And So It Begins!

The 2015 Football Season at MacDonald's Patch!

Two matches today and one tomorrow!

The three boys now play at three different clubs.

Mitchell is playing for Banyule Bears Under 19's 

for the second year.

Austin has moved to Bundoora to play in the Under 19's. Unfortunately, they weren't able to get an 

Under 17's team at Yarrambat.

Nelson is still at Yarrambat and playing in the Under 16's.
His team also folded but luckily the older boys have welcomed Nelson and a couple of the others into their team.

Camping and Sewing!

 Noel, Austin and Nelson headed off to Doctors Creek Reserve near Jamieson for the weekend.

 

 Austin, Nelson and Ian, Noel's brother. 

That's Molly under the table waiting for a tidbit!

What's a camp without a camp fire!

No dishwasher here!

 Molly had a wonderful time.

 It was a beautiful area.

 Nelson is wanting to get into photography, 

so he took charge of the camera.

So with three days home, I sewed and sewed and sewed! 

(I did do all the washing first though!)

I worked on NOTYQ's raffle quilt and finished all the embroidery, including those nearly 400 Colonial knots on Saturday. It was nearly one o'clock by the time I got to bed! It's amazing how time consuming those knots are. 

Sunday I put the top together.

Monday I managed to get a lap quilt quilted. The boys arrived home just as I was finishing it. 

I'll have to put the binding on another day.

It was great being able to spend all that time
working on these two projects.

Muck Up At Little Athletics and FNWF

 It was Muck Up for the Under 15's and 16's at Athletics last night. Austin went in a Morph Suit.
I think it is quite creepy myself!

 They had lots of fun.

 No PB's last night. They were the slowest races 

with some just gently jogging or skipping along.

I didn't manage to do any stitching as it was a bit dark.
But I've been stitching this morning and have finished all the lazy daisy flowers and the first six Colonial knots. 

Only 378 more to go!

Head over to Cheryll's to see what everyone else got up to.

More Thank You's and FNWF!

I've had a little winning streak lately. 

Tracy from Outback Craftaholic took part in the Grow Your Blog Party. I won this pattern and Tracy also sent along a fat quarter of very pretty fabric.

Thank you, Tracy.

I've been following along with the Sew Sweet Simplicty BOM with Jacquelynne Steves. Although I'm not stitching along, I've been enjoying seeing everyone's projects.

I was lucky enough to win an ebook copy of Jacquelynne's Child's Play through Teresa's blog (A Quilt and a Prayer). Yes, the same Teresa that I won the January Sew Sweet Simplicity giveaway! Can you believe that! 

Thank you, Teresa and Jacquelynne.

Tonight is Friday Night With Friends hosted by the lovely Cheryll from Gone Stitchin'. Are you going to join us? 

My plan is to finish the quilt top for NOTYQ's raffle quilt for this year's exhibition. I'm not too sure how much I'll get stitched as Austin has a Twilight Athletics Meet. 

But I'll have the whole long weekend to stitch. Noel, Austin and Nelson are heading off camping (not sure what Mitchell's doing!) so I'll have the place to myself!

February OPAM!

 

It's time for my February OPAM report.

 This month I made twelve lavender sachets.

My hoop for our Mill Rosie Friends Heart Swap.

Thirteen finishes this month. 

I've been working on lots of other projects too.

Thanks to Peg and Kris for organising OPAM.