Please drop pop over and say hi to Lise...

Wow what a day...so busy, so much to do.....this is another of my "Polka Dot Girls"....I am more than half way there now with these little babies......I have come across a new blogger...lovely lady by the name of Lise, she comes from Norway, she does some lovely work......so please drop over and say Hi to Lise.....

Sharyn left a message on my blog yesterday, please could you do another post and leave me your email address I will then be able to answer your question...Anne also asked me a question in the 23 April, same thing Anne, just leave a post with your email address...thanks so much...

take care.... Peg ... :>) ...

Big frost.....

My second bock for the CW Quilt....this is Row 5 Block 6....

......Games, Music and Knitting....

Well I told you it was cold yesterday and this morning we had a frost, this is the first one for the season and it is very early, we normally start getting our frosts the middle of May....but as always when you have a frost you have a lovely day... Peg ... :>)

It's cold today......

Another completed block...Polka Dot Girls...it has turned quite cold here today...looks like winter might be making an early visit..... Peg ... :>) ...

CW Blocks started...yippee....

It is a dirty dusty day today...as you can see by my photo...But we did have a fantastic day at Club Quilt today, we had, as always a lovely roll up and yes we did start our challenge of the CW Blocks....Dale, Pat and myself started today and Gai D is also going to join us as well as Cathy form Tassi....this is my first block...."Hiring Help with Some Bartering"...row 10 block 10.....very challenging and extremely rewarding to complete....keep an eye on "Club Quilt" as I am going to post some photos of Pat and Dales blocks....Well happy quilting to everyone hope you all have a fab week....

Peg ... :>) ...

Another great peeper

I have been blown away again....I received an email from Jacquie...she has also used the peeper idea, this is a photo of her quilt that she has sent to me, just love the fabrics Jacquie has used in her quilt. Jacquie has cut her peeper 1.5 inches, which means she had a 1/2 inch peeper ....Jacquie has named her quilt...'Whirlygiggles Quilt'...don't you just love it....thanks so much Jacquie for sharing your fantastic quilt with me....

Civil War blocks here we come.....

Well....I now have the CW books, and the CD's, the foundation paper and hopefully the right fabric.......tomorrow is Club Quilt day so my friend Day-day and I thought we might start on the blocks....will send an email off to the the rest of the girls in our group to see if any one else may be interested.....today is a beautiful day, the sun is shining and of course the birds are singing...

have a great day... Peg ... :>) ...

Anzac Day

Today is Anzac Day in Australian....this is the day we celebrate and remember all those men and women who have fought in so many wars and those who still are.....

'LEST WE FORGET'

Lisa's Quilt....

I received a lovely email from 'Lisa' yesterday, attached to her email she had a photo of her quilt... this is what Lisa said ......

"I just started quilting and have completed my second quilt this evening. I added a "peeper" to this one and love it."

I did a tutorial a few weeks back on adding a 'peeper' and I was so thrilled to see that Lisa had put my tutorial into practice. Lisa should be so very proud of her quilt it is just stunning...and I was blown away that she took the time to send me an email and a photo of her quilt......

ain't blogging grand.... Peg... :>) ...

Polka Dots again....

Polka Dot Girls again, another completed block, this is only one of the small stitcheries...there are 8 of these as well as 8 large stitcheries....the finished quilt is 61 x 61 inches so it is a good size....they are most enjoyable to do, lets hope I can stay on track and not get diverted by another project....LOL.... happy stitchin.... Peg ... :>)

Wow.... a winner

Well how lucky am I.....Last week I won a competition over at Lynette Andersons blog and yesterday in the post I received the prize...these two fantastic patterns, I am just over the moon thanks so much to Lynette and also to Fatcat and Hugo... Peg ... :>)

Oops missed some....

Do you ever find those stitcheries where you have folded them up neatly and put them away thinking they were complete....well going thru my Polka Dot Girls to see what else had to be done, found this one thought it was finished it was except for one part of a flower, anyway it is finished now..... Peg ... :>)

More blocks...

Well here it is Sunday afternoon again, very busy weekend, didn't get to the sewing machine this weekend but have been able to do a little hand sewing of a night....another two block for Ruth's Quilt....had a few spots of rain earlier this afternoon...but you never know, it is very still and quite warm... keep safe ...

Red Brolly

I have had this little project on the back burner for a while, but it is time to continue...

'Polka Dot Girls'...Red Brolly ... Bronwyn Hayes... I purchased this as a BOM thru Kerry at 'Cottage on the Hill'.....today the sky is a little overcast, it would be so nice to have some rain, it has been a while, and our farmers could do with a bit of a down pour....these photos are taken from my front verandah, we live across the road from the town football oval, tennis and netball courts as well as a small park with swings and slippery dip, this was great when my boys were growing up....take care and happy quilting... Peg ... :>)

EQ6 has arrived...

Look what arrived in the post today.....My friend Dale - Day-days blog and I decided it was time for another challenge so we have both purchased a copy of EQ6 and mine has arrived...I am so excited, it is loaded onto my laptop and I have started lesson one...I can see this little piece of software being a heap of fun... Peg ... :>)...

Our Boy....

Our boy "Ollie" has returned from the hairdressers....Ollie is our spoodle (he is what is called a designer dog...his mum was a cocker spaniel and his dad a poodle) he was looking like a spaniel when his hair was long but now he is more like a poodle....but he does look very smart, would not behave for me to take a good photo...but anyway here he is.... Peg ... :>)

Capricorn Quilts...BOM

Block number 4...this is a free BOM form Bea at Capricorn Quilts....

Lovely day here again in downtown Narromine...it is a shame it didn't stay like this all year round...hope you are al having a great day....Peg ... :>) ...

Block number 2...

My second block of Lynette Andersons BOM - Noah's Ark...if you arn't already doing this free block of the month, go and check it out, they are great fun.... Peg ... :>) ...

Disappearing Wildrose.....

This was my project today at "Club Quilt"...I am very pleased with the finished product....I have used fabric from three charm packs, I used all the darks but only some of the lights...the block is called disappearing nine patch....join 9 charm squares - 3 x 3 (1 light for the centre the rest dark) then cut down the centre of your nine patch and then cross cut, you end up with 4 blocks....I made 9 large blocks which then made 36 smaller blocks...join your 36 blocks (6x6) ...I chose to join mine in this fashion but there are so many ways of joining I am sure...yes, I did add a peeper of the red fabric shown in my previous post and then I just added a 6.5 inch border.....Moda...Wildrose....I need a name...what about "Disappearing Wildrose" ...... Peg ... :>) ...

Tomorrows project

Our group "Club Quilt" meet tomorrow and this is my project...I am going to do the block disappearing 9 patch (well I think that is the name) ....join 9 squares cross cut thru the centre and then rejoin....the fabric I am going to use is - "Wildrose" by Brannock ad Patek for Moda....hopefully some progress shots tomorrow...happy sewing everyone...its is a lovely day here, sun is shinning, very pleasant temperature outside ... Peg ... :>) ....

Lynette Anderson's BOM

My first completed block of the free stitchery that is available on Lynette Anderson's site....Noah's Ark BOM.....

Just a couple of rows to go...

I still have three rows to add to this quilt top....Rosalie Quinlan Designs...'Rebekah Amy' Quilt' purchased the fabrics from Kerry - Cottage On The Hill...I also did this one last weekend on our retreat....so I must try to finish it off this weekend....Peg ... :>) ...

How to add a peeper....

Sorry I did not have a quilt top that needed a peeper so I am doing the demo on a block, but I am sure everyone can imagine the first photo is a quilt top. I always cut my peepers 1(one) inch wide...measure the first side of your quilt, if necessary join the fabric, so you have a strip that is the length of your first side....

Now fold your peeper in half, as shown, wrong sides together, you can press it if you like I find that it really doesn't need to be pressed at this stage.

Pin the folded peeper along the edge of the quilt...use the same principal that you would use if you were adding a border.

Pin all the way along, do not put tight, as it will pucker....

Pin the peeper to both the left and right sides.

Then sew each side down....but only sew in about 1/8 of an inch, not the normal 1/4 inch...this stitch line is basically holding the peeper in place, when you sew your border on it will secure the peeper..(doing it this way you will also hide your first sewing line)..now press your peepers.

After sewing the right and left sides down you can now do the same procedure and sew the peeper on the top and the bottom....press these down..

Once all sewn you can now add your other border...and thats it....I hope my instructions are easy to follow and I look forward to seeing lots of peepers around blogland.

completed quilts showing a peeper...here here here

... Peg ... :>)...

Who uses EQ6

This is another quilt top I made on the retreat......Fabric is Moda....'Sanctuary'....I have quite a few of these charm packs lying around, so I thought I will make them up as they are a nice quick present to give away.....

OK....EQ6....looking at purchasing this piece of software..I am hoping I can get a bit of feedback about the program...if anyone is using it please could you let me know what you think of it???

....Peg ...:>) ...

Awesome Retreat

I have just returned from yet another fantastic retreat....our beautiful friend Carol once again opened up her second home to us....there were nine of us which included Carol......laughed, ate, giggled, ate, drank, ate, did I say laughed, ate.....what about roared with laughter, did I say that too.......truly at this moment I feel so content, exhausted, thrilled to be so very privileged to have been a part of this wonderful weekend....Carol and Gussy (Carols DH) thank you so very very much....keep an eye on the Club Quilt blog I will be posting some photos of all the wonderful things that were produced on the weekend.

I made this little quilt form 'Urban Chic'....such funky fabric......