tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23217568605054275582024-02-07T03:49:23.935+01:00"O" Sew CraftyA crafty place of mainly patchwork, quilting and stitching to share with other craft people.Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-2400466053331738562018-02-12T06:58:00.000+01:002018-02-12T06:58:43.172+01:00A BIG "WHEW" AFTER A BIG "'OOPS" WITH LUCYOnce again the time has flown by yet I am still trying to finish Little Lucy. I have been stitching each night in an attempt to complete the final round before seeking suitable fabric for the borders and taking a deep breath before I needle turn the top to the borders. Well, I only had about 4 of the antique white pieces left to stitch on when I noticed that one of the pieces I had already done was frayed so badly that it was barely holding together. Hmmm what to do? My whipstitch is really fine , so fine that there is no way to unpick it without fraying the rest of the fabric. Okay, panic set in and I broke out in a hot sweat which was not one of my hot flushes. I decided to put it away for the night. The next evening I decided to be very brave and cut the offending pieces away , 4 in all as they were attached to each other. Now I was left with a ridge on each bit so I tried to cut as much away as possible without poking a big hole in the fabric. I eventually decided to whipstitch slightly under the ridge on that side. I figured if it didn't look right there was nothing I could do about it. However, it looks okay! Yey!<br />
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Meanwhile I started the EPP for the "Old Time Kaleidoscope" block. However, the fussy cutting of the more detailed fabric is proving to be rather frustrating. Despite following the photo included with the pattern my pieces do not line up properly. Needless to say I have put this aside for a while and may need to send away for more of that fabric to play with. I don't think that it has been a very good stitching week for me. </div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-44375534432898129552018-01-15T03:53:00.000+01:002018-01-15T03:53:00.756+01:00NEW YEAR, NEW QUILT AND NEW PROMISE TO MYSELF.HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It is good to be back blogging again and looking at all your beautiful projects underway. I know that a lot of people are heading over to facebook or instagram but I have neither of those and also prefer the more personalised feel of blogging. It seems that time is not a thing people have much of anymore despite modern technology which is supposed to make things easier for us. All you lovely bloggers inspire and encourage me on many levels, particularly with our craft. Recently, I was inspired to start a new quilt when I saw <a href="https://michelleridgwaydesigns1.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Michelle's</a> blog. She started making Anni Downs' "An Angels Story" quilt. I have had the pattern book for years since buying it on sale but have never got around to making it. So, thanks to Michelle I have made a start. Determined to use fabrics from my ever growing stash I selected brighter colours than my usual Civil War repros. They are mainly tone on tone but I think they will work well. <br />
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I have cut out all the fusible applique pieces and placed each individual angel's into zip lock bags.</div>
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Last night I fused some pieces to my first block.</div>
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I completed all the blocks for Anni's "A Gardener's Journal" many years ago and they are still sitting in a box full of other stitcheries I have done for a few more quilts. Oh my! How did that happen? So, I am promising myself that I shall finish that particular quilt this year and maybe a couple of others. </div>
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Meanwhile, I am on the home stretch with my Little Lucy quilt. I am just putting the final row on now and then I need to work out what border fabric to needle turn it to. I ran out of the antique cream fabric I was using for the last round but fortunately<a href="http://shiraleestitches.com.au/" target="_blank"> Sandy</a> ( Shiralee Stitches) still had some. Whew! </div>
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Oh dear! When I was ordering that fabric I couldn't resist buying a block from Sandy's BOM "Old Time Kaleidoscope" , another EPP fussy cut project. That's how I got into my Little Lucy project. I enjoy fussy cutting but sometimes it really challenges me.</div>
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If you wish to start a free BOM pop over to <a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank">Jenny's</a> blog. I usually do her BOMs each year but this one was previously in her stitchers club which I had purchased and made into individual monthly minis. I loved making them and the designs can be used in many ways.</div>
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Well, it is that time of year when our beautiful abundance of fruit on our trees becomes Cocky food. I don't mind sharing but the cockatoos strip the trees and virtually take one or 2 pecks from each piece of fruit before dropping it to the ground ( or on the roof). I am pleased that the pretty coloured parrots got a feed of apples before the cockies arrived.</div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-27783895181479123512017-12-30T04:28:00.001+01:002017-12-30T04:28:58.900+01:00CHRISTMAS CHEER, CLEANUP AND FINISHES I have just finished packing up all my Christmas decorations. When I take them out each year I love looking at them and remembering who made them for me. The same thing happens when I put them away so it seems to take me ages. I haven't been very productive stitching the past few weeks but I did make some Christmas things for friends which I forgot to take pics of. One thing I did remember to take a pic of was a Christmas mini I made for <a href="http://barb./">Barb</a>.<br />
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I made 3 hexie decorations and a pin cushion but cannot show them to you. I also crocheted another pot holder which seem to be rather popular. I was so pleased to have finished reading a book. This one is written by another Australian author. I seem to be finding a lot of Aussie authors lately.<br />
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I had another HUGE clean up in my sewing room. I had 11 containers of mags which I got rid of. I only kept my good ones, Simply Vintage and another couple of American titles. I went back to clean up more things off the floor and guess what I found? More mags! I think they must have been put there by elves. Now I need to find a place for all these mag containers plus 1. </div>
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Our family had Christmas Day on Boxing Day this year as this was the only day we could all get together. As family grows each have other commitments to share Christmas with others so we alternate each year. Of course, this year was rather special being my munchkin's first Christmas, He is 10 months old. He had such fun and so did we. Here he is helping his mum open his present from us.</div>
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On the 30th June, 2015 we visited Hampton Court Palace and then went to Madam Touseaud's waxworks museum. Here I am talking to Michael Jackson. (I have tried to put it vertical but the computer is not cooperating.)</div>
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We experienced a 4D Super Hero Adventure which was rather fun. and then went on to visit Baker St so my daughter could take a pic of Sherlock's front door. We then had dinner at a pub and returned to our sauna hotel room where we packed our suitcases and carry on bags ready for departure the next evening. So, on 1st July, 2015 we experience 34 degrees C in London on our final day. After breakfast we paid 1Pound per piece for our luggage to be stored after checking out of the hotel. No real security for that either. We caught the train a couple of times to see Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.</div>
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The stage. Plays are still done there and it has been a long tradition that if the audience puts anything on the stage ( e.g as they stand and lean up against the stage with a drink and put it down), it becomes the property of the actors. There used to be saw dust on the floor originally as it was so crowded that people could not get to the loo! Yep, you read that correctly. Ewew! Too much information?</div>
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After that we headed for the Old Operating Theatre where we saw some rather gruesome looking surgical instruments and how the operating theatre actually looked. Terrifying for the patient! You can see where all the students looked down onto the operating table. That's why it is called a theatre.</div>
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We then had a quick lunch and headed back to the hotel foyer to put bandaids on our feet, cool down and fill in time before our shuttle arrived, (an hour late), to take us to Heathrow airport. We got there on time but had to rush to the boarding gate due to lack of gate info until the last minute. Our plane took off at 10.20PM stopping over at Hong Kong airport for a few hours before heading back home to Tullamarine. Thus endeth our big adventure, one I shall probably never experience again but I am so grateful that I got the opportunity to travel with my youngest daughter. </div>
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Thankyou for coming on the journey with me and may the New Year ahead bring you much joy and good health.</div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-81042644074518359732017-12-22T05:43:00.001+01:002017-12-22T05:43:41.543+01:00IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS<br />
Yep, it's that time again when tourists start to come down for the holidays and I have to remember to allow at least 10 minutes longer to get to my local shops etc. The parties will start and the illegal fireworks will scare the pants off of me throughout the night but as locals we just have to put up with it all. Ah well, at least we shall enjoy our munchkin's first Christmas. I finally got some parcels posted and I have received a couple in the mail which I have opened before Christmas Day. This little owl orni was a pleasant surprise inside a card from <a href="http://shez86.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Shez</a>. I love how she makes her ornis and particularly love this little cross stitched owl.<br />
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Thankyou so much Shez and Barb for these beautiful gifts. </div>
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I always enjoy displaying Christmas decorations that have been made by my friends. ( The stars are ones I made).</div>
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The round felt deco is what I made last year. The other 3 are from Barb over the years. </div>
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On a sweet tweet note I tried to take a pic of the 4 little baby swallows that hatched a couple of weeks ago and were ready to fly off. Each year they nest in one of our carport beams. 2 are bobbing down between the others. The neighbour's cat has been eagerly watching them so they are lucky to have survived. She was even caught sitting on the car roof to get closer!!!</div>
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I am feeling so much better today but it is still too hot for me to stitch or crochet. We are seriously looking into getting some air con now. Since my last post I have made some progress with the first crocheted octagon. Still some more rows to do which shall magically transform the circle into an octagon. ( Well, I certainly hope so).<br />
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There are 9 granny squares in this blanket but I can only do them up to a certain row before something goes wrong. So, I have crocheted 7 of the granny squares as far as I can go before everything falls in a heap.</div>
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The other 2 need to be un pulled, I have tried several times to work the pattern out and I end up with the right amount of stitches but something is definitely not right. Things start to go wrong when I crochet those big crosses despite counting all the stitches and inserting the hook into the right one. I am getting splinters from scratching my head so much. </div>
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It is so nice to have visited some of the places she writes about. One of them being Hampton Court Palace which I have yearned to see for well over 40 years. On the 30th June, 2015 we spent our 2nd last day in London. It was 29 degrees C when we boarded a train to Hampton Court station and walked to Hampton Court Palace. It was a long long path to the entrance.</div>
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Once through the main entrance there were other courtyards. This the Clock Court where the most beautiful clock sits high above. Unfortunately, you can't see how beautiful it is but it is rather decorative and also indicates the time of high tide which was useful for those travelling on the river in barges such as Henry V111 and his court.</div>
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The Great Hall where they held huge banquets . There are carved and painted "eavesdroppers" in the wooden roof. These were built under HenryV111's orders to remind all at court that everything said could be overheard. Clever! The walls are lined with large tapestries which were first hung in the 1530's.</div>
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The Chapel Royal is in the gallery hall lined with several paintings. This is the famous iconic one that Henry V111 commissioned to make himself appear large and regal despite his ailing health and morbid obesity.</div>
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The chapel has the most ornate ceiling painted blue with silver stars. Unfortunately, the photo is not on the computer. It was this hall where Catherine Howard, his 5th wife, discovered that she was charged with adultery and ran along the hall in search of Henry in the chapel to plead her innocence. They say that several people have seen her ghost still running along the hall.</div>
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I was so excited to start this project even though it will most likely prove to be a bit challenging for me. I started to make the 1st octagon and decided to stop at the fan part to start off all the other octagons. "But they're circles" I hear you say. Yes, they are circles to start with. Magic will happen.</div>
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I decided to try making the first square in the pattern and I have almost completed it. I had a few hiccups with those big crosses . Lots of head scratching, sighing and un pulling stitches were involved in this little production.</div>
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On 29th June, 2015 we made our way by train to see Westminster Abbey. I have more pics than these but they are not on the computer for some reason.</div>
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I did take some pics inside but many failed. I tried to take pics of the many tombs where Kings and Queens were buried. Poets corner was amazing. It was a bit eerie walking on top of many who were buried under the floor. We spent quite a few hours in the Abbey and then walked past Big Ben and Parliament to get to the Florence Nightingale Museum.</div>
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Then we caught a train to the Tower of London. I have always been fascinated by this place so rich in historical executions. Rather macabre .</div>
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Traitors' Gate. This is where prisoners such as Sir Thomas More and Anne Boleyn arrived by boat to their fate.</div>
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Yes, it is that time again and I nearly forgot. Here is my rather small list of finishes for October.<br />
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Yey!!!! I have completed my crocheted granny square knee rug.<br />
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As it is only a small knee rug I thought that 2 small borders would be enough. I really enjoyed learning how to crochet all the squares together.<br />
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On the 28th June, 2015 we awoke to a drizzly day but it was 21 degrees C . We had planned to visit Harrods and a couple of other sites around London . I loved their rail system, almost a station on every block. We caught 2 trains which took us right to Harrods doorstep. Oh what a store! We spent the afternoon there looking at everything. </div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-67727289677851611742017-10-19T08:31:00.000+02:002017-10-19T08:31:15.803+02:00MUNCHKIN, CROCHET AND STITCHING I was so excited to have my little munchkin stay with me for a few hours today. It was the first time he had been left anywhere without my daughter or son in law. He was such a joy and never shed a single tear. I am over the moon to know that he loved staying with us.<br />
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This morning a parcel arrived from the U.K containing that ball of yarn I desperately needed to complete my crocheted colourwash blanket. As I was paying a fair bit of postage I decided to make it more viable by ordering 3 new crochet hooks that are designed to make it easier on the hands . </div>
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Last week my lovely colourful balls of yarn arrived from the UK to crochet a gorgeous blanket which may prove to be a bit of a challenge for me. Unfortunately, the pattern book didn't come with the kit so I couldn't start it as soon as I wanted to. However, after sending an email and receiving a very prompt reply the actual pattern book is winging its way here, infact it has most likely already landed in the country. I can't fault Black Sheep Wools service whatsoever. They were truly amazing. </div>
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Voila! All my Little Lucy rows are now pieced together. I just need to add some side fillers and then she is ready for borders.</div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-9004625216447964832017-10-12T09:47:00.001+02:002017-10-12T09:47:09.638+02:00DARN YARN!<br />
I thought everything was humming along nicely using leftover yarns to crochet my granny squares and I put aside a ball to specifically use for crocheting all the squares together. It looked like it was almost an entire 100g ball which I presumed would be quite enough for the job. WRONG! With only one and a half rows to go I ran out! Yep, that'd be right. Having never tried crocheting squares together before I just "guestimated" that it would be enough. All the yarn was from the UK and I only need that one ball. To make matters worse I had already placed an order to the UK for another crochet kit . Ah well, I just placed an order for that one particular colour and decided to order some new crochet hooks too. So, now I am expecting 2 parcels from the UK. You can't see it yet but I have placed the squares like a colour wash .<br />
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Remember Little Lucy? I put her away for a while after spitting the dummy when I realised that I had stitched 2 blocks the wrong way around. I had swapped blocks 4 and 5 by mistake. Not a happy gal that day! I couldn't unpick the blocks because the whipstitching is so tight and small that the fabric started to fray. Anyhoo, I decided to punch through my disappointment and carry on regardless. I now just have to add the top row and then I can fill in the edges.</div>
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I can't remember where I exactly left off last time so I shall start on the the 24th June, 2015 when we returned the car to Cardiff and caught a taxi to the train station. One would think that catching a train to London from Cardiff would be easy. Not so! We were told at the station to catch a train to Nottingham and to change for Queens Way. However, when we were on our way the ticket inspector told us we should have caught a train to Bristol then to change for Paddington. He gave us new tickets and made sure we got off at the right station. How's that for service! To cut a long story short we eventually arrived at our hotel around 8pm . What a disappointment! When we opened the door we practically fell down 3 steps almost landing on one of the beds. It was sooooo small we could barely fit our luggage anywhere in the room. It was pokey, felt like a sauna, the window looked out onto walls so one couldn't even see the sky and the bathroom door wouldn't close.. The first thing we did after breakfast the next morning was request a room change which was thankfully granted. It was slightly larger. Yep, this is the larger room.</div>
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This dress is known as a "mantua" and only grand palace doorways have the width to accommodate the hooped skirts. The whalebone hoops forced ladies to take teeny steps which created the illusion of rolling along on wheels.</div>
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After our visit to the Palace we went back to the hotel to freshen up and catch a taxi to Hard Rock Café for an early dinner with my daughter's friend. We had then planned to catch a cab to the theatre to see Phantom of the Opera but we chose the worst night to find a cab. Apparently Taylor Swift had a big concert that night so the taxis could only travel so far before coming to road blocks.So, we caught a train and walked ( and walked and walked and walked) to the theatre. Afterwards we couldn't even flag down a taxi anywhere so we decided to catch a train to no avail as they were overcrowded. We hung around for a while and I think it was about 1.00 am that we eventually found a taxi to get back to our hotel. The London Underground was the busiest I have ever seen or expected in the early hours of the morning.<br />
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Needless to say we were totally exhausted but it was well worth the effort. After all, how many times does one get to the West End of London?<br />
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Thanks for hopping on board my tour. Next time we see some more wonderful sites of London.. Hopefully I will be able to work out why I can't rotate the photos.<br />
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Gosh! It is OPAM time again. I have no idea where the time goes. Fortunately, I decided to crochet some more cotton pot holders for gifts this past week as I have already gifted a couple of the ones I had previously made and it looks like they are quite popular. So, I actually have 2 completed projects for the month . Whew! I got the pattern from<a href="http://hannequilt.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank"> Hanne's</a> blog a while ago.<br />
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It is so lovely to see the wild life return after developers stripped all the natural habitat a few years ago to build a marina. They filled in the creek and built a canal. We now have huge humongous yachts chug chugging along across the road with their masts higher than the 2 storey houses. It makes me smile when I hear the kookaburras and even the squawk of cockatoos.</div>
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This afternoon I found the time to sit and finish stitching this birdie.<br />
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I love displaying my little mini quilts each new month.<br />
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I have finished another book though. It is translated from Spanish and its fictitious characters are based on the true account of Jewish refugees fleeing to Cuba on the SS St Louis.</div>
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I finished another little birdie which is one of <a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank">Jenny's</a> designs. Her latest free BOM is now available to print up so I shall be heading on over there soon.</div>
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On the 23rd June, 2015 we rose at 9.00am ,( a lovely sleep- in compared to what we usually had on our travels),and caught the 10-46am train to St Ives. It was a lovely trip but we were so caught up chatting to people that we didn't get off at St Ives. By the time we realised ,the train was heading back to Penzance. So, we just stayed aboard and re did the journey. It was a beautiful sunny day so different to the cold and drizzly day we had on our arrival. We had lunch at a café where my daughter found a caterpillar in her salad . Fortunately, it wasn't half a caterpillar . A bit of a worry as we are both vegetarians hehehe. I remember that the sun was quite hot as we sat outdoors.</div>
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There's something about Cornwall that I love. That was our last day there and I wish I could have explored more but the next day we had to return the car to Cardiff and catch a train to London. London was awesome! But that can wait until next time. Thank you so much for visiting.</div>
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Looking at many stitching blogs I realise that I am not the only one who likes variety when stitching. I always have so many different projects on the go and as soon as I finish one I start another despite still having many others to complete. My clam shell mini is slowly growing.<br />
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I have finished stitching the 2nd bird and have started another one. I love stitching on to the flour sack fabric.<br />
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I found a lovely applique project in one of my Simply Vintage mags. The pieces are all cut out ready to applique but I can't decide which fabric to put them on to. I bought the lighter coloured fabric last week and I already had the grey fabric in my stash. Now I am not sure about either of them.</div>
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The lighter one is actually a creamy yellowish colour which isn't showing up here.</div>
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I have finished reading a lovely biography which is the first of a few that Maya Angelou wrote about her very interesting life. I have tried to get back into the habit of reading every night and have enjoyed it immensely. The current book I am reading is a novel based on fact and I have nearly finished that one too.</div>
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On 21st June, 2015 we left Chippenham at 11.00am headed for the M4 and M5 to Cornwall. We stopped for a break after driving for 2 hours then continued our journey arriving in Cornwall at 2.50pm . We needed another break before arriving in Penzance on a very cold, wet and dreary day. We had booked a Bed and Breakfast place to stay in and they didn't have any parking so we had to park the car about a block away opposite the beach. More struggling with luggage!</div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-48490881065367193612017-08-18T06:21:00.002+02:002017-08-18T06:21:47.505+02:00STITCHING AND TRAVELS<br />
This cold weather has been the perfect time to sit and stitch while watching a good movie. My hubby is constantly amazed how I can do these 2 things at the same time. I suppose it is a balance of simply listening to the dialogue and glancing up at the screen as I stitch. I am still having a bit of trouble stitching these days as my eyes need a check up which is long overdue but, nevertheless, I have persevered determined to finish the 2 BOM blocks. <br />
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Recently I was gifted some flour sack fabric to use for my stitcheries. I usually use hankie linen or light fabrics to trace designs onto so I was thrilled to be able to try this fabric as an alternative. I decided to trace a few bird designs to stitch on it and I found this fabric easy for tracing and rather nice to stitch . I love this tiny little birdie. And, yes, I chose Jenny's birds to stitch. No surprise there. Hehehe.<br />
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On the 18th June 2015 we picked up the hire car in Cardiff and managed to get lost as soon as we drove out of the street. We eventually found our way to the correct motor way headed for Chippenham, Wiltshire which was the birthplace of my grandfather. My great great great grandfather was Mayor of Chippenham for a while.We arrived in Chipp ( as it is called by the locals) but couldn't find the correct street to park at the hotel. The street was blocked off as a mall so after much confusion and many U turns we asked someone for directions and eventually got there. After settling in our hotel room we explored Market St to buy some water and other supplies.</div>
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We had arranged to meet my grandfather's best mate's widow, Mary, who my family had been in contact with for decades via hand written letters. No one had ever met her so we were delighted to be able to fulfil this dream. We received a call from Mary arranging to meet us at 6.30pm in the Mall which we did before all getting in our car and driving to her home for a little visit.</div>
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The next morning we had breakfast , hopped in the car and headed for Salisbury Plains to visit Stonehenge. It was a pleasant drive through beautiful countryside but I had no idea what the speed was and didn't want to get booked. The roadway was narrow and had lots of bends so there was very little chance for anyone to pass me if I was too slow. Yep, I was one of those irritating tourists. At one point I had several cars trailing behind me. We passed through beautiful chocolate box villages with thatched cottages that had doorsteps almost on the road. We finally reached Stonehenge, parked the car , bought tickets and wandered through the information area before boarding a bus which took us closer to the stones . It was still a fair walk but it was a beautiful warm and sunny day. The stones were roped off but still quite close. The next day or 2 was the weekend of the Summer Solstice there .</div>
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The next day, 20th June , Mary took us on a personal tour of Chipp. She had located my grandfather's brother's grave at the local cemetery. He was only 41 when he died after a war effort fundraising tug of war. He ruptured something internally and died. So sad, especially as my grandfather never returned to Chipp to see his parents, brother or friends. I like to think that grandad was with me as we walked around his home town. We found the school that my grandfather attended from the age of 3.</div>
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I don't seem to have done much since my last post but I have started a little project using 1" clam shells. It takes a lot of 1' clam shells to make a mini quilt so I have cut a lot of my charm squares into 6 clam shells ready to EPP. I have followed Sue Daley's method to piece them but I am still having trouble lining them up correctly on the 2nd row. Hopefully, I shall overcome this problem with practice.<br />
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I stitched a previous block and made it into a heart to hang up. I am now stitching this block again in different colours so I can put it in a quilt with all the other blocks when they are completed. That will be interesting as I have no idea how I am going to do that without a pattern. Nonetheless, there's nothing like a bit of a challenge! </div>
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I table runner. ( A bit of a challenge for me binding the triangular edges). I completed this earlier in the month and then yesterday it dawned on me that I hadn't made any coasters to match it. So, I managed to hand piece and hand quilt 4 hexie coasters yesterday. Yey!</div>
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I made a hanging heart from one of<a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank"> Jenny's</a> free BOM stitchery designs. Her latest one has been released today so I shall be printing that one up and choosing threads and fabric </div>
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I am currently playing with 1" clam shells to EPP with some gorgeous charm squares that <a href="http://kiwikidspage.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Sue</a> gave to me for my birthday back in April. Gee, one can get a lot of clam shells from 1 square when they are so teeny tiny. I just hope I can join them all together efficiently. </div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-87855603439777085872017-07-27T09:44:00.002+02:002017-07-27T09:44:49.538+02:00NOT MUCH STITCHING HAPPENING<br />
Since my last post I haven't really done much stitching although I did complete a block and have started some more crochet. Inspired by Lucy's Summer Harmony blanket at Attic 24 where she used all her left over yarns , I decided to use up my left over yarns from the blanket I had crocheted. I am doing a much smaller version of this blanket, more like a knee rug. It is made up of lovely granny squares. Did you know there are many different granny square designs? I didn't ! So, I have been crocheting the first rounds in different colours and have added the 2nd round to some. I am limited with colours so I am making quite a few repeat first rounds and alternating the rest. Does that make sense?<br />
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I have finished stitching <a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank">Jenny's</a> free July BOM but I have not done it justice. Unfortunately, I had to trace the design with a Micron black pen as I ran out of my brown ones and I can't seem to find the brown ones anywhere. The problem is that I chose pale colours for this design and it was really difficult to cover the black lines. I have also had trouble with my eyes when using pale coloured threads so the stitches are varied in size. I did unpick some a few times but gave up in the end. In hindsight I should have used 3 strands of thread instead of 2. I am looking forward to the next block in August.<br />
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So, with little else to show you right now I shall continue with my travel exploits. On the 17th June 2015 it was a 6-00am start as we were departing Edinburgh heading for Cardiff, Wales. After pre booking our taxi and paying the hotel bill the night before we hopped in a taxi to the airport. We had to check in our own luggage using an automated system but we required the assistance of a very helpful staff member . After having a toasted sandwich and coffee, ( breakfast) ,at the airport café we went to the boarding gate. Walking through security I was stopped because the machine beeped and I had to go through a body scanner. Oh my! That must have scared some poor staff member! </div>
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We arrived at Cardiff 10 minutes early and then had to order a taxi to take us to our hotel. What a disappointment! The floating floor boards were sticky under foot and dust was all over the furniture. Thank goodness we were only staying for 1 night. After settling in we ventured out to explore Cardiff on a very cold day, colder than the Scottish Highlands were. We ended up at the Dr Who exhibition but I sat it out while my daughter went in as I was extremely tired and my muscles were aching. I don't know how I walked all the way back. My daughter was an avid " Torchwood" fan so we found the site where the "Torchwood staff" stood on the paving stone and descended down into their place of work. She was happy! Since then I have watched all the seasons of Torchwood on Netflix and I loved it.</div>
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The main reason we stopped in Cardiff was to hire a car to drive to Chippenham, Wiltshire and then on to Penzance in Cornwall. The next morning we had breakfast after trying to calm down a very distressed waitress who was having a break down due to lack of staff. We hopped in another taxi (the taxi services in Europe certainly got a lot of work from us! ), headed for the Hertz Car Hire place where it had been arranged for me to pick up the car. Now, I have to tell you that I never drive very far and hyperventilate at the thought of city traffic and having to negotiate any more than 2 lanes of traffic let alone trying to navigate my way around a different country! As they drive on the same side of the road and I mainly had to drive on a motorway I was brave enough to try. After all, I would have a map or a GPS right? WRONG!!!! No such thing as a paper map anymore . No GPS either. So, the Hertz guy printed me up a basic map to Chippenham and I do mean "basic". We got lost as soon as we turned out of that street. The indicators were on the left side and the wipers were on the right side- the complete opposite to my car. So, picture me flicking the wipers on every time I went to indicate. I reckon I got used to it on the last day of the car hire . And you guessed it, I was back to front when I got home in my own car. Eventually we managed to find our way to the motorway .</div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-84467555603653276232017-07-15T07:36:00.003+02:002017-07-15T07:36:33.443+02:00YEY! MORE FINISHES. <br />
I am so pleased to have finished some more projects this past week and have also started new ones. I can't resist new projects even though I still have plenty of others to complete. However, I do feel that I am getting somewhere especially when I have started something and completed it before picking up another one. A while ago I made several little mini quilts from one of <a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank">Jenny's</a> Stitchery Club's 2016 designs called " A Year In the Garden". These designs were for a quilt but I decided to make little minis so I could display one each month of the year. I found October's stitchery in my UFO drawer with the borders already sewn on but still waiting for the binding and sleeve. Now I have minis to display all year. ( Yeah, I know. It needs to be ironed.)<br />
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Back on board our coach we drove through the Highlands and passed the "Monarch of the Glen" house in the distance which looks quite a bit larger than depicted on TV. We went through Fort William which is the largest town in the Highlands as Inverness is actually a city. </div>
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I have always loved this breed of sheep and was so excited to actually see them in the long driveway of a cottage. I love this cottage but it was literally in the middle of nowhere and it must get very cold in the winter time.</div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-38474807225573149242017-07-08T06:36:00.000+02:002017-07-08T06:36:25.362+02:00ENJOYING THE ART OF FINISHING <br />
I am amazed at how many projects I seem to almost finish and then put aside. Thus a drawer full of UFOs. There are various reasons for this. Sometimes I run out of fabric I thought would be suitable for binding, sometimes I can't find the right fabric for sashings or bindings and there are times when I stuff a project up and can't be bothered fixing it when I have so many other projects I want to do. So, I am feeling quite satisfied now that I have finished one of <a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank">Jenny's </a>Christmas projects that I had started a couple of years ago but ran out of fabric for the binding. ( Please note that the bird block is not in her pattern. I improvised using one of Jenny's birds and adding some Christmassy bits.)<br />
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The past week I have been busy crocheting these pot holders each evening. The pattern was kindly shared by <a href="http://hannequilt.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Hanne's</a> blog. These are going in my gift box and I am still crocheting more of them with various coloured balls of cotton yarn.</div>
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I finished hand quilting this table runner last night and plan to bind it this afternoon.</div>
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On the 14th June 2015 we paid money to be terrorised at the Edinburgh Dungeons. It was so much fun as we learned about the not so nice side of their history. I don't think my daughter was very happy with me that morning. Hehehe.</div>
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When we arrived we were held in a "holding cell" before being let into a court room by "the judge" where he called upon certain people, thankfully not us, and sentenced them for particular crimes they were supposed to have committed. It was done in a very humorous way. We then got into a boat in total darkness and sailed along past all sorts of scenes of Edinburgh's seedy history. After that we were taken to different areas where we learned historical facts and shown torture implements,and how they used them , told about the body snatchers and stood in staged sets of the plague era, crammed dark living conditions and homelessness. It was all quite eerie but very well done.</div>
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After that we went to lunch at Frankenstein's Bar where we feasted on nachos, salad and vegie samosas with cocktails.</div>
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You may have noticed that I have a fascination for castles. I love medieval history. I was in awe when I stepped into the room where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to King James 1st and her living quarters, Alas, can't find the photos on the computer. ( I can hear your sigh of relief).</div>
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-2947938317752021732017-07-08T06:20:00.001+02:002017-07-08T06:20:16.601+02:00Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-84485040743710040772017-07-01T05:10:00.002+02:002017-07-01T05:10:31.390+02:00WOOHOOO! i MADE IT!<br />
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I am doing the happy dance now that I have managed to complete a few projects during the month of June. No travelogue today but I do have the latest pic of my 4 month old munchkin.<br />
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I knitted a jacket and beanie for him.</div>
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I love <a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank">Jenny's</a> beautiful stitcheries and I decided to make 2 of the one design to make into a table runner. ( Oops, needs ironing).</div>
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Another sweet little stitchery from Jenny's BOM was so quick and easy to stitch and I made it into a hanging heart.</div>
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And now for the grand finale.........drum roll please. I finished the last border on my single bed crocheted blanket last night. This was a huge project but I really enjoyed making it. The pattern is from <a href="http://www.attic24.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Attic 24.</a> With the help of emails and phone calls to <a href="http://www.barbscreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Barb</a> over the years and the step by step tutorials on Attic 24 I have mastered the basic stitches of crochet.</div>
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So, this month I have a total of 5 projects completed. I am off to crochet a scarf now.</div>
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The past week or so has seen me happily doing some Christmas stitching. These are going to be made into special gifts for special people.<br />
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Ondreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06375358743415174254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321756860505427558.post-27724513890458502812017-06-27T09:28:00.000+02:002017-06-27T09:28:40.339+02:00HMMMM, WILL I MAKE IT ON TIME?<br />
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The end of June is fast approaching and I am hoping to have completed a couple of things for OPAM. This cold weather has found me sitting on the couch watching Netflix while crocheting. I started this single bed size crocheted blanket last year and it was coming along quite nicely until I ran out of some of the yarns. By the time I had restocked I received the wonderful news that I was going to be a grandmother so all current projects came to a grinding halt with baby projects being my main focus. Well, I picked up the blanket a few days ago and am now crocheting the 3rd border with only 2 more to go. Yey!<br />
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That little pretty stitchery designed by <a href="http://www.elefantz.com/" target="_blank">Jenny </a>is in the process of being made into a heart.</div>
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And another Jenny design is being made into a table runner. I am just beginning to sew the binding strips together ready to bind it. </div>
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As we drove through the town centre of Belfast we could see evidence of where violence ran amok. There were bullet holes in a statue of angels! We stopped off at the IRA Museum which was very interesting . I found a hexie quilt that a prisoner had made. Sorry, I can't get the pic upright! An embroidery was there too.</div>
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Whew! What a long day it was. After that we made one more stop at a beautiful area called Mourn Way . We got back after 8pm and still had to find our way back to the hotel. Thus endeth our short visit to Ireland. Onto Edinburgh next. But not right now. Relieved? I hope you haven't nodded off . If you have stayed with me then I congratulate you. Thankyou so much for stopping by. </div>
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