A Little Shopping Trip....

I travelled to Dubbo last night (half an hour from Narromine) with three friends, the Fabric Shop in Dubbo was having a Leap Year Sale on the Friday, Jean the owner gave me a call on Tuesday and told me about her sale and offered to open up on Thursday Night if any of our 'Club Quilt' ladies wanted to come down, knowing that a lot of us work, it was very generous offer, and of course we couldn't knock back an offer like that...LOL...I forced myself to make some purchases ...LOL...I have seen but never used a 'Design Layout Sheet'...Jean had one there and showed us how it worked..well I just had to have one of those and I convinced my friend Dale from Day-days blog she also needed one (we also purchased one for our group)...and there was this little 'Singer Sewing Machine Tin' that was saying take me home..take me home...so I did....and a few more babies are happening with friends so I thought I could use these pink and blue fabrics...now you must remember these were all on sale....Peg ... :>) ...

A long way to go

Another two more blocks done for "Ruth's Quilt" I think that might leave me 29 to do.....I must admitt I am enjoying doing these, they are nice and quick....We are having some beautiful rain here today, which was something we have all been waiting for....great for our farmers...as well our our lawns and gardens
Peg ... :>) ...

Treats.....

Treats...don't you just love treats.....I am in a fabric club 'Circa 1800's Club" with Quiltsmith and I receive either 3 or 4 times a year, 10 fat quarters .... this is my selection for this time and because if have now been receiving these for four years they also included an extra little treat of 4 fat sixteenths....Peg ... :>)

Libby and her ironing boards....

Libby has thrown up a little game in honor of Sadie Hawkins Day and it being a Leap year.
She is curious about our ironing boards. If you post a picture of your ironing board on your blog and comment on her blog, you may win a prize....
My ironing board could do with a new cover and I think this time I should buy one that fits, it was long enough but not wide enough.....

Not too many more now!!!!

Can you believe it after this quilt I only have two more finished tops to show....made this a few years back...not sure if the pattern has a name...I should finish this for one of my nieces...I actually have one who has a birthday today, she is 30, but she really wants to stay 29 it sounds better.....
Peg... :-)...

Rail Fence...

Rail Fence...very simple in pinks and greens.....I think I also found this in that same cupboard...getting near the end, not sure what I am going to share with everyone once I have pulled them all out.....
Peg... :)

A few more blocks....

Two more stitcheries completed...these are for "Ruth's Quilt"....need to lift my game a bit I think or I will still be stitching these next year....Thank you so much for all the lovely warm wishes I have received in regards to our puppy "Ollie"...Ollie is so much better today, he thanks you.
Peg.. :)

Round Robin

This is my completed stitchery, I still need to put a border on, of my first block of our "Club Quilt" Round Robin/Log Cabin which starts in a couple of weeks...I am going to include the fabric in my bag, for anyone to use if they wish....the fabric was a gift from my very dear friend Dale from Day-days blog, she bought it back from America when she went a few years ago...

Our Ollie...

This is my poor little Ollie - 6 months old he is a Spoodle...(cross between a poodle and cocker spaniel, they call them a designer dog)..well Ollie was bitten by a bee this morning the vets in Narromine weren't open so we rang the Dubbo vet (half an hour away) and they said to bring him in to have an injection...our little man does not cope well at the vets, he does a lot of crying..he is a bit of a spoilt baby.....anyway he was given the injection and he nearly fainted, his little legs gave way, he lost all colour in his lips, the vet was most concerned....he finally came good, lots of crying by this stage....but during this drama we also found out that our Ollie has a heart murmur....the first photo is of our little man as soon as he got home...so exhausted he was.....the second one was after his mummy and daddy gave him lots of hugs and a chicken dinner, but he was still feeling very sad....

Look what I found in the cupboard.....

"Hexagon Magic"...easy machine piecing....This is the second of my hexagon quilts...yes this one is in the cupboard the other one is completed on a chair....fabric was purchased from Kerry at Cottage on the Hill...Thimbleberries, don't you just love their fabric..happy stitching....
Peg

Help please!!!!!

I started these stitcheries a while ago..."Candlelight Creations"...9 blocks in the quilt, and I think the quilt was called "Beyond the Garden Gate", it was a block of the month done with Honeysuckle Cottage....I am not keen to actually do it as a quilt any more, I love the stitchereis but not that keen on the quilt design.. so I was thinking that I might just turn these 4 blocks into a wall hanging...has any one any other ideas of what to do with these four blocks, would love to hear what you think????....
Peg

Lots of florals.....

Decadent Victorian by Moda is the fabric I have used for this quilt...charm packs, I will put a small pepper or border and finish off with a large border of the floral print...
Peg

Black and white finished....

Yesterday our group met "Club Quilt" and we had a great day as normal, it is always lovely to catch up with everyone....I was so pleased I actually finished my black and white quilt that I have been making for my sons girlfriend....I am pleased with the finished product, well I still have to quilt it....no it is not going in the cupboard....I need to come up with a name for my quilt...any ideas??????
Peg

Yeap....it also lives in the cupboard...

It is another one that is finished and folded in the cupboard.....Our group Club Quilt held a mystery day last year...half square log cabin....very simple block, but very effective...we had a great roll up for the day and everyone was pleased with the finished product....
Peg

Treats in the post...

I had a lovely little package turn up in the post on Friday.....can you guess what was in the parcel......10 points yes it was fabric....from The Fat Quarter Shop....all on sale....

Marcus Bros...Print Charming...Two Young Street...

Moda.. Erin Michael... Za Za....

Both stories are a little out there, but we must step outside our square sometimes...

These look like they will be a lot of fun to work with....

Peg...

My blast from the past....

Chookyblue had a bit of a blast from the past....she was bringing out some sewing projects she had done back at school, I think hers was more in primary school, well look what I found, I made this pitiful little baby outfit in 1st Form (Year 7) aged 12.....(no never used it for my boys) I think ribbon was to be threaded thru the top seam, check out the sleeves.....I am hoping I have improved a little bit.....thanks Chookyblue.......
Peg

New project...

This is my new project..Leanne Beasley's - Living the Dream - "Ruth's Quilt", I have completed two of the stitcheries and there are 33 to go....I have also found that Lynda is also doing this quilt..so we have been comparing notes on the way...the fabric I am using was purchased from Kerry at "Cottage On The Hill"....
Peg

Block Number 2....

Block number 2 of the Capricorn Quilts BOM....I am really enjoying these little fellows....I wonder what the next one will be????....
Peg

Finished......

Well this little girl is now framed...once again family effort ..fence palings, old weathered ones are great for making frames....not easy to come by though, but these have come up quite well.
Peg

Bea from Capricorn Quilts is running a BOM....this is the first of the blocks.... the January stitchery....I have decided to do all my stitcheries in different coloured brown threads....and then I was thinking of just putting a border around each stitchery in a different fabric, thought a jelly roll may be the way to go...depending on the size might even put a couple of borders...just toying with the idea so far.
Peg

Leannes House

"Leanne's House"....this was done as a block of the month with Kerry at "Cottage On The Hill" a couple of years ago....I really enjoyed doing it, bit of a challenge, lots of stitching, and yes it is also folded up the cupboard.
Peg