Bawkkkk

Mavis: BETTY! What was that all about!

Betty: Well the little man opened the door so thought I check the neighbourhood out...

Gladdis (stares with disappointment at Betty)

Betty: What? He OPENED IT!

Mavis (stomps away)

Mavis: We had not even been here for 12 hours and you wonder off!

Gladdis: You really upset Mum. She even ironed!

Mavis: Well I am home... I am off to bed... I have not slept two days...

Bunting love...

My first 2012 finish peoples! Pre printed bunting panels I ordered from Dance in My Garden. I was lucky to get a set early... Contact lovely Luisa if you want a set - they are so yummy she has not even needed to put them on site! So quick and dead easy to make up! Nice and cheery and bright and make me smile stuff.

Ah HA!

We have found the culprit!

The missing strawberries...

Should have know.

Nothing beats...

Nothing beats apricots from your own (or home grown) tree hey...

whats with the....

light coloured zucchini's?

Anyone know?

Well composted ground. Seedlings from local nursery. Were like this last year. Er????

Guess what has arrived?

Yup - it has arrived.

Building project this coming week for the teen boy.

Three lovely chooklets being picked up from dear Tanya up north at the end of the month . They have been named already people. Mable, Gladdis and Betty. Perfect ha?

Only boys would suggest calling them breast, leg and thigh... seriously people where did I get the parenting wrong?!

a ha! and you thought you knew it all

No ladies (oh and men if you read this) logic does not rule when it comes to quilting. HA even if you thought you knew it all and could master any block. It will bite you. No matter how much you fight it and wrangle the bugger - it will not work.

At least there are nice bloogy people out there who come to your rescue and listen to your woes and serve you internet chocolate.

1800 QUILT SOLVED!

Thank you ever so much Vickie who kindly sent me a step by step picture email of how to do my troubled section. I was gob smacked she went into this trouble for me. The beauty of blog friends! The secret was clipping a 1/4" of the ends!

Here is the block...

and here is one of the corners. Impressed? I AM!!!!

1800 QUILT HELP!

I am working on week 4 of Barbara Brackman's Civil War Quilt.

I, for the life of me cannot work out what I am doing wrong.

HELP!

The section I am having trouble with is the side triangles...

The instructions are:

Cute 1 light and 2 medium squares 3-7/8". Cur each into 4 triangles with two cuts. You need 4 light and 8 medium triangles.

I cut them as instructed... measuresments trippled checked.

Then I sewed one side on...

Then I sewed the other...

The problem is when I sew it to the main black I lose my corner.

So I need to sew the smaller triangles together a different way so I dont lose the corner.

How do I do this?

Thank you to who ever relieves me of quilt hysteria...

That is it for 2011

As the Little Man and DH read I thought I would reflect on this year. Note the quilt - I know it looks well used. My mum made it well before I was born. It is being loved and used. I prefer that than alone in a cupboard collecting dust. I love it - each piece of reused fabric reminds my sisters and mum of clothes and items mum made when they were little... She rarely crafts now. Such a shame.

We have had a great 2011 here.

* I reconnected with some old friends

* The front is officially a food patch. Lets hope it stays that way! I need to weed it (again).

* Abby joined the family.

* The Little Man has GROWN and developed and still has us all wrapped around his finger (well I like to think not me...)

*DH patent has been approved.

* Both older boys have had such a successful and fun filled year.

In 2012 I would like to achieve the following... in no order

* Welcome and enjoy having three chooky ladies!

* Finish three quilts (all here ready to go!)

* Make a Christmas Tree skirt

* Make the middle boy a Shepard's Bush stocking

* Enjoy the Little Man even more!

* Have a productive veggie patch

* Work out some way of bring more calm and peace in this household!

Hope you all can look back at 2011 with positive feeling and are looking forward to 2012! I am - though hesitant as I don't know what will happen (control freak in me) but I can see some exciting things in the horizon.