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Remember back In February we Celebrated OWOH organised by the lovely ever patient Lisa... My little giveaway quiltie was won by Katina over in USA ... what I did was take a photo of me getting it ready to post ....[well DH did]

And when it got to the other side of the world Katina got a photo taken of her receiving it ...

I love to see who receives my little quilties... Congratulations Katina...

Thought I would show you some more photos of the Grandies last visit ... I got a bit sunburnt on my arms [I did put suncream on, too] not to mention just inside of my shirt down my neck ... naughty, naughty I forgot there - you have to be so vigilant ... well my arms are only just peeling this week & that was nearly 3 weeks ago. We did have a great time in D's boat & a fab BBQ after with Birthday cake... yum.

Here is B after he washed & lost his big worm, he found a very large & fat skink lizard on the boat ramp ... but it wasn't too happy about being caught by little boys so was a bit bitey, so it soon got let go ... don't you love the extra hat ... just in case... Boys being boys - letting off steam - looks like half a dozen boys there with all those legs but, there's on 3... ha ha ... wonder why the magifining glass is there too???

I found a lovely bright & ever so colourful blog this last week & I'm so enjoying reading all 'Lucy's' going's on [not a different Lucy to my Lucy... OK ... clear as mud?]. She writes so well just like you are there having a conversation with her in her front garden BUT this Lucy has something to answer for ... she does the most beautiful bright & cheery crochet... but I won't go into that today ... I'd better go off & make DH some tea ...

Thankful for the World Postal System & little boys & their games ...

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Well the first week of March is all but over - no I'm not going to say 'where did it go...' cause I know you are saying/thinking it too ... lol

I finished another little 10 x 12" art quiltie for my M-I-L but we haven't been to see her yet for me to give it too her, so I hope she likes it.

This time I didn't make the butterfly 3D but it still looks lovely, I think. I've been teaching myself to stitch with two threads in the top needle on the sewing machine - once I read the destructions it worked fine - not a great one to read them instructions until 'all else fails' ... ha ha

Last w/e one of our Grandies had her birthday & had a birthday party - long time since I've been to a kids birthday party but we all had fun. I made her one of the triangle purse that I gave our other Granddaughter.

I just love the bright colours you can buy fabric & zips in these days. Remember the pattern is from Living Creatively projects...

Thankful... for wonderful days spent with loved ones...

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My OWOH winner Katina has contacted me - she lives in Texas so my little art quilt will be on it's way today, sorry tomorrow, as I forgot to get the envelope to post it in ... drrr
Been to the Post Office now & I've got it all ready now but won't show Katina's 'Cherish' art quilt until I know Katina has it.

I find it hard to believe that it is third week of Feb already ... my this year is sure moving fast... or am I just moving slower ... lol

Well I haven't been idle and I would like to show you what I made my sister & hubby for Christmas ... If you are a regular reader you will know I forgot [think that might be my middle name - forgetter?] anyway I didn't take photos of the art quilt I made her that I had a calendar attached too - the calendar can be removed or replaced when the year is finished & at this rate of knots that could be next week ... ha ha.

My sister & her hubby enjoy belonging to the Grey Nomad set & are off with the car, caravan & boat nearly every full moon as fishing is the name of the game in their books & man they have so much fun & have meet so many wonder people so to commemorate these good times I made this art quilt with the words 'Adventure B4 Dementia' - a bit cheeky but when you're the baby of the family you can get away with it ... I hope...

Thankful... for the wonderful Fire Fighter, SES & all the wonderful helpers helping the victims of the Victoria fires & the north Queensland floods...

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ONLY SIX HOURS TO GO ... time now 12 midday... WINNER... Katina ... Thank You All
My One World - One Heart Giveaway...
I'm playing yaaaa ... this is approx. 10" x 12" (A4 ) fabric collage/art quiltie ... I have some problems defining the difference ...

The one I have for my giveaway will be very similar to this one - same flowers & same coloured butterfly ... binding maybe a different colour & the word will be 'Cherish' ... I'm still working on it & once it is finished I will swap the photos over for you.
It has a hanging pocket on the back ... I will include a rod to hang it as well.
Anyone can join in the fun but please make sure you leave me an email addy or some way of my contacting you if you don't have a blog yourself.
I'll be using OW-OH's recommended random counter to pick the winner on the 12 Feb 09 so go for it folks...
Thank you Lisa for this wonderful giveaway idea - I had heaps of fun at OW-OH last year & meet heaps of wonderful giving folks & know I will again this year ...
Lisa CONGRATULATIONS on such an successful International Blogging Event - one of the highlites of my year...
Everybody out there I hope you are having a FUN time too ...
Thankful... for such wonderful people who are so willing to give of their own personal time for the pleasure of others...

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Home again after a lovely 6 days away - which included the Australia Day long w/e - visiting our eldest daughter & taking her boys home... We had a wonderful time with all the Grandies over the school holidays but they are all back at school again now... much to the relief of their mothers... ha ha.

We are attempting to come back to the normal route of life ourselves as it has been rather full on ... Gilly gets groomed today - she is so in need of it especially with all this hot weather we are having ... Hot Humid & Horrible ... but at least we are getting rain here & there & some good rain at that ...

Here is TC taking Gilly for a walk in the park while she was here with us all. All the kids loved to go to the park each arvo ...walking or riding their bikes...

In between all the comings & goings of kids I did get to do a bit of sewing/fabric collage so will have a bit of a reveal in the next while ... so keep tuned

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Forgot to say that Kellie is doing a wonderful give-a-way at present or until New Year so well worth a look-see ...
Here are some of the things I have made for Christmas pressies ... they are repeats, as in, same design but with different fabrics ...
Remember I made the 'JOY' banner well I ended up making several - sorry forgot to take photos of them ... yet again, but one did end up with my nephew in Japan.
Here are some photos [part-there-of] banners I made for some girls in our family - their name banners ...
I must say I love the effect of putting the velvet letters on the cotton fabric...
Thankful ... for stamina & electricity as without either I'd have not of achieved anything this year

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Ohhhh Christmas is over for another year here in Oz ... myyy this year has just flown & with only a few days left in 2008 I'm hoping that 2009 will slow up a bit but I'm guessing that it will fly by just as quickly as this year ... I know they say it is a sign of age but really even the young ones are saying the same thing...
I know some of you are still celebrating Christmas Day & I wish you all a lovely day full of wonderful memories & treasured company.
My girlfriend popped over for a few hours early then DH & I spent the rest of Christmas Day celebrating with my sister, her DH & our Mum - it's so sad to realise that we may not have Mum for many more Christmas Days as she be becoming frailer by the week but she did have a great day. My sister & I sat around, after lunch was all cleared up & the boys were doing their own thing [one sleeping, the other reading the paper] & Mum resting - it was just so nice to sit around talking, reminiscing. We see each other & talk to each other on the phone but it's always rushed, so spending time together is a very treasured thing.
This year I told my sister she was not to buy a Christmas pressie; if she wanted to give me something she was to make it - I think I've made some presents nearly every year, since I could do so, as I even remember making gifts before I was married. So she lashed out & made us a pair of very vibrant & royal purple coloured satin pillow-cases - in the real satin not that pretend stuff they make the sheets & pillowcases out of these days - what luxury. I made them a calendar - something I've been doing for a few years now but this time instead of photos/scrapbooking I did a little Art Quilt or Fabric Collage of some images I had seen in Quilting Arts mag. & added a purchased calendar to hang from it[the good calendar that has all the moon dates in it + all the other revelant info...] I was very pleased with it as it is one of the first things I have done in this sort of style - of course I forgot to take a photo of it so only have this one of my sister posing with it.
It says Adventure B4 Dementia ... they have always been mad about camping & fishing & have been members of the Grey Nomad's for over 20 years ... so they got a real kick out of it - of course it is going in the caravan ... lol.
I also made Mum one & it's one I cased in parts from Kellie of an Australian blogger with flowers & a butterfly but will have to take photos of it later... by Christmas Day I'm so tired [as I'm always still making at 1 or 2 in the morning] & I get very forgetful ... ha ha
Poor Gilly had to stay at home - here she is trying to talk me into taking her along ...
Thankful ... for treasured memories & safe travel

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I have finally finished something creative... when I went to the Craft & Quilt Show the other week, one of the WorkShops that I did was this hands-on Vintage PostCard workshop put on by Lace Cottage an internet lace & braid business here in Qld. It was a fun W/S and I got some of it done but I was a tad busy talking & looking at the books that Ann & Lorna had to show us but I have finished it all now & I'm very pleased with it - although I do need to learn to cut the frayed threads with my rotary cutter 'before' I set to sewing around it ... still in my learning curve but having a great time ... thanks Ann & Lorna...

Last month I showed you that I was working on some Angel Pages for a Chunky Skinny Book for a group I'm in, well, today I thought I would show you the pages I did.This is the first one - the back had to be decorated as well so here is the front & back


I was also in another book there were 6 books in all, so here are the front & back of the next one ...


All the pages are now at their new homes in Oz & O/S so that is pretty cool, I think. I'm now involved in another swap 'In This House', with the same group so I have my sketches all worked out, made the templates, sorted the materials, so now it's to work on them ... stay tuned...

Some weeks ago I received a lovely parcel from Barbara in Germany with a great hat I had admired on her Rainbow blog + some little goodies so as a thank you I made her an Australian Fabric PostCard + sent some Collections chipboard cutouts that I hope she will have fun with [Collections is Australian]. I had hand stitched the PostCard + added some beading but I must remember next time not to put the beading sooo close to the edge cause when you machine edge it the needle & foot don't like beads ... ha ha The one above is the one I sent Barbara & this is another one I made.My DH wanted to know did I make a mistake with the water on the Qld coastline - drrr that's our wonderful Great Barrier Reef man.I suppose he was only 'trying' to be helpful/constructive...I've just been over to Linda's blog Q and I was so surprised to see she had made some Australian Fabric PostCards as well & around about the same time as me, how is that for a coincidence - love the Aboriginal Art Fabric ... ummm I have some of that in my stash too... I think it is quite funny that some of my Aboriginal Art Fabrics + my Australian Icon Fabrics come from New Zealand - like what's that about ... so do I look for Maori Art Fabric in Oz? - I'm on the lookout for some Paua Shell Fabric ... now do I ask my NZ daughter to look for it or do I look for it here - I wonderrrrrrr ...... ohh the idiosyncrasies' of life ...

Home of a Friend Fabric PostCard...

Here is my Home of a Friend Fabric PostCard that I just finished tonight.
Well this finishes the three Fabric PostCards that I have been working on for the last couple of weeks... ummmm wonder what the next ones will look like - stay posted...
Thank you so much to all who have been so kind with their comments about my new endeavours - your comments are inspiring & appreciated - I'm so enjoying this creative journey that I'm on ...