on a roll today...

my mug rug for the No Fuss Swappers swap is finished!

very happy with how it turned out,

hope my partner likes it!

now to just find her something sweet to munch on...

Julz

a little bit of Sunday stitching....

after a walk in the glorious sunshine!

Julz

Another swap

working on another swap present.

This is one is for the No Fuss Swappers

hosted by a group of lovely ladies!

Bit outside of my comfort zone

Julz

and another one!

this is block 9 box....

I'm on a bit of a roll at the moment!

Linda over at Gum Valley Patchwork has inspired me to get a move on with this!!!!!

Julz

another one done

another Farmers Wife block done...

this one was really doing my head in,

that's why I hadn't done it,

but it really wasn't that bad, once I had another look and a clear head!

Bat Wing block 5

what have I been up to?

first off,

I won a gorgeous button pack from the lovely Barb of Theodora Cleave!

how lucky am I?

aren't they sweet?

next up are walk photos.

I never tire of where I walk each day,

every day is different,

the light, fog, mist, sun, rain, overcast...always different

my kangaroo paws along the driveway are so beautiful at the moment,

red on this side and the pink ones on the other are finished now

and working on more UFOs

Lucy Boston is being sewn to her background and then I can start hand quilting her!

today is 7 years since the horrific Black Saturday fires ripped through several communites.

so many lives and properties lost..

yesterday we attended a wonderful event in honour of those who lost their lives,

organised by a local lady who lost 2 friends.

the event is a cruise from Lilydale to Healesville via Kinglake and Toolangi,

areas that were greatly affected by the fires,

each year it is growing bigger and better,

there are lots of hot rods, custom cars and normal everyday cars,

everyone is invited.

such a great turnout!

so today I remember those who were affected by the fires and

remember my cousin who lost 2 members of his family,

so tragic!

and give thanks to all who give their time and dedication

to fighting fires and keeping our community safe...

Julz

one UFO down!

this one has been hanging around for more years than I care to remember!

now it is done...all that it needed was 2 blocks added in to make it square and a final border to bring it all together, took about 5 hours to complete.

sometimes I wonder why it  takes so long to get around to finishing a project when there really isn't much to do to finish it?

strange creatures we are sometimes!

it's done!

this is the quilt I have been working on since about April last year....

it is for my youngest daughters boyfriend for his 21st,

which was on December 14th...

yes I missed that date....

a few issues with backing and quilting...

but it has now been handed over to its new owner!

the label on the back...

he has 2 cats, one black one white

and on my daughters bed...

very happy with how it turned out...

the quilting isn't perfect but I'm quite happy with most of it!

still going with this one!

queen size!

what was I thinking?

Christmas Advent swap what I sent my partner

this was a FaceBook swap,

but thought you all might like to have a look at what I sent to my partner anyway..

there were 24 small gifts for each day leading up to the 25th,

they didn't have to be handmade, just whatever you wanted to send..

and then on the 25th, this had to be handmade!

so I made a table topper...

always useful I think

it was a really lovely swap to be in....

hopefully there will be another one next year!