Cooking Pizza

Here it is 

Yep it's all good in there

Let's try it

Oh Yeh!  Pizza..   Yumm

And I got a new path to my clothes line.

A Long Awaited Dream

My dream was to have a swimming pool and that came true last year. It was hubby's  dream to have a wood fired clay pizza oven and now it's done . The process took 2 weekends and an expert concreter.

Kev at work 

Just have to leave the  outside stays under for a few more days . Just waiting for it to cure now

Visitors and Finishes

This one is finally finished. I'm on a mission to get things finished and out of the cupboard.

 I have a few quilt tops to go. I quilted this one myself ( as I have shown you before) and now the bind is done. This one used some Kaffe Fassett fabrics  and was made with Kerry Swain at Cottage on the Hill.

In between preparing some Lucy Boston Blocks. Sandy from "Shiralee Stitches " does a great job with these I just wish I could sew them as fast as she sends them to me.

I have had 2 lots of unexpected  visitors over the last few days  " Chooky Blue"  , Donna and her hubby and Janis of "janimary" and her hubby .  Two different days of course. Was so nice to catch up with them all.  There was no stitching just a lovely chat over a meal. So nice to see them, thanks for calling girls.

Holiday Photos

B and I have just come home from a 3 day taster cruise and the theme was Christmas in July. We left Brisbane Saturday and returned Tuesday morning. I have never cruised before so I hope the photos don't bore you. The weather was glorious for winter and everything about the cruise was great. I can see how these quilt designers are taking sessions on cruises. It would be great.

We had a suite ... so spoilt

Christmas in July theme ...

Just like a hotel inside 

Sailing out of Brisbane 

Our balcony

 

no cooking , no cleaning 

Christmas in June

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Finished this Christmas tablecloth - a crazy nine patch

A Flannel Finish

I am on a finish challenge at the moment. I have a few quilt tops that need quilting so - some for me to do and 3 have gone to the long arm quilter. So I will be binding like crazy next month when they are done.

 I have never machined down a bind on a quilt before. I always do one side on the machine and the final side I stitch down by hand.  Not today!  On this quilt ( all flannel, cuddly quilt) I did my first all machine bind. I am a very novice machine quilter but it is done.

Didn't turn out too bad . 

I love autumn colours. 

A Step Up

My son was travelling on  the Atherton Tablelands (North Qld. Australia)  recently and took this photo.  This beautiful staircase was built by his great grandfather. William Morris The stairs are in the Yungaburra hotel. he also built a spiral staircase in the Atherton hospital.