Mess is getting bigger

My surrounding's at the moment are getting messy (chuckle)........Under my verandah at the moment looks like a mini cyclone has been through.I have got a couple of trestles under the verandah ...... been putting things for the up coming garage come demolition sale below is a couple of photos of some of the gear . so much inside, curtains and tracks, bathroom, built in cupboards, doors

DH is going to start on the removal of plants/shrubs in the garden this weekend

unfortunately all my lovely garden needs to be pulled up and removed to make room for the

bull dozer to come in and push the old home down.

Also DH if time and weather permits him this weekend the pavers need to be pulled up

also to allow the machinery to get in for soil testing etc

as you can see a nice amount of pavers .......supposed I will have to supervise ..... as you can see there are quite a few pavers to be pulled up ready the garage sale.


Once again not to much happening with the quilting in my life at the moment below I have my selection of hand work ready for the nights and weekends, during the period of the new home being built .............if all goes well I should have lots of show and tell in the future

Not much happening

Starting to get things ready for the combined Garage come Demolition sale in a few weeks,not much has been happening in the world of stitching/quilting in my life at the moment.thought I would share a few photos before it gets sold or thrown out
this use to hold my collection of gravy boats

Part of my kitchen which as you can see I am no photographer extends around the corner into another area which has more cupboards, drawers and space for fridge freezer and stove.

All cleared out ............amazing......the items (plates, dinner sets, bowls) I found in the back of these cupboards

Bit dark but this beautiful set of bookshelves was full of all sorts of books

all now sorted , some given to local charities, library and the rest in storage

Don"t you just like the glare (lol)

My linen cupboards run all the way across the hallway wall




Now empty ..........

Been a bit tired lately, so just hand stitching a little of an evening

so a little show and tell below

Yes I am still here ..........

It has been awhile since my last post...........still living in the old home..........things are not moving all that fast... waiting on some paperwork another couple of weeks then..........it is all go forward
the last few days I together will DH have been packing up all the items we do not need around us at the moment ready for the big garage and demo sale. I am so amazed at the things I together with the rest of the family have collected and kept in the home over the last 28 years.
I have slowly the last few weekends and most evening and mornings during the working days before and after work sorted and packed.
We have so much to be done before the contractors come in and bulldozer the old home down,
we have windows, pavers, hills clothes line, full kitchen, air conditioning, bath and hand bowl,
built in cupboards, floor boards,doors, carpets (the list goes on ) to be removed before the bull dozer can do it's bit.........still look on the bright side, things are getting cleaned and sorted (chuckle).
Last week sent my PIF gifts of to 3 lovely ladies, and just finishing of my Christmas in July swap..........then unfortunately that will have to be it until next year to get involved with any swaps.............as my quilting room is all packed and stored.
So hoping to spend the next several months finshing off some hand work projects ready for when my sewing machine (bernice)is unwrapped from storage.

Help wanted

I need a little help .... as per last post my life and house it a little up side down at the moment,

I have been busy finishing off my PIF gifts before, the fabric and sewing machine gets packed in storage.

A while ago I had 3 lovely ladies who became my PIF recipients , I wish to forwarded these off before I pack everything else around me in storage, But I need a bit of help .....

I have on several occasions tried to get to make contact with Oddjborg one of the lovely ladies who responded on the 31st December 2008 to be one of three to receive a PIF gift ......unfortunately I have been unable to get a reply .

I really would appreciate some help so I get forward the parcel .

Now back to filling up more storage boxes.........didn't quite realise I have so much in the cupboards.........I feel a garage/salvage sale coming up soon.

A new adventure

Be awhile since last post..... not much has been happening in the needlework/quilting part of my life....... DH and I am in the process of demolishing our home for the past 28 years and rebuilding, so lots of things to organise....
So far we have draw up and placed in the hands on a local building the house (home) plans ......
next step more paperwork ..... then we need to move all our personal and keepsakes... we will be moving in with DH parents for approx 12 months...... then DH togethr will family members and friends will help strip the house of all re saleable items from the house ...............air- conditioning, windows, stove, kitchen cupboards, bathroom fittings (shower screen hand bowl bath tap fittings) , outdoor verandah blah blah'''''' and hoping to sell off these reusable items.
Then after that the demo gang will come in and bulldozer the skeleton on the home down and relay a new house pad ready for the builders to started work sounds great but this will take months. Unfortunately during this period the Internet will be disconnected so may not be able to post all that often, but I will take photos and keep you all up to date as much a possible.

This weekend hope to trace of lots of stitcheries as my sewing machine and fabric etc will need to be put into storage until the end of my new adventure. So most nights and weekends I will have the opportunity to do a lot of hand work ?????????
Also this week my YS has moved out .... great timing for him as I have been clearing out the cupboards and he has scored quite a lot of goodies to help towards setting him up in his flat .

Sorry no photo's this post as I am unable to download at the moment any photos

Peace...ful

Nice peace..ful morning ...........catch up

The current block from Gail Pan free BOM

Nice end to a day.........

Nice end to a lovely day spent behind the ironing board and sewing machine

finished the top of the quilt started in preview 2 posts ago

then started on an Leanne Beasley pattern Flowers and Flutterbuys

hope to spend time tomorrow transfer the stitchery on around the quilt..... as part of the borders (see photo on the pattern below ....sorry for the reflection.

Dolley ...one down several to go

Nice day here today ...........finished one of the project's from Inspired Stitches Weekend in Adelaide several weekend's ago..............a lovely Dolley from an Leanne Beasley creation

unfortunately the colours have not come up to good in the photos

Nice Mum Day ........

Mothers Day here started with DH making breakfast.....I made some Brownies... knowing that during the day ES and Partner will be calling in during the day.

YS works in the hospitality trade so he was a work most of the day .....but before he went I received a lovely big hug and a few DVD's as I enjoy having a DVD (movie) going in the background while quilting.

Spent a couple of hours in my quilt room being creative with some fabric I purchased several months ago at Jane's before ES and partner arrived where we had brownies and hot chocolate together for afternoon tea.

Received a lovely voucher from them to spent in a local garden/gift store.

Show and tell of the progress ...after ES and Partner left could not get my mo jo back to continue.... so spent the evening working on a stitchery from the Inspired Stitches weekend in Adelaide a couple of weekends ago and watched Masterchef.

Bit late but I hope all Mums had a great day .

Hope to get back to the quilt top now???????

Redwork Swap

I have been away for away and Look what I have received in the post from Jillian (no Blog) .....while I was away .... a few months ago I joined Maree's "Redwork Cushion Swap"

Jillian has made this truly magnificent gifts for me....I not only received this fabulous cushion I also received ...some very nice fabric (the girl really knows my likes)

and a delicious card (unfortunately the photo doesn't show the true colours).....

Jillian's workmanship is exceptional....thank you so much for all my wonderful goodies .....

Maree congratulations on running such a wonderful swap.......

DH and I have had a fab week away

but the holiday is over .....reality has hit this morning

spent the day unpacking, washing, ironing blah blah...... now off to catch up with what my fellow bloggers have been up to while I have been away

OOPS..... nearly forgot I sent my Redwork project to Julie so pop over to her blog ..........as I have misplaced (that's my excuse) my photo's and checked out the items I made in the Redwork Cushion Swap

A small description ...........a lap work cushion ...it has two front panels you open up while on your lap and inside pockets to store your scissors, needle etc while working on a stitchery.

Inspired Stitches (went to fast)

Inspired Stitches weekend........I have been looking so forward to this weekend for so long and was not disappointed.

Had a great time and got loads of stitching done.( I think not ) more jaw bone activity than stitching ,What a fabulous weekend......congratulations to Sarah and her helpers for their hard work in putting the weekend together.....the venue was a winner and a bonus to be able to stay on campus .
Saturday morning was a little overwhelming for me…. As I have never attended a workshop/ gathering with so many quilters.
Saturday started with Rosalie introducing the other tutors ....Leanne, Melly and Janelle who took turns in showing us the projects they would be teaching during the course of the weekend. Dinner on Saturday night was well attended, I didn't stay late...... The units on campus where very comfortable - I shared accommodation with some very lovely ladies Marg and Liz from WA (no blogs) and Kris from Adelaide
Some of the bloggers who attend the weekend......Leanne, Amanda, Lorraine, Dawn, Kris, Val , Kelly and Claire ......

Pop over to the girls blogs for more on this great weekend

I am so sorry but my camera has had a moment ............I am unable to download any photos from the weekend . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Until Next time ...........Cheers Marc

Up to date ..........

Gail Pan free BOM "Christmas Wish"....

I am enjoying doing these lovely stitcheries...

I am now up to date...

and looking forward to next one .

Wonder what is might be ........????????

Enjoy your day/evening

Easter been and gone

The last four days have gone so fast, left home Friday morning all packed up with boat in tow headed off to a camp site along the river in the Riverland with six other families and 5 dogs

the weather was fabulous.

The days where filled with eating, reading, fishing and relaxing

the evenings where spent around a camp fire, chatting, drinking Hot chocolate and melting marshmallows.

But like all good things............ must come to a end .

A bag for me

Just finished a bag for myself and I remembered to take a photo off the back/reverse side of the bag (lol) Monday and Tuesday night stitched a pattern from Cinderberry and drawn a circle from a dinner plate this evening to form the base of the bag and just finish putting it all together had a few scraps left over so made a matching little book which has a place for pins, needles ,thimble, scissors and unpick er in it ...........it was fun to make

Spring Partner Swap

The other swap I participated in was the Spring Swap organised by Linda my swap partner was Tami her colour preferences, where Burgundy's and deep purples. primitive. like stitcheries,so I did not go into the bright spring colours as you will see ................

Wallhanger and hanger (Cinderberry Stitchery )

Large Bag with a primitive applique on the front _ once again I didn't take a photo of the reverse side

another bag .... the base is round

Pop over and check Tami 's blog out