Ta da......

once I got the post visitor jobs done and the last blog post I put the sewing machine to work........

I had a goal..........to get my quilt top together.....

TA DA...........

yet to decide on a name or if I am adding any more borders............I started it at Cottage on the Hill @ Nundle at my 2014 retreat 2013 retreat.........

link here.........

The pattern is Rising Star by Anka's Treasures........

Found in her book Angles with Ease.........

I love her patterns...........

Also whipped up a design board............

Well that's the wrap for the weekend............

THANKYOU EVERYONE so very much for joining in the fun...........I've still got to visit all your posts to see what you have done but I am heading to bed shortly.............those girls are all night owls and I stayed up WAY to late every night..... 

I am so blessed to have the Chookshed something I never ever thought I would achieve.........so it is an absolute delight to be able to share it with friends I made thru blogging both in person and online is very special.............

Keeping the love of blogging alive...... 

Chookyblue.....

Home alone........

Sadly i fed the girls a big beef casserole and steamed vegies and sent them on their way.............

but here's an update...........

Allie finished a gorgeous wool blanket.....lovely chunky wool.......

I sewed away today.........

Kate Cate@ Show and Tell and her projects.......she made a pile of the dresdans..........yet to add the yellow circles but one sitting here for the effect........

Jenny @ Bird on the Border made a baby's quilt..........

we got quiet a few designs boards made............

I missed a pic of Miss Jules project but she was busy on a lovely bright quilt.........

it has not rained again today except a few misty showers not really registering anything in the rain gauge.............it looked pretty bleak when they left............

it's a bit cool with the wind though...............but it's been a perfect weekend to be shut inside the Chookshed ............and for anyone on the east coast of Australia perfect to stay home indoors..............there had been massive rain in a huge area and the safest driest place to be is at home..............

all the extra machines are gone....the table looked very bare..........

but the upside I soon filled it up with my next block to piece..........

I'll leave you with one of my favourite pics from the weekend.........we took this one before Miss Jules arrived......Princess Kate Cate is the selfie Queen

I'll try and get around some of your blogs tonight or tomorrow........if you have been sewing with us but not linked up the linky post is here.........

thanks everyone for joining the fun..........lets see if I can get my quilt finished tonight.............

Keeping the love of blogging alive..... 

Chookyblue......

Chooksheds Virtual Birthday linkup........

Hi everyone........... i'll forward date this one so it stays at the top of the blog over the weekend.........

The pre-party has started............Miss Jenny @ Bird on the Border arrived yesterday........not much sewing yet just getting organised.........to much time in town shopping and lunching............
rained last night and some forecast today.........could be interesting when the girls arrived late tonight...........Mr Chooky might be doing a town run to pick them up.............but that also means perfect cold wet weather for sewing........

hope you join the virtual sewing party for the Chookshed's 4th Birthday. Link here and share a post on your blog so everyone can see what sewing you do for the party...........remember while you might just be waking up we could be going to bed but someone else will still be sewing with you somewhere else in the world too........

leave your name and country in the linky so others know what country your from too..........

ie Chookyblue @ Chookyblue in Australia

HAVE FUN..........

keeping the love of blogging alive......... Chookyblue.........

Lunch......

Having a great time with the girls..... 

Slow cooked salsa chicken...... If you want the recipe it's on my cooking blog..... 

Keeping the love of blogging alive.....
Chookyblue ......

Donna

Omg it's wet.....

Omg it is very wet.... Wonderful and amazing...... 

The paddocks are covered in water.... 

Maybe we should be growing rice..... 

Some of this will drown...... 

About 3 inchs of rain...... My guage has not been this full for a long time...... 

We've been for a short art walk..... Enjoying the autumn colour.... 

Now back in the shed sewing...   

How is everyone going...... 

Hope your getting lots done..... 

Keeping the love of blogging alive......
Chookyblue.......

Omg......

Omg these girls stay up way to late...... It's just after midnight..... I'm not good at late nights........ Kate and Allie had a hair raising trip in..

We've drunk wine, had dinner,chatted lots and stitched ( well not Kate)...... 
Bring on tomorrow we've had over 30mls this afternoon..... Mostly tonight...... 

Keeping the love of blogging alive.... Chookyblue.........

Quick round up.....

If you want to link up go to this post.........

well we've spent all day in the chookshed..........

we had  to get our energy levels up to start.........

breaky.........

Jenny likes her eggs WEEEEELLLLLLLLLL done...........

the Chookshed got a new present.........

I sewed 2 sections on the square and cut a few of the bigger squares and glued the papers........

I joined the centre seam on this  block..........

ok well not much sewing for me but I did get lots of stuff tidied in the Chookshed and just enjoyed my time in there pottering around..........

Mr Chooky is just going to get Kate and Alison........its a bit wet..........Josie @ Dilly Dimple did suggest mud wrestling but it's a bit cold for that..........but it is pretty wet tonight.......

Keeping  the love of blogging alive..........

Chookyblue..........

Design boards more info..............

Thanks for all your great comments on my last post on the design boards..........

This is the you tube video on how I made the design boards. I used hard artist canvas boards (not the ones stretched over a timber frame) Lori used foam core board. I don't have this available locally...........but one day I would like to give it ago........

Also I have done this with good old clag glue instead of the hot glue gun which worked too but you have to wait for it to dry. 

Starch the binding will help too............

I made these in a very short space of time...........bit of a production line.............I use them heaps.........not sure how I lived without them............

I had been putting it off but bit the bullet and bang heaps were done..........why was I waiting.....

Let me know if you make any........

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