Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Pretty Things

Well I went to the craft fair and had a great time. Didn't buy too much, just some really pretty things

With these so very pretty beady ribbon combination, I will be making my own lavender bags as you can see below.... gorgeous I think



And these two very pretty lace pieces will be also going on lavender bags, just for something different



So cute don't you think??




I also have nearly finished my latest commission baby quilt....



Just need to bind it and iron and wash and snip threads..... yeah nearly finished :) 



This was a couple of days ago, just thought it was so gorgeous, the sun setting through the clouds, what little clouds there are, we haven't had rain for soooo long. 60% of our state is drought declared and the grass is so dry it hurts to walk on it :) because that compares to being a drought declared farmer :)



So tired tonight!! Just dealing with the two youngest. They get soooo silly, not naughty just nuts!! and I swear it seems that they have not got their brain switched on sometimes, or most of the time :) so tiring dealing with them and keeping calm and saying the same thing over and over and over and over..... ughhh anyway they are in bed and suitable chastened and hopefully (ha!) thinking about how they can stop being so silly.
On something more fun :) I watched the first episode of Sleepy Hollow today, very cool and fun. Another show to add to my watch list. And I am also reading a fantastic book called Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent and it is set in Victorian London and she is an undertaker and all the intricacies with dealing with all that and her husband goes missing.... I am absolutely enjoying it.

And another milestone in my exercising today, I nearly fainted!! Wohooo really pushing myself :) man it hurt again!! Will get up tomorrow and do it all again :) just without the fainting feeling :)

Off to finish the quilt and watch another episode of Sleepy Hollow
Jane

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Babies!!

Another good friend having a baby and she has moved here from another country and I think that a gorgeous quilt will help make up for no family around a little :) I put this one together nice and quick and just still love doing it. I got all of the fabric out of my cupboard. It's true I really do have a magic cupboard :) it has been years since I bought any patterned fabric so that makes the cupboard even more magic.

Loving the colours of this one....





It's so hot here!! 34C in October!!! I am scared to think of how hot it is going to be in Summer. Our electricity bill is going to be enormous. Going to be doing lots of swimming with the kids I think :)

I went and saw Pirates of Penzance with my mum in law and it was great, they are an ametuer group but really there is nothing ametuerish about them. They are so professional!!. I loved Phantom better but it is a different kind of play :). I am going to sign up for the newsletter with my local theatre company as I am really enjoying getting out to these events.

Started my vege patch again, possums I am guessing ate my lettuse and zucchini!! How annoying. I have some netting that I will put over the garden. I think that I planted enough corn to feed my whole street :) but it is so yum it really isn't a problem. I planted a whole packet of tomato seeds but only one took!! Not sure what happened there, but it could be the unseasonably hot weather we are having, so I will buy seedlings and see how that goes. 
Have a good one :)
Jane