whirlwind of a week...........

Wow what a week.........it all got a bit more complicated when more rain was forecast.............sports carnivals and school camps............. it meant a couple more nights away from home then originally planned..... another 40mls (160points).....I am so sick of worrying about or planning around wet dirt roads............

it is unusually wet here for this time of the year..........kids have missed some more school.........and more rain is forecast next week...........

it has been a fun week but very tiring........

........this is what I did today............(this is Cardygirl at the retreat on the weekend - waiting for dinner)..........

and if you're waiting to see the quilt top from the weekend well it's a bit sad..........I sewed and sewed and even sewed into the wee hours but this is all I have to show.................50 blocks.........but I am very happy to have got this far..............Anita and Cardygirl have a few more pics......I hardly had my camera out....

....I had a wonderful weekend yet again and amazingly on the way home again Miss Jules and I saw 2 echidna's again.............you would be lucky if you see one a year and we saw 2 this year and last year on the way home from Nundle..........thanks again for a wonderful weekend Kerry..............big frosty mornings too...........perfect cool weather for sewing...........a few other lovely friends to spend the weekend with.........what more can I ask.........

now some of the treats from Leanne...........this gorgeous carry bag..........perfect colours..........

inside was this bag.............filled it for the weekend with my little bits and pieces............very cute.......

and if all that wasn't enough she had also popped this stitchery scissor fob with scissors attached into the above bag............it was a bit like "but wait there is more".............I also received a gorgeous quilt kit...........you should see it...........hoping to cut into it very soon.............i'll show you a pic of it then...........thanks so much Leanne I love all the goodies and you spoilt me rotten...

.....your naughty but very very nice.....

Fairy Girl snapped this iris flowering for the first time in her newish garden........

I signed up for a paper bag swap in my online Friends in Stitching group - now to make a wonderful creations with the contents.....well lets hope it is wonderful..........decorated beautifully.............

and I got my nine patch back from the quilter and she has worked her magic......

......love the pattern on it......thanks heaps.......

.....and also showing you the backing......
......now it needs binding then I will show you it all finished...........who knows how long that will take

speaking of swaps I signed up for another nine patch swap being organised by JulieQ

and this pile of parcels can only mean one thing.............Fairy Girl thinks it is very cruel to leave them sitting on the coffee table in front of me but I can wait for a little longer..........even if she can't......lol............

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

Chookyblue