enabling....

What's a girl to do when a friend asks if you need any Tilda fabrics..... They were a very good price.......

It was a weak moment but it's cheaper then counselling.......

I'll be back .... Lots going on here.....

I need to summarise the last wonderful zoom........harvest cooking......fire......poddies..... Sunsets...... Just prepping the garden for the incoming heat....... And probably myself also but I'm a bit tired and sore today so I'll be taking the rest of the day easy..... Which will find me in the Chookshed......

Catch you later.........

Chookyblue.......

Ps  there will be a sleep in there somewhere to as I've been awake since 3.30......🤦

Zoom Fundraiser..............

Just popped in to share the times for zoom tomorrow.................see below

Also read my last post if your not sure what I am doing..........

I'm hoping to be working on a new fat 1/4 mixer quilt..........yes got a little carried away...........

you too can get this bundle of cheeriness @The Next Stitch

Wendy will only be too happy to pull another bundle together.........

AND yes it's going to be a big quilt........

 

I am hoping to start at 6am.

Thankyou to those who have made a donation so far. 

We have about $320 so far. 

I will email you the link in tonight or in the morning. 

Depending on how fast I fade tonight..........

It's not to late to join in.........just make a donation and email me a copy of the receipt and your in for a wonderful day of sewing.........

Catch you later..........

Chookyblue.......... 

zoom cancer fundraiser.......

Hi readers.....

Yep not much notice but I'm hosting another cancer fundraiser on zoom.....

This Saturday 26th Oct my time...... I'll put more details up re the times. 

I don't care what cancer organisation you support in your own country but if you can email me the receipt of your donation be that $20 or a million or anything in between...... If you have limited funds please do $5 if you can. 

chookyblue2(at) gmail.com

Every dollar adds up. I converted international donation $$$ to Australian currency last time I did this to get a total that meant something to us in one currency. 

Please share this info. Anyone who crafts and makes a donation is welcome to join zoom this Saturday. 

Start time will be 6am AEDST unless I wake earlier. I'll see how long I go. Not sure at this stage. 

Cancer touches to many people.

F#$$@@#k cancer. 

I hope you are in a position to make a donation and we can sew together. 

Also tell me what cancer organisation and why you chose it in the comments to spread awareness. 

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue......

International Day of Rural Women

It's a day to celebrate women in rural areas....... The highs and lows, challenges, joy, freedom, beauty of surrounds, and everything else that fits into a rural area .......

I am blessed to know some amazing rural women....... Everyone has different strengths and interests which are of great value....... Most grow crops and animals to feed the world......

(Just the odd precious sheep like Lamby or Bridget who will never leave the farm)

Catch you later....  

Chookyblue.......

don't be too shocked..............

 while I feel like I have lost the last 2-3 months finally I have something to show.........

So much has happened that I feel like I am back in July.........but I find the calendar says mid October and Christmas is around the corner...........

I had a retreat in between but it feels like a life time ago........so one day I will have to come back and do a post about that but I barely have any pics as other things were taking my concentration.........

But at that retreat I brought a little fat 1/4 bundle of 10 Tilda fabrics.......When I found them last week I had even forgotten that I had done any shopping at the retreat.........

Such a pretty little bundle..........

I had a little google and found a YouTube video with a quilt...........OMG my notes I drew down were interesting to say the least..............but I managed to work it out.......

So I decided to see if anyone wanted to chat while I cut it out Sunday night...........Took no time to cut out...........I cut 5 fat 1/4's at once..........

Such a simple quick quilt............perfect for my 10 fat 1/4's....

Fat 1/4 Mixer Quilt....click on the name it's got a link to the quilt.......

Just really shows off the prints...........

Quick simple and took about 3 hrs from start to finish....that includes ironing the fabrics and chatting also...........I got the block cut and pieced while on zoom and had to go to get dinner and shut the Chooks in.......so I laid it out and finished it this morning.........

Stoked I didn't cut any of the peoples heads off............considering I didn't think about it when cutting cause it would do my head in I had it under other fabrics when I cut it out...........

my finished size is 50x60 so a nice smaller quilt...........

HELP

Does anyone have a 2.5in strip of any of the fabrics in the quilt or even 2x 1/2 width..........I need that much more and I can bind the quilt with the left overs..........

Will definitely be making this one again................

I have a Di Ford bundle of 30 fabrics or bright Bonnie and Camille range...........

Which one should I cut up next??????

I feel so good actually getting this cut and pieced.........I have plenty of quilts sitting around I could work on but really just needed to see quick progress.....

and have the feel good moment................

This ticked all the boxes.........

Catch you later......

Chookyblue......

PS sorry have dropped off the planet with blog reading also but I have another months leave so hope to get a little caught up in that time.........and seek out some inspiration from you all........

Daddykins 16.09.2024.......

This week we farewell my Dad.............

We had a bonus 36 years with you........that's because you were so tough..........

overall I would say my dad was a pretty quiet man.........

I've been writing a lot more for this post in my head for a few weeks but I think I will leave it at this. 

Love you Daddykins...........

Louigi xxxx

Winter......

Simple pleasures......... The flower from a milk thistle.......

Freezing outside today in the wind....... Perfect winters day...... Beautiful out of the wind in the sun but I'm hiding inside....... Under a quilt binding......

Watched the Olympics opening ceremony and the highlight for me was Celine Dion...... I just watched the documentary I Am Celine Dion....... Celine is amazing and I'm thrilled that she could perform that song.......stiff persons syndrome is so cruel and to see what she has been/is going thru I am in awe of her performance.......I could watch it over and over.................

I'll watch what I can and get my fix of Olympics when I can.......

Mr Chooky set up the TV for me........I don't normally watch it.........

Treasure every moment......

Catch you later......

Chookyblue......

enjoying the moments.......

Well the last week's been pretty chilly as they predicted....... Love getting a dose of winter....... Need to feel all the seasons..........

It was crispy in the Chookshed when I heeded out Sunday morning....... The room was 7 deg C so I turned the air con on and headed back inside to get ready to zoom.........

The first light glow above the silos as I was getting started on zoom....... How pretty is that....... Trying to stop and find the special moments in life..... Sometimes we are just too busy to stop and take the moment to pause......

Stop look and tell me what you find when you really look ....... 

I worked on binding a quilt ....   Sorry I forgot to take any pics....... Thankyou to those who joined....... We had a nice catch up as usual.........

this was my lawn in Saturday arvo....... It has hardly had a frost on it and it's late July......... It did get some yesterday but really it hasn't been very frosty this winter at all so far...... Mr Chooky mowed this patch........ It looked so good, so then on Sunday I mowed heaps until..........the wheel feel off......... Oops

Yep it really feel off....... Need to wait to get some parts at the shop a few hours away......... But I did get some of the outer wilds tamed........

All the natural things flowering were only in yellow........

but all different and very pretty.......I have a few more but I'll try get better photos.......

Checking out some of the teenagers........ They are doing well........

And Lambie wanted to know what was happening and came up to me and wanted a pat........ She's getting older now but she still lives with the cows.........

Hope you had a good weekend what did you get up to?????

Catch you later..... 

Chookyblue......