My backyard

I love our backyard.

I love having a reserve behind us.

I love the view of the lake.

I love not having houses behind us.

Hubby and I have been talking about

looking for another house that is on

one level and with an internal access garage and

larger living areas to accommodate our growing family.

I would love to take my view me!
Anyway, It's only a thought at this stage.

 Sea mist rolled in later this morning.

It wasn't there when we got up.

It seemed to move off just as quickly as it came.

Noah's Ark Quilt

How cute is this quilt!

I didn't make it.

It is backed with fleecy fabric and I was asked

to quilt it with a large stipple to make the quilt

stay soft and cuddly.

The smaller the pattern you do the firmer

the quilt will be.

The choice of colours is amazing, they work so

well together

The back

It will be a lucky little boy or girl who gets to

cuddle up in this quilt.



Trip to Sydney

After mentioning on my blog that I have never been to the Opera House

my daughter-in-law Gillian bought me a ticket to see Macbeth at the

Opera House for my birthday.

I was going with Gillian and her mum Wendy who's birthday is

the day before mine, and my daughter Tara.

Just before we were leaving to head down to Sydney

Gillian was notified that the show was cancelled as the cast

were sick.

We decided to go down anyway.

We had a fabulous night!

Started with a wine tasting and sculpture viewing at The Block

which had a great view of the harbour bridge and across to Luna Park

Colleen and Tara

Tara, Wendy, Gillian, Colleen

We walked to the rocks where we had a lovely dinner.

Then we walked right around to the Opera House.

The view of Sydney Harbour, the Sydney Harbour Bridge

and the Opera House at night was spectacular!

We were staying at Pyrmont for the night so went home

via The Star (previously known as Star City Casino)

The sign at the front is a popular place for photographs

for those who are young and flexible enough.

Gillian

Tara

Puttin' on the Ritz

This fabric is a Puttin' on the Ritz Jelly Roll

which is a Bunny Hill Design for Moda.

The project has to remain a secret as it is to

be a present for someone who reads my blog!

It is shades of grey and the finished item looks great.

Rag Quilt

I made this quilt for my husband.

It has three layers of flannelette and two layers of cotton.

The flannelette was dyed by a local lady and the colours

are fantastic, they are very vibrant.

To get the quilt to have the ragged look you make cuts

about 1/4 inch apart then you wash the quilt.

You put it in the dryer with some tennis balls which helps

 scruff up all the cut edges.

I love this

My daughter-in-law Gillian bought this little container

for me at Christmas. It is about the size of a small bucket

and is made from vinyl.

It is really handy and I love it!

I use it when hand sewing to put my left over threads in.

Just sit it on the chair next to me.

When cutting out fused applique I put all the waste

fabric in it.

 

It is made by now that's GORGEOUS!

and can be found at the Olive Tree Markets at Newcastle.

On The Move

My new project is a little cot quilt called

 On The Move by Jen Ramirez

from the Patchwork & Stitching magazine Vol 12.