Phew! What a busy weekend we have just had! Friday night I went to the movies with DH. We decided to see The Kings Speech. What an amazing, inspiring story! If you have not yet seen it, you really must. I generally look on all the hype that goes with some films with suspicion, but… Read More
Well we are fast approaching the end of the month of UFOs and WIPs. Only 4 more days to focus on after this post. So let’s continue with the catch up. today is about Patchwork and Quilting. Day 25 Remember when Thimbleberries was all the rage? I absolutely loved the Thimbleberries fabrics, and have quite a… Read More
Yikes – I am behind again! I just get to catch up point, then get well behind again! It does not help that this week I have been dealing with the after effects of trying to get my right ar moving properly again after my cortisone injection into my shoulder earlier in the month, spending… Read More
The plan had been for me to be up to date by now, but early yesterday I left the house to drop DS off at cricket, before going on the Outer Eastern Fabric Frolic. The Fabric Frolic takes in 8 patchwork shops in Berwick, Tecoma, Monbulk, Boronia, Ringwood, Croyden, Warburton, and Heathmont. The frolic started… Read More
Right now I should be focussing on writing a newsletter for The Needlework Boutique, but as per usual I am putting it off yet again. It will need to be completed this morning, but first the next update on the WIPs and UFOs. Over the weekend I will be looking at the other quilting projects… Read More
The water is being held back from the townships of Warracknabeal and Kerang, though they are still in grave danger. Kerang is now isolated, with the final road into town being cut. And now Dimboola is on flood watch as fears arose yesterday that the weir wall would be breached. This morning our state Premier,… Read More
I have really struggled with the thought of blogging over the last week. How do you talk about inconsequential stuff when people in 5 states are trying to deal with devastating floods. God knows what is going on in NSW at the moment, because as soon as QLD peaked last week, we in Victoria got… Read More
Yesterday I made a small mistake – I had forgotten that we were up to Day 11. Oops! Day 11 Back when I still lived in The Netherlands, I bought the silks and beads that I needed to complete The Needle’s Content Spanish Geometric Sampler. I absolutely love both this one and Annemiek’s Spanish Flower… Read More
I took a couple of extra days off everything to do with computers following my injection and boy am I glad I did. Yesterday I had shooting sharp pains going through my right arm. I will be asking the physio about this when I see him on Thursday (or Friday – can’t remember which day… Read More
On January 1 2010 I put some stitches into Elizabeth Dean, a reproduction sampler by The Essamplaire. And that was the last time I put any stitches into her!. Here she is … I don’t know if I will be able to do any posting over the next couple of days. Remember me mentioning before… Read More
