Hi,
Well, today is 28th December, and here in Pinjarra it climbed to 38 degrees - a tad warm! But, in the house it wasnt too bad - I managed to sit and sew for a bit. I've been searching for a sketch of a pattern I saw on someone's blog - about a year ago. I dont have details of the blog and cant find the sketch - dammit. This blogger had made a quilt for her son using Aussie blocks and then they seemed to "float" on the background. I'll have to go online and see if anyone can help me there.
Had a great Xmas. Matt (DS2) came over about 9.30 and made sushi to take for lunch, and about 10.30 Jason (DS1) and his partner Maree arrived and we exchanged gifts. Then we all went to Adam's sister's place - there were 37 of us altogether!!! And enough food for 137 - as you do! Was good to catch up with everyone. We arrived about 12.30 and left about 6.30pm.
Then on Sunday (27th) we met up with my side of the family, at a park in Mandurah. There were 13 of us for a shared picnic lunch and exchange of pressies. Another good day.
We did buy a new camera, but I'm still a learner and Adam is the driver. I must get my act in to gear and learn for myself how to operate it and work out how to get my photo's onto my posts. I did it about a year ago, but have forgotten now. I can take the photo's OK, but its getting them onto my blog that I'll have to think about and play with. I'm sure I'll be able to do it; - just need the time and inclination to do it.
I'm off to do a post to scquilters and see if I can contact the "floating" blogger ... :-)
Faye.
Monday, 28 December 2009
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Tossing my Hat in.
Wow, it's been so long I thought I'd better throw my hat in and see if it gets thrown back !! Yeah well. Didnt know how else to start.
We are in the process of deciding on a new camera. The old one died and I asked if it would be worth me getting one for myself so I could take and download and paste pictures "willy nilly" to my hearts content. But, I think we've decided to go with just the one camera. It will be a better one than if I had one of my own, so hopefully the quality of the photo's will be better - if the operator gets it right.
I'm planning on taking photo's of everything I do, even for other people, cos in the online swap that I have just complete, one of the sets got lost in the mail on the way home. I couldnt remember what I had done (we are doing it all again for the lady) - if only I had taken photo's.
And if I blog more often, I wont forget what to do between posts .....
Enough for now. I think we'll be getting the new camera within the week, so I'll post when I have it.
Cheers,
Faye.
We are in the process of deciding on a new camera. The old one died and I asked if it would be worth me getting one for myself so I could take and download and paste pictures "willy nilly" to my hearts content. But, I think we've decided to go with just the one camera. It will be a better one than if I had one of my own, so hopefully the quality of the photo's will be better - if the operator gets it right.
I'm planning on taking photo's of everything I do, even for other people, cos in the online swap that I have just complete, one of the sets got lost in the mail on the way home. I couldnt remember what I had done (we are doing it all again for the lady) - if only I had taken photo's.
And if I blog more often, I wont forget what to do between posts .....
Enough for now. I think we'll be getting the new camera within the week, so I'll post when I have it.
Cheers,
Faye.
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Catching up.
Oh Boy,
I'm not a very good Blogger. I see some Bloggers write almost every day, or every week. I'm lucky if I do it once a quarter. I really should try and get Blogging more regularly.
Since I last wrote I've been away again. This time a week out prospecting around the Cue area, and then about 10 days with my sister and husband (Elaine & Steve). Adam & I went from Cue to Geraldton for a couple of days and then moved on to Port Gregory and met E&S there.
Port Gregory is a small fishing town about 2 hours from Geraldton, via Northampton. We were there for about 6 days and tried some fishing, but there were none to be had. Everyone there was complaining - no fish!!
One day we went up to Kalbarri and had lunch and looked around, then another day we checked out the local historical site - a Convict Depot. It's a spot where convicts were shipped to and local people would collect them from there. Its all in ruins now, but the historical society is trying to fix some of the buildings and there is quite a good spiel on it all.
Most days we used to scan the water for whales and most days were rewarded with sightings. One day they seemed to be playing and lifting their tails right out of the water. Usually you just see the spout of water and then their back as they surface. Wonderful to see.
We were away about two and half weeks and I must say I really enjoyed my time with my sister. It was the first time we had spend any length of time together as couples and I think we all got along quite well.
Since being home I've been trying to get on and finish my "Wildflower" quilt. I started it in Feb.08 and have done the blocks Quilt-as-you-go. Now I have to add some borders and am procrastinating about how to do it. Think I've worked it out now. I'd post a photo but our cameral is not working, so will have to try and remember to post photo's when we get a new one. My quilt might be finished by then ..... I hope. The pattern was in APQ about 3 years ago - by Jenny Rofe I think the lady was. It was a 3 part project, but our quilt group met once a month for about 6 months for a social get-together and help for those who needed it.
I'm still cleaning out and working on moving my sewing room. These things cant be rushed! I have almost sorted out my fabrics now, so very soon will start moving out the end room and painting it so I can move in. Hope everything still fits how I want it to.
Enough! I'll try and post again soon (have I said that before??)
Cheers.
Faye
I'm not a very good Blogger. I see some Bloggers write almost every day, or every week. I'm lucky if I do it once a quarter. I really should try and get Blogging more regularly.
Since I last wrote I've been away again. This time a week out prospecting around the Cue area, and then about 10 days with my sister and husband (Elaine & Steve). Adam & I went from Cue to Geraldton for a couple of days and then moved on to Port Gregory and met E&S there.
Port Gregory is a small fishing town about 2 hours from Geraldton, via Northampton. We were there for about 6 days and tried some fishing, but there were none to be had. Everyone there was complaining - no fish!!
One day we went up to Kalbarri and had lunch and looked around, then another day we checked out the local historical site - a Convict Depot. It's a spot where convicts were shipped to and local people would collect them from there. Its all in ruins now, but the historical society is trying to fix some of the buildings and there is quite a good spiel on it all.
Most days we used to scan the water for whales and most days were rewarded with sightings. One day they seemed to be playing and lifting their tails right out of the water. Usually you just see the spout of water and then their back as they surface. Wonderful to see.
We were away about two and half weeks and I must say I really enjoyed my time with my sister. It was the first time we had spend any length of time together as couples and I think we all got along quite well.
Since being home I've been trying to get on and finish my "Wildflower" quilt. I started it in Feb.08 and have done the blocks Quilt-as-you-go. Now I have to add some borders and am procrastinating about how to do it. Think I've worked it out now. I'd post a photo but our cameral is not working, so will have to try and remember to post photo's when we get a new one. My quilt might be finished by then ..... I hope. The pattern was in APQ about 3 years ago - by Jenny Rofe I think the lady was. It was a 3 part project, but our quilt group met once a month for about 6 months for a social get-together and help for those who needed it.
I'm still cleaning out and working on moving my sewing room. These things cant be rushed! I have almost sorted out my fabrics now, so very soon will start moving out the end room and painting it so I can move in. Hope everything still fits how I want it to.
Enough! I'll try and post again soon (have I said that before??)
Cheers.
Faye
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Home again, home again ..........
Hello,
Yes, I've been back just over a week now and am still trying to get all my washing done and dried. It's been raining and cold and windy ever since we arrived home, so we are wishing we had stayed out a bit longer. But, once we start talking of maybe going home, seems then we are home within the week, or even 3 or 4 days.
We had a fabulous 7 weeks away and went lots of places. Yes, we did manage to get some gold - enough to pay for the trip and maybe about half of Adam's new detector that he bought last year. Well, I say "we", but I only found one piece, and that was on the morning of the last day we went detecting, but it was a 5gm piece.
We started out in Cue, then moved onto Anean and then Nanine. While we were there, we heard that the daughter of one of our friends had died in her sleep, so went back to Cue and then to Geraldton for her funeral. Very sad. She was only 34.
Back to Cue for a few days and then on to a place in the bush that we stayed at for 7 days. I couldnt detect much there as my machine kept finding the "hot rock", so I did lots of sewing and knitting.
Then on to Meekatharra for a couple of days to catch up with washing, and then we took the dirt road (194km) to Sandstone. We had never done this trip before although had talked about it. While we were in Sandstone we got a call from Ivan, our friend who often goes out with us. He (74y.o.) and another bloke (79y.o.) were on their way out and wanted to meet up with us and go to a place called Duketon, which is about 130km north of Laverton. We had heard that because it is so isolated it is best to go with at least 3 cars, so we couldnt let this oportunity pass.
We got to Laverton a couple of days before we were due to meet the guys, so naturally did a bit of prospecting locally. We have a couple of places to go back to.
We spent about a week out at Duketon and surrounds, then started coming back as Bill could only stay a couple of weeks. He eventually went home early cos he had a sore back.
We spent 3 days at a place called Murrin Murrin, then moved back to Sandstone for a couple of days and thats when we started to talk about going home.
I loved the whole trip. The van worked a treat, as did the new annex we had made. I got lots of patchwork done, and even did quite a bit of prospecting, even though I didnt find much.
Looking forward to the next trip, which is only a couple of weeks away.
Faye.
Yes, I've been back just over a week now and am still trying to get all my washing done and dried. It's been raining and cold and windy ever since we arrived home, so we are wishing we had stayed out a bit longer. But, once we start talking of maybe going home, seems then we are home within the week, or even 3 or 4 days.
We had a fabulous 7 weeks away and went lots of places. Yes, we did manage to get some gold - enough to pay for the trip and maybe about half of Adam's new detector that he bought last year. Well, I say "we", but I only found one piece, and that was on the morning of the last day we went detecting, but it was a 5gm piece.
We started out in Cue, then moved onto Anean and then Nanine. While we were there, we heard that the daughter of one of our friends had died in her sleep, so went back to Cue and then to Geraldton for her funeral. Very sad. She was only 34.
Back to Cue for a few days and then on to a place in the bush that we stayed at for 7 days. I couldnt detect much there as my machine kept finding the "hot rock", so I did lots of sewing and knitting.
Then on to Meekatharra for a couple of days to catch up with washing, and then we took the dirt road (194km) to Sandstone. We had never done this trip before although had talked about it. While we were in Sandstone we got a call from Ivan, our friend who often goes out with us. He (74y.o.) and another bloke (79y.o.) were on their way out and wanted to meet up with us and go to a place called Duketon, which is about 130km north of Laverton. We had heard that because it is so isolated it is best to go with at least 3 cars, so we couldnt let this oportunity pass.
We got to Laverton a couple of days before we were due to meet the guys, so naturally did a bit of prospecting locally. We have a couple of places to go back to.
We spent about a week out at Duketon and surrounds, then started coming back as Bill could only stay a couple of weeks. He eventually went home early cos he had a sore back.
We spent 3 days at a place called Murrin Murrin, then moved back to Sandstone for a couple of days and thats when we started to talk about going home.
I loved the whole trip. The van worked a treat, as did the new annex we had made. I got lots of patchwork done, and even did quite a bit of prospecting, even though I didnt find much.
Looking forward to the next trip, which is only a couple of weeks away.
Faye.
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Getting ready for Prospecting.
I've been getting ready to go out prospecting .... collecting handwork to take out with me. We'll be away for about 2 months, so I'll need plenty of things to do so as not to get bored. I've also got some knitting and a couple of Sudoku books, and some magazines. I think I might have it covered!!
Tonight I've been cooking up some chicken wings and some rissoles - lunches for the bush. I still want to make a fruit cake, but might not get time.
I cooked a packet sultana cake in the Cobb cooker yesterday and it turned out really well. I have another packet so will take that, and I also have a date & Walnut cake mix. Adam wants me to make bread this time - I'm not confident about that, but we'll see. Might have to make an emergency trip to town if it doesnt work :-)
I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel - meaning we should get away soon. I'm hoping maybe by the first few days in May. That's only about a month later than we thought!
I've made a baby quilt for Tyson - Zoe's new baby. It's 3 bears in a hot air balloon - nice and colourful and bright. Hope she likes it. Zoe is Adam's great niece.
I've also made up three cushions for Noel - May quilted the tops before she died, but didnt get round to making up the cushions. He mentioned when he gave them to me that they didnt have much of her stuff about (he didnt even know she was doing quilting). When I told him I'd finished them, he didnt even remember giving them to me.
And, last but not least, I'm working on a Seahorse block in the latest swap and should have it finished later tonight. It's done in stem stitch in a multi-coloured thread. Looks really good.
Oh my goodness. Makes me tired just reading all that I've done!! No wonder I'm feeling a bit weary.
Must go and sew the Seahorse.
I'll try and post once more before we go, but no promises.
Cheers,
Faye.
Tonight I've been cooking up some chicken wings and some rissoles - lunches for the bush. I still want to make a fruit cake, but might not get time.
I cooked a packet sultana cake in the Cobb cooker yesterday and it turned out really well. I have another packet so will take that, and I also have a date & Walnut cake mix. Adam wants me to make bread this time - I'm not confident about that, but we'll see. Might have to make an emergency trip to town if it doesnt work :-)
I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel - meaning we should get away soon. I'm hoping maybe by the first few days in May. That's only about a month later than we thought!
I've made a baby quilt for Tyson - Zoe's new baby. It's 3 bears in a hot air balloon - nice and colourful and bright. Hope she likes it. Zoe is Adam's great niece.
I've also made up three cushions for Noel - May quilted the tops before she died, but didnt get round to making up the cushions. He mentioned when he gave them to me that they didnt have much of her stuff about (he didnt even know she was doing quilting). When I told him I'd finished them, he didnt even remember giving them to me.
And, last but not least, I'm working on a Seahorse block in the latest swap and should have it finished later tonight. It's done in stem stitch in a multi-coloured thread. Looks really good.
Oh my goodness. Makes me tired just reading all that I've done!! No wonder I'm feeling a bit weary.
Must go and sew the Seahorse.
I'll try and post once more before we go, but no promises.
Cheers,
Faye.
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
The night before Easter ...
Hi there,
With all the commercialism these days I wonder if they will make a movie similar to the Xmas one of the above name - well Xmas instead of Easter. It seems religion doesnt matter any more.
I dont think we are doing anything special this Easter - as usual. We usually leave all the travelling to others and stay put as much as possible. We will go to church on Friday, and probably Sunday, but not much else.
We will probably be working on fixing up the camper ready to go prospecting ASAP. We would like to make a new annex, so I suggested that we use this extended weekend to do it. It will probably take a few days to make. I also have to sort out all the food-stuffs to take. It was all cleared out last September, so now I can re-stock with new stuff. The camper is usually geared out to last in the middle of the bush for 2 weeks if necessary, so one needs plenty of loo paper, a supply of nibbles for 5 pm snacks before tea, and the drinkies to go with it, lots of coffee and tea bags, - and of course, enough patchwork, needlework and knitting to last the distance without getting bored with one thing!!
Cant wait to get going, but we have a few things we have to prepare first. Maybe next week.
And, in the meantime, I also want to do some baking to take - a fruit cake, some biscuits, and I usually take chicken wingettes and little meat balls for the first few "lunches". Hmmm. I might just be a bit busy in the next few days. hahaha
Maybe I'll post an update just before we go - if I get time.
Cheers,
Faye.
With all the commercialism these days I wonder if they will make a movie similar to the Xmas one of the above name - well Xmas instead of Easter. It seems religion doesnt matter any more.
I dont think we are doing anything special this Easter - as usual. We usually leave all the travelling to others and stay put as much as possible. We will go to church on Friday, and probably Sunday, but not much else.
We will probably be working on fixing up the camper ready to go prospecting ASAP. We would like to make a new annex, so I suggested that we use this extended weekend to do it. It will probably take a few days to make. I also have to sort out all the food-stuffs to take. It was all cleared out last September, so now I can re-stock with new stuff. The camper is usually geared out to last in the middle of the bush for 2 weeks if necessary, so one needs plenty of loo paper, a supply of nibbles for 5 pm snacks before tea, and the drinkies to go with it, lots of coffee and tea bags, - and of course, enough patchwork, needlework and knitting to last the distance without getting bored with one thing!!
Cant wait to get going, but we have a few things we have to prepare first. Maybe next week.
And, in the meantime, I also want to do some baking to take - a fruit cake, some biscuits, and I usually take chicken wingettes and little meat balls for the first few "lunches". Hmmm. I might just be a bit busy in the next few days. hahaha
Maybe I'll post an update just before we go - if I get time.
Cheers,
Faye.
Sunday, 29 March 2009
March musings
Hmmm. It's a while since I blogged. Hubby and I have been painting a unit that has been rented for the last 12 years (hence the need to paint!!), so 3 days of each week for the last 3 weeks we have been going to Perth (92km door to door). We are a bit slack - have lots of cups of tea and "just pop down the shop for .......", so it is taking us longer than necessary, but it's getting done. We "camp" while we are there. Mattresses on the floor and a camp table and chairs to eat off. Of course we have a TV, albeit an old one, and I always take some sewing and knitting and an Otto light for my sewing cos we dont work at night. Next week we will finish the painting and organize for some new carpet for the lounge and lino for the kitchen/dining area. Then I think we will be almost done.
When I'm home I have been doing a little patchwork. Usually only get time to do it at night. I'm almost ready to start machine quilting one of my quilts. I'm building up to it .... :-) cant rush these things.
I'm also trying to clean up my sewing room a bit cos I want to move to a larger room. Oh boy. It's a case of one step forward and two steps back. I start clearing out one section and find an unfinished project (UFO or PHD ... UnFinsihed Object, or Project Half Done) and think "Oh, I could just do that and it would be finished!" and spend the next couple of hours working on that instead of cleaning up my room. But, I am getting a few more things finished, so it's not all bad. The other thing is, I want to paint the new room before I move, so that means cleaning out that room too.
Hubby is out for the rest of the day, so I think I'll get in and clean out some more of my room - while he's not here to see just how much stuff I really have. I'm trying to get myself organised as per Bonnie Hunter on her htpp://www.quiltville.com site - Organising the Stash I think it is, or maybe Taming the Stash!
Till next time,
Faye.
When I'm home I have been doing a little patchwork. Usually only get time to do it at night. I'm almost ready to start machine quilting one of my quilts. I'm building up to it .... :-) cant rush these things.
I'm also trying to clean up my sewing room a bit cos I want to move to a larger room. Oh boy. It's a case of one step forward and two steps back. I start clearing out one section and find an unfinished project (UFO or PHD ... UnFinsihed Object, or Project Half Done) and think "Oh, I could just do that and it would be finished!" and spend the next couple of hours working on that instead of cleaning up my room. But, I am getting a few more things finished, so it's not all bad. The other thing is, I want to paint the new room before I move, so that means cleaning out that room too.
Hubby is out for the rest of the day, so I think I'll get in and clean out some more of my room - while he's not here to see just how much stuff I really have. I'm trying to get myself organised as per Bonnie Hunter on her htpp://www.quiltville.com site - Organising the Stash I think it is, or maybe Taming the Stash!
Till next time,
Faye.
Monday, 16 February 2009
Shop duty.
I was on duty at our local quilt meeting house today. We meet in an old school which has very high ceilings and windows up high so that you cant see out of them. In the really hot weather it is usually about 2 or 3 degrees cooler in there than outside.
I love duty. I go alone and usually get so much done - provided there are not too many visitors. Today I pin basted a single quilt which took me all morning. Then, thisarvo I worked out the cutting info on a quilt I want to make using up the leftovers of Harvest Spice. I'm a little short on one or two fabrics but should be able to use some from my stash. I was going to cut some out but decided I need to iron and my iron is so-o-o much better than the one at the quilt house.
The quilt I basted is one of Bonnie Hunters designs, although I adapted it and co-ordinated it. Bonnie calls it Scrap Bargello. I call mine Lightning Strike and it is in blues with a little yellow - doesnt look scrappy at all!! I have made one out of scraps though and it does look good.
Now all I have to do is quilt my Lightning Strike!
Till next time,
Cheers.
Faye
I love duty. I go alone and usually get so much done - provided there are not too many visitors. Today I pin basted a single quilt which took me all morning. Then, thisarvo I worked out the cutting info on a quilt I want to make using up the leftovers of Harvest Spice. I'm a little short on one or two fabrics but should be able to use some from my stash. I was going to cut some out but decided I need to iron and my iron is so-o-o much better than the one at the quilt house.
The quilt I basted is one of Bonnie Hunters designs, although I adapted it and co-ordinated it. Bonnie calls it Scrap Bargello. I call mine Lightning Strike and it is in blues with a little yellow - doesnt look scrappy at all!! I have made one out of scraps though and it does look good.
Now all I have to do is quilt my Lightning Strike!
Till next time,
Cheers.
Faye
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Moving rooms.
Thought it was about time I added a bit here. I have been busy sewing Bonnie Hunter's DD Mystery, along with a couple of other scrap quilt tops that I have made "while tidying up my work space and fabrics" (as you do!!) I made a cute 9-patch in pinks that I have actually just quilted and only have the binding to add.
I want to move my sewing room to the larger spare room ..... just have to sort things out so I know if it will all fit, and how. I have a plan of the room and where I think things should go. My only concern is that it gets all the afternoon sun and could be very hot in the summer. Hubby says he will put up a shade cloth blind outside for me, but I dont know if it will be enough. Will have to get a new fan for the room, and maybe a new heater of some kind for the winter. After all, I spend quite a lot of time there LOL.
I will need help to move, but dont want him to help me ..... he just might find out how much "plant, equipment and STOCK" I have! So, I'll have to move when Jason (Son #1) comes to visit. He's a big boy (and only 27!) . Some of the cupboards are quite large - otherwise I'd do it myself. I suppose I could. Would just have to put everything on those portable wheels. Yep! I reckon I could do it if I had to.
Well, my sewing machine is begging to be used again, so I must away. I want to try and finish that DD quilt before Wednesday.
Cheers,
Faye.
I want to move my sewing room to the larger spare room ..... just have to sort things out so I know if it will all fit, and how. I have a plan of the room and where I think things should go. My only concern is that it gets all the afternoon sun and could be very hot in the summer. Hubby says he will put up a shade cloth blind outside for me, but I dont know if it will be enough. Will have to get a new fan for the room, and maybe a new heater of some kind for the winter. After all, I spend quite a lot of time there LOL.
I will need help to move, but dont want him to help me ..... he just might find out how much "plant, equipment and STOCK" I have! So, I'll have to move when Jason (Son #1) comes to visit. He's a big boy (and only 27!) . Some of the cupboards are quite large - otherwise I'd do it myself. I suppose I could. Would just have to put everything on those portable wheels. Yep! I reckon I could do it if I had to.
Well, my sewing machine is begging to be used again, so I must away. I want to try and finish that DD quilt before Wednesday.
Cheers,
Faye.
Friday, 23 January 2009
Bonnie's Mystery DD
The blocks.
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