tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40200433100879060742023-11-17T03:49:18.198+11:00Sue's place in the sunSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-66129082262007572772015-07-27T21:10:00.001+10:002015-07-28T15:17:30.611+10:00Christmas in July swap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I joined in the wonderful swap run by <a href="http://christmasinjulyswap.blogspot.com.au/">Cheryll</a>. This is always so much fun and such a surprise when the parcel arrives<br />
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I sent to <a href="http://retdairyqueen.blogspot.com.au/">Illene</a> a tree, a stitched angel mini quilt and an apron. The apron I made using one that I was gifted in the Millrosie swap last Christmas, I even had some of the same fabrics that are in my apron.<br />
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I received from <a href="http://happyinquilting.blogspot.com.au/">Peg</a> Santas workshop, table runner and mini quilt.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-51103867675406323572015-05-24T19:58:00.000+10:002015-06-18T17:43:56.253+10:00lets try this again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been a while, life has been one huge roller coaster ride of emotions over the last 5 months. Things happen in life that no matter who you are or what you do they hit you in the gut and wind you.<br />
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Put simply it has been something that I never expected to happen but shit happens and it has robbed me mostly of my sewing mojo. I haven't been to a North of the Yarra Quilt guild meeting or sew day since Christmas, I miss the time out to sew but other stuff keeps getting in the way and it has been easier to just not go than try to explain what has been happening.<br />
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I've done some sewing and deliberately signed up to swaps to make me sew. I have also gone to Langwarrin and <a href="http://threadsandtangles.com.au/">Lee's studio</a> to do a group FMQ class with ladies from the Victorian QCA facebook page. It was great fun and has got me sewing because you have homework and it has to be done and I really am enjoying using my big fancy Pfaff Grand quilter.<br />
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Looking through my photos from the last couple of months I joined Samelias mum, Anorina over on instagram #needlecase swap mine went to the USA and has arrived so I can show you what I made. I used a Aussie flora print scraps from 20 years ago, you know you never throw anything out.<br />
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Working backwards May is Sports Chaplaincy Australia (SCA) National Champions dinner at the MCG. Former Wallaby Captain Nick Farr-Jones was our special guest. Glenn Ridge hosted the night and a good night was had by all</div>
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Two nights later and we were there again with friends down from Sydney who are SCG members. This time for the AFL game between Collingwood and Geelong. Needless to say Steve's team Collingwood lost to Geelong as did my Penrith Panthers playing against the Brisbane Broncos 8-5 in the final 30 seconds of the game. I was following along on my phone on the NRL app.<br />
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That week was a hell of week. This is what a kangaroo does to your car at 110 km per hour down the Calder Highway at 12.30am. It should be back in my garage tomorrow or Tuesday, there was no damage done to the engine or frame but we do have 1 of 400 Outlanders that were specials made in 2010 so spare parts are new parts.</div>
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April we went to Sydney for work and as we were planning the meeting realised that Easter was the following week. We decided to stay and spend some time with our Sydney kids and catch up with some friends. One day Steve had a meeting at Homebush at the NSW SCA desk at Sports House. Kate, Violet and I went shopping including a <a href="http://www.patchworkproducts.com.au/">patchwork</a> shop at Rydalmere, while there Violet picked out fabric for grandma to make a dress for her birthday, she picked the most expensive fabric I bought that day. Auntie Jaclyn made her a cardigan to go with it and I added a couple of long sleeve t-shirts to wear under it.<br />
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We also went to the Royal Easter Show which we had not been to for a few years. The day was overcast and we had a few showers but seats in the grandstand gave us somewhere to sit and watch the fireworks that night as well as other attractions in the main ring like grand parade.<br />
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If you have go this far thanks for reading an I will do another post tomorrow to show you the quilts that talked to me at the Australian Quilt Convention at Carlton Gardens also in April. </div>
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If you really want to know what's happening email me and I can let you know but at the moment we are taking each day as it comes and the next 6 months are going to be interesting.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-74208406387612737192015-01-16T17:25:00.001+11:002015-01-16T17:25:54.644+11:00Melbourne Zoo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />Monday I spent the day at Melbourne Zoo with my girls, Kate has shared photos <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kate.finn.80?pnref=story">here</a>. While we went to Mildura they visited <a href="http://www.zoo.org.au/werribee">Werribee</a> Open Range Zoo, as well. <div>
We were very glad on Tuesday that we had gone to the zoo on Monday as we all got wet getting back to the car after visiting GJ's Fabrics in Brunswick East, so instead of heading to DFO Essendon we drove into South Wharf for lunch and spot of outlet shopping.</div>
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We picked Steve up from work and drove home where we organised a baked dinner with Elizabeth and Jared joining us and saying goodbye to the girls before they headed home on Wednesday<br /><br /></div>
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-82391833106954958712015-01-16T16:52:00.002+11:002015-01-16T16:54:14.794+11:00Can you tell I'm tired<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Christmas seems to have been happening for the last 3 weeks, first Josh Jaclyn and Charlotte arrived on 18th December before they headed to the Blue Mountains to have Christmas with Jac's family. We had Christmas with Josh Jac and Charlotte, Elizabeth and Jared and exchanged presents on 22nd December.<br />
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Christmas day Elizabeth and Jared were here for lunch. After lunch Lego was built.<br />
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<br />New Years Day Chris arrived and visited for a week as the firm he works for closed until 7th January, then last Thursday Kate, Lily and Violet surprised me by driving down from Sydney (Steve knew they were coming). They went home Wednesday morning and yesterday we cleaned up and today I have been organising my sewing area which hasn't been touched in weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dresses sent to Sydney for Lily and Violet</td></tr>
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<br />What have we been up to with all those visitors, a trip to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglesea,_Victoria">Anglesea</a> to feed Jared's beach mission team. On the way home we stopped at Torquay where Steve watched a wind surfer.<br />
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While in Sydney Jac's nana died on 31st December, the funeral was last Thursday, we offered her if she flew to Melbourne we would drive her and Charlotte back to Mildura. Josh had decided on the day they were due to go home (30th) that he needed to be back home for Frankie the cat who was being cared for by friends.<br />
Last Friday we picked up Jaclyn and Charlie at the airport and drove straight out to Mildura, spent Saturday doing stuff with them and then headed back to the surprise visitors at our place. I finally finished hand quilting Charlotte's quilt and gave it to her.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-29255329713406464552014-12-27T15:57:00.000+11:002014-12-27T17:36:07.204+11:00SSCS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my gifts from Raewyn</td></tr>
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All the lovely presents that I received from <a href="http://stitchingfarmgirl.blogspot.com.au/">Raewyn</a>. Raewyn did it from memory and made me two wonderful gifts, the table topper will go on the table when Steve has finished sorting Lego and the stitcher's stocking and the lovely things in it will find a place in my sewing space.</div>
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These are the gifts I sent <a href="http://chezprincessenounouche.blogspot.fr/">Florence</a> in France, I haven't seen the main present on her blog but do know she received her parcel. I wrapped it in a metre of Annie Downs 12 Days of Christmas fabric.<br />
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Thanks <a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com.au/">chookyblue</a> for organising this fabulous swap again.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-15832481588364917452014-12-01T22:44:00.000+11:002014-12-01T22:44:02.349+11:00Secret Santa Christmas Swap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Parcel sent to <a href="http://chezprincessenounouche.blogspot.fr/">Florence</a> in France as part of Chookyblue's SSCS, you can go see the inside on her blog.</div>
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<a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com.au/p/first-name-blog-address-open-another.html">Chooky</a> has been a great swap mumma again and all these wonderful parcels are winging there way around the globe. </div>
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Parcel arrived from <a href="http://stitchingfarmgirl.blogspot.com.au/">Raewyn </a>in New Zealand<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-60575698390190660782014-11-15T18:15:00.000+11:002014-11-15T18:15:22.228+11:00Wedding quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I finally got photos of the quilt I made Elizabeth and Jared, Elizabeth clearly didn't want to be in the photos<div>
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-80662296533252723392014-11-15T18:05:00.001+11:002014-11-17T19:50:19.630+11:00I need to be more........<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I have been to <a href="https://www.millrosecottage.com.au/quilting">Millrose Cottage</a> for a Christmas bloggers get together <a href="http://millrosiefriends.blogspot.com.au/">Mill Rose Friends</a>. We had a Christmas themed swap, something to wear, Christmas decoration and something sweet. I forgot to take a photo of what I made, my parcel consisted of an apron, cadbury chocolates and handmade Christmas tree earrings. What I received and what I bought home are two entirely different parcels, I swapped but then <a href="http://shez-enjoyinglife.blogspot.com.au/">Shez</a> decided to up the anti, she made everyone pass their parcel 2 places to the right which is why I have a completely different parcel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with special guest<a href="http://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com.au/"> Chez</a></td></tr>
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The beautiful stitchery by <a href="http://rosaliequinlandesigns.typepad.com/">Rosalie Quinlan </a>- "Be a Blessing" is headed to is new owner this week as part of Chookyblues <a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com.au/p/first-name-blog-address-open-another.html">SSCS 2014</a><br />
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I have signed up to another swap, Christmas pouch swap over at <a href="http://www.sewdelicious.com.au/">Sew Delicious</a> sew this is the next thing to be sewn, then there is NOTYQ mortal angel swap Christmas parcels to be ready for the Christmas party on 20th December. Also need to make some family Christmas presents.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-58383170982625749272014-10-31T12:36:00.002+11:002014-10-31T12:36:58.809+11:00weekend in Bright<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As I wait for Steve to finish what he needs to take with him to Bright (second visit in a couple of months) I thought I would catch up what has been happening around here.<br />
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Last week Clare came to visit, she didn't want me to spend my birthday by myself. Steve was in New Zealand (yes I was suppose to be there too but our plans got changed). We sewed making new handbags, went to the Stitches and craft show at Caufield Racecourse where Clare bought her birthday and Christmas - new Go cutter dies<br />
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I've been secret stitching for NOTYQ mortal angel swap and <a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com.au/p/first-name-blog-address-open-another.html">Chookyblues</a> SSCS as well as <a href="http://millrosiefriends.blogspot.com.au/">Millrosiefriends</a> Christmas swap<br />
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I've visited a number of different quilt exhibitions over the last month, including meeting the wonderful Brenda Papadkis at <a href="http://quiltsinthebarnaus.blogspot.com.au/">Quilts in the Barn</a><br />
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I also went to Bayswater TLC church to visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eastern-Palliative-Care-Quilt-Show/148057111942034?fref=ts">Eastern Palliative</a> care Quilt show and Beaconsfield quilt show.</div>
Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-41874706214215444192014-09-26T20:05:00.003+10:002014-09-26T20:05:48.791+10:00 8 weeks and a lot has happened<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://millrosiefriends.blogspot.com.au/">Millrosie</a> friends get together happened on 23rd of August, it was a fun day with lots of talking, laughter and good food, some sewing was achieved but not much.<br />
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I bought at the Melbourne craft fair Rosalie Quinlan's "Be a Blessing" Christmas stitchery. It is a lovely stitchery and I am really enjoying stitching at night watching TV.<br />
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I spent the last week of August and the first week of September in Sydney on grandma duties, Kate and Graeme were heading to Darwin for a conference. Steve was with me until 31st August when he flew to Perth to lead a training course for Sports Chaplaincy, he arrived back 6th September where on Sunday we had lunch for fathers day with family and friends and then came home. We both managed to be infected with a virus which we are still suffering the effects of today - we are still both coughing but well on the road to recovery. Everyone we have talked to this winter has said that it lingers on for 6 - 8 weeks, we are both over it, well and truly.<div>
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I have joined in again this year <a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com.au/">Chookyblue's</a> Secret Santa Christmas Swap and will be doing secret sewing over the next 6 weeks. Something for my swap partners tree and something special to be opened Christmas day.</div>
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-23668058222890164762014-08-04T20:23:00.003+10:002014-08-04T20:23:32.577+10:00Retreat or not<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have a problem a good problem but it needs solving. In October 24 - 26 I was attending a retreat at the <a href="http://www.millrosecottage.com.au/">Millrose</a> cottage retreat house in Ballan, you noticed I said was.....<br />
Today Steve worked out when he is headed to New Zealand for work and I can go with him and we will have a short break while there. My problem is I still need to pay for retreat $290 even if I'm not there. Can you help me out if you live in Melbourne and would like a weekend sewing your heart out with <a href="http://thehouseonthesideofthehill.blogspot.com.au/"> Mel</a>, and <a href="http://lilabellelane.blogspot.com.au/">Sharon</a> and other wonderful ladies who are part of the <a href="http://millrosiefriends.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/one-spot-left-for-mill-house-retreat.html">Millrosie</a> friends group let me know.</div>
Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-40757864851198687142014-07-30T09:58:00.000+10:002014-07-30T09:58:50.326+10:00Kate Spain Charms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have finished the top of my Kate Spain charm square swap. Melissa aka <a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/the-kate-spain-charm-along.html">MsMidge</a> who organised this wonderful swap also organised a charm-along which we all have until the weekend to get finished.<br />
I really just wanted the fabric to shine and found a free pattern called round and round, my problem was that I needed an extra 28 charms to finish the final round, I had a slightly used Central Park charm pack and added it to the final 32 from the swap. Now to work out how to quilt it but have already decided on a black and white stripe as the binding</div>
Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-79509518536678442322014-07-26T09:46:00.000+10:002014-07-26T09:46:23.076+10:00Christmas in July<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I joined in on Cheryll's <a href="http://christmasinjulyswap.blogspot.com.au/">Christmas in July</a> swap, this is what Jan sent me. A lovely tree mini quilt, 5 Santas for my tree and a mug bag with a cute little mouse and some chocolates inside as well as some tea and coffee bags. Thanks again to the swap mumas Cheryll and Kim</div>
Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-81364266099886312212014-07-23T16:41:00.000+10:002014-07-26T11:50:04.280+10:00Finished and a new start<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sew I got the last 3 rows onto my Anna Maria Horner, low volume swap quilt but now that I am in the National Sports Chaplaincy Australia (SCA) office every Monday and Tuesday I don't get to see a lot of daylight unless I head out at lunchtime. We don't have enough floor space to lay the whole quilt top out so I went outside, in front of the garage and took some photos.<br />
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Now I can play with all the lovely Kate Spain charms from the swap. There are 111 different 5" charms, we ended up with one double and given I took 2 spots I now have 224 lovely charms to make a number of thing out of. To start I am doing the Roundabout quilt - first 2 rounds on so far, 3 more to go. I am just sewing the charms together as they arrived giving a nice scrappy look so far.</div>
Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-30728429851492480122014-07-19T09:00:00.002+10:002014-09-26T20:12:26.406+10:00halfway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is what I worked on last night, it took much longer to do that I wanted <a href="http://sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com.au/p/friday-night-sew-in-fnsi.html">FNSI</a> is a fun way to get sewing done with a whole bunch of like minded people.<br />
It is overcast here this morning a good excuse to continue putting it together.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-31389017148613725522014-07-18T19:44:00.000+10:002014-09-26T20:16:59.220+10:00FNSI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm joining in with all the girls sewing <a href="http://sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com.au/p/friday-night-sew-in-fnsi.html">FNSI</a>. I spent yesterday at NOTYQ and managed to get 7 rows done, 13 more to go, might not get them all done tonight but I want to finish it by tomorrow. My next project is calling, my Kate Spain charm squares and the incentive is that <a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/the-kate-spain-charm-along.html">Melissa</a> has on her blog for getting my butt into gear. The current plan is to either make Thimble Blossoms <a href="http://thimbleblossoms.bigcartel.com/product/round-round-pattern-156-paper-pattern">round and round quilt</a> or a free from Quilt it called <a href="http://quiltittoday.com/projects/">Roundabout</a><br />
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Steve will be channel flicking between the British open golf, tour de france, NRL and AFL so I will happily play with my sewing machine and occasionally check the sporting scores.<br />
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In other news my Christmas in July swap parcel arrived during the week but I can't open it until next Friday and I know from auspost tracking that my gifts have arrived at their destination I took photos of them before they were wrapped but forgot to take one of them wrapped. However with technology I have been able to copy the photo from her blog.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-79254471039734244212014-07-12T07:00:00.000+10:002014-07-12T07:00:02.971+10:00and the other stuff <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We had a trip away before the wedding.<br />
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Sports Chaplaincy Australia (SCA) had their national Conference on the Gold Coast 17th - 19th June and I ended up being the go to organiser as the person who was doing it left. Robyn now has a full time job instead of a 3 day part time job. This also means that I now have a 2 day paid position in the same office as Steve but he is not my boss.<br />
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The conference was great, it always is but I was on a rollercaster ride with no way off, you see my dad died on the previous Saturday while we were in Sydney visiting family and friends on our way to the Gold Coast. We never made the funeral as it was held on the Central Coast of NSW the day before the wedding 13 days after he died as my siblings fought over when and how it was going to happen.<br />
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While in Sydney we had a few days where I got to sew with Clare and go to Lily's 6th birthday party, six years ago we were preparing to head to London to visit our new little granddaughter.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-78537438607476640652014-07-11T21:11:00.000+10:002014-07-18T19:49:33.126+10:00i'm slack<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
but I do have a few excuses, not all good ones but this is the best..................<br />
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Tim, Andrew, Jared, Elizabeth, Kate, Jen</td></tr>
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Elizabeth and Jared got married on 28th June 2014 at St Hillary's at Kew. Photos taken at Carlton Gardens outside the Royal Exhibition building and the IMAX. Reception at Visy Park (Carlton AFL home ground) in the function room. Jared's dad Steven is the chaplain at Carlton<br />
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I am now the parent of three married children and for the first time since 1980 Steve and I are home alone.</div>
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-40655730878493528452014-05-13T14:56:00.000+10:002014-05-13T14:56:08.319+10:00Mothers Day <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
and the family is everywhere but here. I had a card from Elizabeth this morning without an envelope, phone calls from the boys. We Skyped with the granddaughters plus parents at dinner time.<br />
My mothers day present is flights to and from Sydney and a weekend at Stroud (north of Newcastle) for a quilting retreat. I have started by pulling ALL the charm squares that I have from Rainbow fabric swaps including low volume and black and white charms. Also the Anna Maria Horner international charm square swap on flickr - 224 charms in this swap alone.<br />
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HAVE YOU HEARD THERE IS A KATE SPAIN CHARM SQUARE SWAP<br />
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I've joined in and you can find all about it on <a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/the-kate-spain-aussie-charm-swap-now.html">Melissa</a> blog. I have pulled fabric from my stash that has been sitting there for a while because any self respecting fabric hoarder will tell you the right project just hasn't presented its self yet. I've taken 2 spots which means I will get back 224 Kate Spain charms from my 4 metres of fabric.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-46648808590722755662014-04-04T20:45:00.002+11:002014-04-18T16:17:16.157+10:00a trip west all the way to the Indian Ocean<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wednesday we flew to Perth, Western Australia for an 8 day visit. Yesterday morning we hired a car and headed south towards Busselton where we were meeting with a lovely lady who is a school chaplain here and had done the sports chaplaincy training to talk sport, we met Christine at The Goose café on Busselton pier. We then spent the afternoon driving and exploring the south down to Margaret River where we stayed the night at a bed and breakfast called the Noble Grape at Cowaramup. This morning our meeting at Margaret River was cancelled until lunch time, so explored some more driving down to Augusta and Cape Leeuwin. This is where the Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean and I have taken lots of photos and shared them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram but here are a few of the last 2 days<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Busselton Pier</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Nobel Grape B&B Cowaramup<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16.1200008392334px; text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-57839322277423239022014-04-04T20:24:00.000+11:002014-05-11T16:05:37.341+10:00a quick quilt top<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ribbon Box quilt</td></tr>
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Last week I was heading out to NOTYQ, packed my fabric up and my machine went to leave and it was pouring, if it was just hand stitching I might of made it. I really wanted to make the quilt above, I had found the pattern online and really liked it and I had the fabric from the Millrosie bloggers get together that Anne had added to the lovely red sewing bag that I wanted to use. Instead of heading to NOTYQ I stayed home cut, stitched and put the quilt top together. I really like the way the fabrics work with the pale green back ground fabric. I am also doing some secret sewing for the angel/mortal swap that is being run by NOTYQ this year, I have taken photos but you won't see them until Christmas when all is revealed.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-31846862424504807582014-03-17T21:40:00.000+11:002014-03-17T21:40:54.395+11:00Thirroul Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading for the sand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Violet climbing the rocks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve (Granddad) and Violet out on the rocks<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kate and Lily on the same rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a turtle made in the sand and covered with rocks</td></tr>
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On the Sunday we went to Thirroul beach, a lovely day for a walk along the rocks and a swim for some. 29 years ago we Steve, Sue, Kate and Josh moved into the manse of Thirroul Baptist church on Lawerence Hargraves Drive. Six weeks later Elizabeth was born, her birthday is Thursday, we spent 4 years at Thirroul before moving to Toronto, Lake Macquarie.<br />
Monday we headed home via Mittagong, Canyonleigh, Goulburn, Crookwell, Boorowa, Harden, Cootamundra, Junee, The Rock, Culcairn and back onto the Hume Highway just before Albury and headed home to Heidelberg. As we have travelled up and down from Melbourne to Sydney a few times over the last 8 months, dirt roads a detours are a nice change from the boring highway.</div>
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-36268759732431564392014-03-17T21:07:00.000+11:002014-03-17T21:07:43.349+11:00my favourite things stitching<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I didn't mention in the sewing together of row 1 that I cut 129 cream and 129 coloured 1.5" squares and made 4 patches and 2 patches out of them. I also had to cut 2.5" squares of the cream. I'm now doing the hand stitching of row 3.<br />
On Thursday 6th March, Clare and I went to the Stitches and Craft show at Rosehill Racecourse, she came away want a "Sweet 16" quilting machine after spending some time playing on the one there. I knew that sitting down at it would be fatal as I also would love one but at $8000 not in either of our budgets. I went looking for thread, special thread, Aurifil made in Italy and wonderful to sew with.<br />
Friday morning I checked my emails, I had one that said I had chosen the winning name for the pink in their new colours, Fairy Floss, you can read about it <a href="http://auribuzz.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/name-the-new-auricolor-contest/">here</a>. They arrived today all 18 pretty cottons ready for me to play with.<br />
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-8785250298050668692014-03-05T20:14:00.000+11:002014-03-05T20:14:41.761+11:00Lots of stitching happening<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first 3 sewn together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the rest of the strip done</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the next row started</td></tr>
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Sewing is happening at a great rate, hand stitching now sitting on the couch at Clares (no blog) after spending the day opshop shopping and sewing the first of my strips together. The reason I'm here instead of Melbourne is Steve is in the Southern Highlands teaching at Capenwray bible school today to Friday. We will then catch up with family and friends before heading back on Monday (Monday is a public holiday in Melbourne).<div>
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For all those going to weekend stitching of let's get stitched Melbourne have a great time, I was going to come but other thing got in the way, like the opportunity to see my granddaughters and sew to my hearts content with Clare for 3 days. </div>
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Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595967763165696837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020043310087906074.post-20337768143049513882014-02-23T20:58:00.000+11:002014-02-23T20:58:01.832+11:00Stitch Along<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In 2012 I joined Chookyblue's <a href="http://stitch-a-long.blogspot.com.au/">stitchalong</a> making the "My Favourite Things" quilt from the Anni Downs book Some Kind of Wonderful, but somewhere along the way I waylaid. I started the first five blocks with great intentions. Last weekend I bought a A4 light box from Spotlight on special for $49. I then spent the rest of the weekend tracing the rest of the blocks out, cutting fabric getting them ready to stitch. I have finished the first 5 and I have now started on the next row, stitching the chocolates and daisy yesterday at Mill Rose. I changed the cat to a dog as we had a dog a pet not a cat and most of the blocks the fabric used is by Kate Spain. <div>
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