Ma comes to visit

We have had a lovely few days with Ma visiting. She saw the balloons, we enjoyed several meals out, saw all the great grandchildren, went shopping and had a morning tea picnic at the park with some of the children. It was quite a busy time!

 Yesterday we went on an adventure on the tram! We rode to Gungahlin, had lunch and then rode back.

 Little miss came over after school and spent some time with Old Ma and even had a swim (it wasn't very warm in the water).

A new start...and a weekend at the coast

I very naughtily started something new. I NEEDED something to stitch so began these Natalie Bird stitcheries They were printed on so were very easy to start. The quilt that you make with the stitcheries is made with hexagons but using a size that isn't readily available. So, thanks to some good advice, I am hand piecing them and really enjoying the process. I am mostly using my leftover stash of Nancy Halverson fabrics.

 We headed to Lake Tabourie on the weekend for our church camp. It was lovely weather but it was a shock to see the fire damage on the Clyde Mountain. Amazingly the tree ferns are all growing again and many trees are sprouting new growth. Many swam though I thought it was a bit too cool.

Quilts etc

It was very exciting last week to pick up 4 quilts from the quilter! So good to be getting some of these older projects finished. I had Here, There and Everywhere basted for hand quilting. The other three were the Splendid Sampler, Teddies Garden Treasures and the baby quilt I stitched in 2005! The last, Golden slumbers, is a lovely pattern by the late Vivian Robinson.

 This one is Teddy's Garden Treasures designed by Libby Richardson. The stitching was done on time in 2006. This week I have bound it and made a label.

 Here is Golden Slumbers. I am working on the label now. I even pieced the back.

 Finally I am still slowly working on Fairy Kisses.

 We enjoyed a lovely stitching night at Maree's recently. She has been busy and has finished all of these great projects.

Lovely catch up

We headed to Sydney last Saturday to have afternoon tea with Ma and all of Bruce's cousins. It was so special to catch up with these lovely friends. Ma is the only one left of her generation so it was special for her and for the cousins as well. It was catered and the food was very good!

A gift, some progress and birds

Lovely to catch up with Fiona this week and to receive this beautiful early birthday gift. I just love this special tin with tricky hardanger on the top and the piece of liberty fabric too.

 I have been slowly working on my old UFO, Fairy Kisses, by Helen Stubbings.

 Bruce took some lovely pictures of these birds recently.