Monday 31 October 2011

You can quilt that out??????

A bit of a laugh for a Monday morning to start the week!!!!! Does any of this sound familiar??????  I know I’ve heard a few of these quilting ‘legends’ too!!!!!  LOL …..  Oh to be a longarm quilter!!!!!  hehehe Grab a cuppa and enjoy, but beware…….you may spray your screen with cafe au lait !!!!!   Maybe leave the coffee for after!!!! 
Humorous Quilting Video set to Cathy Miller's song 'You Can Quilt That Out,' depicting the life of a longarm quilter. Video made by Mavis Rosbach, Quiltbird Studio, for "the Buzz on the Longarm Biz' class originally presented at the Georgia Quilt Show October, 2008. www.quiltbirdstudio.com www.singingquilter.com
Sugary Hugs   XO Wendy :O)

You can quilt that out??????

A bit of a laugh for a Monday morning to start the week!!!!!

Does any of this sound familiar??????  I know I’ve heard a few of these quilting ‘legends’ too!!!!!  LOL …..  Oh to be a longarm quilter!!!!!  hehehe

Grab a cuppa and enjoy, but beware…….you may spray your screen with cafe au lait !!!!!   Maybe leave the coffee for after!!!! 

Humorous Quilting Video set to Cathy Miller's song 'You Can Quilt That Out,' depicting the life of a longarm quilter. Video made by Mavis Rosbach, Quiltbird Studio, for "the Buzz on the Longarm Biz' class originally presented at the Georgia Quilt Show October, 2008. www.quiltbirdstudio.com www.singingquilter.com

Sugary Hugs

 

XO Wendy :O)

Monday 24 October 2011

EQ7 Giveaway

…over at the Pickledish Patch. button w But I’d be happy if you didn’t bother…..’cause I’d like to win it!!! LOL However, I promised Vicki I would so you better head on over here for your chance to win (or 5, if you follow Vicki’s instructions). Good luck ….no that’s not my fingers crossed behind my back (hee hee!)….and remember it finishes this Thursday AEST, so be quick! Sugary hugs Wendy XO :O)

EQ7 Giveaway

…over at the Pickledish Patch.

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But I’d be happy if you didn’t bother…..’cause I’d like to win it!!! LOL

However, I promised Vicki I would so you better head on over here for your chance to win (or 5, if you follow Vicki’s instructions).

Good luck ….no that’s not my fingers crossed behind my back (hee hee!)….and remember it finishes this Thursday AEST, so be quick!

Sugary hugs

Wendy XO :O)

Saturday 22 October 2011

It’s a dog’s life…

well, it is…..!!!!! take a look at this lazy duo……….. 011 only 4 weeks left of high school before it’s all over for ever and ever……until uni starts!!!!!….where did the time go???  It only seems like yesterday that I was in the same boat….not a care in the world….getting up at 7.30 to leave for school at 8…..aaaah, those were the days!!! And next week will see us attending this…….. 016 ….clever little bunny certainly didn’t take after his Mum…..he’s being awarded a Level 2 Award, which means all A’s and B’s on his report card……imagine what that kid could do if he actuallystudied’!?!?!?! LOL dog-prints-borderhl And poor little Ralph….little did he know, that yesterday was to be a little different to the ‘normal’ day in the life of ‘dog’.  Notice how ‘shaggy’ he had become in the first photo???  Well, no longer……020 …what a poser!!!!!   He always loves visiting his ‘groomer’ for his bi-monthly ‘do’!!!  And once he’s coiffed, he forgets he’s nearly 10 and behaves like a puppy again …. 025 …with his favourite toy, Mr Rabbit, who he loves to give a shake… 023 As you can see, that poor Mr Rabbit certainly has been well and truly loved!!!! If you’re wondering…Ralph is our little moodle, a cross between a maltese terrier and a standard poodle.  Ralphy certainly took most of his good looks and charm from the maltese side (!!!) as we met one of his siblings a while back who had the stronger poodle strain and he had much longer legs and stood about hip-height!!!!…reminded me of Danny DeVito and Arnie in Twins!!!!…..Poor Ralphy’s like his human ‘parents’ (and Danny DeVito!)…..stumpy legs…. and bodies!!!! dog-prints-borderr I did actually have a finish this week too.  Remember the placemats I told you about here?  Well, they are finished now and ready for……????? 170 All yummy and done…… 171 172 And I’m still making 9-patches galore for our year 7 Art project…I’m about halfway through and they’re looking scrummy too….   013 015 Definitely a work in progress……I can’t wait to add them to the children’s stitcheries!!!! 012 and some hand stitching too on my NPNT. 017 …definitely still a work in progress….a very slow one, but I’m NEARLY there!!!!! img21 There is a good reason why things take me so long……..I get caught up with the entertainment around here…… These little guys, not sure but I think they’re baby kingfishers, were beginning to catch their dinner.  Needless to say I spent a good half hour yesterday at least watching them fly off, bring their prey back and beat it into oblivion before swallowing it down whole and doing it all over again!!!  And they’re just soooo cute, don’t ya think??? 002 005 008 Hope your weekend’s full to the brim of laziness, a little bit of entertainment and crafty fun too!!! Sugary hugs XO Wendy :O)

It’s a dog’s life…

well, it is…..!!!!!

take a look at this lazy duo………..

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only 4 weeks left of high school before it’s all over for ever and ever……until uni starts!!!!!….where did the time go???  It only seems like yesterday that I was in the same boat….not a care in the world….getting up at 7.30 to leave for school at 8…..aaaah, those were the days!!!

And next week will see us attending this……..

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….clever little bunny certainly didn’t take after his Mum…..he’s being awarded a Level 2 Award, which means all A’s and B’s on his report card……imagine what that kid could do if he actuallystudied’!?!?!?! LOL

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And poor little Ralph….little did he know, that yesterday was to be a little different to the ‘normal’ day in the life of ‘dog’.  Notice how ‘shaggy’ he had become in the first photo???  Well, no longer……020

…what a poser!!!!!   He always loves visiting his ‘groomer’ for his bi-monthly ‘do’!!!  And once he’s coiffed, he forgets he’s nearly 10 and behaves like a puppy again ….

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…with his favourite toy, Mr Rabbit, who he loves to give a shake…

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As you can see, that poor Mr Rabbit certainly has been well and truly loved!!!!

If you’re wondering…Ralph is our little moodle, a cross between a maltese terrier and a standard poodle.  Ralphy certainly took most of his good looks and charm from the maltese side (!!!) as we met one of his siblings a while back who had the stronger poodle strain and he had much longer legs and stood about hip-height!!!!…reminded me of Danny DeVito and Arnie in Twins!!!!…..Poor Ralphy’s like his human ‘parents’ (and Danny DeVito!)…..stumpy legs…. and bodies!!!!

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I did actually have a finish this week too.  Remember the placemats I told you about here?  Well, they are finished now and ready for……?????

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All yummy and done……

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And I’m still making 9-patches galore for our year 7 Art project…I’m about halfway through and they’re looking scrummy too….

 

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Definitely a work in progress……I can’t wait to add them to the children’s stitcheries!!!!

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and some hand stitching too on my NPNT.

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…definitely still a work in progress….a very slow one, but I’m NEARLY there!!!!!

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There is a good reason why things take me so long……..I get caught up with the entertainment around here……

These little guys, not sure but I think they’re baby kingfishers, were beginning to catch their dinner.  Needless to say I spent a good half hour yesterday at least watching them fly off, bring their prey back and beat it into oblivion before swallowing it down whole and doing it all over again!!!  And they’re just soooo cute, don’t ya think???

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Hope your weekend’s full to the brim of laziness, a little bit of entertainment and crafty fun too!!!

Sugary hugs

XO Wendy :O)

Monday 17 October 2011

An inspirational visit to Cardwell…

Eight months after Cyclone Yasi and who knew people were still going without….without their homes, without their roofs, without their gardens, without their basic craft goodies…….still!!! It was heartbreaking to see the devastation Cyclone Yasi dished out on this beautiful little spot in the world and is still recovering from, and to hear the stories, particularly the story of one lady who had bought a new, long awaited sewing machine the week before the cyclone, only to have it washed away by the sea along with everything she owned. Despite stories such as these, there was no dwelling on losses, no dwelling on ‘what could be’, only positive and forward-thinking, resilient women, sharing what they love best…..I felt very inspired and right at home! Keep these ladies from the Cardwell Patchwork and Quilters, and others in the surrounding districts, in your thoughts and prayers as the upcoming cyclone season approaches our shores.  Also if you want to send any donations for stash to the group, let me know and I will send you a contact address. All donations, I know, will be gratefully received.   Grab a cuppa and please enjoy the scrapbook album I’ve created (using the new “My Memories” software I won from Vikki). Sugary hugs XOX  Wendy :O)