Shhhhhhhhhhhhh & A Giveaway

Headache- neck ache - back ache and yep the knee is still aching.

And my camera has gone and placed its legs skyward grrr,

EDIT EDIT see told you I was having a bad day….I actually purchased it from that other shop –yes I’m an internet shopper and love both these shops equally…Sarah and Pauline both provide prompt –efficient service..

I had set aside today to start my Christmas Fun Button BOM by Lynette Anderson Designs, Which I purchased from that shop again (gosh I love shopping there). I have had this for several weeks and then Christmas Fun #2 arrived and it too has sat on the side of my work bench. I asked myself why I had not started and just could not find an answer so today was the day to start…

And so start I did.

Stop hold that thought I knows why I was reluctant to start..the blocks are teeny weeny=sewing with bits of fabric under 2” square. Oh my It has taken me 4 hours and lots of mutterings to finally get CF #1 at the stage where I can sit and do the hand stitching.

Pffft ok that’s my whinge for the day…

Do you know Lyn from Bluebirdquilts ??? yes of course you do..well she has been blogging for 5 years and has an awesome blogaversary giveaway =lots of yummy reproduction fat ⅛’s just for the winner, oh yeah and there is a request with a difference…go on go have a peek you know you want to –but hey if you forget to leave a comment that’s fine , more chances for me then hehehe…

Cheers Vickie

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Blissful sewing

Ah I just love the Bliss range and I sure got my money out of the 2 charm packs I purchased from that online trap wonderful store.

Thankyou to all who took thought and commented on my last post re the binding.

I ended up going neither of what I had suggested, as I really wanted to make another runner out of the remaining charms. And the thought of the white binding going off colour-well that just wasn’t on my agenda.

I am very happy with how this quilt ended up looking, it originally was going to be a pattern out of Schnibbles times Two however when I cut out 3 different block pieces (that would be the 3 centre blocks in this quilt), whilst constructing each block it worked out I was chopping off 1½” of charm –uh uh quick calculation what a waste. It was then that I decided I would just make this up as I went along…

During sewing somehow I got 3 yuk grease marks on this…I sprayed them with Eucalyptus before washing most of the marks came out, at this point of time I think I can live with the faint marks on it.

Uh uh no Miss Lindi this is not yours!

Sun is shining so bright this afternoon was hard to get a good photo.

This runner is just waiting for me to make up my mind about some stitchery detail.

Aww yep you guessed it moire bliss.

And this one is waiting for me to trace the stitcheries to add to it.

So bright and fresh..

And that’s a sneak peek of another project, oh it’s so pwetty…

Cheers Vickie

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Help Please

Hi all,

I have come to the end of my Bliss project and struck a blank wall…I should not of looked in my closet nope should of kept that door closed.

You see upon opening my closet this beautiful green with white flowers jumped at me ….so I tried it on as final border and then bias would be white????

Then I tried white final border with scrappy bias from left over charms (bit worried about bulk in all the joining.

EDIT- if I didn’t use the left over charms for the binding I have a runner I can use them for.

Am all over the place now, so I though uh huh go to the Blog World get some input..please

Cheers Vickie

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Button BOM & Bliss Pinwheels

Ah yes yipee tra laa laaa, my fabric that I ordered from Sarah for the button BOM  has arrived, so I can now start another project woohoo. C’mon now you all know I am bent and must have many on the go.

And and and remember I am working away with 2 gorgeous charm packs of Bliss.

Oh look at them yummy pinwheels all ready to be stitched together ,maybe tomorrow.

Update on knee is..Specialist wanted me to have another 2 weeks of work arghhhh..I said no please please let me go back for half days…he looks at me ummmm..I say c’mon otherwise I will have to come and draw all over your nice new walls…

Ah yes that hit the spot..I am allowed to go back to work next Tuesday, but only for 4 hours a day and a total of 12 hours a week-for the next 2 weeks (17/5).

Happy Dance ok alright Happy Limp happening.

Cheers Vickie

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Happy Easter to everyone.

 

Where ever you are and what ever you  are doing, I wish you all a safe and happy easter.

Tonight we are going to a 60th birthday party, I mean like c’mon what do you get a bloke for his 60th eh? Well I put the thinking cap on and  since it is the start of our dry season-I whipped him up one of these.

It’s a novelty item “peter heater” he will get a laugh out of it.

Also got him a tweeny mosquito catcher thing that looks like a pair of twisted tweezers-can’t take a photo as it’s all wrapped up.

Where we are going is insect capital and I am frazzled as to what to wear, due to the swelling in my knee I cannot get any long pants on and no dear hubby I will not wear what you suggested “denim shorts and long pink & black striped sock’s” indeed NOT.

I have made 22 mini blueberry cheesecakes with flaky flake topping to take along.

Hmm yummo can we start with afters/desert please.

On the sewing front I have started making something with my gorgeous Bliss charms, I did start of making a pattern from my Schnibbles Times Two book but there was too much wastage so it has now turned into a bit of this and that Vickie Project and I’m loving it.

There you go a sneak peek..oh so yummy..so bright and fresh looking.

Cheers Vickie

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Retro BOM & Tis the season

Yeah yipee happy dance Blogger is going to let me play this late afternoon.

Firstly I have completed block 4 of the Retro Nine Patch BOM by Lyn ,

I am loving the brightness of these blocks.

I finally have managed to use the sewing machine and sew borders on my Tis the season blocks for April.

I am so liking the greens.

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Cheers Vickie

Civil War Blocks

I have been forgetting to post my civil war blocks the free weekly pattern from Barbara, I am enjoying doing a block each week.

Now I must of boo-booed my measurements with Block 13 and wasn’t even going to post the picture-I may not even use it in the finished product.

Block 13 Little blue basket.

Block 14 Fox & Geese.

Block 15 Fort Summer.

Now the 4 diagonal pieces were to be red to symbolize lines of fire from the shores,(as told in the story by Barbara) however I had no red. However I am very happy with how this block turned out.

On the knee front-pain is reducing, still is hard to get a full nights sleep.  The muscles above my knee are slowly starting to work..yipee.  And and I can now stand (albeit very gingerly) to have a shower, oh ok sorry too much information..

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Bummed (not meant to offend)

Well truly that’s how I feel..with my options for comfort being limited to being on my butt in the recliner or flat on my back (yuk yuk yuk ) on the bed.

And my butt is complaining. Can only spend a very short time sitting at the computer, I do have a lap top in the lounge but I’m just not in to laptops lol.

And I can’t go jump in my car and drive down the street, as I still have too  much pain on movement.  I am doing some passive exercises that will hopefully allow me to drive on Thursday.

Ok  I’ve had my whinge.  The results from the surgeon were good, it was what he thought a medial meniscus tear and he also found a piece of cartilage floating around..so he scrapped the tear and removed the floating cartilage.

He gave me a sheet of colour photos of the inside of my knee, showing me the floating bit and the tear…seeing the photos made me feel a bit squirmy – and I was like wowed at the same time.

I start physio Thursday and I  have to stay home from work till I go back to see him on 27/4, hoping he lets me go back then.

I noticed late yesterday I was feeling really down and sooky.  Have stopped taking the prescription meds and this afternoon I have noticed my inner being is feeling better.

Thank god the weather here has turned a tad cooler with a nice coolish breeze during the day, saving me from having to turn the air con on.

Stitching little bits, and flicking through magazines has been filling in some time. Oh yes and I have been sleeping-sleeping-sleeping as I am a big believer of the body healing itself during rest.

Ok enough of my rambles for today.

Thank you all for your kind wishes.

Cheers Vickie

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Grounded

Yep I am grounded….no I have not been naughty.

Had my arthroscopy on my knee On Friday 8th. Knee is swollen and looks outta shape-I am being good and walking little bits and weight bearing..applying ice packs when needed and taking pain medication 6 hourly.

Am doing a little bit of hand sewing when the mind isn’t to foggy.

Can sit at my computer also for a bit when the mind is not in an altered state.

Don’t know what the surgeon did to my knee, but will find out when I go see him tomorrow.

I am very fortunate to have such a wonderful husband tending to my needs.

Oh and hey I am grounded to the house and the veranda as I can’t get down the stairs LOL.

Cheers Vickie

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Open for business

Oh wow don’t we all love a new shop, Tess from Raggedy Station has opened a new store –Homespun & Beautiful- and to celebrate she is having an awesome giveaway.

(Pic form Raggedy Station blog)

So go on I bet you can’t not go take a look,

Cheers Vickie

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Tumbling on & on

Not much been happening here.

I had much fun not (try laying blocks out when your knee is BLAH) laying the tumbling blocks, I have constructed so far on the floor to see how they were shaping up and I was stoked to see I had made enough for the size I wanted

 

I have sewed a couple of rows together and some ok many muttering happened during this sewing process- they is a pain.Well for me they is anyway..Hopefully I can continue on after work during the week and end up with a top by the weekend.

Oh was fancying something yummy so last night I made a yummy cheesecake. The look On Hubby’s face  when I took it out of the fridge put the top layer on and then popped it back in the fridge was priceless…he thought he would be able to sample it last night.

Recipe said to use canned cherries but as I am not a fan of cherries unless they are fresh. I opted for a can of raspberries.

Oh yeah and the update on my knee is, I go for day surgery  for an arthroscopy (yeah I remembered the word) on the 8th of April blah blah –then I will be grounded again ,seriously though I am dreading the day I have it done ‘as I have to walk up 14 steps to get into the house. Am hoping I don’t have to be grounded for too long, am lucky I will be having the same Orthopaedic surgeon who has already operated on me 3 times, I trust him.

Od and Delta have recovered from their operations and are back in full swing.

Cheers Vickie

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Surprise mail

Oh my-Miss Fairy (NON Blogger)aka Michelle told me she had  sent me something   , so I was on the lookout at the post office and today it arrived-hmmm 7 days from Adelaide to Darwin *shakes my head at the postal service*-but am so happy it arrived..

 

OOhh lalaa look at this my first Tilda book. And I love what you wrote inside the cover thank you.

and some gorgeous fabric

and there is more..yes I know truly spoilt

Just look at this beauty and with a gorgeous cat  front and back embroidered on it.

And hidden inside a reel of lovely red cotton and a thimble .

Anddddddd

A bundle with some lace some embroidery floss, gorgeous red/gold ribbon and some loveable wee pom pom ribbon-that they use in one of the patterns in the book..

Oh I have been totally spoilt ..thank you so much Miss Fairy aka Michelle.

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Tumbling??

No I’m not  tumble down all the way..even though I’ve felt a bit topsy turvy lately,

And I so so desperately needed a new project –yep good I can hear you all agreeing…

I have admired many different tumbling block quilts over the years, however I have never  even thought about a making  tumbling block quilt, well snap light bulb moment. Just give it ago..happy dance happening –everything worked out just right…

One tumbling block assembled, I decided to just use 3 fabrics for my first go..

And then I made more and more (click on photo for a larger view)..I am loving this design and lots of other fabric ideas are springing to mind..

Cheers Vickie

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Civil War Quilt-Block 12 Louisiana

I have completed Block 12 of the weekly Civil War Blocks offered by Barbara Brackman, this block went together very quickly, I just couldn’t quite get my centres to meet…

but I dare you to go galloping past and spot that they don’t meet..

Love the colour way of these fabrics.

Now off to bed I go..started feeling like zot late last night and am full of it this morning..all feverish and yuk.

Cheers Vickie

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What a week

Golly gosh it’s been a tough week…knowing Janine is no longer here in the physical sense..saddens me greatly. Her children are taking one day at a time and they told me the funeral was lovely and they had heaps of support from family and friends..

I am wanting to make them each a keepsake-like a cushion with a photo of Janine in the centre..will get me a printer over the next coming months and then hopefully by the time I get them made they will be able to accept them..

Have had a fun week with my knee also NOT..had a nasty allergic reaction to the dang tape and blistered behind me knee and ripped skin off..on the up side I only have pain in one area now…

Our 2 small doggies got desexed on Thursday oh man what a trip that was..I bawled all the way home with them..big sooky I am..they were in a bit of pain.

OD all snuggled up and sound asleep…

Delta trying to get comfy…

I felt so bad for them..but they are coming along nicely…

Cheers for now Vickie

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but made it through the night and went outside for the first time today..

Retro Nine Patch BOM

Thought is was time I posted my finished block 2 of the beautiful Retro Nine Patch BOM offered by Lyn.

I am loving the brightness of these blocks.

 

And today whilst sitting at home nursing this…and celebrating the life of my  friend Janine who was laid to rest today.

I reminisced  mine and  Janine ‘s journeys of friendship and I stitched away and now I have completed block 3.

Thank you again Lyn these blocks are awesome..

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SAL Tis the season

Thought I best smarten up and show on my blog, my completed block so far from the SAL .

Wow there is so many different colour ways happening these are going to look awesome when we all display our finished blocks.

Am so happy I chose green am liking it very much

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Civil War block 10

Yeah I have done block 10-London Square from barbara  Brackmans weekly civil war blocks, and I loved the way this came together.

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Happy post

Gee I have been remiss in posting updated photos of my gorgeous grandson Ziah..so without any more rambling here he is

5wk 3days

Don’t they jus grow so quick…

Oh yeah I have been sewing too..promise to post photos real soon

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Thank you

I don’t have the ooommmphhff to reply to each individual comment at the moment.

Please all accept this as my thankyou from the bottom of my heart -for all your kind words, on the sudden passing of Janine .

Thank full am I that we have internet and that I entered the wonderful world of blogging and met more wonderful caring  & supportive people from many corners of the world.

Truly when you are so far from lifelong friends life gets tough, but knowing there will some one at the other end of the keyboard is so comforting to know.

My memories of Janine will never fade. And over time I will be able to accept she has gone-but it no way do I like it.

thankyou all again

Vickie

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