My weekend off work was very busy. As you know I went along to Patchwork & Quilting club. Then went along to the exhibition at the Art Gallery. I shared images of the quilts exhibited in my last post. I didn't get as much sewing done as I hoped to do at club. I took along my Celestial Stars EPP.
Saturday evening saw Tony and I sat on a grassy bank outside the local Museum, watching Retro Rocks, a free concert that the Timaru Museum puts on every year.
The concert draws a good family crowd.
It was a good night with four different acts and a dancing troupe who did two performances.
The little children kept us entertained dancing away in front of the stage.
Where do they get their energy? One tiny dot was dancing away until well after 10pm.
We didn't get home until late.
Sunday was busy with Grand children and then an afternoon tea with neighbours later in the day.
Then back to work Monday and Tuesday. I really was ready for a day off today. Especially after two very sleepless nights. Monday and Tuesday nights I lay awake for long periods with a mind busy planning quilts. I went into my room this morning planning to pull supplies for one of those quilts. And I did just that, then put everything away again and pulled out some orphan blocks. LOL
I had a few scrappy triangle blocks sitting awaiting their turn.
The Sunbonnet Sue blocks have been waiting for fifteen or more years. They needed a little tweaking so that they would play nicely with the triangles.
Janice and
Chooky both gave me some help with fabric choices for sashing strips and borders.
It's lovely to have input from friends.
It really didn't take long to find the right fabrics and before the morning was over, I had a completed top.
Tada!!
I think I'll use my rulers to quilt this one. It's time I pulled them out and had another play.
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So what else has been happening?
This morning I baked a chocolate brownie and a loaf of bread. Both packet mixes. I'm happy to cheat sometime. LOL
I have missed out on some of my walks recently so hopefully I can make up for some of those during my days off.
A busy life has gotten in the way of my crafting and to be honest some days I barely managed my 15 minutes. On those days I pulled out my crochet. I really should get an image of it for you. It isn't much yet. I'll try to get one later today.
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What does the rest of the day have in store? You know me, I have lots of things going on here, I'm sure I'll find something.*
I hope you had a great weekend and that your week goes as planned.
12 comments:
Very cute, I like the little sun bonnet girls…..some one will be really happy to get it….cheers, Louise
It must have been a very pleasant evening out. A cute little quilt top. Enjoy the rest of your day.
That's a very cute way to use up those orphan blocks!
Sunbonnet Sue goes perfectly with her sweet pink ... very pretty finish xx
Nice use of your orphan blocks - someone will be very happy with that. Live music is always a treat and outdoors too. xx
Super!
The top looks great... have fun and success quilting.
Great concert and lots of fun with the kids. It's always nice to have the grandchildren.
Kind regards and happy times to you.
Viola
Such a pretty orphan block quilt, perfect for a little girl. It's frustrating when it's impossible to find time to quilt, knit or crochet - whatever craft we like to work on. I've had three months of frustration following my fall but over the past two days just finding I can play in short bursts.
Lovely evening to sit on the lawn for the concert.
Always great to have the grandkids.
Sweet quilt you made from the orphan blocks….
It is surprising how much you can squeeze into a day.
The concert looks like great fun.
I am pleased you managed some sewing time, too.
love those stars! oh batiks are wonderful aren't they? and adorable sunbonnet gals finish too....so nice to see people at ourdoor venues...soon for us i hope!
The Sunbonnet Sue came together well - and its good you occasionally remind me about those FPP triangle things...still sitting there!
Your little night out with Tony sounds so refreshing. We need to get out - all of us. I actually started tracking it in my journal because we need more of it. Winter does that to us this time of year in the states.
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