Celebrating end of the year and starting a new one
Hi everyone, it was a hectic end to the year of 2013, a frosted and drought year for the farm meaning an early harvest, our son graduated from year 12 and consequently a few end of year functions and helping him get organised for this year starting uni, and generally too much to do and […]
Pink Hopscotch
Hello there, well what has happened since we last talked, was it that long ago – no can’t be, this year is just flying past and between all the runnings of farm, teenagers and sewing, who has time to blog. Sorry to put you on the bottom of the list, but today I have made […]
Lucy Boston Blocks part 2
LUCY BOSTON BLOCKS PART 2 It has been a little while between chats, there has been alot happening, but I have been busy putting together a few more Lucy Boston blocks when I get a chance to make it into the sewing room without interruptions, they take awhile sometimes, getting the fabrics and colours right. […]
Hexagon Raffle quilt Circles of Hope
This is our hexagon quilt, Circles of Hope, that was made by myself and the lovely ladies that come to my Wednesday class at Patchwork on Parker. The idea came last year that we should make a hexagon quilt, something everyone can contribute to, and donate it to a worthy cause and one that has […]
Whirlygig Quilt Road Trip to Deny
Whirlygig Quilt does a road Trip to Deny Last weekend I made the journey out West on long straight roads, drove for hours, to find this gorgeous patchwork shop called Deniliquin Heritage Fabrics, run by the lovely Joy and Jill. They had got together a room full of ladies willing to sew all weekend. We […]
Clamshells at Bribbaree
Clamshells at Bribbaree Hexagons and gorgeous needleturn applique was on display when Irene Blanck flew up to see us all at Bribbaree last weekend to hold a workshop on making clamshells – Irene’s way. It was a fantastic day, misty rain and a champagne lunch all organised by Anne and her group. We loved sitting […]
Hexagon quilt Circles of Faith
Today I will show you our hexagon quilt, this is what the Wednesday girls and I have been up to over the summer – we wanted to make and donate a quilt to CanAssist, and as I have managed to get most of the girls addicted to hexagons day and night, what better to do […]