tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72416315149514773182024-03-06T15:59:57.355+13:00 Stitches From The MainlandLynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813626390082216570noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241631514951477318.post-44641459420551809992017-06-04T22:08:00.001+12:002017-06-04T22:08:32.368+12:00FNWF and The Chookshed Birthday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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A weekend to celebrate..The Chookshed 5th Birthday..</div>
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Friday night it was time to join together with everyone for FNWF and then Saturday was spent at my bobbin lace group workday and then after just pottering around trying to advance some of my ongoing projects..</div>
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so it's been a weekend of spent with virtual friends and real time friends..and the best thing about this weekend is that tomorrow is a holiday here in NZ.. our Queen's Birthday weekend..so I will be able to continue on and hopefully get some photos taken to add to my next post..</div>
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The school is sending another teacher and me over to Melbourne for a conference this week..lucky me.!!!!!! 😊😊<br />
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By travelling over late on Wednesday we will have Thursday free to shop/explore the city etc..(well as much as we can do in one day)...before the conference on Friday and Saturday and then flying back to NZ early on Sunday...so not a lot of time to spend there 😓😢.<br />
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So what to do???? Any suggestions on shops to go to or things to see..good places to eat even...anything would be appreciated, so we can make the most of the day as I really don't know Melbourne at all.<br />
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We are both interested in patchwork and embroidery so are there any shops close to the city or easy to access on public transport.<br />
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We are staying out Camberwell way as it is closer to the school that the conference is being held at and won't take too long on the tram to get to there on Friday and Saturday.<br />
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Some more progress and another block nearly finished on this ongoing project...applique with wool felt on linen..just 2 pins left on this block..these blocks started life as applique onto a recycled wool blanket but I changed tack on this and started over again on the linen fabric and I am much happier</div>
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Today was our little bobbin lace group's get together ..we meet 2 Saturdays a month and those who can meet on a Wednesday afternoon as well....so I spent a lovely morning starting to finish off this square ..joining the ends together as I work my way down the line..not far to go now on this section..next step is to do the next round/border which will be attached to this central square later.</div>
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I've been enjoying reading about their first year on the farm and the setting up of the cooking school. The diary-like entries are interspersed with recipes. One that I want to try is for pineapple jam. I have memories, from growing up, of pineapple jam on the rare occasions mum would buy it for me..I seemed to be the only one in the family who enjoyed it...it came in a can and I can still remember the opening of it and getting that first taste each time...it is years since I have seen it, so I wonder if the version I make from the book will live up to my memories or surpass them..</div>
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I am on the last quarter of this centre of the mat I am working on..and then it will be on to making the next piece, like a border, which will then be attached. Friday night's effort was the section that has the pins in the top left..so there are a few night's work left to see this part completed. </div>
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..a slow moving project that has earned me the nickname "Pins" and if you look at the photo you will understand why...I seem to have a habit of preparing blocks and getting them pinned but then time has been eluding me and the pins have remained. So I am going to try and rectify that this year and get some stitches into each block so I can remove the rest of the pins and then move on to the next one.</div>
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Yes that's right...it is on this Friday.. the first FNSI for the year, so, to sign up, head on over to Wendy's blog... <a href="http://www.sugarlane-designs.com/">Sugarlane Designs </a>.....and then start thinking of what you can work on!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment....</div>Lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813626390082216570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241631514951477318.post-43035109549761961472017-01-02T23:48:00.001+13:002017-01-16T13:28:10.288+13:00SSCS receivedWell here it is 2017 already. I am over in Sydney visiting Mum and head back to NZ next week..it sure has been warm here, not what I am used to at all.<br />
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I joined in for Chooky's SSCS swap again for Christmas. I received my gorgeous gifts from Fiona of Bubzrugz blog..a lovely ornament and table runner to treasure..they are absolutely fabulous..</div>
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Apologies for the odd sized photos..the first 2 should be smaller and the table runner bigger but I am having big issues using Blogger on my iPad (since I updated the operating system..wish I hadn't). Will have to wait till I go home to fix it..in the meantime here are my lovely gifts..</div>
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Several of the ladies in the group have already made this pattern for a mat so I was able to glean plenty of help and advice as I got started.<br />
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This is the beginning of the central piece and later there are 2 borders to add on. So after a good morning's work and a little time after lunch as well, here is what I achieved for the day..the stitch holders are to keep the bobbins together when I am not working on it.</div>
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I do have a few things to catch up on including my trip up to Ashburton, at the end of August, to take a class with Katrina Hadjimichael when she was over here in New Zealand. An absolutely fabulous weekend.<br />
Well probably the best thing for me to do is...make a list ...of everything that I need to get on with in my stitching..will see how successful I am..<br />
Back soon with some photos and a post on my class with Katrina.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment....</div>Lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813626390082216570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241631514951477318.post-38887975307949858682016-07-24T16:49:00.000+12:002016-07-24T16:58:33.605+12:00FNSI roundup...As I am writing this snow is falling outside..I wonder how long it will last. We had heavy rain till about an hour ago so the ground is rather wet, so while the snow is falling it is not laying on the ground. Still it is great to watch while keeping warm inside.<br />
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FNSI coincided with the last day of the school holidays for me so I was able to spend the afternoon stitching with friends (in real life) before I joined in with every out there in cyber space.</div>
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My bag has made slow progress as I had one of those bugs going around and so the first week of the holidays passed in a blur. Now that I am feeling better it is time to go back to school again,..typical!!</div>
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Some felt flowers, buttons and some of the hexagons that are in progress...</div>
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And when I am finished it will look something like this photo from Anni's book<br />
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I made them 10" squares so I got exactly 6 from the sheet of foam core board. I have some looking 'au naturel', waiting for their fabric binding....<br />
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I've had a few phone calls with Mum over the weekend, checking how she is with the wild weather. She is fine, just a bit of a mop up where the rain blew in where it hasn't before. She went for a walk down to the beach today to see what it was like after the storm, met up with a friend taking photos of the surf and got them emailed to me.. the southern end of Dee Why and the pool is somewhere there under all that water..and rocks washed up here and there</div>
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I've been reading what some of you have been up to over the weekend, but I need to get on to leaving some comments as well.<br />
It's been a long time between posts..a busy beginning to the year..lots of ideas but motivation has been lacking..I could think of any number of things that have distracted me from blogging, and the longer I was offline the harder it was to get going again. <br />
So with the Chookshed's birthday came the impetus that now sees me online again. <br />
I have been wanting to make some design boards for a while..so after seeing Chookyblue's post I got myself organised.. It's the Queen's Birthday long weekend here in NZ so I have another day tomorrow to finish them up along with a bit of work on some other things..and then some photos to take. We have had 2 wonderfully sunny days on this side of the Tasman such a contrast to what we had last week.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment....</div>Lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813626390082216570noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241631514951477318.post-36623408525351544202016-01-27T09:56:00.000+13:002016-01-27T10:09:42.516+13:00OPAM<div>
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..I've joined up for OPAM again this year. I need to get motivated and stop daydreaming about what I want to work on and just get on with it. Last year didn't go well and I ended up with more unfinished projects at the end of it than what I started with..so here's hoping for some more finishes this year.<br />
If you would like to join in then visit <a href="http://tagalongteddies.blogspot.co.nz/">Kris</a> or <a href="http://happyinquilting.blogspot.co.nz/">Peg</a> before February 1.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment....</div>Lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813626390082216570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7241631514951477318.post-58649949479169098272016-01-25T22:13:00.001+13:002016-01-25T22:13:05.705+13:00FNSI..well I'm back home again after my trip to Sydney to see Mum. It's a bit of a mammoth day travelling back..left Mum's at 6.30 am and arrived home at 9.30pm NZ time (7.30pm AEDT).there is no direct flight for us now from Sydney (they were discontinued in 2014 so more flight capacity could be put in to Queenstown and Christchurch..just great (not!!))..so it was a 3 hour flight to Auckland, followed by a 3 hour wait in the domestic terminal before another 3 hour flight south..which included a 35 minute stop in Wellington...a long day just to cross the ditch..<br />
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I did join in for FNSI..spent a bit of time contemplating what I'm going to work on this year..and then did a little more on the rug I am making..have got seriously behind with it..</div>
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While I was away DH built the timber frame so we could have a roof over our back deck..so Saturday was spent helping to put the clear roofing on..it was a bit breezy so all help was needed to hold the sheet panels till he had screwed them down...guess what sort of day we have today..</div>
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Yes, it's drizzling and showers are expected for the next few days..but I'm not worried as it's nice and dry under here.. that's one of the solar lights I found on sale in town..it glows green when it's dark..</div>
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I hope you all enjoyed FNSI..I will have to visit over the next few days to see what you all did...</div>
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Last year (seems strange to think of 2015 as last year) Mum was reading the weekend paper when she saw a teapot cosy in the living section..thought it would be great for my DD2 ( her GD of course). They only had a website so there was phone call to me to 'look on the net' as she calls it. Not available the website said so a bit of a google found one in a shop in Tasmania and it was soon on it's way. </div>
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Mum doesn't crochet so I also have the task of making it ...so for FNWF I got started..</div>
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Now the other night I fluked resizing some photos so will try to manage it tonight on the iPad...oh well!</div>
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Well how relieved was I when I heard from Fiona that the gift I sent her for the SSCS swap had arrived..I don't know where it has been and it probably has its own tale to tell but that doesn't matter now that Fiona has it. <br />
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I made a Home Sweet...Sweet Home decoration</div>
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And a project folder as you can never have enough of them for your special projects</div>
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A quick catch up on SSCS..here is what I received from Kerrie</div>
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2 lovely felt ornaments and a gorgeous stocking with lace , buttons and embroidery..thank you so much, Kerrie for your lovely gift.</div>
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But sadly the parcel that I sent is somewhere in transit to Queensland, I'm not really sure where it is , (somewhere in the channels of Australia Post) and am so disappointed that it hasn't arrived in time. This what it looks like..and I am just hoping that it will find its way to where it should be..<br />
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