Sunday 9 February 2014

On My Mind

The drought continues it's hold on Aussie lives as well as fires and hard to believe but in places ... yes floods.


Chookyblue and Channelbank Creations are two blogging friends who have first hand experience and have shared the harshness of drought on their blogs. Please take the time to visit if you haven't already.


Meanwhile our blogging friends around the world are experiencing major flooding or record snowfalls and extreme temperatures. When, if ever, will our crazy weather balance out? Please stay safe xx



Friday night was a lovely night out with friends.  I started stitching on this broody little hen ... a nice way to take a break from a busy week.



I promised myself that today would have to be vacuum and bathroom day ... if you can promise yourself you'll do housework.  So did I?  ....  yes!  With a sparkling bathroom and nice clean floors I could then play with some fabric guilt free.

First I laid out the completed postage stamp quilt blocks .... 6 in total. Actually this was before the vacuum came out. Even though I didn't get to sew any scraps today, this is my pic for Scrap Basket Sunday. It's good to see them laid out together.


Also managed to finish preparing the first 2 blocks of "Little Maccas Farm" ready for applique. I'm not 100% sure if I'll machine applique but I'm leaning towards hand blanket stitching them.




Playing with fabrics can be a nice way to unwind. 

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9 comments:

  1. You have managed to slip in quite a bit of fabric therapy. Well done.
    I think I need to do the bathrooms and the floors first, but maybe some scrap basket Sunday could happen if I try hard.
    Prayers to everyone across the world affected by all of the extreme weather.

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  2. Fabric therapy is the best. Really feel for our struggling farmers, and good to raise awareness of the situation.

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  3. lovely farming post... well said.... your postage stamp blocks look great.... I do enjoy hand applique I must admit... though machine is nice and quick!
    Hugz

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  4. lovely farming post... well said.... your postage stamp blocks look great.... I do enjoy hand applique I must admit... though machine is nice and quick!
    Hugz

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  5. Scrappy quilts have to be my all time favourite. do some housework reward with some fabric play - hmmm, birbery works with us big people too I see......

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  6. thanks for your post.....busy busy sewing............

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  7. Lots of lovely projects, I love the look of your scrappy blocks together!

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  8. Feel for our farmers...they are certainly struggling. I live in an agricultural town and we hear first hand from the farmers.
    Regards, Anita.

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  9. Our Aussies on the land have a tough job with our climate, and I have the utmost respect and admiration for them all. So many city people take it for granted that they can just buy fresh meat and produce all year round without giving a thought to how it gets into the shops.
    Love your chookie projects!

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