Granniess Hanky blocks

I am trying to catch up on some BOM's that I am way behind on.

Just finished setting these 2 blocks.

Have yet to sew them, waiting for my big machine to come back.

This BOM ran last year by Denise Russart.  I still have quite a few blocks tog!

Next one is cut ready.

I had some family down in the weekend and my youngest grandchild Emma wnated to do some sewing - 

No problems - so she had her first sewing lesson ... and I am delighted to say she is a natural.  

Photos follow.

Now she want to save for a sewing machineof her own!  :)

I have also made a small quilt with the yahoo small quilters group which I have just joined

seen below

Then I played in Photoshop and did some quilt whispering to see some different effects...they follow.

Thanks to my wonderful lessons with Carla Barrett from Step on Pins I had no trouble with the program - 

apart from some minor memory lapses,  which fortunately I sorted.

The family have gone back to Perth now...and i am beginning th quilt the small quilt now.

Joanne's Quilt along

Joanne's Quilt along Process

Four more blocks completed...  as you can see, I managed to do one differently...its just too hot to sew really !!

Andrea prepared this delightful lunch for us.

It was wonderful.

I think I need to air conditioner on...dreadfully hot here.



We have been busy and having fun!

We had Pitza tonight!



I unpicked some of my Flowers so I could have something for my One Flower Wednesday

I wanted to use some of my orphan hexagons that Sandy gave me.

Andrea's little brother Patrick forgot his pyjamas and borrowed some of Andrea's.

Not a clear photo, but it made me smile.

Its been a busy few days :)

Just a quick note to let you know I am unable to sit for long at the computer or the sewing machine. 

Please forgive me for not answering the comments at present...

I will post again when I am more comfortable.

As we only have windows of time due to health problems here...we have been have been having fun when we can. 

This is Mal, Andrea and the Girls late today.

Great Excitement!!!

The first egg was laid today...Whooo hoooo

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Quilting Progress

The first feather is sewn and the next section marked ready to go again

It was actually quite comfortable to sew as long as I went slowly.

One Flower Wednesday

As its also One Flower Wednesday, and time is not good for me today, I have posted a GFG I started some years ago...and have never got any further with.

Funny how tastes in colour change - these are not colours I would choose now.

This is done by English Paper Piecing method - I bought the prepared papers from my good friend Liz from Lizard of Oz, and it is from one of her designs. Liz is Andrea's God Mother.

I think I will try to get this done slowly, maybe Wednesday is a good day for this!

Have lots of Inlingo started and need to get some of that done too