ULUI runner

Yeah I can post on my blog again woohoo…I tell yah some days I just feel like putting a big red X on blogger-but today it’s being nice so I shall continue.
Last weekend Jenny posted she was making a table runner to help her sit out Cyclone Ului, well what an awesome idea –lovely oppsie daises in the corners and a pack of charm squares (well I have several I really need to use)…
Soo I opened the draw grabbed a pack-printed of the daises –grabbed some plain fabric traced them out and hiho hiho a sewing I did go…..and I looooove it ..
Beautiful Moda-Fabulous Fall charm squares…
Oopsie in the corner so sweet just makes the runner I reckon. mental note to self iron our creases before taking a pic---yeah yeah one day…..
I did have a problem selecting the border fabric so I was brave and asked Mr Techno to come and assist and within seconds he had chosen the fabric that I used..good man think I’ll keep him…
Thank you so much Jenny this was a delightful project to do…
Oh yeah and yippee another finish for the OPAM for March.Cheers Vickie
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Now back I must go to the blasted king blue quilt

Ugly fat ¼ Swap

Yeah I have finished my items for Lauren for the ugly fat quarter swap…had so much fun and am thinking Lauren will like them if not they can always be given as gifts…

Oh yeah and I’m doing the happy dance ‘cause that means I have finished 3 items for March….

‘Knowing how much bloggers love to see photos I thought I’d best post one.

this is the 2 scraps I had leftover-not bad I thought…oh what you thought I was going to show you a pic of what I made..hahaha get real not till Lauren has received them…

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Was lost but is now found.

Ok I wasn’t really lost but sheeeesh sure felt like I was…too many things happening and not enough hours in the day and the weeks have just flown by..

My foot is still being painful and i am booked in for an MRI on the 26 March.

I have been doing some sewing stuffs (in my mind) with this bundle ,that I received from Lauren in the the ugly fat quarter swap. Gist is you send your partner a fat ¼ of ugly fabric and some trimmings  and your partner can add 1 fat ¼ to it and then make you something and turn it into something that will make the fat ¼ more appealing

 

Lauren sent me a florally fat ¼ ,olive green trim,cream ric rak a vintage looking key some pink buttons and a kit kat-well I’ve munched on the kit kat whilst thinking what to make out of this and return to Lauren..hmmmm some plans are actually happening now…

I received my purchase from that wonderful online bookstore yes you know the one…the book depository uk.

Isn’t it beautiful yep and it’s all Jenny’s fault –yep it sure is I wouldna fib to you..see I won some Cath Kidson stickers and pre cut fabric hearts from Jenny and I just fell in love with them and had to have something more…

ANDDDDDDDDDDDDD my purchase from my favourite online supply place Nancy’s Notions came today yipeeeeeeee.

hmmm goodies a twiggy layer cake a magic vine charm pack some melly & me patterns a table runner pattern some iron easy ands some country fair pear tossed floral fabric which is a nice strudy cotton…

OH yes and I have been doing sewing on the make do memories mini quilt challenge hosted by Lyn golly gosh these blocks are so fragile-what a joy it is to be able to help preserve some and oh dear what a nooncehead I am –in all my wisdom I decided to hand sew my project cause the original blocks are hand sewn..hmm will I make the deadline date yes I think I will……

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Retail therapy

Yep that’s the one-go spend money to make yourself feel bettterah and I must say that this was the first time for me this year to purchase??????????????????????????? yep you guessed it fabric…
So I pressed the buttons and a shopping I went..my first stop was that place yes that one the book depository uk-oh dear me I was so controlled I only purchased one book-will show it when I get it…
Still feeling somewhat icky-undecided-confuzzled-and with the desire to spend I zipped of to Nancy’s Notions—oops spent up a bit there-but truly it will be used and some of it is for my March RAK…
Ok what has got me in this mood???????
Well my blasted foot has been playing up again to the point where walking with anything else but joggers/trainers on my feet is very painful..now in this climate that’s just not on..
Anyways’ I’m off to see the specialist tomorrow and see what he has to say-for those who have not been in here long-I had a Mortons Neuroma removed Oct ‘08-truly you have to of had one of these to understand the unbearable pain(truly I’d go thru childbirth again rather that this foot).
So we shall see what he says tomorrow..hmmmm probably send me off for an ultrasound $$$$ , truly $70 to go to Dr and get referral-$120 to see specialist tomorrow..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ so spending some on me was my justification to make me feel better…
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Cynthia has arrived.

Yeah yipee look at that tag its an origeeeeeeedidge Singer service tag.

 

Oh she is soo pretty..I am over the moon …

She has been kept so well and still sews fine, has a knee lift operation…

And of course such a lovely gem deserves an awesome name-and I have called her Cynthia in loving memory of my dear who passed away late last year…

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Oh Dear

What a wonderful end to the week to go to the PO box and find this pretty pretty prize awaiting me.

See them hearts they are so darn cute and the book is full of stickers lucky me won this in the January tea towel challenge from Jenny , have you joined her Feb challenge??? Thank you so much Jenny-have had a few ideas jump around for the hearts…

I had such craftiness planned for this weekend but alas none of it happened-due to some horrid bug that decided to latch on to me late friday night..felt like a Mack had slammed straight into my back and my vision was a tad screwiffy..

Not wanting to sleep the weekend away I decided to do some cooking.

Hmm yummy chicken and vegie soup cooked in the crockpot-I always remember nan saying chicken soup fixes all ails…

And one rather flat looking gluten free loaf of bread..but it still tasted yummo and went well with the soup.

then we had

Some berry slice with cream…hmm now i think this recipe came from Peg (cause she always makes  yummy things).

And do you know what this is?????????????

It’s Monday nights dinner, can’t wait to sink my teeth into it so tasty….

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ECHO Echo hello

Never never never will I say yes I can make it if you would like…never ever ever,

the king blue has a batik like fabric for the backing..and gawd I washed it twice before using and still it is horrid and it does not move freely under the machine..and I am sooooooo over it…I will   state that the minutes of froggy stitch-backward stitch unpicking-time waster stitch has added to hours…so I spent a couple of hours here and there on ebay (truly time just zooms when on there) ended up getting and old singer machine yeah (have wanted one for  a long time)..shall post pics when It arrives…

Umm and nothing else to report but I truly wish I could fit the king blue into this bag..

I was at a op shoppe /thrift store today and the lady grabbed this bag to pop my goodies in –well I busted up laughing and she said “oh dear sorry I’ll get you another”..I said no no I love that bag it is so me…she then looked at me like I was a tad loopy-but that’s ok I don’t go there often,It is 100% cotton and I feel it will get used a fair bit-but unfortunately the king blue will not fit in it..aw well back to do some more of it tomorrow evening.

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Happy Valley, South Australia

hmm anyone reading here who may live near Happy Valley????????

Please drop me a line,

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A QUILT for a special lady.

 Please pop on over here and read this....post ...
There is a giveaway happening but not just any giveaway -
There is a quilt being made for a special lady and below is the main focus fabric-print (think that's the right word),
anyways if you are able and would like to participate you just make a 6½" ninepatch in line with the colours below and send it too Bluebird Quilts...remember go read the post

Picture borrowed from Bluebird Quilts blog.
This is such a worthy 'cause -sure hope you are able to get your skiddles on and donate...
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OPAM challenge

I will try not to  be negative-I will try not to complain-and  I will try not to moan and bitch-but dang having no power form 6.10 am till 1.30pm (Unscheduled outage) for the whole of Darwin….sucked big time….And yes folks that was all of us up here yesterday,ok have that of my chest now, and will not go any further with it.-squeek ok just to say it was caused by lightening.

Yeah yipee I have actually complete 4 items for the OPAM challenge for the month of January and have a couple still in progress….

A friend is often making trips for a night or three in  hospital-so I decided it would be nice if the family had a bag to take his things in rather that the good ‘ol plastic shopping bag-so without any more rambling here it is…

Colourful but not too bright and a good size, I used the quilt as you go method for making this…

All my items can be viewed by clicking on the OPAM tab on the main page-now that page is set to no comment it is just a view page only…

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Australia Post

Well it really makes you wonder how the postal system works…last week I mailed out the giveaway prizes (which just all happened to be in Australia) , 2 to Victoria and 1 to Tasmania  and another envelope to England…

Amazing the one to Tasmania arrived very quickly like over the weekend..and the Victorian ones arrived today and i guess the england one will arrive umm maybe mon or wed next week..anyways that’s my wonderings for today

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Today I did a ME day.

Yep I sure did, all totally 100% for my benefit-oh dear that sounds selfish, but I had so much fun and fell very refreshed for doing so…and have surprised myself that I got so much done considering the horrid horrid weather we have—c’mon send down the rain pweeeeease…

Anyways so I got thinkin after a post last night that I needed to make some more clothes for some kitchen appliances, so up with the birds this morning I was and plans started to happen…

And keeping in line with the tea towel challenge Jenny put out..bugger it we just lost power, thank gawd I have UPS’s connected to puter and modem..lahlahtralala I shall keep typing…and quickly I may just get this post complete.

Looky there see the deep fryer now has a new cover and don’t he look sweet next to the wonky block toaster cover (made that awhile ago)..

And what is hidden under here????? That wee appliqué is a W-did you guess what it was?..Ok it’s my kitchen scales….

Aww don’t they look pwetty, all tucked away where they live.

Since I still had some get and go left in me..I made this cover for the microwave too….

Oh I love pie don’t you…

And if I want to put the box of bit’s and bob’s on top of the microwave then I can move the cover to look like this..oh yummy pie…

I have another pie set out ready to make-they just look darling…

I am off to jump in the pool man it sure gets hot quick with no air circulating…..

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I’m Busy

Yes that’s correct I’m busy,busy doing what?

Well I’m making pies of course-gotta run one has it’s ingredients' ready to be put together.

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I am a Dillberry

True some days I wonder about me, I truly need to stay on track at times-yep I get sidetracked easily especially when on this computer..and that is what happened with the the post below-I had typed it obviously got sidetracked yakking or playing  a game and saved it in drafts folder-but I did not realize this until after my last post bad bad girl I am.

Do you know how sturdy a tea towel is and it has many uses, you can use tea towels to make many things around your home..and they wash and wear well ..I recall making my children library bags out of tea towels and I adorned them with puffy paint-I also made bags for my daughters calisthenics shoes.Oh and numerous plastic bag holders(but no we don't want them any more plastic bags are being banished eh)..Well the gist of this is Jenny has set out a challenge for you to make something out of tea tea towel in  January-let them creative ideas flow..
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Tea towels

What no I not talking dishes-go wash your mouth out…

I am talking about the many other things you can use tea towels for – like making things.

Over the years I have many things outta tea towels and it wasn’t until recently when Jenny posted about making things out of tea towels that I started to think about the things I had made – without even thinking about it ..Mainly I used them because they were the right size and sturdy kind soft canvas type fabric.(I don’t know what you call it)

Then I decided my poor deep fryer need a new cover.

Ahh all chooked up.

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I am

So not enjoying the end of year financial crap I am going thru at work,there has been umm 4 diff people in the past financial year and locating needed documentation is a nightmare to put it mildly..and this puts me in the I don’t want to do nothing when I get home syndrome…but I still do it anyways and before i know it the shitiness that had been creeping up on me due to the workload has vanished and so a good nights sleep is had ready for the next day.
Ahh I feel so much better for getting that off my chest..
I am enjoying our wet season, the rain has livened the gardens and the grass is juicy green and I can just go berserk with the secateurs and take cuttings from around and stick them in the dirt and they grow.

Ahhh so nice an lush looking and i should not of been lazy and should of walked down the stairs to take the pic.

 
Ahh miss Delta is possessive of this towel seriously that look on her face is saying “listen here  female human you try and take this off me again and it will not be pretty”

I am also taking time out in the evening (that’s when the flippin power don’t go out), to do stitching on my In Pops Garden  designed by Rose ,I have now completed the center stitching and will start the sides tonight I am enjoying this so much-thanks Rose.

Just update so the link takes you to In Pops Garden post on Roses blog.
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Hellooo

Well hello, seems like ages since I have been here-time is flying so fast I find it hard to believe we are in the 3rd week of  Jan already ....Oh before I forget to those girls who won something in my giveaway I finally managed to get to the post office today-my apologies for the delay...
Not much sewing been happening here as my sewing machine went clacketty clacketty clunk-blasted thing like for goodness sake it never asked my permission to up and keel it on me..there is only 1 person here that does sewing machines so I will have to get it dropped off to him and wait for him to get back to me with a diagnosis--hope it don't hurt to much...
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Cute Givaway

Nah not here silly over here Cath is celebrating her 200th post
and you have the chance to win

A weee cutie similar to this-well what are you waiting for go leave a comment.

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Friday night sew in.

Button is over there, no not that way  this way to the right -yes you see it now don't you.Nothing like some motivational support whilst you sew eh? Cheers Vickie
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THISLEDOO!

Neat and clean and quick to load-yep thisledoo me.
Don't know - can't know -but will take some time to get back up and running fully dressed again.
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