Highs and lows....

Nature is certainly throwing curve balls at the moment. Thank goodness for the RFS!

We had a lovely 10 days with friends and our granddaughter in Tuncurry and Nelsons Bay.

Whales and dolphins were spotted, copious amounts of food (cake, mmmm) and lots of laughter.

Then hot, extremely windy weather began on our last day away. With it came the bush fires. We are lucky to have got home after the fire was contained on Monday.

Thursday brought the hot,windy conditions again which resulted in my son and his family being evacuated from their home and thankfully they had us to come to. Poor Pregnant DIL was caught up in a bush fire emergency on her way home from work which scared the you know what out of her. They have returned home but are still on alert and thankfully with no damage to their home.

Unfortunately the same cant be said for many families and  my best wishes go to them.

View from the front of sons' home. Too close for comfort!

Sharyn:)

What a week.......

We have had a weird weather week. Sunny and hot, like today and well I'll let the photos do the talking...

Looked like snow after the event

The day has started out as a typical autumn day, lovely and mild. The grandie and I had been to the movies and had just arrived home when down it came. Two minutes of rain, then 10 minutes of hail. OMG!!
If it wasn't for our 4year old my vocabulary would have included alot of ##@@**, not because of the damage it was doing to our garden but the potential damage to my newest addition, the little red car you can just see in the driveway!
BUT.... after very close inspection by all and sundry there isnt a dint to be seen, phew. Never see anything like it in the 18years of living here and I hope never to again.

On the sewing front, I have been busy. Made some bibs and did some applique on them. I machine sewed around them. Of course I bought the wrong type of heat and bond. Is this what everyone uses??

Also sandwiched and machine quilted my table topper. I made a couple of placemats that kinda match.

I watched a machine binding tutorial and it has turned out ok but the corners are a disaster, I'll have to watch a few more tuts.

We are heading off for 10 days with friends to hopefully sunny Tuncurry. Will take some hand stitching with me. By the way, I thoroughly enjoyed the Smurf 2 movie as did our grandie.

Enjoy your week.

Sharyn:)

Not too keen.......

I''ve been busy making something for myself after finishing my 'secret' projects.

I'm not too keen on certain parts of this topper but I look at it as a lesson learnt and will study the pattern better before cutting into fabric next time.

There was alot of pieces (for me a first) but I find it fantastic how it all comes together.

No for my artistic pic....

My azaleas have looked stunning the last few weeks but with the sudden heat have wilted some.

Next on my list, is to try my hand at machine applique on some baby bibs.

Sharyn:)

Secret sewing or is it?

I have been busy sewing for a swap and I wonder whether it has to be secret. The recipient of my gift is a 'stranger' blogger. She doesn't know I'm sewing for her and in fact I don't know whether she will even visit my ramblings.   Is it secret sewing??.....

I have been visiting lots of blogger sites. Such inspirational work!

I can show the fabric parcel the postman has brought ...

Sharyn:)

Baby, Baby, Baby.....

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In between working and suffering with a 'love acquired' cold, I have been sewing for our grandie that is due in January.

 

The pants do look a bit big for a newborn but we will wait and see and the elastic can always be taken in.

Of course the 4year old wanted to know what I would be sewing for her. That is next on the agenda.

There are so many lovelies that can be bought for babies that are rather cheap, that sewing is becoming old fashioned, dont you think. Still Im happy and so is my DIL.

 

Finished one secret sewing and onto another this week. Im finding it difficult to decide what to make but have bought some French General material that was 50% off which I will use.

 

Enjoy your week! Sharyn:)