Thelma's Day Out Bag

 So happy.... today finished a nice bag by Janelle Wind. I am planning on making a lot of my Christmas gifts this year. Perhaps a niece or a friend may get this one???




Berries anyone.....
There is a story to these wild rampant berries. My good friend Jill gave me a few runners a couple of years ago before she left to live in Darwin. 


 These magical berries seem to grow on  some water and little love almost anywhere. I moved a couple into what was my kitchen garden and now there is just a strawberry garden. The one in the tub did the same when I planted them there but they died out and are now regenerating from a couple of plants...I am no gardener what grows in my garden grows just because it does and these amazing berries just do...

Owls and Flowers

Today I finished the little project from "Stitchers Dream Day Out" by Julie Lovell . A little owl project bag. Cute... I thought I would photograph it with some gerberas I bought home from the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba. I also brought home from Toowoomba a ladder to hang my quilts on. I was so excited I have wanted one for ages. Lucky for specials at carnival time although it was a squeeze in the corolla.... Might add, I think it might have to move out of my sewing room into the lounge if I want to get into my fabric stash.

What's around Me

I had time to have a little play with setting up my blog. I drew some inspiration from all of the green wheat fields around me at the moment. So lets hope we get a little rain soon to keep them that way .

Carnival of Flowers

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We just had a lovely weekend at The Toowoomba Carnival of flowers. I have been wanting to go for years and I was not disappointed.  I thought I would share some lovely pics with you. Girls if anyone out there can help me .. I was playing with the design of my blog and now the last post doesn't come up first what have I done????

Dream Day Out

What a great weekend I have just had. My friend  Gail and I travelled to Toowomba to "Stitchers Dream Day Out" run by Quilters Angel at Highfields. The desigers were Natalie Ross, Libby Richardson and Julie Lovell. All the designers provided beautiful projects. I was given on of Julie Lovell's owl project bags. So cute!  I love owls.    Of course ladies can dress up but we made the Hootie Owl bags designed by Natalie.
It was soooo.. windy there and quite cold but warm inside with all the ladies.



Dress up contribution - love these colours



project bag by Julie Lovell



I was able to share the quilt I made with the designer

Gail and I



Designer projects for the day

 Yeh! school holidays start Friday I might get some projects finished . I aim to garden and sew and go see our lovely son and daughter in law to be for a few days.

Week-end in for McIntyre Quilters

This weekend my quilt group had a weekend in. We were working on a block quilt by Lessa Siegele called "Little Boxes". I have decided to use a kids print I picked up in Tassie last year. Cute I think ! Yes, something from the stash....

Pretty strips

Prepared to sew 

A finished one by one of our group

Hubby was off to Hong Kong on Sunday so I thought I had better stay home Saturday.  I did't get as far as the other girls ,however, it will happen???

Present for a Friend

Well wasn't it lovely to actually sit and sew. Felt a bit jealous of  Shiralee Stiches new sewing room . It was on my mind as to what I could do to revamp mine. I used bits and pieces from my stash to make the "Vintage Sewing Cushion "(by Debbie Magee) for my friend Gail's birthday.  We had a lovely stitching night last week 2 birthdays so we didn't get as much sewing done as we should have.  I am off to school camp for a week, are you not jealous???.It is in a beautiful location though in the hinterland and ranges. Sorry the photo is not that great but it is from my phone. forgot the camera....

A Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Our first try at a deep pan pizza .. Yumm.

Barramundi and prawn pizza with lime

 Sunday we decided to invite a few friends over and fire up the pizza oven to celebrate 12 months since we built this outdoor space...well lunch turned into dinner.. you know how it is!  I think I showed you the space on one of my first blogs. It was a beautiful sunny winter's day,perfect to stand around the wood fired pizza oven  with a wine or two and hubby's best deep pan and seafood pizza.

Stef's beautiful cheese platter - the honey on the Camembert was  a nice change 

Crazy Curry Cook Up

Last Thursday the girls from my staff room at work came  over for a curry night. Mmmmm Mmmm !!!

The Indian Table ....

Thai Chicken , Lamb Korma, Rogan Josh , Prawn Curry and I made an Indonesian Baked custard for entree. This lovely dish came from a visit to the "Spirit House Restaurant" and cooking school, a beautiful Thai restaurant at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast in Qld. The baked custard has chicken, shallots, bean paste, Chinese wine and soy and then the egg, soy sauce and chicken stock mix is poured over the top and baked as you would a baked custard, truly unusual but delicious. 

Stacey's at the Gap

Me (left) with my quilting buddy and good friend, Gail

Hi all my blogger friends, sorry I have been out for an extended time but I am back. We had the most fantastic trip to the Northern Territory and back through the Dinosaur trail via Richmond, Winton then to our son in Alpha and then home . A lot of kilometers but such fun. Remember all of those little squares cut out on the accuquilt machine. After a weekend retreat at Stacey's at the  Gap near Warwick it has grown to a quilt. What a lovely place to go. At the top of the great Divide just east of Warwick. We enjoyed sewing all weekend from 7.00 am until 10.pm and they provided the most beautiful food for us, good home cooked meals, a big fire to keep us warm and very friendly hospitality.

All busy finishing UFO's

Another finished quilt top from my sewing table. Sad you cant see the lovely little birds in each circle.

The view over the floodplains

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Adventure

Our adventure begins, no more sewing for a few weeks.

No More Cutting



Last Sunday we had Cathy from KoolKat Quilting in Toowoomba visit

our patchwork group. She showed us a cutting machine. How Kool it

was lots of squares and shapes in just minutes. Just bliss for those of us

 who hate cutting. We were sewing a quilt top in 20 minutes or so. Sorry

about the photos I am have trouble loading them. Gr.....

Sewn in so little time

So many squares in a few minutes

The bird has finished the books and ready for an adventure. 

Too many books not enough sewing

What's On My Sewing Table

That is the question a friendly blogger asked me the other day. Whats on your sewing table ? Well other than a TAFE CERT 4 that is taking it over a bit at the moment. I have been working on a seasonal quilt, sort of "yule" christmas. but could be used at any time of the year. It is called "Holiday Chorus".  My local quilt shop has it as a block of the month. I just love the colours and the litle birds. The next step is put it together.   I also have a "Leannes House " on the go. The stitching is all done , now just a quiet weekend to put it together. 

Big News my son and his fiance have bought a house in Bundaberg, far from home but that is life- looks like holidays at Bagara Beach! A good  thing is Bundaberg has a great patchwork shop- lots of yummies there!

Holiday Chorus

Leannes House -nearly there

Mothers Day Wishes

Happy Mothers Day to all the mums out there in blogland. I hope you are able to spend it with your children. I am not this year so it is a liitle sad but technology and phones are amazing things.  "Grease" the musical that I have ben working on is over Yeah! It was a big success and the costumes have now moved from my laundry floor to the clothes line and into packing bags Yeah! again . Now some time to sew for me. I received some lovely inspiration to sew from my darling hubby for mothers day. I have included a pic.

some time to sew Dudley by " Melly and Me" so cute

Cup of Pins anyone?

 I thought I would show you this cute little tea cup pin cushion I found when travelling in Tasmania. I am not sure if it is a pattern or someone clever just made it. It reminds me of my grandama with her willow dinner service.

Easter Engagement

Hello Friends,

I am sorry I have not blogged or posted nice sewing pics for a bit. I had a lovely excuse, we had our son's engagement party at home. We catered and looked after 100 friends and family and new family over the whole Easter break . It was wonderfully exhausting, there is something special when your son finds a lovely girl with a lovely family. I hope to return to my sewing room as soon as my house has returned to some form of normality. A snippet of our fun.

"Legs 11"

Will it be a tent?

"Preparing the Morris family Pitch-lots of cricket"

"Something to warm the Heart"

"The Cooks- pork, lamb and roast beef on the spit-the weather was glorious"

"The cake"

"The happy couple"

My Place on the Border

I thought I might let my blog friends see a liitle of my garden at home on the border.



My favourite garden photo - love the colour



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A nice spot to sit and stitch



A home for all those indoor pots that become outdoor pots and just seem to love it