For susan @ quilty indulgence.

just a quick post for SUSAN @ QUILTY INDULGENCE.
or for anyone else that is interested in quilty horoscope
http://www.kitsnpieces.com.au/patchwork/horoscope.htm

Its the smallest things that count !!

I have been sick for almost a week with a chest infection so i havent been feeling like sewing let alone chatting or anything that didnt involve sleeping lol
but alas today i actually had the inspiration to make something,
All though i am a great beliver that quilts belong on beds i thought with christmas comming up i would make a small wall hanging for a very bare wall in our house. santa and rudy were my first attempt at applique and i think i pulled it off pretty well for a first timer.

here is also a picture of a phone dangle for my mobile phone. my sister lisa made it for me i thought it was great!!
the idea of these phone dangles is 1. to add a little bling to my phone and 2.so i can tell the difference between my phone and my sister sam's phone (we both have the same type and colour phone. 3. it has a little bell on it so i know i have it with me cause it dingles when i walk.

4 patch diamonds

here is the quilt top i have been working on for a week , and a picture of the border , now wondering what to do next lol

Yet another stolen thing from sugar hehehe

Greatest Myspace Survey

About You...
Age- 27
Birthplace- warwick Queensland Australia
Current Location.- Tannum Sands Queensland Australia

Hair Color- Brown
Eye Color green
Height- 5 Foot 6 Inches
Heritage- a bitza, lol i have aboriginal, scottish,asian,
and english
Your fears- the unknown
Your weakness- chocolate and gifts
Goal for today- :to mow the lawn in the morning when i drag my butt outa bed.
Goal for this year : lose some weight
Lifetime goal live long and prosper
When do you want to get married? soon i hope
and to whom? mr hefty Quilter of course (trevor)
Ever been in love? yes
Currently in love? yes
Do you think you are attractive? sometimes
Your best physical feature : i cant say in here it is too explicit lol they are pink and sit on your chest
Have you ever...

eaten Sushi... yes
gone skinny dipping... yes
been beaten up... yes all the time when i was a kid by my sister lisa
wanted to kill someone... at times but dont actually do it
gone a week without MySpace... yes!
gone a week without TV... no, that is a sin lol
Who's the last person to...
kiss you... Trevor
say hi to you... Jodi
talk to you... all the ladies on quiltchat
What's the last...
Time you cried? my pops funeral back in february
Book you've read? a million little pieces - james frey (oprah book club)
Store you've been in? big W
Can you...
Dance? i dont think i can but others say other wise
Speak a differenty language? i can count to 10 in german and french and aussie slang and vulgar language
Cook? Of course that is my proffession
Write w/ both hands? nope im a righty
Whistle? yep just not when i really need to
Finish the line...
If I had a... Longarm Quilter
I would quilt my own quilts to sell them
So I can make money

I stole this from sugar Queens dream lol

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? - My sister
2. What were you doing at 0800? - getting ready to go shopping with my mother
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? - doing my Oply duties in Quiltchat
4. What happened to you in 2006? - moved to tannum sands queensland
5. What was the last thing you said out loud? - nite nite lil.
6. How many beverages did you have today? - 1 cup of coffee, 1 coke, not nearly enuf water
7. What color is your hairbrush? -black and blue
8. What was the last thing you paid for? - christmas bells
9. Where were you last night? - home chatting in quilt chat
10. What color is your front door? - white.
11. Where do you keep your change? - in a piggy bank
12. What's the weather like today? - sunny and cool
13. What's the best ice-cream flavor? - choc mint chip
14. What excites you? - Buying fabric
15. Do you want to cut your hair? - No
16. Are you over the age of 25? - only just im 27
17. Do you talk a lot? - Yes especially when im in Dr Phil mode hehehe
18. Do you watch the O.C.? - No!
19. Do you know anyone named Steven? - Yes
20. Do you make up your own words? - dont think so
21. Are you a jealous person? - I can be
22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'A'- Andrea
23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'K' – Kathy
24. Who's the first person on your received call list? - Trevor
25. What does the last text message you received say? - Whats for lunch?
26. Do you chew on your straw? - yes
27. Do you have curly hair? - No
28. Where's the next place you’re going to? - engagement party saturday (not mine)
29. Who's the rudest person in your life? - Um that would be me.
30. What was the last thing you ate? - KFC
31. Will you get married in the future? - Im hoping so.
32. What's the best movie you've seen in the past 2 weeks? - Flicka
33. Is there anyone you like right now? - I like no one at this time of nite.
34. When was the last time you did the dishes? - the dishwasher did them this morning.
35. Are you currently depressed? - No...Just tired
36. Did you cry today? - No
37. Why did you answer and post this? - Because I saw it on sugars blog and thought it would be a good way for people to get to know me.
38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey, well I hope they will.....
1. swooze 2.beth 3.sarah 4.saphirz 5.bearpaw
So go out and be plenty- or just pass it along....
Hugs!

Quilting Horoscope

being that i am born on the 18th july that makes me a CANCERIAN and here is my Quilting horrorscope


Cancer - June 22 to July 22 Cancer makes quilts to please themselves not to showcase. They do appreciate compliments on their work but being timid they aren't likely to enter a quilt in a competition. They want their quilts to be practical and comfortable and aren't likely to hang one on the wall, but actually use them on beds. Being cautious they are most likely to stick to the traditional designs. They are not likely to add decorative touches, such as trims or whatnots. They believe that quilts are naturally beautiful and do not need embellishments. They love to use dark rich colours in their quilts considering these as more practical. When they discover a quilt shop they like, they become lifetime, loyal customers.

Heart - These dreams

i know this is nothing to do with quilting other than the fact that this is the kind of music i quilt to.
OMG i dont know what the neighbours think when im screaming out these power ballads lol
They must think im strangling the cat or something cause i would have to be the worlds worst singer. lol

One of my all time favourites, leather and lace by stevie nicks

Squishie Season

I would like to say firstly that i am stoked to have won the competition on swoozies blog for her 100th posting.
My squishie of goodies arrived today all the way from texas. I was so excited i opened it down on the foot path at my mail box.
I have had the biggest grin on my dial from the moment i saw the big envelope sitting on top on my mail box. thank you so much swooze the fabrics are absolutley fabulous. this will give me inspiration to make a quilt for my own bed and i will defiently be using the batiks you have sent me!!!
so thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! im so happy that our paths have crossed you are a wonderful friend!!!

when i came home from brisbane at the start of the week, i got home to see a squishie on the bench. of course darling husband had opened it to see if it was a pressy for him but he was greatly dissapointed lol.
instead it was a squishie from a Quilt chat friend called ROMIKA. full of christmas FQ's and a lovely pattern for a applique pillow cushion cover. and a pretty little label for the back of a quilt.
so that didnt appeal to my hubby too much but i sure was stoked by it
i dont know the reason for the lovely gift from romika but it defiently made my day!! so in return i am sending the lovely romika a bottle of merlot from the wine region in the town i grew up in!
i hope she likes it.
once again another dear friend that i am glad our paths have crossed ,im so glad to have found great friends like the ones i have. And i have Quilt Chat to thank for that!!
you all know who you are , i love you all and if you all ever come up my way to the sunny state of queensland australia. drop in there is always a coffee or bevvie with ya name on it.

Brisbane Quilt and craft fair.

HELLLOOOOOOOOO
how have you all been ?
well i havent been too bad i recently went to the brisbane Quilt and Craft Fair.
I didnt get to see much of it. we had a emergency in the morning that only allowed us to go for about 3 hours and thats not nearly enuf time to see and fondle all the goodies.

so heres some pictures of the exibition quilts, OF course i only took pictures of the ones i liked hehehe!
so this first set of pictures are some of the nicest ones there.
the stain glass quilt i fell in love with.
and the gum leafs reminded me of eva (yvonne) as eva is doing a gum leaf quilt at the moment and just wanted her to see this one as im wondering if she would tackle one like this next, lol.
There was another that depicted the australian scene is the windmill and old shack in a thunder and lightning storm i took a picture of the lightning close up as it was great.
at the top of the post are pictures of faces that just amazed me, they were done by a lorraine carthew, if you double click on the pictures it will open them up lots bigger , they were made up of lots of little about 2 inch squares all joined together,
the first one is of a famous australian poet (whom i cant remember his name lol, is it RM Williams??) and the second is of a famous australian cricket player (lol dont know his name either lol) could possibly be sir donald bradman im not quite sure . If anyone can tell me these names please post the answers, and the third is a man i dearly loved and was obsessed with as a child even tho he was assasinated before i was even born.
the great JFK.
this fine artist also did the mosac looking birds, they were unreal
the photos dont do any of the quilts justice at all.
There were some fabulous quilts there but unfortunately i didnt take my larger memory stick with me so i only got 22 pictures in total ,
Next time i will take the big memory stick and make sure i take more.

There were heaps of great stuff there, i was a little dissapointed to see that there wasnt more quilting stalls , as alot of it was in fact beading and paper crafts, scrapbooking. im not against any of those i just love quilting more lol.

finally its finished

well many hours of snipping seams and then thru the washer 2 times and dryer 2 times here is the finished product it took 16 pairs of adult jeans to make

stockings and quilt

the quilt only took me 1 day from start to stop and i have been working on the stockings all week on and off.

By george i think ive done it !!!!

It's finished finally. just in time too as i am giving it to my sister inlaw for her new house in october when i go down to BRISBANE (QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA) to the big quilt and craft show . Im so excited to be going finally to my first show.
well anyway this dresden fan took me a while to complete.
i got the top fininshed in 3 weeks the fans where hand appliqued onto the muslin blocks. the part that took the longest was the machine quilting of the pinwheels up the sides of the outer borders and the echo quilting on the fan blocks, this takes for ever especially when it is only done on my little singer. Its not perfect but nothing i ever do is....
But i am more than happy with the way it has turned out i am proud of myself i just hope she likes it !!!
anyways heres some eye candy for you all .
thats all for now lol will more than likely finish another ufo before i start something new .

a little somethin somethin !

Here's a little some thing i made while i was away, it took me a day to do the mile a minute blocks and 2 hours to put the quilt top together, i have started quilting it in a pastel varigated thread, and hopefully by the end of the week it will be completed so i can then sell it so i can get a little money to fix my car

TAX TIME

I love tax time , the time of the year when my lovely hubby gives me some of his tax cheque for much needed quilting supplies.
heres a list of what i have ordered and am awaiting their arrival in the post.

queensize cotton batting - (to finish the brown turning twenty)
Queensize wool batting - (to start the hand quilting on the dresden fan)
apple core templates
can of basting spray
5 mtrs of fuseable webbing (for future applique projects)
a rotary blade sharpener
1mtr homespun blue
1mtr homespun pink
1 tube of udder cream
16 x FQ's
pinwheel stencil .
and i am going to the shop tomorrow to get backing for dresden fan and brown turning twenty.

i like goodies in the mail. dont you?

im back

take a look ! this is the reason i never get anything done lol

IN THE BEGINING GOD CREATED QUILTERS!!

I have been spending some time lately looking at blogs and got some inspiration from the crafty Celtic house wife's blog.
I decided i was going to tackle the art of denim scrap quilts lol
So here are the beginning's of my 1st denim quilt.
Haven't done many blocks so far but to use up all the smaller bits i decided to do some crazy patch blocks
BTW i am only doing 5inch unfinished blocks lol so this is going to take awhile lol.
i have used pocket pieces and all.
WISH ME LUCK!!!!

anyway i really would like to say thank you to all whom read my blog i didn't think i was all that interesting lol and most of the time i just blabber on about anything and everything lol
and a very special thank you to those who leave messages on my blog it is good to know that someone is actually reading it lol
You know who you are saphirz, swooze, sarkarnor, my three beautiful mates. love yas lots.

What takes up my time?

Well these days it is hard to get into my sewing room for much needed "me" time.
i did how ever get to do a little quickie today, it is a tooth fairy pillow. with a little pocket in the front of it for the tooth to be replaced with money. and i have finished the first border on my turning twenty quilt top.

I have a 3 year old that takes my time
I have a 35 year old that takes alot of my time , especially when i am cleaner, cook and chief bottle washer, secretary, and nanny all in one.
as well as look after 5 puppies 2 adult dogs and 1 cat that is in and out the front door constantly she is a pain in the butt. she refuses to use litter tray so she insists that she be let out everytime she wants out!.
all in all it is very frustrating!

FRIDAY.

today is friday, not much is happening.
so i looked at some blogs and decided i was going to try one of these STOLEN MEME.
ok so what you do is you go to wikipedia and type in your birtday , mine is 18th July. and then you read read and read

BIRTHDAYS

1918 Nelson Mandela (african president)

1950 Sir Richard Branson (English owner of virgin blue airlines)

1967 Vin Diesel (American Actor)

EVENTS

1536 The authority of the pope is declaired void in england

1925 Adolf Hitler publishes his first personal manifesto - Mein Kampf

1953 Elvis Presley made his first recording in sun studios

HOLIDAY

Uruguay - Constitution Day


July 18th is the 199th day of the year.

all you have to do is read read read and pick out 3 birthdays , 3 events, 1 holiday, and i threw in a interesting fact that it was the 199th day of the year.

YOU HAVE A GO!!

LOOK WHAT I MADE!!!

Hey see what i made today, I just started sewing and this is what i came out with ,lol long way from a glasses case that i was aiming for lol.
Arnie Pat is sending me some glasses case patterns so im stoked i will actually get it right with a pattern lol..
so anyway what would you call this thing? it has a pocket , and a little green pocket to maybe put a pen in or your little snippers , or you qik unpick (seam ripper). suggestions please!! it folds into cd case size. could i use it for a travel sewing case? or a little bag , it does hold my mobile phone and my keys and my wallet.
and what price would you put on it if you were selling it?
my mother wishes for me to make a few small things for her to sell at their craft stall,
my mother crochets so she asked me to do some patchwork items for her. for a bit of variety.
p.s. it was made from scraps out of my itty bitty fabric box.
SO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK !!!! SUGGESTIONS GREATLY APPRECIATED !!!!!!

OUR DOG PORSCHE !! Well i had a interesting week tuesday nite just gone, my lovely dog Porsche went into labour. Being she was a second hand dog and was given to us with a million lies from the person giving her away, just to get rid of her. We were looking for a companion dog for our Bundy who is a brindle purebred staffordshire bullterrior. We heard of a 2 year old female that was a give away , we never had any intentions of breeding her ( i didnt think HE would succeed lol). Anyway, we have had her since january 2007 and they had told us she was fully vaccinated and has had a litter of puppies, I didnt think anything of it until i rang her previous vet clinic and asked for her file to be sent to my vet clinic and the lady said "Oh she has never been vaccinated !" I almost died .
Then when she came into season and porsche and bundy did their thing. we noticed her scoffing her food and getting fatter, we took her to the vet and he said yes she is pregnant and she has 5 puppies inside of her.
That was all good on tuesday nite she started acting funny and i went to get a bottle of milk out of the freezer in the garage and looked down and saw she was bleeding, i yelled to my sister and as she walked in i saw a little black puppy in her bed with her, I thought to my self "ABOUT DAMN TIME " i had been a nervous expectant grand mother to be and was ready for it to be over with , i thought 4 more to go!.
It took her a hour and a half to push the next pup out it was BIG, we let her do her thing and we picked it up and rubbed it with a towel and unfortunately it was dead.
with in 3 minutes of her having that one she pushed another out, and so on for the next 4 she was sooo tired after that 6 but she was still contracting like she had another in her, we felt her body and we were sure she had one stuck but the vet said only 5. we thought we would leave her with her 5 live puppies 2 boys and 3 girls and let her get some rest she mite pop the other one out soon if we leave her alone.
i awoke extreemely early the next morning and went to check on my darling, but was still contracting and pushing at count there were still only 5.
I wasnt sure if it was natural for her to still be doing this as i have never owned a female dog before. so i rang my sister at hehehehehe 5am and said what do i do?
she said not much till the vet opens.
so we took her and her puppies to the vet and suzanna said yes she has one still inside her. she said leave her here and we will give her a calcium shot and a oxytocion shot to contract her cervix, see if that helps her push it out .
10am came and suzanna rang and said sorry we have to do a ceasar, to get the pup out. i said ok do it!
she rang me again at 12 noon and said i suggest desexing her at the same time as when i was taking the puppy out i noticed she had previously had a ceasar and her insides are a mess. " i said do what ever you need to do !"
in the end the puppy was dead another boy , if they all had of lived we would have had 4boys and 3 girls. but thats just natures way i guess. so babies are well and getting fat, 6days old and never get off the tit lol. mother is doing well with her belly full of stitches that looks like a very badly made quilt lol. will post pictures asap.
On friday i managed to get my first row of my sisters browns turning twenty quilt, i soon realised all along that i wasnt actually doing a turning twenty lol it is actually a pattern called yellow brick road ! my mistake ! so i hope to have that together by the end of the week lol. thats all for now.

Two good things came from this week.

two good things came from this week. #1 i finished my table runner, i did the binding in a maroon colour, and i quilted it in diagonal lines nothing fancy but i used a dark brown and grey varigated thread by birch. and the #2 is that i was asked by my good mate swooze if i would like to be a Op in our Quilt chat room , i was stoked to think that they ( the Op's) think i am a valid enuf member of our chat room to become a Op. so i contacted scrappy blue ! and am still awaiting the chance to chat to her about training times. THANK YOU SWOOZE !!!! i love ya chick!!. so anyway that is all for now will find something to blog about really soon
btw my table runner was made from my fq stash the only thing i bought for it was the batting, so i hope that satisfies the no buying rule lol winx.