AnOtHer IdEa - AlWaYs fulL Of iDeAs..........

Its voting day here in NSW, Australia. Local state government that is.  Boring....  The last government god bless them have sold off our power companies to private organisations. 

I wonder what the new will do.  Anywhoo..  As I said, boring.......

Today's to do list.....

Vote, Check.

Ticket in 20 million lottery draw, Check.  Cause you never know... :))

And this the cover says, "we introduce our exciting mystery block of the month program....."

       

Too cute, blanket stitched applique. So I was thinking I might just do it.  Does anyone want to join me??? 

I like doing mystery quilts.. This is one I've completed previously as a mystery quilt from another quilting magazine. 

I enjoyed doing doing this one, because I didn't know what the end project would look like obviously cause it is meant to be a mystery right.  :)))  So pretty, the purples all came together beautifully.  I just added on the runner on the bottom of the hearts on the cream just to add some extra lengthen. 

So I was thinking this could be a fun quilt along in blog land...  and if you want to share pics along the way as to your choice in the different colour combinations you end up choosing....

If anyone wants to join me let me know..  Other than that I will bore you all silly as I quilt along on my own adventure.  :))

Happy Sewing
Kath x



WeEkEnd HapPenings

Ive had a great weekend.  Not so crafty.  But lots of catching up with friends with dancing, drinking and heaps of laughs thrown in.  What more can a girl ask for. 
A lovely friend celebrated his 30th birthday this weekend.  What a great party, everyone had their dancing shoes on, sensational band playing and I do believe everyone had a great night.  Well I certainly did anyway ;).  So thank you for your hospitality, I enjoyed seeing you in your world, with your loved ones. x x x

I'd like to say that I fully support the legalisation of same sex marriage.  I'm looking forward to a time when I can attend friends weddings regardless of their choice in partner and celebrate their love for one another and their commitment.  Real Simple.  If only our leaders could stop debating and recognise the shift in our society and embrace this civil liberty for all.  Bring it on.

I did mention that I would be cooking this weekend.  Well another friend set me up with a menu plan for a week.  (thanks Wendy)  So dinner tonight was stuffed eggplant.  Yum.  This was delish.

And I've got enough left for tomorrow night.  I have a late night at uni so this will be great.  And it isn't heavy either.  It is supposed to have rice in it.  But I forgot to get some.  So this one is just Tuna & Veg.  Very tasty and quick to pull it all together and pop it in the oven.

And this is my flummery.  It is so lovely and fluffy.  Not too sweet at all.

4 - 5 ingredients Easy peasy no stress dessert.
1 can carnation milk
jelly - green obviously
1 cup water for the jelly
1 peppermint crisp broken up

Make sure the carnation milk has been chilling overnight if possibly.  Make your jelly up.  Chill it but don't let it start to set.  Mine had started to set so I was whisking it.

Beat the carnation milk.  It will basically double, add the jelly then spoon through the peppermint crisp.  I added in a couple of drops of vanilla essence.  But not necessary.

Did I mention it is lovely.  Light, fluffy and chocolate through it.

So there we have it.
No crafting.  Heaps of fun, good friends and good food. 

Lets see where this week takes me.  :)

Kath x

Stubborn is as stubborn does...............

You know, what can one expect?
When you are stubborn then you are stubborn.  You cant hide from it.  It just is.

How often do you back down?  Have you or are you getting worse with age?
Do you take the time to understand someone elses opinions and needs?
Or do you just take the stubborn stance? Stand there tough as?  Alone in your stubbornness?

Maybe you just think it and let it go? Or maybe you don't? 

Maybe you are just as stubborn as me ;) (wink)....  Maybe you are more stubborn then me?
LOL Who knows...  maybe what is to be is to be?

Stubborn, stubborn, stubborn.......


I thought I'd cook this weekend. 



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Flummery

** pic to come once I have made it.... 

I have fond memories of my mum making it when we were kids.  She would make it on green jelly & crushed peppermint crisps...  Which was always a huge hit.

May the stubbornness find a release.  Or at least an open heart to accept things.


& may my flummery be as good as mum's used to be.
Happy mid week.
K x

Shhh... DoN't TeLL AnyOnE

Someone thinks I'm mad... What do you do with all that fabric...  Is it tucked in everywhere in your house, flowing out of cupboards, under the bed...  you have a whole room for sewing??? 

LOL welcome. . . . . .  to my world.  My addiction..  Beautiful fabric.

Another addition to the cupboard.  I just loved this range, the colours are beautiful.  Nest by Valori Wells

Colours that I wouldn't ordinarily select.

I'm thinking a traditional pieced quilt.  Stay tuned for where it ends up :))

The weekend is here.

Woo hoo... 

Happy weekend everyone.
K x

hmmm... what can i say

I love to come home from work and find bundles of joy on my door step...    I See this little sticker and the drooling starts... I know what it is.  Such pretty girlie fabrics.    I'm blaming the dollar again.  :)))

This is Dolce Fat quarter bundle.  Just lovely another little addition to the stash... There is lots of pink in there.  One more to come.  No point just getting 1 may as well make it worth the effort.... 

Kath x

study Sunday

Well i've been and tested out my predator goggles this morning.  Love them.  So comfortable... 
they now have a new home in my swim baggie.. So i know where they are when I need them.

Baked Ricotta for brunch this week.
Oh yum. yum yum

I know it dosn't look like much on the plate.  But can I say. Simple and delicious. 
Sundried tomatoes, bacon with fresh basil and spring onions from the garden.
Served with fresh bread.  Would have been great with rustic italian bread.  Oh well next time.

Not a good shot in the pan...  ;)

Whats on for the rest of the day.  Let me guess, study study study study.....
caio for now.
K x

Zoggs, Zoggs, Zoggs......

They arrived in the post today.  New goggles, t shirt and a little baggie.  The goggles have their own protective case, so no scratches.

I'm looking forward to trying them out tomorrow.
Happy weekend all.
K x

I love Saturday mornings.....

There is seriously something about Saturday mornings that I just love.  Poddling about in one's pj's, having coffee and a yummy breakfast, actually taking the time to relax and ease the way into to the day.  Sure beats flying out the door, running late for work.

What to do with the day.  The last couple of weeks of the summer are here, the days are starting to cool off a little bit.  And this is my last weekend of total freedom.  Uni starts up again on Monday night so my head will be back in the books shortly.  I wanted to enjoy my last full weekend of freedom.  As one does. 

So I headed off to Southern Sydney for a spot of shopping at a couple of my favorite haunts.
 
I love it when you park out front of your favorite op shop (second hand shop/thrift for those in the US)  and it is 50% off everything in store.  There where bargains left, right and centre.  I was restrained. 

I couldn't resist.  1001 patchwork designs.  This is bound to provide me hours of fun and ideas for up and coming designs. 

And then off to a little patchwork shop  http://www.julescraftshoppe.com.au/ tucked away in the burbs in Southern Sydney.  I'm currently hunting around for fabric with big writing on it.  I have something brewing away I'm not 100% sure what yet.  I have just been noticing it in quilts that I'm admiring and I don't have any in my stash.  But you know there seriously isn't an awful lot about.  Some script stuff but not big, bold bright writing.  So I'm on the hunt, when I'm out and about.  I picked up a little today, as you can see from above.  & I'm hoping to find some more in my travels.

You know last time I was there I was hassling them out because they had so many templates.  Can I tell you.  Hardly any left :(   I ended up with the Apple core.  Happy camper.  But I wanted the diamond one too.  Oh well.  I will have to wait till next time.  I'm assuming they have all gone due to the recent Kaffe Fasset seminars, and everyone has gotten all inspired to do his diamond quilt with tonnes of colour...  :))  

The apple core has been on my mind for some time now.  So off home I go, with all my little treasures tucked in.

I wanted something bright and with some pink in it.  I don't tend to do too much with pink in it.  So out comes a rolled up scrap pack of bright fabrics from Smokey Joes (most Sydney sider quilters will know smokey joes :)  )  Thought I would put some of it to use. 
So this is where I'm up to this afternoon. 

If you read earlier postings, you will see where my inspiration came from for this quilt.  Amazing how quickly it has all come together. 

I love being able to cut ambidextrously.  ;)) saves me a bit of time. 

Best I dash, the sewing room is calling me.

Happy quilting.

K x



OMG, Im a winner, did you hear me.... LOL

I'M A WINNER.....

I cant believe I have won something.  I cant remember the last time I actually won something.......

Thanks for the link off Corrie http://retromummy.blogspot.com/2011/01/zoggs.html  Sensational.  Looks like I have won a pair of goggles. 

Yes I hear you all laughing.  But peeps these are something I use nearly everyday.
So for me it's a good prize win.   Cant wait for them to arrive.

;))
K x

Life Journeys, and the treasures you collect along the way.......

I added some hand stitching and trim to the journal cover last night.  This got me thinking about the travels Ive experienced, the different places and people I've met along the way. 

Trawling through craft and sewing shops in Paris making my way back to the city from the Sacre Coeur on foot.  Stopping in button shops where it is wall to wall buttons. Locating the only patchwork shop in the city.  Picking up trim, fabric and buttons that I could tuck into my suitcase to bring home.  Bead purchases at Souqs in Morocco, and  

then these little gems.  Hand painted metal buttons from Charles Bridge, Prague.   I picked up a couple when I was there in 2004 and I loved them so much that when friends tell me they are going, I beg them to pick me up some more.  So my collection has been added to over the years as different friends travelled to that amazing city...

I love the rustic look and charm of them, and to know that someone made them and hand painted each one individually.  I think it might be time to use some of them on a couple of journal covers. 

Happy Sewing
K x