Busy Busy Busy and School Holidays

We are into our busiest and most stressful week of the year at work and I keep waiting for it to hit but either we are well organised this year (I seriously doubt this) or Wednesday is going to be the day from Hell as the last day in the month. Yesterday was steady a bit frantic but not too bad. The boss is probably going to have a nut's day today with back to back client appointments but I think I have everything ready for him so fingers crossed.

It is the start of the school holidays but the kids are a bit under the weather which for my son is situation normal this winter he has had a shocking time with bronchitis. I am taking him to the chiropractor on Friday to have him looked at just to see if she can suggest something to boost his immune system, antibiotics are working while he is on them then within a week of stopping them he is sick again. My Dr suggested moving to Queensland but that really isn't an option I am afraid. I know the rain is good for the farmers but some warmer weather would be appreciated in this house. Just so we have a quiet one we are off to the movies today I think we are seeing G Force and Friday we will see Shorts (as of course they both want to see different movies).

Yesterday my Sue Ross BOM arrived. Some of the fabric's are a little different from those used in the blocks that have been posted which doesn't bother me in the slightest because it isn't the fabric's that are drawing me to this quilt it is the blocks themselves. The first one uses templates and is handpieced. The second is a radiant star, both blocks will probably stretch me but that is fine. I think I will learn lots about colour or not worrying about colour and matching which I think restricts me a lot. I have an unwritten 5 colour rule which has developed over the years (no more than 5 colour). The first two block break this rule IN A BIG WAY. I want to show the sparkles on Wednesday my lovely packages and then I might have to have a play on the weekend.

I am also expecting another template for Jazz Hands from Material Obsession 2 which I am going to use what I learn above in colour freedom to make another hand pieced quilt (loooooong term project lol).

Message in a Bottle Necklace

Here is an item that I am going to load on Etsy a little later. It is one in a series of Inspirational Messages in a Bottle. I love this little glass vials they are the perfect size for a focal point of a necklace for a message or little pieces of ephemera.

This one contains the quote "It is never too late to be what you might have been" by George Eliot.

Busy Week

The last week of school term has been busy. On Monday night my son sang with the choir in the Instrumental Concert which was two and a half hours of pure torture minus the 2 minutes that he was on singing. No pictures of him as he was standing behind a kid with big hair and the conductor grrr.

On Wednesday it was my daughters turn and that concert was more entertaining the theme was outer space and her Class were the heavenly choir. They had to wear a national costume from a country. As we didn't have one I made one up based on something I remember wearing when I was doing ballet when I was a little bit older than her (she is in the red skirt with the ribbon round the bottom). I used the photo where most of them had there eye's closed as all the rest looked too demonic with their red eyes (haven't worked out how to photoshop that out yet) not a good look for a heavenly choir lol.

Girls Night In - Afternoon Stitching Day

The usual suspects have been invited for an afternoon of sewing, nibbling and fund. I can't invite everyone but if you would like to join us virtually and make a donation to Women's Cancer please click on the Link. Send some pic's of what you do and I put them on the blog.

I tried to upload photo's from last year but it doesn't seem to be working will have to add later.

Not Another BOM

I had to do it. I have signed up for Sue Ross' BOM through Material Obsession. When am I going to do it....well... I am sure I will fit it in somewhere. Looks truly scrummy, if you have been thinking about it and haven't signed up yet they are closing off very soon.

Did another batch of dyeing on the weekend, they are currently sitting in there baggies in the pouring rain. Don't think I'll risk bringing them in will let them cook a bit longer have to run out in a mo to pick up my son from school I am sure I will get wet enough doing that.

The Dryer Worked

Putting those lovely wool pieces in the dryer worked. They came up a treat and now they are all cut up into little pieces... you will have to check out etsy in about a week... I think to see what they have become. Better go and get sewing....

Told Off

I got told off for not blogging enough so I thought I had better show you a bit of what I have been up to. I can't give a full reveal as I have been working on birthday swaps as well as some stuff for the etsy shop.

I have been going to Hetties semi regularly for sit and sew which is a lovely break to sit down and just sew, I guess I have been able to make it every other week which is quite good I might even get two weeks in a row next week and then the school holidays start. I rushed home to put some dye bags together, Leanne had given me some wool blanketing and I had a suit all unpicked ready to dye so here is some of the finished product (well almost they are still dripping wet on the line). The suite is dk grey so the dye isn't very striking but the blanket came up good and I think it will be great for some etsy projects waiting in the wings. I chucked in some velveteen as well, I love the way it takes the dye and it misses bits and you get this really textured result. As you can see I went for super strong colours to cover the grey and they are just so bright and scrummy.

I am still deciding if I want to do some more my day is slowly wasting away and what have I achieved......not an awful lot... wish the clean up fairy would come and tidy my sewing room then I am sure I would be champing at the bit but as I can't see the sewing table again and the floor is a disaster I don't want to go out there. Maybe I will grab the wool off the line and give it a spin in the dryer just to see it a bit sooner.