Applique workshop with Cherry Pie Designs..............

It's been a busy weekend...........I got to attend an applique workshop with Carol Roberts from Cherry Pie Designs...........fortunately for us she is very happy to travel out bush to run workshops.......

no one travels out here for workshops.............

I got to attend both days as I also organised the food for everyone...........

I haven't done heaps of applique but this time we got to learn needleturn applique using the freezer paper method...........I have never done this and it worked pretty well once I had a shape or 2 done...........so while it isn't a new method it is new to me..........

here is a closer pic...........you trace out your shape and then iron it  onto the back side of the fabric...............cut out he shape leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance......put it in place.........turning the seams under as you go with your needle hence the term used...........

snip into the back of the fabric and pull the paper out.............easy right.........lol

some of the ladies in the Saturday workshop........

everyone gave it a great go.......Carol kept us all moving along..........

Carol brought some lovely shop goodies to temp us.............nearest fabric shops are hours away.............man I love a 1/4 inch bias maker............made those stems below so easy..........

part of the quilt we worked on.............we got the whole pattern but had a kit for the centre section........

Feeling Blue by Carol Roberts Cherry Pie Designs...........

funny as I love blue but ended up working with a red kit...............

we could choose red or blue...........

slowly I made progress.............and pretty happy with the result.............

Love these little applique pins by Clover

Some of the ladies from the Sunday group............you can see the quilt a bit better here........

anyway it was a wonderful weekend.......

Thanks Carol..........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.........

Learning a new applique technique......

Chookyblue

sheep, bulls and no sewing.......

well 2 and a 1/2 days in the sheep yards and I am busted...........

the sheep were only shorn just over a month ago and with some fresh green grass they are full of life..........it's been some time since they have bounded thru the yards like this.........so much so Boy Wonder doesn't really remember it.....(yes it has probably been years sadly)......I have a nice bruise in the back of my leg from one of my close encounters...............

Someone asked what is a "poddy"........sheep or cattle it is a baby that has no mum and usually been hand raised........often they get a poddy gut hence the nickname...........

the 3 sheep at the front are from last year.....here you will see them.........we lost a couple but we kept 6 or 7 alive...........there are 5 still that hang together very well............they are funny they will always end up on the edge of the mob.....not really wanting to associate with the "other" lambs.........

i've been to a bull sale...........welcome home Mr..........

Usually it is a place full of men with few women...........well that's my experience and when the auctioneer said the bull went to my husband I was like hang on a minute I was the one doing the shopping........lets just say he got the look and corrected himself.............

In farming somethings are so male orientated still.........MOVE ON MEN........

The keets are growing heaps...........nearly 3 weeks old............

We tried to put the 2 babies we kept inside back with Mumma...........we put one in and she nearly killeed it................OMG.............Boy Wonder caught her in the net and we got the baby back......in shock I am sure but ok.............so now onto plan B as I am sick of them in the cage in the kitchen.............they will be going to another cage outside on the weekend when the weather is much milder..............pretty chilly today with a terrible wind..........picking up dust.....yuck...........

Anyway must go...........show and bed......

7.30pm to early for bed???

Might not be back til next week........

All good just lots on.....still got to report in on last weekend..............

NO sewing though tooo tired.........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue......

Sheep work...

Need to post more from the weekend and also my EPP link up but the sheep are calling...........

drenching, vaccinating, some need ear tags..........
1 day has turned into 2 days..........

Here is one of the poddies from last year..........looking all grown up.........

Chookyblue

This girl can shop....

Chookyblue

Look what I found......

You all think I was joking....but the block has been found......

Chookyblue

The hexies plan.....

All laid out now to join up.......the white strips are joined and some of the rows end to end.........

excuse the mess.........

just looking a bit light on the right side so will unstitch a join on the bottom row and put a darker hexie in there....... 

Spending the weekend the flash shed...... 

Also i've got to find my stolen Lucy Boston block while I am there......

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hi to the ladies I met in the Home Patch........I went in for glue sticks and came out with way to much.............got to peek in on a Marg Sampson George class...........the class room is always so inspiring there.........wished I lived closer.........

Have a great weekend I know I will..........

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

Chookyblue

Catching up....

Bit of a revolving door here with visitors...........but I do love having visitors.........

Boy Wonder has friend/s coming this weekend......

Miss Sonia (and Mr Forever Always Online) has been here earlier in the week........

finally she got here........the last time she tried the car had a major break down..........

so it was very exciting to finally have her here with no car issues......

Look at this gorgeous cowl she made for me......gorgeous colour......sooooo soft......I love it....

Thanks so much Sonia........

Jewells put out a call for quilts for the flooded Dungog..........

I pulled this one out........Disapparing Nine Patch.........

Wild Rose charm pack and jelly roll...........Autumn journey border.......

looks a bit dark in this pic but it has navy borders..........
quit size 57in x 77in

bit sad I only got to hanging it up and enjoy the top finished for an hour......

It has never had a destination really...........just something I was playing with............

I started it here, more progress here......and a bit more here.........

This one will be great for a male........Jewells needs quilts for adults so I thought this would be perfect..........Fiona @ Bubz Rugz has kindly offered to quilt it and it will be a joint donation from Fiona and myself...........

I had to get the borders onto it and I had some binding and found a backing too.........

Fiona will supply the batting and quilt and bind it.........

Do you have a quilt for Jewells?

she sure could do with some more quilts.......

NJ SAL blocks got put on the back burner.........the flood quilt was more important, then add in work and meetings...........but I did get lots of prep done and my blocks are waiting to the turned under and stitched down..........

Looking for something yesterday I got all these needles together................they were stashed here and there.............OMG don't think I need to buy a needle for some time to come...........not that I really know what i use  all of them for...........