Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Tuesday at Primitive Patches

It's Tuesday night and I'm at the shop for our friendship group. Ann-Maree has been doing her blog and is now appliqueing the Garden Party blocks to their background fabric. Because this is our raffle quilt we share the work.

Here are a few of the blocks that are finished. Only another 20 to go.
The girls are very animated tonight. This has become a really fun group lately. It was lovely to see Gloria back at the group. Hope we get to see you more often Gloria.

I finished quilting the ballerina bear quilt last night, so as I had time after my class, I got to sew on the binding.
That's next terms quilt nearly done. I will post a picture after I have finished sewing the binding down.
O.K. It's time to go home, so I had better pack up.
Until next time
Lynne

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Happy Birthday Jeanette

O.K. so the day is almost over but, Happy 50th Birthday Jeanette!

Jeanette is one of the girls in my Friday night group. Her mum Barb brought this gorgeous cake on Friday night and I was able to get this great photo of Jeanette blowing out her candles.

As you can see, photograghy is not one of my many talents.

Today I actually tidied my linen cupboards, and it's not even Spring yet. I wish this sewing room was as easy to get into order.
I also made banana muffins for Mark's lunches, and finished the dresses I was making for the twins. They will look so cute with pink tights.
Tomorrow I must finish quilting my ballerina bear quilt. So that being the case, and now that "House" is over, I think I will retire for the night.
Until next time,
Lynne




Monday, March 15, 2010

What a week-end!!!

So much for trying to blog on a regular basis. It has been bedlam here this week. Our daughter Bec had to be moved from Olinda to Belgrave , and to top that off, it was our week-end to have Dee's kids. It has been so long since I had seen Dane and Lydia that I didn't even know what class room Dane was in. Just the same, it was really wonderful to catch up with all of Dee's friends from the school,  and they soon pointed me in the right direction. Dane was very excited because he had had his first SRC meeting at school that day. He is sooo much like Dee in that way.She would be so proud of him. Lydia is growing in leaps and bounds. To think that 2 years ago, she could hardly talk. Now she doesn't stop, and WHY is her favourite word.
So as well as Dane and Lydia, I also had Bec's three. Five children is not as easy to look after in your 50's as it was in my 20's. The mind was willing but boy was the body weak.
Still we got through it, Bec is relocated, and I have my life back. No more running Bec's three around.Yay!
Now to the fun stuff.
When I was at the shop on Tuesday, Garden Party by Blackbird Designs had come in. This is the fabric that we are using for our raffle quilt for our October retreat.


Don't you think it looks amazing. I have done the cutting out and started sewing the blocks. Will post pictures as I go.
Until next time,
Lynne

Monday, March 1, 2010

Busy day, but no sewing

Much to my disappointment, I was not able to get into my sewing room today. I had to do my Grandma duties and run two of my grandkids around. Tahlia, one of the twins, has juvenile arthritis, so she has to have regular eye checks. She passed with flying colours, so we don't need to go back again for 4 months. She is such a different kid when she is not with her twin sister, Ebony. Very chatty and animated. Normally she can't get a word in edgeways. I also had to take her big brother, Jordan, to see the new school he will be going to, starting on the 15th. Bec (my daughter) and her 3 kids are moving to Belgrave in 2 weeks. Sorry Belgrave!!! so Jordy is leaving Olinda Primary (population 17. Yes I said 17) and going to Kallista Primary (population 170). Now we know that 170 kids is still a small school but poor Jordan was totally overwhelmed by so many kids. Hopefully he won't take too long to settle in because it really is a lovely little school and the staff appear to be lovely.
Tomorrow I am teaching and have my Frienship group afterwards, so I know I will get some sewing done then.
Until next time,
Lynne