No more changes!

Okay that's it, I've changed my blog template for the last time. I think heads must be spinning, I've finally decided on one. (Until at least the next time the whim takes my fancy!!)

Well hubby is still in bed (yes at 11.20am!!) okay well he's had a hard week, he can sleep in, I thought it might be time to show a few more of my quilting creations.

I did a quilting course when I moved to country Victoria. For one reason a way to meet new people which was great, and for another because I like quilting and I wanted something to give my mum for Christmas. So I made her a lap quilt in a "Fence and Rail" pattern. What a great quilt to cut my teeth on, and of course now I'm a perfectionist in wanting to get my joins exactly perfect. So this quilt was my first class effort which I was very proud of.

Whilst waiting for the final class for this quilt, Hurricane Charlie decided to blow his way through Florida and my dear penpal Myra lost her house, lost everything. So I started cutting another one, a big queen size quilt and by the time my last class arrived for this quilt I had the top all sewn together. This is the final product of the same quilt but in a different colour scheme, and this one went to Florida to help ease the pain that Myra was going through.

That's it from me, over and out. Keep on quilting!

The Grape Escape!

Some time between drinks here, but better late than never, another post!

Today we headed up to Halls Gap to visit the fabulous Food & Wine Festival called The Grape Escape. As usual, a wonderful day. Cool but okay weather. Lots of wine and yummy foods. Great music. Big smiles. Happy people.

But getting there we passed through a lot of the burnt out areas from the recent bushfires. No such big smiles for us then. Huge trees fallen as they'd been burnt through. Fencing destroyed and still in the process of putting new fencing up. A couple of cars still burnt out by the side of the road. A couple of burnt houses. Very sad making for us to see all of this at our beloved Grampians. And to see how close it got to Halls Gap. Very very scary I imagine for all those people.

But nature has an amazing way of getting back on its feet. Burnt out trees with almost the fuzz I guess you could say of green growth starting. Glad though we supported the Gap with their festival. Looked like people were out in force doing just that. Looking forward to next year.

Here's some pics we took on the way home. Pretty devastating.

Easter fun!

Well Easter has come and gone, and with it a big job is almost out of the way. I decided to paint the spare room. OMG, I tell you they don't show you all that's involved in those home decorator shows or Changing Rooms, etc. The washing of the walls, the puttying, the sanding, the cutting in, the washing of the brushes. No, they just slap the paint up on the wall and within 1 hour the show is over, decorating included!

It's been a slow process, but it looks divine, and I've done it all myself. I'm so proud. Hubby has only helped by opening the paint tin and pouring. The colour is Dulux Penna, with Glacier for the ceiling and skirting boards. It honestly looks like I'm standing in the middle of a big wedgewood plate. It's gorgeous! Pictures will be forthcoming when the room is finally completed. The final coat on the walls and then the skirting board are still to go.

It hasn't been all painting this last weekend though. Easter Sunday we went for a picnic to Tower Hill just out of Warrnambool. It was glorious weather, and we had a couple of gatecrashers who came up and ate some sandwiches right off our table. Funny things they were.

My first post

Okay well here goes. A friend of mine, Bells! has started a blog and inspired me. I can't say I'm going to be regular, but it will be a way to show some of my craftwork to family and friends and complete and utter strangers! So now to be able to post a picture, I'm hurridly looking through my files to find something ... anything ... to put up. So I've found a picture of the first ever quilt I made for a dear friend. I had no idea what I was doing, and now having had a couple of classes and a lot more sewing under my belt I'm horrified at my technique and my 100kmh sewing! But I made it myself, I was so proud, and the recipient of this quilt adores it. And that's what's important. He sees it flaws and all and loves it just the same.

So there ends my first posting. It wasn't too stressful (apart from the fact this was take 2, I lost the first one! hehe)