Wednesday, 4 June 2008

need something to do...........

Thanks for all the motivation and well wishes but tonight will be the do or die for the 3rd quilt.......tried to get motivated late yesterday when the head stopped pounding but as I couldn't even find the binding or rememeber if I had something I gave up.......... so if it doesn't get started tonight I will quit for now.......
........I also have 15 people coming to stay for the weekend so I have some other stuff to do also..............like clean the house and make some beds...............organise enough food..............man can they eat............and I will be making scones and choc chip biscuits and anzac biscuits and lots of other goodies...........
This weekend is a long weekend in NSW for the Queen's Birthday.........if you want something to do this weekend you can go here for the largest combined rodeo and campdraft in the southern hemisphere and for the quilty people there is a quilt display also over the weekend and this is their quilt raffle someone will get to take home with them................there is also a bush poets breakfast.....and greyhound races...............here is a summary program



.... Chookyblue.........

Tuesday, 3 June 2008

another one bites the dust.........

Another quilt bound one more to go will I make it..........we will see..........the head is pounding and the bed and lounge are calling.........sorry no pics today............

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


.... Chookyblue.........

Monday, 2 June 2008

Thanks from Fairy Girl.........

Thank you everyone for your nice comments on my quilt. I just read them all with Mum.

Everyone loves it and I love it very much.

I woke up during the night and saw it.

Bookworm and my Dad both like it to.

from

.... Fairy Girl.........

check this out.........


found this while scatting around blogland........check it out you might find yourself there or other fabulous blogs............



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






.... Chookyblue.........

Saturday, 31 May 2008

Fairy Girls quilt.........

One down 2 to go.......this is Fairy Girls quilt and she is so excited about
it..........I have just finished the binding and went down and pulled her
other quilt of and put this one on her.....she will be so happy when she
wakes in the morning and finds it on her bed..........Carey did a great job
on the quilting and Fairy Girl got the butterflies she wanted............
The other day she said she knows what she is going to make next........a
quilt for "brothy" (book worm)........just let me get over this one I
say.........


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

Friday, 30 May 2008

slight progress...........

Look what I found on my broccoli last night........lucky it was from our own garden........you can't see it here but he has little yellow dots along the side........and he is fairly bright green

I am making a little progress on the binding front...................1st - 1/2 done...........2nd one binding cut and partly sewn on and about 1mt sewn down................3rd quilt need to cut and fold and sew on binding so I can start sewing down........need to get some other work done first before I can get back to this...........


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


Chookyblue.........

Tuesday, 27 May 2008

PIF received..............

I was so lucky to get Gail Pan for a PIF.........one of our AMAZING aussie designers.........she made me this beautiful bag..........

I LOVE it and I had the perfect clothes on for it today..............red and browns...........yummo.

close up......

and this gorgeous little gift tag...........

Thanks so much Gail I love it all..........

if you don't hear from me don't worry I am on a binding mission.........3 to finish by next Thursday............OMG.............including Fairy girls quilt and she thinks I will have it bound tonight............lol..........takes me a bit longer then that............

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

Monday, 26 May 2008

I just can't stop..........

As if I need to give you another one but this girl made me feel very slack about getting my Nundle sewing complete..........I had better get a move along.........and she is new to blogging so go and welcome her............
.........take care til next time.........
.......Chookyblue.......