What a whirlwind of a week…..a trip down to Mackay for a couple of days so hubby could renew his mining qualifications, included a well-timed trip for me to Spotlight with their 30%off sale !!!!
I stocked up on the necessities….pellon, cottons and these beauties….
…lovely ribbons and ricrac and mini pompom trim…..I’ve got lots of plans for these!!!!
The weather was quite kind to us while we were away but once we returned, the rain hasn’t stopped….they’ve predicted flooding between here and Mackay this week, so I think our timing was perfect!!!!
Looks like the wet season has finally arrived!!!!
I took these beauties with me and managed to get two blocks done whilst we were away.
Last night, I caught up and finished the last of my Birdie Stitches blocks for the BOM I started with Little Miss Shabby last year. Can’t choose my favourite…I love them all!!!!
Soooooo…… tonight, for my FNSI project, I plan to start putting my flimsy together and I hopefully will have a finish by the end of the month to show you!!!!
Why don’t you join me??? Get comfy in your jammies and settle down with a cup o’ tea and your project. (or you could relax with a glass of wine….but watch those wobbly stitches!!!!) Loadsa fun….and you could win prizes too!!!! Sign up and details are here.
As you know, I live in a cane farming district. The other morning, during a break in the weather, I got a bit of a surprise!
No, it’s not stunt men preparing for a new James Bond movie (however James Bond would be a bit of an attraction!!!) …..this nifty pilot was spraying the cane with pesticides! Look how close he goes to the ground!!!!!! I was sure he was going to crash on numerous occasions!!! And, if it were a James Bond film set, I’d be close at hand to give mouth to mouth….after all, I have my First Aid Certificate……and it IS my civic obligation to help, isn’t it?????? LOL
Always something interesting going on about here….is it any wonder it takes me so long to get my crafty projects done!!!!!! LOL
Anyways, must off and prepare for my big Night In!!!!!
Hope you’ll be there to join me!
sugary hugs :O)
to make a few wonky scrappy log cabin quilt blocks for Michele. 
photo courtesy of Michele @ http://quiltinggallery.com You see, Michele is coordinating quilt blocks to be made to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy in the US…..I figure, we always have so much help when cyclone season hits our coast, it’s only right to help out others whenever we can. Michele’s organised the Sandy Quilt Block Drive…. 
and she’s even got a tutorial to show you how to make them HERE I KNOW what a great bunch of guys and gals the blogging/quilting/stitching community is, so here’s a call out to all of you to help Michele as she’s a little short of block makers….you can make as few or as many as you like but you can read more about it HERE……and you will need to register on this link. 
On another note, I managed to watch this from my kitchen window this morning… 
photo courtesy of -WT.mc_id=en_top_stories What an eerie display……Although we live about 500km south of the best viewing place of Cairns in Far North Queensland, where all the journo’s and scientists flocked to get the ‘best’ view, I figured our view was pretty spectacular….and not a cloud in sight!! Apparently not another one in Far North Queensland for more than 200 years, and none in Australia for another 10 so, talk about the right place at the right time!!!! Despite the fact that I broke a bottle of bubbly wine on the kitchen floor soon after….(no, I wasn’t having an early morning snort, nor was I celebrating the solar eclipse….simply getting the milk out for my morning coffee…….true!!!!!), I think viewing this spectacle might have made me a little wonky…… just setting the tone for sewing!!! Sugary hugs xox 
Just a quick reminder, as for my giveaway at my ‘Partay-house’, you can win one of these….. 
