HANGING AROUND WITH LEGO MEN

THESE ARE THE LEGO MEN MY DAUGHTER MADE INTO EARINGS - THEY TURNED OUT REALLY CUTE AND EVERYONE LOVES THEM. THANKS LITTLE CHICKEN.

CRAZY CAT QUILT

Here is a picture of the latest quilt I have just made. I have been so busy hey. How I find the time to work, run a house and sew and quilt I even amaze myself.

Nah just kidding my sister Raine help me with it well you know made it herself.
cheers

NAKED LADY

this is a beautiful naked lady I found in a plant nursery here in northern new south wales, she is lovely hey? Apart from the head,
no including the head its like looking into a mirror. Go figure

RETRO APRON PANEL

this is a really cute vintage/retro apron panel that I have that I love but decided to sell on e-bay. Hurrahh I'm a big girl now.

SICK KOALAS

These are some pictures of koalas that have been picked up sick or been hit by cars or their mother's have been hit by cars - they are in the koala hospital here in norther NSW. They have volunteer go out everyday to collect gum leaves which they love.

HAPPY HOUR

s
This is going to be the label for my quilt - a wine bottle and wine glass - paper pieced - what a trying time paper piecing - it just not my thing - so much work - so much fabric wasted - but I like the way it turned out if you twist your head to the side a little - perfect.
Pattern readily avail. on the internet. thanks.

BEAUTIFUL ROSE

This is our beautiful dog Rose - I had to give her a beautiful day as she is one hell of an ugly (but kind) dog. We rescued her from the pound - death row _ her days were numbered.
She has turned out to be so special (special do you mean crazy, all the food is for me special, bark at your friends and neighbours but let sub species - such as salesman and real estate agent in ) then she is your girl. The first time I saw her in the pen - one look and she ran up to me and put her paws on my shoulders and kissed me on the face and it was love. Pure misguided love. Puppy love - hundreds of kilos puppy love - when the other little dogs boss her around she has this look on her face " but I tried my best">

SWEET POTATO SOUP - PART II

This is where I got sweet potato soup receipe -
http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/recipes/survival_from_the_fittest/soups_and_salads2/sweet_potato_soup
turned beautiful. Here is a picture of the finished product. Also a picture of the quilt I was quilting why someone else was doing the cooking. The fabric for the quilt was from my sister Lana who tyed dyed the fabric. She did a good job.

SWEET POTATO SOUP

While the quilter is quilter the little chicken is making the tea. Thanks little chicken. Got some sweet potoatoes from the road side stall. They were so big - almost too big to go to market.

BEAUTIFUL QUILT

SORRY THIS IS THE QUILT PICTURE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PICTURE BELOW

COLOURFUL QUILT

Shhhhh this is really my sister's Lana's quilt - it I wanted to I could have made one equal or better this one (he he) she has so much talent and so much same time.

CHRISTMAS STOCKING

e
l Know it is a little late or a little early for Christmas - but here is a selection of felt stockings I made just before Christmas 2007.
Everyone loved them, they were special for me and the kids - and something they couldn't buy in shops, made with love.

With Heart and Hands, A Quilting Journey: How To Make a Heart Shaped 'Mitt' Potholder

With Heart and Hands, A Quilting Journey: How To Make a Heart Shaped 'Mitt' Potholder

BUSY BUSY GIRL

Yes that is right I have had a busy day today - trying to paper piece this half sun sort of thing. I did it and it turned out pretty good - but there is a lot of waste of fabric when you paper piece. Three corners out of four turned out perfect.
The weather has just turned rainy and blowy so might be more sewing to come.

CRAZY BOY ON THE LOOSE

Here is a better picture of that crazy boy

CRAZY BOY ON THE LOOSE

It is still cool enough to get your gear off and wash the car with your body like my 12 year neighbour is doing here - helping his mum wash the car. He seems to be having a good time, at least here he is not tormenting his sister

Bird Bag

Just a little tote bag I made with beads on his legs - boy was that hard.

Pig Potholders

This is what I have been busy making - pig potholders. I have used old(but still good) blankets inside them. They look a treat.
Yeah go me.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

This is what I got for my birthday - S U R P R I S E - lots and lots of hints and clues and I got just what I wanted - nothing useless (well you know from the husband - but don't go there). Thank you little daughter. She scares because she cares. Had flowers and presents and if only I had made myself a cake I would have been happy.

The sky who came in from the cold

A picture of the last little chicken on a dress up night - I think she is going as a spy or James Bond. She looked really great and had a good time - too bad the hat was a tad too small. And the gun was one that couldn't hurt you.

KITTY

This is a picture (but not my favourite - my favourite is Kitty bidding on e-bay) her she is on my sister Catherine's quilt _ I will see if I can get a better photo of the whole quilt. But as soon as you put a quilt down - there is a cat as quick as possible on it -my sisters all bonded together to make this quilt for our sister Cath

The Boy who didn't want his picture taken

e

This is a child of friends of ours - you are not going to believe this - but the day before the kid was all over me like I was better then chocolate milk - but as we say - what a difference a day makes.

Dog in Jumper

We were all asked to knit jumpers for Africian babies - which I did last year (heaps and heaps of them) this was the last one and I wondered what the dog would look like it. I though he looked good but he thought it was embarrassing for a dog to wear clothes. Sorry mate.

Cat quilt

This is my niece's Jasmin's quilt - made by her aunties Dee and Lana. We had so much fun making the quilt - and we talked and talked about it with her mum and our sister Nancy that poor little Jasmin just said "enough with the cat quilt". So funny. The last picture is of course of the world's cutest dog - well in fact my dog. Terry.

Old denim jean

There is nothing I like more then reusing old jeans old clothes etc. and making bags or anything else for that matter.

I LOVE CHOOKS

NEWS BREAK NEWS BREAK - not in our family anyway everyone knows I love chooks - chickens to you other people. This is a library bag I made for my friend Anette when we were exchanging books = well you know she lent me the books and I read them. Thanks Anette.

DYING TO MEET YOU

This is our first attempt at tie dying. So original hey. My sister Lana went on to do bigger and better tye dying but this was where I stopped

cutest dog in the world on dog quilt

I don't how he does it but if there is a quilt on the floor for however long of time - bang there is a dog on it. This is my dog Terry on a dog quilt which I made and donated to our local hospital.

ARGO ARGO ARGO what have we here

This is a picture of my husband's argo (eight wheel thingo) that he has only recently sold (and I never got to drive in it - but if your saw the way my son and him drove it you would know) We live in northern NSW and the thing has gone all the way to the Darwin - a long long long way.

WHERE ARE MY SUNGLASSSES

This quilt was made by three sisters for our fourth sister Nancy - other other sister Cath did nothing (well she doesn't sew so maybe will let her off this one time) . It turned out great and she loves it. That is Rainie's cat Cinda on the quilt - work it out dogs and cats love quilts.

My Gadget

My son Gadget, living far far away in deepest darkest Mackay - he is getting on great with HIS life. I still miss him some - I also have to stop cooking some much dam food as he is not here to eat it or to eat the left overs. Well you you gotta live and learn

HEY BUTTON HEAD

bag
This is a skull shape made out of buttons - when I get it back I might make it into a bag (I accidently left it at my sister' s place - bet she kept it on purpose