Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Say It With Flowers





"Melbourne Cup" day here in Aus...Where I work we have taken today as our "Picnic Day", so no work today, this is the first Melbourne Cup day I have had off in ...I don't know 20 years probably...guess what I am doing....staying home, I will watch the race on telly, this is the day that Australia stops to watch a horse race and that is exactly what we do....each year I pick horses by colours, names, numbers but this year I have selected the horse by the riders name, if their name is the same as my 3 sons (christian or middle name) I will put a bet on that horse.....my chances are as good as the next I reckon...at our retreat I made up the table runner from the little stitcheries I was working on last week....the fabric range is 'Mill House Inn" Moda..Fig Tree and Co...the pattern is called "Say It With Flowers" which was printed in Australian Country Threads Vol 7 No 12 - 2007....I did change the borders on this......but I am really happy with it.....If you are betting today "Good Luck"......have a grand day...

24 comments:

  1. Who says "I want one"?? MEEEEEE!!!!LOL Just gorgeous Peg!! Another 10!!

    Have a beautiful week my dear...

    Hugs,

    ^A^ngel

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  2. WOW Peg. The runner is just gorgeous. I wonder if i've still got that magazine somewhere as i'd like to make that up. Hugs,Jeanette

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  3. Fabulous result, Peg! BTW, I made the date and walnut slice yesterday - talk about delicious!. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us - and your lovely work.

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  4. Its a gorgeous Table Runner and I love the colours you have used. I did it in dark colours but I really like your choice better. Gorgeous..I didnt win on the Melbourne Cup either!! Hugs
    Vicki

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  5. Looks like you girls had a great time out at Carol's farm - not much food from all reports???
    love your table runners Peg - both gorgeous as usual!
    Hope to catch up soon....

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  6. Peg, the table runner is gorgeous.

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  7. this table runner is lovely again. and Melbourne Cup Day, oh... I really shouldn't read Australian blogs, because these memories make me soooo homesick for my second "home"...
    I hope you won, I did win a few dollars once on Melbourne Cup Day betting on the most unlikely horse :-)
    Kristina

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  8. What a gorgeous tabble runner that is Peg!

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  9. Lovely table runner Peg. Hope you had a win today xx

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  10. Your runner looks fab Peg and I am glad you had a great weekend away. Stitching weekends are always a ton of fun. Kylie xx

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  11. The table runner turned out so well. The colours are gorgeous. We had a lovely lunch at work today and I backed "Harris Tweed". How could you pass up a name like that? It did no good, but that doesn't matter.

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  12. oh wow Peg-I am sure you are addicted to table runners and what a lovely selection of them you are making-well done ,cheers Vickie

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  13. Yep, it's beautiful as I expected! Cute peeper.

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  14. Love yesterdays and today's table runners, lovely. You do such nice work. Hope you had some good luck with your race.
    I am going to have to subscribe to that magazine, they always have nice projects.

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  15. Lovely runner. Hope all went well for you at the races:)

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  16. TY for popping over for a visit. I am in LOVE with this quilt creation of yours.

    Hope your entered our GIVEAWAY.
    Have a lovely day. TTFN ~Marydon

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  17. Guessing you didn't pick a winner for the cup with 'Shocking' winning!! I had no luck either! That is a gorgeous table runner.

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  18. Oh my goodness... this one is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Love everything!!!! :o)

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  19. Just gorgeous Peg! You seem to have a real 'knack' for picking the right fabrics! Lisa

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  20. Beautiful Peg, love the fabric and stitcheries - hope you won something - I have a cousin who has always owned racehorses, he let one go and the next year it won the Derby, lol.

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  21. I love this table runner. It looks amazing. Beautiful.

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  22. Oh WOW. This is so lovely. I made one last year ... a very fun pattern.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment, I do enjoy reading them all...take care, keep safe, happy quilting .. Peg