Too hot.

Hello

Yep, it's been 'too hot' to do much, so I've been clearing out books and sorting out, ready for my move to a larger room. There was talk about "the view from my sewing room window" recently. Well, the room I'm in now doesnt have an outside window - we built on another room, so my window looks into that room (which has large windows so I get the light). My new room will look over a garden with a nice red hibiscus and some geraniums and pelargoniums. I'm hoping to get some lavender and rosemary growing just outside the window. We were going to do some painting this week, but it was too hot. Anyhow, I still havent finished clearing out my "stuff. Wonder if I ever will *LOL*

I was looking thru my button collection and I didnt have any large buttons, and not many green ones, so when DH and I went to the markets today I rectified the situation. I bought about 30 large buttons and half a dozen green ones. That will fix that problem for a while.

I havent taken any photo's this week, - been slack in that department too. I'm not handling the heat as well as I used to. Mind you, being overweight doesnt help :-(

So, with nothing much to report, I'd better go and get some tea - before the tennis starts again.

Cheers,

Faye.

My Laundry.

Hi there
I noticed on someones post that they had a wall hanging in their laundry, so I thought I'd show you my laundry. There are 5 doors - and 2 of them have signs ... this one is (of course) the Loo.

Then there is the

Bathroom. I love this one. Wish my legs were as sleek and slender LOL

and this is the washing machine cover and a close up of the centre applique. I made the borders out of scraps - some that I have had for years, but the overall effect I think is good - nice and clean and crisp.

The other doors? A walk in cupboard/storeroom, the back door entrance, and the door into the kitchen.

I've had fun doing this entry. It has been a learning curve, but I think I have it now. I've decided I'll try and do a weekly entry, on either Saturday or Monday. If I have a definite time when I'd like to post then I might do it. And the more I do, the better I'll get at it. Plus if I post regularly I'll have to finish off things so I can show the photo's LOL.

Till next time.....

Faye.

Hello,
I've been sewing like mad the last couple of weeks - I've finished off some things and (o-oh) started another. But this one is one that I want to make up with view to teaching "how to" a bit later. I was given the pattern and instructions and told if I could make sense of them, then let the store know. Well. I have nutted it out, so will call the store next week and see if they are interested in my teaching a class. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! :-)

I cant post photo's of all that I've finished, as I still havent decided what my mystery class will be in my Xmas in July retreat. Each year I try and have a mystery workshop for the group. Last year I had trouble finding something. This year I already have 2 to choose from.

I have recently taken photo's of my "Wildflower Quilt" that I finished in August.

Well, I've uploaded these two, but wanted to have them one above the other. Cant work out how to change it at the moment. Never mind. This is my wildflower quilt. The one I have of it altogether is not the best, so here you see the blocks. There is a lot of 3D in the applique, and I made it QAYG - otherwise it would stay as a top, probably indefinitely LOL.


This block is one I made using a block from Bonnie Hunter's latest challenge. The small black border is 3D. I love the block. Dont know what I'll do with it yet, so it's hanging on my display board for the moment.

After X,mas

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.

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.

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

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.