Recycle and Renew

A  new click clack couch for my extra visitors.

Sorry I haven't blogged for a while but life seems to take over sometimes. 

How to make some more space for the visitors . We had plenty this last weekend.

Opens into a double bed

Time for some sewing ............. 

Our local quilt group is undertaking a recycle challenge. So I have decided to recycle some old doilies. I think I made these doilies when I was 19 or 20. Oh so long ago!

Some fabric left over from Stitcher Dream Day Out!

All those odd buttons! Will I use them ? I am so not creative when it comes to this kind of thing.

The doilies

I even crocheted the red one as well, also long ago, my lovely mum in law taught me to crochet.

The initial stages- cut and paste !

Now to add the stitchery from the quilt groups stitchery challenge nothing like killing 2 birds with one stone !

Looking better - a tray cloth to go in my red kitchen I think!

Pretty up the corners!

I have always liked strawberries .

Some circle work!..... LOL.....

Not pressed , not finished yet but getting there ! 

Pin Cushions

Our local quilt group had a pin cushion day. So I made a couple to take along. You might recognise one of them. Yes , I actually made another paper pieced pin cushion. Much easier the second time around. 

We had a fun day, everyone bought along their pincushions to display. We had some interesting ones from the very first one a lady made at school - the old pressure pack lid and fabric . To a beautiful old crochet one that belonged to one lady's husband's grandmother. 
  We also have a project where we have been given 12  embroideries to make something with wether we use all or them or one of them. I used one of them to make a pin cushion.   

My embroidered pin cushion

A range of pin cushions

From Anette's garden 

A very old pin cushion the little basket opened to reveal a tape measure and thimble- so cute

Terrence the Tin Tent

"Terrence the Tin Tent"  well at least that is what Mr Bird calls our new caravan. This is a first for us we are so excited.   So on the weekend we went to Nindigully Pub to try it out. About 158 Kms . 

We had a fantastic time. Beaut spot to camp on the Moonie River. 

For those who are Australian Movie  Buffs there was a movie made her called "Boomarang Cafe" . The Nindigully pub was the setting for many scenes.  I might add there is nothing else in this remote place except the Nindy Gully Pub,

They are famous for the biggest burger.  The "Road Train" burger.  4 of us decided to share one but we could not eat it all, but we made a fair hole in it !   

We met our friends and headed west

First stop Talwood 

Second NindiGully Pub

A fine selection of well worn Akubras on the pub wall.

I wish I had my camera these reflections are from my phone - beautiful Western Qld River

There was about 40 campers there.

Tea by the river - not what they were drinking last night Ha !Ha !

Our caravan's ours is on the right.

Barbe breakfast 

Relaxing by the Moonie with my friend Lib.

The famous burger

We ordered it !

We pretended to eat it 

Burger , Onion rings and of course chips !

One quarter each  mmmmm.......couldn't eat it all 

Couldn't eat it like a burger either! Oh well  a bit of fun and very well priced!

And it was cold! But the tea was great !!!!

Quiet Times

I have had little chance to sew lately so I thought I would share this with you. I was in Bundaberg Spotlight recently and a lady was doing a demonstration of this technique. She was machine stitching and collaging many fabric pieces using fancy stitches on her sewing machine onto some thick vylene. then she was making them into bags. Quite clever I thought.... I hope you are all finding time to do what you love. Hopefully some progress next week.

Cooking and Sewing

Life is so good when your son cooks for you.  I am sure Mr bird jnr. is getting to be as keen on cooking as his Dad. It makes me so proud.

Pre dinner starters

Very Yummy 

 Scones from the master chef himself........lol.  Good scones take some perfecting, I think he has done it. The unusual shape top was achieved with a little tuppawear scone cutter.

Morning Tea ..... Scrumptious Scones.  We eaten most of them ...

Had lots of rain here Friday and Saturday.... good for sewing!

The afternoon before the rain 

Another view

I thought a rainy day was a good time to get some dinosaurs out of the cupboard. I started this a couple of years ago. I trying some trupunto (not sure how to spell it.) and hand quilting. Only a little hand quilting to go before I can bind it.

I am also trying my hand at some book covers. I love using bright colourful novelty prints for these sorts of projects.

Thanks for dropping by !