Where do I start?!!
It’s been a busy, fun week.. baking, kids, hellos, farewells, Brisbane river cruising, lunch with Waterboy and his little family… Queensland Quilters picnic… a couple of visitors…
I’ll let the photos tell the story :)
Baking this week ~ golden oat crunchies (crunchy edges and chewy centres), rock cakes and lemon jelly slice ~ yum
I took a bus trip with Chriss and the Toowoomba Quilters to Broadbeach on Tuesday to play at the Queensland Quilters Picnic and who should I meet up with?
Gawjus Joyful Joy from Joypatch… always a big gossip session with loads of laughs
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Visitors! Have had quite a few visitors in the last week or so
Shaz, Debbie, Chriss… and a visit from two gorgeous ladies yesterday. Bev, who popped in to collect her beautiful quilt – it’s a bit special when someone trusts me to play with my dancing needles on a quilt like this one. I’m always so nervous to start with! They are such fun to work on though…
and Bev brought a friend for a drive ~ such a nice surprise, Fiona from BubzRugz! Fiona is also participating in our ‘It’s a little Bit French’ swap so it was lovely to laugh and chat in person. Those beautiful girls have invited me to join them for a sewing day soon, that will be fun
Another workroom visitor made me smile last week, this little guy thought he could sneak in and hide with the butterflies on the wall
It was a whole week ago we said farewell to Moo as she sailed off down the Brisbane River, then we spent a few hours on the Citycats cruising the river, such a beautiful day. Tomorrow morning we head back down to Brissie to meet her off the boat. I had a text message from her tonight, she and her girlfriends had the best time… can’t wait to hear their stories and see all the photos :) It’s a big holiday year for the little women, Moo and Bloss are both heading to the US and Hawaii in July/August. Might squeeze into a suitcase and tag along…
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Quilts! Two from Julie today… the first is made from Pom Pom de Paris by my fave fabric company, French General
This next one – made from Verna - said ‘take me outside and throw me on the lawn’… so I did
The next two I finished about a month ago ~ one for Mary and the other for Lyn (these were taken with my phone camera so they’re a bit grainy)
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On Monday, Blossie, funny little man and I headed out to see Waterboy and his little family for lunch. Delicious ~ slow cooked lamb & oven roast veg with sticky date pudding and caramel sauce … and it was such a beautiful Autumn day. They’re an old married couple now… it’s two months since they said ‘I do’. So sweet…
My stitchy fingers have been busy making thimble pips for my stall at the Geham craft market in September
Cute… but I think they’re crying out for some felt ears, tiny seed bead eyes and some whiskers :)
Tomorrow we head off to Brissie and the coast for a couple of days, hope the weather stays as bright and sunshiny as it’s been all week
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mums tomorrow!
Our Mum is no longer with us but we’ll all be thinking of her…. this photo always makes me laugh, we look like such a bunch of hillbillies!
That’s Bevvy on the left, then me, Mum in the centre, Nisey on the right and Shelley on the far right. We were celebrating Mum’s 70th, Nisey’s 50th and Shelley’s 40th at the Gold Coast and spent a day at Sea World. Seriously, where are our smiles? I giggle every time…
This is my favourite photo of my Mum… young and a little bit dreamy…
Cheryl xx
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