A finished Wonder!

THE PURPLE WONDER!!!

I'm hoping the generous and wonderful contributors for this quilt haven't all given up on me. I deserve a smack for taking so long and and even bigger whack since the quilt has been complete since the end of last year, it just needed a label.

That's been printed for several months.

Finally last night, I stitched it on.

The Purple Wonder is complete.

A gorgeous quilt for my dear friend who still finds herself struggling and who will love this quilt through her good times and bad.

To be gifted next week.

More photos then.

Master Harvey has been entirely breastfed for five months (he reached that milestone on Saturday - it's gone sooo fast!) but there's been a hiccup with supply so I'm boosting his feeds with a bit of formula.

This is only his 5th bottle and he's already mastered the bottle and toy hold.

What a smarty pants :o)

Abbe x

2011 Mojo

I wouldn't be the first to say that I can't believe it is 2011 already. Where the heck is time going? The months have zoomed by. Maybe it happened when I started counting my time in weeks, scans and how tight my pants had become.

2011 seems to have brought sewing mojo that I am enjoying. I have one more block to quilt on the Purple Wonder - to be attended to straight after I finish this post. A label and it's done. Phew!

The owner to be has just settled on her new house and it is going to look great draped over the couch in her lounge or on the pretty brass bed she bought to celebrate her new surroundings.
I have also started a red and white quilt. Once again I pondered making a Disappearing Nine Patch but I was so taken with the simplicity of the 6.5" blocks that I've decided to save the DNP for another project to be.

No resolutions for me in the new year. My only plans are to write a list of things I want to make along with a list of projects that I want to complete. Other than that we have to pack and move house, unpack, bring a baby into the world and.....bugger it, that's all that needs to go on the list for 2011.

Happy New Year Sewing Lovelies - It's going to be great!

26 weeks and 3 days

Sideways tummy - still looks big :o)

Abbe xx

SACKED!

It turns out Young CP doesn't have a stocking or sack so I thought I'd better amend that.

I bought a panel at good old Spotlight and added a few touches of my own.

 Now Young CP has his very own Santa Sack to lay out on Christmas Eve.

Lets hope that it doesn't get filled up with reindeer poop like my dad always used to threaten if we weren't well behaved.

I can't have been too bad. I never did get the poop.

I'm sure Dad would say there is still time....

Loving our tree with full decos, prezzies underneath and most importantly the letter to Santa balanced on the branches.

A successful sewing day and now I'm sitting and watching Glee which is definitely a new favourite show. Singing while quilting and binding the Purple Wonder.

This is the life!

Ab x

You may call me...

FAT GUTS!

That's at 20 weeks and I've popped more since then :o)

I'm loving my baby belly.

I say that ignoring the uncomfortable moments which I know will only get worse.

Not much crafting being done although I am doing some quiet hand quilting today while Mr CP sleeps after working last night.

Had a great day at the Australian Quilt Market with Fi yesterday.

It inspired me to get off my butt and get some things finished so I can justify starting more but there's some gardening and house cleaning that must take precedence over any patchy stuff at the moment. The CP's are on the move early next year so the current mansion is on the market.

Back to the quilting....

Ab x

A little lesson

For all of you unsuspecting sewing lovelies out there - don't sew your pins.

I guess I could use it as a hook to get the fluff out of the machine....

Just a little somethin' in the hoop....

And a secret something else.

Don't forget the bloggerversary giveaway.

Ladies, you have been cracking me up. Who knew unrequited love was so common?

Sew well,

Ab x

MY FIRST BLOGGERVERSARY!

Plus one day :o)
I didn't quite get to posting this morning but better late then never.

I'm so shocked that it has been a year of blogging already. It feels like I only started babbling online just a few months ago but a year has zoomed past. There probably hasn't been as much crafting finishes as there should be but there has been lots of fun happiness and a whole bunch of new and wonderful friends.

Of course there will be a giveaway so stay tuned.....

As for my latest run of luck WOOHOO! I won a wonderful software package from the pinkest, orangeyest lady I know. Thanks for the giveaway Cam! It will come in very handy.

Not much craft at all lately - too much 'real' work and a visit from some wonderful friends has kept me distracted from purple wonders and various other pursuits. A crafty sleepover is being planned so I'm excited about what might eventuate with some rather amazing ladies. Will tell when there's more to tell.

Stitch happy,
Ab x

Why?

Why do shit things happen to good people?

Work rang today to tell me about the husband of a lady at work. A lovely lady with three teenage kids and a husband. A nice, hard working, blue collar country family.

Yesterday her husband had an aneurysm while he was working.
Today she is turning off his life support.

Who do shit things happen to good people?

We all experience death. We all face hardships of one kind or another but sometimes...it's just not fair.

I'm looking forward to hugging Mr CP just a little bit tighter when I get home from work tonight. I'm going to be more conscious of letting people know how much I care for and appreciate them.

I'll start with you bloggers - you rock my socks and the friends I have made through blogging are changing my life for the better. You know who you are. Thanks xx Aunts you are all inspiring!

 

We are staying in today. Me and the four legged one. Unfortunately I have to venture out later to go to work but I won't be leaving the warmth here until the last minute. One of us has been honouring her God. I am assuming she is thanking him/her for all of the warmth....

And back to the more of the silent, eyes closed 'prayer'.

I'm going to spend the arvo working on this and eating cake.

That should lift my spirits a little.

Take care peeps,

Ab x

Wood she or wood'ent she?

Soooo who wants to come over for a bit of lumberjack work?

Yep, I gotta stack all of that.....

.....in there.

But it is worth it, as it creates a warm house that invites a bit of this.

'this' being - so warm and sleepy it makes your head floppy.

Did you think I'd forgotten that this little blog is about crafting. I surely hope not because some of it does happen here. Sometimes.

I bought some pre-cut hex papers from lovely this lady. Before I start on those I am cutting out a heap more petals for the flower blocks.

I've also basted the purple wonder. I have bruises on my knees to prove it. I just didn't think you'd need to see the knobby knees. The really are quite knobular!

An update on the new money receptacle...I counted it up and it came to $175.00!

Not bad at all. So people (sew people?), start throwing your spare change into something, somewhere and don't touch it till you need it.

I'm putting this lot in my high interest account. That's going to be a whole lot of American flavoured FQ's or a ticket to Disneyland.

Woohoo!

Abs x

The 'F' word

F is for finish...okay so the top is finished but I've also joined the back so I'm well on the way there. I love how this top has turned out. The Midwest Modern fabrics looks really fresh teamed with the off-white muslin.

I trawled through the stash and found a nice big piece of funky pink MM for the backing.

It's like it was meant to be :o)

And this baby?

This is the backing for the Purple Wonder.

I'm going to piece it over the weekend. I'm undecided about adding blocks to the backing, I'll have a bit of a play and see what looks best. Hopefully I can start quilting it over the coming week.

This is what has been happening in the garden.

Lots of tomatoes and a lovely big pumpkin. It's a 'Turks Turban' which is an heirloom variety I grew from seed that I bought at Diggers in Blackwood.

I think I'll be making some pumpkiney things over the next few weeks as there's another this size and then I have several other varieties nearing their harvest time.

F is also for Fabulous Friday. It was a stunning day so I made sure I enjoyed it.

Time in the garden, time at the sewing machine and now time for a chick flick and chocolate.

A well rounded day.

Sew well,

Ab x