broderie

wish margaret a happy birthday

this is a characture of margaret, my oldest, bestest friend from school days.

it's her birthday today ! happy birthday margaret !

 

here she is with her two sons and daughter in law earlier in the year. bon voyage also for wednesday and good luck to tim, who is a triathalete competing in the world championships to be held in budapest in september. whoo hoo !

temperature ok, but tucked up in bed !

this post will be mainly words i think, i am ok, but my computer is not doing at all well at the moment ! is very tired and moving ever so slowly, can't load any new photos and sending the operator into a state ! i need to be reunited with my laptop ( i hope you are ok and not missing me too much ) i will be there on thursday afternoon !

into bed with a hot water bottle or two may do the trick ! the computer that is, not me !

i have already made some discoveries, strange things, i will go and investigate and may be back with a cure very soon. well i said it would be quick, even though i have kept getting a message to say that no photos were loading, guess what, everytime i have tried they have gone in, soooooo now i will just continue and give some show and tell . . . . . . . .

last saturday at sewing the threads were out and much progress was being made

and some finishes

anna's lovely fresh blue and white quilt

dianne's version of the princess, lovely soft colours !

and one of my favourite early signs that spring is on the way are the helabores and i was lucky enough to have two of my sewing friends (who both live in the hills) bring me a bunch of these beauties

and i love little books of words and quotes, this one i bought recently, and i love the illustrations

and these are some words written by a friend in my birthday card recently, i think they are also apt for the friends one gathers as a result of blogging.

in this crazy quilt of life,

i'm glad you're in my block of friends.

and if you like this cushion, lovely striped fabric, lots of interesting effects can be achieved by manipulating the stripes.

  
   

the new moon in leo

it must be the new moon in leo, and my mum used to say that i was always high spirited when there was a new moon, so just to finish all the nonsense for a while i post these photos on a day of home comings!

one of our 'big boys' arriving home safely after his first trip overseas ! he was happy to be home and so was his mum pleased that he was there ! he purchased some 'strange' things, but then don't we all on the spur of a moment when travelling. i remember buying a grass skirt when i first went to fiji many years ago. ???!!! however i did not need any encouragement to play the fool once again.

and this tshirt for his twin brother

then i was coming home too, just back to melbourne from hobart! i do not have a dog of my own, but in both houses that i stay in down there i have a faithful friend and i have never been keen about dogs on beds etc., but lucy has won over the struggle to keep her off 'my bed' and always seems to know where to find me each morning. 'i love lucy'!!!

a happy, very comfortable lucy resting her head on my leg. now up and getting ready to come home wearing my new scarf from kay, for my birthday ! thanks, i like it, very warm and i like the colour! i think it is very me !

there was mail on my return, bills of course, but other stuff that was far more interesting !

fabric club from patchwork on stonleigh and i do like some of the motterly fabrics, so these also were waiting for me from the postman.

home again, home again, now, for a little while? and i have some lovely embroidered bits to show you soon i promise.   

  

thankyou all for the good wishes!

i did have a good day down here in sunny hobart, we have had some much needed rain since, but august 10th was a perfect day. and thanks to all those who sent me such lovely messages, i know the photo was a shocker, but you know we are who we are and sometimes the photo that captures the moment is not always making us look our best!!!

i went with friends and family to this restaurant at salamanca place and had some lovely local fish, much fresher than the murals on the wall, but they are great!

then out came the birthday cake!

thanks deb! and thanks to everyone for making a special birthday lots of fun over the last few days! i am a rare species i know, but we may as well have fun!

i was once young and beautiful ! and thinner ! but hey, i am still here to enjoy the things i love, so that is all a bonus!   

happy birthday to me!!!

it was just a photo moment! i did not drink the bottle through the straw!

continuing on

the windows in the church are an inspiration in more ways than one, the beautiful clear colours of the glass and the designs are wonderful, one very special to us, to me and my family members! it was a sign in a way that someone we miss so much is still always with us and what an exceptional stitcher she was, sharon would truly have been in heaven!

and the wording

in what ever direction you look there is wonderful inspiration !

and this will be the classroom area at the quilted crow

and then just accross the road is a bakery, great for coffee and a bite to eat after you have shopped in these wonderful surroundings.

there were lots of old bits of bakery type machinery used as decoration

and i guess you would all like to see some of the purchases i made

and the postman followed me and this arrived

and we have been playing with these

that's all for now, back soon!!!
 
 

the patchwork church

i am in hobart, tasmania at the moment and how lucky i was to be able to go to the grand opening of the quilted crow in their new premises, this lovely old church !

as you can see, skies were blue and it was a heavenly hobart day ! let me take you down the aisle and discover the beauty of this building and now lovely shop!

deidre and leonie with a very welcoming smile and friendly atmosphere to all who gather here. we were able to wander and enjoy the delights that the girls have to offer.

i also loved the carpet and some of the old furniture bits!

very helpful advice for some of the customers !

to be continued . . . . . . . . .