Floriade

 Normally I share some Floriade pictures at this time of year. Due to Covid times, the main Floriade isn't on but there are smaller ones all around the city. Here are some pictures of the flowers at Canberra Baptist Church.

Wonderful quilt

 So exciting to see Jayne's amazing quilt last week. It is so beautiful and Jayne has chosen some perfect fabrics and her needleturn applique is so lovely. The photos don't so it justice but worth seeing anyway. It is a pattern by Susan Smith called Fleur,

Roni has finished her lovely cushion with felt applique. I so want one of these. I do love how she has closed the back of the cushion!

I have been busy too. I have finally put my borders on my Stitch Therapy 365 quilt and prepared it and 3 others with backing etc to head to the quilter to be tacked or machine quilted. it is a good job done and one that I had been putting off for ages!!

Great show and tell

 So nice to be able to catch up with stitching friends here in Canberra. I feel for those in Melbourne! I should be in Victoria at a stitching retreat this week!!! Can't believe this year though Australia has done very well. I so feel for the many other countries struggling with this yucky virus. So to some lovely show and tell. Jayne has made this amazing group of gifts for a dear friend to use in her laundry! They are just so lovely.

Roni has made these wonderful cross stitch trees for Christmas. So NEED some of these.

Beth made this great pin cushion from a pattern from Kathy Schmitz.

I have stitched these Love and Hugs for Christmas stitcheries, They are good fun.

I was also inspired to make some of these woven wool felt decorations. Such fun to stitch. They are from a pattern by Kathi Campbell of Heart to Hand.

Here, There and Everywhere quilt is finished

 So exciting to share my latest finish with you. This one has been a labour of love as I have handquilted it. It has taken many hours to get this one quilted. I do love the result and so enjoyed working on it as a BOM originally. It is such a gorgeous pattern by Anni Downs. I have personalised it with extra maps of some of the lovely places we have visited (in the days when travel was possible). My colours are a bit differnt to Anni's original as I used my stash and just bought the woven wool for the applique each month.