FNSI results and another OPAM finish

I managed to get the binding sewn onto my

Bear Paws quilt yesterday after I got Henrycat to

relinquish his sleep spot

Then Henrycat and I watched the tugs 'Bulimba & Warringah' head out

to meet the woodchip ship that Webby was bringing into Port

He blasted the horn and come out onto the Bridge wing to wave

eventually after dinner was cooked and the kitchen cleaned and everyone

was organised for the evening I got time to sit and start to sew down 352 inches of binding

of course with Henrycats assistance

its offical name is

'Summer Stomping Ground' and it was a kit from

the fat quarter shop which I bought late 2010

and ta da, at 1:30am this morning the final stitch was sewn it was a 7 hr

stitching session. I did ask hubby how many nights did he think it would take

he looked at me a said, 'My bet is you will sit and sew until it is done'

he knows me well :)

I love the colours, love that it has such a long drop on each side

its a biggie at 88" square, its very 'ME'

and Henrycat has made it 'his' as you can see by the fur he left behind

after his 10 minute power nap this morning

I now offically have a UFO free sewing room and todays mission

is to find something new to sew.



Kaleidoscope Hexagons

Ta Da, it was really hard to get a fabulous photo

these were the best I could do

I love the shadowed effect I managed to get,

with the sun shining through the branches of

the  huge Norfolk Pine we have growing

love the view over the fence we have, I could sit and stare at

it all day long, watching the fishing boats steam out each evening

and then heading home each afternoon.

and a close up of the finished quilting, not that you can really see it

we had some visitors this afternoon they had a great time on the

bird feeder and fence, the naughty puppy didn't see them or

he would have chased them off. He has a love/hate relationship

with the plovers and currawongs that love our yard and spends

most of his afternoons chasing them out of the yard

My Bear Paws quilt is completely quilted, tomorrow I will make the binding and

sew it on, then start stitching down all 352 inches of it. The finished

size is 88" x 88". I can't wait to have it on my bed.

I have almost finished my Rosalie Quinlan stitchery.

Hope, Love and Friendship

I just have the words and some

french knots to stitch. Its supposed to be put onto a

canvas but I think I will make mine into a quilted wall hanging.

and its Friday night sew in tomorrow, can you guess what I am going to

be working on ;)

its a Finish

the Kaleidoscope Hexagons Quilt that is

I managed to finish all the quilting on it yesterday it took me 5 days

of doing little bits at a time to get it quilted, then I used

up the 'leftovers' and made some binding

then stayed up until the wee small hours of this morning stitching

the binding on.

Washed it, dried it and it looks fabulous

I just need Summer to come back so I can put it on my bed

remember this quilt, ( top finished June 11)

fabric is Summers End & Butterfly Garden,

by Kansas Trouble quilters

This morning I pieced together backing fabric for it

and it's now on the quilty beast and I have even started

the quilting, no fancy pattern, just an all over

stipple using Black Rasant thread, I love Rasant thread

for quilting, I'm hoping to get the majority of it done

tomorrow then Friday finish it off and sew

the binding on and stitch it down

Friday and Saturday night

this is my new winter quilt, and I can't wait for it to make it

onto my bed.

Otherwise life goes on as normal here, we had a party on

Saturday night for hubby's birthday, good friends, good food

and few drinks, perfect way to celebrate

Sunday I got to sit and stitch and watch crap on tv, while hubby

and the girlies looked after me for a change, I had bacon and eggs

for breakfast, Lasagne for lunch and Chinese for dinner and an early

night :)

I will pop back tomorrow and share a photo

of the finished Hexagon Quilt

oh an excitment plus, the tv man finally called in yesterday and

sorted out our tv reception issues, we now have crystal clear

reception and its running through the Austar like its supposed to

and tomorrow hubby is crawling under the house to moved

the aerial cord from the bunkers room to my sewing room

now if the real eastate can pull out their fingers and get all the

jobs that need doing here, I will be one happy bunny