I've Been Sewing :)

I have worked on 'Erin's Quilt'

there are 12 of these blocks made 

I have worked on my Outlaws quilt, which

I have decided that I love way to much to 

part with.........

there are 3 of these blocks sewn so far, only 

22 more to make

I have put together the little outdoor setting

we bought for the deck, our big table is

just too wide for the space.

and I have planted some petunias in pots (there

are 4 pots of petunias) to add some colour.

and I have replaced one plant in the gardens out the front

the rabbits aren't the issue

the issue is the naughty puppy who is living up to his

naughty puppy name!!

Having coffee tomorrow with the girls, comparing fabrics as

we are all making 'Erin's Quilt' together, then it will be home

to sew some more blocks together for MY new quilt :)

Gardening

Here are the photos I promised to share last night of

our new and improved rabbit proof gardens

This little bed has azaleas, native daisies, a half chewed

parsley, rosemary in the corner and a cameilia planted in it

the large blue pot has a not so happy daphne bush.

the large terracotta pots have gardenias and we have

strawberries too and some annuals 

this bed has a cameilia, azalea's, native daisies

this is the view as you come in the gate

this bed is under the bathroom window and the sun room's side windows

its dominated by a huge fugly palm, so we have native daisies, azalea's, 

dietie's, agapanthus, some bulbs of the unknown and a bush that

has the sweetest blossoms but again is a mystery

Sophie and I went and got some plants that grow along the drive yesterday

we have no idea exactly what they are called, but they should 

eventually look 

like these

and Henrycat followed us from window to window while we were

busy yesterday and today

I still have some blue irises to plant and we also planted some more vegies 

today, 3 different chillies, sweetcorn, 2 zucchini and 2 cucumber plants

and we have some bean seeds to grow so will plant them tomorrow

after school and the girlies can grow them.

and until 30 minutes ago when I got the sewing machine going, I have

not sewn a stitch since Friday night. Tomorrow is my quilting group

and I am only taking the out laws quilt to work on hopefully in between

chatting I can make some real progress.

The Rabbit Proof Fence

My two little garden beds on either side of the path

to the front door are now

100% rabbit proof.

I have planted and they have eaten, daisies,

lettuce, parsley, oregano, thyme

anything and everything.

I thought that they had stopped visiting, as my

parsley was flourishing when I looked at it yesterday

but this morning they had been munching

on the parsley, and all I have left is

parsley stems........

So today the girlies and I bought 10 metres of chicken

wire, cable ties, azaleas and some more daisies

and we have rabbit proofed the garden beds :)

and planted the daisies and azalea's and

the strawberries into pots

tomorrow we are off to the markets in Merimbula, 

hopefully we will get some more plants for the other 

garden bed the rabbits like to eat, if not we will call into

'Oaklands' and buy 4 more azaleas and then into

Mitre 10 to get 4 more of the daisy bushes

I will be sure to snap some photos to share tomorrow,

I am really happy with how the beds look and

can't wait for the plants to get bigger in the hope that

one day we can de fence the gardens, well

I can hope :)

Hexagon Progress and I'm excited

Yesterday after I did all my housework

and the Telstra Tech finally sorted out the

ADSL issues, and dh came home for lunch

I decided to start sewing my

Kaleidascope Hexagon Quilt together,

If I had known just how fiddly it was going to be

to sew those rows together I would have

NEVER started it.

It took my 3 hours just to get 3 rows sewn

and I only have 10 more rows to go,

plus the extra blocks so it fits my bed.....

its going to look fabulous when its done, but its also going

to drive me crazy getting it done.

So my plan of attack it to sew the remaining blocks into 2

row sets, then add them to the rows I have already done.

and I am excited because my mama and daddy are coming to

visit us in 7 months and 22 days...

they are coming to have christmas with us this year and in March

when mum has her next significantly numbered birthday we will

go to her to celebrate.

I haven't done much sewing at all since we moved, I spent a good part

of last week in the gardens sorting them out, removing weeds, dead bushes

pruning trees, replanting our veg patch, and mulching. It took 4 bales just to

mulch the 2 front garden beds.

We also found bulbs in the main bed, very close to the surface, so Imogen and

I have replanted them, we have no idea what they are, can't wait for spring to

find out.

today is desk buying day in Merimbula, as soon as dh comes past with

the ship and blows the horn I am out of here. We need a desk because

I won't let him bolt the UHF radio to my sofa table, which is what

are using at the moment for a computer table.