Saturday 2 July 2016

High excitement!

It's going to be a very exciting few days for me. I haven't been at home alone overnight in more than TWENTY years. Of course I've taken little trips and retreats, but not at home by myself. I'm down to one teenager today, and he's heading off on Sunday. So I have a full schedule of applique, knitting, cross stitching, cake eating and movie watching planned. 

To kick things off, I gathered all my quilts for a photo shoot. Twenty two years of enjoyment, all hand quilted and mostly hand sewn. Not including mini's or quilts I've gifted. How many quilts is enough???

 

I'm thrilled to have finished my first pair of socks during the week. They kept my toes toasty warm.
 
I've also cast on the next pair which are for a birthday gift. Hedgehog Fibres from the gorgeous Convent and Chapel at Rylstone.

 

I had a good time at the Sydney craft show. The Best of Show quilt, Love Entwined, was exquisite. I was mesmerized by the detail and workmanship. I didn't get many of the supplies on my list, but I did make some unnecessary and unexpected purchases, which is always fun too. Not pictured here is Marg Sampson Georges book. Whilst the fabrics in her quilts are daunting to me, the book is a very refreshing and liberating take on how we make our quilts, and I'm sure her designs can be adapted to my more subdued colour palette!
 


Hope you have a great weekend too!

Susan x

28 comments:

  1. Enjoy your "home alone" time! Gorgeous cosy socks there. Love your unexpected purchases...I just love your tower of beautiful quilts. You can never have tooooo many xx

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  2. I LOVE home alone time! I hope you make the most of every minute. What a lovely stack of quilts. You can never have too many.

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  3. You can never have enough quilts!! Love your show purchases. I was sad to miss it this year but there is always next year. Hoping we can all catch up in the holidays xxx

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  4. Never too many quilts...and what a great pile they make!!!
    I think you need to send people away a little more often and have the place to yourself.
    Happy sewing movie watching and cake eating

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  5. Love your Tower of Quilts Susan...of yourself you can't have too many! Enjoy your weekend at home by yourself!

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  6. Never enough quilts. Keep on making them. Enjoy your weekend and sew to your heart's content. It will fly by.

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  7. Being home alone is a very rare occurance indeed! I know the feeling - the world is your oyster. Enjoy every moment & take time to reflect on all your wonderful creations. A lovely array of newly acquired inspirations - stay warm & cozy. Love those socks!

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  8. I can really relate to the excitement...cant remember the last time I had the house to myself either....enjoy!

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  9. OMG!! What will you do first? Don't be distracted by those mundane tasks that catch our eye when we have more time. Enjoy!

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  10. Hope you are having lots of fun and creativity Susan - while wearing in your new socks! I LOVE the pile of quilts - quite a number there! One folded beauty caught my eye - the black, cream and red diamonds..looks intriguing. It was lovely to meet you and chat at the Show :)

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  11. Love he quilt stack! Hope you have fun home alone!

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  12. Glad you got over the fear of knitting heels to finish your socks, its been perfect weather for home knitted socks. I am home alone tonight too! Although I havent had to wait twenty years for this experience. Hmmm how did you go hanging quilts to photograph on your own?

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  13. Hi Susan
    Hope you enjoy the time to yourself, I had the same thing happen to me when paul took my boys camping for 2 nights. I loved every minute of it.

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  14. Enjoy!!! looks like some great purchases!

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  15. Your stack is wonderful. Hand knitted socks are the best. I haven't done any for a long time.

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  16. you ask an age old question....How many quilts is enough? My husband would answer...about 10 quilts ago! But luckily I ignore him..
    your stack looks so beautiful!
    hope you have enjoyed and made the most of your time 'home alone'. An in house retreat.
    lovely buys from the show..

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  17. I'm home alone this weekend too and loving it! I love your stack of quilts - so lovley.
    Enjoy your time!

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  18. Oh stacks like yours are just gorgeous - what a lovely pic Susan! - they are the result of many hours work, planning, stitching, & love!

    Pretty buys from the Fair - enjoy!

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  19. My, you are prolific! Your quilts look great all together Susan. Hope you enjoy your 'home alone' time to the fullest. There's nothing like knowing that all of that time is just for you, is there?

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  20. Great idea to stack your quilts like that for a photo shoot....lively purchases

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  21. Love the pile of quilts. Think I might do this idea when I move....

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  22. A lovely photo of all your beautiful quilts together. Congratulations on finishing those lovely socks. It is a joy to finish the socks and all you have to do is hide a few ends of wool and they are ready to wear. Hope you had a productive week end. Glad you got the MSG book, it has some really creative ideas hidden amongst the pages.

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  23. W your home alone weekend is probably over by now, but I know it was a refreshing time even if you did nothing. Your stack of quilts shows an incredible journey and in a few years we want to see a second stack.

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  24. Seriously! Twenty years without home-alone time? Goodness! I just spent a whole month on my own when I shipped my hubby to Canada. I frittered much of it away, sadly, and did not get much done.
    That stack of quilts is mind-blowingly impressive. Nice show purchases too.

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  25. That pile of quilts looks amazing. I hope there are many more Susan. Enjoy that time alone won't you

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  26. That pile of gorgeous quilts is truly mouth-watering!

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  27. Wonderful pile of quilts...I think the answer to how many quilts is as many as you want!! Hope you had a great weekend.

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