tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53745340773820293182024-03-19T15:22:19.932+11:00jannimaryJanicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.comBlogger1648125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-26483320034667189112024-03-15T16:49:00.000+11:002024-03-15T16:49:11.628+11:00The Second Week of March<p style="text-align: justify;">I can’t believe we are already half way through March. The weather continued to be more summery than autumnal, but today a cool change has come through, dropping the temperature by 10degrees C from yesterday, now being in the low 20s. This last week has been rather full.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0Wstk1U5Whdm4sdZcehP5ctsM1xvtNAe3Om6ve0RhHX1UV_yJmCGHm7iOYFV-EEbJmLn-SeNrK5Dl8i8gBLj99UwTc7nvne2CE14JCkyeGx4xuYxU-XDqvPqWe87grSjMohBMHyLw9bVWMirDcwIBjw6sUsUKlp4kZtw-cfwccKMZABf_cgL7f-Vgb8/s4032/IMG_2661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0Wstk1U5Whdm4sdZcehP5ctsM1xvtNAe3Om6ve0RhHX1UV_yJmCGHm7iOYFV-EEbJmLn-SeNrK5Dl8i8gBLj99UwTc7nvne2CE14JCkyeGx4xuYxU-XDqvPqWe87grSjMohBMHyLw9bVWMirDcwIBjw6sUsUKlp4kZtw-cfwccKMZABf_cgL7f-Vgb8/w480-h640/IMG_2661.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On the garden front, we have been enjoying the show put on by our dahlias. Out the back, after a very prolific second flush of beans, they have now finished and the bean and zucchini plants have been removed and composted. That only leaves self sown tomatoes, eggplants and spinach left for this season. It looks rather bare.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm15DscRjyRI1AwKH7XdT-tCsfb-LlEi2Xp0o3gX0sevjNyO3SJuFqNnaPVgBhhGM568567SRbMiGQ_qhwniCs1zxLtD8Wvr8oUvOuE1aYd7OdL44BwHF2L8-vdp6S_KSZQLkwsMLgkiwicjJXyfYbrO4-_xg114ImffW-QpZ9i8FBccPmPb5QM84AglU/s1203/Flourish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="1203" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm15DscRjyRI1AwKH7XdT-tCsfb-LlEi2Xp0o3gX0sevjNyO3SJuFqNnaPVgBhhGM568567SRbMiGQ_qhwniCs1zxLtD8Wvr8oUvOuE1aYd7OdL44BwHF2L8-vdp6S_KSZQLkwsMLgkiwicjJXyfYbrO4-_xg114ImffW-QpZ9i8FBccPmPb5QM84AglU/w200-h33/Flourish.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Inside, I have my little shelf in the kitchen where I make little seasonal displays. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWa0KjwIcYEJ_iIsn2naZGrBzTb754bLeZ7YHwTk5UN9PSV_ZRJCqM6T5dynP4V5g-XqkHHgL09cAncPDb8v6ir8SsErMQyt-E1avcTshLp-0eSbi2l5gRSWf94W5uhW_62EfYzHJWZHsIypXudnIUOMJlbrMJOVxQai3w8vQDMN2SiW9stm4WtJEPVw/s4030/IMG_2681.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="4030" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWa0KjwIcYEJ_iIsn2naZGrBzTb754bLeZ7YHwTk5UN9PSV_ZRJCqM6T5dynP4V5g-XqkHHgL09cAncPDb8v6ir8SsErMQyt-E1avcTshLp-0eSbi2l5gRSWf94W5uhW_62EfYzHJWZHsIypXudnIUOMJlbrMJOVxQai3w8vQDMN2SiW9stm4WtJEPVw/w640-h456/IMG_2681.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I didn’t get around to sharing my summer display, which was rather simple this time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVWG2NBJMMlPalgTatuiHlg0f4snPGbzo6cl6w88Pqh6Mr7VoVIvSTdv4FpIIAs3cqfwnyKOOWJg18r4ChElu4LDgCUYnsM0xzZXJeOwTwfugSGmT6rOl1uZ88w2JZCT27WVVsLQjYvwlMZXntvB_Mhbh7QGmx88Nec_6zHTRPB5H3rVj9Hc7bc-eA2U/s3848/IMG_2682.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2886" data-original-width="3848" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVWG2NBJMMlPalgTatuiHlg0f4snPGbzo6cl6w88Pqh6Mr7VoVIvSTdv4FpIIAs3cqfwnyKOOWJg18r4ChElu4LDgCUYnsM0xzZXJeOwTwfugSGmT6rOl1uZ88w2JZCT27WVVsLQjYvwlMZXntvB_Mhbh7QGmx88Nec_6zHTRPB5H3rVj9Hc7bc-eA2U/w640-h480/IMG_2682.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This has now been replaced, for just a week, with a St Patricks Day show. On Monday they can go away and Easter can come out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxYSstu-w36m5yEOlJBjLogoxvbLLQVCm8IGMsEkIzy7UkHpcw7S9SjkZe9SUjoJYvw4gqTnKI0iiLepL3ovew6CQVc7fB1_82vDu7ddCt4agv5w0auYdxIZ9OIB2oSncIpsPkVE8ain8iVG8cXDTEy9KE-f3qh5XhH7NNUegG3t8oPyYpuywZ5QcRQc/s1203/Flourish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="1203" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxYSstu-w36m5yEOlJBjLogoxvbLLQVCm8IGMsEkIzy7UkHpcw7S9SjkZe9SUjoJYvw4gqTnKI0iiLepL3ovew6CQVc7fB1_82vDu7ddCt4agv5w0auYdxIZ9OIB2oSncIpsPkVE8ain8iVG8cXDTEy9KE-f3qh5XhH7NNUegG3t8oPyYpuywZ5QcRQc/w200-h33/Flourish.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We have been out and about. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SMGjBogkuhUDP6Q1UZWW9of7fab0boheDKlYh_VJLAN3wXXGW_EMd6OxnLNaJohaQtEbdA8JLY8mG_b2Y-vCKtvgZeue6jLIGmaKhx2mdK2zL9hoXTHoK8StxW3tDcR9OOHVNXY5oB3HfXXnQ1q8Rn7JbYhy0CrPqkLQyQRj1XDwBuRWqlhbO2pVUVg/s4032/IMG_2662.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SMGjBogkuhUDP6Q1UZWW9of7fab0boheDKlYh_VJLAN3wXXGW_EMd6OxnLNaJohaQtEbdA8JLY8mG_b2Y-vCKtvgZeue6jLIGmaKhx2mdK2zL9hoXTHoK8StxW3tDcR9OOHVNXY5oB3HfXXnQ1q8Rn7JbYhy0CrPqkLQyQRj1XDwBuRWqlhbO2pVUVg/w480-h640/IMG_2662.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On Saturday, while Mick was at bowls, I took myself along to Kings Parade, in the middle of town and listened to a Carillon recital. You may remember that Mick and I went on a tour of the Carillon last winter. Pop <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2023/07/bathurst-war-memorial-carillon-tour.html" target="_blank">over here</a> and read a bit about our visit to the wonderful feature we have here in town.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Back in the day, there were regular recitals on the Carillon on Saturdays at lunch time. It was just a background to our normal lives. We didn’t consider that this was something rather special. Once the carillon was automated, those recitals stopped. Now that the clavier has been installed and local carillonists trained they are starting up Saturday recitals again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3f_J6Qv6Y3neNHiN-ZqLeNRmqk7crUz9XBj-K1qOZBmTjaZG1M7vIB8gR-nOtvo_8eWZ9fUM1HVt57ZlrQImFkLLLxRyXZarzWwxqVtl4O7D3rMdtCFrjC-hDZqRvqsl44_4GkgYkYADs31h0Bu3B1TqIEAaJh-g6cflq3w5BfC0IDIvycGiMZrfAso/s4032/IMG_2664.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3f_J6Qv6Y3neNHiN-ZqLeNRmqk7crUz9XBj-K1qOZBmTjaZG1M7vIB8gR-nOtvo_8eWZ9fUM1HVt57ZlrQImFkLLLxRyXZarzWwxqVtl4O7D3rMdtCFrjC-hDZqRvqsl44_4GkgYkYADs31h0Bu3B1TqIEAaJh-g6cflq3w5BfC0IDIvycGiMZrfAso/s320/IMG_2664.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I took a folding chair and parked myself in the shade of a big tree, as it was a really hot day, and listened to the music while doing some crochet. I may as well crochet, as you can’t see anything, you just listen.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, the draw card was a visiting carillonist by the name of Peter Bray. He is a young man, who is a senior carillonist at the National Carillon in Canberra. This was his final performance in Australia, before travelling to Belgium to compete on the world stage. He went four years ago and did very well. He played a mix of traditional, popular and contemporary music for about an hour. I have just discovered <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/Eqpf7g11q6w?si=KG0jyk8QU1uzSWNh" target="_blank">a YouTube</a> clip of some of the performance. It’s worth have a short look at.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMFfIZ7Y-6C3oUK66AOlnEWGqJ9VdYzcVnE0StHEd_f4YiL7rc7N5N9YPRV1WhWTEFVsQ1ehlqHZGklGSU5MZygDBx_mY5kw2rXASOPRYaCQbnAKSGpcEiB5-CeDxAqbmq4eyRO5LIZPRWQVkYM_zG3j6jC5Ng7MUueWVA0w54WpGSLXn4vr-sSDENnk/s4032/IMG_2666.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMFfIZ7Y-6C3oUK66AOlnEWGqJ9VdYzcVnE0StHEd_f4YiL7rc7N5N9YPRV1WhWTEFVsQ1ehlqHZGklGSU5MZygDBx_mY5kw2rXASOPRYaCQbnAKSGpcEiB5-CeDxAqbmq4eyRO5LIZPRWQVkYM_zG3j6jC5Ng7MUueWVA0w54WpGSLXn4vr-sSDENnk/w480-h640/IMG_2666.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">By the end of the performance I had completed another spiked granny square. It was a delightful way to spend some time and I think I will keep an ear out for future recitals, and if the weather is nice, go down with some handwork and listen to the music.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFmvXPjkaRpv5XUhxu6hzmnLRhyMaP6YlXYrSa_oZ7xRBi9mVzLIvErqXTSxN_YAInFvqIbNqX0LbUNby2rmntLxKVnzfS9Lks9J9Q2mHCCzOixS4rYxDI2fbYaHOMPS2-O8ppjytplswrtVTaV9GWxMUHuyGX3OBcJr1PH65SpLRU4aolR0WWMseHlU/s3024/IMG_2693.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFmvXPjkaRpv5XUhxu6hzmnLRhyMaP6YlXYrSa_oZ7xRBi9mVzLIvErqXTSxN_YAInFvqIbNqX0LbUNby2rmntLxKVnzfS9Lks9J9Q2mHCCzOixS4rYxDI2fbYaHOMPS2-O8ppjytplswrtVTaV9GWxMUHuyGX3OBcJr1PH65SpLRU4aolR0WWMseHlU/w640-h640/IMG_2693.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Last weekend I had participated in one of Chooky’s impromptu Zoom sessions, during which I completed two more squares, with another added during the week. There is just one more to make before I consider that I have enough to turn them into a small rug. I am getting down to the dregs of some of the colours, which is a great result. Hopefully, the last square will be made before the end of the month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfpQM_2LfTQ6j6Vo5u9xK3RdCjCmPSUq-e7sWL1L_m9xFRBkXyfqd4YgHYsu-I1CaMGW_80J14E2Z_ptFm0o9Knb5fWgsisWlLab6kuiCeeq7R6zhgZhBB3nNru6DrT0pJhQfuhPcIk85jktqL0jwUFDXuaxh8TWRynxvFCefl8sMfWUi4YB21ZywyCw/s1203/Flourish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="1203" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfpQM_2LfTQ6j6Vo5u9xK3RdCjCmPSUq-e7sWL1L_m9xFRBkXyfqd4YgHYsu-I1CaMGW_80J14E2Z_ptFm0o9Knb5fWgsisWlLab6kuiCeeq7R6zhgZhBB3nNru6DrT0pJhQfuhPcIk85jktqL0jwUFDXuaxh8TWRynxvFCefl8sMfWUi4YB21ZywyCw/w200-h33/Flourish.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9LsPRlbIFrmqfvtNyaXuJ4oIUpfa1Fevm-tK0antxXuCs5jUOzBdo6iH32scBkUn7n1DRxqtRYlQInC2oXBJvu_yQcPpAYTgEJdNKtQn86z4qBh0BCe3hIUpbjKTgrLCh6o64u3PstJMJd6qO5K2K0QJXIA8m2Jz1dmTPpZM4Fg9GXXzUNSKEZ9AAPI/s4032/IMG_2678.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9LsPRlbIFrmqfvtNyaXuJ4oIUpfa1Fevm-tK0antxXuCs5jUOzBdo6iH32scBkUn7n1DRxqtRYlQInC2oXBJvu_yQcPpAYTgEJdNKtQn86z4qBh0BCe3hIUpbjKTgrLCh6o64u3PstJMJd6qO5K2K0QJXIA8m2Jz1dmTPpZM4Fg9GXXzUNSKEZ9AAPI/w640-h480/IMG_2678.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On Sunday we had an early start to drive up to Oberon. The sunrise over the town was pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgJx8rj6btIl3n84h755usqVWcJvZdLbv-ioW4zJCuni1y-41WPmDEMM2wY9hcL8TfTBhUJlt_1nOTgaCiYD6eP_baswOihV8Q3WokszwLakJrq3q7jHNTKYzzXImiOkX214xQBeHTMN4P6gtaolLiDS3gvr55bxM3V4WMThFf6ZEMPriPkYJ0zu5gZE/s4032/IMG_2679.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgJx8rj6btIl3n84h755usqVWcJvZdLbv-ioW4zJCuni1y-41WPmDEMM2wY9hcL8TfTBhUJlt_1nOTgaCiYD6eP_baswOihV8Q3WokszwLakJrq3q7jHNTKYzzXImiOkX214xQBeHTMN4P6gtaolLiDS3gvr55bxM3V4WMThFf6ZEMPriPkYJ0zu5gZE/w640-h480/IMG_2679.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The reason was the Oberon Swap Meet, at which we had a stall selling some bits and bobs. The weather was lovely, not too hot, and it was a nice social day out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BMQGbDoKAWue7hoGw-Lc049o-RB7CLjnPUHVVfh6Cc2EnnTRFCYtYs5dxX3p7PJ_K2U-jt3bhfY5G_2eVl29-d7bYpoRz2-fBYZZaIrWQAKr-VY_9yoperxt6rOd3oeTX97mvv06ii6n1GB5M89flXbsM3BiJ7f9eUG5bAgI2oHcaQ5jxlOKoXXkIAI/s1203/Flourish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="1203" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BMQGbDoKAWue7hoGw-Lc049o-RB7CLjnPUHVVfh6Cc2EnnTRFCYtYs5dxX3p7PJ_K2U-jt3bhfY5G_2eVl29-d7bYpoRz2-fBYZZaIrWQAKr-VY_9yoperxt6rOd3oeTX97mvv06ii6n1GB5M89flXbsM3BiJ7f9eUG5bAgI2oHcaQ5jxlOKoXXkIAI/w200-h33/Flourish.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5Gnpspfj3zfcxGD9hyCy150Bpfy8GwzJZZhRrQZxcGWBkSZPs0KotIf8QVnmZifB5-ajsTo5j9rnJDyU94fb37GoKbGyvTllcKq1SfJ_awDHnGt76CLNmrLhe4bKP2d3Rq5rVEq3YANkhZFDb3ai1rqscoXHcIkmoLnPfyRi5vf6lywDbhEgj4xNUd4/s4032/IMG_2683.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5Gnpspfj3zfcxGD9hyCy150Bpfy8GwzJZZhRrQZxcGWBkSZPs0KotIf8QVnmZifB5-ajsTo5j9rnJDyU94fb37GoKbGyvTllcKq1SfJ_awDHnGt76CLNmrLhe4bKP2d3Rq5rVEq3YANkhZFDb3ai1rqscoXHcIkmoLnPfyRi5vf6lywDbhEgj4xNUd4/w480-h640/IMG_2683.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I even read a book this week. This one was shared by Lou. A very interesting read.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzSx6Bmy1QSOmXTtxypCOsPzBhQBgyjW3XLDRovm0HtY7QMlBlXGZA-CEWAYqDx2xsbBonm2YUVC2mI1zPhVg_JfiDKA4bF_dTAHvuMjb_uVGqrG1HUdCr5vHekwqgs_M6MrRmhfjakFIVX3Im9SO8St_aiJn2vEtmBCka_4EFWtPsHKBx-KQYsAcssY/s1203/Flourish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="1203" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzSx6Bmy1QSOmXTtxypCOsPzBhQBgyjW3XLDRovm0HtY7QMlBlXGZA-CEWAYqDx2xsbBonm2YUVC2mI1zPhVg_JfiDKA4bF_dTAHvuMjb_uVGqrG1HUdCr5vHekwqgs_M6MrRmhfjakFIVX3Im9SO8St_aiJn2vEtmBCka_4EFWtPsHKBx-KQYsAcssY/w200-h33/Flourish.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNWEGF5Gv6sMsZAQmrPZJoawgQQ94plTlv8MihlGvRn-g8yvlnI8qTXe1pIT5pOmzL62iCulPI1ANyYqArtys7irt6HVnYtzN9yTXlVhoHaH-hYeueaZhY5uPllbzBo_kXNeqcY9_lgBpSR98xQZOaDxyMqFoF1bUtYkk7QpZ-vAvD6JNp-Cxyc8MpNI/s4032/IMG_2691.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNWEGF5Gv6sMsZAQmrPZJoawgQQ94plTlv8MihlGvRn-g8yvlnI8qTXe1pIT5pOmzL62iCulPI1ANyYqArtys7irt6HVnYtzN9yTXlVhoHaH-hYeueaZhY5uPllbzBo_kXNeqcY9_lgBpSR98xQZOaDxyMqFoF1bUtYkk7QpZ-vAvD6JNp-Cxyc8MpNI/w640-h480/IMG_2691.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was about time to try a new recipe. I used one of the last of our zucchinis, that had grown a bit too big, and made some zucchini chips. Yummo! All you do is slice the zucchini, dip the slices in an egg wash, then crumb with a mix of 1 cup panko crumbs, half a cup grated Parmesan and a teaspoon each of garlic powder and Italian herbs. Lay out on baking trays and give a little spray of olive oil. Bake in the oven at 200C for 20 minutes. We initially served them with aioli, but in the end preferred homemade tomato sauce. I’ll definitely try them again and will also try with egg plant cut into chip straws.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98Ik1jPABObS4lNKVPwnUT17BT6c1i3FWbZf0goXU10OBNPChCTOWgUnzrXKLbAebETd-7YLOERol9HOFMy0P7l9UGw8D4oxlUW2pBGlq0lvgu9a5oxnEdST-IoQEkZG-YPKh337bbuQvt_KzbE6E61Bw6P0kmUNX-D_izPhpEcxtdNIBONpmP3lrDRw/s1203/Flourish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="1203" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98Ik1jPABObS4lNKVPwnUT17BT6c1i3FWbZf0goXU10OBNPChCTOWgUnzrXKLbAebETd-7YLOERol9HOFMy0P7l9UGw8D4oxlUW2pBGlq0lvgu9a5oxnEdST-IoQEkZG-YPKh337bbuQvt_KzbE6E61Bw6P0kmUNX-D_izPhpEcxtdNIBONpmP3lrDRw/w200-h33/Flourish.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI1q_OyuS05oSf8l_pVYx6yU0OP7O_2WddxSmNYPdNwg3Wmryn6I5xC6JHrupnC-0xhXSKOZCkrw5rtBp1C9T5uRT7QAkhn5Wu15oz8IkC-RFBH5tjCztUSdFbGfDYM9cunDVx2IAGuF0YQAhDO0PsIqC1IxsNu78j805q8GjxMpIbeH2fianWXRyJ_A/s2661/IMG_2692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="2661" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI1q_OyuS05oSf8l_pVYx6yU0OP7O_2WddxSmNYPdNwg3Wmryn6I5xC6JHrupnC-0xhXSKOZCkrw5rtBp1C9T5uRT7QAkhn5Wu15oz8IkC-RFBH5tjCztUSdFbGfDYM9cunDVx2IAGuF0YQAhDO0PsIqC1IxsNu78j805q8GjxMpIbeH2fianWXRyJ_A/w640-h640/IMG_2692.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Back in the sewing room, I have completed my two fish for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, one using the feature colour of purple for the body and the other for the features. Such fun.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBQiizzZKP55KGYZF6aRUKPC7Igd4cTKoshn-uamtRwQ58YDcQ9iQGNcio7jI22G5oo2YCtZtAc3weZGd0EMsnxoax1ySGU1P_43Menss0-WqenV6sFwje5O3Z1SQJ-i1zZfucoZhAacK80KTdx_7ERvUmyqhahHwbkexep5l6SJri3hv6KbTLbL8B68/s3717/IMG_2697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="3717" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBQiizzZKP55KGYZF6aRUKPC7Igd4cTKoshn-uamtRwQ58YDcQ9iQGNcio7jI22G5oo2YCtZtAc3weZGd0EMsnxoax1ySGU1P_43Menss0-WqenV6sFwje5O3Z1SQJ-i1zZfucoZhAacK80KTdx_7ERvUmyqhahHwbkexep5l6SJri3hv6KbTLbL8B68/w640-h500/IMG_2697.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I mentioned previously that I want to make a second fish quilt using batiks and this month I made a start. What a difference to my colourful version. I’m loving how they look. I have the first three months’ blocks fused, ready to stitch down the appliqué. The stitching will be a project to work on at Scrub Stitchin’.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi04vwNr4otgfsOYvxXEV8gxRlc2CrI8SddVoJIbg71KhZqp1IS7G0jRNspQEAYorc3CYATDvuAbVJ6rquZSh-0WwkiEtVbkJEBYgmxMMvsJzd9hnb7RSFWDqjZ8_-97ks8OyyWDgLfyb85dp-fd6Gt4zPa0x63JReNaTH8iW789AHnEbD47evvCnoZsU/s4032/IMG_2702.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi04vwNr4otgfsOYvxXEV8gxRlc2CrI8SddVoJIbg71KhZqp1IS7G0jRNspQEAYorc3CYATDvuAbVJ6rquZSh-0WwkiEtVbkJEBYgmxMMvsJzd9hnb7RSFWDqjZ8_-97ks8OyyWDgLfyb85dp-fd6Gt4zPa0x63JReNaTH8iW789AHnEbD47evvCnoZsU/w480-h640/IMG_2702.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, I started to prepare to quilt my next quilt, getting the backing pieced and on the frame. Now I’m off to cut the batting and make a start. Hopefully, next week there will be another finish. No, this is still not my One Monthly Goal, but another UFO I want to get over the finish line.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can guess, I have continued to manage my 15 minutes of crafting a day.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-28213574062720406422024-03-11T13:26:00.000+11:002024-03-11T13:26:39.037+11:00Chookshed Challenge for March Completed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6J-AJnwOvJ91exLpzBCp3Jrm-bjKhCeys4ZfNRtOVw-oXy5nP8qobTI3ccpI27uRWWpqY6gydOCmBHDQc6f0HV_0yC6tiGkIgHThS8qulkbZV0Ns18jFn7R5iTzlixdVFwCWpBbb3ClkemqRYfwFI9RYzJ21ul68GXxPES8vzZj6uiEdvR3N4CqkkMw/s320/March%20badge%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6J-AJnwOvJ91exLpzBCp3Jrm-bjKhCeys4ZfNRtOVw-oXy5nP8qobTI3ccpI27uRWWpqY6gydOCmBHDQc6f0HV_0yC6tiGkIgHThS8qulkbZV0Ns18jFn7R5iTzlixdVFwCWpBbb3ClkemqRYfwFI9RYzJ21ul68GXxPES8vzZj6uiEdvR3N4CqkkMw/w200-h200/March%20badge%20(1).png" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: right;"></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">The number selected by <a href="https://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/march-chookshed-2024-challenge.html" target="_blank">Deana for March was Number 4,</a> which for me was to make a donation quilt from a panel. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4ZwyJG2eH5l45Fm4-rb-QK3xJy4HVtt8Ww8Prnk36B4IYkNFXuI6ywXYTpCQQqnu9342qlhaavYSy8J451eOeN2-9uSPgGdQGWBNc2vaI0dnfNeVpXvWq4UhvNiH6P6l6ZHWZkS18-KsnmayH1hZphXTcfCSSnIpoAPBRtU5D8BpzExoPcbKtj18_eA/s4029/IMG_2630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="4029" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4ZwyJG2eH5l45Fm4-rb-QK3xJy4HVtt8Ww8Prnk36B4IYkNFXuI6ywXYTpCQQqnu9342qlhaavYSy8J451eOeN2-9uSPgGdQGWBNc2vaI0dnfNeVpXvWq4UhvNiH6P6l6ZHWZkS18-KsnmayH1hZphXTcfCSSnIpoAPBRtU5D8BpzExoPcbKtj18_eA/w640-h314/IMG_2630.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had plenty to select from and chose the teddy bears’ picnic one. This wasn’t my favourite by any stretch, but I wanted to push myself to do something with it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscKF8WiQXm-jlsokdMIhr-0-SRmY76l7HEz8WDinxwBWYT4FguETLGx2uTqYEsvnjKri70AQwESaNZgjiV_OdA6GLuesh20yjHKd9ABPLsUXE_fGCgE42cRngV8KWt9u-lpnkVNUgwjg86eAHEalsRS0_DJlXW8CG_pI6k2QcFYiJIzWPinZdBpZr3yU/s3910/IMG_2685.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3910" data-original-width="2932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscKF8WiQXm-jlsokdMIhr-0-SRmY76l7HEz8WDinxwBWYT4FguETLGx2uTqYEsvnjKri70AQwESaNZgjiV_OdA6GLuesh20yjHKd9ABPLsUXE_fGCgE42cRngV8KWt9u-lpnkVNUgwjg86eAHEalsRS0_DJlXW8CG_pI6k2QcFYiJIzWPinZdBpZr3yU/w480-h640/IMG_2685.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I’m pleased to now share the completed quilt. From a panel I wasn’t fussed on I now have a quilt that I love.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKqyjKLb2zF8cgcMxNKgFIV_CFLX0aqnSUbYD19Xt__57SMYuFU_kI3NbLN9bv1F0mCMImQoeCpG-S8Op1LlJHchi4aDQeAotKyKlEOsKFzWwvXCFgmOUzw3-qdnvqtgK-YvAEvkwnAa0pCZc0CxM_f_fIwLEpzs-evibn2GYKgF39ZQnbwxJ6mUlnBg/s4032/IMG_2689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKqyjKLb2zF8cgcMxNKgFIV_CFLX0aqnSUbYD19Xt__57SMYuFU_kI3NbLN9bv1F0mCMImQoeCpG-S8Op1LlJHchi4aDQeAotKyKlEOsKFzWwvXCFgmOUzw3-qdnvqtgK-YvAEvkwnAa0pCZc0CxM_f_fIwLEpzs-evibn2GYKgF39ZQnbwxJ6mUlnBg/w480-h640/IMG_2689.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I used the Plumeria pantograph again, which seemed to suit it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is fairly sizeable, as the panel was the full width of fabric. This will be ideal for a single bed, coming in at 46 inches wide by 68 inches high. As usual, all fabric came from stash.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I’m so pleased that Deana suggested and administers this challenge. It has pushed me to work on projects that would otherwise still be sitting in the “To Do” pile.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-25650916295687069632024-03-08T09:31:00.003+11:002024-03-08T09:31:48.018+11:00The First Week of March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNnX2zxhv_JvjDUZvAi-nMX68Oytjhv4ssLqLklFxIb7b_8pGIgTuFnIZs3wmmJ_YQ9MCArOycDTF_u6vD0WzSQGnHHoyGfh40zy0gFelsNmhemNxFivrUOlt-_D7RU2oVPU_-yaVyi0j91g0-5KthMTn2rDRM7zqPR5jEJMNX7nUWUiaYvlmzWUP5hI/s4032/IMG_2602.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNnX2zxhv_JvjDUZvAi-nMX68Oytjhv4ssLqLklFxIb7b_8pGIgTuFnIZs3wmmJ_YQ9MCArOycDTF_u6vD0WzSQGnHHoyGfh40zy0gFelsNmhemNxFivrUOlt-_D7RU2oVPU_-yaVyi0j91g0-5KthMTn2rDRM7zqPR5jEJMNX7nUWUiaYvlmzWUP5hI/w480-h640/IMG_2602.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">March is the official start of autumn here, but the weather, other than one day, has definitely not been autumnal, with every day for the next week forecast to be over 30 C. There were storms all around our area yesterday, with lots of thunder, but we didn't get any rain. No rain is forecast for the next week either.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddNq6deHy3bWgYl7A3AI5t-Yr4n1EBIaEetA0FOv-aoTEHoWVayoOdTyhtL5DTUyLPUG0HBN6fR-SLoLCGJaBu0Nz2LFAMZON8kxUWEHH2GPnitgD_zkGIZl0YoIU67CmXTFI55ubdA872RpLY9Njc9fgM9TWyGhKIMu9GphK2hY_Y6fbuTGgXVZptRo/s4032/IMG_2622.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddNq6deHy3bWgYl7A3AI5t-Yr4n1EBIaEetA0FOv-aoTEHoWVayoOdTyhtL5DTUyLPUG0HBN6fR-SLoLCGJaBu0Nz2LFAMZON8kxUWEHH2GPnitgD_zkGIZl0YoIU67CmXTFI55ubdA872RpLY9Njc9fgM9TWyGhKIMu9GphK2hY_Y6fbuTGgXVZptRo/w640-h480/IMG_2622.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We have had some lovely sunsets.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LBTmJNWYWk9cASoHFmLQMbPHeMj-JEko8QG6U1rUaUMASSYw_AsTGO0JcxI4Qb-nrU5VhQ_7Aohjyo34INIh3mCUP27w31lHYqO0CI_U4E-5ZVNEIj8QLDQTt_vFpmONpq_6gNhFDWbCKkYuRY-11zDATGPe1vT4G_FavitJ8E35-7CEamEVVgWz8dw/s4032/IMG_2620.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LBTmJNWYWk9cASoHFmLQMbPHeMj-JEko8QG6U1rUaUMASSYw_AsTGO0JcxI4Qb-nrU5VhQ_7Aohjyo34INIh3mCUP27w31lHYqO0CI_U4E-5ZVNEIj8QLDQTt_vFpmONpq_6gNhFDWbCKkYuRY-11zDATGPe1vT4G_FavitJ8E35-7CEamEVVgWz8dw/w640-h480/IMG_2620.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have been playing in my sewing room. I mentioned that it needs a bit of a tidy up before I can get productive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsXCOjETbAV828-BhTbheo03xMjRW4ke70innuKOhkDKz2wAxP3UVXpZHLu28_ByAfxb8Zis3duY5CD1Zihai_GEREZFhSzJoYJwginncbe6H32N1xA3Q0EkdeOZd3YBjCMLbzCZU6FexOZh78UrFCISBqD8aUJVEBsDrY_dZ5tsbyMo1BIyS9-IO5qs/s4032/IMG_2646.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsXCOjETbAV828-BhTbheo03xMjRW4ke70innuKOhkDKz2wAxP3UVXpZHLu28_ByAfxb8Zis3duY5CD1Zihai_GEREZFhSzJoYJwginncbe6H32N1xA3Q0EkdeOZd3YBjCMLbzCZU6FexOZh78UrFCISBqD8aUJVEBsDrY_dZ5tsbyMo1BIyS9-IO5qs/w640-h480/IMG_2646.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, I made a start, cleaning, not jut tidying, my sewing table, cutting table and the little shelf above it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5AmfUuhxEFd6VmY95EE9ilhRL2o3N6JQzBtXk9pcrFqVbdpeq45kHDrqY8LvHgYkKGGhDC0qrkmDwFdw0SwevEef8wdL9UNQpqFTqLLLwBfLYpmrog6bn_hIkgY5qaWj-J0wkScXDN9EqxIifHgv36wELOjEkgK9jpie33gsnjfhhgggzbGSSV3JITU/s4032/IMG_2649.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5AmfUuhxEFd6VmY95EE9ilhRL2o3N6JQzBtXk9pcrFqVbdpeq45kHDrqY8LvHgYkKGGhDC0qrkmDwFdw0SwevEef8wdL9UNQpqFTqLLLwBfLYpmrog6bn_hIkgY5qaWj-J0wkScXDN9EqxIifHgv36wELOjEkgK9jpie33gsnjfhhgggzbGSSV3JITU/w640-h480/IMG_2649.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rAwcYT57zSq4tkYWT7PJBPqU1ITb48v57PNTFOy2qseEdrYpyK9-TRyGcMI_fAFMlyP-bpm6qoGVIYitBi6J8jnHIN7VlI7kBM26Hr89S4auigmHjNtzuBGwUM6YcU1lmCbojbUSO7Du3f6CaUCF6sU1HuFwza0qhVDKSrZmhGcxi_pl9Qm0W2IFTXA/s4032/IMG_2647.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rAwcYT57zSq4tkYWT7PJBPqU1ITb48v57PNTFOy2qseEdrYpyK9-TRyGcMI_fAFMlyP-bpm6qoGVIYitBi6J8jnHIN7VlI7kBM26Hr89S4auigmHjNtzuBGwUM6YcU1lmCbojbUSO7Du3f6CaUCF6sU1HuFwza0qhVDKSrZmhGcxi_pl9Qm0W2IFTXA/w480-h640/IMG_2647.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Not only that, we finally hung my new items on the minis wall, being Sunbonnet Sue, the vintage felt picture of a girl stitching and a silly picture I found at a markets. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhUICKpg0CwF7G4zEvxRs6Z7WUbaQyEyMl_aKxJ-Lf-gKVj6NwtWv5xoZ11Na2T2UQjgd5qF6W_8-EWKf08Q3aq2lTKGOkHD0SBSSvZSaxBz9_vDpf6undDmR9l9-WctfQwChoNck7Mah4Mn8QU2z5Ty1sts_W95Tn4Roic-uE24M4V9KiIjuFfcKM8w/s4032/IMG_2648.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhUICKpg0CwF7G4zEvxRs6Z7WUbaQyEyMl_aKxJ-Lf-gKVj6NwtWv5xoZ11Na2T2UQjgd5qF6W_8-EWKf08Q3aq2lTKGOkHD0SBSSvZSaxBz9_vDpf6undDmR9l9-WctfQwChoNck7Mah4Mn8QU2z5Ty1sts_W95Tn4Roic-uE24M4V9KiIjuFfcKM8w/w480-h640/IMG_2648.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I may know things, but most of them are of no consequence.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mind you, it is not as tidy now and the rest of the room still needs lots of work.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once that was done I started to contemplate my panel quilt. Despite being a juvenile design, it would need to be a sizable quilt as the pane is the full width of fabric. I decided to just use the simple pattern that I used last month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVf_kdeu4L8wNlbu2nb9FOaVAonTiAfhG6TySdegLEmvabPR2E4-N6lvXfXcobuS-v_WGbu9pfKIN-5QEWODgU41r1RrWjcsvkD8z1Ze0wq60IY2zaLhbRije5raz_8iu3hZm_GBnnZ907vqotMyh57K9XPQILTcDiQ4z2ljCLvhJNlB1AM-d5tTB0Lk/s4032/IMG_2636.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVf_kdeu4L8wNlbu2nb9FOaVAonTiAfhG6TySdegLEmvabPR2E4-N6lvXfXcobuS-v_WGbu9pfKIN-5QEWODgU41r1RrWjcsvkD8z1Ze0wq60IY2zaLhbRije5raz_8iu3hZm_GBnnZ907vqotMyh57K9XPQILTcDiQ4z2ljCLvhJNlB1AM-d5tTB0Lk/w640-h480/IMG_2636.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, I did a little drawing to work on colours. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsU14HglSPVKAZRYUrXbitf9egLx6ZtgwjeWYx4L5Sg-VKuWUb6abzZMDNzcYbjb7Op2j2FVg7YUtukdVhZbP12gJb86Bj6fgbCVfXiPfsI_JKduPkzkV2rZtToXq24m8R5-ypqJWe6jGMmzeDCIK0gvmqJQFe8EY68_AtLwmIStBb2rElCFoKWgtYiU/s4032/IMG_2631.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsU14HglSPVKAZRYUrXbitf9egLx6ZtgwjeWYx4L5Sg-VKuWUb6abzZMDNzcYbjb7Op2j2FVg7YUtukdVhZbP12gJb86Bj6fgbCVfXiPfsI_JKduPkzkV2rZtToXq24m8R5-ypqJWe6jGMmzeDCIK0gvmqJQFe8EY68_AtLwmIStBb2rElCFoKWgtYiU/w480-h640/IMG_2631.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For that I needed to get out my pretty tin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFDE1px3Up18PEIqgvbYUDgy3OX965bOunLc6pOEo2kr2YRP44Zv4A-eym1YT7RKhmVunVQhB-AV7_Ir5meQ06PjGpFgqbOQLvo3u5-g94iz8T2X-sYGkC5BgeEuMxUMWBIpuuS6RABDmxg4RS9_TBFZgRXxCCJHUCB7w-bbciRyzf8T0n99hl8rMFfY/s4032/IMG_2632.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFDE1px3Up18PEIqgvbYUDgy3OX965bOunLc6pOEo2kr2YRP44Zv4A-eym1YT7RKhmVunVQhB-AV7_Ir5meQ06PjGpFgqbOQLvo3u5-g94iz8T2X-sYGkC5BgeEuMxUMWBIpuuS6RABDmxg4RS9_TBFZgRXxCCJHUCB7w-bbciRyzf8T0n99hl8rMFfY/w480-h640/IMG_2632.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is inside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpXh34xI2EGsJHQR8F5pV1vahlRHEE1y0eTWQqxMGQN1iGS-tQS3U6BCaDHBxYigdJ-7FkSPqssUlZyDUJYxV6kfm80SStvXvTedgotmltKMrRKI2Mj8CC2kX9kz0W-U8uVCdtn6zut9EDfwHDQonR9onh2uJMZ9LMUGHOy-wpqWS0Y85O2kPFYd9Xf0/s4032/IMG_2633.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpXh34xI2EGsJHQR8F5pV1vahlRHEE1y0eTWQqxMGQN1iGS-tQS3U6BCaDHBxYigdJ-7FkSPqssUlZyDUJYxV6kfm80SStvXvTedgotmltKMrRKI2Mj8CC2kX9kz0W-U8uVCdtn6zut9EDfwHDQonR9onh2uJMZ9LMUGHOy-wpqWS0Y85O2kPFYd9Xf0/w480-h640/IMG_2633.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And inside the pretty cardboard box.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kPaXJ6p4UGVVZxxDTkX2mry2qGihKX0qHv6RoMND-_Wz7LVO-bSWq2Rm4jYPKVWRSPsjkFXHWsoi5eChwrHdM5dh_THCfI1Wk-5hJ5HN3ude_JQTJVHA5sgDpQ22mH-vLyxAsHHHrJNz5hjbk9v_E9aZLKTMjH7CGTP8MInDNrI_tSsVpbfjHK_K1yg/s4032/IMG_2634.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kPaXJ6p4UGVVZxxDTkX2mry2qGihKX0qHv6RoMND-_Wz7LVO-bSWq2Rm4jYPKVWRSPsjkFXHWsoi5eChwrHdM5dh_THCfI1Wk-5hJ5HN3ude_JQTJVHA5sgDpQ22mH-vLyxAsHHHrJNz5hjbk9v_E9aZLKTMjH7CGTP8MInDNrI_tSsVpbfjHK_K1yg/w640-h480/IMG_2634.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">These are my colouring pencils from school. Some date back to kindergarten, all duly marked with my initials so they wouldn't get lost. Not today's throw away society. They were well used, and yes, I still used some of those tiny stubs for this project. One thing about pencils is that they don’t dry up or go off. The pencil at the top of the photo was precious to me, as it was the perfect colour for skin when colouring in.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I digress....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFkFF83c3vk_qJ-nI_gkPwjrSQH-nBA2H1_3XfTzEntsp9MKJrT1U8gsBQ-vGrA9EJdcuQxt9aslutrWEknw7OsLrbAI7GuJRK8PRU-T64E1EYvd4htYQRrVKG7iqj39gqDGC8SHkWfq7SToZMoW7VWAB8kpAqz6RVZBUzihuFURiI3cXtEE7BiYnmYE/s3833/IMG_2640.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3833" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFkFF83c3vk_qJ-nI_gkPwjrSQH-nBA2H1_3XfTzEntsp9MKJrT1U8gsBQ-vGrA9EJdcuQxt9aslutrWEknw7OsLrbAI7GuJRK8PRU-T64E1EYvd4htYQRrVKG7iqj39gqDGC8SHkWfq7SToZMoW7VWAB8kpAqz6RVZBUzihuFURiI3cXtEE7BiYnmYE/w504-h640/IMG_2640.jpeg" width="504" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, after a couple of days of fiddling, I now have a quilt top and the binding prepared. Monique still needs to be excavated before I can quilt it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLJBja-kjvcwVXeXJ_MfcNyr73-NFX_68mbBolYM0z3oHdt7ekCeC1RC8OPovd86-evZAoHcYAgk9ltBXyOW9C5Ycxr0_a3hmmEm-p5-YmqENyWch5IbB0GyPneN6CoovrFvtAmbDVotnpr9NK7rEd08UmT7Bolj_BrvlI2Pq3toWj6nZcCNY_6zs4vY/s3811/IMG_2650.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="3811" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLJBja-kjvcwVXeXJ_MfcNyr73-NFX_68mbBolYM0z3oHdt7ekCeC1RC8OPovd86-evZAoHcYAgk9ltBXyOW9C5Ycxr0_a3hmmEm-p5-YmqENyWch5IbB0GyPneN6CoovrFvtAmbDVotnpr9NK7rEd08UmT7Bolj_BrvlI2Pq3toWj6nZcCNY_6zs4vY/w640-h314/IMG_2650.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">While stitching the quilt I pieced my RSC split nine patches as leaders and enders.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On another note, while working on the quilt I noticed that the steam wasn't working on my iron. Blast! Then, I realised that not only that, there was next to no heat coming out of the iron either. Double blast!! Time to go shopping. I had received a gift voucher for Christmas that I could use for it. Perfect. Once an iron had been purchased it was time to get working again........but when using steam, the iron was spitting all the time. Not good. Time to be returned to the store.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I started to see what other options there were for irons, as most stores all sold the same models, and discovered that Spotlight had a sale and Oliso irons were reduced. Whenever they come on sale there are never any in stock at our local branch, but this time there were. Bonus! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RFYg6RZiioYQ5kEciGI0tDxaDrzEwB47PGPsC3qrxiMYt5CBsQ8IsxvJT0zj-LpQcS0ZdBve2rEykImp4OZAiO2PC78JJBpNjzy0Ov2NJ23mweJML8B1WYcATM6gz5dMt-qWLgy2MsJPPfYg7ITPwPG8ZrRKMcmW00HTvYusOvmrmRt3IjWR3Lmnf7Y/s4032/IMG_2643.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RFYg6RZiioYQ5kEciGI0tDxaDrzEwB47PGPsC3qrxiMYt5CBsQ8IsxvJT0zj-LpQcS0ZdBve2rEykImp4OZAiO2PC78JJBpNjzy0Ov2NJ23mweJML8B1WYcATM6gz5dMt-qWLgy2MsJPPfYg7ITPwPG8ZrRKMcmW00HTvYusOvmrmRt3IjWR3Lmnf7Y/w480-h640/IMG_2643.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">So, now I am the proud owner of a pretty pink iron that matches my sewing room and it works beautifully. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx3L2fP_lGilxA0M1-obFOnRv5bx8LFWiZNWEaaDjZ45tNrShBrVM12NfR_PmSeBX38Qo_8WgYAx-iA6oRAEAw_sJufAif-MTlzc_fQSzYdavkbrYUf5z5Uns8Jxgh2UWQCaTvYSiWwmLsV6-WvD4waFT4j4XoPqj6pmRNIdwRODN7mYi07i3zy4Y4xw/s4032/IMG_2642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx3L2fP_lGilxA0M1-obFOnRv5bx8LFWiZNWEaaDjZ45tNrShBrVM12NfR_PmSeBX38Qo_8WgYAx-iA6oRAEAw_sJufAif-MTlzc_fQSzYdavkbrYUf5z5Uns8Jxgh2UWQCaTvYSiWwmLsV6-WvD4waFT4j4XoPqj6pmRNIdwRODN7mYi07i3zy4Y4xw/w480-h640/IMG_2642.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I even tidied up and cleaned the dresser behind my ironing board so that I could take a photo to share.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0KQ5w7NZA8jXsoF4Sc-zI9YuiChtOTyS-jB_W_nceiDNG4sjxMDHhB4CArPXopDrLauGL6ntNtIwaOjFM3X4iyhJBQwrYQG8FuYKn5X-wNhV2FFKSGFLCfVgtI_9MXSwEK82xCxUDamc9Au8kSOhlY6YB33UV3954UJieZhnqYUifqPcuCqp-C4sw34/s3024/IMG_2654.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0KQ5w7NZA8jXsoF4Sc-zI9YuiChtOTyS-jB_W_nceiDNG4sjxMDHhB4CArPXopDrLauGL6ntNtIwaOjFM3X4iyhJBQwrYQG8FuYKn5X-wNhV2FFKSGFLCfVgtI_9MXSwEK82xCxUDamc9Au8kSOhlY6YB33UV3954UJieZhnqYUifqPcuCqp-C4sw34/w640-h640/IMG_2654.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">While I was going, I set up my second display cabinet of thimbles. I have have one for years and about a year ago found an identical one. It has taken me until now to fill it, with thimbles that have been tucked away in all sorts of odd places. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIkqFNSUwHTmTl2jTuUW3DdKfKSwn8ltA9BN7G8v3udhXIKO1euHYFHCFwVGClSyAmqKYq2ZKEi6j9Me-HETSLJYwfXDKJC94Wgx-_7oFtLTvruPN2uQvUsLBn69uiYQjmmdr2o50NllYjr9l_rzeOHL5I6H5y_20s-yWBxHNwW0fyooDdmP7oDSC-iE/s4032/IMG_2652.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIkqFNSUwHTmTl2jTuUW3DdKfKSwn8ltA9BN7G8v3udhXIKO1euHYFHCFwVGClSyAmqKYq2ZKEi6j9Me-HETSLJYwfXDKJC94Wgx-_7oFtLTvruPN2uQvUsLBn69uiYQjmmdr2o50NllYjr9l_rzeOHL5I6H5y_20s-yWBxHNwW0fyooDdmP7oDSC-iE/w480-h640/IMG_2652.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Some are rather beautiful silver ones, even down to tiny child sized ones. It's good to have them on display. The tiny house at the bottom is a thimble holder.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakgGRP5NH5v6o9CQCS14932k1owYLM9u-R-2jJFXyeuv5lPAaUk91LtRyKxjbVWiWaMzSrfDfjfkcA6LR5Z9TQ2dW05Q-Fss7-6Zgjx8J3zwcjyTztRfSKm00wtm-BUGryIrYfSIQCp7yWZDvJ6GqE1lBBL7qWOwsAJ-39X7pQaV-kDMqHalcPjwmlJ8/s4032/IMG_2644.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakgGRP5NH5v6o9CQCS14932k1owYLM9u-R-2jJFXyeuv5lPAaUk91LtRyKxjbVWiWaMzSrfDfjfkcA6LR5Z9TQ2dW05Q-Fss7-6Zgjx8J3zwcjyTztRfSKm00wtm-BUGryIrYfSIQCp7yWZDvJ6GqE1lBBL7qWOwsAJ-39X7pQaV-kDMqHalcPjwmlJ8/w480-h640/IMG_2644.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Also, about a year ago, I came across an antique half doll with beautiful features and mohair hair for next to nothing. She has just been laying around until now. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAVz7hSC_QIoPtIK3oWnB7qJX4aqXIxCHeYrD2daLNd-YJKWc8SGJUmWk5V3-6hQhPCMrr5VmpuVNNP4pZI88W5AEzZBhaql1_NCvA1zLAFtweuvzLEBH3rzVE9TnkdDvpZaNgx81XNPpEww5eiNSINEEExgqPBvLHn74OTeSwKHvAMpMPcFqJBS5C4I/s3883/IMG_2645.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3883" data-original-width="2352" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAVz7hSC_QIoPtIK3oWnB7qJX4aqXIxCHeYrD2daLNd-YJKWc8SGJUmWk5V3-6hQhPCMrr5VmpuVNNP4pZI88W5AEzZBhaql1_NCvA1zLAFtweuvzLEBH3rzVE9TnkdDvpZaNgx81XNPpEww5eiNSINEEExgqPBvLHn74OTeSwKHvAMpMPcFqJBS5C4I/w388-h640/IMG_2645.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">She is now sitting upright in a vase in the china cabinet. I don't think I will make her into a doll.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So what next?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The March fish block pattern released, so it is time to start playing with colours. I have already cut more background fabrics for the rainbow version as well as the batiks. I need to get three month's blocks prepped for the second quilt. It will keep me amused for a while.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I still have to make a start on my One Monthly Goal, but that will be after I complete the panel quilt.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But first……start sorting out the rest of the mess in my sewing room so I can use Monique.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yes, 15 minutes has been spent each day.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-17852939481837312672024-03-05T12:56:00.003+11:002024-03-05T13:09:42.162+11:00Winburndale Dam Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVxqD_O7JPY9hPCyHpO8MraSNnuJ9pyQelmKahjPI0GKQ0daVKu6sVEiaxZxCr2ZoNUCGKwvfprhK9DSnrhXEKY2WJLwhxYsZC6wbtWiXvXFBM8Gl9jlyh_rW2fnUdyTZlyFycqKsfJyRcBvH4vcqqq5P8sGOTPSoTZnRBSTM835-bl-_jBcDFGP7wxQ/s3867/P1160007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="3867" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVxqD_O7JPY9hPCyHpO8MraSNnuJ9pyQelmKahjPI0GKQ0daVKu6sVEiaxZxCr2ZoNUCGKwvfprhK9DSnrhXEKY2WJLwhxYsZC6wbtWiXvXFBM8Gl9jlyh_rW2fnUdyTZlyFycqKsfJyRcBvH4vcqqq5P8sGOTPSoTZnRBSTM835-bl-_jBcDFGP7wxQ/w640-h480/P1160007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Last week we joined in on a tour of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winburndale_Dam">Winburndale Dam</a>, which is the secondary water supply for Bathurst. The significance of this is that there is no public access to the site. Over the last few years there has been a major upgrade to the infrastructure and our local council arranged for two bus loads of people to go and see what has been done. We jumped at the chance and were lucky enough to get a seat. Many people that would like to have gone along missed out. As the tour was on a Wednesday, the participants were mainly retirees, as most people are at work. It was a really hot day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0nN3mm_cy1vgO3SuGJWnmKgs0JwMPfIp9tJEeolDlZsj1QL985_leDa-1Qodwkd36FYXqRzjXBCDQNo8CkrTSSAy_xxf_FizcB5wis5rVQKBR91mYu-_QsIxVO3DwbW6CPWeEZhpjWyrMtjMJ2sqxhqwm_ftAEHkpFtAMcigjMDgsnv5IupTaK7s8zs/s4032/IMG_2548.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0nN3mm_cy1vgO3SuGJWnmKgs0JwMPfIp9tJEeolDlZsj1QL985_leDa-1Qodwkd36FYXqRzjXBCDQNo8CkrTSSAy_xxf_FizcB5wis5rVQKBR91mYu-_QsIxVO3DwbW6CPWeEZhpjWyrMtjMJ2sqxhqwm_ftAEHkpFtAMcigjMDgsnv5IupTaK7s8zs/w640-h480/IMG_2548.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">To access the dam you drive along some narrow dirt roads (excuse the reflections) and finally into the Winburndale Nature Reserve. Despite there being no public access, several people on the tour had managed to access the site at some stage of their lives, by dirt bike riding, horse riding, hiking or with previous rangers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>A little history: </b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The dam construction started in 1931 as a works project during the great depression and came into operation in 1934. It is located up in the hills east of Bathurst on the Winburndale Rivulet. The water is gravity fed to Bathurst and originally ran through pipes made of timber. The timber pipes were constructed in a manner similar to barrels. Some of those pipes are still functional.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqUPsgq2ubA-U6hYW1N_vHgNyj6VgDB3Mc7O6tWtQqhxF6andiGAPNfje6JlYy93xdECe1Ncf0QSPWTjLFsuXgOSDaCf38_TCzLdJ0t2czA87GPw-KNSwGgyTzoJs7Z4IcC0hGm0V38LRHkkm61vwLTXvq8TIBXudcFEYsIEuutcenkLDC5gnoijRGSw/s3881/P1160006%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="3881" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqUPsgq2ubA-U6hYW1N_vHgNyj6VgDB3Mc7O6tWtQqhxF6andiGAPNfje6JlYy93xdECe1Ncf0QSPWTjLFsuXgOSDaCf38_TCzLdJ0t2czA87GPw-KNSwGgyTzoJs7Z4IcC0hGm0V38LRHkkm61vwLTXvq8TIBXudcFEYsIEuutcenkLDC5gnoijRGSw/w640-h480/P1160006%20copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is fairly small, holding just 1,700 megalitres. By comparison, Ben Chifley Dam, our main water supply, holds 30,800 megalitres.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The water is used to keep our parks, gardens and sporting fields watered and does not run through the water treatment plant for drinking.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Back to now:</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After checking, it was obvious that although the dam wall has had no issues, it did not meet current safety guidelines and at 90 years old, things would need some upgrading. 16 million dollars has been spent on the upgrade and it ended up being a much bigger project than anticipated. All work was carried out by a local engineering firm, using local contractors wherever possible, which is commendable.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our deputy mayor decided that it would be good if the locals could see where the money had been spent. When we arrived, there was a little speech from him and our local state MP, who declared this to be the unofficial official opening, as there wouldn't be an official one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHU9KWOMMMOxxKljAXDYFo-X2GPAOWIXlL4RKj5bIdYE4WCKTmVM-cuGJw_8WUKKRmzC5G6iXZQw_1lhQ7gHsqQeSR_yw9Zbv_UiQGR4VfJnt_12tnPEXGGTAIkByQ6xM4ec7N_XbrDWF3ADrzl4RdhH8kgOFFCJjfpKiwO75p14FTI1yJ-MEQmmIv1U/s4032/IMG_2549.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHU9KWOMMMOxxKljAXDYFo-X2GPAOWIXlL4RKj5bIdYE4WCKTmVM-cuGJw_8WUKKRmzC5G6iXZQw_1lhQ7gHsqQeSR_yw9Zbv_UiQGR4VfJnt_12tnPEXGGTAIkByQ6xM4ec7N_XbrDWF3ADrzl4RdhH8kgOFFCJjfpKiwO75p14FTI1yJ-MEQmmIv1U/w640-h480/IMG_2549.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>L to R: Ben Fry (Deputy Mayor), Ian McCartney (former Winburndale Ranger for 20 years), Paul Toole, State MP.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So what did they do? (As well as my photos, I will add some from photo boards on the day that showed the actual works in progress.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_-uGC3MJiR1fYLv9FGRRL02GJyM9Mj-ZNPcFSO9Fv3lE2XNMk4-xvjwzdCrobqzm8WUzBg7dl91rr8nRHbjht2pD2r1AwKlA8gx78K0Q7lguHQmaphz64kiRbaxcVFnybr4ht9uMlzxChkpI1jLsvS2ok3hjk4sJjTOqZDzHaoIE9njQv0ZkxuXu1bg/s4032/IMG_2551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_-uGC3MJiR1fYLv9FGRRL02GJyM9Mj-ZNPcFSO9Fv3lE2XNMk4-xvjwzdCrobqzm8WUzBg7dl91rr8nRHbjht2pD2r1AwKlA8gx78K0Q7lguHQmaphz64kiRbaxcVFnybr4ht9uMlzxChkpI1jLsvS2ok3hjk4sJjTOqZDzHaoIE9njQv0ZkxuXu1bg/w480-h640/IMG_2551.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Mick, having worked on construction and industrial sites for his entire working life, and being the one to figure out how to do tricky jobs, was fascinated. He reckons it would have been a great project to be involved with and had a good chat with our guide, who had been one of the main project managers. He is pictured here with the original valve, which was replaced.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ-IysDyiiYyNssDjr-9VPS3AiAkOHBoKaLgG9IJu9ohqriUy1lk3UaKRYhqenp3RA38gAt-ZMw_yrquIn3DVpux4XdYmOsE7T51mfDrKYzun9CyPFjwMqUaMzHFGw8GNvRpTwMvjleEC0CXzgyrwbW-BksZPmLbHyyPfKKwd7oRE2e8EyVrvPiEXhw0/s2674/IMG_2569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="2674" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ-IysDyiiYyNssDjr-9VPS3AiAkOHBoKaLgG9IJu9ohqriUy1lk3UaKRYhqenp3RA38gAt-ZMw_yrquIn3DVpux4XdYmOsE7T51mfDrKYzun9CyPFjwMqUaMzHFGw8GNvRpTwMvjleEC0CXzgyrwbW-BksZPmLbHyyPfKKwd7oRE2e8EyVrvPiEXhw0/w640-h452/IMG_2569.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, they had to dig down to check the foundations below the dam wall. It transpired that the wall was not built on solid rock and they had to dig down about 8 metres to reach it, much of it by hand, so as not to damage the wall. The wall itself had been well built. From that depth they had to concrete up to the base of the dam wall to provide a solid base. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFC-4GDois6ubrtLv_QD_80Kn6Z6LOpeouvF57OJ8A3Eq-uXifVzmN3ARv29_pKa0C73qCe5NgQMKasQRGWgE5HkMh4EdjzBGFMy-tl8lUC_v6y4OHec6W3JntQdZbsQIAMwjp6nGE7EcmW0-y9-R9-3p9RsCZtnjLU1F6tvEHFrmtliIqaYJfFaO-5A/s4000/P1160023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFC-4GDois6ubrtLv_QD_80Kn6Z6LOpeouvF57OJ8A3Eq-uXifVzmN3ARv29_pKa0C73qCe5NgQMKasQRGWgE5HkMh4EdjzBGFMy-tl8lUC_v6y4OHec6W3JntQdZbsQIAMwjp6nGE7EcmW0-y9-R9-3p9RsCZtnjLU1F6tvEHFrmtliIqaYJfFaO-5A/w640-h480/P1160023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">About 700 truck loads of concrete, all to very specific, strong specifications, had to be delivered to site, which is about a 45 minute drive from town.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopMlx8o0s7p0X3JepaXLJFBSztIHIakRsIKqc5QtERURpY85n2g1w3XEl_c9rV_pvka5Fp2tqk9Irp4zLdZD1JqjS8GWR01jN0ME5q9ilNNZ26m0WXvE82G5IHL8-FfTSxsJM7vni7hRAqI4MW06G953ZJ0qVs1Ga5qvH_rjytiiiXzChRkixt2w_U6w/s4000/P1160022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopMlx8o0s7p0X3JepaXLJFBSztIHIakRsIKqc5QtERURpY85n2g1w3XEl_c9rV_pvka5Fp2tqk9Irp4zLdZD1JqjS8GWR01jN0ME5q9ilNNZ26m0WXvE82G5IHL8-FfTSxsJM7vni7hRAqI4MW06G953ZJ0qVs1Ga5qvH_rjytiiiXzChRkixt2w_U6w/w640-h480/P1160022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The water is piped through the wall at the tower. The cast iron pipes had to be checked to see what condition they were in. To access them, a large metal plate had to be attached to the side of the dam wall, within the dam to stop the water flow, this job being carried out by specialist divers. The pipes turned out to be in rather good condition. Those that were accessible were removed and refurbished, rather than replaced, as they knew they would fit and be water tight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1T2I7ypibUL8Yb5eKghHHjWNzcZPURBI7y4rw-CvMpovpsgHrszoXvysSIBTgjM77SU07UI-hgWQLAlIfJHry1YHy9cICrE_ajZPiAU1KrquAn7OgeYIVVg2wOmetgnO0MqVzpTUDJM_AFQfxCAiGwk_4aEEuHj21hWjVe1elb6X6TeQjBkWdiH1ea8/s4032/IMG_2564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1T2I7ypibUL8Yb5eKghHHjWNzcZPURBI7y4rw-CvMpovpsgHrszoXvysSIBTgjM77SU07UI-hgWQLAlIfJHry1YHy9cICrE_ajZPiAU1KrquAn7OgeYIVVg2wOmetgnO0MqVzpTUDJM_AFQfxCAiGwk_4aEEuHj21hWjVe1elb6X6TeQjBkWdiH1ea8/w480-h640/IMG_2564.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There is a mechanism that lifts the inlet pipe up and down to get the best quality water from the dam. That was originally manually operated. It has now been upgraded to be automated. There is a well that goes to the bottom of the dam wall in here, so that the pipes can be accessed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyLQ8LBesTSrjbvQ5EuCZyvtBTYfxnN_kxiEIOHwFJw2JAGLhkA7wE3LuKMRz-XT_Jk3TkwpBSbjhO3n1iaRO9LT5ZxvP-DHHCtG8Knn6Yg64A5xCJfnwUwZ8sLbB2Zmh87pI4U4Pq13-oH2ryWCst-LlqsccQXGf98j-WJsAo2d1deJfPS3f6cS1yQ8/s4000/P1160031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyLQ8LBesTSrjbvQ5EuCZyvtBTYfxnN_kxiEIOHwFJw2JAGLhkA7wE3LuKMRz-XT_Jk3TkwpBSbjhO3n1iaRO9LT5ZxvP-DHHCtG8Knn6Yg64A5xCJfnwUwZ8sLbB2Zmh87pI4U4Pq13-oH2ryWCst-LlqsccQXGf98j-WJsAo2d1deJfPS3f6cS1yQ8/w640-h480/P1160031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There are two outlets, one is the pipe that goes to town and the other is one that can be opened to let extra water out, directly down the creek, as required. This one is tested once a month and they opened it while we were there. This originally had just one valve, which has now been replace with three for additional safety. Some water is still directed down the creek at all times.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfunTXsvRmzSOrs223rN7gcpo9DSQQi-785hobPiGxtpMpUKu6RR5-KvWyL3l3dI5VuT2TIhqwwB-hBv_0zKDyjqJ1IQbYypZ2rD6XAph5DfUMV99fSR-1o4kbocJTDxEMwIjtxOCYpXz3kDHjUI8w2QcW4c2VkmhQ-y-gSfSY4ThJ4c3ujhvEdOl_9EQ/s3461/IMG_2552.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3461" data-original-width="2407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfunTXsvRmzSOrs223rN7gcpo9DSQQi-785hobPiGxtpMpUKu6RR5-KvWyL3l3dI5VuT2TIhqwwB-hBv_0zKDyjqJ1IQbYypZ2rD6XAph5DfUMV99fSR-1o4kbocJTDxEMwIjtxOCYpXz3kDHjUI8w2QcW4c2VkmhQ-y-gSfSY4ThJ4c3ujhvEdOl_9EQ/w446-h640/IMG_2552.jpeg" width="446" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The entire wall of the dam is the spillway and had a timber walkway across it to the tower. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEmWLkt0jaSIDQp1Q-iJtoIs5ZySgF18n4uNfsnLkX-W6JHBokbKhFcNUTeV5c2dfyzou3MkFiYsI6TKqvDeENPe1dev1xqgPHhiprVShRm4qTdOub_0ii8URFeu-_4ojm0pKEsIJTDDkE1AAgEi6uo79IwdUSgu89ssjzMhyphenhyphen_yNVJ4kaIMXBPIu1f3Q/s4032/IMG_2559.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEmWLkt0jaSIDQp1Q-iJtoIs5ZySgF18n4uNfsnLkX-W6JHBokbKhFcNUTeV5c2dfyzou3MkFiYsI6TKqvDeENPe1dev1xqgPHhiprVShRm4qTdOub_0ii8URFeu-_4ojm0pKEsIJTDDkE1AAgEi6uo79IwdUSgu89ssjzMhyphenhyphen_yNVJ4kaIMXBPIu1f3Q/w640-h480/IMG_2559.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">That walkway has been replaced by a metal mesh one and raised by 1300mm to be above the one in one thousand year flood level. The floor of the room in the tower was also raised that amount.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09adZ6Ru5o-RqoD5L2HI9dlefY2_Lkc-xfmSqSPLw1MYWnMj9vt2pIVMYVKdJZQJSfwQU3l2-vmslbKcoEHk829PFEgLz-w65JBwo-hw7LSL3a7Pkcb8dnBhmHa-wY7-lm6iCxTQHPchUCdWIe1nyGNtWhDIU9vUo_oun-wvzMIDIeTunFsUH6WoiCT4/s4032/IMG_2592.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09adZ6Ru5o-RqoD5L2HI9dlefY2_Lkc-xfmSqSPLw1MYWnMj9vt2pIVMYVKdJZQJSfwQU3l2-vmslbKcoEHk829PFEgLz-w65JBwo-hw7LSL3a7Pkcb8dnBhmHa-wY7-lm6iCxTQHPchUCdWIe1nyGNtWhDIU9vUo_oun-wvzMIDIeTunFsUH6WoiCT4/w640-h480/IMG_2592.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The main strengthening that was carried out was adding pretensioned rods down through the height of the wall. (Where you can see the new paler concrete at the top of the wall.) At its highest, the wall is 25 metres. The rods had to go into the ground to the same depth, so some were over 50 metres long. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircHdY5BPwV_03YWc9FnR2dqxUa2H3D_CBFs10NVlwE2qel38WbGxzlQWS45hUn-3kpq4O_IghywTYLsFJkBA8fGlOHlXSST2kVJV3l0r7RFxQdoOIUmGWI_lQiZoYP0GYovbDdsR2j2pzshVuLEMTCvE7gWr45LT8inQYymO5ni2bJhJXK-B3ARjbxug/s3574/IMG_2588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3574" data-original-width="2469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircHdY5BPwV_03YWc9FnR2dqxUa2H3D_CBFs10NVlwE2qel38WbGxzlQWS45hUn-3kpq4O_IghywTYLsFJkBA8fGlOHlXSST2kVJV3l0r7RFxQdoOIUmGWI_lQiZoYP0GYovbDdsR2j2pzshVuLEMTCvE7gWr45LT8inQYymO5ni2bJhJXK-B3ARjbxug/w442-h640/IMG_2588.jpeg" width="442" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">They had to be craned into place, vertically above the wall, without bending and had then to be placed in predrilled holes in the wall with tolerances of only 10mm. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaobpP1ZGa8wdH0OIsky8Sp6_FCCckDjlCvLC5SWHvL8SJWT-YcZJsbZ6VFZ0BKPG2pcWvD5SujesH0TTKFZ7l5zlfwVYEAEWIImUY6N6CF7lxwrIe7uLrZhC8r76Y3gx_VuNPurN3CK5xUpQCt9_KhuX2ECfSQeyFgJYgX-E40cMtlK2V-uEoCi-eLLo/s3714/IMG_2584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3714" data-original-width="2678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaobpP1ZGa8wdH0OIsky8Sp6_FCCckDjlCvLC5SWHvL8SJWT-YcZJsbZ6VFZ0BKPG2pcWvD5SujesH0TTKFZ7l5zlfwVYEAEWIImUY6N6CF7lxwrIe7uLrZhC8r76Y3gx_VuNPurN3CK5xUpQCt9_KhuX2ECfSQeyFgJYgX-E40cMtlK2V-uEoCi-eLLo/w462-h640/IMG_2584.jpeg" width="462" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The local firm did all the work. as no one else would take it on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrzfHYKrx0CPOavSNWVVvb9gmZK0aAKImGki7uUtt3wplFS7pELxgvBG1-jp6Hj2xFmqVcf23RXcsKMJyqHGrUOuKCeTByNrIiDRU3HeujRHktVEoKJ_1CDlbeJ4ETdLOJr5GJvVZ6N0lPEat3tGXr045WFSEgaNjYhyf5vl6vbZ955whtaWhohPaf5o/s3761/IMG_2553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3761" data-original-width="2620" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrzfHYKrx0CPOavSNWVVvb9gmZK0aAKImGki7uUtt3wplFS7pELxgvBG1-jp6Hj2xFmqVcf23RXcsKMJyqHGrUOuKCeTByNrIiDRU3HeujRHktVEoKJ_1CDlbeJ4ETdLOJr5GJvVZ6N0lPEat3tGXr045WFSEgaNjYhyf5vl6vbZ955whtaWhohPaf5o/w446-h640/IMG_2553.jpeg" width="446" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As challenges arose, the engineers had to problem solve and work out how to approach them. For example, they had to get drilling rigs and pretensioning machines out onto the top of the wall, which is only quite narrow. Therefore they built a wider platform over the entire length of the wall that would take the weight of heavy equipment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw67wmkkaG9tL_SGl0OE5KKagv92TAJVjpEE6TLYLNZZS2cBlxAtEPFSUaYHtvRMvM60IFhIQubIx6PxfcdBqeIc1HinmzUDF1z6ku5MNKrS8R-8RWdoq-KxyfUbF_83Q2RutvUnl0PvZhZ0oU4cZJV-NoH2gYibrDB6_2D8mozY094atlmzL2TajNKQ/s2674/IMG_2569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="2674" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw67wmkkaG9tL_SGl0OE5KKagv92TAJVjpEE6TLYLNZZS2cBlxAtEPFSUaYHtvRMvM60IFhIQubIx6PxfcdBqeIc1HinmzUDF1z6ku5MNKrS8R-8RWdoq-KxyfUbF_83Q2RutvUnl0PvZhZ0oU4cZJV-NoH2gYibrDB6_2D8mozY094atlmzL2TajNKQ/w640-h434/IMG_2569.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Added to this, throughout the time of the project, there were a couple of flooding events, during which they had to move all their gear out of harm's way and had subsequent delays.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was such an interesting tour and one we feel privileged to go on. Congratulations on the Council for arranging it. After all that walking, mainly in the very hot sun, we were all pleased to get back into the air conditioned busses for the trip back to town. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-9525382359521547182024-03-03T15:29:00.000+11:002024-03-03T15:29:19.448+11:00 Goals for March<p style="text-align: justify;"> I like setting my goals each month, although sometimes it takes a bit of deciding what they should be. This month was relatively simple.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/03/march-one-monthly-goal.html" target="_blank">ONE MONTHLY GOAL</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPRhXoLJA1S0EzJAJfp8-VniW67WFe9M__aPFHJcyfOfLIND-ucuFs-mA26bgVx7PYrWSfe0oSZvAILpOMWgO2O2SXH5tPy3NDcQzDLlaGabvUrgergH0rLKRq6UXAFg85HIEXReu2A4shyHZbLO4xbP8RH4wwc2TYZ1qkTt25E8JL8uO9bmDNrYIZeY/s1080/OMG%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPRhXoLJA1S0EzJAJfp8-VniW67WFe9M__aPFHJcyfOfLIND-ucuFs-mA26bgVx7PYrWSfe0oSZvAILpOMWgO2O2SXH5tPy3NDcQzDLlaGabvUrgergH0rLKRq6UXAFg85HIEXReu2A4shyHZbLO4xbP8RH4wwc2TYZ1qkTt25E8JL8uO9bmDNrYIZeY/w200-h200/OMG%202024.png" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I really want to have a few quilts that are still at the flimsy stage to be quilted and bound in time to take to Scrub Stitchin’ for show and tell. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk2cnxRBx7C9Idm4Y1rJp1hUHT9L2nJCkYdsTwo-WPgRmqZPHd5dF1yfTRal4fiSyZWPzYSQmqkhG4IYWPWwV0FqTvLRjonMpnE1kz_wdqjtXAKhRjBm-1wxOpBKCK8BJpdW7u22rfo6joHuMpdeAyUfvJZ-uf7vkyffsFwBy-k5LmLzoQgTYsZ547sA/s3024/IMG_5292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk2cnxRBx7C9Idm4Y1rJp1hUHT9L2nJCkYdsTwo-WPgRmqZPHd5dF1yfTRal4fiSyZWPzYSQmqkhG4IYWPWwV0FqTvLRjonMpnE1kz_wdqjtXAKhRjBm-1wxOpBKCK8BJpdW7u22rfo6joHuMpdeAyUfvJZ-uf7vkyffsFwBy-k5LmLzoQgTYsZ547sA/w640-h640/IMG_5292.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">To keep me on track, my goal this month is to have the Moda Love quilt completed. This was pieced last year at Scrub Stitchin'. The others will be bonus projects.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/2024/03/happy-march.html" target="_blank">RAINBOW SCRAP CHALLENGE</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7StsZIE4G3oeIOCEGPVE-Jhzy_JH-UBLy4zT_brZM9usNe-nIIYWvGzhgwGcV043qVURqPnW_6CNih7TI1La6lXQ6Fbxcokp6jPNhPNQm6D13yCiNg7epFsYduwS8tneMuJ_fFE_a0OJceoY8Yd_mTUkA0Nvhhfx1TF6F-CWlOnRPW0oaya15tCYq0g/s835/IMG_0392.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="805" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7StsZIE4G3oeIOCEGPVE-Jhzy_JH-UBLy4zT_brZM9usNe-nIIYWvGzhgwGcV043qVURqPnW_6CNih7TI1La6lXQ6Fbxcokp6jPNhPNQm6D13yCiNg7epFsYduwS8tneMuJ_fFE_a0OJceoY8Yd_mTUkA0Nvhhfx1TF6F-CWlOnRPW0oaya15tCYq0g/w193-h200/IMG_0392.png" width="193" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The colour this month is purple, so I will make my split nine patch blocks as leader enders and make two fish blocks, once the next block is revealed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CHOOKSHED STITCHERS’ 2024 CHALLENGE</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2OvKX_h0HRX9TLT7W7XLmhzWf7UsTQBkTNJ0rZGyqbhZnmuwZbfg16cUf_AXKBf0u3U2hh6h5tzY7dumqdFrlFxBI6ivJv08fd-34ugpEDfWFAtaqnXjHuru8DFik9XPjWGUN4Flu3Y3xdI8_xT7fomORO1cqPsAiTgr2ng99_fY03clJYcazrIo6d4/s320/March%20badge%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2OvKX_h0HRX9TLT7W7XLmhzWf7UsTQBkTNJ0rZGyqbhZnmuwZbfg16cUf_AXKBf0u3U2hh6h5tzY7dumqdFrlFxBI6ivJv08fd-34ugpEDfWFAtaqnXjHuru8DFik9XPjWGUN4Flu3Y3xdI8_xT7fomORO1cqPsAiTgr2ng99_fY03clJYcazrIo6d4/w200-h200/March%20badge%20(1).png" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The number drawn out for March is. Number 4. For me this is to complete a donation quilt using a fabric panel. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUamhgVawPFgch-_1_ZfaoGhvnlbgOAZTQfp30AeQyWR6TK29MU2iIw7GF6RvL6QGKkxLLBd9DtIfPOg9-whUmxL3Ds7XLwv-TiNbx8TkWMXdwdjSmPOsO0zc5lmmNKH0VK0cQ6sZOJuHrf_L6p45TQc8eUVU22z71JeMQjkiwt3kms96IWe9g0BINsE/s4029/IMG_2630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="4029" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUamhgVawPFgch-_1_ZfaoGhvnlbgOAZTQfp30AeQyWR6TK29MU2iIw7GF6RvL6QGKkxLLBd9DtIfPOg9-whUmxL3Ds7XLwv-TiNbx8TkWMXdwdjSmPOsO0zc5lmmNKH0VK0cQ6sZOJuHrf_L6p45TQc8eUVU22z71JeMQjkiwt3kms96IWe9g0BINsE/w640-h314/IMG_2630.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have quite a few to choose from, a couple of which are simply quilt and bind the panel and call it done, but in the end I have decided to do something with this teddy bears’ picnic panel, which will be a bit of a challenge that I probably don’t need this month. What the heck, let’s get it used up.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/p/15-minute-challenge.html" target="_blank">15 MINUTES OF CRAFTING A DAY</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLg_mZQBfrQONaAnFU6JQ-ALKRU6trSCe5jAhP_pDg8Pyqm2B4cuDWmOvKjnIY3wIt_8FfG-m32WPdG32tMHjP6dMhZxJCYoKNWW33MhDKbH3s8t0pc4UFdSPnDmjt4FacG1EZ6chA9MmMu_XiqU_IZ4r0FY73W16NtcfsNdyeKNY6u2dTb-i2wX8H0Q/s3600/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLg_mZQBfrQONaAnFU6JQ-ALKRU6trSCe5jAhP_pDg8Pyqm2B4cuDWmOvKjnIY3wIt_8FfG-m32WPdG32tMHjP6dMhZxJCYoKNWW33MhDKbH3s8t0pc4UFdSPnDmjt4FacG1EZ6chA9MmMu_XiqU_IZ4r0FY73W16NtcfsNdyeKNY6u2dTb-i2wX8H0Q/w200-h200/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, I want to continue with this challenge. It really keeps me on track.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Thanks, as always, to the ladies for arranging these challenges. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As usual, I want to also:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li>Work on a donation project - Teddy Bear Panel Quilt</li><li>Use Monique - hopefully five quilts</li><li>Knit or crochet something - five more spiked granny squares this month, before doing a final round and joining.</li><li>Work on a WIP - I am now working on the final border of the Blue Quilt</li><li>Work on a UFO - not sure what as yet, but there should hopefully be something.</li><li>Complete something - hopefully five quilts</li><li>Hand stitching - the final border on the Blue Quilt, at least</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Let’s hope they all get done. Fingers crossed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xUImcgrKwCv-FesbfxtC0s9pq1OduXMq1v2bbMRKzQXDUQyRHDk3N14NjiKLcQfkhoOCArdpPw0V-IekUXze6kGcLnsNN3JycIsQoTj4zEaTgAcEYnYHd75Mm7CtTzD5nhlCab6z_QpLBAnahGHbpb0TLfdTPUnrLRwIKzaiIUL6ApTSM6q6XQwxra4/s1600/Button%20Border.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="1600" height="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xUImcgrKwCv-FesbfxtC0s9pq1OduXMq1v2bbMRKzQXDUQyRHDk3N14NjiKLcQfkhoOCArdpPw0V-IekUXze6kGcLnsNN3JycIsQoTj4zEaTgAcEYnYHd75Mm7CtTzD5nhlCab6z_QpLBAnahGHbpb0TLfdTPUnrLRwIKzaiIUL6ApTSM6q6XQwxra4/s320/Button%20Border.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">MY OTHER GOALS</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These remain much the same as usual.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li>Read a book</li><li>Try a new recipe</li><li>Go away with the caravan - this may not happen, as we are currently in the process of upgrading from our ute to a small truck, which is not due to arrive until towards the end of the month.</li><li>Have a fun day out</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I do hope that I can look back at the end of the month and see a lot of ticks next to those boxes.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-76316183716152902882024-03-02T15:12:00.002+11:002024-03-02T15:12:21.860+11:00What Else happened in February<p style="text-align: justify;">We had a few days out doing things but the majority of the month was spent hanging around home, which was nice. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES5Rr8aS_4gZNN36wqUGnjKUiYTE2BW610gFYXRoyAr6hiIoU6LQNlTMZwoFty57gCdMiuPBhrvUmbTfZ-vyOwjtxUHKD9MD14Hc9pp1zqYV2wFUnjA4uvLvtQ08H0FjxmRpsdlKb5EBx1muWZ-6IhyphenhyphenHs9bL-oeZUetG_2J9tjqLK40Okx0dPXjkh97k/s2064/IMG_2624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="2064" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES5Rr8aS_4gZNN36wqUGnjKUiYTE2BW610gFYXRoyAr6hiIoU6LQNlTMZwoFty57gCdMiuPBhrvUmbTfZ-vyOwjtxUHKD9MD14Hc9pp1zqYV2wFUnjA4uvLvtQ08H0FjxmRpsdlKb5EBx1muWZ-6IhyphenhyphenHs9bL-oeZUetG_2J9tjqLK40Okx0dPXjkh97k/w640-h272/IMG_2624.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As the weather was hot and fairly dry, it was also good to be at home to keep the garden going.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHyA9N3m1vI-ujqzOwvEO5TFMAOkta-Js4PVYBHE_XHmf21ormXkSVG7xI_WtsH5tdCY229OycZhiFG7tIdCSrTahUmxAMPevhfNEt6lJ8o598-4UXSM2Fgee-ftFWW7VdW0mlsHZL9KYZMR4Q25MiPWKbe6J8rI1aeOI0BS_9Se8AbqbO-qHJGVUgQU/s4032/IMG_2531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHyA9N3m1vI-ujqzOwvEO5TFMAOkta-Js4PVYBHE_XHmf21ormXkSVG7xI_WtsH5tdCY229OycZhiFG7tIdCSrTahUmxAMPevhfNEt6lJ8o598-4UXSM2Fgee-ftFWW7VdW0mlsHZL9KYZMR4Q25MiPWKbe6J8rI1aeOI0BS_9Se8AbqbO-qHJGVUgQU/w640-h480/IMG_2531.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We were harvesting lots of veges. This as one day’s haul. Our tomatoes continue to mainly be a failure this year, but we are starting to get some on the self sown plants, which are funnily enough, mainly yellow. The beans had finished producing, then started to flower again. They are now producing more than in the initial crop. We are pretty happy about that, as our freezer started playing up and we had to throw a lot of the first lot out. At least they are good in the compost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhuWqpoA20e0-1ARGYJHfTav46J1t40tAIbdyBIp5FXnmrdVd1T1m_uOGfhawbmJPVGnU8rnk-5hEl-PRMiM-NVpBfiBADExbXlH0G6ojn_IzjIr2BNJW0BRsPTapnK0ICkTqUbg_UAlbFwrLA9uecrT-qiw8N_xqahnAJ5ejAr4C9oNWef45yNcUL4Q/s4032/IMG_2395.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhuWqpoA20e0-1ARGYJHfTav46J1t40tAIbdyBIp5FXnmrdVd1T1m_uOGfhawbmJPVGnU8rnk-5hEl-PRMiM-NVpBfiBADExbXlH0G6ojn_IzjIr2BNJW0BRsPTapnK0ICkTqUbg_UAlbFwrLA9uecrT-qiw8N_xqahnAJ5ejAr4C9oNWef45yNcUL4Q/w640-h480/IMG_2395.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Early in the month we went out to a mate’s place to pick blackberries. Unfortunately, there weren’t a real lot and they were quite small. We still made some jam, by bulking them out with some apples, which is a trick Mum used to do. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">While we were in the jam making mood, we picked some rhubarb from our plant that was going crazy. To that we added some frozen strawberries that needed using up and made Rhubarb and Strawberry Jam. It is really nice. That counts as my new recipe for the month.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We did get to pick a few more blackberries later in the month and have just frozen them to add to pancakes through the coming year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvxFEThUwtvvGlmCWStzVCLGQS-9c_yZ-PnO09hswhNegmNqRWR2e7uQ1HY5m1mO3B9yBhHeBp5itGqAAM4_dy1jGCECthKERlBtJpEZelrBiO3EvGyYNsDvgsjITbsoQxFifvEyua-SMHUHMLzAh1X04D22Kb5WadszUXjpFJJQBiGurkGSx1fLWOtY/s4032/IMG_2500.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvxFEThUwtvvGlmCWStzVCLGQS-9c_yZ-PnO09hswhNegmNqRWR2e7uQ1HY5m1mO3B9yBhHeBp5itGqAAM4_dy1jGCECthKERlBtJpEZelrBiO3EvGyYNsDvgsjITbsoQxFifvEyua-SMHUHMLzAh1X04D22Kb5WadszUXjpFJJQBiGurkGSx1fLWOtY/w480-h640/IMG_2500.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I managed to read one book. It was written by my cousin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQcJYIwaOjkXTu3jQjNDLT6-7NalXqzrfovV6V2h1d662O3hsPNFGH_gD6pe7T_r9ZgBnKFEzVMOWElItrjT6e5kR-HcnSsY-TG1B79lNVazq6bmcN0uXpzSNGyjR1dNGZBtYRXkCTUDk_gYK_TT2Yjr9fz5Vj3JtFMbF8e69s4FL3opkLhFLeipaIHc/s4032/IMG_2412.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQcJYIwaOjkXTu3jQjNDLT6-7NalXqzrfovV6V2h1d662O3hsPNFGH_gD6pe7T_r9ZgBnKFEzVMOWElItrjT6e5kR-HcnSsY-TG1B79lNVazq6bmcN0uXpzSNGyjR1dNGZBtYRXkCTUDk_gYK_TT2Yjr9fz5Vj3JtFMbF8e69s4FL3opkLhFLeipaIHc/w640-h480/IMG_2412.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>At the start of the month we went to Oberon to visit their show, which is always a nice day out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyftXzNYRK6-hJkq9YbCWdO3A84b7FyL9s8VBtZV65idTHV1lCiUSXDX7D-CYK7nSPEsd5UUPr_fOHVdp8ivW8nBZcCx3GpedzNESTeh5vjISkb7daY5TB-vsY6J7GGnJY7fEr2SVLbrcC8oZDoKOh2I_98E-sCX_5spMCPCT0iUS4A3qWkirMCHV9mec/s4032/IMG_2401.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyftXzNYRK6-hJkq9YbCWdO3A84b7FyL9s8VBtZV65idTHV1lCiUSXDX7D-CYK7nSPEsd5UUPr_fOHVdp8ivW8nBZcCx3GpedzNESTeh5vjISkb7daY5TB-vsY6J7GGnJY7fEr2SVLbrcC8oZDoKOh2I_98E-sCX_5spMCPCT0iUS4A3qWkirMCHV9mec/w640-h480/IMG_2401.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>One of my friends had a stall there. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit85z7tcTjzJ6UOL2OYzEIaI-d3qqZZwXH2xByXGF3QqX2Z66UAfv6VpIUvJO2copDZIGEqRh9RFSWAppAE1Z52HnFnj9UJ_-2XhS8ygGJYmrvO1fYOpX04prYGM1DLiyUmlFZRwlsHyxVQch4U27AuOdFPsHWuvT4Oa19FbO3MJ56sj6e7i5c7jA2OVw/s3264/IMG_2625.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit85z7tcTjzJ6UOL2OYzEIaI-d3qqZZwXH2xByXGF3QqX2Z66UAfv6VpIUvJO2copDZIGEqRh9RFSWAppAE1Z52HnFnj9UJ_-2XhS8ygGJYmrvO1fYOpX04prYGM1DLiyUmlFZRwlsHyxVQch4U27AuOdFPsHWuvT4Oa19FbO3MJ56sj6e7i5c7jA2OVw/w640-h640/IMG_2625.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;">There were the usual exhibits and also a quick shear competition, which happens to have the best prize money in the southern hemisphere. We only watched the intermediate shearers, so the gun shearers would have been quite something to see.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWK6uhmAn8DkCpdK507cR40Q8CFP8v6rxo-3Cs702TnQiqAQ4PbPeEGBFh7hWHs2RhI0z2s9ldlopnwncgdut-kzmqVAW3fRXaoQDS8M-Jw4z7g6b79tkudUtEhjBYxGf5fhK7_4BtLD6UqHQGinvYBKbJyUtY4NxvNkSKobve3AYxfKfnrobeEDGgf_A/s3264/IMG_2626.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3264" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWK6uhmAn8DkCpdK507cR40Q8CFP8v6rxo-3Cs702TnQiqAQ4PbPeEGBFh7hWHs2RhI0z2s9ldlopnwncgdut-kzmqVAW3fRXaoQDS8M-Jw4z7g6b79tkudUtEhjBYxGf5fhK7_4BtLD6UqHQGinvYBKbJyUtY4NxvNkSKobve3AYxfKfnrobeEDGgf_A/w640-h512/IMG_2626.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Bathurst was the venue for some more car racing during the month. We have hosted the 12 Hour Internationl Race for a few years now and it is growing in popularity. This year we then hosted the Supercars 500 on the following weekend, as the event was cancelled at short notice in Newcastle. We popped into town to check out all the cars for the 12 hour when they were on display. The driving seat and instruments look just a tad different to the normal run of the mill car. The Supercars don’t come down town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UrJBahRYHkWl0pXv3dGQargZ_JBM7zGRqMdgP8Agcnwz31CbPuj3XiqufuTkk12_A979XQ-zYvhyphenhyphenaiROgWVpg2Kyne4tSxwIa0KKymnxPe-xpw4XwndANGI0aAbX8Y_U6sDYGJ84N8fCKtvT8z9AJpSjvba2O7byx_bzi-IQ7txEEASnGxg7vSOORLE/s3672/IMG_2442.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="3672" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UrJBahRYHkWl0pXv3dGQargZ_JBM7zGRqMdgP8Agcnwz31CbPuj3XiqufuTkk12_A979XQ-zYvhyphenhyphenaiROgWVpg2Kyne4tSxwIa0KKymnxPe-xpw4XwndANGI0aAbX8Y_U6sDYGJ84N8fCKtvT8z9AJpSjvba2O7byx_bzi-IQ7txEEASnGxg7vSOORLE/w640-h360/IMG_2442.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This Ford van is an electric concept vehicle they are taking to the various races around the world. Apparently it is good for 300kmh down the main straight of the racetrack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4QxbfXmtAYjy4avNc95Pkl4_QhamEy3G7dXgrlunfbasdcQ5cWI9o8LfuDmFuHID-d255sMs1Xy4Q2sXFodFGAMunfmv8udqis8E4In86WY7l5DCI87EYu7r6MO2g-dAms6xukc_z2RspeCHeWnJZRT8IwMsr12OQHTyL31wptjh3fVM7U-8R54kuKY/s4032/IMG_2455.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4QxbfXmtAYjy4avNc95Pkl4_QhamEy3G7dXgrlunfbasdcQ5cWI9o8LfuDmFuHID-d255sMs1Xy4Q2sXFodFGAMunfmv8udqis8E4In86WY7l5DCI87EYu7r6MO2g-dAms6xukc_z2RspeCHeWnJZRT8IwMsr12OQHTyL31wptjh3fVM7U-8R54kuKY/w640-h480/IMG_2455.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Valentino Rossi, the famous motorcycle racer, now turned car racer, was in town. Mick had to pose in front of his car. We queued for ages to get his autograph, but he left when there were only about ten people in front of us. Oh well, it wasn’t meant to be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBRiOUgRILcby4nFSOaqHZ_qspFB6pIESMQdLx3qF6tlVrDZtccfAbJNTWCoXTsuZTkYCELkNjOJOiK8W-cTTKmVVJ2R9Et9AgcX_7UCq3mJveq2J3tvnJx2Agp_dEBLcN4lc-bAGyn0yN44mFjDBnXI_dRFRYABtZHLdjBQiotgtkoTqQDH0yNj6BzA/s1170/IMG_2627.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1170" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBRiOUgRILcby4nFSOaqHZ_qspFB6pIESMQdLx3qF6tlVrDZtccfAbJNTWCoXTsuZTkYCELkNjOJOiK8W-cTTKmVVJ2R9Et9AgcX_7UCq3mJveq2J3tvnJx2Agp_dEBLcN4lc-bAGyn0yN44mFjDBnXI_dRFRYABtZHLdjBQiotgtkoTqQDH0yNj6BzA/w640-h354/IMG_2627.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We spent a rather lazy day on the Sunday, watching the race on TV..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLckaV-O-KLA_THrxb373C6L_qciytnzUpvzaG-03v_5OdjsfkjnhWh4Y11XpwHaWU82e2jOmOq-fW72FCzvPhQ_LeuwKRKWfYEwi1DllifgNsbx809BXoQsGLjM-C66VCHh3PTJF3wTWHFnvFSxMzozAS-O-6FXQ6V3hQMB6lhjn4b7KGGABT0F6g4Cs/s4032/IMG_2507.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLckaV-O-KLA_THrxb373C6L_qciytnzUpvzaG-03v_5OdjsfkjnhWh4Y11XpwHaWU82e2jOmOq-fW72FCzvPhQ_LeuwKRKWfYEwi1DllifgNsbx809BXoQsGLjM-C66VCHh3PTJF3wTWHFnvFSxMzozAS-O-6FXQ6V3hQMB6lhjn4b7KGGABT0F6g4Cs/w640-h480/IMG_2507.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">What else did we get up to? We had a quick trip to Orange one day and they had a massive thunder storm while we were up there. We followed it all the way home, but we only got a couple of mill at our place. It made for some stunning scenes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Our other outing was to visit the Winburndale Dam, but I will do a separate post on that one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-83460642280356618152024-02-29T18:42:00.002+11:002024-02-29T18:49:26.698+11:00Posting on the 29th of February<p style="text-align: justify;"> That is something that we don’t get to do every year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Once again my month has been rather productive on the sewing front. I achieved my goals as well as a few other bits and bobs.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgarVA13YMsUdLAVKUvHN3n_mxeWeTZxWvokSxtIpKMa7DbxbbyS1k3qsF97P_jqsGBsN5KR_2sciGHUtBcffxVfiu41cq7kluHWslalOujf7kzRAGMsw_JY_gmNXn_6fyfDD45FPD0HeBsCQOKDIgoJ8pr9bi3CfMJOHLkVJimC66dcaRSta9Ym_ClP4/s3208/IMG_2495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3208" data-original-width="2955" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgarVA13YMsUdLAVKUvHN3n_mxeWeTZxWvokSxtIpKMa7DbxbbyS1k3qsF97P_jqsGBsN5KR_2sciGHUtBcffxVfiu41cq7kluHWslalOujf7kzRAGMsw_JY_gmNXn_6fyfDD45FPD0HeBsCQOKDIgoJ8pr9bi3CfMJOHLkVJimC66dcaRSta9Ym_ClP4/w590-h640/IMG_2495.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To recap, my <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/02/ive-finished-sparkly-dragonfly-quilt.html" target="_blank">Chookshed Stitchers’ Challenge</a> was my first priority for the month and was completed in plenty of time.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d-iHJY23LoPpvLXGLq8xojrA2qHbq4i1UuLF1H3kwEEcpXre9kDGMoscF49sGbS5upy_KLCnZlRyNMwSRQ5tYe-D7pXeI3NwCxzyiauQtQpwZO50bbt7ZY6OTXx5ReZYMskBTO7mjz9WFzZNOkuSW-Zq1Mmm_99JaFrZ69jvvpGxkAlwRNC4sT85t3c/s3057/IMG_2522.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="2906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d-iHJY23LoPpvLXGLq8xojrA2qHbq4i1UuLF1H3kwEEcpXre9kDGMoscF49sGbS5upy_KLCnZlRyNMwSRQ5tYe-D7pXeI3NwCxzyiauQtQpwZO50bbt7ZY6OTXx5ReZYMskBTO7mjz9WFzZNOkuSW-Zq1Mmm_99JaFrZ69jvvpGxkAlwRNC4sT85t3c/w608-h640/IMG_2522.jpeg" width="608" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">My next priority was to complete <a href="https://www.meadowmistdesigns.com/products/just-two-charm-pack-quilts" target="_blank">“Betty” from the Just Two Charm Pack Quilts</a> stitch along. This was my <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/02/one-monthly-goal-completed.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a>. The aim was to have the top completed by 1 March. I was pleased to have it quilted and bound as well.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My <b>Rainbow Scrap Challenge</b> blocks were made- <a href="https://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/02/making-good-progress.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/02/fishy-happenings.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQdgNI3Ltsn9Uy5hz_p3HvTFyCukxKwospDS07E6cSHCJRlN04d76yAme2dt_aiT7aV2ho7BPlBg0m3zokZAGXYJTo9_jwcxOurfKD14bAaj8CZJarBN-sso_qbTEsnSVwYDNR3b1wdpaV_JuJdgCAsEkOjfqPmDhhTxeXBlgD2HwzZVzh9v78dKUMTY/s3665/IMG_2386.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="3665" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQdgNI3Ltsn9Uy5hz_p3HvTFyCukxKwospDS07E6cSHCJRlN04d76yAme2dt_aiT7aV2ho7BPlBg0m3zokZAGXYJTo9_jwcxOurfKD14bAaj8CZJarBN-sso_qbTEsnSVwYDNR3b1wdpaV_JuJdgCAsEkOjfqPmDhhTxeXBlgD2HwzZVzh9v78dKUMTY/w640-h310/IMG_2386.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwXj9hVTKveg2jwqRGGpH57rj_NDFibG3h29ow4mC73PJVXgEkCW4jYyAYx6WNr-ENH42Q2N6IPNjmf6BlvO5Z_0tiBh927ONmt3I-Dq3lDWd5LcZFBPl_gZPYEfpZ-v0zawbMTMWzISgLMo8YeJi3A3fKw4J8ohYuFLYdkstk9lXGOE3-89DSH9-bTA/s2750/IMG_2393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="2750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwXj9hVTKveg2jwqRGGpH57rj_NDFibG3h29ow4mC73PJVXgEkCW4jYyAYx6WNr-ENH42Q2N6IPNjmf6BlvO5Z_0tiBh927ONmt3I-Dq3lDWd5LcZFBPl_gZPYEfpZ-v0zawbMTMWzISgLMo8YeJi3A3fKw4J8ohYuFLYdkstk9lXGOE3-89DSH9-bTA/w640-h640/IMG_2393.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">My other goals were:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Work on a donation project</b>. All the above projects fit that bill.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Use Monique</b>. She worked her magic on both the above quilts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Knit or Crochet Something</b>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij60zUtf9WrilZlP0mMTYV5kQnBu0on_gNRyzAtjtP-y54myUCQ8A8JButpVz2n6IusFJc0onf6LWpJMOaiZX4Xq7Cl2sG414m_qUBCb4FPCG-jsvYPGK8IXF-IjnbmRc8fatbteAAfziTBTRyCfkeXRQ6QyTvFwsyZSqCZDgPjQEeDhyphenhyphenVXjh1z5SAf4w/s3024/IMG_2614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij60zUtf9WrilZlP0mMTYV5kQnBu0on_gNRyzAtjtP-y54myUCQ8A8JButpVz2n6IusFJc0onf6LWpJMOaiZX4Xq7Cl2sG414m_qUBCb4FPCG-jsvYPGK8IXF-IjnbmRc8fatbteAAfziTBTRyCfkeXRQ6QyTvFwsyZSqCZDgPjQEeDhyphenhyphenVXjh1z5SAf4w/w640-h640/IMG_2614.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">When I didn’t feel like doing a great deal I worked on my spiked granny squares. Just four squares this month, but all progress is good progress, right? I now have twenty five completed. I think I will make five more and then crochet a cream round on each and join them together. That should be large enough. I have other things I want to work on, so I want to get this one out of the way.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Work on a WIP</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH4MeX0UvUSDyEyAVf90MK7ofC3wNYLJ287r9cfa2WdqcW3V3fOJvYXvz-r20zIG3v3FR1mPJ84ScUwQd6wyqHnJCsLefmZLSglVuG-Hcio7X4bKnLbCHJiX7cTEoxwMAso6hyphenhyphenytL4gF9aVTCYqzlA3knIqjvUm0nH-kVAsnBRO37FxLQTls2JbxrovI/s4029/IMG_2604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH4MeX0UvUSDyEyAVf90MK7ofC3wNYLJ287r9cfa2WdqcW3V3fOJvYXvz-r20zIG3v3FR1mPJ84ScUwQd6wyqHnJCsLefmZLSglVuG-Hcio7X4bKnLbCHJiX7cTEoxwMAso6hyphenhyphenytL4gF9aVTCYqzlA3knIqjvUm0nH-kVAsnBRO37FxLQTls2JbxrovI/w346-h640/IMG_2604.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My Blue Quilt always meets that goal. I added the next narrow border and have now prepped the final border. All the half dresdens are glue basted in place, ready for me to hand appliqué. That will be a good project to work on during my stitching mornings.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Work on a UFO</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I haven’t worked on my Laundry Basket Quilts Spring Mystery for a while and this is another one I would really like to get finished, so I can start something else. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOtJnW2sS5omMj6dBopEoqpBg99HVzLsgFdhkCgMWxptAbKQkmzbBvdEkCA7SwgfreeBA4SPohp3pw2X3CnkoKYtzDYqaQ9VUiaIkr5_-1FY9NvsAtI_QlWsbOkFZ9BLGU_piyYMQYP284w-4lLWfF97tsafYBoRxZzrzX8mQoCwO9YmFAvBLwrAC0Xg/s3391/IMG_7284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3391" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOtJnW2sS5omMj6dBopEoqpBg99HVzLsgFdhkCgMWxptAbKQkmzbBvdEkCA7SwgfreeBA4SPohp3pw2X3CnkoKYtzDYqaQ9VUiaIkr5_-1FY9NvsAtI_QlWsbOkFZ9BLGU_piyYMQYP284w-4lLWfF97tsafYBoRxZzrzX8mQoCwO9YmFAvBLwrAC0Xg/w640-h570/IMG_7284.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is where I was up to at the start of the month. Okay, it’s actually been sitting like this since July last year. There are four quadrants like this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_PViqMW179YZA8eni60hgUj4aK94HLKUlI5bj35ZTyLtskyie7IOmyZAilP-Dg4GRnurDUWf_IbA9ewjXtPsjdGxEvfB05RF_eoK-FWvrbkArMscPEbNAw28KXXVsNwALx5GdhxVQQe0rakC0_YLqHcPzvJgnhaEFqxLpgivUFPXi8fjq7381kSlrok/s3412/IMG_2603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3412" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_PViqMW179YZA8eni60hgUj4aK94HLKUlI5bj35ZTyLtskyie7IOmyZAilP-Dg4GRnurDUWf_IbA9ewjXtPsjdGxEvfB05RF_eoK-FWvrbkArMscPEbNAw28KXXVsNwALx5GdhxVQQe0rakC0_YLqHcPzvJgnhaEFqxLpgivUFPXi8fjq7381kSlrok/w640-h568/IMG_2603.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">During February I have prepared all the vines, leaves and berries to be machine appliquéd. It look rather better doesn’t it. My plan is to do the appliqué at Scrub Stitchin’.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Do some hand stitching.</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmxDC760b89cyKgQRL3RbW2ecF4-Eza0i2TVlIbvUNqVbKsO7xlfKYM1ATSyGTNGx_WdxOiAn4d9cy-1_2JOgbLawKRVZx2pJ7-qZ_8yOIDMipd6mV1-7D8iwSByUjNapOu2ykQluXI_rcCZoUN4QSGvYR2xJ_ZmNR0KyoAbGwR6YwJz3w-XEeRrSAIg/s4030/IMG_2615.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="4030" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmxDC760b89cyKgQRL3RbW2ecF4-Eza0i2TVlIbvUNqVbKsO7xlfKYM1ATSyGTNGx_WdxOiAn4d9cy-1_2JOgbLawKRVZx2pJ7-qZ_8yOIDMipd6mV1-7D8iwSByUjNapOu2ykQluXI_rcCZoUN4QSGvYR2xJ_ZmNR0KyoAbGwR6YwJz3w-XEeRrSAIg/w640-h322/IMG_2615.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSv3YXrRgiATBYo9kW-abEW_FyQgmOA2iR9bjkKkjJSzKn8vQgDVrOA4E6ZTSeGgzRvgIe_4kYxxCsBS7lZ9ksh48QrHlMg_-BliBtMRf-1fF0CH3ET69YEnDbTkUtPQL_FtOfQJFc4psDAseKc0_lw0XTDEBKPy31SKMQrTlc_bYOkYjHHAWoZkmgU1E/s4030/IMG_2617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="4030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSv3YXrRgiATBYo9kW-abEW_FyQgmOA2iR9bjkKkjJSzKn8vQgDVrOA4E6ZTSeGgzRvgIe_4kYxxCsBS7lZ9ksh48QrHlMg_-BliBtMRf-1fF0CH3ET69YEnDbTkUtPQL_FtOfQJFc4psDAseKc0_lw0XTDEBKPy31SKMQrTlc_bYOkYjHHAWoZkmgU1E/w640-h320/IMG_2617.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw5Gl4TtosR2oUU0sXCtVowRjRQ7F0SBcc6M1FOXxTbvMLVuDiRiurSVld1zJr-C84OjHM-NcXK9nXCdUZk0ArxGEm_T0aMeiKyiMTzYqzwigwTituSBhiapIKdYJq2us2Ps7SSiaz45SptQc3R3o7ouXKdTbAn1YapgZFzfaDKTIrNxI3qpNBKBLN2o/s3024/IMG_2618.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWw5Gl4TtosR2oUU0sXCtVowRjRQ7F0SBcc6M1FOXxTbvMLVuDiRiurSVld1zJr-C84OjHM-NcXK9nXCdUZk0ArxGEm_T0aMeiKyiMTzYqzwigwTituSBhiapIKdYJq2us2Ps7SSiaz45SptQc3R3o7ouXKdTbAn1YapgZFzfaDKTIrNxI3qpNBKBLN2o/w640-h640/IMG_2618.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have made some progress on my latest Sashiko project. It will eventually be a table runner. The flowers and dragonflies are done and I have started on the first of three panels. There is no hurry to make this one, so it will probably be put on the back burner while I work on the Blue Quilt border.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Complete something.</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, the two quilts tick that box, but wait, there is more……</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Going Down a Rabbit Hole - Literally</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was not on my radar at the start of the month, but how could I resist? I saw a photo of an Easter bunny bag and decided to make some. You see, our Patchwork and Bag Making Group are going to have a stand at the <a href="https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/bathurst-heritage-trades-trail/">Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail</a> in the middle of March and we can sell bits and bobs. That is just a couple of weeks before Easter, so I thought these may be appropriate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC5Pjt1SqQKnKUw4tHyXb03mvD0nG_KaKppk4omxUgUwNb3QNKVCFjozluQqRoBpNtHKIbs7DYJuNIReV4NnAftEy7KUbxUTJL5GcrKCraeAe6_jcvSv_zoQzB8aVJcE6IGuDTCfce8kyNUPGoSEbNVffwqZqIspeczDy8GZkktj01Smwad7FKXd8ZN4/s4032/IMG_2545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC5Pjt1SqQKnKUw4tHyXb03mvD0nG_KaKppk4omxUgUwNb3QNKVCFjozluQqRoBpNtHKIbs7DYJuNIReV4NnAftEy7KUbxUTJL5GcrKCraeAe6_jcvSv_zoQzB8aVJcE6IGuDTCfce8kyNUPGoSEbNVffwqZqIspeczDy8GZkktj01Smwad7FKXd8ZN4/w640-h480/IMG_2545.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As usual, everything is from stash. I didn’t have a real lot of suitable fabrics for the main bags, but these will do. It was fun choosing the fabrics for the ears. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP-aax44xIUdF9zsDIUVK-CQ8A-IBmZ3_7ISJf7VP3g4dDWWGoFDfP20Xhiq4LlXsHrofALwACkeJy0CHfqjObdkgzvimcHPN5O0ZDdn4hLzdeKJp5pXhwoxSXc-hYR0JKBggwXMzKKwRCv5eDqoDn3NWlXw3tGX_UV7DkBD-SkiiE0Pomq-gj0tbfIE/s3832/IMG_2612.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="3832" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP-aax44xIUdF9zsDIUVK-CQ8A-IBmZ3_7ISJf7VP3g4dDWWGoFDfP20Xhiq4LlXsHrofALwACkeJy0CHfqjObdkgzvimcHPN5O0ZDdn4hLzdeKJp5pXhwoxSXc-hYR0JKBggwXMzKKwRCv5eDqoDn3NWlXw3tGX_UV7DkBD-SkiiE0Pomq-gj0tbfIE/w640-h326/IMG_2612.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Ta da! Aren’t they cute. I hope someone else thinks so and gives them a home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_itUQZy1d90p_mfkHOA8qVOPqXQ9n_F9ygc3H6jI7CBGiDpGXzyAG1QxUHXMHxQKUGRtTwsE-vIzVeiJixjEU0_Xra7riCEWzTREGDhxJEWm8tG_VNif08l0AmKMOud0HPax0y3sb0CBfuRP15F-_IDErIW2Syq7NFV9XfvdAH1-can5_99xNKot66M/s3024/IMG_2533.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_itUQZy1d90p_mfkHOA8qVOPqXQ9n_F9ygc3H6jI7CBGiDpGXzyAG1QxUHXMHxQKUGRtTwsE-vIzVeiJixjEU0_Xra7riCEWzTREGDhxJEWm8tG_VNif08l0AmKMOud0HPax0y3sb0CBfuRP15F-_IDErIW2Syq7NFV9XfvdAH1-can5_99xNKot66M/w640-h640/IMG_2533.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Oh, and I may have cut out some fabric for a Mystery Stitch Along “Octagon and Square” hosted by <a href="https://stitchingnotes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stitching Notes</a> and <a href="https://www.nordiccrafter.com/blog" target="_blank">Nordic Crafter</a>. These two ladies make the most delightful projects, using gorgeous fabrics. I found this pretty fat quarter in my stash and it will work nicely for fussy cutting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pSIlQTQd0K91_c6vRHfjxAfOUrN40vEMMcBg6JdbXBwTeqEYUKgN5NO5vNWNnEuE7E9ElfHRlaIwpKS-sjnUQGuvcTuUlZktPAPxy_-wP6bkk3Ew4ZaTCE3fzHpttD-EJyO-3U-WwaSjOC40msYUbFXZrnRsV9SsA7liTs-sTDSCxNjZgjHfxzaJxaE/s3024/IMG_2535.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pSIlQTQd0K91_c6vRHfjxAfOUrN40vEMMcBg6JdbXBwTeqEYUKgN5NO5vNWNnEuE7E9ElfHRlaIwpKS-sjnUQGuvcTuUlZktPAPxy_-wP6bkk3Ew4ZaTCE3fzHpttD-EJyO-3U-WwaSjOC40msYUbFXZrnRsV9SsA7liTs-sTDSCxNjZgjHfxzaJxaE/w640-h640/IMG_2535.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">My improvised window was very helpful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA1rW8psgX1FRYs3tJdJmAT5clWNQw1ZeFR6XTHeVBVSYcbczhFzXwvkk02yY-z7B6JZ_BpJ8JwEVccF5eCC8VT-T3k-3lbJqg4GNUYdw7ALkQztjzyA6ECSbr3izbeGGU-2OKMOKyk_3uqnef4rqYJtGzvZLCg6jOCzJTUSVghlpJJHS_inQsoKssoE/s3024/IMG_2534.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA1rW8psgX1FRYs3tJdJmAT5clWNQw1ZeFR6XTHeVBVSYcbczhFzXwvkk02yY-z7B6JZ_BpJ8JwEVccF5eCC8VT-T3k-3lbJqg4GNUYdw7ALkQztjzyA6ECSbr3izbeGGU-2OKMOKyk_3uqnef4rqYJtGzvZLCg6jOCzJTUSVghlpJJHS_inQsoKssoE/w640-h640/IMG_2534.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I’m not going to start stitching it yet, as it may be a good project to use for demonstrating at the Heritage Trades Trail.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So much for finishing things and not starting more. However, of the seven projects I have started this year five are already completed. I have also completed three UFOs and worked on another five, so that is not too bad. (Yes, I’m keeping tally to try to keep me on track.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3WLrH9PO1hA6S2RrYMxHput7bT1lpY-TvgMdukBAcrM8gBipWYOFPePSyf2wBxK4m93lYDbMttRnH5QTaVlfysHJEhWLo6M3xSPqDNOChYNMyUIDTXzNyobnVydGvQF9v4zZ90VAzfWddgy-0vKNm73bG5x2ZSI9GyDxUXe_wkK4_mKBrSC7Czp3yr4/s3600/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3WLrH9PO1hA6S2RrYMxHput7bT1lpY-TvgMdukBAcrM8gBipWYOFPePSyf2wBxK4m93lYDbMttRnH5QTaVlfysHJEhWLo6M3xSPqDNOChYNMyUIDTXzNyobnVydGvQF9v4zZ90VAzfWddgy-0vKNm73bG5x2ZSI9GyDxUXe_wkK4_mKBrSC7Czp3yr4/w200-h200/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can probably gather, I have managed to maintain my <b>15 minutes of crafting each day</b>, and loving it. I'll be linking up over at <a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/">Life in Pieces</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">February = 29/29</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Year to date = 60/60</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Success rate = 100%</p><p style="text-align: justify;">An ongoing aim is to tidy up my sewing room. That is one big fat massive fail this month. Oh my! It is such a mess. I really will have to have a major tidy up before I can start anything for March. Wish me luck.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-31217126975594562162024-02-24T14:22:00.001+11:002024-02-24T14:22:05.263+11:00One Monthly Goal Completed<div style="text-align: justify;">My <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/02/my-goals-for-february.html" target="_blank">One Monthly Goal</a> this month was to complete the “Betty Quilt” from <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Just-Two-Charm-Pack-Quilts/dp/1644033739" target="_blank">Just Two Charm Pack Quilts</a> by Meadow Mist Designs. This has been part of a quilt along with the goal to have the quilt top completed by the end of February. I wanted to go one step further and have it quilted and the binding done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E0mAqRB1KyUg1TxjwNrN_bUFZtdTG1JTsHFWER48rc0UVwlzumysRLfJvHW2e9EUIhrVQt2k31lXRNvZGIPvJZO5OiDXY4hi5GXkXP14noSxUIybUbtewz0UycUamj3p5snuhHxB4PFyzLk_VSWb6A4MHfdNIQlkXfCKupOYFCJ3uJbRfMAPNPVzKQI/s4032/IMG_2518.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E0mAqRB1KyUg1TxjwNrN_bUFZtdTG1JTsHFWER48rc0UVwlzumysRLfJvHW2e9EUIhrVQt2k31lXRNvZGIPvJZO5OiDXY4hi5GXkXP14noSxUIybUbtewz0UycUamj3p5snuhHxB4PFyzLk_VSWb6A4MHfdNIQlkXfCKupOYFCJ3uJbRfMAPNPVzKQI/w640-h480/IMG_2518.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I finished it this morning during a short Zoom session with the Chookshed Stitchers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUULf27T7GE8L-SOmp5xGVlUHvXltF1y7pdKWXUG5r-tpSaJ6tXZ7DG5PyZTQ5bDCC2ehEZI1kuS0m1izT7zvMXKfFOzGQ1EvJUiEOAIeXj7t2SxGhHoX5gPf_HOPg_mNyhgCT8Bq7xaSLVYDWRtbe2eGpltweZMctLn3zZNpHpKhUuzSYbkbijsl4NW0/s3057/IMG_2522.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="2906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUULf27T7GE8L-SOmp5xGVlUHvXltF1y7pdKWXUG5r-tpSaJ6tXZ7DG5PyZTQ5bDCC2ehEZI1kuS0m1izT7zvMXKfFOzGQ1EvJUiEOAIeXj7t2SxGhHoX5gPf_HOPg_mNyhgCT8Bq7xaSLVYDWRtbe2eGpltweZMctLn3zZNpHpKhUuzSYbkbijsl4NW0/w608-h640/IMG_2522.jpeg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ta da!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvgGKFsl-rxXcRUqm6weBEjeSovY3H8T8bJijhWtmMjyJBGT7vu08FTQCrQ-DG8w-yAPfZmdPhiszg0EsG1ybQRNKNWeMki5vCkLX2mCd_Cq_LfpSys4vzlsSoP4PC21uoTUyKxN0NRFl9_V-PKHDXh3nPdEybq2flts4MADisrxohHM-r0esqRtlCkQ/s4032/IMG_2527.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvgGKFsl-rxXcRUqm6weBEjeSovY3H8T8bJijhWtmMjyJBGT7vu08FTQCrQ-DG8w-yAPfZmdPhiszg0EsG1ybQRNKNWeMki5vCkLX2mCd_Cq_LfpSys4vzlsSoP4PC21uoTUyKxN0NRFl9_V-PKHDXh3nPdEybq2flts4MADisrxohHM-r0esqRtlCkQ/w480-h640/IMG_2527.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The pantograph is one I haven’t tried before. It is <a href="https://www.urbanelementz.com/plumeria-free.html" target="_blank">“Plumeria”</a>, which is another of the freebies from Urban Elementz. I really like it and the design flowed nicely as I went along. I will definitely use it again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other than the half layer cake gifted to me, everything came from stash, which is always a bonus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I’m really happy with how this quilt turned out and it came together so nice and quickly. One of those maximum effect for minimum effort quilts, which are fun to make in between the more detailed ones.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will be linking up with Stories from the Sewing Room for One Monthly Goal. It is a great motivator.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, to decide which other project to work on next.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-90390262222705263462024-02-22T13:28:00.000+11:002024-02-22T13:28:09.178+11:00I’ve Finished the Sparkly Dragonfly Quilt <p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, I have cleared off Monique and quilted the Sparkly Dragonfly Quilt, using the <a href="https://www.urbanelementz.com/scrollwork-free.html" target="_blank">Scroll Work panto</a> that I like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL5jzZ0utbxBkDVy_sY4i1rdbzoTndVLUl7KjQ128K8ov_PMh4OD07yt1xmIiaHTCuHlDPqvqoSTlwY9qoye6wdiCZRoTBXeLo84O4KKJe0jiiv1wzIz7_7sIwqTpeQ4NceOJzT0g9C_yjLfuhg7daQIIv4YkJfxms2r5RzYkv4JKD1e4A0V6sGDzYYE/s3208/IMG_2495.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3208" data-original-width="2955" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL5jzZ0utbxBkDVy_sY4i1rdbzoTndVLUl7KjQ128K8ov_PMh4OD07yt1xmIiaHTCuHlDPqvqoSTlwY9qoye6wdiCZRoTBXeLo84O4KKJe0jiiv1wzIz7_7sIwqTpeQ4NceOJzT0g9C_yjLfuhg7daQIIv4YkJfxms2r5RzYkv4JKD1e4A0V6sGDzYYE/w590-h640/IMG_2495.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Once it was quilted, it didn’t take long to add the binding and stand back and admire. I think it is so very pretty. I hope some little girl will like it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlmgPYhoEgjLticzhdcd2x3Cby4gdgIPjxqNqIsRT0xiGWqrv-TJJ0TTarmtj8m3xSVEI9oiHHh43WM4Bxz9j37F3Hk5v1TgG7ziuoibsbvx5cQ98SsVyCx19k6vGafbaWze4PtahE3p3YKcqduDgD_RjNFptCCgULUTQnu9Er4xt519NOMpHELW4lX0/s3255/IMG_2496.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3255" data-original-width="2888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlmgPYhoEgjLticzhdcd2x3Cby4gdgIPjxqNqIsRT0xiGWqrv-TJJ0TTarmtj8m3xSVEI9oiHHh43WM4Bxz9j37F3Hk5v1TgG7ziuoibsbvx5cQ98SsVyCx19k6vGafbaWze4PtahE3p3YKcqduDgD_RjNFptCCgULUTQnu9Er4xt519NOMpHELW4lX0/w568-h640/IMG_2496.jpeg" width="568" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was fun looking for something suitable for the backing. I had wanted to use a flannel, but didn’t really have one suitable, or if it was, there was insufficient. I’m quite happy about that, as it turns out, as I then found the perfect fabric for the back. I’ve had the paisley fabric in my stash for years, bought because it was pretty. I still have some more, so can use it for another backing, or maybe a section as the centre of a quilt. Who knows. Time will tell.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There is still enough leftover fabric from the quilt front and binding to make yet another small quilt. It will have to be quite simple and scrappy. I hope to do that before long, so that the tub is emptied and another project can be planned.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O_ig8lJeH4hMZQUp4gKvNWxZRJuqlimuILy0WGrAcelhJUrC1N8i9dQK9fCMjXqU2aq2nHYimNCHBVNReYMv7wXRvnKTGVuJkTPOHBZ-KsuXPRBsA3QatTjv8BF4weJ3VuxDdraoWM1PVmiftxMyEGq5w39R_supMD_EXOdL-b09euDQSqAwHK2QUMg/s320/IMG_2369.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O_ig8lJeH4hMZQUp4gKvNWxZRJuqlimuILy0WGrAcelhJUrC1N8i9dQK9fCMjXqU2aq2nHYimNCHBVNReYMv7wXRvnKTGVuJkTPOHBZ-KsuXPRBsA3QatTjv8BF4weJ3VuxDdraoWM1PVmiftxMyEGq5w39R_supMD_EXOdL-b09euDQSqAwHK2QUMg/w200-h200/IMG_2369.png" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The best thing is that my Number 2 of the Chookshed Stitcher’s 2024 Challenge has been completed. I’ll be linking up over at <a href="https://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/chookshed-stitchers-2024-challenge.html" target="_blank">Deana’s blog</a> at the end of the month.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-61152994952383431862024-02-12T15:37:00.001+11:002024-02-12T15:37:38.963+11:00So Much for Will Power…….<p style="text-align: justify;">I was going to be so good this year and only use my stash. Well that lasted for one whole month. I suppose that is better than nothing. Right?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDYwF80jBebdpnWKUl-mTZu5s2a1B3QRsiJNh3ly05eo-8s9Com5qVqTWRwFswZPv9DvELWWbMFOL9FD7xsS5B9nHfA9HMisP4OWBIeyktwTVWAeMnM_orLQIaqLqcMMgD8VwrVsa_FizpHHGd442sbj0yC7UvMxUdqqcXTcS4g4_mwuf8xK3sTsMHZE/s4032/IMG_2425.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDYwF80jBebdpnWKUl-mTZu5s2a1B3QRsiJNh3ly05eo-8s9Com5qVqTWRwFswZPv9DvELWWbMFOL9FD7xsS5B9nHfA9HMisP4OWBIeyktwTVWAeMnM_orLQIaqLqcMMgD8VwrVsa_FizpHHGd442sbj0yC7UvMxUdqqcXTcS4g4_mwuf8xK3sTsMHZE/w640-h480/IMG_2425.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">So, I had to pop out to Spotty yesterday to buy some more thread, which is definitely allowed, and I just happened to see some new low volume fabrics that would work beautifully in scrappy backgrounds. I have used quite a bit of my stash of that style of fabric, particularly with pink and blue, so I succumbed and bought some, as they were 40% off. Otherwise they would have stayed on the shelf. Sadly, they didn’t have any of the little heart design in blue, but you can’t win them all. They will get used at some stage or other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVWZp_ioxbpVrH3aeliakipGCDeAU6imtukrUqr6AsrsgXmqqyVnMmq6a3iTNznC8ietN35lXyqiruVtINsNyjRVVd28VgpkvGfoNaFS00NjvUNcreEhA8GSgCOoVRIi25UxArFEHbNGJsLwpW3ze6dCIH9vAfCqeEW4YFN13_QFSd9ibJZMKomjWDGw/s4032/IMG_2424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVWZp_ioxbpVrH3aeliakipGCDeAU6imtukrUqr6AsrsgXmqqyVnMmq6a3iTNznC8ietN35lXyqiruVtINsNyjRVVd28VgpkvGfoNaFS00NjvUNcreEhA8GSgCOoVRIi25UxArFEHbNGJsLwpW3ze6dCIH9vAfCqeEW4YFN13_QFSd9ibJZMKomjWDGw/w640-h480/IMG_2424.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I also noticed this watery looking fabric, which will be perfect for the background for some of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge fish blocks. Yes, I know, so much for only using stash. At least it will be used, and not just added to the stash. That’s my reasoning anyway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwMCHzvII2STw_WLBLaFi9ypXIrLnKZbnqGGTmLBlWjw79PP96cot7E7SRCXMR39fg7wCwhOMdodVwJ3HHpqRnMn0QNrmA_UJ6kzn5WZmvXoeZjNacuX4fjni_J0l0UPPJaqcP0LGrwykN-n8tfKdmcYTaZEnx6FILsLgtUU1RvcOt4zrz6H3KgTkYfw/s4032/IMG_2422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwMCHzvII2STw_WLBLaFi9ypXIrLnKZbnqGGTmLBlWjw79PP96cot7E7SRCXMR39fg7wCwhOMdodVwJ3HHpqRnMn0QNrmA_UJ6kzn5WZmvXoeZjNacuX4fjni_J0l0UPPJaqcP0LGrwykN-n8tfKdmcYTaZEnx6FILsLgtUU1RvcOt4zrz6H3KgTkYfw/w640-h480/IMG_2422.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Then these two batik fat quarter bundles jumped into my arms at 50% off. Why? I don’t sew with batiks. Well, my brother loves his fishing and I reckon the fish quilt I am making would be ideal for him for Christmas, but not in the very bright colours I am using on my present version. A more muted version in batiks would be more appropriate. This wasn’t just something I thought of while in Spotty, but when I saw the bundles I decided to go ahead with my idea. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZjwFZGRMfApRdROJsh5B2mlfXO4J60C0y7-Du0KWLaW_A8slTIg3_-72_5MgAGNhra8q0QsGptIADYhqvJ5B_hn_wsUJy8nxMy6UHL56PIDqnz_xTp_moMEDkjM_Wh6Xre43Ojjvx_-ieqcL9j1FuOTSbKUHt5mSCBNTavHZoJ2iqY4qifttMjHB2UY/s3024/IMG_2423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZjwFZGRMfApRdROJsh5B2mlfXO4J60C0y7-Du0KWLaW_A8slTIg3_-72_5MgAGNhra8q0QsGptIADYhqvJ5B_hn_wsUJy8nxMy6UHL56PIDqnz_xTp_moMEDkjM_Wh6Xre43Ojjvx_-ieqcL9j1FuOTSbKUHt5mSCBNTavHZoJ2iqY4qifttMjHB2UY/w640-h640/IMG_2423.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I’ll probably need to add a few more colours into the mix for both the background and the fish, but I will try to still keep my batik fabrics to a bare minimum.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I think I will try to prep the fish appliqué for the first four months and then take them to Scrub Stitchin’ to do the actual stitching. Appliqué is such a good project to work on there.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I suppose after that little lot I had better get stitching.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-22669678698151254742024-02-09T08:14:00.003+11:002024-02-09T08:14:44.071+11:00 Fishy Happenings<p style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, the second block of Fishy Business was released and I was rather keen to add to the shoal. I’m making these as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, using the month’s colour of red for the body of one fish and the details of the other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn8W8akRFb8aJ9lsanPMSi1ep9vdN9VuqhY4qJgHeKTJybjzE2ywVYbNelYoADl33Q6qEVQboduU4U-mp_446nGdqkvsGC75TEXMjVKkbgdJRZHiklISoPf8_tULIfrEVs77-OReFaf4m1goagdL-Gi7IQSvgKTK0HNpiMivK5lnVPITj1H2iI9U0aWk/s2750/IMG_2393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="2750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn8W8akRFb8aJ9lsanPMSi1ep9vdN9VuqhY4qJgHeKTJybjzE2ywVYbNelYoADl33Q6qEVQboduU4U-mp_446nGdqkvsGC75TEXMjVKkbgdJRZHiklISoPf8_tULIfrEVs77-OReFaf4m1goagdL-Gi7IQSvgKTK0HNpiMivK5lnVPITj1H2iI9U0aWk/w640-h640/IMG_2393.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">It didn’t take too long to make them.</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As I was stitching away I thought of the fish that Mick catches (if he’s lucky) called Redfin. Then I was going to call the other one Red Emperor, after another species of fish, but Mick said it should be Blue Fin Tuna. Whatever……it’s all a bit of fun.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-77194965108894501442024-02-08T10:19:00.000+11:002024-02-08T10:19:13.370+11:00Making Good Progress<p style="text-align: justify;">Having set myself the goals to complete two quilts this month I made an early start.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, the Chookshed Stitchers' Challenge is to make the Sparkly Dragonfly Quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L1A1eqmGINM_ZJXi3qdXUjvDkFGGcylHeGcmEmq3JIF710g9H-Hg9AePpQ5rEMvswoG9Gso_Afs8TB-yBRFT4Jkntk9bNyverUBiuLHil9WstJvlRcZ7KIuHW1VbMUKUYhzqMtNqhVaWi2U8UB-MV1GOCU19LhBVQWDW_kLDe1kj-r5LeUuJv5z31LE/s3024/IMG_2370.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L1A1eqmGINM_ZJXi3qdXUjvDkFGGcylHeGcmEmq3JIF710g9H-Hg9AePpQ5rEMvswoG9Gso_Afs8TB-yBRFT4Jkntk9bNyverUBiuLHil9WstJvlRcZ7KIuHW1VbMUKUYhzqMtNqhVaWi2U8UB-MV1GOCU19LhBVQWDW_kLDe1kj-r5LeUuJv5z31LE/w640-h640/IMG_2370.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I started off with these fabrics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkLdYsNCqcrrutzYrvBTQMGJHR7Bsx73gU2btTOGJnkQ3apkzS6PBfVgpmIbEOwA3gOhKjEbRrUa4ZWzltXQWNNO9hK6IoB7V1jnrBpF27PCZpj33J19lm5JSAysonnJiMm2zW4ilegYHq9Jy8ibtXa3Bdqqtvzc8Smn67zmqebhNRao2IxuNSzxLyDA/s3024/IMG_2377.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkLdYsNCqcrrutzYrvBTQMGJHR7Bsx73gU2btTOGJnkQ3apkzS6PBfVgpmIbEOwA3gOhKjEbRrUa4ZWzltXQWNNO9hK6IoB7V1jnrBpF27PCZpj33J19lm5JSAysonnJiMm2zW4ilegYHq9Jy8ibtXa3Bdqqtvzc8Smn67zmqebhNRao2IxuNSzxLyDA/w640-h640/IMG_2377.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Before long, they turned into these strips.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB9qQTdX_JvpiRiIGemdv7rPhm53FOfnugL-8QxJ8-3MfCjBU402DXmoe2XUEzvZ1RqiGFVW1WILJnOtCg-kQLrY4lB1wEoN0oZ1nFkJ5LVMX_I2gACfwfI6i2Hoc079wLpu5DIQIs0fp0eN-OEaa_1mwhd7_REgj_ViT2_pZrLMtZIEPy1qfomUxR_A/s3675/IMG_2379.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3675" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB9qQTdX_JvpiRiIGemdv7rPhm53FOfnugL-8QxJ8-3MfCjBU402DXmoe2XUEzvZ1RqiGFVW1WILJnOtCg-kQLrY4lB1wEoN0oZ1nFkJ5LVMX_I2gACfwfI6i2Hoc079wLpu5DIQIs0fp0eN-OEaa_1mwhd7_REgj_ViT2_pZrLMtZIEPy1qfomUxR_A/w526-h640/IMG_2379.jpeg" width="526" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The next day they turned into a quilt top. It will be bound with the pink and white star fabric. It looks rather washed out in this photo, due to poor light. The colours in the top photos are much more accurate. I'm really happy with it, as it is so very pretty. Next, I have to find a suitable fabric for the backing in the stash and get it quilted. Watch this space.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As it turns out, there is still enough fabric left to make another small scrappy quilt. I’ll have to work out how to make something pretty using the remaining fabric in the most efficient way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyblQN1YaaIl1CrSy5u1mLa1JfMJSlUpG0ztV3j9fhHgVD9fehI53vzfFpv6YednVoNHYHuEmRtbxEj-W-z6yO8ogVjl46j2veh9_HAsNi3nKuFyAsrR7ORhkJkHMxxH7ScdZvWxk-c_JMEfrUQhX6n3EWa1KcX90uDubAFMRokOjHq6JitvcHC4vXPxM/s1600/Button%20Border.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="1600" height="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyblQN1YaaIl1CrSy5u1mLa1JfMJSlUpG0ztV3j9fhHgVD9fehI53vzfFpv6YednVoNHYHuEmRtbxEj-W-z6yO8ogVjl46j2veh9_HAsNi3nKuFyAsrR7ORhkJkHMxxH7ScdZvWxk-c_JMEfrUQhX6n3EWa1KcX90uDubAFMRokOjHq6JitvcHC4vXPxM/s320/Button%20Border.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Then it was on to the Just Two Charm Packs Quilt along, my One Monthly Goal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRLg6wmQBEWkzSTJ-KgVVlDI01KM14Q9mLwC9F86eUFVwYKdPzyVklS6l7pGa8CZRdcTNZ2NTpfL9V5mMsTCQquXjzrNYETwyF7wYJ1L5XZ6_yhn-gvZrQ3xYRoq1noUuzBybZlT4rnoqc4HFQj8xgeX_GbhpZcKh-dQTwkVtdgCDblEqO7tZZEcpTlc/s3337/IMG_2391.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRLg6wmQBEWkzSTJ-KgVVlDI01KM14Q9mLwC9F86eUFVwYKdPzyVklS6l7pGa8CZRdcTNZ2NTpfL9V5mMsTCQquXjzrNYETwyF7wYJ1L5XZ6_yhn-gvZrQ3xYRoq1noUuzBybZlT4rnoqc4HFQj8xgeX_GbhpZcKh-dQTwkVtdgCDblEqO7tZZEcpTlc/w580-h640/IMG_2391.jpeg" width="580" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After laying out the blocks to achieve a pleasing look, without overthinking it, I added the sashings and border. Once again, other than the gifted half layer cake, everything is from stash. Like the first quilt, the next step is to find a suitable fabric to use for the backing. This will not be as easy, but I'm sure I will be able to find something that will work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX6mun7Y42-LIiROOYFD-Pi1L1ZlztyeQ3ZEdjvi4FBOhOyhfpXIR7XOLNAgbTJr53IV0K_UwIJwtQFyNERmzZzyB0_LOcGukqEBVyhDlwSDvEHL2toV4yr2OHQ-vy62Y3irOq7-vx6fQK0dp6TNnBJGPdPV3zdsVf-0aMH3d8DmF7G5vGfytBVuq0dI/s1600/Button%20Border.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="1600" height="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX6mun7Y42-LIiROOYFD-Pi1L1ZlztyeQ3ZEdjvi4FBOhOyhfpXIR7XOLNAgbTJr53IV0K_UwIJwtQFyNERmzZzyB0_LOcGukqEBVyhDlwSDvEHL2toV4yr2OHQ-vy62Y3irOq7-vx6fQK0dp6TNnBJGPdPV3zdsVf-0aMH3d8DmF7G5vGfytBVuq0dI/s320/Button%20Border.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVs-0xD9d-Ns_VlQemenjoc0KF4yJ1ZqHUXDXW50KDAosMkGEDuLiBNO3TMLfZZLalaUFt3kC2oNd6m5uXNboCU_iGAScy_DGpEgGN2pJl7tLScGHmAvg990msQ0nWfzsnn3kLc1wdTPGsF9kE6kniKSBmN4uExupawDTJqFsMCxKPiITr7Tr8R-ctQ0/s3665/IMG_2386.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="3665" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVs-0xD9d-Ns_VlQemenjoc0KF4yJ1ZqHUXDXW50KDAosMkGEDuLiBNO3TMLfZZLalaUFt3kC2oNd6m5uXNboCU_iGAScy_DGpEgGN2pJl7tLScGHmAvg990msQ0nWfzsnn3kLc1wdTPGsF9kE6kniKSBmN4uExupawDTJqFsMCxKPiITr7Tr8R-ctQ0/w640-h310/IMG_2386.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">While I was stitching the two quilts I also pieced the red split nine patch Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks for this month as a leader and ender, which was a bonus.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now to get on with the next steps.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-28151915352060710542024-02-02T08:30:00.001+11:002024-02-02T08:30:00.142+11:00My Goals for February<p style="text-align: justify;"> Here we are, time to set some more goals. Firstly, on the stitching front.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ONE MONTHLY GOAL</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxSYWACy66Vwf32nJKFzPxO_r3CV-JBSPEbOzS-eRYEz_AHmp8IigMGz3fXCHE0IYVAXv783kSgu2hWvWZ11tnndxWuJbeIA7op-mnfNuZ_De25sHW5AXT-IMUlRO2Lb4bW3mozSFrY02wOxG9NwJYFPpd19m1QPBVCj6oN8actxtTC-_GKScBXQi9ik/s1178/IMG_0389.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="1171" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxSYWACy66Vwf32nJKFzPxO_r3CV-JBSPEbOzS-eRYEz_AHmp8IigMGz3fXCHE0IYVAXv783kSgu2hWvWZ11tnndxWuJbeIA7op-mnfNuZ_De25sHW5AXT-IMUlRO2Lb4bW3mozSFrY02wOxG9NwJYFPpd19m1QPBVCj6oN8actxtTC-_GKScBXQi9ik/w199-h200/IMG_0389.jpeg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt_Imd85jMqhnBNCjKrEQ0j5zb2gmTBZBIy_Wjqw35dr_5EO27dWQlg-bj7OxA1kcBe15FiqfbI-ig-adACaLIYh1syIXJ-DFOeyDUY65_HzlTUQvW3Qz13irPR9LmNrdW841mpAy5if7n8GxIVig3ivA6iSPX5aXpUZV63rXy7uAVOLdQUGiP2hDAS0/s1080/OMG%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt_Imd85jMqhnBNCjKrEQ0j5zb2gmTBZBIy_Wjqw35dr_5EO27dWQlg-bj7OxA1kcBe15FiqfbI-ig-adACaLIYh1syIXJ-DFOeyDUY65_HzlTUQvW3Qz13irPR9LmNrdW841mpAy5if7n8GxIVig3ivA6iSPX5aXpUZV63rXy7uAVOLdQUGiP2hDAS0/w200-h200/OMG%202024.png" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I know it isn’t due until March, but I really want to complete the Just Two Charm Packs Quilt Along. The blocks are all made, the sashing is cut, it just needs to be pieced into a flimsy, a backing found, quilted and bound…….just, ha ha. It is doable.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pop over <a href="https://www.storiesfromthesewingroom.com/2024/02/february-one-monthly-goal.html" target="_blank">here</a> to see what others are planning.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">CHOOKSHED STITCHERS’ CHALLENGE</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKDcTM2NAAhFNC6efjigI9d32KBycopRnX0xa91YcCQ1_Lu-RKAuokK2rEpsmW311ahoARoH5GysrUnO_v56unEb8iB500EXAQv8KM2vcGrBjqOR8yTqbJzPaXsqWf6MMzNdsz-KzIuq4AHz_N7OeIKfVdO1ntMx4Lq93lXHj0K8kvoSLZo_KqJutmZ0/s320/IMG_2369.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKDcTM2NAAhFNC6efjigI9d32KBycopRnX0xa91YcCQ1_Lu-RKAuokK2rEpsmW311ahoARoH5GysrUnO_v56unEb8iB500EXAQv8KM2vcGrBjqOR8yTqbJzPaXsqWf6MMzNdsz-KzIuq4AHz_N7OeIKfVdO1ntMx4Lq93lXHj0K8kvoSLZo_KqJutmZ0/w200-h200/IMG_2369.png" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The number selected by Deana this time is Number 2. There is a link up <a href="https://dreamworthyquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/chookshed-stitchers-challenge-february.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to see what the other girls are going to be working on. Once I referred to my list I discovered that it is my “Sparkly Dragonfly Quilt”. This will be another donation project. Other than the fabric, nothing had been planned for this project. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiartJBOAvks-Dz8hqHvnFsRRkaNrEI8nDJSdlNGZaOYq731PtpLnQYxowiO-WHICx9xfLnBjDK3gZbi24peaJSDufEUFwBIjGW0o4f9OLjTWQl7kBKLu8V2LMOWqfJ9fDpOI7EKMDBT_FRkazK14i3SjNwFF5Sl16TdQz48wqjyDq6FRWO-vRoJHdosf0/s3024/IMG_2370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiartJBOAvks-Dz8hqHvnFsRRkaNrEI8nDJSdlNGZaOYq731PtpLnQYxowiO-WHICx9xfLnBjDK3gZbi24peaJSDufEUFwBIjGW0o4f9OLjTWQl7kBKLu8V2LMOWqfJ9fDpOI7EKMDBT_FRkazK14i3SjNwFF5Sl16TdQz48wqjyDq6FRWO-vRoJHdosf0/w640-h640/IMG_2370.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The background of this quilt is a little tub of fabrics that were left over from a quilt I made for my niece’s first birthday, back in 2008. It was actually <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2008/04/ready-for-quilting.html" target="_blank">in one of my very first blog posts</a>. I didn’t show it completed, just a flimsy. I kept the fabrics separate, as they went well together and due to the sparkly nature of a few of them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://jannimary.blogspot.com/2021/07/i-had-dream.html" target="_blank">The first donation quilt I made back in 2021</a> was using this fabric. There were even some cut out squares that I was able to make use of at that time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAhsC_YTwAbCKVEHPNvvs2qVioxW00khd7ItgG1vLpvSZjWo4-Ed9VQ1HXUcMoX5RDlJMfi6QkcJLZfmpWGDOmCf5721U9KCRPieTlyfhROyuyP80IneT-5njH7EemYpGTPJTsCKsfwF1xyhVESjCA4mvZQCpt0CKrFricZgah5o6x2x2AVgL4xSlfk/s1284/IMG_0416.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1095" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAhsC_YTwAbCKVEHPNvvs2qVioxW00khd7ItgG1vLpvSZjWo4-Ed9VQ1HXUcMoX5RDlJMfi6QkcJLZfmpWGDOmCf5721U9KCRPieTlyfhROyuyP80IneT-5njH7EemYpGTPJTsCKsfwF1xyhVESjCA4mvZQCpt0CKrFricZgah5o6x2x2AVgL4xSlfk/w546-h640/IMG_0416.jpeg" width="546" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After having a scout around at ideas I think I will make this quilt. Here is <a href="https://quiltcrossing.blogspot.com/2014/12/baby-elephant-walk.html" target="_blank">a link to the tutorial</a> from Quilt Crossing. My initial thoughts, going on the fabric that I have, is that I will skip the border, but add some extra rows to the woven section. The blue dragonfly fabric will be the feature fabric. It will hopefully be rather pretty and all made from stash.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">RAINBOW SCRAP CHALLENGE</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiqT8hMiUA-MGLweEpHyBxSoJxRH0CACXH13iCZ_vVIez9LeLnZG_09DRgQEhgXlb33N3IoA6cn6DWkJfHTQMxiPzNGIRceCHtUH1XO6F7rUerQ4MfrPH81yxYuRYjvM8f9CCgHh-OU0FKN_7BM-27ETNvG0R8yzHYP54nuqS7BE1Jeg3-9C3eBhOJ1Q/s835/IMG_0392.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="805" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiqT8hMiUA-MGLweEpHyBxSoJxRH0CACXH13iCZ_vVIez9LeLnZG_09DRgQEhgXlb33N3IoA6cn6DWkJfHTQMxiPzNGIRceCHtUH1XO6F7rUerQ4MfrPH81yxYuRYjvM8f9CCgHh-OU0FKN_7BM-27ETNvG0R8yzHYP54nuqS7BE1Jeg3-9C3eBhOJ1Q/w193-h200/IMG_0392.png" width="193" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The colour this month is red. I will make my two split nine patches and once the next pattern is revealed, two Fishy Business blocks. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">15 MINUTES A DAY</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyxNgi2bT07Utqqy8aHhwe5aflgXgn3mT4jDt-g1Agzrn9W4uuO4k0cGpPWRxSR9-261k5wLG7TuX65mMGOWXws-uco_t1nYm5FbMV5noS51j5jRot1nbUT4aba4jDuBqsXjrd56heYKxoAEE-nWJoK94dwRaGWEU9AhPoS-7ibRNTGa43a9lVj5V5-Q/s3600/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyxNgi2bT07Utqqy8aHhwe5aflgXgn3mT4jDt-g1Agzrn9W4uuO4k0cGpPWRxSR9-261k5wLG7TuX65mMGOWXws-uco_t1nYm5FbMV5noS51j5jRot1nbUT4aba4jDuBqsXjrd56heYKxoAEE-nWJoK94dwRaGWEU9AhPoS-7ibRNTGa43a9lVj5V5-Q/w200-h200/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope to continue to work on something crafty for at least 15 minutes each day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As usual, I want to also:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li>Work on a donation project - Sparkly Dragonfly Quilt</li><li>Use Monique - the two quilts listed above.</li><li>Knit or crochet something, probably continuing with the Spiked Granny Rug</li><li>Work on a WIP - probably my Blue Quilt</li><li>Work on a UFO - not sure what as yet.</li><li>Complete something - hopefully two quilts.</li><li>Hand stitching - probably my Blue Quilt.</li></ul><div>I really like it when one project ticks multiple boxes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdwxu9yF-H1X5XfjIxSX6fmIa27ZzlPqUoN3UR1J0h68En39NU6XHkCwckExioZDlCQCL0iynz9U_MY12W3CmlkCoGdR80rKbK8NK7Cx6FS8bBhEjMGsguxnlrBGON90t9rFQlc3aPe62mxXaZYtW7w-iLtSHQhdlL1A9zkQPVocAX_e_J_GVgWWa2Sg/s1600/Button%20Border.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="1600" height="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdwxu9yF-H1X5XfjIxSX6fmIa27ZzlPqUoN3UR1J0h68En39NU6XHkCwckExioZDlCQCL0iynz9U_MY12W3CmlkCoGdR80rKbK8NK7Cx6FS8bBhEjMGsguxnlrBGON90t9rFQlc3aPe62mxXaZYtW7w-iLtSHQhdlL1A9zkQPVocAX_e_J_GVgWWa2Sg/s320/Button%20Border.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Schoolbell; text-align: justify;">NON STITCHING GOALS</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Schoolbell; text-align: justify;">These remain much the same as usual:</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Schoolbell; text-align: justify;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Read a book</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Try a new recipe</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Go away with the caravan - fingers crossed this will happen</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Have a fun day out</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>That little lot should keep me out of trouble. I’ll report back at the end of the month with progress.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-13529725057690325852024-02-01T17:00:00.001+11:002024-02-01T17:00:00.269+11:00Wrapping up the Rest of January<p> I’ve covered most of the other things we got up to during January, but how did I go with <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-goals-for-january.html" target="_blank">my other goals?</a></p><p>READ A BOOK</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpZvKPg4AoNQbpIhG-41AcDaVTDWRMVcNfUY5Y3s17Y7tosVd8bsFYvTrVzJl1tBlqWoQ_4tHy3LMWjDQyqAitXoX27KTMOhVdXhQn816PVMzHRBXyPfEwBCYbRkCfbn4pb_Jqalo9ZMW6PpLkfLXphrsPcuCdAoFjh3VpjbnzXpG_qcAbkwxjrlJ40s/s4032/IMG_2299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpZvKPg4AoNQbpIhG-41AcDaVTDWRMVcNfUY5Y3s17Y7tosVd8bsFYvTrVzJl1tBlqWoQ_4tHy3LMWjDQyqAitXoX27KTMOhVdXhQn816PVMzHRBXyPfEwBCYbRkCfbn4pb_Jqalo9ZMW6PpLkfLXphrsPcuCdAoFjh3VpjbnzXpG_qcAbkwxjrlJ40s/w480-h640/IMG_2299.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Yes, just one. Scrublands by Chris Hammer. I really enjoyed it. I have a few of his books sitting on the shelf. This is the first of a series. I have book number three, but not the next in the series. I may have to pop into the library to see if it is there. He has another series, and once again, I don’t have them all. I think I’d like to work my way through them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">TRY A NEW RECIPE</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSwKil90hzG3DWxtt-Za7xvNPrjUcNkYbbeIQ0yUpiPqtX9n7wvl5ImR0pIoWX2AP237-3t_WtXR8B2b-3dVgSWrKBRVFzTFFY-mzxwyVTHQeYveqV_ZLzVdWOMFOQdMXRHwR-0_nrQmZf6qcfF87UhpLAz0lfLE9bYbDmpwj1h0ldsPsUuRncfzpql0/s4032/IMG_2350.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSwKil90hzG3DWxtt-Za7xvNPrjUcNkYbbeIQ0yUpiPqtX9n7wvl5ImR0pIoWX2AP237-3t_WtXR8B2b-3dVgSWrKBRVFzTFFY-mzxwyVTHQeYveqV_ZLzVdWOMFOQdMXRHwR-0_nrQmZf6qcfF87UhpLAz0lfLE9bYbDmpwj1h0ldsPsUuRncfzpql0/w640-h480/IMG_2350.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Yes, I made some zucchini roll ups. Basically, put a bed of passata, or in my case cook up some tomatoes, onions, garlic and herbs, in the base of baking tray. Cut ribbons of zuccchini and steam until limp and then roll them up with a mix of ricotta, Parmesan, garlic, egg and herbs in the middle. Place on the tomato base, drizzle with a bit more tomato and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake for half an hour. I found the filling was really messy to put in the roll ups, so as an afterthought, just hollowed out another zucchini and filled it with the remaining filling. That worked. Anyway, it was rather delicious and I will make it again, just using the hollowed out zucchini, or maybe roll up the zucchini ribbons without the filling, leaving a hole in the middle and spoon in the filling.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">USE THE CARAVAN</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As expected, that didn’t happen. It is too busy at this time of year and the garden needs attention.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">HAVE A FUN DAY OUT </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We had a couple of those, including the bonus of having a <a href="https://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-rather-pleasant-day-out.html" target="_blank">motorcycle ride</a> for one of them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Having a look back, I realise I haven’t shared our second day out, so will do now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aKCSbRf_MyktGs3ZhmW6v0qrVONaq_H4fOcHybUWpXwdg9xqYVpPMHuVoH_3C3ExWxTX76E9DMZlmLCFsvwPIbdPCBMmHWhsh2ponMaMkdiESmC834fj1q-CT8xldGkemL-XEdrE3NGmsqkGB-OhMgSQUaSFdlgCOjaawx7WwQBBA5zW_iJzDExWQKs/s4032/IMG_2283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aKCSbRf_MyktGs3ZhmW6v0qrVONaq_H4fOcHybUWpXwdg9xqYVpPMHuVoH_3C3ExWxTX76E9DMZlmLCFsvwPIbdPCBMmHWhsh2ponMaMkdiESmC834fj1q-CT8xldGkemL-XEdrE3NGmsqkGB-OhMgSQUaSFdlgCOjaawx7WwQBBA5zW_iJzDExWQKs/w480-h640/IMG_2283.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Our local State Government MP every now and then mentions small businesses in the area that he has visited on his Facebook page. Recently, he mentioned a garden centre cafe at the little village of Neville. That wasn’t what I was expecting to read. We knew that the pub out there had recently reopened and it is on our wish list to visit one day, but this looked rather lovely. Therefore, we took a nice lazy Sunday drive a couple of weeks ago.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qY25t-CpPbvwe3J2xCHbI2oveJG-7h4JuaUyKoAISycXYEM6ifdNKpmpzhI2CyI9mQ1v0RXatzmGPXXYh9PQ-aCEvDvqpFcdUvKjsWqG99QWRCK82gqophdA-oZDQd30XMAh6XAv-rYRnFdKw9mZL5R__DZuK6MGDI6F-erQ00xMII0CisCGRxQvLjQ/s4032/IMG_2275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qY25t-CpPbvwe3J2xCHbI2oveJG-7h4JuaUyKoAISycXYEM6ifdNKpmpzhI2CyI9mQ1v0RXatzmGPXXYh9PQ-aCEvDvqpFcdUvKjsWqG99QWRCK82gqophdA-oZDQd30XMAh6XAv-rYRnFdKw9mZL5R__DZuK6MGDI6F-erQ00xMII0CisCGRxQvLjQ/w640-h480/IMG_2275.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ixmSv5C3t2_BCBJSb0o55RM0kAdJiaBNkQZgg-esTWux-Aix5KBsRaVfCygkhvpz1FNGR7GpE6mYIJMi7TG0bI0MkILZDAkECo2A9j7df-KqlAU6CqLSZRspfP2GSekEig05bK9N4-gHu_18p0uYeCyH8GsFSfwydDLQShMAs8zVFk6I4K0mnRHqqpA/s4032/IMG_2280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ixmSv5C3t2_BCBJSb0o55RM0kAdJiaBNkQZgg-esTWux-Aix5KBsRaVfCygkhvpz1FNGR7GpE6mYIJMi7TG0bI0MkILZDAkECo2A9j7df-KqlAU6CqLSZRspfP2GSekEig05bK9N4-gHu_18p0uYeCyH8GsFSfwydDLQShMAs8zVFk6I4K0mnRHqqpA/w640-h480/IMG_2280.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNISc8KSopAq09ZJPzHKRYDZjXFRsfSnM8O_GIoIUt09oESVve_YLjc6eyogVW7QNjN_79zYW96m22qjCJDc8iHJjXSHgr_tmXu8npwLgt3xJIb-VgPjW94jwpATBenqmXDImYM6AjgATXY6pLeW9L3V0j1msvj2_HKVFVG2NDJ8e8TFDT3QpVg275cE/s4032/IMG_2272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNISc8KSopAq09ZJPzHKRYDZjXFRsfSnM8O_GIoIUt09oESVve_YLjc6eyogVW7QNjN_79zYW96m22qjCJDc8iHJjXSHgr_tmXu8npwLgt3xJIb-VgPjW94jwpATBenqmXDImYM6AjgATXY6pLeW9L3V0j1msvj2_HKVFVG2NDJ8e8TFDT3QpVg275cE/w640-h480/IMG_2272.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The cafe itself is rather small, with most seating outside…… on elaborate lounges and armchairs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanHeO9gxC4BnPU4rsNOpnI67py1My0CaxgBTwctzFxT71BwUMpr_-W_rru0vGaj9_vGMvf9WdeXL_htpMQnS99tB2v4R50EQP8vfnaT6vSNP9DvaYEPDGqYB3_5NS_jJCOfuFaKR0ECjEncngqa1DD0Oyg9iac8_RDd4K6_OURJsLFyEt5VjkKWxqfL0/s4032/IMG_2268.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanHeO9gxC4BnPU4rsNOpnI67py1My0CaxgBTwctzFxT71BwUMpr_-W_rru0vGaj9_vGMvf9WdeXL_htpMQnS99tB2v4R50EQP8vfnaT6vSNP9DvaYEPDGqYB3_5NS_jJCOfuFaKR0ECjEncngqa1DD0Oyg9iac8_RDd4K6_OURJsLFyEt5VjkKWxqfL0/w480-h640/IMG_2268.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We sat at a dining table. There were a few little silky bantams wandering around. They were very friendly, especially if there was a little tit bit thrown their way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCMWI4KbGqsj_rGh8S5_-zBa8wwS0pvDUAWtb9n2Gbd27tn63mOa7DkQrfVecVCVSQtl-BfLgUmiwd_FOeVRWjaPY2p_OaEMooBoT34pc4_kHKucqYh16Dijf_wuGD_nC1TrRYOFQ0glhhmo7yMd9DyHC4U0PCG_Uu0XldqLdGHqCfmLQOvrK-h864Ts/s4032/IMG_2271.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCMWI4KbGqsj_rGh8S5_-zBa8wwS0pvDUAWtb9n2Gbd27tn63mOa7DkQrfVecVCVSQtl-BfLgUmiwd_FOeVRWjaPY2p_OaEMooBoT34pc4_kHKucqYh16Dijf_wuGD_nC1TrRYOFQ0glhhmo7yMd9DyHC4U0PCG_Uu0XldqLdGHqCfmLQOvrK-h864Ts/w480-h640/IMG_2271.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Our lunch was a simple wrap each, half eaten here, and I had a rather lovely, cooling iced tea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHDUyr8xV8jalPyM1J_3opc7VVQf0fF3vd9QhFgapdOyz-EDFR76WsQYMcs85PWiZ-UjwdBNXonKw5jY2RYjW-8k6R8xr5aDYSLfGaKfKHgxz4NRPtsgFXv_X0tTFywahmfdBWKQHV05u-kKT20H7YN8_Q1lMplYaeILTx9H-xXi37hKdVkBzXT9UykE/s3264/IMG_0415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="3264" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHDUyr8xV8jalPyM1J_3opc7VVQf0fF3vd9QhFgapdOyz-EDFR76WsQYMcs85PWiZ-UjwdBNXonKw5jY2RYjW-8k6R8xr5aDYSLfGaKfKHgxz4NRPtsgFXv_X0tTFywahmfdBWKQHV05u-kKT20H7YN8_Q1lMplYaeILTx9H-xXi37hKdVkBzXT9UykE/w640-h446/IMG_0415.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">There was a nice garden centre area as well, but we didn’t need anything, I did like the birdhouses around the garden. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a lovely place to visit and enjoy some time. I’m very pleased to have read about it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkzp_n591eIwl6yvDhLHBML0mxWxqHe9NHTu11Lexi2X7UN3Re8Yfq_3HZ3foP1Po7HB1M25EFhYEc0vRpgfuDVJ6NdWhi_XYqkPiB6AtAHa2-cO1970_1rBIAEHHnMfzRH7C4Bc69bU0yNPpiww_m5s8gQy0whBHpD3QFRw4zSSeCRZDQmuSxoRa88I/s4032/IMG_2286.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkzp_n591eIwl6yvDhLHBML0mxWxqHe9NHTu11Lexi2X7UN3Re8Yfq_3HZ3foP1Po7HB1M25EFhYEc0vRpgfuDVJ6NdWhi_XYqkPiB6AtAHa2-cO1970_1rBIAEHHnMfzRH7C4Bc69bU0yNPpiww_m5s8gQy0whBHpD3QFRw4zSSeCRZDQmuSxoRa88I/w640-h480/IMG_2286.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, we couldn’t go straight home, as it was a lovely day and we had plenty of time. Therefore, we wended our way across to Carcoar via some small country lanes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF4c9A4ImeoOMYNV_EHwWgX4jIMEL5VC894B0IejYS1U_9ZvP2Z5hcq_ddZ8n0ymMUuN5HsVxfiIqyoP9D4eJzNmFf7F8Kno6ExEV9QME-RzKCaHvCsG6o6zgvDpHgBA8DCz3NcWq16WyLtGS9pHR1T-inBKQTA2SgsS7PZuDzmtsf0x-LYupOq0TVsE/s4032/IMG_2289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF4c9A4ImeoOMYNV_EHwWgX4jIMEL5VC894B0IejYS1U_9ZvP2Z5hcq_ddZ8n0ymMUuN5HsVxfiIqyoP9D4eJzNmFf7F8Kno6ExEV9QME-RzKCaHvCsG6o6zgvDpHgBA8DCz3NcWq16WyLtGS9pHR1T-inBKQTA2SgsS7PZuDzmtsf0x-LYupOq0TVsE/w640-h480/IMG_2289.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Carcoar is a pretty little village and has featured in a few movies of late. We just had a short walk up and down the street before continuing on our way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBTRU_nEdfdilnRbsRoNwyBb1WVrgZVbcBMoKLRjvIL2LFSxeHAgfTxcnvoiyGSlh0iZBiaGQJhjOlm8_x9gBk0pJh8rFZ702Pylyh1kQ_sV4ZlLUwqnECUNEn0FB6ZFcB6h68ZLvA4xx-MT4Zl6bgujp_2iYqmKtgW89mc8N4JOCxWT_l7qoHKrf9wI/s4032/IMG_2294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBTRU_nEdfdilnRbsRoNwyBb1WVrgZVbcBMoKLRjvIL2LFSxeHAgfTxcnvoiyGSlh0iZBiaGQJhjOlm8_x9gBk0pJh8rFZ702Pylyh1kQ_sV4ZlLUwqnECUNEn0FB6ZFcB6h68ZLvA4xx-MT4Zl6bgujp_2iYqmKtgW89mc8N4JOCxWT_l7qoHKrf9wI/w640-h480/IMG_2294.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Next stop was Carcoar Dam. It is a popular place to go camping and skiing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_NOiYLGvqx6rxrzp4Va1noiU0P9tVv71hbv4K352iWg55w7RzSiwlN4dExU8OaxEXaAZFGghqhq00YovJNHNRMVnTm6OfB69ydDzk1SyhrO8ZADbVUWYxWCFkJQute60K09p9zLS01dv_V2rNQoe7QmFUU_aXFGg2sj2CR3Am5BY90VK7HCbrVu10Ak/s4032/IMG_2295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_NOiYLGvqx6rxrzp4Va1noiU0P9tVv71hbv4K352iWg55w7RzSiwlN4dExU8OaxEXaAZFGghqhq00YovJNHNRMVnTm6OfB69ydDzk1SyhrO8ZADbVUWYxWCFkJQute60K09p9zLS01dv_V2rNQoe7QmFUU_aXFGg2sj2CR3Am5BY90VK7HCbrVu10Ak/w640-h480/IMG_2295.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">You can drive across the dam wall, taking you to yet another small country lane. We then found our way back to Blayney, before heading home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii71TysSCYN5hoUPT460Z9DgbmXibeGmhb4YE5n5EcN-Zjuh76SNe3BsbmWxZkJ8WOUmHg7_YfHLNuBK3VqyjX8QNulmDfrgbQL2Fy93jEuMnczrCAx-K08oZZ80eJ8NcomqngHXiq_BUrAafo0p3qwnkgakNP-_PsgeNYyIKASaV0iq8hOcIQrJpIPok/s1524/IMG_0414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1524" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii71TysSCYN5hoUPT460Z9DgbmXibeGmhb4YE5n5EcN-Zjuh76SNe3BsbmWxZkJ8WOUmHg7_YfHLNuBK3VqyjX8QNulmDfrgbQL2Fy93jEuMnczrCAx-K08oZZ80eJ8NcomqngHXiq_BUrAafo0p3qwnkgakNP-_PsgeNYyIKASaV0iq8hOcIQrJpIPok/w640-h558/IMG_0414.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This shows where we went. It was about 150kms. A nice way to spend the day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1l8r3BWMlPuBdyyI2XXg9U_11uSSmHnIwZR6sYHrpEedhqOS4e-Wx3Ql3L0vuYb-Zc_yU1fqeoS8d6cEOxn7rHNHgcKljNU7B3yy7bzcUdYbb-n-YfIBfhLnDgcNKQRMuAqMjDsNnrpgpUeiyOaKJDtK3upguIcYKUHkZ7WH9g-E2PHoksy-iRyqvaV4/s1203/Flourish.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="1203" height="33" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1l8r3BWMlPuBdyyI2XXg9U_11uSSmHnIwZR6sYHrpEedhqOS4e-Wx3Ql3L0vuYb-Zc_yU1fqeoS8d6cEOxn7rHNHgcKljNU7B3yy7bzcUdYbb-n-YfIBfhLnDgcNKQRMuAqMjDsNnrpgpUeiyOaKJDtK3upguIcYKUHkZ7WH9g-E2PHoksy-iRyqvaV4/w200-h33/Flourish.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Just one more thing that I want to share. Mick is enjoying playing lawn bowls and had got involved in their working bees to maintain the grounds. It is a really old club and out the front there is a fountain. Apparently it hasn’t been working for at least ten years. Mick asked if they would mind if he got it up and running.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvOv9jaVC4nRXHSLTBX7MwQxJt4imJWrCETHiyyWALbrGTqBBfg5OcmguIitfjZzn-5XsUZnGMbFzbe-IeS6lJgFP3FvIeSENAk0TvUn6LKHEWhni5_jYLh2P4_hCvYZPUT6k3u-U72grclITnmJnR68xa5JBK8ByTHM8jZ94Oe43gzLSmxX51ovYrBk/s4032/IMG_2031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvOv9jaVC4nRXHSLTBX7MwQxJt4imJWrCETHiyyWALbrGTqBBfg5OcmguIitfjZzn-5XsUZnGMbFzbe-IeS6lJgFP3FvIeSENAk0TvUn6LKHEWhni5_jYLh2P4_hCvYZPUT6k3u-U72grclITnmJnR68xa5JBK8ByTHM8jZ94Oe43gzLSmxX51ovYrBk/w480-h640/IMG_2031.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJUCGK9ssnlQyQ6nbonySBNGvSiWjxx4lPhWsZpTICZVauFC7NtxhNRiRlVRys7uOi9oxbAOpNpF9-7cDzOlau_itp8yJX0KKfCfSoAqIjEu3LVFrBz8Qf4FA5F_vvxJJTNKaEG_KcNu_lgAHRrUqPayZmh306nCapAeCmIuZaVP4A0eduPcLlMs0870/s4032/IMG_6913.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJUCGK9ssnlQyQ6nbonySBNGvSiWjxx4lPhWsZpTICZVauFC7NtxhNRiRlVRys7uOi9oxbAOpNpF9-7cDzOlau_itp8yJX0KKfCfSoAqIjEu3LVFrBz8Qf4FA5F_vvxJJTNKaEG_KcNu_lgAHRrUqPayZmh306nCapAeCmIuZaVP4A0eduPcLlMs0870/w480-h640/IMG_6913.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Here it is before, with the top section already removed by Mick. The bottom water section was full of rocks and mud. The pump didn’t work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS5gLAGZ1hV-HMpQTIz19WNgn6jX-u4Dri5IYDN66Frml3Ie5gpPJLzVQXRH1Cc9CKT1kGxu0uN6GlRlduUqZmv8eFLFvb7J5_QvtI5eeIAsYe-Iu83ZV3iTWjEkUDywUYiXj0QUlLUsh6EY8CL-PupuRedN-5-3l5cQrBWKeXuwGe0j8RzLfS1oTLFs/s4032/IMG_6943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS5gLAGZ1hV-HMpQTIz19WNgn6jX-u4Dri5IYDN66Frml3Ie5gpPJLzVQXRH1Cc9CKT1kGxu0uN6GlRlduUqZmv8eFLFvb7J5_QvtI5eeIAsYe-Iu83ZV3iTWjEkUDywUYiXj0QUlLUsh6EY8CL-PupuRedN-5-3l5cQrBWKeXuwGe0j8RzLfS1oTLFs/w480-h640/IMG_6943.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After a day playing in the shed to get the pump fixed and then a few days to clean everything out and hook up the pump it is now fully functional. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRYQJFs4vFeQvKzcZTk7oyxCQHnwUcHjNyfFnbyGm9otyDVK3_2QGb_XyrpLjI4WIBW8PYEDdmuR-fuN94gF1QVNOuqPKiK9DJdTjyhqOvEm57LoT3_4PwElQrVjQ5s2F8GJQaldIUYx40eRH52Zo47szMzfeNOl1n7zaxiJem_BCtmx-k3h0BYBiKiw/s4032/IMG_6948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRYQJFs4vFeQvKzcZTk7oyxCQHnwUcHjNyfFnbyGm9otyDVK3_2QGb_XyrpLjI4WIBW8PYEDdmuR-fuN94gF1QVNOuqPKiK9DJdTjyhqOvEm57LoT3_4PwElQrVjQ5s2F8GJQaldIUYx40eRH52Zo47szMzfeNOl1n7zaxiJem_BCtmx-k3h0BYBiKiw/w480-h640/IMG_6948.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">His next project is to get the garden around it tidied up. He has made a small start, but will work on it more once the weather is more conducive to planting.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-64719822244948663362024-01-31T21:59:00.003+11:002024-02-08T09:49:44.180+11:00End of Month Stitching Wrap Up<p style="text-align: justify;"> I have rather surprised myself with how much I achieved this month. I suppose the enthusiasm of a new year and some new challenge parties is always encouraging. Also, it has been a relatively quiet month for us in general, which has created more time for playing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So how did I go with <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/my-goals-for-january.html" target="_blank">my goals</a>?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsaLBLn4xbNrtyTCv5XZoEcQ3KsPJCGRmAVJzHQ0pUPS-DjD8QrxOQaoFOuzrQMUBDK3zuJo0FTEvOONM0Fu78pkPYlFq-TMJv_KLFE1YQi_kb60r0qagYRfwCqT-8bIDKT99PkP0lPMDZQCzyTUO9cItIHHzh0KKf_tddIaweoi4EgLAIh0yWi0M5dU/s3264/IMG_0410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="3264" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsaLBLn4xbNrtyTCv5XZoEcQ3KsPJCGRmAVJzHQ0pUPS-DjD8QrxOQaoFOuzrQMUBDK3zuJo0FTEvOONM0Fu78pkPYlFq-TMJv_KLFE1YQi_kb60r0qagYRfwCqT-8bIDKT99PkP0lPMDZQCzyTUO9cItIHHzh0KKf_tddIaweoi4EgLAIh0yWi0M5dU/w640-h442/IMG_0410.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/first-finish-for-year.html" target="_blank">The Scrub Stitchin’ Bag</a> ticked a couple of boxes, being the Chookshed Stitchers’ Challenge and the One Monthly Goal. The little scrap was turned into a bookmark.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVv4In-H8S3u8HtFqype584nnysBA1LDRESFzxOfEf8E9hmCcsld79LoNY9LPrazvLmUzGN8fUeQp8UlYrSJw_rk8oAfLaA6PKE65wuPcGwNvpQgIoj2Oa8sFtuMuR5YKZ4xHsyOSvk9vv_fwi8br1_JU3KU0_CIMAVSb31vpG-bOjBjjXniXGsp7NOs/s3264/IMG_0408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="3264" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVv4In-H8S3u8HtFqype584nnysBA1LDRESFzxOfEf8E9hmCcsld79LoNY9LPrazvLmUzGN8fUeQp8UlYrSJw_rk8oAfLaA6PKE65wuPcGwNvpQgIoj2Oa8sFtuMuR5YKZ4xHsyOSvk9vv_fwi8br1_JU3KU0_CIMAVSb31vpG-bOjBjjXniXGsp7NOs/w640-h196/IMG_0408.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I worked on <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-first-week-of-new-year.html" target="_blank">my split nine patches</a> and then <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/fishy-business.html" target="_blank">started “Fishy Business</a>” for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhIJTBLsECmfH3c9jU9n0v8RoJqDC9dGUKz2Qrfc8di_kSaBjzsCq5n4-vh0Z9PPqaxYhMFMhdnibWxAU6y5GlgQL3zKo0prq-OG9xafjhqS7DRwPLsvqcaiB3qZXxqJvXYbyPA4DvWvheiAwk6-3WTcrqR9nGgL_omR2dBvCX1sykjEcuBdHHSFo5Zk/s3264/IMG_0409.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="3264" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhIJTBLsECmfH3c9jU9n0v8RoJqDC9dGUKz2Qrfc8di_kSaBjzsCq5n4-vh0Z9PPqaxYhMFMhdnibWxAU6y5GlgQL3zKo0prq-OG9xafjhqS7DRwPLsvqcaiB3qZXxqJvXYbyPA4DvWvheiAwk6-3WTcrqR9nGgL_omR2dBvCX1sykjEcuBdHHSFo5Zk/w640-h246/IMG_0409.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I’m a bit ahead on <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/what-have-we-been-up-to.html" target="_blank">the Just Two Charm Pack Quilt Along</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiME4r2TkmQ2e0hjB2aYns3_sBG7QM3SApQuibvqbu2Aaaje4_jKXL1VEgJ3lW4247bgAjwWWEKEg2ph5c2uNA-ggDJgr82gGp_ook_mmMCWPmstTj6S7xY2X5mFvjnRGa8xD2nY-oR2O_FNN9jgnNAIU7mGPZ6wYuygbiOb3JOITxSHLqS3PEhAXfUb00/s3024/IMG_2336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiME4r2TkmQ2e0hjB2aYns3_sBG7QM3SApQuibvqbu2Aaaje4_jKXL1VEgJ3lW4247bgAjwWWEKEg2ph5c2uNA-ggDJgr82gGp_ook_mmMCWPmstTj6S7xY2X5mFvjnRGa8xD2nY-oR2O_FNN9jgnNAIU7mGPZ6wYuygbiOb3JOITxSHLqS3PEhAXfUb00/w640-h640/IMG_2336.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For my knitting or crochet project I crocheted twelve of my <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/zooming-along.html" target="_blank">Spiked Granny Squares</a>, so now have twenty one completed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYeJAHQQpmcdJl47zdXsU0cbtSr3OvzMrsWZ0ibCD8BEkq6-lUMaUwnW5JxlQqer-cpwtki71xZD9Hq7y75A8nq4xxMTi5H-44rBDQVEihRXyoFvpwS2lBjPkrCv5RNxRkqqibdTKaWRmM3u9wg8KYCz5sfhT7ocGhXikxKRdeHqtI6v6HDsaUTH79OU/s3024/IMG_2329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYeJAHQQpmcdJl47zdXsU0cbtSr3OvzMrsWZ0ibCD8BEkq6-lUMaUwnW5JxlQqer-cpwtki71xZD9Hq7y75A8nq4xxMTi5H-44rBDQVEihRXyoFvpwS2lBjPkrCv5RNxRkqqibdTKaWRmM3u9wg8KYCz5sfhT7ocGhXikxKRdeHqtI6v6HDsaUTH79OU/w640-h640/IMG_2329.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">My hand stitching included the Srub Stitchin’ Bag and “<a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/first-ufo-finish-for-year.html" target="_blank">What Sweet Delight</a>” stitchery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic4TORdPT6eznaNC2lN5ic0wVOtKCOxCqBPlZtXRlsBKp7VRlej27Oz15AM68VutzQMXu3qCOx8p6camNmtKLo5qocxwc066-zM83RZhw6Hqxb0EoyMB8d_zCXs7q3Q56dSX6nTZqxiwlztqyV9kIF-eX96RXxfQ8vwlTE9u1x4FkwfO_3ODVbpqUouo/s3264/IMG_0411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="3264" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic4TORdPT6eznaNC2lN5ic0wVOtKCOxCqBPlZtXRlsBKp7VRlej27Oz15AM68VutzQMXu3qCOx8p6camNmtKLo5qocxwc066-zM83RZhw6Hqxb0EoyMB8d_zCXs7q3Q56dSX6nTZqxiwlztqyV9kIF-eX96RXxfQ8vwlTE9u1x4FkwfO_3ODVbpqUouo/w640-h332/IMG_0411.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I worked on two donation projects, being <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/phew-i-made-it.html" target="_blank">the Winnie the Pooh baby quilts</a>, which also ticked the box for using Monique to quilt them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErTHsgWbV-elwvuC16gwUe9zwK9y_L-sk2A2qePXrXtiqNDXkmlhtrGk-e-EcTwzSd01vX6l4MrRceBezykoDjkPE2hRRvAtHUtBxaxAttebo2b8pH6iIEHvuzku5rgrcXeWRRof-K6mnky5n0kkrdeokPT2tomZaQay1HOElsHJjMUe66AInZ0glTXs/s3264/IMG_0412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="3264" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErTHsgWbV-elwvuC16gwUe9zwK9y_L-sk2A2qePXrXtiqNDXkmlhtrGk-e-EcTwzSd01vX6l4MrRceBezykoDjkPE2hRRvAtHUtBxaxAttebo2b8pH6iIEHvuzku5rgrcXeWRRof-K6mnky5n0kkrdeokPT2tomZaQay1HOElsHJjMUe66AInZ0glTXs/w640-h222/IMG_0412.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>I completed three UFOs, being the two baby quilts and the “What Sweet Delight” stitchery.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCW2fFd9HMoAkBSgD9cEjd5zM77l3rCvU0nJ5eC0eYxVmpZaWLZCNaPFJvraKxfS8iEGVW0rFn_6pYwGq-A9AEgWvoNJxQY-5CbXqpwThCGuTv70_0heLpDoWNVnIN5qeguEWoHl6R3-o7FDgAYI9aTouN1Jno9e_20TOwkHJNBz2vnPYMAuvkxgUaZ8c/s3024/IMG_2333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCW2fFd9HMoAkBSgD9cEjd5zM77l3rCvU0nJ5eC0eYxVmpZaWLZCNaPFJvraKxfS8iEGVW0rFn_6pYwGq-A9AEgWvoNJxQY-5CbXqpwThCGuTv70_0heLpDoWNVnIN5qeguEWoHl6R3-o7FDgAYI9aTouN1Jno9e_20TOwkHJNBz2vnPYMAuvkxgUaZ8c/w640-h640/IMG_2333.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Two other UFOs were worked on. I added then next border to <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/zooming-along.html" target="_blank">the Blue Quilt</a>. Today at my patchwork group I started to remove the papers from the Dresden plates ready to applique onto the final border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1F4a8K7JwoSi_RutCS9XAr__owfqHPLFQROWPqVny4kCoUJpsrHJlerzJICwdhFliMJQbp2GAvfLOT6dg3jbxeJqvBQ441-1aFbJDDV5LKappmkjebjrulgli5uSVzkbz-LLAc1EK5jKwX1F92EPqI577dUtVyB9lxr1q47qd8xx_4d2gou2Wgpgzcjw/s3264/IMG_0407.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="3264" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1F4a8K7JwoSi_RutCS9XAr__owfqHPLFQROWPqVny4kCoUJpsrHJlerzJICwdhFliMJQbp2GAvfLOT6dg3jbxeJqvBQ441-1aFbJDDV5LKappmkjebjrulgli5uSVzkbz-LLAc1EK5jKwX1F92EPqI577dUtVyB9lxr1q47qd8xx_4d2gou2Wgpgzcjw/w640-h334/IMG_0407.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">For the <a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-first-week-of-new-year.html" target="_blank">Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt</a> I appliquéd four hexy flowers down and traced all the leaves and vines ready to start the appliqué. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRQgTUIQ96xtLRUd22ePrWr3nw7ndOISwMdL0SwcDGf8iTbdGWRaZMs0WsE0ee4NHKbeoXpjl4Hn-mGA8YHeRzC6UWN4Jm55v752hiHamB7Z9DjtMebnYz_n7EjyW5mIBHxtZYzFXHk6lTIdZMVMZxD_3WkgJmb0uIKX2_JuIZCnkE2YDQU7t1WXTdao/s3264/IMG_0413.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2255" data-original-width="3264" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRQgTUIQ96xtLRUd22ePrWr3nw7ndOISwMdL0SwcDGf8iTbdGWRaZMs0WsE0ee4NHKbeoXpjl4Hn-mGA8YHeRzC6UWN4Jm55v752hiHamB7Z9DjtMebnYz_n7EjyW5mIBHxtZYzFXHk6lTIdZMVMZxD_3WkgJmb0uIKX2_JuIZCnkE2YDQU7t1WXTdao/w640-h442/IMG_0413.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I completed five projects, including the little bonus bookmark.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OoMldyAq2DStlBBOgcuO8uDr5wiuqRRvBpT17UHaxUiH4xNlpKEEeeK0wqdY3CCGn3zLnCMZh2JZM4SR4wUH5rq8tCnd6RUMRTNMR5R5Uj15aM5pTm4hsMftn5W64GcSJgQGrOmCfRdPIsWM_Ktf2kAfgs0uixAcUbUGohBApR7OjwWUF_TH3wxnuwU/s3600/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OoMldyAq2DStlBBOgcuO8uDr5wiuqRRvBpT17UHaxUiH4xNlpKEEeeK0wqdY3CCGn3zLnCMZh2JZM4SR4wUH5rq8tCnd6RUMRTNMR5R5Uj15aM5pTm4hsMftn5W64GcSJgQGrOmCfRdPIsWM_Ktf2kAfgs0uixAcUbUGohBApR7OjwWUF_TH3wxnuwU/w200-h200/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can probably guess, I managed to work on something for at least 15 minutes every day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">January = 31/31</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Year to date = 31/31</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Success rate = 100%.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I’m tired just reading all I did. It is a dead certainty that I will not be that productive for most months during the year, but it feels good to have made a positive start.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-87341164593960145172024-01-30T19:13:00.000+11:002024-01-30T19:13:03.217+11:00Phew! I Made It<p style="text-align: justify;">No matter what, I always seem to achieve one of my monthly goals by the skin of my teeth. This time it was to work on a donation project and use Monique. I knew what I wanted to do, I just had to get a wriggle on and do it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Way back in November 2022 I cut out quite a few small quilts to make up for donations and to give me some practice using Monique. I made some of them, but there were still a few languishing in their tubs. There were two using Winnie the Pooh fabric. I knew vaguely what they were but had to get out the pattern to see exactly what I was planning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom13jDZKUFNOYSOSp3wkS3wzEmTJP_N_zK4BGH67rdsR-hFqO_8SZ1uSTYpGDVY1wd2GRyu_qEFip6vGPyon9J7KetFHTFAdqzNb7fwg9UqvaYG8ZhYhnGxbePSukwITpkCylkT9hw_Wzstt_Fd15wYscIeo8X6_oqcu-YGAn9oF9f_sV2xDcUXVodEo/s2999/IMG_2309.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom13jDZKUFNOYSOSp3wkS3wzEmTJP_N_zK4BGH67rdsR-hFqO_8SZ1uSTYpGDVY1wd2GRyu_qEFip6vGPyon9J7KetFHTFAdqzNb7fwg9UqvaYG8ZhYhnGxbePSukwITpkCylkT9hw_Wzstt_Fd15wYscIeo8X6_oqcu-YGAn9oF9f_sV2xDcUXVodEo/w640-h640/IMG_2309.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjIv9n3Z66yk6TC3a_asO5-AMKVhRZTZYa4d9ILN3-rjHpt0a65p92f-4aM9Qn29gSJIQ-TT28KYC0My-YZpmdrH5MOy-8xfRKHLW09rEy1RiepIWS-j7wo4JeaC-XCd28HkJ1Nj_jxIIjsXXYo5yjLCapzvWPplWe0PD3XFzwRCDAoQk30aPZbhOp3w/s2960/IMG_2340.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="2960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjIv9n3Z66yk6TC3a_asO5-AMKVhRZTZYa4d9ILN3-rjHpt0a65p92f-4aM9Qn29gSJIQ-TT28KYC0My-YZpmdrH5MOy-8xfRKHLW09rEy1RiepIWS-j7wo4JeaC-XCd28HkJ1Nj_jxIIjsXXYo5yjLCapzvWPplWe0PD3XFzwRCDAoQk30aPZbhOp3w/w640-h640/IMG_2340.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a couple of rather simple star quilts, using pretty much the same fabrics, but laying out the triangles differently. It is amazing how different they look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbSx-fxT8E16Qa6NmH8VHh_ZomVfwPpVoQG3xHFADpO4cNNpb9P88IZ2Bsi6wMIBwC9q8Elqbh69G0xhvSSID3d5yaeh47ZpGZSAeBNnrbU2p85xK8_bL_TXyBJGlZuMvivwUO-Yu8pZAHux2uFs_yJ5grZ2XmYEgugAA8TBH2JmExo5ufCUveEoQepQ/s4032/IMG_2351.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbSx-fxT8E16Qa6NmH8VHh_ZomVfwPpVoQG3xHFADpO4cNNpb9P88IZ2Bsi6wMIBwC9q8Elqbh69G0xhvSSID3d5yaeh47ZpGZSAeBNnrbU2p85xK8_bL_TXyBJGlZuMvivwUO-Yu8pZAHux2uFs_yJ5grZ2XmYEgugAA8TBH2JmExo5ufCUveEoQepQ/w640-h480/IMG_2351.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday for the first time, I quilted them both at the same time. They finish at 40 inches, so with the 90 inch wide batting and 108 inch wide back it was ideal. It worked really well.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I finished them off with their binding today, just in the nick of time to get them done this month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj5KJJ42idJ9hcp19EvCqyt_I-i0yAh4xCaQjNm-SHGIifUcyShDFRI8feQv-VBNLCLm-ZSaoOH4SB1TSuZIcC6PrFKRsvLvLkLdqWIm8wxOK06vK4j4Xh5sS2W1YXrmE2JOI0OvOj6mjVfV69Y1N5GbWiJ1pTxViVJoe8UJSI6fba01B_HfpLAuzSss/s3024/IMG_2355.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj5KJJ42idJ9hcp19EvCqyt_I-i0yAh4xCaQjNm-SHGIifUcyShDFRI8feQv-VBNLCLm-ZSaoOH4SB1TSuZIcC6PrFKRsvLvLkLdqWIm8wxOK06vK4j4Xh5sS2W1YXrmE2JOI0OvOj6mjVfV69Y1N5GbWiJ1pTxViVJoe8UJSI6fba01B_HfpLAuzSss/w640-h640/IMG_2355.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xZXi8qVJORBoPIeeTxzBTTw6KeSmEfeQSgoqeqOM8XXSxczZNu96X5uRfbSqPb9s36A_XxMrlilqaWsUtIMHczMG27tPcOh6uH-BQCONLlYRmgAyReveO-FhDxkmlIRibWO0jc-fRtXa-SKSkS3gmRTbA6VJz21ueisP7e9sbPt3gLzOb8IdG7UZU1Q/s4032/IMG_2358.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xZXi8qVJORBoPIeeTxzBTTw6KeSmEfeQSgoqeqOM8XXSxczZNu96X5uRfbSqPb9s36A_XxMrlilqaWsUtIMHczMG27tPcOh6uH-BQCONLlYRmgAyReveO-FhDxkmlIRibWO0jc-fRtXa-SKSkS3gmRTbA6VJz21ueisP7e9sbPt3gLzOb8IdG7UZU1Q/w480-h640/IMG_2358.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I was a bit stumped as to what border fabric to use. This butterfly and beetle one was ideal. I have quite a bit of yardage that I bought years ago as an end of bolt for next to nothing. There is a date of 2004 on the selvedge. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaKQE8DXAye5ognvrfBBL2fOMIH7Icq8zBfWuJLXyrREzmiIgskVM_WY4-k3PvgEME8_KFJZFKFajelDa-FiruNYUP3AjIFK_2Y5w_Fge72kJ9SGgz-9McBXNoNLDxiGi9BZCv3YbnLx7pyjp0XJe1iN977R-ISSJ5NPTqD5b92_yh62O4FM4r1YhyphenhyphenME/s3024/IMG_2362.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaKQE8DXAye5ognvrfBBL2fOMIH7Icq8zBfWuJLXyrREzmiIgskVM_WY4-k3PvgEME8_KFJZFKFajelDa-FiruNYUP3AjIFK_2Y5w_Fge72kJ9SGgz-9McBXNoNLDxiGi9BZCv3YbnLx7pyjp0XJe1iN977R-ISSJ5NPTqD5b92_yh62O4FM4r1YhyphenhyphenME/w640-h640/IMG_2362.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHf5bLIGB-v86GnU-vrEqy5CfvjMlGdQWbt1UQhImjhzpiTtV4SPz39KuVfBDBwR1oDcwOZtqYlWOl9vEqUyBkesbOgA1d2ZSfoeNfKiwCIY6Urq2oA7IBh2gW6WEtchwhelcBRf1HO4zUoCzhsKhHNoTzcg7VZTiBZGXyU7CFVeelDdRqGB_V1bUZzNE/s4032/IMG_2363.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHf5bLIGB-v86GnU-vrEqy5CfvjMlGdQWbt1UQhImjhzpiTtV4SPz39KuVfBDBwR1oDcwOZtqYlWOl9vEqUyBkesbOgA1d2ZSfoeNfKiwCIY6Urq2oA7IBh2gW6WEtchwhelcBRf1HO4zUoCzhsKhHNoTzcg7VZTiBZGXyU7CFVeelDdRqGB_V1bUZzNE/w480-h640/IMG_2363.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The second quilt used some of the star fabric for the border and just the backing for binding. The pantograph is “Scroll Work”, a freebie from Urban Elementz. I find it suits so many quilts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, happy dance. Not only did I tick off my goals, it is two UFOs out of the way as well. It’s a good feeling.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEp_h5LnHwTPn-syVUYyxEctqnOoh2DJLkOSmGLd-bhPMuBKKIJ5qrGq0KIKVml11oYAhevf850V0lQdGtOSr3KvFytt2lrQd7ySIFoZ_jPsCSRHMC9nDBiZ6wDeAK6ad-6ZklU0FduJo0qR9cI3yZu35Y1sRQId3vzfXApik6dMDi-9htG6rblYqYV0/s1600/Button%20Border.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="1600" height="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEp_h5LnHwTPn-syVUYyxEctqnOoh2DJLkOSmGLd-bhPMuBKKIJ5qrGq0KIKVml11oYAhevf850V0lQdGtOSr3KvFytt2lrQd7ySIFoZ_jPsCSRHMC9nDBiZ6wDeAK6ad-6ZklU0FduJo0qR9cI3yZu35Y1sRQId3vzfXApik6dMDi-9htG6rblYqYV0/s320/Button%20Border.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have to tell you about my batting purchase last week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcitsXVH8g6B5K-icgiWXcTl6DviBNg4sQLKkFI1P2PHNql36SYqqbG5PAQwW2O5IUJagyBiSbdJYa0WTpGavx2XNonSyGW6P-8BNX3JL79G19Y3V9w7BGzgE-3gERvOqjNKcKWwjSsyLXWnRJ1eTrDaFXBOpg_7r7pqxWdK7oPgapzjMJPIbL18hnBl8/s4032/IMG_2322.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcitsXVH8g6B5K-icgiWXcTl6DviBNg4sQLKkFI1P2PHNql36SYqqbG5PAQwW2O5IUJagyBiSbdJYa0WTpGavx2XNonSyGW6P-8BNX3JL79G19Y3V9w7BGzgE-3gERvOqjNKcKWwjSsyLXWnRJ1eTrDaFXBOpg_7r7pqxWdK7oPgapzjMJPIbL18hnBl8/w480-h640/IMG_2322.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On Wednesday, I went out to Spotlight to buy the embroidery hoop for my little stitchery. They had 30% off all wadding and with the VIP coupon you could get 50% off Legacy brand. I normally buy the pre packed Legacy Bamboo/Cotton wadding when it comes on special at $80 for 8 metres. The normal price is $220, so even at 50% off I left it there.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The next day I received a text message advising that I could get $50 off if I spend $150. I went onto their website to look a bit more at their wadding. The Legacy 60/40 cotton/poly wadding is normally $200, but it is 10 metres. For donation quilts that is a better deal. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now for the best bit. On that day, on their web site, they had one of their $80 a pack specials. It wasn’t even displayed on the stand in the store. So, I bought two rolls of cotton/poly, which would normally cost $400 for $110 (with the discount and the $50 off). Instead of $20/metre, it was $5.50/metre. One happy Janice. I won’t need to buy any for quite some time. The hardest part was finding somewhere to stash it……under the spare bed.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-86471263305517683462024-01-28T08:07:00.000+11:002024-01-28T08:07:36.006+11:00Zooming Along<p style="text-align: justify;"> It was Australia Day on Friday and the weather was very hot, so not the most pleasant for attending community events. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UUEAo2-f9TvyjhCJZO8TQC6eofySemLKDelgamPSYIIElr2I9eO5MKjybUlcFvOZ5Tw1fNqilQ4tjLUmLlF5mFrRIOUGXLdgMrusUmKO4w6zJfhrhtlcv-YMdrxldl7MnXRfoTc48H8BrkJbWZVhK9wpAGhXGBeX4jiARVJhJOPTs46f-pBKOPwFxQo/s4032/IMG_2327.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UUEAo2-f9TvyjhCJZO8TQC6eofySemLKDelgamPSYIIElr2I9eO5MKjybUlcFvOZ5Tw1fNqilQ4tjLUmLlF5mFrRIOUGXLdgMrusUmKO4w6zJfhrhtlcv-YMdrxldl7MnXRfoTc48H8BrkJbWZVhK9wpAGhXGBeX4jiARVJhJOPTs46f-pBKOPwFxQo/w640-h480/IMG_2327.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Therefore, when it was announced that the Chookshed Stitchers were having a Zoom day I was very happy to join in. Being Australia Day, Chooky decided to ask all participants where they would like to visit in Australia should they have the opportunity. It was great fun hearing all the different answers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had quite a marathon time, jumping in at 6.45am and leaving at 7.30pm…..and I wasn’t the longest participant. There were over 30 girls who popped in during the day, from all over the world, including a couple of newbys, which was nice.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, the usual question was what to work on?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfJcJ6ua5QOz_1gYyZAlQsd4rlrHMCDjbmc870HRWUyEDO8ZfyU1dyFyzxc87D9kXlIDCRPvljwI_Nh1OO1J7pg80nlbNCrDYSfvayfEHm77jdiOEobdV9Vjsa1h9WLbBOMjcnSKl6aC3D5v8dqqL3hOdRbQmEExhZJH9ztu2VG-O2eaRyGvj60cySK4/s3024/IMG_2328.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfJcJ6ua5QOz_1gYyZAlQsd4rlrHMCDjbmc870HRWUyEDO8ZfyU1dyFyzxc87D9kXlIDCRPvljwI_Nh1OO1J7pg80nlbNCrDYSfvayfEHm77jdiOEobdV9Vjsa1h9WLbBOMjcnSKl6aC3D5v8dqqL3hOdRbQmEExhZJH9ztu2VG-O2eaRyGvj60cySK4/w640-h640/IMG_2328.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">To start with I just crocheted another scrappy square in my rug.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmWB-qe-RySW17OKS5vlNC44y83wdwnPI42dRTGUyzEOL0O8gWpjD-dowC07pxLs5zWaSNrhvenB-waDskPZxWhmXaMVrOfkPzUqb4UTQAo9FxC0VzLZqDAL0IHLgdPoL7rbuWRfUEpIOTt7XClClNb6m_NZZ91EM0Ytq7PBikPMw4QMyGshGIXQ_NU0/s3024/IMG_2336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmWB-qe-RySW17OKS5vlNC44y83wdwnPI42dRTGUyzEOL0O8gWpjD-dowC07pxLs5zWaSNrhvenB-waDskPZxWhmXaMVrOfkPzUqb4UTQAo9FxC0VzLZqDAL0IHLgdPoL7rbuWRfUEpIOTt7XClClNb6m_NZZ91EM0Ytq7PBikPMw4QMyGshGIXQ_NU0/w640-h640/IMG_2336.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I now have twenty. They look so pretty when all neatly piled up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMU40824IbC_Srs0-NsPkl_zI-VCtaLBgHvpKpDqI8NswWMWfM3fvhmGaEcZkvqcA17WtTGc-qANoMIKpJbudfr0eHd8jf5W-B7qrk2AIR7oBmlnaj5x9SO7iNqiVGKxOZXZS0gH9fJP4z3TDyN0ooBOUysuLztQEc_6pzJlhSFB0c9zPxvlvmACjFeQ/s4032/IMG_2337.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMU40824IbC_Srs0-NsPkl_zI-VCtaLBgHvpKpDqI8NswWMWfM3fvhmGaEcZkvqcA17WtTGc-qANoMIKpJbudfr0eHd8jf5W-B7qrk2AIR7oBmlnaj5x9SO7iNqiVGKxOZXZS0gH9fJP4z3TDyN0ooBOUysuLztQEc_6pzJlhSFB0c9zPxvlvmACjFeQ/w480-h640/IMG_2337.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">What next? Why not trace off the stems and appliqué leaves for the Laundry Basket Spring Mystery Quilt? That wasn’t on the immediate agenda, but something that needed doing at some stage. Sometime soon I will hunt out some green scraps and get the next stage under way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMmgnB04Md4i2ISn3n3YWKXVvle1iL1hhpgRb7Ne5gczfZNqAtg1LYJ7oQiT8N9NfamcKrFoo7-wAufaAcRufvAvt8VPLjYOjI79aTL5rfD5ihVdl38DjWrTzxHHAhPlVLT-xm9hi3EHZ51MNEf3GGZJV7j4YeUYQUA_-JhDtxnVFkPROWT99V77Qdrc/s899/IMG_2341.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="899" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMmgnB04Md4i2ISn3n3YWKXVvle1iL1hhpgRb7Ne5gczfZNqAtg1LYJ7oQiT8N9NfamcKrFoo7-wAufaAcRufvAvt8VPLjYOjI79aTL5rfD5ihVdl38DjWrTzxHHAhPlVLT-xm9hi3EHZ51MNEf3GGZJV7j4YeUYQUA_-JhDtxnVFkPROWT99V77Qdrc/w640-h526/IMG_2341.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Quite a few of us had joined in with the Chookshed Stitchers’ Challenge and had allocated our number six project to be the Scrub Stitchin’ Bag or another bag. We had a little show and tell. It doesn't show all that clearly, as there were so many of us on screen, but it was fun to see them all together.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now what? I don’t usually use my sewing machine while Zooming, but I had all those little strips laid out ready to make sixteen checkerboard blocks. I supposed I could make a start. Once they were all done, I decided I may as well start putting the border strips together, so trimmed down the appliqué blocks, as per the top photo. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx9v5p9QArK5zq8RYXcwpD9nuVn8n75UH7ooTCSmLoNo00YfgNzfiYWPABDUjDNnUzNuZHYq51VfqbJ-8eovOWjTgkAEyIXqQfLoWBAt9p-If000lUkh4jTVk41kdXt4afWXqtPP9nIOCNK6Vvv7RYz7Km3IRWwAN5_LsXDAGZpOFl7OH1JrkdZMnZAU/s3024/IMG_2333.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghx9v5p9QArK5zq8RYXcwpD9nuVn8n75UH7ooTCSmLoNo00YfgNzfiYWPABDUjDNnUzNuZHYq51VfqbJ-8eovOWjTgkAEyIXqQfLoWBAt9p-If000lUkh4jTVk41kdXt4afWXqtPP9nIOCNK6Vvv7RYz7Km3IRWwAN5_LsXDAGZpOFl7OH1JrkdZMnZAU/w640-h640/IMG_2333.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">By the time I signed off to go and get some tea on, I had two sides attached. After tea I kept going and by the end of the day the borders were all on. It is really taking shape now. Surprisingly, everything fitted rather well. I had to ease the border on a little bit, so I will make the next narrow border the correct size and ease it back down, so the quilt doesn’t end up wavy. It isn’t as bad as the photo shows. That is the plan, anyway.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I just have one narrow border and then the Dresden plate border to go. I am starting to see the finish line for the top in the distance.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a really nice way to spend the day. Thanks Chooky for inviting us all along. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-634956127576729512024-01-27T14:34:00.003+11:002024-01-27T15:01:22.294+11:00First UFO Finish For the Year<p style="text-align: justify;">A few years ago I made a concerted effort to complete some UFOs and was rather successful. However, in the last couple of years there have been quite a few added to the ones that still remained incomplete.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I’ve made a list of twenty four UFOs for 2024. That’s pretty sad, isn’t it. My goal is to complete twelve of them. All things being equal, it should be quite achievable, as quite a few are quilts just needing quilting. I would actually like to complete quite a few more than that.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I’ve made a very small start and completed one little stitchery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKW8Fnup3fHCJa_QE2aC9EYR71kHFzE7ltZ_1KdI63TnzuH-Du6XiRZQ12ltHh3kWfGhhslMsmCye7HSxs5fjBVRUlKuAO0-aeBsXHz8RTDUDeCa5t2FRAZ8YeDLuezst8Asg-CFLnReiseSRI388FJL04cUN6F6Tz_L6xmO3Zi3TEvmeqmbLFTAnVEY/s3024/IMG_2329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKW8Fnup3fHCJa_QE2aC9EYR71kHFzE7ltZ_1KdI63TnzuH-Du6XiRZQ12ltHh3kWfGhhslMsmCye7HSxs5fjBVRUlKuAO0-aeBsXHz8RTDUDeCa5t2FRAZ8YeDLuezst8Asg-CFLnReiseSRI388FJL04cUN6F6Tz_L6xmO3Zi3TEvmeqmbLFTAnVEY/w640-h640/IMG_2329.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1395785026/a-quiet-life-hand-embroidery-pattern?click_key=0081e1c7367309b9cd383fa059c701a00e7e2eb4%3A1395785026&click_sum=fc6dcb30&ref=shop_home_active_32&sts=1" target="_blank">“A Quiet Life” stitchery, designed by Jenny of Elefantz</a>. Jennifer’s looks lovely with the fabric border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY6iTgLscQN8webOJEHyGPzdQFw3Ta_gkErsHqNgSjzCBc0cFlMj_PgmFZmX_bcbnHRJ4-1W265BQtzG5airI-8eTw2YWWi4lFWz3KDQwAjocXS1_YeuXvyjVkNoFTLSoISEAjpO2OwIp2Ke3CU9HQoUwn4DOSKn4If2ZFciol-EYmmraN3WabK25hug/s1155/IMG_0404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1155" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY6iTgLscQN8webOJEHyGPzdQFw3Ta_gkErsHqNgSjzCBc0cFlMj_PgmFZmX_bcbnHRJ4-1W265BQtzG5airI-8eTw2YWWi4lFWz3KDQwAjocXS1_YeuXvyjVkNoFTLSoISEAjpO2OwIp2Ke3CU9HQoUwn4DOSKn4If2ZFciol-EYmmraN3WabK25hug/w640-h632/IMG_0404.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This design came about as a result of <a href="https://www.elefantz.com/2017/06/using-quotes-to-inspire.html" target="_blank">conversations between Jennifer and myself</a> way back in 2017. Jennifer was dedicating her year to “A Year of Gentle Domesticity” and was extolling the merits of a quiet life. I told her about this quote. The history of it dates back to when I was in my final year of high school. All the deaf kids in our area attended our school and their teacher was a keen photographer. She had her students take black and white portraits of our class. At our graduation dinner there were posters of each of us hung around the walls, showing our portrait and with a quote about us underneath. This is the quote that was underneath mine. I retained that poster for many years, but finally threw it out, after keeping the photo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Jennifer designed this stitchery and gifted me a copy of the pattern. I traced it off at the time and started working on it. However, as I was using a darker linen it was quite hard to see. It has done many miles with us on our travels, but had made no further progress.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Finally, I made it a priority this year, as I try hard to reduce the number of UFOs that are taking up space in my sewing room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5hyphenhyphenLNgKEylIitkVlaOjaOI7WIn7HvHHAWi0yPwc1Ob9b5yjLxu2qfmsIQPzChie25fOzy0s6W0yWMnEQlYf57R7ECCJstkCovY9hjFBUKSaiu9-bgz7pBgIWVN5fdjygqe1u1XGV0N2ToQgqLV7GRWl2ciA7GjI8-4evBbvTUN-sjgeANAt_s3YKyks/s4030/IMG_2331.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="4030" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5hyphenhyphenLNgKEylIitkVlaOjaOI7WIn7HvHHAWi0yPwc1Ob9b5yjLxu2qfmsIQPzChie25fOzy0s6W0yWMnEQlYf57R7ECCJstkCovY9hjFBUKSaiu9-bgz7pBgIWVN5fdjygqe1u1XGV0N2ToQgqLV7GRWl2ciA7GjI8-4evBbvTUN-sjgeANAt_s3YKyks/w640-h352/IMG_2331.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I framed it very simply in a six inch embroidery hoop. It now hangs on my “Round Thing Wall” in my sewing room. It is really nice to have that quote included, as it has such a special meaning.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-51274535761495835402024-01-21T09:55:00.000+11:002024-01-21T09:55:21.725+11:00What Have We Been Up To?<p style="text-align: justify;">It has actually been a rather quiet time around here, which we are both enjoying immensely. The weather has been lovely. We had a couple of days with some rain, receiving about 30mm over a few days. Not flooding like some places, so just nice for the garden. The temperature has been reaching the mid to high 20s C. That is about to change over the next few days, with it supposed to be reaching the mid to high 30s C. Not so nice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyxzZK3wWz8X7VopxTDJAXLTeEPwG0cKS8vkE0OtekmwKHBAbrt46h8fMIE_BZERkaj9X3a8NohFw7s4TwVvvsJrZc2-xsw6gDk3DflP39o2RxaojlPfLjisW048DRV6g-aIDS9AAW_EIIVpOyerWz3Pn3JWeTQM8I33RGst_qyl7N-aAEWS4Ab-62dg/s3955/IMG_2236.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="3955" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyxzZK3wWz8X7VopxTDJAXLTeEPwG0cKS8vkE0OtekmwKHBAbrt46h8fMIE_BZERkaj9X3a8NohFw7s4TwVvvsJrZc2-xsw6gDk3DflP39o2RxaojlPfLjisW048DRV6g-aIDS9AAW_EIIVpOyerWz3Pn3JWeTQM8I33RGst_qyl7N-aAEWS4Ab-62dg/w640-h288/IMG_2236.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O6NiTC0KITvH85-od5DxiInsooO3jXI3EyN5S4KABQ7eXtzc2tnzgDpufxptn55i-dBsVA3od-reUmNrk49g5TYLqmVShgr4xwedEgM-G7kGitU8p4wrY7eWkm_0gWoBKjnTAIorM6bKIpPt2aPRPREuu26s53cXRB3BfaNPT0oJVBGW2luNc0i2OKk/s4032/IMG_2237.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O6NiTC0KITvH85-od5DxiInsooO3jXI3EyN5S4KABQ7eXtzc2tnzgDpufxptn55i-dBsVA3od-reUmNrk49g5TYLqmVShgr4xwedEgM-G7kGitU8p4wrY7eWkm_0gWoBKjnTAIorM6bKIpPt2aPRPREuu26s53cXRB3BfaNPT0oJVBGW2luNc0i2OKk/w640-h480/IMG_2237.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In the sewing room I have continued to work on the Just 2 Charm Packs Quilt Along, having completed the next 10 blocks. That means all the blocks are now made. They aren’t due yet, but there is nothing better than being ahead, rather than behind the eight ball. I won’t work on this any more this month and will hopefully have the quilt finished in February.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_diSvnw5-qd43jB9wqaM-ee6fFyrc7B0en0qUNsUvFoT_Dep3C0JNgOglzSQZMpARqilh53sL3H-wtcodLthypN9E-pHZepcX1UXKgYxTYHmv7UFwgSO3UlLupY1OZnUpSroAKsrtE2E2vfN7g4EItkmZhPLFdCEaKvqw4mce56ZTrH8vHXklqPtNIq0/s4032/IMG_2263.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_diSvnw5-qd43jB9wqaM-ee6fFyrc7B0en0qUNsUvFoT_Dep3C0JNgOglzSQZMpARqilh53sL3H-wtcodLthypN9E-pHZepcX1UXKgYxTYHmv7UFwgSO3UlLupY1OZnUpSroAKsrtE2E2vfN7g4EItkmZhPLFdCEaKvqw4mce56ZTrH8vHXklqPtNIq0/w480-h640/IMG_2263.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A few more crochet squares have been worked on while watching the cricket. This is where I am up to now. I don’t know how big I will make it, but they are a great project to pick up when you just need to make that 15 minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSbpoPxYBbIk-EDJ29eqDf1pDrWnz3PTNkIioeNcOKXVqC9L3ptVDayRNv4uxSycdgoJ0vExfB8yANBuC6N3T-YiCuqxMqAy-ETn_R2-qv19GB4PXpdN_iIkZZ2MQoaNgu9PxdbizZ3L_yaiY6hMoalyBMXPkc6jpu7jECURFtTfaxfD-GihLSarQl9w/s4032/IMG_1108.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSbpoPxYBbIk-EDJ29eqDf1pDrWnz3PTNkIioeNcOKXVqC9L3ptVDayRNv4uxSycdgoJ0vExfB8yANBuC6N3T-YiCuqxMqAy-ETn_R2-qv19GB4PXpdN_iIkZZ2MQoaNgu9PxdbizZ3L_yaiY6hMoalyBMXPkc6jpu7jECURFtTfaxfD-GihLSarQl9w/w480-h640/IMG_1108.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I haven’t worked on my Blue Quilt for a few months and I really want to get this one to the finish line. The next border consists of the appliqué blocks, which I have already completed, and a lot of checkerboard blocks. The pattern just says to join width of fabric strips and cross cut. That would be easy, but I have lots of smaller pieces of fabric I wish to use and which will also make the end result scrappier. Obviously, this takes more time and is somewhat fiddlier.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpy1EK9keQig_AUgp9Bvz06MwiY_j67UC6EAosjKg8Mb0GfXhcNkOmm9xKqCv0sWB07_8oBphzXgAAWT0mNbp2c-6zHRtuKMdkj7zRQReD12TewdJ11JoFuBPwo5TIiCH7VtbsvLZlVaFteTG29RZjJ1nRb5HIBYE7W2TAlgZyght4jTKdKfP7SMuivo/s4032/IMG_2254.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpy1EK9keQig_AUgp9Bvz06MwiY_j67UC6EAosjKg8Mb0GfXhcNkOmm9xKqCv0sWB07_8oBphzXgAAWT0mNbp2c-6zHRtuKMdkj7zRQReD12TewdJ11JoFuBPwo5TIiCH7VtbsvLZlVaFteTG29RZjJ1nRb5HIBYE7W2TAlgZyght4jTKdKfP7SMuivo/w640-h480/IMG_2254.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I’m making progress, and a great big mess. Hopefully, they will be finished this month. If not, at least I will have made some good progress. The next border that needs a bit of work will be the half dresden plates, which will all need to be appliquéd down. I really want to get started on that, as it is something that I can take to my stitching mornings. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8h6LE46_IfuqTVVJKV0uP6aekypqXXWov24SHEsgZU0K4xnjyIyHR6GTC18qE_65irlJCf3bNb4g1tArJ0W1m-p6Rr5OnmxVqvAiVcz2e3HS4FrD5Oar4GjBL5Hvbhg7G6X_rypHlZVvSlsIbKsSp8VWDx-CxEwRFDcJh0PHMWbyyQOMewWxOEv-vjsE/s3024/IMG_2265.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8h6LE46_IfuqTVVJKV0uP6aekypqXXWov24SHEsgZU0K4xnjyIyHR6GTC18qE_65irlJCf3bNb4g1tArJ0W1m-p6Rr5OnmxVqvAiVcz2e3HS4FrD5Oar4GjBL5Hvbhg7G6X_rypHlZVvSlsIbKsSp8VWDx-CxEwRFDcJh0PHMWbyyQOMewWxOEv-vjsE/w640-h640/IMG_2265.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I have continued to work on my What Sweet Delight stitchery at my patchwork group mornings and am very confident that it will be completed this month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0mFv8G5U8iEv_jSIxLJu0fh1Z5NRR0787bHo1aJkyAYlKushVF0MMLG6P9LNbAtp7G6P4Wbk9yrF9guWoVmqmSlKLKyk9LvIgnZ0KG2TVqWQOuQzEYbrlOfqltaKiqkT-5XFalkZ3TKnyn7yKBjGD_J3qSU9tekncwNhIWkGkKDbY3WX6EMrKRPtL8g/s3600/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0mFv8G5U8iEv_jSIxLJu0fh1Z5NRR0787bHo1aJkyAYlKushVF0MMLG6P9LNbAtp7G6P4Wbk9yrF9guWoVmqmSlKLKyk9LvIgnZ0KG2TVqWQOuQzEYbrlOfqltaKiqkT-5XFalkZ3TKnyn7yKBjGD_J3qSU9tekncwNhIWkGkKDbY3WX6EMrKRPtL8g/w200-h200/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And I can report that I have worked on something for at least 15 minutes every day in January……and am having a lovely time doing it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUnYYJlVWDmkp0V_ciWuYREWDOOA6HV9PLkwIU2Wpn6-nUcBvSdwNnUrPPnnmgpqt9UtQdWQj4DqePV_AX16wgEljs2seqytv_arNEQ3JU3RtArAggQb6owTCANYjX1TW5bdE9mH2CNaFziEsoBTtTJJAH4VyYXRpzEEPhH-pODsBaPoKm41AFT1WC9Q/s1600/Button%20Border.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="1600" height="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUnYYJlVWDmkp0V_ciWuYREWDOOA6HV9PLkwIU2Wpn6-nUcBvSdwNnUrPPnnmgpqt9UtQdWQj4DqePV_AX16wgEljs2seqytv_arNEQ3JU3RtArAggQb6owTCANYjX1TW5bdE9mH2CNaFziEsoBTtTJJAH4VyYXRpzEEPhH-pODsBaPoKm41AFT1WC9Q/s320/Button%20Border.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIB4K-X84_r4KndJ2qQIOHY9jzKNOZz4NKdyKd0JDuhxBAas6YvZBIckM4xfjzy7rCfhJO8xZEgERaTIkzJ34jSjligUpll1uJE5BFHeXeupEOqdrTNvXD_QGTQZFmAEWjRKBlKBAMh-7egrOgwm2ie3VCuLfzvTg1ydWeA7JGurjwPpuUCbN-LQI-1sY/s4032/IMG_6960.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIB4K-X84_r4KndJ2qQIOHY9jzKNOZz4NKdyKd0JDuhxBAas6YvZBIckM4xfjzy7rCfhJO8xZEgERaTIkzJ34jSjligUpll1uJE5BFHeXeupEOqdrTNvXD_QGTQZFmAEWjRKBlKBAMh-7egrOgwm2ie3VCuLfzvTg1ydWeA7JGurjwPpuUCbN-LQI-1sY/w480-h640/IMG_6960.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In other happenings. Mick has continued to work on the fit out of Rosie, the Suzuki Sierra. He has fitted a solar panel, deep cell battery and hooked up a 12v fridge. It is looking good. We took it for a short drive last weekend and it went well. There are no creature comforts and the air conditioning is via winding down the window.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmLctDwdhBBllqp5CkZyaMvmbGe8IMQbyDmloi3Cqveqar7vE0a7LXyqqymtNpwe1-Je8E2XN5S-CdQW7dQmQM0GUNP9HtBgeQGdM1cVLoImPqf7WXFZRK8TI9lHKkvVXDwC91P3cjAirdg5FmNxpk6SoH8XkfTzPc2uL2QNt-21VtGhDZBLu5uQ8sN4/s3024/IMG_2250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmLctDwdhBBllqp5CkZyaMvmbGe8IMQbyDmloi3Cqveqar7vE0a7LXyqqymtNpwe1-Je8E2XN5S-CdQW7dQmQM0GUNP9HtBgeQGdM1cVLoImPqf7WXFZRK8TI9lHKkvVXDwC91P3cjAirdg5FmNxpk6SoH8XkfTzPc2uL2QNt-21VtGhDZBLu5uQ8sN4/w640-h640/IMG_2250.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I haven’t done a garden update for ages, so will try to do a separate post soon. In the mean time, here is yesterday's harvest. We are getting that many beans every day, so loads are being frozen and some given away to neighbours. We are also getting one, if not two zucchinis each day, so they are being given away too, as well as making zucchini slice for the freezer. Our tomatoes are not doing well at all this year. We think it may have something to do with the sudden extreme heat in early December. Lots of people are having the same issues. There are a few self sown plants coming up in garden beds, some of which have come up in compost that has been put on the garden. We are leaving them in place, hoping that they will provide some fruit. Funnily enough, the healthiest one is in the flower garden by the front door. This is the first cob of corn we have picked. We haven’t grown corn since moving here, as we haven’t had the room. Now that Mick has extended the vege garden, we can plant more variety. The egg plants are just starting to have fruit large enough to pick. We will probably have more than we can use of these too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHHrPG-28lqME1ZSuGCaRHAmH2UvOzOdNux0JITjdYFlEEIuAW49eT2har_7iI8G6Em1UaZYo8LYgDwE91ZPG29oSa3xdxDPKt5Mzlv9ixig0IY9SCcM7mQEl7fo0g-yC9HtqYTPY9m9TIiCCO9Uts6rXf_I5iL-9j-DmEQLgbBHPiK7ToiuwXafQorM/s4032/IMG_2256.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHHrPG-28lqME1ZSuGCaRHAmH2UvOzOdNux0JITjdYFlEEIuAW49eT2har_7iI8G6Em1UaZYo8LYgDwE91ZPG29oSa3xdxDPKt5Mzlv9ixig0IY9SCcM7mQEl7fo0g-yC9HtqYTPY9m9TIiCCO9Uts6rXf_I5iL-9j-DmEQLgbBHPiK7ToiuwXafQorM/w480-h640/IMG_2256.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Last night we had a lovely dinner of homemade chicken rissoles, accompanied by <i><b>all our own veges</b></i> and our homemade tomato relish. It was very good and that cob of corn was just perfect. We just cook sliced egg plant on the barbie or in a frypan and it is so lovely and creamy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3XYyJXP-bNAAjY36cGGXGlLw6SqPCgUMtCYofIjWjGeuki5iV02JsHLvZZg7BJTop3ZvZF4GuspvEQ6OIUS8LcnmFrp6sjJ_JJpv4dib7zSXGyLUoAOGSH6bE-b2Pg7vWbqnKoRVStDzebZARwDVpsByoT4IJLBKsUfXSskwn-HMYfCShtl9EijzUds/s4032/IMG_2253.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3XYyJXP-bNAAjY36cGGXGlLw6SqPCgUMtCYofIjWjGeuki5iV02JsHLvZZg7BJTop3ZvZF4GuspvEQ6OIUS8LcnmFrp6sjJ_JJpv4dib7zSXGyLUoAOGSH6bE-b2Pg7vWbqnKoRVStDzebZARwDVpsByoT4IJLBKsUfXSskwn-HMYfCShtl9EijzUds/w480-h640/IMG_2253.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A common sight at this time of year has always been the Christmas beetle. However, in recent years they seem to have disappeared. We heard on the radio that there is now a program where you advise of sightings, so researchers can work out where they are and where they have disappeared from. Mick found a beetle yesterday and we thought it was a Christmas beetle, as it was the same size. However, the dark stripe on its back didn’t look right. After a little Google search, it turns out that it wasn’t a Christmas beetle, rather it is actually a Cowboy Beetle. We’d never heard of them. They are an Australian native and live on nectar, so not a pest species.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUf2oUo92a4MzK6Mx2PM44MM4Scw_mhQ9QKKhyphenhyphenngvHVSXutODJ2N5YZWVAvAmj8V2LgLTfeD03Ng2uhoFEk00WF2XTidt249H3NDVA6twmJ-afRF5yPIPxSjZRjQCohpbL2wZt-E4xUBfoAm8rOYiYd7MXZSYxMLO9LeA0ikEwAA_sam6jmcQwxz3AOA/s3072/IMG_20240110_132836.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUf2oUo92a4MzK6Mx2PM44MM4Scw_mhQ9QKKhyphenhyphenngvHVSXutODJ2N5YZWVAvAmj8V2LgLTfeD03Ng2uhoFEk00WF2XTidt249H3NDVA6twmJ-afRF5yPIPxSjZRjQCohpbL2wZt-E4xUBfoAm8rOYiYd7MXZSYxMLO9LeA0ikEwAA_sam6jmcQwxz3AOA/w640-h480/IMG_20240110_132836.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On Monday I had a day out at Orange, travelling up with my friend. She is picking and selling beautiful organic blueberries. We had a lovely time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA7Z43hWSQwv_bEOngy8sD-_jhW3G-zj2GalqG_s2OHNsNF6f8HWK8LyzHYmFXXC21dYiqn9cjOzh7ElEvmNyuV2YFAUMDoCiuiQHuJw7JbP4MwxkzDjvYW5zCUStlxf6oD7Fj3gWzhuGBJulf281JQnDOxcPlR_k8qlNahSa6YzCB228KZkDxB-5x4g/s4032/IMG_2218.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA7Z43hWSQwv_bEOngy8sD-_jhW3G-zj2GalqG_s2OHNsNF6f8HWK8LyzHYmFXXC21dYiqn9cjOzh7ElEvmNyuV2YFAUMDoCiuiQHuJw7JbP4MwxkzDjvYW5zCUStlxf6oD7Fj3gWzhuGBJulf281JQnDOxcPlR_k8qlNahSa6YzCB228KZkDxB-5x4g/w480-h640/IMG_2218.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, we are enjoying them for our breakfasts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTpZukhyphenhyphenTnDF69ZytakeH1g7V7GPRISZAhXrpaB0YnCCNYuEqoWvBa2eX622DpeUStK0VB7Tv7vSmvY8Nun749YrPKBPgJVk66A8Bi-ceKUiExWtNwJHiMwAormS8ljIwOXfe7HOEfek4Ap384sI6djZ4cuNf2tjM4-ma4mr1E7tLB4-KTDP_jvBNsGg/s4032/IMG_2243.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTpZukhyphenhyphenTnDF69ZytakeH1g7V7GPRISZAhXrpaB0YnCCNYuEqoWvBa2eX622DpeUStK0VB7Tv7vSmvY8Nun749YrPKBPgJVk66A8Bi-ceKUiExWtNwJHiMwAormS8ljIwOXfe7HOEfek4Ap384sI6djZ4cuNf2tjM4-ma4mr1E7tLB4-KTDP_jvBNsGg/w640-h480/IMG_2243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">To finish off, we went on a walk after dinner a couple of days ago and enjoyed this sunset.</p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-87010551545446516842024-01-16T16:18:00.000+11:002024-01-16T16:18:00.224+11:00Fishy Business<p style="text-align: justify;">I didn’t plan on going down any rabbit holes or finding any squirrels at the moment…..but….there is such a wonderful variety of BOMs, and stitch alongs beginning now that are so tempting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjMu00czETxYPTBNKWIBB0Y_jJ19-n6AXjec3c5Tpd0Uz0Q85EPj67YXO5kbQsf9EqnjKX7qOtyAE6SB9TDV0ix6BvzlCAi9nTTwGnMTm-QRk34wDV1WkF4eMXrOIflEq-gguV0gDMPWghvBbbA9R76Uhq82hOkc11WCmg3JEOALJH8rXqsHAki4JK-Y/s1265/IMG_2233.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjMu00czETxYPTBNKWIBB0Y_jJ19-n6AXjec3c5Tpd0Uz0Q85EPj67YXO5kbQsf9EqnjKX7qOtyAE6SB9TDV0ix6BvzlCAi9nTTwGnMTm-QRk34wDV1WkF4eMXrOIflEq-gguV0gDMPWghvBbbA9R76Uhq82hOkc11WCmg3JEOALJH8rXqsHAki4JK-Y/w592-h640/IMG_2233.jpeg" width="592" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://ajpadilla.com/bom/fishy-business" target="_blank">Angie Padilla releases a free block on the 7th of each month for an applique quilt</a>. I’ve saved the patterns for the last couple of years, but this time I’ve decided to dive in, as they are very simple blocks that would work rather well for a donation quilt or two. The blocks are free for the first month and after that are only available to her paid subscribers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As it is a nice and colourful design, I have decided that it would kind of work for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. To make a quilt the size shown requires two of each fish with three extras. I will initially make two of each, and then decide whether I’ll make the large quilt or two child sized quilts using twelve blocks each.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHSww4act9rn0tY0cMl6ONd3MRKYZyuT2frMA1AKPcBCG_VknPcdfKaL2HePE00-gK7DZ8Kx0qg23X5v9tgC9YoPBgwqqhuAYel2l92kt2nS5VbJhk8LdUuK3YVFSckro5yJFFMwQ_c9_VPqMEs06LJUeVDKvFyqWy9ggi0yy3UY0r5_Chn5bt87Z6Mw/s2671/IMG_2238.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="2671" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHSww4act9rn0tY0cMl6ONd3MRKYZyuT2frMA1AKPcBCG_VknPcdfKaL2HePE00-gK7DZ8Kx0qg23X5v9tgC9YoPBgwqqhuAYel2l92kt2nS5VbJhk8LdUuK3YVFSckro5yJFFMwQ_c9_VPqMEs06LJUeVDKvFyqWy9ggi0yy3UY0r5_Chn5bt87Z6Mw/w640-h640/IMG_2238.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">How I will work it, to save having two of the same fish in the same colour, is to make one fish with the month’s colour as the body and the second using the month’s colour for the accents. It should be fun. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">For this month I dug out the aqua batik fabric that I have had hiding in the back of the drawer for yonks. It was bought as the end of a bolt for next to nothing. I still have loads, so it may even work for a border and backing? Better still, there was a couple of strips 6 1/2” inches wide. Bonus!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I’m looking forward to finding a variety of blues for the backgrounds and some fun bright colours for the fish. It will nearly be brighter than the Great Barrier Reef. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-77543797908042552072024-01-14T16:55:00.000+11:002024-01-14T16:55:01.398+11:00Farewell Joey<p style="text-align: justify;"> We had to say goodbye to our beautiful Joey on Friday. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GzszaKDAKzOTRkBjmdXcn_p-VoW0ja9zP7aJXryX_pwkGiQ9BbRbeEUz8KZseQjRE2nUMu5rUX5wR4XhiE91iXooxQOshJwO3ZqJiiDC_ZYgWNUdTvhp15I7aA0qC8u-PcN-NBWWCr1nTvxac305BxaSkzJQh3QcWafBSXYjjG9xr_syuFUqB0QFgyQ/s4032/IMG_2219.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GzszaKDAKzOTRkBjmdXcn_p-VoW0ja9zP7aJXryX_pwkGiQ9BbRbeEUz8KZseQjRE2nUMu5rUX5wR4XhiE91iXooxQOshJwO3ZqJiiDC_ZYgWNUdTvhp15I7aA0qC8u-PcN-NBWWCr1nTvxac305BxaSkzJQh3QcWafBSXYjjG9xr_syuFUqB0QFgyQ/w640-h480/IMG_2219.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Joey</p><p style="text-align: center;">October 2007 - 12 January 2024</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Joey had been having trouble with his teeth for a little while, and despite his advanced age of sixteen, we elected to have some removed. Where the vet expected to find an infection, it revealed cancer in the jaw. He picked up for a couple of days before rapidly declining. He is now at peace and no longer in pain.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTk89m1y9sfuhiHQ5qTn_W46PoQqUmRP8-m6U6mthZr689JdXApNd5ZQLRf0JGAWKIaQzISH-MI4CSuDObmniU4Vl0hhnoipW4-Y0Na0bGXl5gTP1nXGAcHmKmEgtIGYOtFi_wXd6gQcDK-8McUX4P5R0mFKf68G54oJ6wIjBuF2F2BDzf0hcq2ulB9w/s3296/Joey%20-%203%20weeks%20old.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="3296" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTk89m1y9sfuhiHQ5qTn_W46PoQqUmRP8-m6U6mthZr689JdXApNd5ZQLRf0JGAWKIaQzISH-MI4CSuDObmniU4Vl0hhnoipW4-Y0Na0bGXl5gTP1nXGAcHmKmEgtIGYOtFi_wXd6gQcDK-8McUX4P5R0mFKf68G54oJ6wIjBuF2F2BDzf0hcq2ulB9w/w640-h480/Joey%20-%203%20weeks%20old.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jannimary.blogspot.com/2008/04/meet-felix-and-joey.html" target="_blank">One of my first blog posts</a> was to introduce Joey and his brother Felix. They were three weeks old when this photo was taken. I can’t believe how tiny he was. When we went to select one kitten we ended up with two. Felix died from snake bite when he was three. Joey was bitten by a snake in May 2009, at just eighteen months old, but we were able to get him to the vet in time to save him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDXac9ZYUTPmtF-lyCMmXhuXwFBSslbLYKuH0Ws6jhNHumtzG82xABuygTG97yvZZb3Bf1tdcTuC6pT67_7JiB5gGRyd6Mcs1Oa5yrASk6fRUCXKhoXuQ9ICDtVYZepsF6GcntWtOopCVhRbHdPTIcs5eHUclVE9z4TSEIHGQ5I7LSXm-UDuZOX6_q7M/s3296/Joey%20in%20Christmas%20Tree.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="3296" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDXac9ZYUTPmtF-lyCMmXhuXwFBSslbLYKuH0Ws6jhNHumtzG82xABuygTG97yvZZb3Bf1tdcTuC6pT67_7JiB5gGRyd6Mcs1Oa5yrASk6fRUCXKhoXuQ9ICDtVYZepsF6GcntWtOopCVhRbHdPTIcs5eHUclVE9z4TSEIHGQ5I7LSXm-UDuZOX6_q7M/w640-h480/Joey%20in%20Christmas%20Tree.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I love this photo of him from his first Christmas. Just as well he didn’t try it again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FINy2DvPUB2PbbnxIpGTtN8A0BXcga5kYTeG32Qs3eq3BaereMAFjk_6hsK1c0d1VihR3nDy8jSJQ067799ZOhLm36PWA52ILdtdL6KGiz5hqAKwN2c1kteADiIgpHsvBD7bSIBUw-4Ww_5H03bZEAeMN_zTzu_3cwPBOcv0Z8cO8K0e65MhLD8wvrM/s4032/IMG_2085.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FINy2DvPUB2PbbnxIpGTtN8A0BXcga5kYTeG32Qs3eq3BaereMAFjk_6hsK1c0d1VihR3nDy8jSJQ067799ZOhLm36PWA52ILdtdL6KGiz5hqAKwN2c1kteADiIgpHsvBD7bSIBUw-4Ww_5H03bZEAeMN_zTzu_3cwPBOcv0Z8cO8K0e65MhLD8wvrM/w480-h640/IMG_2085.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A little different to his last. He grew into a rather large cat.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For the first seven years of his life he was a full on farm cat, being both inside and outside, as he wished. He loved sitting with the chooks, but was also a rather efficient hunter, to the extent that he was on death row after bringing home an owl! Luckily for him, we were just about to move back into town, after which he was a 100% inside cat. We wondered how he would go, but he settled down to that lifestyle very well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNvS7x3JDsk_g8Yhct5YYMSVlBDOOvPVVyiP-mBuciLF_NPTsmfYUurLz6-Y5GKGl3fQfKfS3x1i4NhwQaXYrpEW3biydVROHSjTbhO-Dzf4CoCP6OxLw2Zo-28xcuoNKtVRoXhI1ohn4vbZJx1fQjF7omn7bBrqHWfj74xVx1nvmElPp55gYdxcHwGI/s4032/IMG_0019.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNvS7x3JDsk_g8Yhct5YYMSVlBDOOvPVVyiP-mBuciLF_NPTsmfYUurLz6-Y5GKGl3fQfKfS3x1i4NhwQaXYrpEW3biydVROHSjTbhO-Dzf4CoCP6OxLw2Zo-28xcuoNKtVRoXhI1ohn4vbZJx1fQjF7omn7bBrqHWfj74xVx1nvmElPp55gYdxcHwGI/w640-h480/IMG_0019.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As soon as Mick ever lay on the couch, Joey would leave wherever he was and settle on top of him.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5c6hSo2Sm2W_Q5POrTzFItybY-ztBZ9MQxFHUu4tqnkFc4fp6cho3r5JFgsCDDB1x5a3sBvZTI6rDLp_9AL-s6nNvGTCo15wvUwkB02BeTzz2hKjDx-cuJFKCgCJat66Yr-vRU3INYOoL0zP-qbmishB8TC1xq35GyNyVBz8BSJrRObq3nSwMQpoPc0/s5184/Mick%20and%20Joey.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5c6hSo2Sm2W_Q5POrTzFItybY-ztBZ9MQxFHUu4tqnkFc4fp6cho3r5JFgsCDDB1x5a3sBvZTI6rDLp_9AL-s6nNvGTCo15wvUwkB02BeTzz2hKjDx-cuJFKCgCJat66Yr-vRU3INYOoL0zP-qbmishB8TC1xq35GyNyVBz8BSJrRObq3nSwMQpoPc0/w480-h640/Mick%20and%20Joey.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">He was an avid sports fan, keeping Mick company whenever he was watching the footy or cricket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sjch3i-8g0oglFwTkd_GOl7p94-jlaGtawZHdSlS5nvvGy9T83QsjHPwwV8Q0e9uaRTRPBl_bh9nl8-qmWtqs2arZO5ggovDa15XRq7R4TScMKsLlkc7y7aAAaRHk7Z4QSokO1iwrE03kRD0g4UbOngl0LCyx0xd1LEd7PRig23bxO2ii3QtiycD6YM/s4032/IMG_6285.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sjch3i-8g0oglFwTkd_GOl7p94-jlaGtawZHdSlS5nvvGy9T83QsjHPwwV8Q0e9uaRTRPBl_bh9nl8-qmWtqs2arZO5ggovDa15XRq7R4TScMKsLlkc7y7aAAaRHk7Z4QSokO1iwrE03kRD0g4UbOngl0LCyx0xd1LEd7PRig23bxO2ii3QtiycD6YM/w480-h640/IMG_6285.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Not that he didn’t like sitting on my lap as well. He shared his love between us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKWjj5Rq5r6unP0mg6T5p0Ik0MgRa_qCL2OfUgCdwvCE2FCuCN7o_VEv7I2b9NQ9NlBPJU5DjK5nEaCcYR6SjQTSgl59Sk9hfeq19GQWfM5vvjXpvuzAvCxSbLdEpn9LyTwarqn4p_A-bESDdz_UoopHNl1Bh9gzkyrNonFlaKApyPBTmJylbgki7kTQ/s4032/IMG_2050.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKWjj5Rq5r6unP0mg6T5p0Ik0MgRa_qCL2OfUgCdwvCE2FCuCN7o_VEv7I2b9NQ9NlBPJU5DjK5nEaCcYR6SjQTSgl59Sk9hfeq19GQWfM5vvjXpvuzAvCxSbLdEpn9LyTwarqn4p_A-bESDdz_UoopHNl1Bh9gzkyrNonFlaKApyPBTmJylbgki7kTQ/w480-h640/IMG_2050.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Of course, he was an excellent quilt inspector, maintaining this role, right up until the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYN7IjQD2njV-FAcj8vFeFQqm8nuDK8edN6ExzmpkFUKFcf716wfpS4A5Ld9vBMta0BnTPejnGdpL_X9KhQ5FEvQm1Sys7UVPSzwFr3SLLg4wtVujb3LmI6eH8um6S8iIMgaIMTaj-oLS09L-4qfnscal8298D2rLyjR9Xm4NGEj7BHvg0o9zUdu8VgkA/s4032/IMG_4626.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYN7IjQD2njV-FAcj8vFeFQqm8nuDK8edN6ExzmpkFUKFcf716wfpS4A5Ld9vBMta0BnTPejnGdpL_X9KhQ5FEvQm1Sys7UVPSzwFr3SLLg4wtVujb3LmI6eH8um6S8iIMgaIMTaj-oLS09L-4qfnscal8298D2rLyjR9Xm4NGEj7BHvg0o9zUdu8VgkA/w480-h640/IMG_4626.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">He was a great help in the sewing room too. This is one of my favourite photos.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It has been a bit quiet and sad around here for the last couple of days. This is the first time we have been petless, having brought home our first kitten only a week after we set up house together in the mid eighties. We won’t get another pet at this stage. That will be a decision for further down the track. We will see how we go.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-48633296881278917592024-01-12T11:08:00.002+11:002024-01-12T11:08:42.670+11:00First Finish For the Year<p style="text-align: justify;">I’m happy to report my first finish of the year, which ticks off the box for the Chookshed Stitchers Challenge and my One Monthly Goal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd9ouOd5E6J3XKQM2QQYal4aIhsXL_1jWHDSC5yn6WbeiHTNil9O2Cuc8YvtlmiupQOHnMPGJWG9XePcRA4IoeOOKckNCayaVlRliSpOsy9oM375PAelpo4jau264zHHqON6LHwqarTr13TFJj08SeKPXVKarzT56L-q0yo_KLtUKBlIMBPBXw-09pD8/s4032/IMG_2224.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd9ouOd5E6J3XKQM2QQYal4aIhsXL_1jWHDSC5yn6WbeiHTNil9O2Cuc8YvtlmiupQOHnMPGJWG9XePcRA4IoeOOKckNCayaVlRliSpOsy9oM375PAelpo4jau264zHHqON6LHwqarTr13TFJj08SeKPXVKarzT56L-q0yo_KLtUKBlIMBPBXw-09pD8/w480-h640/IMG_2224.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is such a cute bag. It will be perfect for taking my bits and bobs to stitching when I crochet a block or two.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6tdnCapfaYFGi4XySiliKVpZFLmeuWc0OkGJDJKwWgZDrFt40Amr0-vjVx6MWPLri6bKNH-ZBFH6jduxNIgggcNt7sXB7OWvvyTryeHu4DESENjXU5pQ_cx46KYbAOsfZ-1n6b68VSS12TmGxGHgmEuOx-VB-UozIm1_GtbdTOdFMPN_MYXU0uIdjrs/s4032/IMG_2216.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6tdnCapfaYFGi4XySiliKVpZFLmeuWc0OkGJDJKwWgZDrFt40Amr0-vjVx6MWPLri6bKNH-ZBFH6jduxNIgggcNt7sXB7OWvvyTryeHu4DESENjXU5pQ_cx46KYbAOsfZ-1n6b68VSS12TmGxGHgmEuOx-VB-UozIm1_GtbdTOdFMPN_MYXU0uIdjrs/w640-h480/IMG_2216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Having taken the inspiration from Sue, I also quilted the sides to add more structure, using my favourite masking tape markings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vOlQoxNsOlX73xvYtIB2S-aRS5ASbztd_iBkcXMo8B1OgYawwXQDcnibZhWKKRExu14ESJLPF_mRE6nO6DqXj-p6WAI5yUubVu6EqvzFTj_4mNw5sLE1DgRcbN-GLZVrpUbOvAwmEEKNToq2Z6Kxo6zxZVRtsKabm8MUn7ru7iD96ot7kY3gecfVKzw/s4032/IMG_2217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vOlQoxNsOlX73xvYtIB2S-aRS5ASbztd_iBkcXMo8B1OgYawwXQDcnibZhWKKRExu14ESJLPF_mRE6nO6DqXj-p6WAI5yUubVu6EqvzFTj_4mNw5sLE1DgRcbN-GLZVrpUbOvAwmEEKNToq2Z6Kxo6zxZVRtsKabm8MUn7ru7iD96ot7kY3gecfVKzw/w480-h640/IMG_2217.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The fabric is so darned cute. It wasn’t until I started that I discovered what beautiful fabrics were included in the kit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVozYrzGlkiN-ZzfwjNyr3QO_h486quuQu75gU-AKmNRXT-y51_IAkokzQW851NQWDAOz-_kJH9OQliwd55dzpO3CkQkseSXU4LCmV0vWvRSHMI46QDiI3aVjqa52QIw77n9otqXrtFuCvyUAKleDf6TpkTL-WrZ0_cQkTBhQWoAT1fSwpyKFyPVNowAY/s4032/IMG_2225.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVozYrzGlkiN-ZzfwjNyr3QO_h486quuQu75gU-AKmNRXT-y51_IAkokzQW851NQWDAOz-_kJH9OQliwd55dzpO3CkQkseSXU4LCmV0vWvRSHMI46QDiI3aVjqa52QIw77n9otqXrtFuCvyUAKleDf6TpkTL-WrZ0_cQkTBhQWoAT1fSwpyKFyPVNowAY/w480-h640/IMG_2225.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Being quilted, the bag doesn’t gather quite as well, but it stands up nicely when opened.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGL1r2pw2t1G8Uu6OCH4Tu8CrdAsARj8zgcUt0Ck_1isf8-0igfb-mQv6M5vQJzDakMmWHIpBLikLIjSjdnUoW0Wf727z6nT3Oy6WC8HGKOw1hGhCFwa6fDOk5BbXtldQSz4w50g01mhBf5FpEqOwXYrnE8N-g-aD3gVtOm2Auk836D3N1fWb9URoWm4/s4032/IMG_2226.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGL1r2pw2t1G8Uu6OCH4Tu8CrdAsARj8zgcUt0Ck_1isf8-0igfb-mQv6M5vQJzDakMmWHIpBLikLIjSjdnUoW0Wf727z6nT3Oy6WC8HGKOw1hGhCFwa6fDOk5BbXtldQSz4w50g01mhBf5FpEqOwXYrnE8N-g-aD3gVtOm2Auk836D3N1fWb9URoWm4/w480-h640/IMG_2226.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The back and side view. Did I say I love the fabrics?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSFaMA10nDVK75dJ6EXFtTJq9A4oT3VsiYlx2eZZ8BNLK9I66SCCjzdrROhgfR25kRKugjO4J29HBBxuEAyVsXypViFPmYKPk1OrXPL_XH9vMCqDcT5ZClF7v8YxySZQBm9fRxZC2HY52_iRq-C3UXub4n06QmGSdC4ewRtoQZTtucHEigxOX1PUhPX4/s4032/IMG_2208.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSFaMA10nDVK75dJ6EXFtTJq9A4oT3VsiYlx2eZZ8BNLK9I66SCCjzdrROhgfR25kRKugjO4J29HBBxuEAyVsXypViFPmYKPk1OrXPL_XH9vMCqDcT5ZClF7v8YxySZQBm9fRxZC2HY52_iRq-C3UXub4n06QmGSdC4ewRtoQZTtucHEigxOX1PUhPX4/w480-h640/IMG_2208.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The eagle eyed may notice that I didn’t end up using needle turn appliqué. I did work on a practice piece, but I think that this was not the best project to start out on, what with those ears being under a quarter of an inch with really tight curves and the bunny tail being about a quarter of an inch. I was not enjoying the process at all, and did not want to mess up this project. Therefore, I returned to what I know and enjoy. I may try needle turn at some stage in the future, but on something rather simpler.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I really love the bag and can’t wait to use it and take it to Scrub Stitchin’ in April. Gosh, that will be here before we know it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtfGLXrbQPC9OA4c4bmpcvabfVptAfLpZvsFmIM4WhfoFQO2aJdGPYWYukGn4_-o6u4DuE8KDdCoj_1rqdR5pkCxQPwnhYHdnyhlg-xduqmSLJlxMJMRyjvw3p0EMRFFClIDTpdRlYBfEmiM52Z9UH_6zCueqiTEc9jnw7vcpUNdTVbpX0WuZsvlUMgs/s4032/IMG_2227.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtfGLXrbQPC9OA4c4bmpcvabfVptAfLpZvsFmIM4WhfoFQO2aJdGPYWYukGn4_-o6u4DuE8KDdCoj_1rqdR5pkCxQPwnhYHdnyhlg-xduqmSLJlxMJMRyjvw3p0EMRFFClIDTpdRlYBfEmiM52Z9UH_6zCueqiTEc9jnw7vcpUNdTVbpX0WuZsvlUMgs/w480-h640/IMG_2227.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As a bonus, there was a little strip of quilted fabric left over from the side panels. It was too pretty to throw out, so I added some of the linings and fabric to the back and ran a quick zig zag around the edges and have a bookmark for my diary. A bit rough and ready, but it will do the job.</p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-86635614160214972452024-01-08T17:00:00.004+11:002024-01-08T17:00:00.159+11:00The First Week of the New Year<div style="text-align: justify;">The start of a new year always seems to bring on some refreshed enthusiasm for stitching goals as well as other plans. This year has been no different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsSKqdY5fugQ7X346X_KlmTJESs54BemHjumlP9L2gMuXTI9D103UYNMoffSkOa2bLUvT-_nl3YNPdKx1D72DReGt7NVYDLgnhJ8kdqZhiR9xPcUrCXJrexv-A4KCQ-Q5aETzaXfONcM5UTpbRZV937_5n-N9IJ5EyJ-2ApAUVGkOj5k7GOlD8yQYHDQ/s4032/IMG_2207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsSKqdY5fugQ7X346X_KlmTJESs54BemHjumlP9L2gMuXTI9D103UYNMoffSkOa2bLUvT-_nl3YNPdKx1D72DReGt7NVYDLgnhJ8kdqZhiR9xPcUrCXJrexv-A4KCQ-Q5aETzaXfONcM5UTpbRZV937_5n-N9IJ5EyJ-2ApAUVGkOj5k7GOlD8yQYHDQ/w480-h640/IMG_2207.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My goal for January is to make the Scrub Stitchin’ Bag. I have made a start, but haven’t progressed very far as yet. As I said earlier, I am going to use needle turn appliqué, which I am not comfortable with. I need to do a little practice piece first.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, what do you do? Some practice, or take an avoidance option? Anyone who knows me knows that I will take the avoidance option. There were plenty of options available to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1WGkYOfTSnFLdg-0SfYOOl1nXYW0ZFgVCjM-jfnS0ztzhc-s31d-_ZfRdlipriZpzpuFm-ivoNrl6Lp5SVgISyTg6IXNhuQOHc3nltv8Y5mNRfWrey3NWHMUOon3XN6O-tQreSV6i45OvjRc8y-7Vq4s-vSgLUjnmQfTVDCXYQZnWvcBYiXtrvPlCpA/s3024/IMG_2159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1WGkYOfTSnFLdg-0SfYOOl1nXYW0ZFgVCjM-jfnS0ztzhc-s31d-_ZfRdlipriZpzpuFm-ivoNrl6Lp5SVgISyTg6IXNhuQOHc3nltv8Y5mNRfWrey3NWHMUOon3XN6O-tQreSV6i45OvjRc8y-7Vq4s-vSgLUjnmQfTVDCXYQZnWvcBYiXtrvPlCpA/w640-h640/IMG_2159.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The other main start that I have undertaken this January is to join in on the Just 2 Charm Packs Quilt Along. The task for 2 January was to cut out the quilt. Being me, I decided to use a slightly different piecing method. The pattern has the block pieced in rows, but I wanted to make units, which I could then join together as a nine patch using the webbing method. Therefore, my cutting was a little different to the pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOQEXWtOz2YX0SO9reILWjf5WK-ejfDwRMSNfS-gcQvWVVXpBdxYvmnYze7vP6e5wBJEdvJ8aey2iH1Eq11m1q8LBP3dDLyKwhyphenhyphenHjtv2bf__v5jMYBZtnCtolDO5b-Ew1zbT0FiDchkaV3ZPBV727oUM8h_XCMsPEeTSgH6Pt1xnMZBUUcU0liIR1Z1Q/s4029/IMG_2164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="1759" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOQEXWtOz2YX0SO9reILWjf5WK-ejfDwRMSNfS-gcQvWVVXpBdxYvmnYze7vP6e5wBJEdvJ8aey2iH1Eq11m1q8LBP3dDLyKwhyphenhyphenHjtv2bf__v5jMYBZtnCtolDO5b-Ew1zbT0FiDchkaV3ZPBV727oUM8h_XCMsPEeTSgH6Pt1xnMZBUUcU0liIR1Z1Q/w280-h640/IMG_2164.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNYop6tS51W8_NefS9W5CGmqzZH13QfrqoyX4UDOBYiA9Em3xGKuSqJklp5P4QaYpkfhE84mwCJ9BZ37v3XoYjUP7UX_a0pGG7LHr4YBW3sSgoDMK7pTBJTzPA1TrdhpVR2tNui208SVpiXN-Qc0Xxtwe_mYAn7t9sZsLgHd-B-_-QakXeI_wBswojC4/s4032/IMG_2163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNYop6tS51W8_NefS9W5CGmqzZH13QfrqoyX4UDOBYiA9Em3xGKuSqJklp5P4QaYpkfhE84mwCJ9BZ37v3XoYjUP7UX_a0pGG7LHr4YBW3sSgoDMK7pTBJTzPA1TrdhpVR2tNui208SVpiXN-Qc0Xxtwe_mYAn7t9sZsLgHd-B-_-QakXeI_wBswojC4/w640-h480/IMG_2163.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The next process isn’t listed until 16 January and is to piece ten of the twenty blocks. Well, maybe I got carried away (avoidance) and have already pieced those ten. The next ten will take a bit more planning, as I don’t want to have duplicates of the first ten, which were put together somewhat randomly. They aren’t due intil the end of the month, so plenty of time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOq65xmn5FNH0XTRb-NOf2BWB6hO-WZY6LINVk14HpkG7EIYUwVKV-fT-3bnsx76Tjfl4iTJ60JO67UxbpQSMAVwUdYXuXgXYjqR-HZa2hqAO81LXxpOgCLF-0M6XWH6BVzdRiV9B2akATQmdBd4GebuvFrOb-m2I7ILbZhWn5BN2VjaQ0IRSwJxcITs/s2360/IMG_0395.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2360" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOq65xmn5FNH0XTRb-NOf2BWB6hO-WZY6LINVk14HpkG7EIYUwVKV-fT-3bnsx76Tjfl4iTJ60JO67UxbpQSMAVwUdYXuXgXYjqR-HZa2hqAO81LXxpOgCLF-0M6XWH6BVzdRiV9B2akATQmdBd4GebuvFrOb-m2I7ILbZhWn5BN2VjaQ0IRSwJxcITs/w640-h444/IMG_0395.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We had a couple of Chookshed Stitchers Zoom sessions this week, during which I had finished the stitched saying on the Scrub Stitchin’ Bag. There weren’t many on at this stage, but we did end up with sixteen on the screen later in the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU9RyY9UqMnFMjN0Ja-POoE5W6zaT86mBqO1oPn4m200Aywx91CXA5jZGc6lOrBSnIILow3WRXtyr5uPF-99vuzrO-uNevpTY5HcvyMsEn2CJ9Jwdz1yvDPeOU7Fltc8OEwdod-8vtuBUg7tvvMaCRHX9X8TpQOnA3V-IAP_XZNaZTKpBj5McLDMxfvQ/s3024/IMG_2205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU9RyY9UqMnFMjN0Ja-POoE5W6zaT86mBqO1oPn4m200Aywx91CXA5jZGc6lOrBSnIILow3WRXtyr5uPF-99vuzrO-uNevpTY5HcvyMsEn2CJ9Jwdz1yvDPeOU7Fltc8OEwdod-8vtuBUg7tvvMaCRHX9X8TpQOnA3V-IAP_XZNaZTKpBj5McLDMxfvQ/w640-h640/IMG_2205.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wanted something else, nice and easy, to work on while chatting away. Another Spike Granny Square was the result.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjUGSos-hzoe0MkHIw145SJQmGgRat8AJSmugL02QxKtTf0DzeqCPi020rnmaacxaAlgRHfRLHZDLVDL6_2YpN9BAoy3bRpeJSH-LmqEIEn7n1uloXobVjAlErD1q0QwNsEOocPcDffkamSw8RXjA97JwFTeQk7MKuCN2v1bTPAiT6BHP5wZVPGbig8M/s3751/IMG_2162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="3751" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjUGSos-hzoe0MkHIw145SJQmGgRat8AJSmugL02QxKtTf0DzeqCPi020rnmaacxaAlgRHfRLHZDLVDL6_2YpN9BAoy3bRpeJSH-LmqEIEn7n1uloXobVjAlErD1q0QwNsEOocPcDffkamSw8RXjA97JwFTeQk7MKuCN2v1bTPAiT6BHP5wZVPGbig8M/w640-h316/IMG_2162.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That done, what else could I do as avoidance? Why not the Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks? This month in the colour green. It didn’t take long to whip them up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now what?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTyDvGs8LwTChZdmBCLz4LDJ5hX48DtusJCLwwPpgyG3O5W22Np1K2zHz3tWopySzjMQSrMmAtUByP7hHEuh_N_-SG4wR_NghAZu4czt9-srzHguQ3jx8nus7vK629jqCS-Dw2KKjD531-CfbfvoigKm5KtvPvool1qOgFgAud0uV7dXJdkD2vIv01-o/s4032/IMG_2206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTyDvGs8LwTChZdmBCLz4LDJ5hX48DtusJCLwwPpgyG3O5W22Np1K2zHz3tWopySzjMQSrMmAtUByP7hHEuh_N_-SG4wR_NghAZu4czt9-srzHguQ3jx8nus7vK629jqCS-Dw2KKjD531-CfbfvoigKm5KtvPvool1qOgFgAud0uV7dXJdkD2vIv01-o/w640-h480/IMG_2206.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Laundry Basket Quilts Spring Mystery needed the light mauve hexy flower appliquéd onto each of the four larger sections of the quilt. The pieced hexies have been waiting for a few months. That task is now done, despite not being on the radar for January. This quilt needs lots of stems and leaves to be appliquéd next. That will NOT be needle turn, but my trusty machine blanket stitch. Quite a bit of prep is required.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think I am starting to run out of avoidance options……well, no, I can think of more, but I really should put my big girl pants on and play with my needle turn appliqué. I’m sure once I have a go I will wonder what the heck I was worried about. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wish me luck.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/325/1EE076898B5B85978782E5A651868F88.png" style="background: repeat; border: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-29314637792612598162024-01-07T22:12:00.001+11:002024-01-07T22:20:59.920+11:00A Rather Pleasant Day Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUU8x5WY6oQ43rlaBc57z1foZJXXdlqr_s72sEm6neGXV3x4oCV2DoNuj69EFRU6qlP7AwsHbRAE-w0xLDpUcwNjxaPmxN87XgnAqAHm7uYjBbK9r7oL3EGMqqXrX0nW3PvRl1hm1YmCEzXjA8i_Y76xyN7O7gMdCIqdWDUkGXH8qBcSNlAzP_m034R0/s4032/IMG_2165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUU8x5WY6oQ43rlaBc57z1foZJXXdlqr_s72sEm6neGXV3x4oCV2DoNuj69EFRU6qlP7AwsHbRAE-w0xLDpUcwNjxaPmxN87XgnAqAHm7uYjBbK9r7oL3EGMqqXrX0nW3PvRl1hm1YmCEzXjA8i_Y76xyN7O7gMdCIqdWDUkGXH8qBcSNlAzP_m034R0/w640-h480/IMG_2165.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we have hardly used any of the motorcycles for the last few years, I haven’t even listed going for a motorcycle ride as a goal this year. Particularly, in the summer we don’t really like going on the bikes, preferring it when the weather is a little cooler. Well, today, the weather was rather pleasant, being in the mid 20s C, and as we had nothing planned, so we decided to take “Olga” the old girl out for a run to a local pub for lunch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our destination was the historic O’Connell Hotel, which has only recently reopened with new owners after being closed for a few years. Of course, we couldn’t take the direct route, could we.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEMmI7N4J9XjEewbfFAKbvw3ebBI2_75gW04Vy7UToxEo2-0kgSK0xO4tID0X0AWp68dMrZks2Wt3pT0JYBwVStGA6WR9C9gFWILoSJWhNGz5QJbszzNtgGY5BZ1Tm5su2qQIyS08xh5f57CIq_zV6YgKODU15OLFIl4CO24rn4ISEsxma4zLZGTmANE/s3078/IMG_2169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="3078" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEMmI7N4J9XjEewbfFAKbvw3ebBI2_75gW04Vy7UToxEo2-0kgSK0xO4tID0X0AWp68dMrZks2Wt3pT0JYBwVStGA6WR9C9gFWILoSJWhNGz5QJbszzNtgGY5BZ1Tm5su2qQIyS08xh5f57CIq_zV6YgKODU15OLFIl4CO24rn4ISEsxma4zLZGTmANE/w640-h406/IMG_2169.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We travelled via some minor country roads to the village of Tarana before looping back to O’Connell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy7nnWKAvz33CxAGze0KYLAgB_YkJAN_xzzKl8M5C4cs1O1_sALIiQGUiiFeM4nKYSqt6yPt2PWc-xtsqzcZkYZsTNoavhBopXEEYXKmuPW1MRFiSxV8FYPlKdKaojXLI4-rP3nSfQAZL7ZczjTSMfAypS6bz8dmxcFSOIfgQgwog6J4cwLRylO4FrSg/s1170/IMG_2193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1170" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy7nnWKAvz33CxAGze0KYLAgB_YkJAN_xzzKl8M5C4cs1O1_sALIiQGUiiFeM4nKYSqt6yPt2PWc-xtsqzcZkYZsTNoavhBopXEEYXKmuPW1MRFiSxV8FYPlKdKaojXLI4-rP3nSfQAZL7ZczjTSMfAypS6bz8dmxcFSOIfgQgwog6J4cwLRylO4FrSg/w640-h352/IMG_2193.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There were two pretty little timber bridges along this road, but they are currently both in the process of being replaced by more modern, structurally sound versions. It will be better, but also sad to see the old ones go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyjK7WACPOZ_JXzEnXmttzrEyuz5NumMlmzQa-RsffVcPF8lwA617an8GZO9E95Ok7DLJIt2qdj4Hqee2SQ0Qq6BezHOUhMz7SmVVn67i_oDvBVQMvff_cfAPHKvbL1xo8UW8L86KO91ZbghoRzqbN2Xd6_RzXdV8QlRxwqv9_pbkeP9z_QAgJH6p2xQ/s1170/IMG_2194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1170" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyjK7WACPOZ_JXzEnXmttzrEyuz5NumMlmzQa-RsffVcPF8lwA617an8GZO9E95Ok7DLJIt2qdj4Hqee2SQ0Qq6BezHOUhMz7SmVVn67i_oDvBVQMvff_cfAPHKvbL1xo8UW8L86KO91ZbghoRzqbN2Xd6_RzXdV8QlRxwqv9_pbkeP9z_QAgJH6p2xQ/w640-h354/IMG_2194.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rattly timber bridge over the railway line still remains. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVe0BCuxw6sVezy_AKDD3TlFgB0Bu-B02Z-gSSDvhOWqa1Hlq4vShhjjVTxNJ9ukXoLRhjB1dj7roK2jrSNAl6Uz1B_gl7rzfMTbDYaDQ2WzrII1qveBYaSO4-UAnAKeBRH5bg6XWchpPFllz-S7RP-tBYXPgqlhFfJ6vD_MFKeS0Bf2Q_01jfmHC7fI/s1170/IMG_2191.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVe0BCuxw6sVezy_AKDD3TlFgB0Bu-B02Z-gSSDvhOWqa1Hlq4vShhjjVTxNJ9ukXoLRhjB1dj7roK2jrSNAl6Uz1B_gl7rzfMTbDYaDQ2WzrII1qveBYaSO4-UAnAKeBRH5bg6XWchpPFllz-S7RP-tBYXPgqlhFfJ6vD_MFKeS0Bf2Q_01jfmHC7fI/w640-h358/IMG_2191.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road goes beside, over and under the main western railway line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGbPbCNYcpbo_xFqLB3xSEazizjNUOiNAbx53YFp6sNcpklzc6TAC27yGYNTJpE1_AxUzA8ilUCAvtr50aiw3TZGIVnOGV2hUZFTyyY6EPqzkjOWl6XvULqJOKnFaOXsXhc7zHxMj889_wA4opbHy24jEFrZilmlZEiT5ZTudP41YXzMBanT53IDL0hU/s4032/IMG_2179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGbPbCNYcpbo_xFqLB3xSEazizjNUOiNAbx53YFp6sNcpklzc6TAC27yGYNTJpE1_AxUzA8ilUCAvtr50aiw3TZGIVnOGV2hUZFTyyY6EPqzkjOWl6XvULqJOKnFaOXsXhc7zHxMj889_wA4opbHy24jEFrZilmlZEiT5ZTudP41YXzMBanT53IDL0hU/w640-h480/IMG_2179.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This picturesque cottage is being restored. I love its name “Paris”.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3vnslOiuPBGzAQhpVrNC6UMGAx-cP6Qxvy7tlDbzjPKh0hwsj_M35qurEft-qCG19FEOpnrqbNlgcXQmHajNccMelDSQhZZURYjLSbiee6YxaWqdSEbk2rh_nKfRDfBA7OFoK1nGjfLPaMkhkEORXs1h1O99JpuenFvK8fFWTxebxLVth835MGbBoOA/s4032/IMG_2183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3vnslOiuPBGzAQhpVrNC6UMGAx-cP6Qxvy7tlDbzjPKh0hwsj_M35qurEft-qCG19FEOpnrqbNlgcXQmHajNccMelDSQhZZURYjLSbiee6YxaWqdSEbk2rh_nKfRDfBA7OFoK1nGjfLPaMkhkEORXs1h1O99JpuenFvK8fFWTxebxLVth835MGbBoOA/w640-h480/IMG_2183.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was so nice to still see the landscape looking so green, especially in January and after us having weather forecasts of a hot and dry summer…….not that summer is over yet, by any stretch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6WnJisYrU7hA6kRDpu8bi6_zL_ZHN6rjtTpW4CkhlYLR7Yc1JZk5Ngh_YCs9qGzppFU55lcTaFopBfge2BQ4tVVP10-xubfO7mUnY9LpZnUhVGwt41tu6S2flixE4AFUcTlIbf8zObMLrJbZp8rIRJSLsgF4576KRliu_1m0U3dqdNrVwCqAnssrqB8/s4032/IMG_2185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6WnJisYrU7hA6kRDpu8bi6_zL_ZHN6rjtTpW4CkhlYLR7Yc1JZk5Ngh_YCs9qGzppFU55lcTaFopBfge2BQ4tVVP10-xubfO7mUnY9LpZnUhVGwt41tu6S2flixE4AFUcTlIbf8zObMLrJbZp8rIRJSLsgF4576KRliu_1m0U3dqdNrVwCqAnssrqB8/w480-h640/IMG_2185.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was a good crowd at the pub. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSmppSUUJ9HQZWCxNA9K0tZ3oiPrdAf5eSzogUad7DhimtxFLc4l6d9hVUwq_sQqm04oPxfg2k0tLH2qXww4EEriaWCcy1He6OgIK0QL4xRtE2Tl5vVKdAjWi4C8ZmmsT-PHiLti0ifrv7UyJD1-qg1NPsdoaLeWpKcTnx2Xl3PpP4yRirAiZIFkF_SM/s4032/IMG_2186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSmppSUUJ9HQZWCxNA9K0tZ3oiPrdAf5eSzogUad7DhimtxFLc4l6d9hVUwq_sQqm04oPxfg2k0tLH2qXww4EEriaWCcy1He6OgIK0QL4xRtE2Tl5vVKdAjWi4C8ZmmsT-PHiLti0ifrv7UyJD1-qg1NPsdoaLeWpKcTnx2Xl3PpP4yRirAiZIFkF_SM/w640-h480/IMG_2186.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It dates back to 1865, which is fairly old for a timber pub around these parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhi_LvWxJEyR2fQmMh-EebHKnq8VQOm2tDW6AkG9LxZvURFUeV3t1scTjSc79I0C5LI8L1SIqF6VTAe4fCBli5cRN-MEKFY8c42ymSB9hFA5O-XNT248fLPwC6r3pPH99zC4-QPJRHNy3FAWuOmbrt4Myw0f1nBQM9Zibr-qfvTy7b424eCbzyfnS_xk/s3024/IMG_2187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="3024" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhi_LvWxJEyR2fQmMh-EebHKnq8VQOm2tDW6AkG9LxZvURFUeV3t1scTjSc79I0C5LI8L1SIqF6VTAe4fCBli5cRN-MEKFY8c42ymSB9hFA5O-XNT248fLPwC6r3pPH99zC4-QPJRHNy3FAWuOmbrt4Myw0f1nBQM9Zibr-qfvTy7b424eCbzyfnS_xk/w640-h464/IMG_2187.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The food was delicious and they have several beers from Bathurst’s local brewery on tap, which was good to see. Mick does enjoy their Pale Ale.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As seating was at a premium, another couple sat down with us. We got chatting and it came up that we were on the sidecar. They laughed, as they had been having a look at Olga out the front. It turned out that they are in the area farm sitting a place just down the road from where we used to live and they own a Ural sidecar. We ended up having a lovely hour chatting away about the various places we have both travelled and also motorcycles. An unexpected bonus to our lunch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eventually, we decided we had better head home, of course taking the scenic route, rather than the direct one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXLqb7M4xdCXxBEDmc_Lo7mIvtBvYc8DIncObjosUBEvhF3hCydH1Fgy1_uyxcW_N79cTIKtCotlA7QKLFEB7FWHCWOGRLsUBhzEP0HI7foeQG8AuIbzrocwwsR8uIRPL3mbeMXACsukRhCMTIE6s5hYnurC5jASCm_LI6DOUW8ntuDMngpOXc7TQ5u8/s4032/IMG_2188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXLqb7M4xdCXxBEDmc_Lo7mIvtBvYc8DIncObjosUBEvhF3hCydH1Fgy1_uyxcW_N79cTIKtCotlA7QKLFEB7FWHCWOGRLsUBhzEP0HI7foeQG8AuIbzrocwwsR8uIRPL3mbeMXACsukRhCMTIE6s5hYnurC5jASCm_LI6DOUW8ntuDMngpOXc7TQ5u8/w480-h640/IMG_2188.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, along some little dirt lanes near where we used to live.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73XwtxNZXbmxy6mnvXT11RcHTZi3aNBeuFttXxOtWlF0uTNkWdsZTufM20qg2MWSDHfXLTHtZmWyYvYxWzLyRZfqTrbwoiOgs6VGkaKgQGLM5OG4vJGeeJ1FLQJOlWdZbTu6JBDtaEcv8qt89KliK8cQTTpco4GwDGmC0YSXmdsuG1ap0Lj9C-Qo6bTA/s4032/IMG_2190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73XwtxNZXbmxy6mnvXT11RcHTZi3aNBeuFttXxOtWlF0uTNkWdsZTufM20qg2MWSDHfXLTHtZmWyYvYxWzLyRZfqTrbwoiOgs6VGkaKgQGLM5OG4vJGeeJ1FLQJOlWdZbTu6JBDtaEcv8qt89KliK8cQTTpco4GwDGmC0YSXmdsuG1ap0Lj9C-Qo6bTA/w640-h480/IMG_2190.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then we headed over to The Lagoon and then Ben Chifley Dam, our local water supply. The dam is full, but had been closed due a blue green algae outbreak. Fortunately, they received the all clear and the speed boats were out in force and the aqua park has reopened. It was good to see so many using it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It really was a lovely day out, made even more so by the fact that it was totally unplanned. A nice bonus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, let’s see if we can get out and about on the bikes a bit more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/325/1EE076898B5B85978782E5A651868F88.png" style="background: repeat; border: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
http://jannimary.blogspot.com</div>Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288331185772160975noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374534077382029318.post-76266729572799050032024-01-02T17:00:00.002+11:002024-01-03T19:12:02.262+11:00My Goals For January<div style="text-align: justify;">Here we are, at the start of a shiny New Year, complete with all the enthusiasm to get lots done and join in on everything. I certainly have a lot I wish to achieve this month. Let’s see how I go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_4CQ1HUtefw2JKhwTEiJ28iR8iZWhLFRJK4ZgZUsA4ErIdj2jPUuj60vn-GSAmwrsbIFyHJJMyt9tBTnrIUvdlX0LU1sJ8OPw2R0Hkh61rKHXgA4qnNjW8jYANusWwA8-Sj6_BMUSbXddGtWdIw4eo5JDR7Bok8ovpuudX2KOwK84Puiq2dfmRy4f2k/s4032/IMG_2145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_4CQ1HUtefw2JKhwTEiJ28iR8iZWhLFRJK4ZgZUsA4ErIdj2jPUuj60vn-GSAmwrsbIFyHJJMyt9tBTnrIUvdlX0LU1sJ8OPw2R0Hkh61rKHXgA4qnNjW8jYANusWwA8-Sj6_BMUSbXddGtWdIw4eo5JDR7Bok8ovpuudX2KOwK84Puiq2dfmRy4f2k/w480-h640/IMG_2145.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, I need to confirm that I did complete my jigsaw puzzle yesterday, which I am very pleased about, as I was using my cutting mat as a jigsaw mat and I want my cutting mat back to use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx5eXDbNEebfiXOHy7GNQsJK9yVpehU8s-ELHRHXnKdymU0DtboCMGIRub5RIVvyY4vXA6vkJ24XHtn-1LDSwUcgqrkOlrLCAxGQ0yS8hupZUuAC7XQ0ceQAgviLFks8igIccSs1VTac2bsuFp8vKlVRAdsVAZ5_RE_MCuEs1zhIlkVhlJ1XTQi5djN4/s320/IMG_0390.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx5eXDbNEebfiXOHy7GNQsJK9yVpehU8s-ELHRHXnKdymU0DtboCMGIRub5RIVvyY4vXA6vkJ24XHtn-1LDSwUcgqrkOlrLCAxGQ0yS8hupZUuAC7XQ0ceQAgviLFks8igIccSs1VTac2bsuFp8vKlVRAdsVAZ5_RE_MCuEs1zhIlkVhlJ1XTQi5djN4/w200-h200/IMG_0390.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My goals each month will be partly determined by the number drawn for the Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFSYE-YQsPHcOKgBBJOuk7trJM4mni8dUrP2ROyxPWAw08Qqd_SUlwZQl9El7nYlZjIkw5xC0tMwLUN8MNAMwpomvQoldAws6zQto3_pbvpozCuiaNVX0b1u2RUHUJjsW99IuWoyXOZo6Q0SYO_JD717Q_pA5JS1iKNWkBGvx0w1xEMJfQF8IoG4LJF8/s4032/IMG_2150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFSYE-YQsPHcOKgBBJOuk7trJM4mni8dUrP2ROyxPWAw08Qqd_SUlwZQl9El7nYlZjIkw5xC0tMwLUN8MNAMwpomvQoldAws6zQto3_pbvpozCuiaNVX0b1u2RUHUJjsW99IuWoyXOZo6Q0SYO_JD717Q_pA5JS1iKNWkBGvx0w1xEMJfQF8IoG4LJF8/w480-h640/IMG_2150.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The number this month is 6, which is the Scrub Stitchin’ Bag that we received at Baradine last year. This worked out rather well, as quite a few of us have listed that project at number 6 and it also means that it will hopefully be completed to take along to Scrub Stitchin’ in April.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While I was pleased to have this as the first project, I suddenly wondered where the kit actually was. Oops. Fortunately, it was in only the third place I looked for it. Those who know me well, are aware that I only do machine blanket stitch applique. Well, I have decided that this will be a good project to try a little bit of needle turn. It is time I had another go at it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now that I know what I need to do there, I can look at my other goals for the month.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ONE MONTHLY GOAL</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YQ0HigLCprUyc0Vv_qDsTlzRE2hXP_Q04tvyRenlxMiUF0lBwEXeN82SGyL6W8rzbJRKRbnKPzwSMCKb4-IMTAbXfr9Wtv739eoAOv3ZBO8Ix5Ntq7oOaCfWCJNU6dQ8hUSORigsu6g5aWasKRprULRHe1SE1GJrYJosYocrPcJVG64UzFSX6GcDqB8/s1254/IMG_0391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1248" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YQ0HigLCprUyc0Vv_qDsTlzRE2hXP_Q04tvyRenlxMiUF0lBwEXeN82SGyL6W8rzbJRKRbnKPzwSMCKb4-IMTAbXfr9Wtv739eoAOv3ZBO8Ix5Ntq7oOaCfWCJNU6dQ8hUSORigsu6g5aWasKRprULRHe1SE1GJrYJosYocrPcJVG64UzFSX6GcDqB8/w199-h200/IMG_0391.jpeg" width="199" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My goal will be the Scrub Stitchin’ Bag. I did have another idea, but it will now be in the background and hopefully, I can at least get a little done on that project as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://superscrappy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">RAINBOW SCRAP CHALLENGE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Fcxg3ZuyIlWo40LXFbOFeB0sD7zWnzq-MeBo0ogfZPPeYVH6X9baDRmg8MYBBVMZl-UjQkvpk7b_1ysnk3pGDbF9nSuH9BOZpYOklQNMmzaFI6xnRKKV0wqhJdCACNyPvCNbptyh1lhA8IMyBiUbz3C3KfbdqWDiGEHbfyKAddrYprHPsfj48N4ztgA/s835/IMG_0392.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="805" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Fcxg3ZuyIlWo40LXFbOFeB0sD7zWnzq-MeBo0ogfZPPeYVH6X9baDRmg8MYBBVMZl-UjQkvpk7b_1ysnk3pGDbF9nSuH9BOZpYOklQNMmzaFI6xnRKKV0wqhJdCACNyPvCNbptyh1lhA8IMyBiUbz3C3KfbdqWDiGEHbfyKAddrYprHPsfj48N4ztgA/w193-h200/IMG_0392.png" width="193" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The colour this month is green. I intend to make two blocks for the split nine patch. A very simple make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/2023/11/just-two-charm-pack-quilts-book-quilt.html" target="_blank">JUST TWO CHARM PACK QUILT ALONG</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MKVe5UKgHVE5Y_r4XcasQfD7UWmmCf07hSka6ReZF6VVjzy-qZuLy5vwH-6a2Dq2vWNs88o6fYze0BvyemlYRwbzlHCFeTx1ja6SSeGsb0DEv8LITkddm8Cly04VFWiJ-avfRIK3EvA-BOfos1-7bVabphW2N7C8cw9w7fROZ-TWbhcuwK7u8kLkvxg/s1178/IMG_0389.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="1171" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MKVe5UKgHVE5Y_r4XcasQfD7UWmmCf07hSka6ReZF6VVjzy-qZuLy5vwH-6a2Dq2vWNs88o6fYze0BvyemlYRwbzlHCFeTx1ja6SSeGsb0DEv8LITkddm8Cly04VFWiJ-avfRIK3EvA-BOfos1-7bVabphW2N7C8cw9w7fROZ-TWbhcuwK7u8kLkvxg/w199-h200/IMG_0389.jpeg" width="199" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This has been planned for a little while. When Susan from <a href="http://grannysmithquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Granny Smith’s Quilting</a> visited late last year she gifted me half of a layer cake of Bonnie and Camille’s Vintage Modern range, being the equivalent of two charm packs. She proposed that we both join in with the quilt along. The idea is that you can make any of the quilts in the book. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcY0j4-KsBD5BB2a1Fy1Sss0J_1oVEhC1QHfm_chmsDRcF_t-TKBhL0joVIESgS0J98guDoENK0V5tIt7i5-qc3G7MBFpS_81FUlwRdtcyZQAjgeNN4ZOXVLb-4yUIsdF91cCxBZTuJk-ap_iF9P4TzJ4yPQOjIMcgFDqteZVshrrmvlP4B8M0CxFwo0E/s1450/IMG_2152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcY0j4-KsBD5BB2a1Fy1Sss0J_1oVEhC1QHfm_chmsDRcF_t-TKBhL0joVIESgS0J98guDoENK0V5tIt7i5-qc3G7MBFpS_81FUlwRdtcyZQAjgeNN4ZOXVLb-4yUIsdF91cCxBZTuJk-ap_iF9P4TzJ4yPQOjIMcgFDqteZVshrrmvlP4B8M0CxFwo0E/w516-h640/IMG_2152.jpeg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have chosen one called “Betty”, which is fairly simple, but should look really effective with the fabrics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEMO5Nufmn8SRfwHWq81d2d7eFQt-0rgNmhEWsRdwaNkfy79DPBDfRe-uWSYcK3p1imWzxT8zyrd6-biUVa9jI-p7GjVRhdw7gCGTLuuHJg59tRO9H4oGuJBBVLAxWfDwRzzMD9Mfy7o9Jq5boMErmhuxSJkX7ZCbLum6dl4lQflsmJfptfZHB7E-v1k/s4032/IMG_2151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEMO5Nufmn8SRfwHWq81d2d7eFQt-0rgNmhEWsRdwaNkfy79DPBDfRe-uWSYcK3p1imWzxT8zyrd6-biUVa9jI-p7GjVRhdw7gCGTLuuHJg59tRO9H4oGuJBBVLAxWfDwRzzMD9Mfy7o9Jq5boMErmhuxSJkX7ZCbLum6dl4lQflsmJfptfZHB7E-v1k/w480-h640/IMG_2151.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have added white and a patterned grey that was lurking in a bottom drawer for the background, sashing and border. The plan is that we cut it out on 2 January, and then work on the next stages each two weeks, with a big reveal of the quilts in the middle of March. It should be fun and very doable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://kate-life-in-pieces.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">15 MINUTES A DAY</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jlglot_EQKMHpv_54wXfcB6fefVIIo6MReXKjzNceuewL7q36JEeJni0Rn3vXivOd_9bHFRAfwr4S6usQuT1OPrWKpR3Bf3XeMOMCcNm84Y5ZAvORR2tJDQUE1tZg8GkzbuWaSXqe79BFGHbaMP7j3u_Kjr6tQieY1kFgRK7m2FxbE42iUpHCBXbmr4/s3600/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jlglot_EQKMHpv_54wXfcB6fefVIIo6MReXKjzNceuewL7q36JEeJni0Rn3vXivOd_9bHFRAfwr4S6usQuT1OPrWKpR3Bf3XeMOMCcNm84Y5ZAvORR2tJDQUE1tZg8GkzbuWaSXqe79BFGHbaMP7j3u_Kjr6tQieY1kFgRK7m2FxbE42iUpHCBXbmr4/w200-h200/2024%20Button%2015%20minute%20To%20Stitch.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This worked so well for me last year, so I intend to keep at it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to all the ladies who take the trouble to make these challenges possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other than the Scrub Stitchin’ Bag, this is what I hope to do:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li>Work on a donation project</li><li>Use Monique</li><li>Do some knitting or crochet - probably work on the Spiked Granny Rug</li><li>Work on a UFO or WIP - just not sure what as yet</li><li>Complete something - hopefully the Scrub Stitchin’ Bag</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">NON STITCHING GOALS</div><div style="text-align: justify;">These remain much the same as usual:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li>Read a book</li><li>Try a new recipe</li><li>Go away with the caravan - very unlikely, due to busy school holiday time</li><li>Have a fun day out</li></ul><div>In addition to these, I want to get our home office under control again.</div><div><br /></div><div>That little lot should keep me out of trouble. I’ll report back at the end of the month with progress.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/325/1EE076898B5B85978782E5A651868F88.png" style="background: repeat; border: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Janice
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