The monsters are done!

That's it!  No more!

Monsters all done!  Now just to quilt them and get rid of them to someone more deserving.

I've been trying very hard not to buy new stuff for a whole year, and so far so good in regards to quilting products.  I was going to buy plain homespun for the back, but I have decided to spend today piecing two backs from various fabrics that will work, so that will be a good thing!  A good thing.

Hope you're all doing well, glorious day today.  Still no rain.  Never any rain.  Forgotten what rain feels like.  But it's not 48 degrees anymore, so for that I am thankful.

Take care, my lovely friends.

more flaming monsters

I am well and truly over these monsters.  I originally made one quilt, then with some left over made another quilt, and so on and so on and now I have lost count.

The plan with this final one was to make one big quilt, but halfway through I decided it was far too big, so I've split it into two.

I finished one (well, I topped one) today.  Looks okay really.  I'm planning on quilting it up and giving it away to Ronald Mcdonald House.

On the right is the finished one.

On the left is the second one, still to be stitched up.

And this is a leftover block, all set to be a label on the back.

Happy quilting!

More monsters

Hello lovely readers.

I've been plodding along with my monsters, little by little.

My time has been limited at home this week, what with school walking and canteen and all the dance.  I was hoping next week would be better but it's not shaping up that way either.  And to top it all off I've been diving head first back into my family research which just sucks up free time like you wouldn't believe (but it's soooo much fun!)

I cut out 150 or so squares for the sashing, and as I finished sewing I realised I have to cut another 200 more.  So that's this afternoon's job, when I finish talking to you guys.

I think this little man may be my favourite.  He's a sweet little monster.

Things are all well and good here in my neck of the woods.  Tomorrow's Saturday, and apart from Miss Teenager having a party to go to that I have to drive her to, I have no real commitments, and neither does my husband.  So for once, we might all be able to spend some time together IN THE SAME ROOM!  Gasp!

Have a lovely weekend!

Slow Cars and Slow Computers

We are fully back into the school run swing now, and things are going along as they should.  Term one is traditionally the 'cram it all in' term around here.  I've had a million things to attend for both schools and to be honest, I'll be glad when the next two weeks are over.  They are full on, to be honest.  Lots to do, places to be!

I've not had time to sew - I've been the parent helper this week at swimming, which involves walking the class down to the pool, sitting for an hour, and walking back.  I don't really mind, it does my soul good to be around little people (though they are increasingly not so little) and it gets me walking twice a day.

The annoying part of my day is this:

Four times a day at least, from January until April (which knowing Australian road builders will be October.  Excuse my messy windshield please!

The other annoying part is this:

Twice a week, this time is much worse, I had to wait fifteen minutes here the other day with a very distressed child knowing she'd be late for ballet.  What can you do?  This one only goes till July.  Insert sarcastic eye roll.

Some brilliant bureaucrat decided to fix all the bridges in our area AT THE SAME TIME, with the one group of workers.  So they move from bridge to bridge while leaving the roadworks in place.  They started on the 4th January and who knows when they will be finished, working on a particular bridge as the mood takes them.

I know it's a job that needs to be done but everyone is very frustrated here right now.  It's right in vintage (which means grape harvesting trucks are everywhere) and they need to be at the wineries quickly.  

Never mind, deep breath and all.

This is my view when I am at the swimming pool.  Could be worse.

And this is how I spend my hour.  Making my socks.  Again, could be worse!

I hope we're all coping with the weather.  It's been hot and muggy here but really, it could be so much worse.  I keep thinking about my lovely friends in Townsville, they're really getting smashed with rain at the moment, so much rain I can't even imagine. Our yearly rainfall in an hour.  I'm thinking of you all, I really am.

Happy quilting!

more aliens....

I worked hard the last few days to find time to stitch my little aliens, and I'm pleased to say that they are done.

Still terrifically annoyed with Livewriter.  I can't edit photos through this method and it's a bit of a pill to have to do it first and then enter it.  But I'll continue on.

I spent my day at an all day Childsafe training workshop.  I'm out of practice at using my brain in that way, so needless to say I am exhausted.  School is back in full swing and so it brings my Mum Taxi Duties back into the open, but you will be pleased to know that my hand piecing is going great guns!

Driving home from my workshop I was listening to the news on the radio, and it was filled with the floods in Townsville, heatwave in South Australia and bushfires in Victoria.  Droughts and flooding rains sure sums us up at the moment.  Please know that I'l thinking of all my friends in those places, as well as my US friends freezing their proverbials off.  This weather!

Have an excellent week, my friends.