quilting weekend

This weekend i went to a quilting retreat. Went to a new venue in Thornton, it is an adventure camp. Schools make use of it during the week. The accommodation is basic. It is just what you need for a weekend, a bed and meals provided for and we can just sit down and keep sewing. It was a nice country drive. Took a different way back and found it much easier to drive.



The outlook from the pergola was magnificent. We were quit high up. At nighttime it became quit cool. All our meals we had alfresco.







Had a lot of ufo's with me and hoped to finish them. Friday night I had the 1st one ready, a stable bag.



After the stable bag, went to work on the puzzle blocks quilt. The templates of each star was send by email to me and with that had to make the stars. The only thing left was the binding. Got that done.



The last quilt i got finished is Hilde's mystery quilt. You get every time a new pattern to make, the colours and fabrics are you own choice. The last part is how you have to put it together. Well Rudy you wanted to see my upside down sun. Here it is. When you have daylight it is here night. So here is my upside down sun.

Have a couple of tops to the stage of quilting. They are sand witched and i have started already on them. Have been working on them for a couple of years and they have to be finished.



A lot of quilting is done already and now will I put the leaves on or leave them of?



This gollywog quilt is a work in progress

Not so long ago when I moved from house, I had been cleaning out an awful lot and have started again.
Here is how to get rid of a kitchen chair. You need only a spanner, sledge hammer and the wheelie bin.







Last month I got a new lounge suit and the old one had to go. Have no pictures of those but they went also in the wheelie bin. It could not all go once , it took 2 weeks. The foam out of the back of the chairs is in use by the dogs, mine and DD.

It is more then a year ago that I posted something to this blog. Have had a very big blogging dip and still not sure if I will keep doing this.
However have to update a couple of things, which I showed and not the end results.

Have finished the retainer wall and there is again grass growing. On the top level I am trying to get some ground cover but am not yet very successful.



My doggie Jaynne is digging holes if she gets a chance to get in that area.





Before I started painting had the plasterer in and he fixed the ceilings, it started to sag. It looks new again. Have been painting the house, last year august I finished the corner where the air conditioner was to go. Got that installed and used it at night time.


Corner with airconditioner.


My bedroom.


Corner in the lounge.

In November I had to stop with painting because it was getting too hot.
There were only 2 bedrooms and my bathroom to be done. Not so long ago I finished the two bedrooms, one is my quilting room. Now I have to put my stuff in place and I can start patching again.


Quilt in between.

Made a birthday quilt for DD’s friend and one for an auction.


Bithdayquilt




Had a lot of blocks with stars on it and put it together. When I am watching TV I do the hand quilting.