May

Hello from the not often posting me!
May! hey?!
How time flies!
May means... you have to run in and grab a copy of Quilters' Companion! yes it is out and yes my pattern is in it!
There is also a Hobbysew page!

My quilt Something Old, Something New is finished to top stage. Can I just say, it is a pretty quilt!
The last bit of the sewing was done at Narooma while the kids and I weer staying with my parents.
My concentration span was zip and my back was killing me so I was stop start all week. And the sewing machine was on the first floor so I trekked up and down those stairs a lot that week. Net result was that by the end of an eating week in my diet, I still managed to lose a kilo. Total of kilos lost to date is 13. Not bad. More to go!
Anyway... as always there was mind changing in the colours with the quilt and finally I ended up with a much stronger red based quilt than I planned... this was to be the soft no accent pretty girly spring quilt.
Huh
I just cant do it.. it turns out. It isn't red red.. but very rusty brown red... but no escaping that the favourite colour crept in when it wasn't even supposed to be present.

The project is coming to a close....

Something Old, Something new is nearly there!
I have the drawing.. and the maths... and the applique done.. so I am hoping to really make some definitive, finishing action to it!
Here is the JPG of the drawing I am working from. Not the best form to show you in but the computers are having a file war.... sigh. Macs and PCs should learn to get along!
I am making the two borders of solid fabric a bit wider. For two reasons. To make the quilt a bit wider and because it is blue and I want more blue!

Magazines

Meanwhile.. grab a copy of Down Under Quilts!!! It has a picture of my show quilt! hooray!
Photos to come

Quilters Companion

Hey!
I talked to Clare at CQ and the issue that I will be in will be the May issue!
I am not used to the magazines paying in advance! Well done Quilter's Companion!

Mystery Medallion

Anyone read Quilters Companion lately?
I might be in it. They sent me cheque, so I am thinking I must be but I haven't seen anything yet.
Let me know if you see anything!

Tagged by Jane

I wandered through the lidlfish's blog and found a comment left by "jane". She has tagged me!

THE RULES:

1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you

.2. Post THE RULES on your blog.

3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.

4. Tag 7 people and link to them

5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

My 7 things... coming from one thing.

I have obsessions. Some times they overlap. Sometimes they are short lived but they do tend to take over. I don't drink (except very occassionally to let people laugh at me).. nor smoke..because I have long ago realised I must never start what I might want to stop.

1.Pets: Cats were the first obsession. That I can remember, anyway. Sadly I discovered I am allergic to them, so I have no fondness for them at all anymore. Cats were overlapped with birds...not a couple. Lots.

2. Playing the piano lasted over 2 decades. Played for hours almost daily. Not talented enough to be confused about careers -but madly in love with it. Ran out of puff when the kids joined in, banging on one end of the piano. Can still let my hands wander around. Sometimes they remember what to do.. sometimes not. Favourite songs to play were Moonlight Sonata, Your Song and This Guys in Love with You.

3. hmm next? Maybe African Violets. Lovely flowers. Had hundreds of them. No joke. Stopped same reason as piano. Potting mix and two year olds.. not a happy combo.

4. Elton John. Loved. Loved. Loved. Your Song is officially my favorite song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNX6TIz_9oY&feature=related

5. Making clothes for baby. Everything. Except socks and singlets. Overlocked, embroidered. Smocked.

6.Applique and patchwork. Killed the dress making dead in a stroke. This took me to fame and fortune, but the working hobby thing starts to look less attractive.

7. Second Life. Most recent all consuming addiction. Drop in and say Hello to Audrey Fotherington who is having such a time!

sneak in one more past the quota
8. Silverchair. Was too old when they were young.... but loving them now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79DrGah0GuY

But "Jane", I will take a while to hunt down 7 blogs to attack with tags!!!!

Something Old Somthing New

Slackslack.. I am nearly finished the 4th centre square.. it looks the same as the first three!!

So there is nothing much to do but show you one I prepared earlier!

I am thinking of some flying geese next.. and then some stars!!!

February

Ok.. it's like this! Christmas.. kids.. holiday... trip away..work.... and Audrey... there just hasn't been much time for poor lidlfish!
So craft wise?
I took Something Old, Something New to Narooma. I got most of a block done and all the stems. Still isn't finished though. Those little blue flowers?! Little @uggers.
Still it is a thing of beauty.
I made three more bead necklaces for Christmas presents and have put the beads away for a little while. Spent enough money on that!!

Family? A whole lot of school reports came home and basically you could say that the kids had a sucessful year. Phew. Such a relief.

Michael is home from hospital as I mentioned in December. Still such a long way to go. He joined us all for the family holiday in Narooma. I don't know if you have any concept of what a family holiday in Narooma really encompasses.
We are talking.... grandparents, 4 siblings and spouses, 14 grandkids, two set of second cousins and their 10 kids, 3 sets of sister-in-laws and their 4 kids, second cousin's inlaws, their kids and their inlaws. And Fiona, Kaz, Maya and Emma and their guest!
Oh.. and Aunties Anne and Jane, Uncles Michael and Don.
This annual holiday is a big thing. It's epic. So Michael was nothing but heroic getting himself down there when he had barely got home!

Finally the holiday ended and we all went our separate ways home. So now he and his family are really beginning the new life.

The photo at the top is the Narooma I remember from childhood. I did say this has been a long tradition, didn't I? Our boat house was the one on the far right but Nanny sold it after Puppa died in '87.

Anyway! Audrey needs a boat, just like that one up front. Nice hey? It will park happily beside her light house. You must go look at Audrey's blog! We are having the time of our lives there!