21 December, 2024

Meet Rosie!

I recently did a class to make a Luna Lapin rabbit. 
I am so pleased with how Rosie turned out. 
It has been many years since I did a class 
and I really enjoyed it.
Of course she had to have 
a dress made in Tilda fabric! 
I still need to make her some bloomers 
but need to get some wide lace first.
This is the book we used. 
There are many outfits for Luna including 
shoes, lace-up boots and the most 
gorgeous felt coat. 
It was the coat that got me in!
The book also has outfits for a boy rabbit. 
There's also a big comfy chair to make 
but I don't really think I'll make one of those.

Thank you to everyone who has left me 
comments lately. Everyone now seems to 
be no-reply bloggers. I'm working on my laptop 
at the moment as my desk computer is being 
looked at so I don't have everyone's emails 
to be able to reply. 

08 December, 2024

Santa Sack

Santa sack for our newest great niece, Mackenzie.
Aren't these Gum Babies so cute!
 

06 December, 2024

Two Grand Finals!

Tuesday team - Kerry, Me, Judy, Judy and Justine
We've had a fabulous Spring Season of tennis
finishing off with two Grand Finals, 
Section 3 on Tuesday and Section 2 on Thursday.

Thursday team - Me, Judy, Judy, Kerry and Jenny

We finished on top of the ladder in both
comps and won both Grand Finals!

05 December, 2024

Exciting News!

When we got back from our Kimberley trip, 
Austin and Paris gave us this bottle of champagne.
Best fine print we've ever seen!
We are going to be grandparents! YAY!

Last month we had a "Parents To Bee" baby shower.
I made this tummy time quilt for the baby.
My lovely quilter Leanne squeezed me in so I could 
have it finished in time for the shower. 
I think Austin and Paris were surprised that I'd 
had time to make one before the baby shower as I'd been
very busy with the quilt show and going away.
I found this gorgeous poodle and thought it was perfect. 
The green is the colour of the nursery with a poodle theme.
How cute is the quilting!

03 December, 2024

I'm Back and a Quilt Show!

  
I can't believe it's three months since I last blogged! 
In fact it was three months ago today!
Since getting back from our trip to the Kimberley, 
I was very busy with preparations for our NOTYQ 
quilt show which was on the first weekend in October.
You may remember me sitting and stitching at the 
Daly Waters Pub in the Northern Territory 
on our way to meet Nelson.
This is what I was making.
 Brooches for the Quilt Show Committee to wear 
at the show. They are made from Tilda Gardenlife range. 
We had nine different fabrics in the raffle quilt
 and there were nine of us on the committee. 
So everyone got a different colour brooch.

It's almost 20 years since I joined the Show Committee. 
I joined back in 2005 but I missed the 2005 show 
as we were in the USA. I've been Convenor since 
2010 and we hold the show every two years.
But the time has come and I have stood down 
from the committee. Noel and I hope to travel 
more and it's not fair on the other girls 
when I go off for periods of time. 
 
I'm a little sad now I have made my decision 
as I love being on the committee and we do have a lovely time.
I always have the most fabulous time over the show weekend!
 
This is me giving my final speech at the end of the show 
although no-one knew it at the time.

But who knows. I might change my mind and 
rejoin for the 2028 show!