July is always a busy month in our house
Tax time… blah…
Waterboy’s birthday! That’s next weekend so we’ll see the little family again :)
Had a lovely day out with them last Saturday ~ went for an early morning drive to the bayside suburb of Redcliffe near Brissie. Such a gorgeous day and so warm down there by the ocean. They bought a new car and I got to ride shotgun with Country Princess on the way home. Nice!
We stopped at a great country pub for lunch on the way. Nice again! Before we knew it we were home to the cold, dreary Toowoomba weather… I long for sunshine and warmth
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Doings from my room ~ not much this week, a couple of customer quilts and a bit of preparation for another project
I love this quilt… such happy colours… a mini meander, a flowing leaf and some ditch quilting. Judy’s going to finish it with some raw edge applique
Yummy quilt…
Gen’s quilt ~ all finished with the binding machined on ready for her to hand sew
You’ll find more of my quilty doings on facebook here
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Moo has started her big holiday in the US ~ we said our teary goodbyes on Friday morning. Blossie flies over in three weeks time to meet her in LA, she’s so excited! A week in California and finishing it off with a week in Hawaii... lucky girls!
Here they are at the departure gate ~ gorgeous things. I’m the Mum, a bias opinion comes with the territory :)
I had a message from Moo yesterday in Las Vegas, it read
‘Hi Ma! I put my ‘big girl pants’ on and ventured out for dinner on my own. Tacos and Tequilas. And yes, I’m having a marguerita’
She’s set up a blog to record her travels, you’ll find it here
This is Manda’s travel wallet…(and her glitter toenails, and her ‘whiteberry’)… the script on the front reads
‘Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference’
That’s our girl to a ‘T’
Have fun Moo! Lots of piccies for us!
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I’ve had a few emails about the sweet little crocheted keeper I use to hide my tape measure
I don’t crochet, I bought this one from an Aussie patchwork store but I’m not sure if they have them now. My very clever crocheting friend ~ Debbie ~ borrowed mine and made one for herself, just by looking at it. I’m in awe…
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Big week this week… Blossie is moving out of her unit and back home for a bit. We’re looking forward to having our littlest gosling home again, even if it’s only for a short while. Tuesday is moving day!
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I’ve pinched a couple of photos from Sarah’s blog to show you what the Christmas in July girls are being treated to..
Gorgeous stuff!
Seeya
Cheryl xx
Just wanted to thank you for two of your freebies- Les Fleurs and Seasons Greetings. Didn't know where to put a thank you!! Love your work, can't remember how I got here though!!
Posted by: heckety | August 04, 2012 at 11:40 PM
Hope your girls have a wonderful time here in Cali. If they get a chance while in Los Angeles they should visit Venice Beach, just for the pictures and laughs. This is the perfect time to come as long as they don't mind the heat. Sounds like a wonderful vacation :)
Posted by: Karen S. | July 23, 2012 at 07:40 AM
The quilts you've quilted are really pretty, Cheryl. You definitely have the gift for making beautiful finishes. How fun for your girls to travel to the US. Why is it that Aussies only go as far as Hawaii and California (or Canada) when they visit the US? Prices are so high in those places, and there's more to the US than the west coast! Is it like Americans who travel to Sydney and say they've been to Australia? I suppose that's true. But I do hope your girls get to see more of the US someday. Hope they have a wonderful time!
Posted by: Linda H. | July 22, 2012 at 11:11 AM