A Finish!!!!!!!!!

I have now finished the first single bed quilt for our bunk beds. Now onto the next one!!! Quilted using big stitch quilting technique and also using crochet cotton nr 5. Just love this way of quilting my quilts. Its now my special very own way. 

Having a nice gathering today with the embroidery  group and have done all my prep work to show them how to do English paper piecing by making a small mug rug. Its just so much fun sharing all my knowledge with these wonderful persons. I am not much of a teacher but with lots of fun we get the projects done. The main thing is that I am a lefty and they are all right handed. 

I am following a blog of Jenny of Elefantz, Gentle Domesticity  and its such a wonderful inspiration to me. 

Today is about the use of color. I love bright colors and have always used them much to the horror of family and friends who seem to think that my home is too busy. hehehehe I just don't care as its nice to wake up to all this wonderful bright positive vibes. Being in our new place and a much cooler climate and also having a very nice light and sunny place, does change my color scheme a bit. Our old home was a dark place because of the heat we had there, houses were placed so that there is not much sun flow into the house to keep it cool. Which is necessary because the temps go over 40 degree C during the long summer months. Whereas now we do welcome sunlight and heat here. 

Well now to get working on my 2nd single bed quilt. Have a great day.

Big stitch quilting!!!

I am having fun with all my quilts lately.

I have found that l just love big stitch quilting by hand and it is such fun to see what the quilts tell me what they want to look like when quilted. I also use crochet cotton nr 5 and in lovely bright colors. love the contrast of this green on the black. Also will be using the thicker batting in all my quilts in future. The thin compressed batting does not add to the cuddly feeling that I want my quilts to have. 

So great that I have now after many years of quilting have now found my favorite quilting.

Now to get this lovely quilt done!!!!!

Sentiscrap quilt!!!!!!!! |Quilting done!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finished the hand quilting and now for the binding. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have now started the garden. We don't have a front gate that leads directly to the front door. Just have the big gate for the car. Now have to do something with the path and here is the start. 

Pots with bright color geraniums in, very colorful and also hardy plants.

Wip (work in progress) update!

Nearly done, just bit quilting and binding. Started loooong ago!

Finished!!!!!

My row by  row is done! After  many  years of hanging around in my sewing room. Doing the happy dance! !!!;

Busy as always!!!

Am still working on my fushion quilt and it is taking a lots of time getting the blanket stitching done but I just work at it when I have a bit of spare time. Also my Nina sewing machine had to go to in for a service, but its due anyway. I don't use her as often as I should because I prefer hand stitching but she does understand me very well and I do take care of her very well. hehehehe I tend to grow attached to some of my special items.

I have pulled out an old ufo and am really motivated to get this row by row wallhanging completed.

The red coat Neil is wearing is nearly 40yrs old. I bought it for my son who turned 40 the other day. it sure has kept its lovely red color also the fabric has lasted this long.

Okay just in case you are wondering what this is!!! hehehehe
its my fairy house I am building. Just having fun and want to use it in my garden

My Autumn wallhanging

I have now completed my lovely autumn wall hanging and just in time for our autumn now. I received this gorgeous fabric from a very dear friend Pamela who lives in Florida USA.

A Stitching weekend

The block now nearly completed

This is my new block with a before photo



Charka testing another quilt which
is not complete yet.



Busy with this Angel