…….effort……. ………Just before 11.00 last night, a mere hour before the deadline, I finished my 8 required blocks for February’s part of … Continue reading
Class show and tell
Morning Sue E worked on her “Bessie Creek Road” BOM blocks Carylin cut and bagged all morning Sue W cut for a new paper pieced baby quilt Carole cut and machine stitched the final borders for her quilt Denise too … Continue reading
