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Tomorrow is FnwFs with the lovely Cheryll and you can still join us by linking up HERE....
It is always a fun night sewing along with all our virtual friends and then visiting to see what folk have made.....

I'm going to play with my huge scrap box

because after seeing Joy's Blog about her visit to "Gotham Quilts" in New York and that she bought two kits to make " My Small World"

It reminded me that when DD and I went to the craft show in Melbourne a few years ago and we bought the book as my friend Ellyn had made the wall hanging and I loved it.....

Sew ladies that is what I"ll be doing. What will you be working on ???????

Happy Stitching

Hugz  Maria XX

Crazy Easter Weekend......

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend ... As I live in a small tourist/crayfishing/retirement town it is always very busy over the Easter weekend with lots of tourists....

Saturday there is a Big Easter Markets in the morning and our Patch group always Raffle a quilt there and monies raised go to a charity.. I just wasn't organised and didn't get any photos.

In the afternoon the horse races are on but for me it was time to go home relax and sew....

I put the first eight blocks of    Lynette Anderson's Seaside Town BOM    together.

and traced the next block...

For Easter Sunday the Community Resource Center  ( with lots of help from many ) organise a Monster Easter Hunt starting in the Town Park..

This year my DD1 come up to look after her GC, Miss 7 and Miss 5 while their Mum ( my GD )was in hospital. Sew my GDIL come with Master 4 and Master 15mths to join in for the hunt....

Nice to have all four Great Grandies together....



With hand bands on we are ready to set off .

 

 

 Off we go !!




Down by the river

                                                            Hunting for the tokens....

THEN ! Miss 5 went missing........Panic ! calling her and then it was off in all directions looking for her......  After nearly an hour Miss 5 was finally discovered. Thankfully two lovely ladies keep her with them till my GDIL caught up with her...

Here is a map we were to follow and I have marked it with an X were Miss 5 went missing and then found, about 3 kms away around the other side of the river.....

Miss 5 followed people along the river over the bridge along the other side of the river past the Monastery ( where I do Patch ) and through to the new estate.

Once we all reunited and rested it was off back into town , adults tired and relieved and Miss 5 none the worst for her ordeal.....

Back over the Troll bridge ,

                                  See the river on the left . One of the reasons we were so worried....

Finally back to the Gazebo at the Town Park to hand in the tokens and collect their Easter goodies. All children received the same.

Happy cousins !!!!! and after enjoying a Sausage in a bun, drink and some fruit it was off home.

Sew today Great Oma needed to relax and I sewed the 3rd block of  FatCat Patterns Christmas Gnomes.

Happy Stitching.

Hugz  Maria XX

OPAM for March

Three months over already , WOW ! Time to post my finishes for Marche's OPAM organised by the lovely Peg and gorgeous Kris . Thanks Ladies....

Completed the Layered Diamonds Quilt....

Table runner for coffee/tea station..

 3 Mircowave bowls as gifts...

One had been gifted before I took a photo..

When going through my photos I realised I hadn't posted on OPAM some of the earlier gifts I had made this year.

Helen's Bag and Yvonne's thread pouch. Both lovely bobbing ladies.

I am thrilled to finally be able to show you my Splendid Sampler finished......

Took months to find the right blue fabric for the border and then it was off to the quilters.
( Must get a better photo, this one is blurry )

Love the quilted ladybugs and flowers......









Hope to get Michelle's "Holly Christmas Cottage"completed over the weekend and binding on a quilt just back from the quilter...

Happy Stitching..

Hugz  Maria XX

FNSI

Friday night I joined Wendy   and 27 other ladies for a great night of sewing .... For me it was a night of quilting.

                                                                         

When I completed this one I decided to quilt the table runner.















Looks great on the bench were we make our coffee and tea.....

Then before going to bed I got the binding ready for one of the secret quilts that's at the longarm quilter...

Today I joined a backing for the "Holly Christmas Cottage" and will also add a piece to the wadding

Hope to quilt it by sewing with our virtual friends in the Northern Hemisphere tonight for their FNSI .



Thanks Wendy for another great evening sewing with you all.....
I am going to pop over to Wendy's post HERE to see what others made last night.....

Happy Stitching ,
Hugz  Maria :)

Catching up and Stay At Home Retreat and FNSI

Last week I was keep busy making three Flimys , two are secret projects but I can show you my SAL 'Holly Christmas Cottage" designed by the lovely Michelle Ridgway...

Now to sandwich and quilt this one.

secret one ....












Number two...

Then on Thursday tided  the Cave and got some projects organised to take to our "Stay at Home Retreat." Our Patch ladies love these weekends. We hire a local hall and have all our meals catered for.  We spend all day and into the late night sewing, chatting eating but go home to sleep in our own bed....

Friday a few of set up the tables etc before all the ladies arrive at 3.30pm









Most of us are ready for our dinner at 6.30 pm but there is always someone engrossed in their sewing....

As I was busy sewing all weekend didn't take anymore photos. I did get lots of different projects done.

Friday I appliqued  my Gnomes from Fat Cat Design...




                          Block one and two.

then on Saturday put together  my Layered Diamonds Quilt which I sandwiched and pinned at Patch today.

 Sunday I sewed together 3 mini charm squares into a great table topper.
Thanks Ellyn...

Now I have a few things to work on for FNSI with Wendy  this week... You can also join in the fun  HERE...

Oh! also got a few more Pineapple blocks made but I need your help to choose the sashing please..?????

Spotty or  White

Had the best weekend and pleased with the projects I got done.....

Must away now and get ready for bed...

Happy Stitching..

Hugz  Maria :)

OH Where

Oh where have the days gone ??????  Can't believe it's been 12 days since my last post.........

It's been sew HOT  the past few days and as most of you know I love going for my morning dip each day with my friends....

We walk down the boardwalk

over the sand dune and into the pristine water of Nunn's Pool for our dip.

(love seeing the tracks the wee crabs make running up and down the dunes....)

we all have a little bucket which we fill to wash our feet before getting in our cars.....


Last week it had rained a lot up North of us and even though it's dry here the water comes down river and sadly the River Mouth broke through to the sea and our beautiful swimming spot was all red and muddy........

Sew we've to go elsewhere for our dip but thankfully today Nunn's Pool has cleared and we can go back tomorrow.....

Will post want sewing Iv'e been doing in the next post.....

Happy Stitching.

Hugz  Maria :)

Busy FnwFs for Feb...

Each month I look forward  to joining  Cheryll and the ladies for FnwFs . I usually organise a project ready to sit and sew.
As we have another "bobbers" birthday today I made a few gifts ,

First a bowl snug,

and had fun making an easy zipper pouch.. Not sure which I'll gift, but probably the pouch as Yvonne is also a Patch lady..

In one of the boxes on my shelf I found some blocks I had started some years ago sew I finished putting them together and will send to Jan Mac...

Today I'll be picking up my "Splendid Sampler" from the quilter sew I got the binding ready to sew on.....

I'm a night owl and it was only 9pm sew got out Michelle's "A Holly Cottage Christmas" to work out how to do the sashings ?

I didn't have enough fabric to do it as the pattern but I'm happy with the progress....

Thanks Cheryll for another great Friday night..  Hope you all had a wonderful night sewing along .

Must away to get ready for my morning dip..

Happy Stitching..

Hugs Maria :)