I am still here

Time flies when you are having fun

there has been a lot happening in my neck of the

woods, with Christmas, school holidays,

NSW Cuboree and now we are at

the final day of the school holidays.

Christmas last year was a quiet affair

just the hubster, the girlies and our son

we had a lovely day I was very spoilt

we ate too much and played lots

of board games, ds girlfriend joined

us the day after boxing day and we had

them here for a week, which was

lovely.

I received a gorgeous iPad pouch in

Chookyblues secret santa swap, I must take a photo

and share it here 

New Year was also very quiet

we stayed home, watched the fireworks 

at midnight and went to bed, no hangover for me

Sophie and Imogen went to Appin, for the NSW

Cuboree, they had a fabulous time and it was a very quiet

week while they were gone.

Since then we have spent our days lazing around

going to the beach, sewing and just being

sloths in general.

Its been fabulous

Sophie and Emma start high school on Wednesday

so last week was a rush of getting uniforms,

shoes and books. Both girls are very excited

Imogen will be in year 5 this year, I can't 

believe they are growing up so fast, and it will be so nice

to have a lovely clean house again, and food in the pantry

for longer than 2 days.

What else has been happening, there have been some

not so nice phone calls from my sister, I have

wiped my hands of her at the moment, she has said

and done some terrible things that I will never forgive her

for, worst of all, she went running to my dad and

involved him (she is 46 not 14) but dad and I are ok,

my brother and I are ok and she can go to hell in a 

hand basket for all I care at the moment.

We've had a flea infestation, that was pretty gross and we still

can't work out where they came from. Henrycat is an inside cat

who never goes outside or comes into contact with other cats, 

and the dog is an outside dog who never comes inside....

but we fixed it, we bombed the house, twice and so far

so good.

Australia day saw us wood collecting in preparation for winter

today the hubster split it all and the girlies and I stacked it,

another 3 ute loads and we should make it through without 

to collect more or buy it.

Sewing wise I have been busy making another quilt for

Lynette, it will be postal to her at the end of next week

I am aiming for 5/2 mailing date.

I am slowly catching up on my Wagon Wheels BOM

I was given Amities Bring Me Flowers BOM for Christmas

I have made 1 little flower so far, with its partner cut out

waiting to be sewn.

DH and the girlies gave me another Amitie textiles

Quilt kit for Christmas

'Midnight at the Oasis' 

which I am BUSTING

to start, but after Lynette's quilt is done, I have

a baby quilt to make by March, and a quilt to finish for the 

Holman Clinic (where mum had all her treatment) 

to raffle so hopefully 

by the end of Feb I can get Midnight started.

Thats my plan anyway

Sneak Peeks & a Secret Revealed

Can you have to much furniture??

My husband thinks so, BUT, he needs to remember that

we own a much larger house interstate and ALL our furniture

fits in that house perfectly.

This is the reason why he thinks we have to much furniture

I found this divine little cupboard on a 

buy, sell and sway page for our area.

for the HUGE sum of $20. Its old, its very me

and even if it was purchased to be used in my sewing room

(it didn't fit), I still say it was $20 well spent!

I called into Mitre 10 to buy some casters to level the little

cupboard and found these stools for the kitchen bench

I did ask his opinion before I handed over money, in fact

he took me to get them lol. I love that the blend in with my kitchen 

accessories perfectly and the girlies love them

Sewing wise I have been quite productive

this stitchery will become a Project Caddy

and this is the main gift in Chookyblues SSCS

by next week my gifts for the SSCS will be complete

I have signed up for a new BOM, I haven't participated in one

for a while. So while wandering around Facebook, I discovered

Sue Daley has a new BOM design

so I signed up.

Its called Wagon Wheels 

I plan on pulling Lancaster out of its hiding spot and

finishing the vine border, add another diamond border then I think 

it will be done.

All those clamshells are stopping me from

finishing it as the pattern says.

Remember my big secret stitching project

I spent 17 frantic days making. Well I can give you some sneak peaks

of the finished project

The quilt is Love Letters, and I stitched it

for 

Lynette Anderson of 'Lynette Anderson Designs'

Its currently in Houston at Quilt market,

I can't wait to see photos of Lynette's booth

with 'my' quilt hanging in it

I was blessed to have been given the task and 

its made with her GORGEOUS new fabric range

'Quilters Garden' which will be available in stores

March 2014.

I am still pinching myself.

Photo's and Stuff

I admit to being rather slack in keeping up with 

any BOM's that I sign up for........

I tend to collect them until I have all the

blocks then have a big sewing week/s of

completing them, even though when a new one arrives

I tell myself that I AM GOING TO KEEP UP.

I am currently collecting

Tail Feathers

Civil War Journeys

and in completed just needs to be sewn 

together form is

Aunt Grace's Circle of Friends

Monday I had happy mail in the form of a 

Sue Daley EPP BOM

'Lancaster'

so far so good I have started block 1, and will stitch it

each night in front of the tv until its done.

look at all those clamshells.........

see progress is being made on block 1 :)

the background

then I also have to finish this little quilt which has been 

waiting for what seems like years to be finished

the foundation pieced blocks and the sashings

that is todays plan of attack, to sew it in to a top

it came with the backing and binding and I

have enough wadding to finish it :)

then I need to keep up with my small quilt of the month

quilts, this is the next one to be done

the fabrics have been selected from the scrap box

and then I will have another  5 to be caught up 

no pressure AT ALL!

and look what I grew in the garden

and I also managed to get 2 out of 3 orchids to flower

love this one its a pale yellow/green

and the last flower on this little one

the naughty puppy is lying in wait for some 

unsuspecting tourists to walk out the front

once he sees them he will bark at the them then race

to the back fence to continue barking forgetting

he can't actually see over the back fence to bark 

and no post is complete without a photo of

Henrycat, who is keeping an eye on the dog :)

I best get off the computer and start sewing hadn't I.........

before I am distracted by something else