Sunday, July 19, 2015

a cat, a flower and a change around...............



Welcome and happy Sunday. Yesterday I finished a customer quilt which I will share when permission is given after I have posted on it's merry way home south. Until then I have a few things that may interest you. I was in the need for a small change around of furniture and nick nacks today.


The area under our stairs is a place where you wonder what you can put there. A few years ago I bought that lovely roll top desk that someone lovingly converted from a Singer treadle machine, I had been using it as a small office, it looked nice but wasn't really that practical, so has gone into semi retirement. A great place to display some of my beloved 'stuff'. When moving furniture and 'stuff' do you find fluff bunnies like me?


While outside taking advantage of my hubbies help to rig up a hanging place to photograph quilts, Simon was on supervising duties, he has a short attention span and before long it was time for a lie down.


This was all in between great soakings of rain and wind. While outside I was over joyed to see my large deep crimson magnolia flowering!


There is beauty everywhere even on a cold winters day. Taking advantage of the sun while it came it stops and starts found me stitching in the sun with a coffee.


A little while back I managed to stitch a present for my friend Julie as it was her birthday and she is such a dear friend to me.


Several weeks ago I posted about learning to crochet (see here) you see I have finished my small project.


I attached my row of granny squares to the bottom of a merino tunic, I love this outfit and it goes perfect with my red boots!

I will sign off this post of a sneak peek of the quilt I finished yesterday.




16 comments:

  1. Sunshine, I hung the washing out, and WOW, all dry in wind and sun, after a chilly start at 4 Celsius. Love that sneak peek, and who better than the feline family to supervise.

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  2. And your friend Julie just LoVeD her stitchery thankyou Leeanne - & it makes her smile everytime she looks at it. Loving the peek of that new quilt too. Just look at Simons face ... "I,m the string holder & its a very important job". He's such a beautiful cat. Love your new change around, probably loved it even before you did it !!!! That new dress looks stunning, I did wonder why you were crocheting red & black.

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  3. what a lovely gift for your friend. The quilting you have shown a small piece of is looking wonderful

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  4. Lovely stitchery and gift for your friend...good friends are so important in our lives.
    Well done with the crochet. Love love the sewing machine / converted to a roll top desk.
    I think I may have been in a Christmas swap with your friend Julie some years back....does Julie have a little rocking horse tree ornament?

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  5. You have been busy. Love your collection of old suitcases and your stitcheries are gorgeous.

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  6. Thanks of the peep of the latest quilt, look forward to seeing all of it as soon s you get the OK.
    You sound to have been pretty busy and enjoyed having the visit from your grand-daughter.

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  7. Good on you with mastering crochet!! I think I know who the latest quilt may have been for - looking forward to seeing more of it!

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  8. Beautiful stitchery for your friend! Well done with the crochet, looks very impressive! Good to see the supervisor is on the job...better a little concentration that none!! Lovely sneak peek!

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  9. Lots of lovely work on display. Simon is a real cutie.

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  10. I love your display of favorite things!
    The stitched piece for your friend is very cute.
    You tease--can't wait to see that quilt. : )

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  11. Such a productive post! In a different way to the usual ;) Looks great and I do love that no matter the season one can find plenty of beauty around. And the latest quilt... cant wait to see the big reveal!!!

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  12. You've been busy! I love, love, love magnolias, they are truly luxuriant. Looking forward to seeing that quilt you shared a peek of, looks like a foundation piecing beauty.

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  13. What a lovely present for your friend, i love Raggedy Anns, so for me it's twice as much lovely! I love the grannies, what a nice way to use them. And with your red boots you'll look stunning!
    And Simon is so cute!
    Happy week, Cisca

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  14. Don't talk to me about fluff bunnies, the buggers have a breeding program gong on in my house! Simon is looking very gorgeous in the big outdoors supervising, what would you do with out him? Excuse me but where is the photo of you in that crochet edged tunic and those glorious RED boots?? Selfie time me thinks!!!

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  15. Love what you have been doing - that quilt is gorgeous!

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  16. OMG a magnolia already ~ I just rushed to the window to check my tree but no ~ no colour yet ~

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