It's Friday again!!

Another week is coming to a close!  Hoping for a Mother's Day spent doing some quilting.  I have a quilt top that has been completed for about 18 months - if only I can get to it this weekend I could have a Sew It's Finished Item to add to the blog.  That would be a nice Mother's Day gift.

My 17 year old said to me last night - "Wasn't Mother's Day last Sunday?"  "No", I explained "And if it was your attention was notably lacking."  He was away camping all last weekend!!  He shrugged and walked away.  You've got to love them!!

Hope all out there in Blogland have a great Mother's Day!

Jewel's photo

This is Jewel   I'm sure she'll be happier next week when she finally gets to go on the picnic and maybe she'll bring a friend!!

Teddy Bear's Picnic

We're late, we're late!  Wrong story!  What a day.  Woke up with a migraine at 2.30 this morning.  Vomiting at 6.00am.  For whatever reason - probably my visits to the naturopath - these migraines are not as bad as they used to be.  6 months ago this would have been me for the day.  Now I'm able to be up and about in a few hours.  Not a good start though.  We had the start of the court process to extend the stay of our two little ones.  The order runs out in June and the formal assessment has started as to whether they should remain in care or return to their birth parents.  We've had them since August 2008 and the baby was only 2 months old so you can imagine where my heart is lying.....  So it was a big interview which will be presented to court as evidence.  Should be interesting times ahead.

So, the Teddy Bear's picnic is very late.  I'm hoping to get her photo on before I leave, but may not.  Computer not being very compliant tonight.

I will tell you about her anyway - her name is Jewel.  When our little one came to us in 2008 our "baby" was 8 years old, so we didn't have a lot of baby clothes around.  It was 9.30pm and I had managed to get to Woolies and get formula, bottles and nappies but not much else.  She came with nothing - a winter's night and she was picked up by the police in a singlet.  The workers had looked around and found a little jumper and blanket.  Luckily people were kind and gave us bundles of clothes.  Jewel was part of one of these bundles.  She is a Settler's Bear.  I think she is very cute so have put her with my dolls and special bears.  She looks a bit sad in the photo - I think she knows that the other picnickers have returned to their warm homes and she is there by herself.

Just realised, I'm not going to get her photo on tonight.  Have to dash off and pick up our daughter from dancing and take her to scouts.  We also have one at Guides and one at sewing lessons.   So it's taxi service at the ready on a Thursday.

Photo will happen but much later tonight and I'll get to meet all the other bears who were at the picnic today.  Maybe Jewel can come to another picnic in the future.

One Flower Wednesdays

Here are my flowers for this week.  I've started doing some 3/4 inch hexagons for this beautiful quilt I saw in The Quilter's Shack in Bundaberg.  All the girls there are addicted to them as well.  Hopefully some more next week.

Tuesday's Treasurer - My Pets

We have a menagerie of pets - dogs, a cat, birds of a number of varieties.  When we go on holidays most of them come with us.  So we arrive at a spot for a break and out of the cars comes kids, dogs, birds - much to the amazement of people around us.

This is Mintie a Maltese Terrier.  She's my daughter's dog.  A lovely natured little girl.  Loves a cuddle on the lounge at night - well any time of day really.

Mintie with Dimity.  Dimity is my dog.  Picked her up from her breeder when she was just a handful of white fluff.  She's the most loyal little dog ever.  Definitely my dog.  

This is Sam.  He's a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel.  He's the most docile dog ever.  Puts up with all the pats our two year old can give him.  

This is Damien.  He's the shyest of our dogs - you can tell he really didn't want to get his photo taken.  

This is Noelle.  She's a Princess Parrot.  Just 6 months old.  She's a lovely bird.  Will sit on your shoulder and has lots of character.  We also have Conures, Red Rump Parrots, Cockatiels and Budgies.  

Finally a picture of my Christmas Gift!

Just to prove I did make a Christmas gift on the weekend, but just didn't get it onto my blog!!

One down and many to go!!

Enjoying the long weekend

It's a long weekend here in Queensland - celebrating Labour Day today.  I've had a great weekend sewing.  Down to 3 kids - makes life so much easier.  DH is away with three at my brother's place.  One is on a scout camp and one is at a friend's place.  Lots of sewing done.  I even got a Christmas gift finished - but know that it's not in time for Allie.  However, it is a finish!!

Here are some photos:

This is a hexagonal quilt I've been working on for a few years.  Made entirely of 1/2 inch hexagons.  It was in Australian Patchwork and Quilting a few years ago.  It's been lots of fun, but very slow going.  But as Confucius says - every journey begins with the first step!

These are the hexagon flowers for the border of the quilt.  I've been making one of these for each diamond shape I make.  There is also a border of multi coloured hexagons, so I've been working on this as I've been going as well.  I didn't get a picture of this - next time.

These are my 1 inch hexagons.  Making these for the border of a quilt and also for the Vignette Hexagon Quilt by Leanne Beasley.  Once I get them all made, I'll divide up the colours.  I'm hoping to get the other quilt finished in the very near future.

I forgot to take a picture of the Xmas project.  I have to take number two son to rehearsals for the Rock Eisteddfod he's involved in through the High School and I believe that I am going to be involved in the making of 85 tutus while I'm there.  Never made a tutu before so it should be interesting.

Love long weekends!