Hi girls, maybe you have been wondering where I have been??? I have been to Bundarra to visit the Queen (Kim actually from Honeysuckle Cottage!!) I am in Queensland on a family holiday you know Movieworld etc…… Sunday I will be in Highfields at the Quilters Angel for their sewing day…..Wendy, my boys havent done anything yet!!!!!(see comments on honeysuckle page) will be back soon with some more details!!!
Cheers
Gail xx
well didnt that week go quickly! I finally have the first layer of my new kitchen floor…hooray…we have been able to move everything back in for a while and I was able to have a good spring clean (Leanne would be very impressed..LOL..although she still isnt allowed in my sewing room!) I have been sewing as well and here is a quick peek at a new quilt I am working on for release at the Melbourne AQM (trade show)
I have done 9 blocks and will be on the look out for sashing fabric tomorrow. I am really enjoying the needle turn applique at the moment, I usually do blanket stitch but wanted to do something different, of course I make sure there are not too many tight corners or curves!!
I have also finished the project for Country Threads magazine and will post that off on Thursday, I can’t show you what I have made but I am very happy with the way it has turned out. And of course the week wouldn’t have been complete without a couple of lunch dates with my friends, Melinda, Anne, Leanne and Rosie (but don’t tell my hubby!!), its all about the friendships and the laughs (and tears!!)and occasionally the stitching and sometimes the wine and sometimes the scrumptious cakes (okay a lot of times about the wine and the cakes!!!) but hey isn’t this the only life I have so I will enjoy it……..LOL……
Enjoy!!!
Gail xx
PS I have the new Ikea catalogue…..maybe there is some hope for me yet!!
just a quick post to show you some things I have received today. the first is a little parcel from Connie in the US. She sent me some lovely charm squares…..blue is my fave colour so I am very lucky…..thanks so much!!
isn’t the card just gorgeous!
the second thing I actually bought at an op shop on the way to pick the kids up from school. I had a few minutes spare and parked right in front to see this lovely lovely basket (in blue..how lucky!).
just perfect for a glorious spring day!!!
Cheers
Gail xx
After a fairly quiet day today I have some photos to show you. this one is of my floor, pretty boring but it is my life at the moment
these next two are for bigbucketgirl and her DD,
my blue shoes
and some of my collection of Enid Blyton books (and some dust from my kitchen!!).
oh well, off to try and make some dinner, quite possibly a BBQ outside but it is a bit chilly…..cant wait for my new floor…sigh…
Cheers
Gail xx
Well I have finally got back to the computer after another busy week. I have almost finished some projects for magazines, hopefully they will be sent this week. I worked on Friday and spent Friday night at Mrs Martins with my sister Sharon and friends Sue and Leanne. What another great night we had, those caramel mudshakes were yummy and that lemon tart was oh so delicious! Not a great deal of stitching was done but I think that is to be expected!!!
The weekend was spent restumping my kitchen floor, as it has been eaten away by horrid termites…..at the moment it is a disaster, maybe by the end of the week I may have some kind of floor. Thank goodness they havent eaten anything else!!
I am looking forward to catching up with Anne, who was at Loxton, she is coming to Melbourne this week and Leanne and I will be meeting her at the stitches and craft show…….I will try not to spend too much…..but then again?
hope you all have a great week
I will be back with some photos in a couple of days..
Cheers
Gail xx
what a hectic few days I have had (but sooo much fun!) Friday started with a haircut that my sister booked for me, very very short and a bit of colour…very out of my comfort zone but I love it!! coffee with Sue and a lovely night stitching.
Saturday was my birthday (too old to mention LOL) and besides hubby pulling up the kitchen floor, I went out for coffee with my mum and out to dinner to a thai restaurant with my family and later snuggled on the couch reading "the sugar camp quilt" (thanks Bev for the loan)
Sunday was the Glen Harrow stitch-in with Leanne and Rosie (the most gorgeous and bestest friends a girl could have!) and lots of my friends (new and old!!) Hi Sharon!!
the food was yummy yummuy…
and the stitching great.
After a couple of glasses of wine with the girls on sunday night I was exhausted and so were they.
Monday was lunch with Melinda, Rosie and Leanne to catch up on all the details of the weekend and today Leanne, Melinda and I just had to visit "Ripe" in Sassafras for the most scrumptious hot chocolate!! so tomorrow will be the day I catch up on pattern writing..I promise!
Take care
Gail xx
well the red shoe saga continues!! I was working at Foothills yesterday when Liz came in for some help with a pattern. Of course i was wearing my red shoes……and when Liz saw them the conversation soon changed to "I LOVE your shoes" After a long story I told her where she could possibly buy a pair and off she went, promising to come back the next day. So after my class this morning, Liz came in with these for me:
how lovely!!!
not only did she get a pair of red shoes but a black pair too!!(oh no that is dangerous, I really need a black pair!! LOL). She was thrilled!
we quickly sorted out the pattern and off she went very happy, and I was too!!
so..for all of you shoe girls out there. the brand is Barani and the style is Jane
Lots of laughs….
Gail xx
Anne has emailed me with photos of her finished bag which looks delightful in pretty colours.
here is the other side:
hasn’t she done a lovely job!!
well off to do more housework (I’d rather be sewing!!)
take care
Gail xx
I have been tagged a few times now for the Nice Matters Award. So thanks to Leanne, May Brit and Anita. I am not sure how to put the lovely pink card on here so visit one of these girls to take a look.
Thanks also to Amanda, who has let her yahoo group know about my patterns. I met Amanda at Loxton and you must visit her site to see her completed bags. She has used the lovliest fabrics to make them and is very pleased with the results.
I have had a fairly hectic week with a 10th birthday, 2 meetings, 1 sick boy, dentist visits for 2 boys and the usual busy mum things. I have also got a couple of meetings next week (especially my sewing group meeting!) and it is also shaping up to be hectic again. But I wouldnt have it any other way, I am so blessed to have a great family and great friends and I love to be busy!! (LOL well most of the time!!)
So, have a good weekend and maybe a little time for stitching!
Gail xx
I have finished my new design "Flowers for thee" and I think I have finished writing the pattern also (I say think because I will read over it again tomorrow before I send it off to my distributor) I quite enjoyed doing this one as I am into stars at the moment, I also like the sawtooth border as this is the first time I have done one in a design and I think it looks good!!!!
I am very happy with the way it has turned out. It should be available next week.
I have also changed my photo again…..I have had my haircut a bit shorter than the older photo and thought it might be nice to update. I hate having my photo taken, but I think my son Jarrod has taken a nice one (he has taken lots but this is the best).
I have had a lovely chat with Kim today and am looking forward to meeting her and Natalie next week when they come to Melbourne for the Glenharrow stitch-in. Leanne and Rosie are having their annual retreat days and it is a lot of fun.
And so onto the next project which I can’t show you as it is for Homespun magazine!! and then onto another new quilt which I have designed already and just need the time to make it (hint…its a Christmas quilt!)
Well that’s all for now
cheers
Gail xx
