Visitors

Still keeping up with my stars.

But of more different interest

a couple of unusual visitors to the 

garden.

Two King Parrots decided to spend 

a few days at our place.

A bit camera shy,

but I think they enjoyed the fig tree.

Certainly a change from the usual

kookaburra's

wren's

honey eater's

parrots

and finches.

happy stitching jenni

Saturday Sewing

Show and tell this week is from Anna,

she has been busy.

Just the binding to stitch down,

a pram cover for baby Harper,

look at all those triangles.

More perfect stitching,

this time owls, Click on the photo for a

closer look.

Which one is your favorite?

Do you remember the

Sampler quilt with a difference.

Well Shannah has done it again.

Amazing

A better picture.

happy stitching jenni

Wildest Africa

Not as dangerous as it sounds!

A great range of african prints.

great to use in all sorts of project,

quilts, bags and softies.

A laptop bag made using the giraffe print

 and a simplicity pattern

with quilted calico for the lining.

I can't wait to see the giraffe that

Gladys is making.

happy stitching jenni

Organized Chaos

"Star a day" update

7 more stars this week.

This week has also seen 

production of a different sort.

a new ironing board cover,

so I have not been totally obsessed with stars.

I have a retreat planned for the near

future so while I had a chance I decided to get

myself a little organised, instead of the usual 

last minute rush.

Remember these?

I plan to play with these on my weekend away.

Hopefully turn them into a few blocks for my

long term New York Beauty

But this is the mess I started with.

Hope I can make sense if it in the end.

Happy stitching jenni

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More Show and Tell

A follow on from last weeks sewing day

for Corowa Quilters.

More show and tell.

Amazing hand sashiko from Hilary.

Beautiful and so different from the norm,

mauve and an interesting layout.

Thanks to her daughter Bec for that suggestion.

Sharron had a very classic blue and white

irish chain that she made for a friends birthday,

lucky friend.

The quilting is amazing.

She is a very talented quilter.

A better view for the quilting on

 Sharron's quilt.

SHOW ENTRIES

don't forget your entries for the

COROWA QUILTERS

BIENNIAL QUILT SHOW

are now due.

I had a busy weekend getting mine

ready, complete with hanging sleeve.

happy stitching jenni

D M C

Just a reminder that I stock DMC

stranded cotton for embroidery,

stitcheries, cross stitch, quilting,

etc, etc, etc,etc.

and a changing range of

perle 8 threads.

happy stitching jenni

Two Months

Two months down and

ten to go. Sounds easy, but at times

it is a bit of an effort to keep up. What

with life getting in the way of 

what I want to do.

I am up to date with my

"star a day"

This weeks stars.

I've started to join some of my stars 

together. I really feel like I'm getting

somewhere, and hopefully it will reduce

the chance loosing any stray blocks.

happy stitching jenni

2nd Saturday

What a pleasure it is to spend an

afternoon with such talented ladies,

Saturday was our meeting  day for 

Corowa Quilters.

Show and tell was great, as usual.

Another bargello, this time by our tutor

Margot.

this quilt also from Margot

is going to Singapore

great back.

Remember the "sampler quilt with a difference"

this is Shannah's version.

Stunning.

More later.

happy stitching jenni

Gone to Melbourne

If you have a chance this weekend

go to the 

DEAR JANE

QUILT EXHIBITION

BOX HILL TOWN HALL

WHITEHORSE RD,  BOX HILL

My own version will be there,

along with 60 others.

as well as antique quilts and clothing.

happy stitching jenni

Week 9

Another weeks worth of 

star a day blocks.

I am really enjoying the 

repetitiveness of these,

no thinking required,

but lots of fun with the fussy cutting.

click on picture for a closer view.

happy stitching jenni 

Show and Tell

A couple of new quilts from a couple of 

talented ladies.

First is Julie's bargello

orange and yellow with a splash of red.

It reminds her of a sunrise

so it's called tequila

sunrise.

Ruth's african quilt for her grandsons

18th birthday.

This lady has very good time

management skills,

she fits so much into her day.

Well done both of you.

Beautiful quilts.

happy stitching jenni

My Country

What an amazing country we live in,

Out of control bushfires and record breaking floods,

all at the same time.

I love a sunburnt country

A land of sweeping plains

Of rugged mountain ranges

Of drought and flooding rains

I love her far horizons

I love her jewel seas

Her beauty and her terror

The wide brown land for me

Perhaps this Gumnut range of fabric could

be used the to depict our land.

20 great colours.

happy stitching jenni