Omg excited.....

I've been jealous seeing friends post about going to this quilt exhibition.......I had dreamed of going........I really didn't think it was going to happen as it finishes in a few weeks........A friend has a quilt in the exhibition and she organised a copy of the book for me............I really thought I had missed my chance.......

BUT I am going........a rash decision on a vague conversation............

I'm so excited it isn't funny........

My travelling partner has booked the flights and accommodation......

I can count on one hand how many flights I have been on........

I've been to Melbourne once before back in 2008 and it was where I meet my first blog friends.......a wonderful fun day I will never forget......

So now for your help............

how do you get from the airport to the city?????

trains buses trams taxis????

How far is it from the city (travel time etc)

where do the trams go.........

got to remember to look out for them........

I have no idea where anything is..........

any suggestions for eating etc inner city.........

I have no idea where we are staying but I know it isn't far from the gallery.........

And Lucello is on the hit list...........

help girls........any tips suggestions..........

OMG I am sooooo excited.......

Oh and if you have been to the exhibition what was your favourite quilt to see........

OMG SSSOOOOOOOO excited.........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.....

Fat shitty bums.......

Rolling fat cows with shitty bums.... 

The best view ever......

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue.....

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

Nature....

no sewing to report.............to many bugs to stitch of a night.........

the irises are in mass display and look amazing in front of the white cherokee rose............

a neighbours wheat crop is just about to turn...........

the storms have started for the season.........loved the little "snow caps" on top of the clouds...........something different was going on with the winds up there......

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue.....

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

fussy playing..........

Remember his bundle of goodness from the last post..........

Especially since making Lucy I just can't look at fabric the same way anymore........

I even want to cut up my new PJ pants.............best fussy fabric.........

Here is a better look at the fabrics..............

I just could not resist pulling out the fussy cut shapes and mirror to play..........

1 1/4"diamond

amazing the different effects of moving it on the fabric...........

1" hexie using a plainer brown in the centre.........

1" Lucy blocks or elongated hexagon

Same sizes different fabric play.........

amazing the other patterns that develop..............

Lucy blocks and diamonds..............

imagine the bottom left with the pattern cut in the block above it coming out in the corners for the next round..........think I have to go cut that out.............

I only saw that now when I was looking at the pics writing the post.........

go on I dare you to play..........

you know you want to do it.......

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.........

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

BX shopping and swaps..........

Just a post to finish up Bathurst which was weeks ago now.........where is the time disappearing.............

We started off with a table full of gorgeous gifts and fun foils...........

you get tickets for all kinds of reasons...........fun, silly, kind, cheeky.........whatever makes us laugh.........then tickets get drawn out...........I won 2 prizes..........

some lovely fat quarters..........

some grey 10"squares........

The gorgeous Anni Downs herself arrived at the right time to hand out the Make it, Bake it, Fake it Swap...............

I got this parcel from Carol @ Cherry Pie Designs.....thanks Carol......

And I made this pincushion and Fiona @ Dragonfly Sewing got this and some other little bits of goodies.........

I can't remember if it is 1 1/2" hexie but I think so............it's quite big and used 3 cups of walnut shells.............

onto the shopping.............remember I got this pattern for the Metro Rings using the QCR Quick Curve Ruler..........

I had the greys on the left and a small jelly roll of the brights down the right.........

the rest of the fabrics I got at The Home Patch........it's going to be very bright........

now the days are getting longer I hope to get into the Chookshed before dark...........but there is no rain forecast for the next week or so and we are sooooooooooo far behind in farm work we'll have to see what happens...............

I got this bundle of fussy fabrics from Cherry Pie Designs...........more about them in the next post...............

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.........

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

EPP Stitching.....

Lots of car travel lately...... To many hours to think about..... But some I was passenger and did some hand stitching.....hand stitching is the only thing I can manage lately....

But the days are getting longer so maybe I can get into the Chookshed after work......

Random parts of Miss Elizabeth in this pic.......

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue.....

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'

christmas ornaments..........

the swap is now closed.........

partners will be emailed out by the weekend.........

Here are the ornaments that were sent last year..............

just gorgeous.....

Catch you later.......

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

'Keeping the love of blogging alive'