quilts, wood, cows...........

Another month has almost disappeared.......... 

that means 1/2 the year is gone..........

Last post I told you we were pulling down a fence........I pulled the barb off the top and left it on the ground. Last weekend I went back and had a go at making some barb wire balls.............

they are still a work in progress and they are coming along ok.............

This one was going ok..........at the other end of this length of barb is another ball being rolled this way..............it's not too slow a job..........fiddly and a little challenging to get started.........you need a helper.............a decoration for the garden...........

There were some quilts hanging locally in Outback Arts Gallery.............I only have a few pics to share............But I had one hanging below on the right.............

They only had 1/2 the gallery this time but some beautiful quilts on display................

I got over to The Crafters Cottage last week............got a few more bits for Chapel Street........just for a bit more variety...........some fancy zips and a roll of fabric..........I think it is 3in wide..........

The sunsets and sunrises have been rocking out a great display..............

always good to see a full dam..........

That big log on the ground was the target for wood chopping............

Big old box tree that has been on the ground for years..............

Diesel being king of the log..........the first time he walked on the log he was shaking like a leaf.........but then he got the hang of it..............

Some nice good wood to keep us warm this week.................

Playing with the cows in the cattle yards and this calf was camped on the ground and she was not worried by me at all.............

Those eye lashes...................

One heifer was very close to calving so we left her in the yards for the night.........I went back just after dark and she had just calved and the calf was on the wrong side of the fence so I had to sort that out..........it was still all wet and gooey from being born............

they have mothered up well.............

I love baby calves..........they are my favourite..............

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

Chookyblue.........

teenagers birthday party............

Since the Chookshed turned 13 we were all acting like teenagers and took lots of selfies..........we had fun playing around...........you'll see below..........and I shared toooo many but hey it was so much fun and we got lots of laughs..........and that's what life's about right..........fun and laughter............

 Chapel Street is making progress on the layout..........even had a bit more on the wall but had to sort out a few more fabrics so need to include those in the mix..........

me and Suze..........

Kate cut and laid out a quilt..........all ready to sew up..............

She also worked on her Diddles quilt...............some of you will remember Diddles............

Suze cut these drunkards path blocks and got quilt a few blocks made...............so pretty..............

This is one photo.............and yes we are in it twice............

I made the binding for this group quilt from Scrub Stitchin'............love the quilting by Sandy @ Shiralee Stitches...........

I really worked a lot on binding............I attached 2 and I made 3.......

Suze found a rock to use as a prop to take our selfies................

It was the most glorious weekend...............
Who would have known winter started yesterday......

Miss Jules added the borders to this quilt............

Suze and Miss Jules had the same charm pack as it turned out...............The quilts will look very different..............

Enjoying the sunset..............

I missed getting any photos of Annette's projects...........bugger.....

One of my favourite photos from the weekend.............

So good to be back celebrating the Chookshed Birthday............

All to quickly it was time for the girls to pack up and head home.........

Another great Chookshed birthday.........

Hope you found some time to sew over the weekend also.........

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

Chookyblue........

Qld Retreat.........

A few weeks ago my partner in all things quilty Miss Jules and I headed off to QLD for a retreat.........This is the 3rd time we have headed north for this retreat.........normally we add a bit on at the start going to Toowoomba and extras at the end but given everything else going on I cancelled all that............

Along the way we found some stunning cactus flowering........

so delicate on such a harsh plant............

We checked out some new cotton plants.........

We all have such a huge investment in cotton we should know where it comes from............

This is an irrigated crop............but it was not going to be watered for a few more weeks when we saw it..............

Checked out Fairy Girls current rental and enjoyed this lovely waterhole...........so much bird life here to enjoy also............and look at the reflections..........It was lovely to have the night with her even if I had to take a spare bed with me to leave with her...........lol.........

Jenny was finishing her retreat and were were starting so I got to catch up with her and Gail briefly also...............

Didn't think to take a photo.......

Food is always very important and this cafe with a nursery and gift shop at it was just wonderful once again............

I continued to work on my Fat 1/4 mixer quilt..............

enjoying the beautiful gardens.............day lilly.........

the roses were past there best this time sadly.............

it rained every day were were there which was wonderful................

that doesn't usually happen at my place...........

I wanted to web (join) my project and I got it all in one stack to start.................

saved so much space and confusion............I used this tutorial...........

happy and cheeky stitchers..............

a little G & T hit the spot.............

Once I got my top together I started working in these random blocks I made one day ages ago................

Adding some sashing........more on that one later................

We also did some coaster dot things..........mine is the middle right................

it was a bit of fun............

Here is my finished fat 1/4 mixer quilt..........

I just need to flip one block around...........

It is huge and super bright..........

100x90...........just need to find a backing now...........

Most of the fabrics came from The Next Stitch and a few from my stash and I added a couple from the shop in Warwick...........

Also I can say that I nearly have all my blocks for my Chapel Street quilt.............

477/512 so not many to get now.......

I will cut some from the left overs of the fat 1/4 mixer quilt...........

Maureen popped out to visit us one day and joined us for morning tea and lunch............well she did  bring morning tea with her..............

Susan worked on her Chapel Street (I may have coerced her to make this one) and you can see a few blocks on the wall.........she is using a solid black where I used a stripe..........

We each have some of our own bits but we also shared a lot of fabrics..........

I enjoyed a walk every day and I found this beautiful grevillea on one of my walks.............

Thanks heaps girls for having us once again and Sandy for organising.............

it was wonderful to catch up with you all again..........

(not sure why this photo made the back row blurry - sorry)

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

Chookyblue.........

tid bits...........

We always have a great quilt "show and tell" at Scrub Stitchin'..... This year i said no folding up between each quilt.....Takes to long...... Look at the mountain on the table behind me.............

Sue has a lovely quilt too by the way...........

Having something finished is a great motivation for some to get a few more things over the line..............

One night near the full moon the moon and clouds looks pretty cool.............

Phones are pretty amazing now days............

earlier in the week scuds were around..............

I finally had a count up on zoom how many Chapel Street blocks I have...............well believe it or not this in 260..............I have another 40 with the stripe on also and the quilt size 66x66 says you need 288............I have another large pile of pieces cut and that is great as I want a big quilt.............

So mine will be big..........

It was a nice small group on Saturday morning/Friday evening on the flip side............

It was a cool, cloudy, WET Saturday.............

We've had 2 inches this weekend..........wonderful..............

ok best go...........

busy watching the grass grow............

Catch you later......

Chookyblue......