Wednesday, January 5, 2011

In The Mood

In the mood ......... finished another cot quilt last night...........unfortunately the photos do not give a true colour of the fabric........... have a little bit of fabric left over.  This evening if all goes well might make a bag ?






Now off to work I must go...........to my fellow bloggers have a great day
cheers Marc

Monday, January 3, 2011

The heat and the mozzie




The past few days in the Riverland have been reasonably hot, but that’s not the only thing that has been causing people to stay indoors, the mosquito's parasite has been a pain, the local stores have had a rush of mozzie coils and Citronella candles. I started off with 6 candles and coils (coils have been working a bit better than the candles) now down to two candles, on the outdoor setting. Went for a drive this morning to the local stores tried 5 different store but unfortunately the coils where not available. Until Wednesday. So I have been unable to do any gardening the last few days. Well that’s my excuse (HA HA).
Still where there a negative - there is a positive.
 DH and myself are going to be Grandparents for the first time in approx 8 weeks.
Spent the day making a couple of cot quilts this is the first one, will post the second one next post




Going to make DH a cuppa and I will have my cup of hot water, yes hot water, It has been two years since I have had a coffee or tea, and yes I do miss it, but when you are told that you have some sort of reaction to something in coffee, tea, chocolate and black liquorice. I know sounds strange, but so far I have not had a case of chest pains I had 2 years ago. Then sit down and watch The Mentalist and sew the binding down on the cot quilt.
Until next time  cheers Marc 

Saturday, January 1, 2011

As a new year starts and an old one ends

Looking back on the months gone by,
As a new year starts and an old one ends,
We contemplate what brought us joy,
And we think of our loved ones and friends.
Recalling all the happy and not so happy times,
Remembering how they enriched our lives,
We reflect upon who and what  really counts,
As the fresh and bright new year arrives
Happy New Year to you!
May every great new day
Bring you sweet surprises, joy, fun, love and laughter

Happy New Year to you,
Cheers Marc

the 6 item swap

In the 6 Things Christmas Swap organised by Maree in the year 2010 Ha sounds so long ago (chuckle). My swap partner was Aunty.
Maree last year 2010 had organised a 6 things swap


The 6 items wrapped ready for the post

This wall hanger with wire hanger has 2 layers of pockets for hanging in the sewing room include some small items, tape measure etc


a close up the flower has a 3 D finish


a bag ...the front pocket is drawn on and coloured in with artist pencils

 
Angel table runner or wall hanger
Pop over to Aunty blog for more on this swap and a big thank you to Maree for once again taking the time to organise another successful swap
Until next time cheers Marc
These are some of the items I enjoyed making for the swap to give to Aunty