A week of ups and downs.......

Firstly there was the Ringwood Church of Christ bi-annual quilt exhibition where I premiered 3 things. My new sign......see how awesome it is. My newly acquired Credit Card facility. (Made a massive difference to sales) And 3, yes 3 patterns designed by ME!! (More about them later) I had such a FABULOUS time, and although it is work....it hardly seems like it. So that was the good thing.........

.......the not so good was the demise of my much loved and used laptop!! Serious hard drive failure....and at this point I am not sure whether to repair and try to recover the info or just start again??

But it does leave me in a sticky spot regarding Pay it Forward. You may think I am just saying this but I was going to FINALLY prepare my gifts for the 4 ladies that signed up with me. But all the address info I had collected is now ever so securely locked on my failed hard drive. I would really appreciate it if the following girlies can email their snail mail info to me, again. (Boy I hope you guys still read my blog!!)

Jasmine, Ozjane, SueBK, Pamela

Thank you.......

Ok......so I am still here!!!

The 28th of March??!!!! I cannot believe I have not posted since the 28th of March!!!!!!! How bad is that??

Well this post will be a quicky, to catch you up on what has happened in the last 6 weeks or so.

• Ran a Successful craft night at my church, around 40 ladies in attendance....lots of fun, laughter and good food. Oh and craft. LOL Doing another one on June 10th, making a bracelet. Wanna come??
• Been to Queensland and back......2 weeks away in total, including 8 days on the Gold Coast. Did a few of the parks but loved Seaworld & Currumbin Sanctuary the best. Only visited 1 Patchwork Shop the whole time, in Dubbo!!
• Had a stall at the Bi annual Heathmont Baptist Quilt Exhibition. Was fun and successful. Met some lovely people, made a little money  but most made some BIG decisions.
• Have shelved myself as a Black Dog outworker. Not quit, just taking a break. ( Yes that is one of the big decisions)
• Having ANOTHER stall at the Ringwood Church of Christ Quilt Exhibition (May 28th, 29th & 30th) so am busy preparing for that.
• Am trying once again to write some patterns..............but procrastinating more than anything.
• And lastly the shed........!!!! The only thing that has happened on the shed is that we FINALLY got the notification that the building had been inspected and was ready to go. Husband is out hopefully getting materials for building the wall between his bit and my bit, and we hope to start on the wiring this weekend too.

Ok I think that will do for now......pics and more detailed info from now on....promise!

Here it is..........

............finally in all its glory!! Well the exterior anyways. We are at lock up, and have even had rain to prove that it is also water tight! In fact there is a 3000 liter tank at the back, that is also functioning and is about 1/3 full now!! We are well pleased.

It has been an intense month. Between my obligation to Black Dog, planning a craft night for my Church, and the everyday family stuff.........life has been a bit of a blur. Obviously if we were having it built it would not have taken that long. But when Husband has often been working 6 days a week, we have had to grab what ever spare min there was to build the shed. There has also been rain and heat to deal with, usually on alternating days but sometimes you would get slammed with both. It has been quite amazing watching Husband work on this. Although he doesn't build sheds for a living, he does work with steal and aluminum every day so it was simply a matter of applying that skill to a different project. Thankfully it also meant he had all the right tools to make the job a breeze. I have spent a lot of time at the bottom of his ladder making sure it doesnt tip. But I have also done my fair share of ladder time, far from my favorite thing.

SO.......Term 1 has been about the build, term 2 is all about the fit out and MOVING IN!!! We are on hold for a couple of weeks. Holidays are coming up whoohoo, I think, we have a long drive ahead of us. (More about that in another post)

Sorry I have been away so long, but I think the Big Red Shed is evidence that I haven't been sitting on my behind!! LOL

At last, some real progress

       Well here it is, almost in all its glory. We have the frame up, the door and most of the windows in. Husband has also finished the line of water proofing around the bottom.  We are having a very quick dinner and then we hope to get at least a couple of panels of cladding on tonight. I stand in it and cant still quite believe it will be mine!! I am now wondering about window coverings, floor coverings, furniture!!! POWER POINTS, where shall I put the power points, I know I want lots!! Hope to have a pic of the finished exterior by next weekend.

More Concrete & Parcels......

Here finally is a picture of the finished slab. Not very exciting I know but a huge milestone in what is becoming the soap opera of this project. Husband is home, but of course it is going to be 44 degrees here today, so there will be no real work done. He is off buying brackets, as that can be done in an air conditioned car.

Nancy is back from her trip and informed me that her parcel has arrived safely, so that is all 3 received now. Thanks again to everyone who joined in the fun, I am just sorry I couldn't give a prize to everyone.

At the left of the photo you can just see some huge trees. They are part of a protected reserve that surrounds the Blind Creek Billabong which is just behind our house. It was one of the features that attracted us to the area, but of course on a day like today it becomes a point of concern. Over the 10 years we have lived here, we have had several deliberately lit fires in the reserve, one burning a significant area of the bushland. That fire was only about 100m behind our back fence. But I am in the middle of suburbia, and the risk to my property is realatively small. I cannot even imagine what it is like for friends and family who live with an ever present high threat of fire at this time of the year. So to all of you who are literally sweating out the arrival of the cool change, I am thinking of you and praying that this feral day passes without incident.

BFN

Concrete..& Parcels

I didnt realize it had been so long since I posted. To all those who have enquired, yes the concrete went done as scheduled on Tuesday. I then had to spend the next 2 days watering it so it would not dry too fast in that ridiculas heat we had last week. It felt so wrong, but I had been told water or it will crack. I have no pic at the moment. I did try to post one last week but the google uploader was misbehaving and now I cannot find the picture. Husband who has been in Perth working for 2 weeks, will be home Friday, not sure how long it will be before he starts building.

In regards to parcels, May Britt & Lissa have been in touch to say their packages arrived safely. Has your come yet Nancy?? I cannot understand how you could not if May Britt does?? 

I now better get myself packed up for the class I am teaching tonight, apparently I am getting 4 new students!!! It is exciting and scary all at the same time.

BFN

Big Red Shed Update...

Well Saturday morning we FINALLY saw some action in the back yard. The boys turned up to box up the slab and put the plastic and reo in place. I am told they will be coming at 7am Tuesday to pour the concrete. I have almost been too scared to say it out loud just in case. Only time will tell, but hopefully by tomorrow night I will be able to share pictures of my floor!

Cheers

Plan for today!!

I have one goal for today, and that is the finish the binding on Alanah's quilt. I need to do some washing etc but can fit that around the couch time to stitch the binding. I will tell you later how I went!!!

Also dont know how many of you know I have a little ebay shop, in which I sell what I term as Patchwork Paraphernalia. I basicly buy bits and pieces I need to do my patchwork, and buy a few extra's and sell them on ebay. I have just gotten in a couple of new (and I think exciting) little things. I seriously I cant believe I am contemplating having a go. I was so interested in the grandmothers flower garden that Ros was working on on camp, and I remembered that one of the wholesalers I dealt with sold the paper liners. They have them in several different sizes and at this point I have ordered 2 sizes. 10mm and 26mm. YES I said 10mm!!!! They are sooooooo tiny, but I sooooooo want to have a go!! I doubt if I would ever make a whole quilt, but a table runner maybe doable. Here is a picture......

Also I should give you a link to Patchwork Promises. If you have seen something somewhere else, I am happy to see if I can rustle it up for you!

See you later tonight!! (Hopefully with a finished quilt!!)

Lynda

Here are the Bags!! (Well Some of them anyway)

Hi there, it has been a while hasn't it. I have been so busy the past week, and not doing what I really want to be doing. SEWING!! I did pick up a needle and thread this morning to repair a dress for my niece and it was then that I thought, gee I am missing this! LOL. So tomorrow, I am going to sew. I have spent the last 2 days catching up on some housework and gardening so am feeling free enough to sit and enjoy myself. My sewing buddy Nic is still busy with her Studio renovation, so I will have to soldier on on my own. The plan is to finish the 3 bags pictured above by adding their handles, and then stitch up the other 2 I have waiting. I am so desperate to get them on ETSY. You will find a pic of a finished bag below. The photo really doesn't show it off, it is like a small carpet bag. I just adore it, and I hope others will too!! I just have to settle on a sell price, which is always awkward.

For tonight, I am going to do some hand sewing. One of the projects I am working up with the Craft Corner. Hope it is going to turn out ok. After such a busy week and a half, I really just feel the need to sit with my feet up!!

BFN

Lynda