tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81309432993619784792024-03-05T18:41:06.314+10:30Sue's Quilty Bits and BobsSoolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703155392258429098noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130943299361978479.post-22073558200154634532020-01-05T21:11:00.000+10:302020-01-05T21:11:18.823+10:30Star Value - An Overdue Blog Post!I couldn't remember when I started this quilt but it was really helpful to be able to go back through my blog and see when I started on it. Turns out it was mid 2013 - I hadn't realised it was quite that long!<br />
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The tutorial I used came from Melissa at Happy Quilting and you can find it <a href="http://www.happyquiltingmelissa.com/2013/05/star-value-tutorial-for-between-heaven.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I started and put aside this quilt many times over the years as it was really about using up my scraps so didn’t really have a deadline. Once I eventually got the first blocks done I really loved the effect so made some more and by the time I eventually got them together I decided this quilt had to stay with me and needed to be larger.<br />
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I eventually got it to the point of being finished (I thought) but then it bothered me that the grey diamonds and stars along the edge weren’t finished off.<br />
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So more stitching up some part blocks to go all around the quilt. It also helped to bring the size up to what I was looking for.<br />
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I laid it on the bed and then at the last minute decided it needed a border of a lovely soft grey feather fabric.<br />
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One issue I found when adding the extra part blocks around the edges was that I had changed machines in between making the blocks and making the part blocks and my seams weren’t exactly the same. Frustratingly this meant some lost points when I was putting the last blocks on but I really just cannot bring myself to go back and unpick them so they can stay for posterity!<br />
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It was sandwiched for quite a while waiting its turn but eventually got its turn and was finished in January 2109 (I think!).<br />
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Looking back at the last couple of years I can see that I need to post about a few quilts that I have made and gifted so there will be some more posts popping up soon I hope. Perhaps I just need to have one big post and get them all up! At least I will have some sort of record of them.<br />
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Soolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703155392258429098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130943299361978479.post-85992999538132369882018-11-03T17:12:00.000+10:302018-11-03T17:12:17.494+10:30And Sew On Wallhanging - Quilted and On the Wall!<div class="MsoNormal">
Hi, its me! When I started this blog it was really as a way for me to keep track of my projects but since returning to work full time it has been let slide. In some sort of endeavour to record more of my finishes I thought I would try to put up more posts with some finished projects.<br />
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This was a wallhanging flimsy I put together as part of a
sew along with <a href="https://quietplaydesigns.com/" target="_blank">Kristy of QuietPlay</a> and finished in October 2013. If you don’t
know of her, Kristy does fantastic paper pieced blocks and is also one of the
three gurus behind <a href="https://www.makemodern.com.au/" target="_blank">Make Modern Magazine</a>.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I loved these blocks but I was waiting until I had a
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After we moved house three years ago (wow three years already!)
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Not sure exactly when I finished it but this photo is dated
March 2017! It doesn’t hang terribly straight so I really need to take it
down and check out my hanging sleeve. I remember it gave me some trouble when I
was putting it on. Either that or it needs blocking to get it to hang properly. Either way, its done and on the wall!<o:p></o:p></div>
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First I had to pull back from everything to try to finish a charity challenge quilt for the Australian Machine Quilt Festival. Its the first time I've done something like that and I found it an interesting experience. It did teach me that I need time to think about my quilts at each stage so that I am happy with the final result. Fortunately the right idea for the quilting popped into my head in time and I got it finished and submitted. I will share a photo once they announce the results.<br />
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Around the same time my boss of 16 years told me that he was going to close our city office and work closer to his home in the southern suburbs. I wasn't really too surprised given that he will be 70 this year but it is a major change for me. I was only working 3 days a week but now I'm going to go back to working full time so that my other half can retire to rest his worn out knees and shoulders. He will be taking over all the domestic chores while I go back to work so that's a win for me!<br />
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Of course this has meant that I have been flat out putting in applications all over the place at the same time as trying to make sure I have all the loose ends tied up at work so the boss can run things himself from here on in. Anyway, something had to give so unfortunately it was the quilting and moreso the blogging.<br />
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The good news is that I have found a job (ended up getting 3 offers in one week!) and I start in two weeks, just after my son's 21st (something else I've been working on). I'm now on two weeks holiday - yay!<br />
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So, what have I been up to? Mostly catching up on Splendid Sampler blocks really. I got a bit behind - about 16 or so blocks and have been slowly catching up. I am enjoying doing these blocks and seeing what pops up each week. Still catching up on the embroidered ones though. They seem to take so long compared to the pieced ones!<br />
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Here are my blocks so far in no particular order:<br />
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plus a couple more I finished after I took this photo. The one on the left took the longest of all of them so far. Lots of embroidery but I do love it. I have a few more with the embroidery to do and a couple of applique blocks to print out once I sort my printer out but I'm pretty well on track.<br />
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I'm thinking of using the same background fabric to sash them together with some silvery/grey fabric but haven't quite nailed the layout yet. I'd rather wait until I have them all together before I commit to a layout/border design.<br />
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I managed to finish a long outstanding UFO just in time for the end of the month. This quilt is one I made from blocks I received as part of Quilting Block Swaps Australia some time ago.<br />
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I added coloured borders to each block as I wanted something really colourful and laid them out on point. I don't think you can see it in these photos but the lower edge has the corners left off as I originally designed it to hang over a single bed, somewhat like a bedspread. Only flaw in that plan is that now we have no single beds in the house anymore! Not a real problem though as this is laid out on our queen bed and fits pretty well! Now that we have two retrievers I am discovering that my love of using black fabric is not such a great idea as everything in this place comes with a sprinkling of golden fur!<br />
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I quilted the blocks alternating between a spiral design:<br />
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and a sort of flower design:<br />
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As it was on point I added some black corners and wedges at the top and sides and quilted a half star shape to match the blocks and then a wavy design similar to the design I used in the borders.<br />
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Overall I am very happy with it!<br />
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We have a 21st to get organised this week but I hope to do some quilting on my And Sew On quilt that I have had sandwiched waiting for some time now and get it up on my sewing room wall.<br />
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Hopefully I can find the time to pop in and blog now and again!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Anyway I got them done and put the top together.<br />
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It was too big for my design wall so I laid it out on the bed. You can see its a little small so now I've decided it would benefit from a border but before that the control freak in me can't leave those stars and diamonds around the edge unfinished before a border. So now I need to make quarter-blocks all the way around and then add the border I have in mind. That's too much to finish this month so once again this poor quilt ends up back in my UFO pile. I think I'll need to build up some more scraps, particularly in the low volume category before I get stuck into it again though. Oh well, it will be worth it in the end. I do love this one! So my UFO is done but not done!<br />
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My other ongoing UFO is to use my crumb scraps up and this month's lucky colour is purple (so much better than brown which was last month's colour!). I managed to get six more blocks out of my scraps to add to the two I already had so I ended up with a total of 8 wonky blocks to add to my collection.<br />
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I have mostly also been able to keep up with my Splendid Sampler blocks although I do have a couple which still need hand finishing with embroidery. These are my latest ones.<br />
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<b><i>Block 11 - Crocheted Thoughts 1</i></b><br />
This is my version of this block using some pieces I had that my Mum made and I have kept. The outer circle is some tatting and the centre is a medallion which is a spare one from a crocheted doiley that she never finished.<br />
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I am also making another block with the suggested motif but I haven't quite finished that one yet.<br />
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<b><i>Block 12 - Checkerboard</i></b><br />
A nice easy one this one and I made it without even printing out the pattern!<br />
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I also have Pat Sloan's bonus flower pot block waiting for hand stitching. I look forward to sharing that one, its a cutie!<br />
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I still have to print out the Easter bonus block and Sunday's block as my printer is playing up. I will have to wait until I get to work tomorrow to print those out. Shhh, don't tell my boss!<br />
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<b><i>Block 8 - Friends Around The Square</i></b>:<br />
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After all the hand sewing of Block 7 I was so happy to see a pieced block that I made two!<br />
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<b><i>Block 9 - Local Quilt Shop:</i></b><br />
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Initially I wasn't overly keen on this block as the right hand side made the shape of a H and I just felt like the windows were in the wrong place. In the end I made it with the same pieces but placed my fabric so my window was in the centre. I found (after much searching!) a little sewing machine charm which I will put in the window once the quilt is all together. Just the right size! I had been going to embroider my blog name on the shop but found the perfect piece of printed fabric and used that instead. I like the striped roof, it reminds me of a corrugated iron roof. In the end I quite like the block after all!<br />
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<b><i>Block 10 - Iowa</i></b><br />
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This was another block which I felt might need to be made twice. On looking back through my blocks I felt I needed more variety in my colours and as there are some larger pieces in this block I chose some of the larger scale prints in my layer cake. I think they work quite well.<br />
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So there we are, all caught up. I have been busy working on another project or two this week so will get back to these blocks afterwards. Block 11 has quite a bit of hand stitching so I will do that slowly during the week and there are couple of bonus blocks too.<br />
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The weather was cooler at Wallaroo than back in Adelaide so we picked the right place to be! The seagulls are always happy to see us too.<br />
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While I had a lovely weekend I didn't really feel that I achieved as much as I usually do. I was working on my UFO project for March which is to finish making this scrappy quilt. I had enough pieces cut out for 8 more blocks and it took me over 24 hours to make them! It didn't help that I kept sewing the first one together in the wrong order, again and again! I didn't want to put the top together until I had put them all up on my design wall and here they are.<br />
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I really like these blocks and I want to keep this quilt but the only problem is I would like it to be larger so now I need to cut up more bits and pieces. Hopefully another five blocks should be large enough. I really do wish I had chosen to make a larger block in the first place but I did want to get the maximum effect from the blocks.</div>
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Back in 2014 I won a kit for a spool wallhanging and I hadn't got around to making it but now that I have a dedicated sewing room I thought I really should get on to it. </div>
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The instructions were a little convoluted and I felt they could have worded the cutting instructions more simply but the end result is quite cute. I didn't get it sandwiched but while it waits its turn it iss currently adorning my sewing room wall on my small design board.</div>
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So the sum total of my weekend achievements:<br />
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We did of course enjoy some tasty treats out on the balcony for meals - okay I know this photo looks like we only had a liquid lunch but I promise we did eat too!<br />
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Before we left we all laid out all our work. Clearly everyone else achieved a lot more than I did! (That's a bean bag Gaye is holding up by the way!).</div>
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On our way home the weather changed dramatically and we ran into a big thunderstorm and belting rain when we were almost home after watching the lightning all the way back. This photo was actually taken before it got really bad, we could hardly see where we were going at one point.</div>
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While it looked cold it was very humid and a week later it still is. Very un-Adelaide weather and it can leave anytime it likes. I love the rain but I don't like the humidity and neither does my hair!</div>
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Two very different blocks this time around. One all pieced and one all embroidered.<br />
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Block 6 is Focal Point and I decided to try and work some more fabrics in from my layer cake, in this case the button fabric. I also wanted the 'ring' in the block to be quite strong and I think the orange works.<br />
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Block 7 is Snug as a Bug - such a cute block! I decided to embroider my 'quilt' rather than use fabric as some others have done, although I did think about it. It was a bit of fun thinking up different patterns for the green blocks. In the end I'm quite happy with it, although perhaps the teddy might have been better in a stronger colour as the pink tends to disappear into the background a bit. I also decided to add a little love heart between the kisses in the border and also some french knots around each corner to give it a bit of a kick against my background fabric.<br />
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Here are all my blocks together:<br />
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There is a challenge on at the moment to finish the first seven blocks and share a photo on the blog so I took out one of the Simple Simon blocks (as I made two) and will enter this photo.<br />
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Next block is cut out and ready to sew: Block 8 'Friends Around the Square' - I'm also making two of those!<br />
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Sewing weekend wrap up next.<br />
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I initially used a different green for the stems but wasn't really happy that colour so I decided to 'wrap' the stems with a darker colour and I quite like the end result. You can see the different colours in this photo, the original on the left and the darker green on the right. I'm much happier with it now.<br />
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and without the flash!<br />
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So on to Block 5! I was glad to see some piecing after all that close up stitching. My eyesight was not loving it as I haven't quite found the right spot for my magnifying light in our new home. I need to get another power board so I can do handsewing more easily in our family room.<br />
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I liked the look of this block so much I decided to make two in different colour combinations. I felt my blocks so far are quite white so I went for some colour with these two.<br />
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The first one uses one of my favourite fabrics from my layer cake and I included a smidgen of my white background fabric for the dividing strip.<br />
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The second one uses some colours that I haven't used much yet but there are plenty of them in the layer cake so I thought this was a good block to give them a run! My silver and white fabric is still in there though as I plan on using it in every block to tie everything together. Time will tell if that plan was a good one.<br />
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So up to date again. These were so easy I whipped them up after work tonight in no time.<br />
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I'm off this weekend for my six monthly sewing weekend with the girls. This time Doreen isn't able to come but my mum in law Betty is coming along and I'm sure she'll have a great time with us. The family is slowly taking over as out of 7 of us we now have 4 of us who are related!<br />
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As usual we will be off to Wallaroo staying at a beach house at North Beach with this awful view from my machine:<br />
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Oh the suffering! See you next week.<br />
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My No. 5 project is to make more <a href="http://www.happyquiltingmelissa.com/2013/05/star-value-tutorial-for-between-heaven.html" target="_blank">Star Value</a> blocks.<br />
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This has been an ongoing project for several years now as they are fairly time consuming and I have no specific end date in mind for this quilt. These are the ones I have already, twelve in total.<br />
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I'm not sure how many I have cut up ready to put together but I think its another four blocks. I'm thinking it still might need to be larger so will have to wait and see if I need to cut some more pieces for more blocks.<br />
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A little update also. You might remember a while back I mentioned I was going to use some triangular scraps up by joining them together as a leader/ender project. Well they're all done. I took some time this week to press them and trim them and now I have a variety of sizes but mostly 1.75" and 1 5/8" HSTs.<br />
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Cute little things. Not sure what I'm going to use them for but they're more use this way than in bits!<br />
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So now the search for a new leader/ender project. I want to use up my 2" squares so I'm thinking I'll make some 9 patches and see where that takes me! My little box is full to the brim:<br />
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I've squished them into this smaller container that fits next to my machine.<br />
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It will be interesting to see how long these take to whip together!<br />
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See these little suckers? Only one inch square. I'm really hoping we're not going any smaller next week!<br />
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I'm finding with these blocks being smaller than I'm used to I do have to really be careful about my seam allowances but otherwise the method is no different. I always square up my segments before putting it all together and that really helps with the accuracy.<br />
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Here's my finished block:<br />
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I like this block. I think it was because I could include a few different fabrics and I've picked some of my favourites out of the layer cake and charm square pack I'm using.<br />
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One other thing I love this week is another small thing! Its a small thing that makes life easier. While I have hooks on the ends of my wall units to hang my rulers sometimes I find I need to use several at once but they can get in the way when they are all on the desk. So a simple little hook on the side and I have somewhere to hang the rulers nearby so I don't have to get up and down as much or search madly under fabric and things on the desk.<br />
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So another block down this week, on to other projects!<br />
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It was all good though as pressing the seams in the directions suggested by Jane did help keep things tidy. I did feel the HSTs were cut a little large to start with as there was quite a bit of trimming but otherwise all was great.<br />
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As well as adding antennae I chose to give my butterflies a bit of a body too and deliberately rotated one to make them look a bit less like they were ganging up on the one in the centre.<br />
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Waiting with bated breath for Block 3 but unfortunately no early release today, clearly we're on USA time this week. Oh well, I can't print it until tomorrow anyway as my printer is out of ink and I will have to print it out at work.<br />
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Hooroo!<br />
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However I do have brown scraps (not a huge number fortunately) so I made some crumb blocks out of these. I'm not quite sure where they will end up, at worst they might end up as part of the backing!<br />
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This month only six blocks. I haven't added a black border to them yet but here they are:<br />
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This piece of fabric probably says all I have to say about brown scraps!<br />
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Bring on March's colour I say!<br />
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Thanks for visiting my blog today,<br />
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The first block released on Valentine's Day was a heart applique. I've done plenty of applique over the years and usually use fusible web and finish with satin stitch but I thought I would try a different method seeing as the idea, for me at least, is to try new techniques.<br />
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I chose to use the back-basting method from Joan Ford which you can find <a href="http://scrap-therapy-quilts.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/hearts-aflutter-splendid-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I haven't done any needleturn applique before but this seemed easy enough to get a neat finish. You start by basting the shape from the back, trimming around the fabric on the front and then after leaving it for a while you stitch it down, a small section at a time.<br />
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This is my block when it was all done and pressed! Quite pretty I think.<br />
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This was the bonus block and I think I'll throw that into the mix as well. I may make some extras as we go too. I thought about making an extra heart block as I'd like to play around with different fabric options but I'll decide as I go along.<br />
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I have block 2 all cut out and ready to go so hopefully I can get that one finished in the next day or so.<br />
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The pattern I used for the laptop allowed for adjustment to suit the size of your laptop and it was mostly fine but I did find it a bit lacking in detail in some areas, particularly on installing the zip. I also felt the size and method of putting the handles together left a bit to be desired. I don't like handles too short so I made them longer and narrower.<br />
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I also tweaked the pockets a little by making them wider than the bag and putting a small pleat in the bottom. I wanted to use them to carry the charger pack and mouse and I didn't think a flat pocket was going to fit in those lumpy items too well. I had some issues with the zip (as its been forever since I put a zip into anything) and after a little bit of unpicking and tweaking it looked a lot better.<br />
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It fits my laptop beautifully so job done!<br />
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Next project - cover for my sewing machine. I had some fun with this and chose some of my absolute favourite fabrics - I mean after all this is for me and I'm going to see it every day! I used some gorgeous Amy Butler fabric, along with a smidgen of an aboriginal print that I love and only have the tiniest bit of left.<br />
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I had a ball with the quilting too. I'm a bit rusty on my quilting as I haven't done a real lot for months and I haven't quilted a feather for 12 months so I needed the practice. It was a good piece to practice on as I didn't feel any pressure to be perfect as its only for me. If I was making it for someone else I would have been worried about any blunders. I know I made a blunder in every single feathered section but I just kept going and lo and behold, when it was done and I stood back and looked at it on my design wall it looked fantastic! A lesson there about not wanting to unpick every oops and stuff up!<br />
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On the other side I tried a touch of graffiti quilting around the machine. It was a bit of fun and a way of refreshing my sewing memory with lots of different designs. I even managed to pop in a stylised S for Sue in there, although I wished I'd thought of it earlier and I would have had it more in the centre!<br />
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Its the first time I've tried doing graffiti quilting and it was a bit of fun!<br />
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Next I had to turn them into an actual cover. A bit more of my Amy Butler fabric for the sides and behold - a cover!<br />
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and the other side:<br />
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The bonus is that it also matches my travel iron bag/pressing mat, which of course was the plan all along!<br />
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All done and dusted and now onto my other February task which is to do more of my rainbow scrappy blocks.......in the not very exciting or rainbow colour of brown! I think they might end up on the back of a quilt rather than on the front.<br />
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I'm also eagerly awaiting the first block in The Splendid Sampler due out today sometime.<br />
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At one stage when all my pieces were all over the place it looked a bit like a dog's breakfast but it all came together beautifully! I'm using the block to make a cover for my sewing machine and as its quite large (16" square) it more than covers the front. Pattern available <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/geometric-sewing-machine-pattern/177208?rceId=1455020075416~q7janwjo" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Then I decided I needed something interesting on the back so made a Fool's Square block - it seemed appropriately named! You can find the block instructions <a href="http://www.quilterscache.com/F/FoolsSquareBlock.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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In the end I actually decided that the sewing machine block should end up on the back as that way I would see it every time I go past the room - its too lovely to have it facing the wall!<br />
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Next was to make the blocks into a cover and I chose some of my favourite fabrics.<br />
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That Lark fabric by Amy Butler never fails to make my heart sing! Now I've got the main piece and the two sides ready to quilt.<br />
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I cut out the pieces for my laptop bag and have sandwiched the pieces up ready to quilt also.<br />
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I didn't want to change my machine over to quilt mode only to have to change it back to piecing mode so decided to make the bonus test block for The Splendid Sampler before I started quilting my other projects.<br />
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I think it turned out quite well although I could probably have experimented with the fabrics a bit more. Nevertheless the size came out perfectly! <br />
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Now I have a few days before the first official block comes out on Sunday to get on with those other projects. I have yet to do any of my rainbow scrappy blocks this month but I'd rather get my other two projects done first and then spend the remainder of the month doing those.<br />
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I just hope I bought the right size zip for my laptop bag!<br />
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Thanks for visiting my blog today,<br />
<img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/86004/sooli/1b52b86f44c924f3685ebf57817867e5.png" />Soolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703155392258429098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130943299361978479.post-53689360386307059972016-02-02T22:47:00.001+10:302016-02-02T22:47:31.507+10:30Right, lets get cracking on February!Okay, January seemed to go well so I'm glad to get going on February's tasks. Over at Marti's 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks the lucky UFO number for February is 9. My No. 9 project is to finally make myself a laptop bag and a sewing machine cover. <br />
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I've had a pattern I've been holding on to for some time now for a laptop bag and now its number has come up! You can find the tutorial <a href="http://thestitchingscientist.com/2013/12/quilted-laptop-case.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I haven't quite decided for sure yet but I'm leaning towards using these fabrics, the spots on the outside and the blue floral on the inside and for contrast on the handles and pocket edging.<br />
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I'v worked out my measurements to suit my laptop and just need to get myself a zip (which I just realised I could have bought when I was at Spotlight today - rats!<br />
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In the meantime I've been getting cracking on my other project, a sewing machine cover. I saw this lovely <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/geometric-sewing-machine-pattern/177208?rceId=1454413027257~6bsoggzx" target="_blank">sewing machine block</a> on Craftsy.com and just had to buy it.<br />
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Its from Kristy at Quiet Play and she has lovely paper pieced patterns. You might remember the blocks I made as part of the And Sew On quiltalong she hosted a while back:<br />
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So firstly I needed to pick out some fabrics and after a wander through my blue fabric drawer I pulled these out to use.<br />
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My plan is to have the machine blend from dark to light so we'll see how that goes. I've printed out my pieces and have marked them with the fabrics I want to use. I find its the only way to keep things straight when I'm foundation piecing.<br />
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Now that January is done, a new colour for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is allocated and I can only say I wasn't overly excited to find that the colour for February is.......brown. Hmmmm, not a colour that excites me much. However I do have brown scraps so I will endeavour to put together some brown crumb blocks and see how I feel about them once they're done.<br />
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I had no plans to take part in any new quiltalongs this year but, well, sometime something comes along that catches your interest and you just have to join in! I'm talking about <a href="http://www.thesplendidsampler.com/page/8/" target="_blank">The Splendid Sampler</a> being jointly hosted by Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson. <br />
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Its a free 100 six inch finished block mystery quilt with different techniques. The blocks are issued twice a week and the first is available on 14th February. I haven't done much with 6 inch blocks so thought it would be a good project to get familiar with working with the smaller size. I've decided to use fabrics from my stash, other than the background fabric which I found today at Spotlight. Its actually a Christmas fabric on clearance but you wouldn't know it. It was only $4.50 per metre so I bought all there was as I'm sure I can use it in other projects. Its a lovely silver design on white and I think it will work perfectly with the layer cake and charm square I'm going to use to start with. Anything else I need I'm sure I can find in my fabric drawers!<br />
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I also have this layer cake. I'm not sure all of the fabrics will work as well but its there if I need it!<br />
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So there you have it. That should keep me out of mischief this month! What are you up to this month?<br />
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Cheers,<br />
<img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/86004/sooli/1b52b86f44c924f3685ebf57817867e5.png" />Soolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703155392258429098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130943299361978479.post-80721807709556565682016-01-27T23:06:00.000+10:302016-01-27T23:06:05.272+10:30January UFO Project and Design WallThis month I started my year by organising myself and working on my crumb blocks in blue. I have been making crumb blocks in different colours over the last couple of years but I've decided that this year I will try and get them into a quilt or two. I started the month with two blue blocks and finished with 14 blocks, set into black wonky borders.<br />
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To do that I added 3" black borders to my 8.5" blocks.<br />
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Then I put my ruler on top of the block and tilted it until I worked out what size square I could cut out, in this case it was 12".<br />
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I cut the bottom and right side, turned the block and squared the block up at 12" and there you have it, a wonky crumb block.<br />
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I did half tilting one way and half the other way. Before I show you all of them together I need to share my new design wall I whipped up this afternoon. I took a cardboard roll I had from some curtain fabric and taped some cotton wadding to it. Tapped a couple of nails into the top of the pelmet over the sliding doors to my sewing room, popped the roll behind them and.....ta da....a design wall! Easy to remove and roll up if I need to as well.<br />
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Here it is with all my blocks on it and no dog plonked into the middle of them as always seems to happen if I lay them out on the floor.<br />
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So that's my January UFO done and if you want to join in the UFO along you can find the information <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/2016/01/january-ufo-parade-happy-new-year.html" target="_blank">here</a> at Marti's 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks. You need to scroll to the bottom of the post for all the details!<br />
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I'm hoping to do more of these blocks in different colours each month this year, and I'm following along with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2016 at <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">So Scrappy</a> as far as which colour I choose each month. I did have loads more scraps in blue than any other colour so I'm glad I got that one out of the way first!<br />
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Thanks for reading my blog today!<br />
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I am wanting to make a black, white, yellow and perhaps grey quilt for my nephew and his fiance and so have been pulling together some fabrics when I see ones I like. After this parcel arrived on Friday I decided I would have a look at all the fabric I have purchased since we moved as I haven't washed any of it yet and I think I'm fooling myself if I think I'm showing restraint!<br />
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These first ones were a random few fabrics I picked up at Wrapped in Fabrics closing sale just because something about each one called my name. The one on the left is hard to see but is a gold print. I already have a fat quarter of the second one but in a chocolate brown and the last two just appeal to me.<br />
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This one also came from Wrapped in Fabric. Unfortunately it was all they had left and so is only 25cm I think but it was so cute I had to have it!<br />
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My next online shopping spree was at Craft Depot. The three fabrics on the left I thought were interesting and the one on the right I thought might work in the quilt for my nephew. I'm not so sure about that now that I've seen it but I love it all the same.<br />
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These were also from Craft Depot and will work well in the quilt I think.<br />
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Then came my equilter.com purchases. Another nice group of fabrics. I thought the geometrics would appeal to Ashley as he is an engineer and the fleur-de-lis is reminiscent of the Scouts symbol and Ashley was a Scout. What luck it happened to be in black and gold!<br />
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The black on the left in the photo above looks like a plain solid black but actually has the loveliest pattern which was hard to photograph so I zoomed right in and used the flash to make it show up. Doesn't do the fabric justice but at least you can see the pattern now. Beginning to wish I had bought a lot more of it now.<br />
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Lastly I bought two yards of this one because I just love it. Its apparently a Christmas fabric but doesn't look it. Not sure what I'll do with it but I'm sure I'll find it the right project.<br />
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So that's it for my buying this year unless I need something specific. I want to go to the Australian Machine Quilting Festival later this year so am saving my pennies to do all the classes I want to do.<br />
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My black and white placemats are now pieced and I think I will take them away with me on my sewing weekend in March to quilt.<br />
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Then I got stuck into my January project - crumb blocks using up my blue scraps.<br />
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I have managed to reduce them to at least a third of what I had, with mostly small pieces remaining. Even Marilyn in the background looks pretty please about that!<br />
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I already had two blocks before I started. Now I have lots more!<br />
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So 14 altogether now. I have started adding black borders to them and I'll share a photo when they're all finished so you can see where I'm going with them.<br />
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Its been really hot here in Adelaide lately but more humid than we usually get, which I don't like. I found the time to wash my sons' quilts and dry them before I store them away until winter.<br />
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I also finally got around to putting up some fabric circles that I've been wanting to do ever since we moved. I had this idea when we lived at the old house but had nowhere to do it so always had it in the back of my mind for when I did have a sewing room. After we moved I found an op shop which had these embroidery hoops which all up cost me around $4. Nice mix of sizes too. Had a dig around for some favourite fabrics and voila!<br />
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Now I can admire the fabrics whenever I'm in the sewing room or dining room as you can see them from there too.<br />
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We've had some new arrivals in the garden over summer. I didn't know these were there, I just thought some of the other plants had died at the end of winter. Turns out they were these lovelies. First up are the buds which open into these lovely pink blooms. Then I'm guessing the leaves will pop up again. They are belladonna lillies.<br />
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They are all out now but its been so hot I don't think they'll last very long!<br />
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The garden doesn't look as good as it should as its been too hot to get out and pull weeds and everything gets a bit friend in Adelaide in the summer. Can't wait for autumn, I do love the cooler months, just wish they'd hurry up!<br />
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Thanks for visiting today,<br />
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Strange as it may seem the catalyst for the change seemed to be finally getting around to filing a whole pile of paperwork that had been waiting since we moved. My sewing room also partly serves as an office space and that's where the filing baskets and filing cabinet live. It had been niggling away at me as I hadn't felt as though I was properly organised since we moved and I felt a bit like I was blowing in the breeze. Now that I've filed all the paid bills etc I feel like I've got my system working again and I feel better for it. Clearly I like my space organised - not tidy just organised. I'm happiest when I know where things are and I think that hasn't really helped me over the last few months.<br />
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Seeing as this month's UFO was whatever I wanted it to be I chose to spend some more time emptying out my scrap basked and sorting it all out. That way I start the year with an empty basket on the cutting table too. Do you like my new scrap basket? I was using the smaller blue one in the background but it fills up too quickly! This was a basket we received as part of a Christmas hamper and I decided it was perfect for scraps.<br />
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For a while I've wanted to have some sort of leader/ender project now that I can leave everything out when I sew and while I was going through my scraps I found my project. I have lots of little triangular pieces which were cut offs from something so I've decided to pair them up and sew them into HST's to be used in some sort of project down the track.<br />
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I have also been watching a blog for a while called So Scrappy where Angela hosts a Rainbow Scrap Challenge each year. Each month she allocates a different colour and the idea is to make a scrappy block of your choosing using that month's colour. I've been making crumb blocks here and there over the last few years (I'm up to 14 I think) usually when I go on a sewing weekend so I thought that might also be a good project each month on top of my allocated UFO.<br />
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It is especially serendipitous as January's colour is blue and I happen to have the largest collection of blue scraps (its no coincidence that blue is also the only colour of fabric I have which has a whole drawer to itself but that's another story!).<br />
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For some reason have only made two blue crumb blocks so far so that is this month's project. If you're interested in knowing more about the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for 2016 the information is <a href="http://superscrappy.blogspot.com.au/p/rsc16.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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After all that I feel like I've got my plan for the year organised and that makes my heart happy! Now I think I'm finally ready to get some sewing done this month.<br />
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Another new addition to my sewing room was this lovely pale blue tin with a coppery print which had three tubes of hand cream in it -a rather large tin for that purpose but who am I to argue?<br />
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After tidying up my scraps I found one of my boxes was too full so I moved the 5" charms and 2.5" squares into the new tin. They snuggle up together quite nicely don't you think?<br />
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One other project I want to finish, or at least finish the flimsy part of is this set of black and white placemats. I only have three left to finish and it won't take long to do. I think then I'll make it a quilting project for my next sewing weekend in March.<br />
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I also managed to remember to take a photo of the blue set I finished while I was on holidays after Christmas. I really like these!<br />
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I couldn't resist sharing a couple of photos of Christmas Day at our house. Justin, our new golden retriever, thought Christmas was the best thing ever and had a ball helping unwrap presents and spreading the paper all over the family room.<br />
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I just love this photo of Justin and Livvie together on the day. Amazing the focussed attention you can get when you have a man holding a treat next to you!<br />
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Thanks for visiting, now its time to get sewing!<br />
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So here we have my list from the beginning of the year:<br />
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<i><span style="font-stretch: normal;"> 1, </span><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> <strike><span style="color: red;"> </span></strike></span><strike><span style="color: red;">Finish quilting of Rainbow Charm Quilt; and write pattern/tutorial for Rainbow Charm Quilt</span></strike><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> <strike><span style="color: red;"> </span></strike></span><strike><span style="color: red;">Practice quilting feathers </span></strike><o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<i> 3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Christmas Presents for 2015:<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>QBSA Star Quilt – needs<strike><span style="color: red;"> corners finishing</span></strike> and quilting <span style="color: red;">- Top finished and majority of quilting done.</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Star Value scrap quilt – make more blocks <span style="color: red;">(12 done so far)</span><o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<i> 6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make more rainbow string blocks/quilt and make more Crumb Blocks <span style="color: red;">Did some, need to get them out and count them!</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make donation quilts for Mary Potter Hospice – perhaps using layer cakes, scraps, orphan blocks<span style="color: red;"> - One finished and two more tops ready to quilt</span><o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<i> 8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make thread catcher bag for sewing machine using laminated fabric.<span style="color: red;"> - Done!</span></i><br />
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<i> 9.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make laptop bag<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make one or two cushions to match Kym’s Mariner’s Compass quilt for his birthday or Christmas.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 11.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Celestial Star – finish blocks<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 12.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make/design cushion using offcuts from Rainbow Charm Quilt - <span style="color: red;">Done</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><u><i>Other Projects I’d Like to Make<o:p></o:p></i></u></b></div>
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<i> 13.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Ironing travel bag/ironing pad (on sewing weekend – with Kerry). <span style="color: red;">- Done</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 14.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Quilt the Rainbow Broken Herringbone quilt top.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 15.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Use orphan blocks/bits and pieces in pizza box and make into quilts/cushions<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 16.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Leah Day designs – snip and save thumbnails and print for inspirations when quilting.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 17.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Try making a ‘One Fabric Quilt’<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 18.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make quilt using orange and blue panel and fabric, perhaps to donate<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 19.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Use layer cakes (4)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 20.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Handbag from Patterns Won<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 21.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Finish watching Craftsy Workshops<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 22.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Quilt Sewing Themed Wallhanging <span style="color: red;">- Its sandwiched at least</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 23.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Finish Castle Ceiling quilt top<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 24.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Make spool wallhanging won in 2014<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 25.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Peter Rabbit Quilt (not urgent – one day project)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> 26.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>I Spy Quilt (not urgent – one day project)</i></div>
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So I guess in the end not a bad achievement considering we moved house in the middle of the year!<br />
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Now for 2016 To Do List:<br />
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<b><u>Numbered and Packaged Projects for 52 Quilts UFO Along</u></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Make Christmas gifts – hotpads, pot holders etc.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Make a couple of cushions to match Kym’s Mariner’s Compass quilt for his birthday or Christmas<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Make cushions using test blocks – kookaburra, folded compass block and rainbow quilt block<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->QBSA Star Quilt –finish quilting and bind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">This year the UFO along at Marti's 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks blog is only for 10 projects but I left No. 11 in there as an extra project to do if I need to.</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -24px;">So there it is and I still seem to have just as many projects as I started last year with. Its kind of like Groundhog Day! (I apologise for the weird formatting, for some reason its gone a bit wacko on this post.)</span></div>
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I haven't had a chance to update my blog for a while. I did actually manage to finish one Christmas gift in time for Christmas and gave these placemats to my niece Vanessa who has recently returned after 6 years living in the UK. When she eventually moves out into her own place she'll have something new for the table.<br />
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Unfortunately you can't really see the quilting on these but I did spirals in the white areas.<br />
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Since then I have finished the blue/green set of placemats too but I haven't yet taken a photo of them so you'll just have to trust me on that one! I'll be putting them away to gift for Christmas in 2106.<br />
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Just before Christmas I had a lovely surprise in the post. A while back I won a prize as a part of the UFO along at Marti's 52 Quilts in 52 Weeks blog and so when this box arrived I assumed it was the prize for that but it turns out it had three times the goodies! Turns out I also won a prize when Marti had a competition for her blogiversary and then she also included a gift for letting her use my <a href="http://quiltybitsandbobs.blogspot.com.au/p/tutorial.html" target="_blank">Rainbow Lattice tutorial</a> for her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/A-Quilt-Block-A-Day-211113868950661/?fref=ts" target="_blank">A Quilt Block a Day</a> Facebook group quiltalong. Such a generous soul!<br />
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Inside the box was this lovely Arcadia layer cake, yardage and pattern:<br />
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These pretty charm squares, some yardage and a pretty Valentine's Day pattern:<br />
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Marti also sent this lovely zip pouch she had made, so cute! Love Marti's label too.<br />
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Last but not least a cute quilt badge and a handy tool - a sewing machine seam guide. I have one which has a spot for scant 1/4 inch seams but this one has four different sizes as well as being marked with inches along the side, another handy feature.<br />
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How lucky was I? Now I just need to get on and finish some of my UFOs before I start anything new - famous last words I'm sure but I need to get my UFOs sorted out and numbered ready for the UFO along again this year. If you're interested in joining in, check out Marti's <a href="http://www.52quilts.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>. There will be a post on 1st January showing off the last finishes for last year and with instructions on how to take part. I have found it a great way to keep myself focussed each month on finishing just one UFO project - except for last year when moving house meant having all my quilting packed up for many months!<br />
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Well yet again my UFOs go unfinished - surprise, surprise! I did at least get one set of my placemats quilted. What that taught me was that I am quite rusty so clearly haven't been doing enough quilting!</div>
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I started the second set but I really am not thrilled with the design I'm quilting. Can't be helped though as I can't unpick as the white fabric has a zig zag pattern which is ever so slightly rubbery and leaves holes if you have to unpick. So onward I go with it and it will have to do.</div>
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I've always been a reasonably organised person and I don't know whether its a hangover from moving house or something else but I'm really finding it hard to keep myself focussed and on track with just about everything since we moved. I do feel like we've been very busy, with something on every week and that may be adding to my problem. I am a person who likes a routine and I think I'm having trouble getting back into my old routine. I'm spending way too much time at night on the computer instead of sewing. I haven't even finished doing all the necessary address changes 4+ months after our move! Normally I'm the queen of admin-type stuff (which is what I do for a living) but not at the moment. Don't even get me started on Christmas shopping, as in I haven't started!</div>
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As if we haven't had enough changes this year, here is one more! We have another fur baby, a little brother for Livvie. His name is Justin and he's a lovely 12 month old golden retriever who was unfortunately a wee bit short for showing. Luckily we're not fussy about height! Isn't he lovely?</div>
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The other reason for bringing Justin into our home was that while Livvie is a wonderful, sweet natured darling, she is extremely fearful of people she doesn't know - unless they happen to be walking a dog and then they're old friends. She also doesn't get as much doggy playtime at our new house as there doesn't seem to be the same close knit community of dog lovers nearby.<br />
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Livvie was so excited to meet Justin and just over a week later she still thinks he's great. They get along so well and he is very outgoing so hopefully he will bring her out of herself with people. Either way she is loving having a little brother to play with. Justin is a more traditional golden colour while Livvie is a beautiful cream with slight highlights on her ears and tail - and don't ask about babies because Livvie is desexed!<br />
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One of the things that makes me smile about Justin is the way he lies in the froggy position! Nice and cool on the tiles (and a sign of great hips!).<br />
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We had a housewarming a couple of weeks ago and one lovely gift I got was a couple of mug rugs from my sister-in-law for my sewing room!<br />
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In my continuing story of garden surprises here are my recent finds. I had an inkling these plants near our front door were agapanthus and I was right. I had always planned to put some in the garden at our other house but here they are already in and blooming in a couple of places! They're not quite open fully but I couldn't resist taking a snap.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7iB3KCE_kJbQ-rTcL75B1CkJj9iduwy7usg_n5dsMVnPBNnbA5FaSl5i_9jDK70LfvtTkKM9IENHfbLFGoBgvMLfESBg-euiEfTTp8TAXwpecIogO09YEcQ33KYZAhhUv8E3D31RLLaW/s1600/DSC07321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7iB3KCE_kJbQ-rTcL75B1CkJj9iduwy7usg_n5dsMVnPBNnbA5FaSl5i_9jDK70LfvtTkKM9IENHfbLFGoBgvMLfESBg-euiEfTTp8TAXwpecIogO09YEcQ33KYZAhhUv8E3D31RLLaW/s640/DSC07321.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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This plant is one that we are planning to remove once a couple of others we have planted get a bit larger. You might think its odd to remove a plant which is happily flowering but this plant is covered with the webby nests of a moth larvae which is apparently specific to this type of plant. We've come across it before at our other house and there's not really a very effective way to get rid of it other than get rid of the plant itself. It has decided to flower so here it is while it lasts! These are quite small so I am in quite close so you can see it.<br />
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I had to leave my lovely liriope behind but it turns out I have quite a few in this garden too which are just sending up buds. Whether they make it to open up is yet to be seen as they frequently get trodden on by two playful dogs at the moment!<br />
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Not really a flower but interesting I think. This is some sort of seed pod opening up on one of the palms in the garden (it has quite nasty spikes around the base). It looks like lots of little flowers! The second photo shows you its relative size to the plant.<br />
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Last time I shared a photo of a variegated canna lilly. Here is the same flower once the petals had all dried up and fallen away. Isn't it interesting? Its covered in little stubbly spikes and must be its seed pods.<br />
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Well that's it for now, hopefully I can get myself back into gear and get on with things by next time I post!<br />
<img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/86004/sooli/1b52b86f44c924f3685ebf57817867e5.png" />Soolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703155392258429098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130943299361978479.post-31506271996839351682015-11-19T23:34:00.002+10:302015-11-19T23:34:29.062+10:30What I've been Up To - Not Much!I really thought that when I had a sewing room I would do so much more sewing but really we've been so busy lately that hasn't been the case.<br />
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Nevertheless I managed to find some time a week or so ago to start on a couple of Christmas presents. You know how you find some projects that you like but you don't have time when you see it and you keep a copy of it for later on? Well I had a few of those put aside as potential Christmas present projects and I pulled this one out to start with.<br />
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Only problem is I don't know where I got it from! I'm sure it was from a book I borrowed from the library and I assumed it had the book name on the top or bottom but it doesn't so I can't give the credit for the pattern.<br />
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Its nice to make something small and simple sometimes. It was fun to pull out a pile of 2.5" strips I had and pick out colours. I haven't really decided for sure who will get these but I think one set will go to my niece who has just come back to Adelaide after living in London for six years.<br />
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I started with a combination of pink, yellow and orange and found some offcuts from fabric I used on the back of another quilt which were just the right size to cut the background pieces from. It is white chevrons on white.<br />
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Then in no time I had my strips together:<br />
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and then they were done!<br />
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I had enough background fabric to make at least one more set but possibly two. So I came up with another set of fabrics in blues and greens.<br />
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In no time at all I had another set of 4 done!<br />
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Sorry I just realised I forgot to take a photo of the finished blue ones! Oh well! Now all I need to do is quilt them - and take a photo of them when they're finished of course.<br />
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I thought you might like this photo too. Does anyone else get themselves in such a mess as me? I guess usually I would tidy it up as I used to be cutting in the kitchen at our old house. Here I can make a mess if I want to so I do!<br />
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I must get in there and tidy it up, we're having a housewarming this weekend!<br />
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Before I go, a couple more photos of my garden's developments. These popped up hidden behind some other plants in the garden. Its a shame they're not at the front!<br />
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A one and only flower on these - I think its a canna lily (not sure if that's right!).<br />
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I never knew these palms had flowers. They almost look like a small wattle flower.<br />
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We had these at our other house too but they were more hidden away. This one opened up and then closed up again!<br />
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I shared a photo of a native iris previously but this is a lemon version of native iris. Its not a great example unfortunately as a bug had chewed its way through the petals before I found it but you get the idea! This photo doesn't show its true colour which is a lovely pale lemony yellow.<br />
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Who knows when I'll get back to the sewing room as I foresee some a major distraction over the coming weeks. More on that next time!<br />
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Not the best shot but due to a mischievous golden retriever<br />
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who manages to plant herself on a quilt the minute I put it down to photograph it, I had to put it on our bed to take a snap of it.<br />
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This one will be a donation quilt and now I just need to get around to sandwiching and quilting it but somehow I don't like my chances anytime soon as I don't think we've got much free time between now and Christmas. However time will tell. I'm not getting worked up about it, this year has really been all about the move and it was definitely worth it.<br />
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I keep finding new things to love about our house. Here are a couple of recent finds. Firstly even though I knew what this plant would look like when it flowered it still caught me by surprise at how pretty it looks where it is. I should have taken a close up photo but its a native iris and all the buds opened overnight on the same night.<br />
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This is another discovery, sitting on the garden bench looking up through the branches of our tree. Just lovely!<br />
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On the family line, my younger son had his graduation from his horticultural course.<br />
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The ceremony was held at Adelaide Oval. We had been there for an AFL game (sitting right up near the top of the stand in the background - nice and dry in the winter) but it was great to see it from a different viewpoint. Here's a proud Mum with her baby boy (he just loves it when I call him that!). Not a great photo but it was the best my hubby could manage!<br />
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Well that's another month gone, not sure where they're going but they're sure going fast!<br />
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Thanks for reading my blog today,<br />
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