Sunday 25 January 2015

FROLICKING,KOOKAS,AND GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES



Oh what beautiful weather we have been having the past 2 days. It feels like a gentle summer but makes me wonder whether we are in for some super hot days in February. I do remember a very hot summer 31 years ago when I was 9 months pregnant and gave birth to my first daughter. I am so happy to see the kookaburras and lorikeets back after many years of banishment since the flora was all bulldozed to make way for the marina opposite us. When I returned home from shopping the other day I found a kooka sitting on the fence, then he flew over to the clothes line where 2 others were .


 

 
 
I have been busy stitching the borders onto on of my little quilts, still have the borders to cut and stitch on another and then I am ready to cut the backings and sandwich them ready to hand quilt. Meanwhile, I have completed 3 blocks for my latest little Civil War quilt. I was intrigued with these blocks as they look like wheels. I am constantly amazed how shapes come together in so many ways to create wonderful illusions.
 
 
 
 
 
Yesterday I went on the annual Fabric Frolic with one of my patchwork groups. It is always an exhausting but fantastic day. We started at 7.30am and returned around 6-00pm after visiting 8 shops.  We had morning tea at the lovely Patchwork Teahouse in Warburton , lunch at Lilydale and the rest of the time was spent hopping in and out of the bus at all the other shops.  Needless to say I came home with a wonderful bag of goodies. I took the opportunity to find fat 1/4s for my Birthday Club girls and also found some lovely things for a special friend's birthday coming up in a couple of months. So pics of these shall not be shown . However, here are some pics of a gorgeous cat fabric I fell in love with. I thought I'd make a table runner with it. So, I chose 2 more fabrics for the borders.
 
 
 
 
 
I found some more 1800's repros. They are now washed and dried ready to iron.
 
 
 
 
Then I was drawn to these soft greys with coordinating colours and a couple of blues.
 
 
 
 
Ofcourse, with the large range of Cottage Garden Threads displayed at the Patchwork Teahouse
I couldn't resist purchasing 3 more to add to my collection and I also found a cute little applique/stitchery to do.
 
 
 
I went a bit dotty too.
 
 
 
 
Ah well, that's the end of show and tell. I best get back to cleaning the shower and other domestic delights. I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. It is soooooooo busy down here with all the tourists and I am itching to do some stitching.
 
Angel Blessings.  
     

14 comments:

  1. It is always special when our native bird life come to visit in our backyards isn't it. Wow!! What a great day you had out shop hopping!! Have fun with all those purchases - after the domestic goddess work finishes of course!!!

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  2. What fun it would have been going on the fabric frolic-- lovely idea. The native birds are gorgeous aren't they? We have the kookas here-- they always call at about 3.30am! Thankfully, not for long. We had 2 babies here this year-- really cute when they try to fly-- rather clumsily.

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  3. Hi Ondrea,we have lots of kookas at our place,they are lovely to watch,i love all your new purchases,looks like you had a wonderful day my friend xx

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  4. oh lots of yummy goodies there Ondrea... what a great day out... and yay for the kookas, the sound of birds always makes my heart happy

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  5. Looking forward to seeing what you do with all those gorgeous fabrics.

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  6. Your blocks are lovely, Ondrea. Lovely purchases too!

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  7. We have snow here !!! Funny !
    It would be wonderful to have such a fabric trip here but we don't have so many shops !!!
    Florence

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  8. How nice to have a visit from the Kookas! Lovely stitching and your fabric purchases are great x

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  9. The kooka's are so fun to have visiting.... wonderful they are coming back to your garden.... lots of lovely fabrics there... sounds like a good day was had... and those blocks are really lovely...
    Hugz

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  10. Some gorgeous purchases there Ondrea:) We have kookas here and one likes to sit just above the roof calling; gives me a fright if I haven't seen it landing!

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  11. very cute blocks!
    what handsome visitors to your garden.
    great goodies from your shop hop!

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  12. We sometimes have kookas visiting here..usually in the spring they come to the bird feeder and if I don't go out with mince they come and look in the window!!! That can be a bit unnerving!! Looks like you had a great day out, wonderful fabrics.
    xx

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  13. Lovely to see the Kookas. Some sweet purchases. Stunning threads. Love the colrs

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