Photos from Oz
Fabric Purchases - and I've started sewing the I spy blocks by hand!
Today we hit the shops (part 1)
Mum and I did the tourist thing today: bus to QVB, (did a bit of shopping) then walked down Pitt Street (via the mall) to Circular Quay, then got the ferry to Manly, (past the opera house and the bridge) then walked (past a few shops, into one or two) to the ocean beach where we had a paddle, and lunch. Then the ferry back, and a bit of shopping at The Rocks, then staggered back with bags and bags of shopping!
Tomorrow . . . Well sister in law has designed a patchwork crawl around the 4 patchwork shops within about 10 minutes of the house, so I guess tomorrow will be fun!!
shopping again (2)
Fabrics from Material Obsession
Fabrics from Logan's Patchworks
more from Logan's
And I got a new set of crockery. I particularly like chunky handles as I have problems holding forks with flat handles, and I fell in love with these. I got the knives and forks too
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Fabrics from Logan's Patchworks
more from Logan's
And I got a new set of crockery. I particularly like chunky handles as I have problems holding forks with flat handles, and I fell in love with these. I got the knives and forks too
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ooops, I found a bead shop!
The biggest bead shop I have ever seen!
I spent an hour browsing, and hope I haven't disappointed anyone with my haul. Oh, and this little lot cost about £30, not bad eh?
a stitch in time . . .
. . . saves me from getting bored!
I've done a fair bit of sewing while I've been in Oz, and have just realised that I haven't shown you any:
Jackie sent me a half-made Christmas tree last year - and I hadn't got around to finishing it. Still not actually finished, but lot closer ...
It may be difficult to see what it is, and what I've done, so: imagine 4 tree shapes cut out of Christmassy fabric - stitch the sides (not the base) together in pairs, RST, red to green, and turn right sides out. Place the two units one on top of the other, and stitch from top to bottom in the centre. You now have a tree 'book' of 4 pages. Add decorative buttons to each page (we have scissors, gingerbread baking, skiing and baubles and snowflake themed, thank you Indi). When I get home I can stuff each section, and sew up the base.
I have also finished the I-Spy blocks that I bought in the Blue Mountains (thanks Indi and Marley for helping arrange the blocks)
look at these neat little stitches - not bad for a 5 year old eh?
And finally I finished the quilting on Marley's Road Map Mat - I just need to trim the threads - the *&^%$# at Bangkok confiscated my snips. Yes they were less than 3cm blades, yes I didn't go to Bangkok as such, yes I didn't leave airside, yet I got back onto the *same* BA plane, but yes they searched my bags, and told me "No sharps" as they took them from me - grrrrrrrrrr
I've done a fair bit of sewing while I've been in Oz, and have just realised that I haven't shown you any:
Jackie sent me a half-made Christmas tree last year - and I hadn't got around to finishing it. Still not actually finished, but lot closer ...
It may be difficult to see what it is, and what I've done, so: imagine 4 tree shapes cut out of Christmassy fabric - stitch the sides (not the base) together in pairs, RST, red to green, and turn right sides out. Place the two units one on top of the other, and stitch from top to bottom in the centre. You now have a tree 'book' of 4 pages. Add decorative buttons to each page (we have scissors, gingerbread baking, skiing and baubles and snowflake themed, thank you Indi). When I get home I can stuff each section, and sew up the base.
I have also finished the I-Spy blocks that I bought in the Blue Mountains (thanks Indi and Marley for helping arrange the blocks)
India did some sewing with the left over blocks
look at these neat little stitches - not bad for a 5 year old eh?
And finally I finished the quilting on Marley's Road Map Mat - I just need to trim the threads - the *&^%$# at Bangkok confiscated my snips. Yes they were less than 3cm blades, yes I didn't go to Bangkok as such, yes I didn't leave airside, yet I got back onto the *same* BA plane, but yes they searched my bags, and told me "No sharps" as they took them from me - grrrrrrrrrr
Post
a postcard TO Australia
Look what arrived in the post today from my lovely Lisa. Thank you sweetie x x x
Mini Christmas
Before I left Australia, we had a Mini Christmas - so I could give the kids (and Brother, and Sis in Law) their pressies while I was still there. However, I was too busy playing with the toys to remember to take many photos. So until I get hold of brother's photos, here are just a few - brother in his t-shirt
But what I hadn't expected, was that I got a pressie too (Brother doesn't do Christmas, birthday, presents etc!). Look at these yummy bits from them (actually, thank you Lise, I know you bought them!!!)
And nephew in front of the tree (He L.O.V.E.D the Road Map Mat - I can highly recommend it as a gift for a car mad 3 year old!)
But what I hadn't expected, was that I got a pressie too (Brother doesn't do Christmas, birthday, presents etc!). Look at these yummy bits from them (actually, thank you Lise, I know you bought them!!!)
And Lise - you have a great eye for fabric - are you tempted? Go on, I think you are - I bet Logan's or Quiltsmith do lessons!
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