NJ SAL and more info for the note boards............

Here we go the blocks for Nature Journey Stitch-a-long..............

These ones are 12 days late but the good news is I am well on the way for April............

Already got one block done and working on another tonight..........

Mary Ann (I can't contact you) asked about the note boards...............
This is the one I was given..........
It's just a photo frame with something great under the glass..........
we used fabric in Fairy Girls and this one is hessian and fussy cut little beach houses 

you can buy these liquid chalk textas and they write on the glass and you just wipe it off..........
much nicer then a white board........and a lot easier to clean off..........
they come in several colours too...........
I updated mine today for the month and can cross a few things off already...........

I'll never have a notice board long enough for all the projects I have on the go but hey if I pick a few things to work on each month I have a target to work towards..........
Catch you later...........
Chookyblue...

More SAL progress.....

I know it does not look much but it should be every applique piece for Feb and Mar for my NJ SAL......plus a couple more bits.....

yep it's bright...........

Happy Stitching.............

Chookyblue.........

For Khrissy.......

Wow what a day........we ended up with 55mls of rain.............just wonderful rain............soaking in ran...........we have been very lucky..........still very patchy and i know others not to far away have not been so lucky.............

Anyway I've had numerous emails back and forwards with Khrissy @ Baisinolil.........

this post of for you Khrissy to show you what I got done....

what happened after your cuppa did you get that quilt basted?????

 

I've been trying to tidy up the Chookshed..........but in order to do some of that I had to tidy up my Natures Journey fabrics...........they are all over the cutting bench................so I cut the rest of the background fabrics................and also put the weaveline on the back..............drew the circles or squares and they are all ready to stitch..........

and just to show you better progress here is another block done for Feb...........slowly catching up..........but feels good to be finished with some of the fabrics and I can put them away for now...........

Fairy Girl is working on a couple of projects and dreaming of more.........

It's been a great day and to top it off daylight saving ENDS tonight........

SWEET DREAMS.......

Catch you later......

Chookyblue.....

reporting in...............

What a nice time with crafty friends............love it.............

I only decided to go the day before I left........bit spontaneous

Fairy Girl and I headed off...........the roads sure changed along the way............

But lots of long straight stretches as far as the eye can see and then some.......

We got to visit a few patch work shops along the way........

Cobar Quilt Shop sure is work a visit...............OMG I wished it was closer........

so many lovely fabrics.............just about every bit you could need...........

heaps of patterns...........lots of kits around too.........

I was well looked after...........

A lovely light sewing area up the back for classes.............

lots of fabrics, styles, etc.............plenty of choice..............

I decided to see what I could find as possibles for the new SAL............I need backgrounds no matter which colour way I went...........blues or brights...........

well brights it is...........

still yet to put them with what I have but I like the choices so far....

My pattern arrived today so will have to check it all out together.....

Fell in love with this quilt which they can kit up......

This is made in Lynette Anderson fabrics.......

Nearly the whole time I was visiting my friends it was raining.......just about unheard of in that part of the world..........It started raining 50kms from my destination and only stopped about 40kms out on my way home...............the whole time I was there it was showering or misting............OMG heaven.......about 60mls of rain...........needed so badly there too...........nothing at home unfortunately........most of the time we sat on Suze's back verendah and watched the rain fall and stitched........

Worked on Suzes SKofW SAL..........

Blocks all trimmed and 3 rows joined...........

healthy morning tea.........fruit and yogurt

(plum and cinnamon cake and fig and ginger cake)

Got my first Lucy Boston block finished.........I see Shiralee Stitches newsletter in my inbox and the 3rd one is out........must get 2 finished now.........it is cut just not glued yet...........

Not to late to start this one either............

a delicious lunch.........it did look a bit better but we forgot to take a pic before we started...........

Kate @ Show and Tell, Suze @ Bears Mum, Lois, Kylie @ Indigo and Quince

Me and Kaz in the front...........

great selfie Kate....no selfie stick needed here........

then onto Kylies............one of the kids christmas quilts was put on my bed...........

to warm to use it though........but lovely and bright......

stopped by a mine...........very interesting to see it working.............

managed to fit some walking in in between showers.............

forgot to take some pics of the gorgeous knitting that Kylie does............OMG..........it's to die for..............she is extremely talented..........Kaz was knitting too and Lois was crocheting........

Fairy Girl is dreaming about some fancy draws..............bit expensive but maybe we can make one for ourselves..........thinking Sonia may be able to help me work out how to do the paper thing on the fronts........she's pretty crafty talented........

Catch you later

Chookyblue