Still Alive

                     In very random order here is some of whats been happening 

over the last 3 months

Midnight At the Oasis designed by Jen Kingwell, just needs the final border

              

I took myself to Ballarat and spent the day with the one and only

Jen Kingwell, we worked on The Circle Game

                  

Soccer season is well and truly underway 

                   

I travelled to Nowra for the PSSA soccer trials, for the Far South Coast

with this gorgeous girl

                 

Green Tea and Sweet Beans is waiting to be quilted, by hand

                     

We took a road trip on a cold miserable day just to get out of the house

                          

We found Ratty, Henrys most loved toy, he has had ratty

since he was a teeny little kitty

                       

This girl is a fully qualified Soccer Referee, as its her first year she 

can only run the sidelines but she is getting paid and

loving it

                     

This is on my to do list, its called 

My Small World and is designed by Jen Kingwell

                 

I've got  2 secret sewing projects destined for Quilt Market in the US

                   

Bring Me Flowers designed by Jen Kingwell, is my focus project at the moment, I have 2 full

alternate blocks and 8 half alternate blocks to stitch and I can

start sewing this baby up, I also need to add centre to one block and

add some stems

                     

This girl ran 4 kms last Friday in the Zone Cross Country, now for a girl

who ran along the beach for her school cross country before heading to

the hilliest course on the coast she did well to finish middle of the field

                      

Steam Punk, another Jen Kingwell pattern, I actually have around 24 blocks finished,

I've put this aside to finish Bring Me Flowers

                          

 

and as its Mothers Day, this photo of my mama was taken when she was 2, 

today is the 2nd of many more Mothers Day's to come without her. 

I miss her everyday

and would give anything just to talk to her once more

                      

** In case you hadn't noticed I am a total Jen Kingwell fan,

her book 'Quilt Lovely' is fabulous and worth getting

Midnight at the Oasis

After rearrange my sewing room I decided it was time to get back

to working on my Midnight at the Oasis quilt, the hubster 

gave it to me for Christmas last year.

this is where I was up to when I had to put it away due to other

commitments, and it sat on my sewing chair all weekend waiting

for the sew-jo to strike

I started with one little churn dash block on Tuesday afternoon

which quickly grew into 7 little churn dash blocks by

Tuesday night 

they are so sweet and little, 5.5" unfinished

last night I had 46 of the 52 needed made, today I am hoping 

to get those final 6 made.

This weekend my quilting group is holding a quilt show,

it is also my little towns annual Whale Festival, so here is my

pile of quilts ready for me to take down for some show & tell.

To be honest I am not sure I am a good fit for the group, I am the youngest,

the oldest is almost 90, its a very eclectic mix of people, so I think after

this weekend I might just hang  up my hat, wish them well and leave.

I need to get out, it's an exclusive club that you are allowed to join

but only if they 'approve' of you and what you are doing!!! Just sewing

hexagons without a plan in mind is not acceptable

and for that you will not be invited back! Yes, that has 

happened, true story

I need to be involved with a group of like minded women, who have a laugh

and a good time, who are supportive and welcoming and are 

pleased to have newcomers join. 

I need to move towns to find that.

*Sigh*

So I have a question for you

If you are a member of a social quilting group or a quid

do you have any expectations when you join??