I am going to be...........

a Great Aunt again :)  this time with my husband's niece, Lauren.

I mentioned I would love to make her a quilt and asked if she had any ideas yet on the colour of her nursery - she said 'yellow, grey and white' .............. hmmmmm, very modern :)

So I went out and got these

and I am now working on the layout .................. I am thinking Calico Puzzle block

with the yellow squares forming the main pattern and the pinwheels in grey & white forming the secondary pattern  :)

will make up a few sample blocks and see how it works out ............. stay tuned!

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

What I came home with

I had a great day out on Saturday, helping Cynthia from Cynthia's Ark with her stall.

I also managed to come home with some goodies :)

The little button brooch was included in the entry fee of $5.00

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Salisbury Stitchers Exhibition

As mentioned yesterday, I had a day out at the Salisbury Stitchers Exhibition.

I had the pleasure of helping Cynthia, from Cynthia's Ark, with her stall.  There was a fairly steady pace of customers and I had heaps of fun.

I did manage to have a wander round and check out the exhibition too - here are some quilts that caught my eye :)

Farmers Wife quilt by Freda Steven

Tall Poppies & Daisies by Maxine Cullen

Down in the Garden by Michelle Elliss

my fave bit :)

My Fave quilt on display

Farmers Wife Sample Quilt by Sharen Saliba

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

FAwF/FNwF - Quick post

just a quick post before I head out

I joined in with a few other bloggers with FAwF/FNwF (Friday Arvo with Friends/Friday Night with Friends)  and accomplished this

it was going to be an Angel block for someone that missed out in the Christmas Block Swap, but I am not happy with it, some of my points are chopped off :(  major bummer!

so back to the drawing board I go .................... but not today, as today I am off to the Salisbury Stitchers Exhibition - will post more piccies tomorrow :)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Christmas blocks

here are some of the Christmas blocks I have received from my cardmaking friends over on the CraftMad Forum

We are swapping 12" blocks with a Christmas theme each month - there are three of us swapping, so each month we make 2 blocks (I think Merry is making up 3 blocks, so that she keeps one that she has made)

here is what I have received so far this year

I will be catching up with my crafty friends in QLD in October - see my sidebar for the countdown of my trip .............. can you tell I am excited?   I am leaving Mr Fixit home and going on a girly, crafty holiday for 7 days ........... yes, 7 whole days in Brisbane ............ well Chermside & Kallangur to be exact :)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.