Playing around

I'm trying to work out how to blog from iPad. If it works, I'll be back shortly with a photo.

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day has been wildly extravagant here. My family has really surprised me with an iPad. I am in shock - partly because we usually keep mothers and fathers day fairly low key, but mostly because I can't believe i have an iPad. Will have to spend the rest of the day working out how to use it and keeping my little experts away from it. I hope you are having a wonderful Mother's Day. I'm off to play on my iPad, stitch, and eat chocolates. Susan x

Not very much going on here in the sewing department - nothing new anyway. I am determined to finish my hexagon star. I bought some background fabric at Bathurst Fabric and Trims. The photo doesn't really show the pattern, and it will have a single row of hexagons added around the edge. I originally thought a dark background would suit, but I like this one. Very traditional looking.

I bought this magazine today....... a little something to drool over on a soccer-free Mothers Day weekend.

Other than going to the hairdresser I haven't achieved anything that I had planned to do today. Out for a farewell dinner at a great local winery tonight, and a weekend of making the most of the glorious Autumn weather.

I hope you enjoy your weekend.

Susan x

A late weekend finish

Amidst the comings and goings of family life, I finally found time to finish my SKOW bag tonight. It only needed the button and loop (yucky simple little job) and ta-da, it's finished.

The back is quite plain, but I think two sides of stitchery would be too much.

It's quite a nice sized bag, so I may make it again, but in a feature fabric.

I went to Bathurst on Friday to see Dad, and again today with the whole family. He is doing okay, but it is an exhausting and emotional experience for us all. After our visit today we went to see Avengers in 3D - it was pretty good (especially for hubby and three boys).

I am working on my Hexagon Star quilt again. I figure if I get the big star done it will be easier to choose a background. I'm just sick of it hanging around. And now that it's getting colder, I want to get back to hand quilting my Stars Quilt. Look at the poor thing shoved under my desk in a washing basket - I'm aiming to finish it before the end of winter.

Hope you find a quiet moment to stitch this week.

Susan x

Yay. Housework done. Shopping done. Back to my stitching!

SKOW bag is coming along. It's construction method is a bit different for me, but I think it will be okay.

Had a dreadful experience on Monday. Waiting in town for Mr 10, hmmmm, how about a bit of stitching. Fabric, thread, scissors, needle - NO NEEDLE. How on earth could there not be a needle in my car?? Normally I can cover how badly impatient I am by sewing or reading - but I had neither - it was the longest half hour I've had for some time. But I made up for it when I got home, and have started the Birdhouse block for IFB.

I have planted 7 new trees now. My hole diggers have abandoned me. It's probably quite funny watching me swing a mattock out in the paddock. Three more to go. It's nice to get beyond the house yard and plant some trees that will (hopefully) grow really big. I loved the trees in NZ, so maybe I'm trying to re-create a little of that here. Some pine trees will be next on my list (oh how I wish I could grow a giant NZ hedge).

 

Off to Bathurst to visit Dad tomorrow. I really can't justify going to The Home Patch again - maybe I'll just pop into the other fabric shop - just for a little look.

Susan x