Bath day for Ollie....

Well it was bath day today....our boy "Ollie" loves his bath, it was such a nice day.....Ollie does take a lot of time to dry and he is not that keen on the hair dryer....

Don't forget I have a bit of a give away happening, if you would like to enter please make a comment on my prcvious post......

Happy Stitching....Peg ....:>)...

Giveaway....

Wow....this is my 250th post, I can't believe it.....to celebrate I would like to have a bit of a give away...my prezzie will be handmade, by me....just make a comment, don't forget if you are set up as a 'no-reply' blogger just add your email address to the bottom of your comment ....

have a fantastic day.... take care ... Peg ... :>)
I will draw out a winner Sunday evening Aussie time.......

A bit more of Ruth's Quilt

I need one of those days to sit in front of the telly to finish some stitcheries....I had put my Ruth's Quilt on hold, but it is time to start again, my friend Lynda has completed all her stitcheries I think...(have you finished all the stitcheries Lynda????).... anyway this is another completed two, so that now makes 22 completed, only 13 more to go....keep safe ... Peg...:>)...

Am I lucky or what......

I won a gift voucher at Z and S a couple of weeks ago and look what arrived in the post today, my purchases using the voucher...Marcus Bros....Cambridge......Amy Butler.....Midwest Modern.....can't wait to use these fabrics....take care ... Peg ... :>)

Quilting.....

Yesterday at Club Quilt ,as I said in my previous post I actually quilted a few quilts...the lovely Linda sent to me a couple of weeks ago these quilting gloves, well I did try them out and they were excellent...perfect fit, so Linda once again thanks so much....

Madeira......

Lovely day at Club Quilt today....we had two new ladies join our group,Vanessa (Flutterby Angel) and Jo, and I think they both had a great day...

I quilted three quilts (only small ones), will show some photos a bit later on this week....

Still from last weekend, once again with charm packs but this time there was a little bit of a twist to the charm squares.........this was made by joining 16 charm squares (4x4) once joined you cut from the left and the right sides a 3 inch strip...and then you do the same from the top and the bottom....you do this to all your 16 patch blocks, I made 4...then you take your 3 inch strips cut from each of the blocks, mix then up and rejoin them onto one of the other blocks....I just added a bit of tramming between the 4 blocks, put a little peeper on and then a large border....The fabric used was... yes... you guessed it ....Moda...Madeira...

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

Shangri-la...

I also did this top at Ridgecrest.....3 Sisters for Moda....Shangri-la....charms packs and part of a jelly roll.....I joined four charm squares then added to each side a strip from the jelly roll, added a contrast corner block in each combination...I made nine large blocks, added a small red border and finished off with larger floral border, nice and simple.....

I have had a few people ask me me a few questions, but unfortunately they are set up as 'no reply' so I am unable to reply and answer their questions....If Sharyn, Marcia and Carolyn J are out and about, please send me an email, go thru profile and I will hopefully be able to answer you questions.

Club Quilt tomorrow I am hoping to quilt a few tops, we have two new ladies joining our group tomorrow Jo and Vanessa they both come from Dubbo, so it will be another great day at Club Quilt......happy stitching....take care.... Peg... :>)

Just Kashmir

On my previous quilting post I shared with you a photo of my quilt made with Kashmir II, now this quilt is made from Kashmir...same again Moda.....the paisley print is used again but this time the colour way is so so different....but I must admitt I really love these deep rich colours....take care tomorrow is Saturday...it has been a full week...Peg ...:>)

A new blogger...........

We have another new blogger ...

Vanessa, has decided to take up the challenge and become one of those "bloggers", after going to "A Girls Day In The Country" at Nundle we convinced Vanessa that she should also come and join us in blogland.....

Please pop over to her blog Flutterbyangel and say Hi to Vanessa......

Happy quilting...take care... Peg ... :>)

Kashmir II

This is another of my tops that I was able to complete on our weekend retreat at Ridgecrest...Kashmir II by Sentimental Studios for Moda...I just love this fabric, it has that muted look to it but the design on the fabric is most appealing...it is just a simple one made from charm packs with small peeper and border......today was such a nice day, quite mild really but it would be so nice to have a bit of rain... happy quilting and thanks so much for all the lovely comments about my award.....Peg ... :>) ...

Award and completed top........

On our retreat at Ridgecrest I did get to finish off a few quilt tops....this one is a Rosalie Quinlan Design...Rebekah Amy's Quilt......so one would say..."another one bites the dust".... LOL ....

and look what I was given this morning from the lovely Anne Marie...."A Creative Blogging Award", I was so excited.....you are so very kind Anne Marie, thank you so very much, you have made my day......

Take care ... Peg ... :>) ...

Great weekend at Ridgecrest...

Just arrived back from another fantastic retreat at Ridgecrest..........13 of us headed over to Burrendong Dam on Friday, some came home yesterday and the majority of us today Monday.....I have so many photos to share, 95 photos I took so I really need to go thru these...but first off ,these are a few scenic shots of the dam and our accommodation which is called "The Lodge" and this little table with all the goodies is the 'treat' table, (disgusting isn't it)

Off to Ridgecrest

Well tomorrow 13 members of Club Quilt are heading off on another retreat...we are going to Ridgecrest which is at Burrendong Dam about a 1.5 hour drive from Narromine....we have been going here for about 5 years I think .....it is run by the Christian Centre...large old house which sleeps about 25 people..we are catered for, so this year we are paying $50 per day which is for our accommodation, three meals plus morning and afternoon tea....so very cheap, they really look after us...so basically all we do is....sew, eat, sew, eat, sew, eat, sew, eat and sleep and then do the same thing again...most of us are going Friday and coming home Monday....so hopefully lots of great happy snaps next week.

This is another charm pack quilt started last weekend I am going to finish it off tomorrow.... Kashmir II ..Sentimental Studios..Moda of course....will probably add a pepper and then a border it is the very large print shown in the last photo...have a great weekend ...take care...happy sewing... Peg ... :>) ...

More surprises...

Had a great surprise this morning when I opened my emails...I have won a $100.00 gift vourchier at Z & S...........I was so very excited...and yes I have alread spent it....can't help myself.........

Back to my CW blocks.....this one is "Old Abe Lincoln" row 8 block 3................ Peg ... :>) ...

Gift from Linda...

What a wonderful surprise I had when I came home from work yesterday, there waiting for me was a parcel from the States.....and look what was inside.......the lovely Linda sent me a gift, these fantastic quilting gloves and check this out....my very own Stitching Folder Cover.....I was blown away, how generous, Linda thank you so very very much...I know I have said this before, but I am truly blessed.....such wonderful blogging friends..... Peg ... :>) ...

New Blogger........

We have a new blogger.............after our fantastic weekend at Nundle, Gaizie has been convinced to start a blog, so please pop on over and say Hi and welcome to Gaizie.
Please click here.

Don't you just love Sundays...

Well Sunday is here and nearly gone, what a lovely Mothers Day....I had phone calls and prezzies from my beautiful boys...and you know what the best present was, when they finished their phone calls and said "love you mum"......it always makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside...

Anyway is was Club Quilt Day and what a lovely day it was...we had a nice roll up, not everyone stayed but we did have a quick visit from most, as it was a swap day for our Round Robin - Log Cabin Swap.......

Today I did another of my charm pack quilts ,this time. (ha ha ha) I have used Moda....Autumn Journey....ladded a ittle pepper and border, I know these are very quick, easy quilt tops, but I think they are very effective..... happy stitching.... Peg ... :>) ...

Happy Mothers Day

Well it is Saturday, again...and what a lovely day......Quilting again tomorrow even though it is Mothers Day I think we are going to have a nice roll up at Club Quilt....

OK another of my Civil War blocks....this time "Special Blessings" row 1 number 6...
If you are after a bit of a challenge why not pop over to Mrs. Martins Quilt Shop....Karen is holding a Cyber Stitching day on the 21st June, looks like it is going to be great fun, so far we have 8 of our Club Quilt ladies joining in, hopefully I will hold it at my home and we will make a real day of it, my partner in crime on this little day is our Gai P (fantastic idea Gai..), who is always up for a challenge......

I would like to wish all the mums out there a wonderful Happy Mothers Day for tomorrow...

ahhh to be a mum, there is no greater gift.......

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

Touched by an angel

At Nundle I had the pleasure of meeting Jodie (Living in Paradise), we had been chatting for a while by email.....anyway I was so very blown away, I was actually speechless, the lovely Jodie made me this gorgeous bag, I just love it and it will be cherished.....thanks Jo, you did touch my heart....... Peg ... :>) ...

A little bit more of Nundle....

A few more happy snaps of the weekend.....