Fencing dangers.........

There is never a dull moment here on the farm and today as school holidays started we were pulling down an old fence so we can put up a new one...........hopefully finished during the holidays.........as usual I took the camera with me............

we came home and had lunch and went back and I saw this behind one of the posts.........initially I thought it was a blue tongue lizard........I was trying to find his head.............then I realised there was a LOT more.............this was not a lizard..............

it was a snake and a big one.............6ft long............think it is a carpet python.........NOT dangerous............but for me a snake is a snake and he was right in my road.....

........mind you someone forgot to tell him it is WINTER.............he was basking in the sun trying to warm up.....he was VERY SLOW....

...there is a collage here but if you want more pics head here I posted lots of pics...........we were up close with this fellow but I did use my zoom lens too...........but Mr Chookyblue moved him away to another tree.............both the kids touched it...........

then to keep everyone happy (me and the kids) this afternoon we lit a fire to finish off the day.........bonfires are always a hit.........

I am getting very stiff sitting here (lots of cutting wires with bolt cutters and pulling netting out of grass) and I'm busted so off to bed for me...........more fencing tomorrow unless plans change..........who knows here....

Take care til next time................Chookyblue........

Alicia Jane............

Wow.........one quilt done and dusted in under 24 hours and cost under $24 .................I am soooo happy..........we'll start with the back cause I love the quilting patterns on the chenille............

at 1am in the morning when I was panicking about what to put on the back I found this beautiful perfectly pink chenille offcuts Flower Garden had sent me ages ago...........Annie thanks for coming to the rescue while you were sleeping...............lol..........

the batting is a double sided adhesive..........great to work with

Here is the quilt "Alicia Jane" a delicate beautiful name deserves a delicate beautiful quilt..........

very simple quilting but I think it looks pretty good..........

when I went out in the paddocks to take some pics I got carried away so here are some extra shots..........

the charm pack is Lecian Durham Quilt Collection that I got at Stitches and Craft in Melbourne last year...........

border fabric is left over backing from another quilt...........I got it at The Home Patch (early this year) and it is a wide fabric and the selvedge says NH208 - Circles by Max New Australia..........it is so soft and delicate.............

the quilt measures 36x27inchs I used 24 charm squares and the border is about 5inchs wide.........

because I had the chenille on the back I was a bit stuck with the binding but I didn't want to machine it down so i attached it on the back and then hand stitched it down to the front and I think it looks good..........everything is good I am so pleased with this..........hopefully it will be delivered on the weekend

Take Care...........Chookyblue

warning...........

WARNING......
Do not go looking for pieces of a block

(that you don't find anyway)

and find a very pretty charm pack
and leave it on your table at 10.30PM............

Otherwise you will just have to pull it apart and lay it on the
table (just to see what it look like)..........then you just can't stop and you will have to start joining
them.......and then well let's just try this for a border............. oh
and maybe I should find something for the backing and OMG what have I
got.........get the batting (ready for the morning) but oh
no instead of going to bed I keep going and put it all together..........but
then instead of going to bed I then start to quilt it.........opps need to
go to the kitchen.........OMG it is 2AM..........I have got to go to
bed...

....no wonder my eyes were starting to feel tired........but I went to
bed with a warm fuzzy feeling of creating and slept well.......just a bit of
quilting to do on the borders and bind it and it will be done............off
for a nanna nap......I am so tired.........

Take Care til next time...............
Chookyblue............

pincushion swap sent...............

This is the pincushion I sent to Rose at http://rosenay.blogspot.com/ in the
USA she is a new blogger to me...........Rose hope you like Larry the Lamb
Pincushion - it is a pattern from Hatched and Patched and I thought it
represented my farm life well..............

Thanks heaps Sandra at Quilt at home for organising the swap.............what I
received is back a few posts here.........

Take Care til next time...............
Chookyblue............

Prezzy..........

well I did see this post before anyone commented and thought oh maybe it could be me

(huge chook fan - check)

(love the colour blue - check)

then thought oh no it would be someone else..............

But the mailman delivered a parcel into my mail box Friday afternoon and I was SOOOOOOO EXCITED to read Jelly Wares on the package....I just knew what was inside....I absolutely LOVE the cloths and the little chook ceramic painting - Jodie wrote such nice things in the card..............

THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU

......and we would never have met except for blogging.............

see the chook how special is that - especially for me.............

and this other lovely blue mix yarn..............they feel so soft...........

if you don't know Jelly Wares head on over she is one amazing girl...........

Take Care til next time...............
Chookyblue............

nine patch swap.........

Thanks for all the great comments re Fairy Girls projects............she will love reading them when she gets up..........

Catching up............thanks for all the support regarding the chocolate.............I had one small piece and no more for now.........it was sitting on the table near me all day..............had some great laughs with your comments................

I joined a nine patch reproduction swap with Once Upon a Quilt I have not posted any of my blocks so far...........12 of each block each month for 6 months............

here we have May

then June

and now July's are all done so early WOW..............don't fall down with shock

hope they are coming along fine Christine............how are you other girls going with your blocks...........

I am really enjoying the different style of fabrics.............

Thanks heaps Christine, Lurline and Cardy Girl sourcing fabrics...........I am very grateful.........I had no reproductions but now I am getting a few together...........

Take Care til next time...............
Chookyblue............

PS hope your enjoying my updated "Amazing places to visit" on my sidebar...........

Fairy Girl update..........

Here I am being spoilt by Kerry from Cottage on the Hill. Lucky me fairies and flowers.

Thanks a lot Kerry.

Today I sewed a pincushion for my friend.

It was very hard sewing the circle and I reckon it was the hardest thing I've ever made.

I promised her I would make a pincushion for her.

Here I am learning how to make a yo yo by myself.

Just waiting for Mum to finish stitching it together for me.

Then Mum just had to do finishing touches by putting the smallest yoyo on the big yoyo and then hooray it's done for my friend.

bye bye from Fairy Girl

Chocolate drought...........

I have been on a self imposed Chocolate diet since Maree left.........my Mum came out last week and brought a huge cadbury snack and I have held off but Mr Chookyblue just brought a big plain cadbury chocolate home............can I last?????????? should I just eat it??????

................H....E.......L........P................

Still holding off on the fabric............

.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

blog sidebar.......

Last night I updated and added a heap of blog links in my sidebar........have a look there may be some you have not heard of...........they are all people I follow regularly..........

If you know of a blog you enjoy and it is not on my sidebar let me know in the comments so I can check it out.............

>>>>>>>>>

Also I only discovered in the last few weeks Hatched and Patched has the design website but it also had the The Home Patch website and Anni's blog the links are below

Anni's Blog.............Designs website..............Shop website

.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

PS Packed to the rafters came back on on Tuesday night - yippee my favourite show

Curly Pop's new cubby.......

Mixed collage of pics here...........

Here's Curly Pop's saying hi...........she is such a spoilt sook...........(bottom right) also her in the new cubby..........

here she is playing with her new friends the belted galloways (oh yes they all have names just can't remember them all yet) outside there new cubby house............
I think they are having a discussion about whether curly pops will let him in........(middle bottom)

just let me sneak back inside - i'm not to sure about that camera............
(bottom left)
.........my boy Bookworm is so disappointed the weaners have found his favourite hiddy tree.............

all the holes in the end of the bales is where the pets have been free grazing..............I need to get a snap of them in action very cute with all the butts poking out...........