tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62283623342139096572024-03-16T18:08:11.150+11:00Linen and Raspberryjeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-53709989229666622882014-11-13T08:32:00.001+11:002014-11-13T08:32:47.753+11:00Has it really been that long<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I realised it had been a while but really has it been THAT long since I wrote a post. Time , he really is a thief.<br />
I guess a lot has happened since my last post and really I'm not sure where I should begin so probably I just draw a line in the sand and start afresh from here.<br />
I haven't entirely been away from social media , I have joined the Instagram community and have found that to be a little more user friendly from my point of view. As the name infers Insta meaning instantaneous , it is very quick to upload a photo, simply add some dialogue and post , it is very quick and easy . Writing a blog takes more time in the sense that photos generally need to be resized, prettied up , I like to add a watermark and some borders , then write some sort of explanation , anyway enough of that, I have realised I have missed writing my blog and hearing from my followers, if there are any left after this very long interlude.<br />
If any of you are Instagram users and are interested in following me my user name is @misslinen. <br />
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Spring has well and truly sprung here in Australia , in fact summer is only a couple of weeks away. My favourite flower, the Hydrangea is beginning to bloom , this is the first from the garden this season.<br />
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I am still madly sewing, with many quilts on the go . Expert tuition and guidance is given by the amazing Margaret Sampson-George. I'm sure you are all aware of her quirky style.<br />
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This is my adaptation of Marg's 'Going Green Gradually' as you can see mine is Going Grey Gradually.<br />
I'm auditioning borders for my quilt, I think this is the winner <br />
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Cross Stitch is also another lovely pastime of mine. Recently I have been hosting a Pincushion Stitch Along , it has been really wonderful seeing all of the creations by the other participants. Many of the girls haven't cross stitched for a long time or had never cross stitched, cross stitch is making a resurgence for some and becoming a new hobby for others. I love it because it is so portable , I have been known to cross stitch at traffic lights , never any down time here <br />
This was my entry for the SAL<br />
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There you go , my first post in such a long time, thank you for the many emails I have received asking me to continue posting , I must admit I do feel a little like a fish out of water !!!<br />
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See you soon<br />
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Happy sewing<br />
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so I am constantly reminded.<br />
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Quite a lot of water has passed under the bridge since my last post on April 1 this year.<br />
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First up was a trip to Melbourne to stay with my dear friend <a href="http://www.broderie.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Miss Broderie</a>. <br />
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a wonderful day of sharing friendships</div>
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There are literally hundreds of these funny little Rickshaws , very cheap form of transport<br />
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Here I am with my team , such a happy lovely group, so proud to be a part of them.</div>
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I have to show you my x stitch drum pincushion. This was started on my flight to Mumbai via Singapore.<br />
It is a Blackbird Designs pattern , it was a pleasure to stitch and easy , done on 30 ct linen using overdyed threads. These projects are great for plane travel.<br />
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I paid a visit to the Sydney Quilt show <br />
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and of course these days are great for catching up with <a href="http://cardygirl.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">friends</a>. We look forward to our annual visit for the gorgeous Kate, who used to serve us at M<a href="http://www.materialobsession.typepad.com/" target="_blank">aterial Obsession</a> and who has now relocated to Singapore.<br />
We miss you Kate ,Come back lol<br />
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Lastly I visited Melbourne again. <br />
Marg was doing another weekend workshop. If we are not careful those Melbourne girls are going to claim her.<br />
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How divine is this. Jenny started this quilt on an old Marcella bedcover that belonged to her Mum. You can see at the top of the picture there is an appliqued basket. Well Jenny arrived at the workshop with a pile of Hexie rosettes that her mum had made many years ago and sought Margs help on "what to do with them" and this is what was decided. I just love it. <br />
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Jenny was thrilled with the suggestion so by Sunday morning this is what else she added<br />
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This is going to be such a wonderful 'memory' quilt.<br />
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Just in case you didn't get it 'I LOVE THIS'</div>
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<a href="http://pomegranateandchintz.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Meredithe</a> managed to finish her star, this quilt is going to be very pretty.<br />
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This gorgeous show and Tell was also made by <a href="http://pomegranateandchintz.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Meredithe</a><br />
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This is the famous Camelot quilt , designed by Trish Harper , there is a pattern available and you can find it <a href="http://www.broderie.typepad.com/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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This is Candied hexagons made by Sue<br />
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Some fussy cutting on the above quilt <br />
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This is to be a cushion, love Clamshells <br />
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The Melbourne girls love to use Liberty , I say it is very 'Melbourne 'to do so :-) This was made by Carol. she originally used a different background, didn't like it so pulled it all apart and used this yellow. Well worth it I believe.<br />
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This gorgeous fussy cutting was on a star quilt made by one of the girls. <br />
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This is the corner of <a href="http://www.broderie.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Lizzie's</a> 'Not the Levens Hall' quilt. Designed by Marg Sampson George. So gorgeous</div>
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I have long been a follower on the blog of this <a href="http://pomegranateandchintz.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Lady</a>, it was so great to meet her IRL <br />
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I guess you must be exhausted by now reading all this. I know I am , no wonder the posts are few and far between.<br />
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Next up I will show you what I am working on.<br />
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Happy sewing<br />
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Hoping you have all had a wonderful Easter, I know I have. I have been totally spoilt with this divine chocolate egg from very <a href="http://empty-field.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">special friends</a>.( I am savouring it , it is far too nice to devour just yet I am enjoying the continual temptation)<br />
As usual we have spent Easter at our holiday Humpy and we have had some wonderful times shared with friends. Aren't these just the best times, sharing and making memories with people you enjoy being with.<br />
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It has been some time since my last post and as usual I have been stitching a few projects, I am sure you all know how it is.<br />
Firstly my sheet now has the two side borders sewen onto the centre,so I can finally see an end to this epic.<br />
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It is going to be plenty big enough to cover the top of our bed<br />
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I had quite a time deciding on the centre, the branches were bereft of leaves and flowers for far too long.Thanks to a wonderful tutor Marg Sampson-George for her expert guidance this is what we came up with.<br />
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This is my first attempt at Broderie Perse, far from perfect but fitting for the quirkiness of this quilt.</div>
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I am sure you must all be tired of seeing this cos I certainly am.<br />
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These are the corner blocks I still have to complete a couple<br />
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Hopefully next post I will be able to reveal a completed top. Fingers crossed.<br />
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The whirligig quilt top is also completed ready for quilting. This is a <a href="http://brigittegiblinsfeatheringthenest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Brigitte Giblin</a> pattern. I hand pieced it and thoroughly enjoyed every stitch.<br />
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In my hoop at the moment is the Blooms quilt that I started last year when I visited <a href="http://broderie.typepad.com/my_weblog/" target="_blank">Broderie</a><br />
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I am using Perle thread in a few different colours to quilt this one. I have never used Perle thread before and it took a little getting used to but I like it.<br />
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I really like the backing but feel I should have used the version that was more subtle, paler pinks and mauve's, too late now though.<br />
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The girls in class at Material Obsession are still madly creating masterpieces , quite often the input from the other girls is invaluable<br />
Here Maree was trying to make a decision on a border fabric. <br />
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Many hands make light work and the winner is <br />
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not this one lol, it is the stripe one that Marg has her hand on in the top picture.<br />
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I'm off to play with my <a href="http://empty-field.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">mate</a> for the last evening of our Easter break, there is a chilled bottle of Champagne that needs to be consumed and I may even share some of my choccies with her.<br />
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Happy Sewing and Happy Times.<br />
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jjeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-73229411424725366312013-01-07T12:39:00.001+11:002013-01-07T13:11:52.718+11:00Good Wishes for 2013I thought it was high time I checked in to wish all my followers and readers much good health, happiness and sewing in 2013<br />Lucky for me I am still on holidays , I haven't really picked up a needle for the past couple of weeks so today I am indulging in a little sewing time.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/06/2599.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/06/s_2599.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I need to complete the centre on my sheet, I have been stalling for far too long. I find that if I am not happy with something I tend to put it down, it just becomes too hard to move on, anyway I took it to class just prior to Christmas and got Marg to give me a hand so this is my task today, I have a had a talk to myself , I cannot return to class without this being completed.<br /><br />I have been doing a couple of other things in between , I have made this whirligig quilt that was a Brigitte Giblin pattern published in an past Quilters Companion magazine.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/06/2611.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/06/s_2611.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/06/2612.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/06/s_2612.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I had cut this quilt out many moons ago, I was going to machine piece it but after trialling one block I put it aside as I wasn't keen on that method. I needed a little hand piecing project that didn't require too much brain power so out this came again, after adding a few more current fabrics to it I became hooked. I just need to add the final border with is scrappy diamonds alternated with a white one. I am happy with the way it has turned out, nice and fresh looking.<br />I must go and get on with my ' today ' task so I will have something to show you very soon.<br /><br />I hope you are enjoying or have enjoyed your holiday.<br /><br />Until next time <br />Happy Sewing<br /><br />j<br />jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com21Corlette Corlette-32.718373 152.126187tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-28482353181131424252012-06-17T20:32:00.000+10:002012-06-17T20:35:25.750+10:00The Love of Hexies ContinuesI'm still in love with covering paper hexagons and <a href="http://www.brigittegiblin.com.au/" target="_blank">Brigitte Giblin</a> still manages to fulfil my need with her wonderful patterns.<br />
Those of you that read my blog will remember the small hexagon purse that I made using Brigitte's pattern, now there is a pattern for a larger bag using 1 inch hexies. (You could really use any size however the larger the better for showcasing fabric)<br />
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a fussycut rosette on one side <br />
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and some wacky lining <br />
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I haven't decided on the handle as yet but there is plenty of inspiration <a href="http://www.brigittegiblin.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:little-hexagon-purse-step-by-step&catid=40:stories&Itemid=60" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
The pattern has full easy to follow instructions and you can also purchase the handle and papers.<br />
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I know I am a little late in posting about Brigitte's new book as I have read on many of your blogs that you have by now your copy, in case you don't Brigitte has launched a new book full of patterns that you too can make especially for those of you that are not here in Australia to be able to join in on one of her classes.<br />
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You can purchase <a href="http://www.brigittegiblin.com.au/" target="_blank">online</a>, it is a great coffee table book also, and just to whet your appetite a couple of page views.<br />
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This quilt Carolyn calls the marriage quilt, smaller than the original but divine, I love the replication of colours,browns, blues and pinks.</div>
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George the 3rd ( I think), folk art and another that the name escapes me.</div>
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The quilt show is a great place to catch up with old friends and acquaintances and meeting new ones. Meeting <a href="http://cardygirl.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Cardy</a> and <a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Chooky</a> in person after sharing blogging friendships and sharing a glass of bubbles at days end with friends <a href="http://quiltsalott.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Janet</a> , <a href="http://empty-field.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Kate</a> and <a href="http://www.quiltsinthevines.com.au/" target="_blank">Bernadette</a> ( we missed you Maree and Laurel)</div>
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I'm enjoying the last of the iceberg roses ahead of their dormant period and heavy pruning before they flourish for spring. I just love the pink tinge.</div>
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It is the first month of winter for us southern hemisphere inhabitants , for the first time in years it really feels true to form, I think it is going to be a great sewing season.</div>
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Its been quite some time since I last posted, I have just been through my photos to post and I have quite a few so maybe crab a cuppa or even better a glass of medicine !!!<br />
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I am still working on the 'sheet' , it is taking quite some time to fill up the centre but I have really enjoyed adding shapes and playing with favourite (of the moment) fabrics and even little cross stitches.<br />
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I have left the centre for the moment, I have added the next border which is triangles and some appliqued circles. I will need to come back to the centre obviously as I need some sort of flower or fruit arrangement in that basket. Maybe even a bird or two.<br />
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Think I may need to add some eyes to that Mary Jane Hannaford angel under the hexagon star.<br />
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Just a little close up of the inner border , out from that is a wider border using some of the old sheet and appliquing some whirligig type circles , trees and baskets.<br />
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First up is Lesley, Lesley is making her version of the Sundial quilt, keeping it reasonably traditional just adding a slight nautical theme as sailing is what Lesley and her husband enjoy doing.</div>
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The hexagon madness continues, a couple of the girls are doing Marg's 'Come Fly with Me' bird quilt so they are making their hexagon stars</div>
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Next up is an oldie that Barb has bought out of the cupboard, Marg encourages us all to bring our relics to class , better to be brought out and given a modern update</div>
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Just realised this has uploaded on its side, however Barb is going to applique this hexagon centre onto this lovely bright spot, she is also going to add a small check border with lovely bright diamonds and squares. One of the lovely things we do in class is share our scraps allowing us a little piece of our shared friendships in our quilts.</div>
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Her name is Maggie Beer, Maggie is a real hero of mine. I have many of her books . Maggie featured in a TV show here in Australia Called 'The Cook and the Chef ' Maggie's new book is using her beloved Verjuice. Many of her recipes have called for this ingredient, I have often wondered about this but after using it I am now a convert.</div>
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I urge all lovers of Maggie Beer that this is a book worth purchasing, there is not one recipe in this book not worth trying.</div>
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Barb began the show and tell with her lovely quilt. Barb began this quilt some years back in a former class with Marg . Marg encourages her students to bring in their 'antique' UFO's and helps bring them back to life with the addition of some more of the modern day fabrics.</div>
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Barb must have worked extremely diligently over her Christmas break as she completed all of the broderie persed birds, and the hexagon rosettes, appliqued onto the border and the borders sewn onto the centre.</div>
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While I am on the subject of keeping you up to date with the goings on Quilty related, Brigitte Giblin is publishing a book, I haven't seen it yet Brigitte will be launching her book at the needle work show in Nantes, France in April but it will be a must have for the library I am sure. As you know I have taken classes with Brigitte and my hexagon sewing purse is a Brigitte pattern, Brigitte is a wonderful teacher , very generous with her knowledge and has a very quirky slant to her quilts. If you are keen to get your hands on a copy I think <a href="http://materialobsession.typepad.com/material_obsession/" target="_blank">kathy</a> is taking forward orders for Brigittes book.</div>
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I have been on holiday since 23rd December and I am still on holiday until mid next week, it is going to be very hard to get dressed in office attire after nearly a month of very casual summer dressing.<br />
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I have managed to fit in a little stitching time but just enough to feed the addiction for paper piecing.<br />
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This time it is octagons not hexagons. I am going to use these for a border on a quilt that isn't even made yet, I cannot sit with idle hands, these little beauties don't take much brain power. Just lovely to use scraps of favourite pieces of fabric.<br />
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Just prior to Christmas I had a trip to Melbourne to visit the divine <a href="http://broderie.typepad.com/my_weblog/" target="_blank">Miss Lizzie</a> and Co. It was a really wonderful time catching up with the Melbourne girls. I did come home with a new project though, as if I need another one. Those of you that read Lizzie's blog will have seen her blooms quilt. It is even better in real life so onto the quilt bucket list it went. The blocks are really large and showcase some gorgeous fabrics, it is hand pieced and yes I know some of you will look at it and think 'Machine Piecing' but I am not a fan of machine piecing and sometimes it is just nice to sit and sew and not have to think too hard , this is one of those quilts.<br />
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I call this my 'B' quilt, Blooms, Bees and Butterfly<br />
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I have managed to get 6 rows together and it is only 11 rows by 11 blocks although I may add another couple of rows depending on how it fits on the bed.<br />
I will sandwich it with quiltlite, it will be one of those quilts to snuggle under when I have a little afternoon nap. Nothing too heavy.<br />
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I am still working on my basket quilt and my sheet with the appliqued shapes, I will show you those next time.<br />
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I was very spoilt at Christmas, this little pile of books will keep me busy for some hours, so maybe not too much sewing will get done.<br />
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I had a very busy end to 2011 , in October I celebrated 25 years service for the company I work for, it was lovely to arrive at work on the anniversary to find my office totally decorated with balloons and streamers<br />
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I was treated to a wonderful morning tea and received some beautiful flowers and a very generous contribution to a new computer.</div>
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Many of you that read my blog will know that I have done a lot of travelling in my job, this has been to train a lot of the staff member to use SAP. SAP is the software system our company uses now worldwide. I have used this system since 1999 when our company here in Australia and New Zealand needed to update in order to be compliant for the year 2000, remember we were going to self destruct lol. In 2010 I was part of the project team that implemented the upgrade to our German parent company platform. I had previously completed a 'Train the Trainer course at AIM but felt if I wanted to take this any further I needed to be more qualified so last year I sat my Cert 4 in Training and assessment, I got my results in December and passed so now I can train people using SAP (SD ) officially. So who knows where this may lead.</div>
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It has been many years since I left school but I rather enjoyed this further education.</div>
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I will leave you with this lovely picture of the beach we use during our stay at our holiday home.I took this picture yesterday, the water was almost turquoise and it was so warm, Mr L & R had to drag me from the water. This pic is more for those of you on the other side of the world that could be shivering through cooler weather. Not to worry summer will be around all too soon.</div>
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jjeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-56879899753630990892011-12-24T21:06:00.000+11:002011-12-24T21:10:32.174+11:00Christmas 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is a beautiful spring day, the sun is shining where we are and there is quite a lot of warmth in this spring sun. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been doing lots of different sewing and cross stitch, some I haven't photographed yet so will save that for next time but in the meantime I will show you some of my new obsessions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmagmG2tAnpNi0JYZdI4gqvpicyfOVw7alZnCOxkJk-YcvNJr65XWYUe8j7CkcifPR-1mcBkqIwN7jrxBpH7IrAzJ1WOXIjjDaO3BElKMASt8RebSAC4nbyrl_3Juzd2-34PsUaJFOSr0/s1600/jockey+cap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmagmG2tAnpNi0JYZdI4gqvpicyfOVw7alZnCOxkJk-YcvNJr65XWYUe8j7CkcifPR-1mcBkqIwN7jrxBpH7IrAzJ1WOXIjjDaO3BElKMASt8RebSAC4nbyrl_3Juzd2-34PsUaJFOSr0/s320/jockey+cap.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am obsessed with Jockey Caps, I am sure some of you will call these drunkards path ( I think ) but I believe when they are sewn into four in this manner they become jockey caps.<br />
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</div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-62781250995946387222011-07-29T14:55:00.008+10:002011-07-29T16:14:02.697+10:00Quilts in the Vines (part 2) The Home PatchFollowing on from my previous post<br />Day one saw us pile into two cars around 4pm and head for the 'Home Patch' the shop of the very talented Anni Downs.<br />With Anni's permission I have snapped some pics around her store. This is a store with heart and caters for all tastes.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDIkFQ0vaJXcFZ6cINa78GXe6NKvYx-iDyl1KhPudxPG6KKInyOwrnbGltQpsiwygtFoHqDCmk0xJCMf_Q4LCrb_gs55KJYb2jZCnH18ZyJ11KQk1D-ye9UBVuvK25EB2BNIyV8mi-Zw/s1600/hp3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634639338469022850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDIkFQ0vaJXcFZ6cINa78GXe6NKvYx-iDyl1KhPudxPG6KKInyOwrnbGltQpsiwygtFoHqDCmk0xJCMf_Q4LCrb_gs55KJYb2jZCnH18ZyJ11KQk1D-ye9UBVuvK25EB2BNIyV8mi-Zw/s400/hp3.jpg" /></a> I think from the time we hit the shop Anni was madly measuring and cutting fabric.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U3ue7HPZ7g9XvkaxmcMKHgm2AMz8pJE92HUCUkr2rQHAwZ21iWxfyrRqHYHuTy4AMnnyKD5fncqTmT2WRlWE6DJF0E4nsmb6dbM7c3m-_m7TprvaMy4_eN5FlZ7OuFKyUd63Hpd_7yo/s1600/annie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 370px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634639113148659394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U3ue7HPZ7g9XvkaxmcMKHgm2AMz8pJE92HUCUkr2rQHAwZ21iWxfyrRqHYHuTy4AMnnyKD5fncqTmT2WRlWE6DJF0E4nsmb6dbM7c3m-_m7TprvaMy4_eN5FlZ7OuFKyUd63Hpd_7yo/s400/annie.jpg" /></a> no matter which direction one looked it was a feast for the eyes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE31qN18PD0oUHcKim5P1d2IrX90s7-A1b_OcmTpxSxH_aZ-iQJ20mvnenbf7Gg-jOsMnAB4VCso-ubHJrK1TfuaYSzHnUCpJ4frb76i-zAzefGRyNgA95s7HR171rnMDuCDFn3o3bXuo/s1600/hp.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634639107084224898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE31qN18PD0oUHcKim5P1d2IrX90s7-A1b_OcmTpxSxH_aZ-iQJ20mvnenbf7Gg-jOsMnAB4VCso-ubHJrK1TfuaYSzHnUCpJ4frb76i-zAzefGRyNgA95s7HR171rnMDuCDFn3o3bXuo/s400/hp.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ideas and inspiration aplenty<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyk6UZT-DgcN2JbDGdGXwxH9o1yEGDRwi-M8GAyJ37OGDcuBAuJ8S3y2ql3_krSb8D1SZW_rQliYwOvoRNjZ7an6QVjTrfZipv7TFPSFoTrd3FQDqKvs4hIWV3oRjM2f9dTDk-_NiCFw/s1600/hp1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634639108465940898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyk6UZT-DgcN2JbDGdGXwxH9o1yEGDRwi-M8GAyJ37OGDcuBAuJ8S3y2ql3_krSb8D1SZW_rQliYwOvoRNjZ7an6QVjTrfZipv7TFPSFoTrd3FQDqKvs4hIWV3oRjM2f9dTDk-_NiCFw/s400/hp1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Loads of books<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOdZLY_PFlJrh3t8USnq1XIPFylz6QbGW5HSjU5EPlqqoKhaa9BgXjpijR4QF9axkiAX6kq-CapAf640ng89u4LJ9QsZ0lp37yP9EeLrX7nLPBZYRWhoxcgjyGqCaH7ERUxXNFGesGns/s1600/hp2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634639104754165426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOdZLY_PFlJrh3t8USnq1XIPFylz6QbGW5HSjU5EPlqqoKhaa9BgXjpijR4QF9axkiAX6kq-CapAf640ng89u4LJ9QsZ0lp37yP9EeLrX7nLPBZYRWhoxcgjyGqCaH7ERUxXNFGesGns/s400/hp2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br />This little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">needlecase</span> made from wool is a kit or pattern but how could you resist the kit<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnpRSFlHzrfwLCkDS99IuAxA46WIc1CFCqLZLWyfuiuHv1Fvm_GPqn-DCI_PoOmJrxy6kKxI7SJvE2juW6rq4NRWxAIO1_My5zyx5ADAOSTN1qw9CGBT8Umm3O55DLAdE_7_wD0Bn710/s1600/hp5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634638243861496578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnpRSFlHzrfwLCkDS99IuAxA46WIc1CFCqLZLWyfuiuHv1Fvm_GPqn-DCI_PoOmJrxy6kKxI7SJvE2juW6rq4NRWxAIO1_My5zyx5ADAOSTN1qw9CGBT8Umm3O55DLAdE_7_wD0Bn710/s400/hp5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />samples made up from patterns on sale<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7mHQgdvDybmD8SdpF-DR_MU44wOM32GiOiV4nqPrnb5yrONwFwtzL1UGbW2V9QyT6ZjuiLLmFw1q6yq76kdN3yTIML-KL9LtyiwgFI2bYBMhvSfSw9XAPjdK_DqMdS33j6DwxeCZUcU/s1600/hp6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634638240046968514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7mHQgdvDybmD8SdpF-DR_MU44wOM32GiOiV4nqPrnb5yrONwFwtzL1UGbW2V9QyT6ZjuiLLmFw1q6yq76kdN3yTIML-KL9LtyiwgFI2bYBMhvSfSw9XAPjdK_DqMdS33j6DwxeCZUcU/s400/hp6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Miss <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Prims</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgKN4JvldvgNexr5ul42UWQO8mxevZ8beMYG9Mj4E0iL-EDF29CebbQHa6E3SqFLPhATR-5RSz-CF7IynFBg0o-BO4-S_2rPgZxIggpS4W3Y6ngViOctKXjGlGWkJGii9PvIGTX-K51w/s1600/hp7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634638237301546514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgKN4JvldvgNexr5ul42UWQO8mxevZ8beMYG9Mj4E0iL-EDF29CebbQHa6E3SqFLPhATR-5RSz-CF7IynFBg0o-BO4-S_2rPgZxIggpS4W3Y6ngViOctKXjGlGWkJGii9PvIGTX-K51w/s400/hp7.jpg" /></a><br /><br />gorgeous <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Valdani</span> threads in luscious colours, I wish for the whole box not a single ball , just my colourway too.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4U2RsuohrzroWgpVevQ879mMkmYPN8_d2fsg6pw6uaDvqRlNrVBDtll0tdMCveKcVJau9ifLDDsP_EGbo8kILmeID7mdrOyKAg8WNjrSt57VbOkNEmWdbsv82_K1aVZLuAP0I0cQTsc/s1600/hp8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634638236757864786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4U2RsuohrzroWgpVevQ879mMkmYPN8_d2fsg6pw6uaDvqRlNrVBDtll0tdMCveKcVJau9ifLDDsP_EGbo8kILmeID7mdrOyKAg8WNjrSt57VbOkNEmWdbsv82_K1aVZLuAP0I0cQTsc/s400/hp8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>piles of hand dyed wool, dyed by Anni's husband Peter<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCH_2yZByxguTvPLaahkNhpHFTqOCawSm82gtW0IKZx325jdXUpXQ3F78gABiliTkKJxt1QUttF_y0PHbQIBSmTT-GU4rXC8la5llweFsWVNxQC-bDxufe6uQbkA-52dLVaLKZblgctE/s1600/hp9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634637264530814802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCH_2yZByxguTvPLaahkNhpHFTqOCawSm82gtW0IKZx325jdXUpXQ3F78gABiliTkKJxt1QUttF_y0PHbQIBSmTT-GU4rXC8la5llweFsWVNxQC-bDxufe6uQbkA-52dLVaLKZblgctE/s400/hp9.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Its Christmas year round here, lovely little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">stitcheries</span> designed by Anni<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVVygLUhs9HTomUvyWQAgEtJjcTbxQxU7YriC9xDEvDsnOZTdtknMQx1Bbcx8J_tTBh1LHivwHb3BqoVXkZ9fg49FrKx1cAR1NhprzhQxBbN6aOTWuzXesP5JVnyuA-iA_LueBMuqmFQ/s1600/hp10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634637266254841906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVVygLUhs9HTomUvyWQAgEtJjcTbxQxU7YriC9xDEvDsnOZTdtknMQx1Bbcx8J_tTBh1LHivwHb3BqoVXkZ9fg49FrKx1cAR1NhprzhQxBbN6aOTWuzXesP5JVnyuA-iA_LueBMuqmFQ/s400/hp10.jpg" /></a><br /><br />little ornaments with a Christmas theme, how could you put them away for a whole year.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFPFzcXSOe70yz0i2OWX92Xi4A5avYsmCwbShVijAYrPJjoqRXunA3CNj8XsU5y4u6uLMBcRfWPAjI31SFmeCh0kidZjxLhuaVrk5HGF_0aeJeyJmUpVz73cAjkCt3X0cdWuAvolEfJg/s1600/hp11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634637260376880450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFPFzcXSOe70yz0i2OWX92Xi4A5avYsmCwbShVijAYrPJjoqRXunA3CNj8XsU5y4u6uLMBcRfWPAjI31SFmeCh0kidZjxLhuaVrk5HGF_0aeJeyJmUpVz73cAjkCt3X0cdWuAvolEfJg/s400/hp11.jpg" /></a>Really pretty block of the month program, patchwork and embroidery combined<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmdQ6oGvTYCS2I_HbD_60EJC-XkwOLlIcm-Wwz8A0OXtrOZgKWqP-DhuoDmCvhspqMhiKA2fqf2nL0piHRN-kT1_iGk3HQZI6Yt496F0pyrUeCnd8dnynX2eBlmVjuuiJBXfONgw6Zog/s1600/hp12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634637260212918626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmdQ6oGvTYCS2I_HbD_60EJC-XkwOLlIcm-Wwz8A0OXtrOZgKWqP-DhuoDmCvhspqMhiKA2fqf2nL0piHRN-kT1_iGk3HQZI6Yt496F0pyrUeCnd8dnynX2eBlmVjuuiJBXfONgw6Zog/s400/hp12.jpg" /></a><br />cross stitched samples, makes all the difference when a pattern is stitched<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis35sfdhl7mK-S_cgNSVLU0oCWb1ZnUJPIRvORM0HRKjRWJBH69g2Ke52VGUPe_2tVFJjmhwZdrDwlAV-DUWHSKjbVRl6sYPiYZALji5oLLMxBhNjS29i1NOj9sPTW_Pay-_Q5LUYyX4M/s1600/hp13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634637259773079394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis35sfdhl7mK-S_cgNSVLU0oCWb1ZnUJPIRvORM0HRKjRWJBH69g2Ke52VGUPe_2tVFJjmhwZdrDwlAV-DUWHSKjbVRl6sYPiYZALji5oLLMxBhNjS29i1NOj9sPTW_Pay-_Q5LUYyX4M/s400/hp13.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PrEG1fiWSPK2KFJ52RQK-1QtP1tYGncmuGvNH_52VXJkqIL5Y-q7INrUhuEreFjwQ6OCEdNZOMqNdkYi9nuDO6gX_xbX0kScZvMcmxD60BPs8gRSEWqaQW8oTNLkra1aXDBZxkogZmw/s1600/hp14.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634636746623357250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PrEG1fiWSPK2KFJ52RQK-1QtP1tYGncmuGvNH_52VXJkqIL5Y-q7INrUhuEreFjwQ6OCEdNZOMqNdkYi9nuDO6gX_xbX0kScZvMcmxD60BPs8gRSEWqaQW8oTNLkra1aXDBZxkogZmw/s400/hp14.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Shame this is not a little closer but on that bag is a needle punched piece. Anni has a lot of them around her store , they are so delicate.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLDMYtXkO9Nh1zkAV7qogEPIqtbQQAj8e0U2ZSjUZv4pxDyyTonAl_3t1vmNWubQzs0fHX0msbyCsuo4p_j5Ws2j1JkZEZSp_MhKtbU0YtFw3xG5bWQ5ZjOEczTGHoqmXndOjUqexB74/s1600/hp15.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634636741229837906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLDMYtXkO9Nh1zkAV7qogEPIqtbQQAj8e0U2ZSjUZv4pxDyyTonAl_3t1vmNWubQzs0fHX0msbyCsuo4p_j5Ws2j1JkZEZSp_MhKtbU0YtFw3xG5bWQ5ZjOEczTGHoqmXndOjUqexB74/s400/hp15.jpg" /></a><br />If you love Janet Bolton then this is the book for you, and some cute wood print blocks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_l2YHWJ0Flfoi77f__A6O7z9U_CJiQRgF7q4spP4exJ2yD9hMJ4UzepG-PiBZQUfMfKTX5yMuiLya-O1ViV1C8TOBIAYnH8XKGMP0iQsETi6SF-t_I3TY2UTPRwRjCsKNefBdu4e8QLI/s1600/hp16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634636743000208194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_l2YHWJ0Flfoi77f__A6O7z9U_CJiQRgF7q4spP4exJ2yD9hMJ4UzepG-PiBZQUfMfKTX5yMuiLya-O1ViV1C8TOBIAYnH8XKGMP0iQsETi6SF-t_I3TY2UTPRwRjCsKNefBdu4e8QLI/s400/hp16.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Inspiration to help make a house become a home<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNK6YRGwcyfHxeGAPAlOgnvOY7hYp6esuxIY_cP_f1Ba-vWdrCvlvoW49Z2pDjsN8l_clvJqRF9XbuKfwygq_i3VwuXWFC8bVSx4ZSMZm-503eoNdIOvG2niiUVBt01_PJoVCYK2ykXU/s1600/hp18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634636739988093538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNK6YRGwcyfHxeGAPAlOgnvOY7hYp6esuxIY_cP_f1Ba-vWdrCvlvoW49Z2pDjsN8l_clvJqRF9XbuKfwygq_i3VwuXWFC8bVSx4ZSMZm-503eoNdIOvG2niiUVBt01_PJoVCYK2ykXU/s400/hp18.jpg" /></a><br />This lovely little quilt was hanging on the wall in the 'bright' fabric room<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0Iw0F5K0mJvdQT2mJxqVkqhvePmixXBthhAgyUe-9iZ85Os91NC69GIPdATc9CGEHAIFUoYg8KnmFlMJcfbuh11ANHa0PBHc4_XRxSOslyMaDOWQaTjAAmlCNWOmWK5Vdk-yKUAY3fg/s1600/hp17.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634636733260771682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0Iw0F5K0mJvdQT2mJxqVkqhvePmixXBthhAgyUe-9iZ85Os91NC69GIPdATc9CGEHAIFUoYg8KnmFlMJcfbuh11ANHa0PBHc4_XRxSOslyMaDOWQaTjAAmlCNWOmWK5Vdk-yKUAY3fg/s400/hp17.jpg" /></a> I hope you have enjoyed this little tour of Anni's store, it was lovely to meet up again with Margaret , I am sorry that I didn't get to see you before you left for the evening but thanks for staying back.</div><br /><div>I am sure many of you know Anni from her stalls at various shows both trade and retail around the world and just like her shop there is always so much heart put into the display.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Next post I will finish off the rest of our retreat</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>happy sewing </div><br /><div>j<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-57857438673176843342011-07-29T11:58:00.003+10:002011-07-29T12:29:42.755+10:00Quilts in the Vines<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">Last weekend Bernadette hosted the inaugural <a href="http://www.quiltsinthevines.com.au/">'Quilts in the Vines'</a> retreat at Bathurst . Bathurst is a city in the central west of NSW.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">Bathurst is well known for many reasons. One of them being the famous car race on Mt Panorama, another is the Charles Sturt University, many prominent Australian journalists attended this university.For me Bathurst is famous for the divine <a href="http://www.homepatch.com.au/">quilt shop</a> 'The Home Patch' run by the gorgeous Anni Downs. Anni also has a blog <a href="http://hatchedandpatched.typepad.com/">Hatched and Patched</a>. I will warn you now this post is image heavy.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">Friday morning in Sydney we woke to the most appalling weather , rain rain and more rain , certainly not congenial to driving over the Blue mountains and Mount Victoria into Bathurst but a few quilt shop ,cafe's and shop stops did the trick. Surprisingly when we arrived in Bathurst not a drop of rain to be seen. Pre dinner bubbles, a lovely meal at the local pub and a night cap in Bernadette's room saw us retire to our rooms at a respectable hour ready for our two day quilt in.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">Bernadette who also is a Personal Fitness trainer invited anyone interested to partake in an early morning walk around the famous Mt Panorama race track. I have to say when I woke the next morning I looked out the window from my room and thought no it looks far too cold so I hopped back into bed , when an attack of the guilt's got the better of me I was up and dressed ready to meet at the agreed time. Only 3 of us walked and it was freezing , the only way to warm up was to walk faster.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDuZwb8z7ZqRGDL-QyE7lBhCLg1dOnQgl9oe0FTEAxLjGhGPuyHc5CfIhQZlT4EhYuIth6ZxocZmAo_CVggSKC0OyHmsFj7n6XK0INlM1K7dy4DLroPoRyN_etxojhBJz8rTzHle9oFk/s1600/Bern.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDuZwb8z7ZqRGDL-QyE7lBhCLg1dOnQgl9oe0FTEAxLjGhGPuyHc5CfIhQZlT4EhYuIth6ZxocZmAo_CVggSKC0OyHmsFj7n6XK0INlM1K7dy4DLroPoRyN_etxojhBJz8rTzHle9oFk/s320/Bern.jpg" width="240" height="320" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1XROFZ8xhxl32POxi2BYh9YdSHWOgwBBpFIUbiNiJ93AigbAMSW9_MT3Afn2U4GK-5PGX10g2uB0Tsyx4IdQmp7lLFsTdnCBHgxIPUhcyQ8-b1k31nWBrvBIZY_NSmm6LFq1gtdcMYY/s1600/hill.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1XROFZ8xhxl32POxi2BYh9YdSHWOgwBBpFIUbiNiJ93AigbAMSW9_MT3Afn2U4GK-5PGX10g2uB0Tsyx4IdQmp7lLFsTdnCBHgxIPUhcyQ8-b1k31nWBrvBIZY_NSmm6LFq1gtdcMYY/s320/hill.jpg" width="240" height="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em; cssfloat: left" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga03HYrmUKP2IvimaVJP33pHDx94I44lpvdvy8bRF61yANC1Li471G1nppDwFrqhb7Ir_GR6h-CQa5pFHFiktrytSuGDxW1kAxmC-P17nU2mWeIZSlGGRrOfjn8P3RTK00AEIK5Lm5UEM/s1600/kate.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga03HYrmUKP2IvimaVJP33pHDx94I44lpvdvy8bRF61yANC1Li471G1nppDwFrqhb7Ir_GR6h-CQa5pFHFiktrytSuGDxW1kAxmC-P17nU2mWeIZSlGGRrOfjn8P3RTK00AEIK5Lm5UEM/s320/kate.jpg" width="180" height="320" /></a>This hill might not look terribly steep in this image , it was one of those killers, you know a gradual incline but incline upwards. We chatted away pointing out the beautiful vistas the higher we got , I might add as I was puffing and panting my way up the hill our PT didn't look anything like getting out of breath. Oh to be that fit. This is Kate in the red jacket, Kate was my mind reader when Bernadette asked if we wanted to continue as we came to the very steep hairpin bend. We wimped out at that point. </div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">The sun shining over Bathurst was a gorgeous site</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6yRdFRLoRkcZPyBsMlJ1moiOugvf5id7sD5GQLhFKQOXczRILKD7OzKdBtO-exFq0g2uKW4MHg5Ovy3U23MRMAWo7VtCudZ55BGCatMu0bWhUsbCHTY_hYl_S0wKNKY7QK21IBGsCWI/s1600/bathurst.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6yRdFRLoRkcZPyBsMlJ1moiOugvf5id7sD5GQLhFKQOXczRILKD7OzKdBtO-exFq0g2uKW4MHg5Ovy3U23MRMAWo7VtCudZ55BGCatMu0bWhUsbCHTY_hYl_S0wKNKY7QK21IBGsCWI/s640/bathurst.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator">Our hotel was in sight, we stayed right on the race track. The rooms were lovely but we all commented that the decor is rather masculine, I can only imagine how noisy it must be on that certain weekend in October.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53iWHs2TAGPPFpAKe1Vk-HQ4YxMIb5h4VpGVUB9gqtfx_3k9qDgk9iejdQcFhNfXVq12otJtfN3KG5mzDvznczf3JZBZzh3nCYB7XY3r0v9gjvzNGcB1VM0xy1r9BA0L-eLekye_ERRc/s1600/finish.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53iWHs2TAGPPFpAKe1Vk-HQ4YxMIb5h4VpGVUB9gqtfx_3k9qDgk9iejdQcFhNfXVq12otJtfN3KG5mzDvznczf3JZBZzh3nCYB7XY3r0v9gjvzNGcB1VM0xy1r9BA0L-eLekye_ERRc/s640/finish.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Algona is the venue Bernadette selected for our weekend retreat after she and her husband had driven many miles to find just the right place and a great choice it was.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_XUQEuyOVaJflWHTZm4RaH26vnGVZM5xbsfIII-kM8Pb7Sjf73Zz5mNNbbgry1OPF632CrmnJQjYoN9K0oSXbvabCUVJHwt5OvypXK4BHs8GdiFaNsQKt6GQYm5CRRYjpgrSiYR8c9Y/s1600/algona.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_XUQEuyOVaJflWHTZm4RaH26vnGVZM5xbsfIII-kM8Pb7Sjf73Zz5mNNbbgry1OPF632CrmnJQjYoN9K0oSXbvabCUVJHwt5OvypXK4BHs8GdiFaNsQKt6GQYm5CRRYjpgrSiYR8c9Y/s400/algona.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Nothing could be faulted, we had a very large room to ourselves we were able to spread ourselves out , design walls set up , cutting tables , sewing machine tables ,fabulously talented tutor ,like minded friends, a wonderful view and get this, our very own chef , who kept the sustenance up to us at regular intervals. Really what more could a girl want.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7i4SzKoVfPtY-Bw8JnfSpLA-VY_PYLEexDpFaStz95pGg9cvh9TEaHdUI3GCySni-ECB3hzLRTvacyvx2anAyajYWy6jSgFESnpBtpJQRbtbDlhkUwN5IZOBqFkHZETEGV9tk6HK8pI/s1600/vines.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7i4SzKoVfPtY-Bw8JnfSpLA-VY_PYLEexDpFaStz95pGg9cvh9TEaHdUI3GCySni-ECB3hzLRTvacyvx2anAyajYWy6jSgFESnpBtpJQRbtbDlhkUwN5IZOBqFkHZETEGV9tk6HK8pI/s640/vines.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator">Marg Sampson was our tutor for the weekend , and our inspiration was Mary Jane Hannaford.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator">Mary Jane was one of Australia's most creative quiltmakers , she came to Australia in 1842 aged 2 . MJH was jilted but had an only child whom she raised alone. Her daughter went on to have 9 children. Several strong themes run through Marys quilts , her religious faith, her love of Australia and a melancholy sense of loss and time passing . Mary meant for her quilts to be hung and used decoratively , she embroidered funny little saying and used scraps of fabrics in strip like fashion. (check out <a href="http://empty-field.blogspot.com/">Kate's blog</a> she has a link and some images). Marg encouraged us to be inspired by MJH but to make it our own . </div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator">Out came our fabric stashes ready to cut strips of varying sizes.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F7FQi0sT-xJfIvV02DV0t2LB6LIQ5aw5DKCWgVHPeCAELf7xHrGt3UBb9Gtlr-TSYDshPllktSH2epwiEas7GL7mLdJiSlGtWpq_wLomt1O-FdFgdy-HHzY2Mhdhxz71VvWTvJBD-mU/s1600/fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F7FQi0sT-xJfIvV02DV0t2LB6LIQ5aw5DKCWgVHPeCAELf7xHrGt3UBb9Gtlr-TSYDshPllktSH2epwiEas7GL7mLdJiSlGtWpq_wLomt1O-FdFgdy-HHzY2Mhdhxz71VvWTvJBD-mU/s640/fabric.jpg" width="640" height="380" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Some got straight to work </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwX9M9NvDwgLkodCZ642CeXliUjKCar1tUCqgMo-ixSQCnlzdIoHlyuqKGKWgL5IsyZVHo4-U-rknTTP1HDAEEpG7hoJ4lFL6osOo7Fk55QZMWUDT4i74VgQGgYFOwY9TPi5mlCE4oVM/s1600/kate+sew.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwX9M9NvDwgLkodCZ642CeXliUjKCar1tUCqgMo-ixSQCnlzdIoHlyuqKGKWgL5IsyZVHo4-U-rknTTP1HDAEEpG7hoJ4lFL6osOo7Fk55QZMWUDT4i74VgQGgYFOwY9TPi5mlCE4oVM/s640/kate+sew.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">Kate's featherweight (Elvis) never let us down all weekend, quietly whirring away.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicf2FtE0D3I9YpqYrfULnmlURNJh0G4NPOz0XDUNz18yKop_zbhtJvL_fcOOB5hzKtq_0y-3_sEz7dnou6C76c2PZSaqJAkhXqwm6OlhAPOv7yuxWqRbwIwnmyshguwKJZXDEWv7GAZ18/s1600/sue.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicf2FtE0D3I9YpqYrfULnmlURNJh0G4NPOz0XDUNz18yKop_zbhtJvL_fcOOB5hzKtq_0y-3_sEz7dnou6C76c2PZSaqJAkhXqwm6OlhAPOv7yuxWqRbwIwnmyshguwKJZXDEWv7GAZ18/s640/sue.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a>Such concentration from Sue, it was amazing just how quiet the room was at times as I guess we all delved into our memories wondering what ideas we could put in fabric.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDm2S7T8peh7jjNl-dLTT7tc8UQoAWtGzqNc0FY4OMxBwy5-fQr_w0KsKKz4362VX7XeqgelPYVR0f78EugjiFYIFxHbZ-gWrawpp2dNi3cZ2abNx_96MWVEWxkUThrI95LlHvzcj5kLM/s1600/katequilt2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDm2S7T8peh7jjNl-dLTT7tc8UQoAWtGzqNc0FY4OMxBwy5-fQr_w0KsKKz4362VX7XeqgelPYVR0f78EugjiFYIFxHbZ-gWrawpp2dNi3cZ2abNx_96MWVEWxkUThrI95LlHvzcj5kLM/s640/katequilt2.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">It was exciting seeing ideas coming to life</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4S5CAEZSQZd8uF6jed3LJGSiHBZv4vCVX8hHgVKcVP0qYdNlGkxrN-VYSwqHCWNOx-UGYPV5kQ2RDbhhl6aBmNqc49YotrjQHWw5evLloQVDxRJKeag9DAtyBnKH6uoxmMFTlU0Ia8s/s1600/katequilt1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4S5CAEZSQZd8uF6jed3LJGSiHBZv4vCVX8hHgVKcVP0qYdNlGkxrN-VYSwqHCWNOx-UGYPV5kQ2RDbhhl6aBmNqc49YotrjQHWw5evLloQVDxRJKeag9DAtyBnKH6uoxmMFTlU0Ia8s/s400/katequilt1.jpg" width="300" height="400" /></a></div>Kate had memories of birds being chased which is forming the centre part of her quilt<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YZCBWl4GzWOBsqxdfldkZeBKQgFV3ngCDIBfE494Pg7kc-eFPeq_58cP9qU12tpgJrp5VLVqlsurebnXFzczA6QGprT1ZeWzIgX4fKVIOUp2y9QgbnWFfnuXvFLHKevY94_unfKSehM/s1600/elain+floor.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YZCBWl4GzWOBsqxdfldkZeBKQgFV3ngCDIBfE494Pg7kc-eFPeq_58cP9qU12tpgJrp5VLVqlsurebnXFzczA6QGprT1ZeWzIgX4fKVIOUp2y9QgbnWFfnuXvFLHKevY94_unfKSehM/s640/elain+floor.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div>Elaine was down on the floor with Marg throwing some ideas around.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVekSZC_uMGyCUrI_U6aBKnxQkZ1fG-9rfz2JzttlyIMxd6EB95FaQCGKOtBBizXjgHrf52xfWjBGh6_a0d6bFfpGAB816e7S6S4Q9ZNxQqhulDgyCoOQHZ9IW9CHzP9t57Ms5MB2m9M/s1600/elaine.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVekSZC_uMGyCUrI_U6aBKnxQkZ1fG-9rfz2JzttlyIMxd6EB95FaQCGKOtBBizXjgHrf52xfWjBGh6_a0d6bFfpGAB816e7S6S4Q9ZNxQqhulDgyCoOQHZ9IW9CHzP9t57Ms5MB2m9M/s640/elaine.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div>This is what they came up with, these little people representing her 2 children. Elaine was so excited all weekend, she was heard to say on a number of occasions "Marg's back , I'm back" you see Elaine has been away nurturing babies for the last 8 years and Marg as we know has been living overseas, happiness all round.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9jI41kyC4n1uFEzmGzSk2RuVm1oGAnRjz3x6-MTVWoHrm1U4ui6NvBZF3ptQirZHugEfYbXxQf4tFUHfM0reIMZLohqyxLbcG9-GNCm-uFmQUUKoV0u_0Rek6j67Khmisp4GrWc_m0U/s1600/laureltable.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9jI41kyC4n1uFEzmGzSk2RuVm1oGAnRjz3x6-MTVWoHrm1U4ui6NvBZF3ptQirZHugEfYbXxQf4tFUHfM0reIMZLohqyxLbcG9-GNCm-uFmQUUKoV0u_0Rek6j67Khmisp4GrWc_m0U/s640/laureltable.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Laurel is Canadian born , Australian by choice, how lovely is that, I think she is cutting out a crown</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnDrRxHRuTbJW-aQcEKCBhkFoLbZV_UplYZuVi-8SbpbTWf6B5cfGe4biKz3lFfDMfn9BnjMAWxHd1ds6QXusjRa-ueG9LWSM_AKwhh3HxAJ4C72phUQdr8bdqAPiO7aL3h0Wp7lBfO8/s1600/laurelcrown.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnDrRxHRuTbJW-aQcEKCBhkFoLbZV_UplYZuVi-8SbpbTWf6B5cfGe4biKz3lFfDMfn9BnjMAWxHd1ds6QXusjRa-ueG9LWSM_AKwhh3HxAJ4C72phUQdr8bdqAPiO7aL3h0Wp7lBfO8/s640/laurelcrown.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator">Bernadette's visualisation coming to fruition</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8iDz4Fj_Uz0y1Uk2xFRp8Hi7z80ik1fNCr7pAC62JJIg3h08wPw-e9criRPIWAfKIaCGwRzLavtsZKDkLHJVHhpwzJRyyAVuOltdoYqsLy_KgpR_S60rCajRkgxhJVfOUJsqaw7uEew/s1600/bernquilt.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8iDz4Fj_Uz0y1Uk2xFRp8Hi7z80ik1fNCr7pAC62JJIg3h08wPw-e9criRPIWAfKIaCGwRzLavtsZKDkLHJVHhpwzJRyyAVuOltdoYqsLy_KgpR_S60rCajRkgxhJVfOUJsqaw7uEew/s640/bernquilt.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Mine up on the design wall , I wasn't too interested in the circle. Appliquing fabrics not on the bias seemed too hard a task for my liking. No sense of adventure !!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX7DyAMrGQohoZASw2etkshiLzObaa0WAfcdzKwimiAxM87brWR40txIyCzy8wit6UQEA6GrAvyTrgo3HF00Xn11wJYBpjEZ5JPQNUwz6Y_YGuzehXVsPZbb8teVzII4xM3v1qNzQqR0/s1600/jean.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX7DyAMrGQohoZASw2etkshiLzObaa0WAfcdzKwimiAxM87brWR40txIyCzy8wit6UQEA6GrAvyTrgo3HF00Xn11wJYBpjEZ5JPQNUwz6Y_YGuzehXVsPZbb8teVzII4xM3v1qNzQqR0/s640/jean.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Being a kiwi I think sheep need to make an appearance , Janet Bolton's naive style suits me down to the ground</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzvn21K8TSARw3C7gV5fS7KWHZPvvBcFMeRm5rHThtQZpEhyphenhyphenenR3p8LIeeRqKcLa-svWGJIyJsjitz_wgd5k8DZ1aHmnev1UPvDnVNkuPTSrp_9rHT-uxoRpQ2FNLWZfQ9TiUgjjsHw8/s1600/janet+bolton.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzvn21K8TSARw3C7gV5fS7KWHZPvvBcFMeRm5rHThtQZpEhyphenhyphenenR3p8LIeeRqKcLa-svWGJIyJsjitz_wgd5k8DZ1aHmnev1UPvDnVNkuPTSrp_9rHT-uxoRpQ2FNLWZfQ9TiUgjjsHw8/s400/janet+bolton.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">Maybe a hexie or two being the addict I am</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2d6ksWtw25UlMSNKwdJpyY7DvGw2aJAO7Nr9C27vOagcr3ZTxL9QQMF_qZHLsi9dWYXud5C88yW3fD9B2Y1BcsAot1ZtjQT-8ERaA2Z24KSbtxkTBhKWCyJ5X-ktBN-QSCibabvWyq8/s1600/hex.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2d6ksWtw25UlMSNKwdJpyY7DvGw2aJAO7Nr9C27vOagcr3ZTxL9QQMF_qZHLsi9dWYXud5C88yW3fD9B2Y1BcsAot1ZtjQT-8ERaA2Z24KSbtxkTBhKWCyJ5X-ktBN-QSCibabvWyq8/s640/hex.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">I'll be back later continuing this post. I am having some technical issues so don't want to loose what I have already done.</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator">See you soon</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none">j</div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><br /></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"></div><br /><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-57519764835124759802011-06-15T21:53:00.001+10:002011-06-15T22:00:43.197+10:00Where Does the Time Go ?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have just had a long weekend here in Australia, this weekend celebrates the Queens birthday.It has been an extremely wet weekend but I have not been perturbed one little bit as I have spent a good deal of it sewing with a clear conscious as I could not do anything outside.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPpTMTW3jaZjSyOgGVP_e3VOTnv_Go09AS_ObaXJyB2h35zjWtFIAq3ndnub7yNdDahP6NGVQaAXhagp7E3tBvupqkAKiugczD7BZgPRmu58xs5mZRXDybPuX5qlhuF_VX3VgiE24068/s1600/1suc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPpTMTW3jaZjSyOgGVP_e3VOTnv_Go09AS_ObaXJyB2h35zjWtFIAq3ndnub7yNdDahP6NGVQaAXhagp7E3tBvupqkAKiugczD7BZgPRmu58xs5mZRXDybPuX5qlhuF_VX3VgiE24068/s320/1suc.jpg" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have finally finished the centre of my basket quilt (hexagon rosettes and stars) it is time to start constructing the borders appliquing baskets filled with flowers and leaves.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEH7frbjcRdaj8PQp5MOw8Ohsj-Exs7nzd98eSv14s5IgF3QGg6hi8UYSSm3HmySxPBLcC4144p52X4iI6ip_IiIqdQB1KzUkuih6iM_Cb6JahuAEgYPG4wqAH8RdtgxvuYR0iHteZPE/s1600/11bskts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEH7frbjcRdaj8PQp5MOw8Ohsj-Exs7nzd98eSv14s5IgF3QGg6hi8UYSSm3HmySxPBLcC4144p52X4iI6ip_IiIqdQB1KzUkuih6iM_Cb6JahuAEgYPG4wqAH8RdtgxvuYR0iHteZPE/s320/11bskts.jpg" t8="true" width="137" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the best approach to constructing the borders is to applique all of the baskets then to fill all of them with the flowers and leaves rather than doing one basket at a time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUiPrExqPyOxhP1STmiy-IHRFMmJ5WBWbDiONu7CM-mriDkUvfTWxANcQT_XQxSMuve-LQEhTAYQkOhJmbxL-70hALI0JARuS5vx5htY2dp2Ln63nruVv12Gj4Gb8degcY_KjyTKnMR0/s1600/11basket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUiPrExqPyOxhP1STmiy-IHRFMmJ5WBWbDiONu7CM-mriDkUvfTWxANcQT_XQxSMuve-LQEhTAYQkOhJmbxL-70hALI0JARuS5vx5htY2dp2Ln63nruVv12Gj4Gb8degcY_KjyTKnMR0/s320/11basket.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I need to have loads of stems for all of the flowers that are going to grow from the baskets , I figured that it would be beneficial to make a selection of bias stems before I start then I can set up a production line when I am ready to start appliquing all of the flowers. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF3dJJfXYexOE2mab_aEyONK-O2VKfmdFixHYl-Rq7pRyOJxRLNk5H1UpQcDFuwQeSORn9yL_0vR5CzzdLfnnUZ7XmSz_1VginKhhlJKduLQqlbqMOICuAsFt9kEHopPiGoGwIHocK-4/s1600/1bias.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF3dJJfXYexOE2mab_aEyONK-O2VKfmdFixHYl-Rq7pRyOJxRLNk5H1UpQcDFuwQeSORn9yL_0vR5CzzdLfnnUZ7XmSz_1VginKhhlJKduLQqlbqMOICuAsFt9kEHopPiGoGwIHocK-4/s320/1bias.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPc5qktbxij8iM6L34nZQUSyb2pln5n_fKV2BhBHFius5vxngfmpR8ctTT6DBsxzbgEOsumh5q-8bB9ljLC3pfWFn_ZTI6LrvACWZ-6zGd86UTBGCobeMkkD5QpW32_8dMy0FIpZOOyA/s1600/bias.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPc5qktbxij8iM6L34nZQUSyb2pln5n_fKV2BhBHFius5vxngfmpR8ctTT6DBsxzbgEOsumh5q-8bB9ljLC3pfWFn_ZTI6LrvACWZ-6zGd86UTBGCobeMkkD5QpW32_8dMy0FIpZOOyA/s320/bias.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A long weekend affords a little cooking time , we always have plenty of friends and family calling by when we are at our weekend shack so I enjoy offering something sweet to have with coffee.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzwMjJd6JyIrBdM5o4jn4VxN8BwyLm1Pc_7EtkKlJKcU2m-h7cvtCP3hlE_pQui_Xqi3HPHjBkK1GkDxGRQqbyFrbhM1oQn3cNTOvCvf9dKZ_i1MGLsxDvbCtpL7xfKSyEKUmZrteNAw/s1600/1rose+bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzwMjJd6JyIrBdM5o4jn4VxN8BwyLm1Pc_7EtkKlJKcU2m-h7cvtCP3hlE_pQui_Xqi3HPHjBkK1GkDxGRQqbyFrbhM1oQn3cNTOvCvf9dKZ_i1MGLsxDvbCtpL7xfKSyEKUmZrteNAw/s320/1rose+bis.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Following on with my addiction to sewing Hexagons I made yet another little sewing purse. This time I did not cover papers. I used 3/4 inch size but any size would work depending on how big you wanted the purse to end up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGbflwqv0gaA6iyBRUPz1t7ybntqXV014zomAgfEEEgqZ9MdWOAXXYstq2XCdpoo4bBw7Bn7m-wf3nRuOo_Isaxr7Pg8XMGLQHlU3u8NBSJZ-Q3dviGd_yK1JWjDUbjGRFTOCXs5HNRI/s1600/hex+p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGbflwqv0gaA6iyBRUPz1t7ybntqXV014zomAgfEEEgqZ9MdWOAXXYstq2XCdpoo4bBw7Bn7m-wf3nRuOo_Isaxr7Pg8XMGLQHlU3u8NBSJZ-Q3dviGd_yK1JWjDUbjGRFTOCXs5HNRI/s320/hex+p.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq2TEyP9rukDqmN2Ndf77HTEbDlGTBgqTtvuUO0Q0Ms7lTHvCQywamlJ1k5jcXtFsjVknmqCWtsyC2LKoQJD-zq-mar93LecelTlHCb265igUnLzEj5APj04RqW46pLDL3n-Qi461ijc/s1600/hp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq2TEyP9rukDqmN2Ndf77HTEbDlGTBgqTtvuUO0Q0Ms7lTHvCQywamlJ1k5jcXtFsjVknmqCWtsyC2LKoQJD-zq-mar93LecelTlHCb265igUnLzEj5APj04RqW46pLDL3n-Qi461ijc/s320/hp1.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did a little book shopping this weekend, this is a book I have admired for sometime and the local Angus and Robertson were offering 30% discount over the long weekend. I have to say I feel really sad that the bookshops here in Oz are experiencing hard times. I know that times are changing and we can purchase from overseas for a lot cheaper than we can here , we can also download soft copies so that eliminates storage space however if we don't support our local stores we won't have them. I enjoy nothing more than strolling into a bookstore and perusing the shelves and flipping the pages. I am still trying to get my head around soft copies of books, it just isn't the same looking into my computer for a book as going to my bookcase and pulling out a book. I am trying so hard to embrace the changes and I am very aware that I could fall into the Dinosaur category if I don't keep up with the times. What are you all thinking about this.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYyWJYjrXHP5GDkp24NsMfCAJejyywCk1D48DchG65rutt2wrgHCbmyJfynggcrP5S_U0NbO2J2mjaGfZmTVAfhQwdnwuQNoalYMHMVoJ1pyqqB4lD72-lJ7kXsUcKbkyj4n9EBYX744/s1600/1tc+book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYyWJYjrXHP5GDkp24NsMfCAJejyywCk1D48DchG65rutt2wrgHCbmyJfynggcrP5S_U0NbO2J2mjaGfZmTVAfhQwdnwuQNoalYMHMVoJ1pyqqB4lD72-lJ7kXsUcKbkyj4n9EBYX744/s320/1tc+book.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Tea cosy that really inspired me to buy this book. I am not sure whether it is the colours that have attracted me although I do think the whole thing is rather funky. I will probably never get around to knitting it , I don't even drink tea but I have some friends that do , and can you believe that tea making can involve such a ritual, milk in the cup before the <span style="background-color: #cccccc;">tea and the water needs to be fresh boiled, you cannot boil the same water more than once. !!!!!! You know who you are</span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjcDqDYVggyuURr4NCNmvSW5wdHyvkFTw9ouQaRcEX_25pHSZS3U7xYI3L_h3fvaTCVLIsSn5P8xIbGMppIwRqj5T31P7oV8QuiXLmY9mH7-SAC9yXilnt855-QZctTQ5e4S_Vncyph0/s1600/1tc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjcDqDYVggyuURr4NCNmvSW5wdHyvkFTw9ouQaRcEX_25pHSZS3U7xYI3L_h3fvaTCVLIsSn5P8xIbGMppIwRqj5T31P7oV8QuiXLmY9mH7-SAC9yXilnt855-QZctTQ5e4S_Vncyph0/s320/1tc.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>Until next post happy sewing<br />
jjeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-14981205912895874632011-04-27T20:37:00.017+10:002011-04-28T14:52:31.276+10:00DWYSYWDI hope you all had a wonderful Easter break.<br />We had a lovely time catching up with family and friends. I did manage to squeeze in a little sewing time, not as much as I would have liked but some time is better than no time right.<br />I have nearly appliqued all of the hexagons and stars on the centre of my basket quilt.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo14hfS6YQJvroUam9wFs5PTK2Y72Ds6rX0yNAiEShum2mzVAcfULPXhflv3xEzP_Dg8fwJfXysd1uvo-XTzIPgfnI4yLdNM_MCyZdrQP2PjjMC2oe_HWfmZyBAiNUVN71zC9u_nGmEc/s1600/cent1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600471239009229602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo14hfS6YQJvroUam9wFs5PTK2Y72Ds6rX0yNAiEShum2mzVAcfULPXhflv3xEzP_Dg8fwJfXysd1uvo-XTzIPgfnI4yLdNM_MCyZdrQP2PjjMC2oe_HWfmZyBAiNUVN71zC9u_nGmEc/s400/cent1.jpg" /></a> I have gone a little overboard on making the stars and have found that I am short on the amount of hex rosettes I need, back to the drawing board on that one.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy7DjKuEtJMkpYdenq9ilHgbMt6oS15xEe9IfBygilBf3JqfLU90RobSEMAXC8zwmPLJnyzHxboSzbdAqm5bbhQlgSsVsvidpt65aKoSJV1eBnwqkcuh7jx6Yd5CbeN86zSddZ3O8qtE/s1600/bskt+star.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600212755487742370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy7DjKuEtJMkpYdenq9ilHgbMt6oS15xEe9IfBygilBf3JqfLU90RobSEMAXC8zwmPLJnyzHxboSzbdAqm5bbhQlgSsVsvidpt65aKoSJV1eBnwqkcuh7jx6Yd5CbeN86zSddZ3O8qtE/s400/bskt+star.jpg" /></a><br /><br />not that I am complaining, I love digging into the basket and coming up with new combinations.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPzVIpomaAQNipLcqaG3dIk_rrf8b09FucAt0Go1NmbQa69dKKgrE0RVV0Q9Oj9aUF6yvDpkACOoJGJng7q5fgCnagIvrgVQO4gvtOHZFliUKrFOAX-91Mb_um93jhcHV3ueumm9GnX8/s1600/fabric+basket.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600212752605413906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPzVIpomaAQNipLcqaG3dIk_rrf8b09FucAt0Go1NmbQa69dKKgrE0RVV0Q9Oj9aUF6yvDpkACOoJGJng7q5fgCnagIvrgVQO4gvtOHZFliUKrFOAX-91Mb_um93jhcHV3ueumm9GnX8/s400/fabric+basket.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />just as a little deviation I decided to make a few of the baskets in readiness for filling them with flowers. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Appliqueing</span> the stars and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">hexies</span> is a mindless task I usually tackle at the end of a working day as a way to relax . Perhaps I should stay focused and finish the task at hand , can't help leaping ahead and putting some of my thoughts and ideas into reality.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb3zQg3KTAdoXNWvu1u77DcwORsHM6_rZ-JRCHs0VCqpQw171tAbH7Ns5PvghMBpWDEacPsOW3iBbdIZcnNQBWChyphenhyphen3jCj6bbc7-In9HCSegIAoHRVaFYwite5MJFG3Swu4YVTCynsafo/s1600/baskets.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600212750304492210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb3zQg3KTAdoXNWvu1u77DcwORsHM6_rZ-JRCHs0VCqpQw171tAbH7Ns5PvghMBpWDEacPsOW3iBbdIZcnNQBWChyphenhyphen3jCj6bbc7-In9HCSegIAoHRVaFYwite5MJFG3Swu4YVTCynsafo/s400/baskets.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />and just in case one project is not enough I have another on the go at the same time. I wouldn't be alone of this front though would I . This quilt is just going to evolve I think, I have a few clear guidelines but after that I guess I will just wait and see what happens.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGseXPuZNt98QaeQS_Ea7Iriry6EVoblyJUZqEJCePZAHEbf5551oPTHHI-DtqijONmu43mHDWaNORMZuXnZY3_rWg6dZz7awv8iYIbZNcLLjEvo4trFxdkEK7qsISORw7v2eAAiWLRTY/s1600/hexstar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600212171476401522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGseXPuZNt98QaeQS_Ea7Iriry6EVoblyJUZqEJCePZAHEbf5551oPTHHI-DtqijONmu43mHDWaNORMZuXnZY3_rWg6dZz7awv8iYIbZNcLLjEvo4trFxdkEK7qsISORw7v2eAAiWLRTY/s400/hexstar.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />it is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mostly</span> applique and paper piecing, I really am not that fussed on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">needle turn</span>, much prefer covering paper for my applique. Maybe I will use a combination !.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBQ5supcvoOAq99Gt8VspU6Q4L6wzt1qan976BS-1xNm_XNSE68yIuBlZVPARMAQ73j0CLSZ-GS2o3XGvbRYD2w1c_qPdycrWcw5PCfHhNOd7i3QJrJnC14TGIzfZ0oszCCjlfabkmvY/s1600/crib.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600212172673990818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBQ5supcvoOAq99Gt8VspU6Q4L6wzt1qan976BS-1xNm_XNSE68yIuBlZVPARMAQ73j0CLSZ-GS2o3XGvbRYD2w1c_qPdycrWcw5PCfHhNOd7i3QJrJnC14TGIzfZ0oszCCjlfabkmvY/s400/crib.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I have an old linen sheet that has been hanging around for some time , no point in saving it any longer so I am going to use it as the background.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOidG1fyWElBd5SMgULdM3mcwe2MyjmbyF_eCmHMXa9rgSPjkuQ5nzkI7_xKPaY4iJX0i4FAiLta0tS3FttX9cddtGlOTOFmAsb8reu6_xgS9emmNwi4Sa5pnELNKrCTJHK5SGw47xc8/s1600/crib+basket.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600212167800856802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOidG1fyWElBd5SMgULdM3mcwe2MyjmbyF_eCmHMXa9rgSPjkuQ5nzkI7_xKPaY4iJX0i4FAiLta0tS3FttX9cddtGlOTOFmAsb8reu6_xgS9emmNwi4Sa5pnELNKrCTJHK5SGw47xc8/s400/crib+basket.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have been needing a new comfy chair to use at the sewing machine ( I am not having much luck with this blog post I have just deleted a better picture of the chair , not sure how I did this but now I cannot add the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">picture</span> as blogger will add it at the start of the post, also the first picture has been turned around so I had to re do that , I am ready to chuck this whole post in the trash basket) maybe I should read the blogger tips and tricks !! read here mega frustration.<br />!!! throwing hands in the air.<br />anyway on with the story, this chair has been rescued from the tip, recovered by our favourite upholsterer using some fabrics found around the traps. I am more than happy with the outcome.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v96u84HHv79Ch32XXnIeT9AwR75tIxijA38PB7WP3Z__nVolEbn1sjaRYok0SEU-3_awyDLmdj1Xjuo_ONAv_ukkSlvlCOxbo3w-6eK1C2HqRVTo3-07SUg2SOFsdu19KEA2gl5DI7I/s1600/chair1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600212159097465202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v96u84HHv79Ch32XXnIeT9AwR75tIxijA38PB7WP3Z__nVolEbn1sjaRYok0SEU-3_awyDLmdj1Xjuo_ONAv_ukkSlvlCOxbo3w-6eK1C2HqRVTo3-07SUg2SOFsdu19KEA2gl5DI7I/s400/chair1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mr L & R and I often head down to the beach at the end of the day to take in the amazing sunsets and to chill out after a days work. I cannot get enough of them and each time they are vastly different depending on the weather and cloud formations etc etc. It feels like having my personal art gallery. These photos were taken on one evening last week<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6ZC1VbI8PteML7k4df4xScIn-3OGwQDPJsQm7N2CtQPlgJhryD7iGhXW6QcLWo9wM02cVPUwgCqZcFWRIA-HUcWT24a_hjxB7VJOwbdty4wc8x4bbNMIw_IPHszKD6n9c0fd9pv3AAg/s1600/sunset.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 170px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600211424458757586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6ZC1VbI8PteML7k4df4xScIn-3OGwQDPJsQm7N2CtQPlgJhryD7iGhXW6QcLWo9wM02cVPUwgCqZcFWRIA-HUcWT24a_hjxB7VJOwbdty4wc8x4bbNMIw_IPHszKD6n9c0fd9pv3AAg/s400/sunset.jpg" /></a><br />so peaceful I loved the calmness of the vapour trail intruding on the clear sky<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8m8kjWw3ZzUUoA5GuShMRo5RAoN_twxm2h2SZAbnx29DoTtOcRPAOh0W13YCfBwZEKDc4BaRWknggj32CRWvTxeFUrGrbUUun1casImZtXtYdxmk98Lb_vmRHBvAqc0t1K7nN0HYnJU/s1600/vt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600211418082286978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8m8kjWw3ZzUUoA5GuShMRo5RAoN_twxm2h2SZAbnx29DoTtOcRPAOh0W13YCfBwZEKDc4BaRWknggj32CRWvTxeFUrGrbUUun1casImZtXtYdxmk98Lb_vmRHBvAqc0t1K7nN0HYnJU/s400/vt.jpg" /></a>and sometimes, just sometimes we may have a glass of medicine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IKMOdWMKoSPk2n4Hogwr2opYK9f7V_Xfa_9or9pgWcCMqdGEsHweKQTn8SQXNU0AhjbSBbM45NXzUGthDlPZa4tjU4B8_umn1t8mVh9HhE69WQtB_r1zcC4EXGc54keunEo5iukp0No/s1600/medicine.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600211418524939970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IKMOdWMKoSPk2n4Hogwr2opYK9f7V_Xfa_9or9pgWcCMqdGEsHweKQTn8SQXNU0AhjbSBbM45NXzUGthDlPZa4tjU4B8_umn1t8mVh9HhE69WQtB_r1zcC4EXGc54keunEo5iukp0No/s400/medicine.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">That's</span> all for today , I am feeling a tad frustrated with this blogger post today.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Until next time have fun and hopefully lots of sewing time</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>j<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-35952843262757112942011-04-24T13:18:00.002+10:002011-04-24T13:21:14.959+10:00Wishing you all a Happy EasterI hope you are all managing to share some family and friends time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xofTJVuk9mOrkyaEJiJZWzWxnbKBJ1o-phUlEj8YNkAPLqXDoXDeXyZSCMM_CO8pDEeSMV3Zk_qAsQ9_nJEg7x12F9mLo4vNyPIQKo6gBgbOCs5P0ToHkREpTTL-Dwmj8SPe2q05VTs/s1600/nest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598984519396424194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xofTJVuk9mOrkyaEJiJZWzWxnbKBJ1o-phUlEj8YNkAPLqXDoXDeXyZSCMM_CO8pDEeSMV3Zk_qAsQ9_nJEg7x12F9mLo4vNyPIQKo6gBgbOCs5P0ToHkREpTTL-Dwmj8SPe2q05VTs/s400/nest.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I'll be bck soon with a post</div><br /><div>Happy Easter</div><br /><div>j</div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-62867668699350016432011-04-10T20:44:00.006+10:002011-04-10T21:54:30.024+10:00Time is a ThiefReading a few of my favourite blogs it seems that a lot of us wonder where these past months have gone. My focus of late has shifted somewhat in a different direction from my sewing. I have taken up some study, I decided I need to formalise the training I have been doing these past couple of years. Hopefully this will help to ensure I give the best possible sessions to my learners. I have to say I have really enjoyed doing this, I still have to hand in 3 modules of assessments and give a group based training session in front of an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">independent</span> assessor but I am busy with it , hopefully this will all be completed by the end of May. So I can account for some of the time but it is hard to believe we are in April, heading into our Winter.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYyVxUcy8GSsT5FfSO1lHBxo96y73ZE-OBYhtGPCTX4n-OB6q9VP3rkqi_6hD6kVdLWKf45plO5HHvWrQTkSMte270-pDdCOJpSoEZRgpcONw0Gh4Qwb2XjHBLTHpo2nvm3t6Qf36XNk/s1600/books.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 374px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593906028084805442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYyVxUcy8GSsT5FfSO1lHBxo96y73ZE-OBYhtGPCTX4n-OB6q9VP3rkqi_6hD6kVdLWKf45plO5HHvWrQTkSMte270-pDdCOJpSoEZRgpcONw0Gh4Qwb2XjHBLTHpo2nvm3t6Qf36XNk/s400/books.jpg" /></a> This weekend we headed up the coast to our shack as we had some gardening that needed some urgent attention. Read Jean shovelled and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">barrowed</span> 2 ton of garden soil , planted 30 Gardenias, mulched, watered and fed these plants. I did have help from Mr L & R. so I can't take all the credit, we need to get this done ahead of winter , just to give these plants time to settle in before it gets way to cold. Awaiting the delivery of the soil I did manage a little play time in the sewing dept. Here is a peek into my play area, surrounded by my favourite things, the computer playing some great music and fabric spread out across the table . What more could a girl want. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgTYdu40BHh3ksqBSb6G8XVO0yQDLdYNaznzhBvYESn-hw6F57M68vanoVPGnF4oA60LzdqhrlBxkqAEnrpLy2GzlitlO91cilj1cO0pDxbseiU6Y3wLXIPCyUCMpfxx2GgADchNmN2w/s1600/1+wk+area.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593906031027242386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgTYdu40BHh3ksqBSb6G8XVO0yQDLdYNaznzhBvYESn-hw6F57M68vanoVPGnF4oA60LzdqhrlBxkqAEnrpLy2GzlitlO91cilj1cO0pDxbseiU6Y3wLXIPCyUCMpfxx2GgADchNmN2w/s400/1+wk+area.jpg" /></a> I have started <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">appliqueing</span> the stars and hexagon rosettes for the basket quilt. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46feuXzZGw6CtydoPUzX3HRQj7rH6Mq4Zo75Qr0jm-tMiLWG8IO0HMXW821hW2uFm4UwnMZHLnMVc72y99PCpG_UXTrPo-FrSShHcReIZaTVswGgiUCa1gkryUMrWYiq58MWXxAEq3rw/s1600/hex.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593906024397548386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46feuXzZGw6CtydoPUzX3HRQj7rH6Mq4Zo75Qr0jm-tMiLWG8IO0HMXW821hW2uFm4UwnMZHLnMVc72y99PCpG_UXTrPo-FrSShHcReIZaTVswGgiUCa1gkryUMrWYiq58MWXxAEq3rw/s400/hex.jpg" /></a> I did a little auditioning but have decided to just take the next one off the pile and place it in the next position, I am sure it will come out in the wash so to speak. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBl1IfJJ30mMFpay7Q20iFvFOixhsWwwRJ1pkQ5lGAaaympgwr_i-OqZOS_R2XGfzlxN3kUQvTGqC4u51ymHcp2yLQMSkBilyc1BBYDSbikV7SysplQ6gPUGDZEqYBgi2fJDcD2vXoBA/s1600/hex+bskt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593905582727738066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBl1IfJJ30mMFpay7Q20iFvFOixhsWwwRJ1pkQ5lGAaaympgwr_i-OqZOS_R2XGfzlxN3kUQvTGqC4u51ymHcp2yLQMSkBilyc1BBYDSbikV7SysplQ6gPUGDZEqYBgi2fJDcD2vXoBA/s400/hex+bskt.jpg" /></a> Following on with my addiction with hexagons, I have been covering some 1 inch <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">hexie</span> papers using only the French General range of fabrics <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1HzyIAf_LwGilKrKH1pmup-W_m25VTgBAOIAauITPnjZyUSUqyYa8jsQr7p0mALsMLwo39hWbM-EZpDYBjQnmoT0EXsA0lnNBbiGgdjfcLMQl2BgwfgWBiEKE-LyMJVxaLhsC9G2mvw/s1600/hexies.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593905580224954802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1HzyIAf_LwGilKrKH1pmup-W_m25VTgBAOIAauITPnjZyUSUqyYa8jsQr7p0mALsMLwo39hWbM-EZpDYBjQnmoT0EXsA0lnNBbiGgdjfcLMQl2BgwfgWBiEKE-LyMJVxaLhsC9G2mvw/s400/hexies.jpg" /></a> I have another purse on the go <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrRYnKJ-MS38wYkeWxvTbBjP2WmbP8AEDkfsmyDaWZSeXWB7XtYl1ii3LKxeO0MEKLdM3MPeSXh1uFV-_rDPfbcHJsp5D94zMbR3TYb4XNI3S7mNi-7jz2uDc3ccXCsVxwLjnGKJhK3g/s1600/hex+bag.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593905576360624642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrRYnKJ-MS38wYkeWxvTbBjP2WmbP8AEDkfsmyDaWZSeXWB7XtYl1ii3LKxeO0MEKLdM3MPeSXh1uFV-_rDPfbcHJsp5D94zMbR3TYb4XNI3S7mNi-7jz2uDc3ccXCsVxwLjnGKJhK3g/s400/hex+bag.jpg" /></a> This is another Brigitte design, now without revealing too much I think <a href="http://www.brigittegiblin.com.au/">Brigitte</a> and <a href="http://materialobsession.typepad.com/material_obsession/">Kathy</a> are cooking something up for the Sydney Quilt Show so I don't want to spoil any surprises.</div><br /><div>Just remember a girl can never have too many bags. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjNNogb4rOaPyJ3KZpjCjFr8r7B0APwF6sPgqgMIreqJ6qRVzzbL9Anr64K2Q0LLAsnfkN31dh7cJdVEt-9jUiMkEy-qdWeKv_g8gPpBiJEzJVgyl9crkhhULoEPvzTU77FQmXJuFpxU/s1600/IMG_6120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593905575132177970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjNNogb4rOaPyJ3KZpjCjFr8r7B0APwF6sPgqgMIreqJ6qRVzzbL9Anr64K2Q0LLAsnfkN31dh7cJdVEt-9jUiMkEy-qdWeKv_g8gPpBiJEzJVgyl9crkhhULoEPvzTU77FQmXJuFpxU/s400/IMG_6120.JPG" /></a> This morning was a beautiful sunny Autumn day just perfect for a walk along the bridle path, I was quite taken by the shadows along the way, they looked like <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">zig</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">zags</span>, in fact they are the shadows from the trunks and branches of the gum trees that line the walk. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wDnvg4TGWxHDcJ30sWLRrQ-YfIAH0_I_2qK_fIU-jNMdg5-iil2JksOfVl4PRkVAaWcFbsZ2YAqveDD2mG2F5wLk7dwLn7Qg8GRr3NJXrmEDcA1MNQn-QqIyfnDFQOhZamqDf7rtf4U/s1600/bridle+path.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593905569942906754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wDnvg4TGWxHDcJ30sWLRrQ-YfIAH0_I_2qK_fIU-jNMdg5-iil2JksOfVl4PRkVAaWcFbsZ2YAqveDD2mG2F5wLk7dwLn7Qg8GRr3NJXrmEDcA1MNQn-QqIyfnDFQOhZamqDf7rtf4U/s400/bridle+path.jpg" /></a> the water was glistening. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsX3BLtp6Hr0YDNPHjJlxxDIgYHWTESlXzmXyrXHWXggxunnovpiaNab-M8cANuYM4ocADuuL1Gxd94Q0rLgSz9uHDwXMd8pEuC-Yak2k2E5GgDTwdZo_-aIcsjluAzzxz6nllLACxbo/s1600/dutchies.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593904922441884706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsX3BLtp6Hr0YDNPHjJlxxDIgYHWTESlXzmXyrXHWXggxunnovpiaNab-M8cANuYM4ocADuuL1Gxd94Q0rLgSz9uHDwXMd8pEuC-Yak2k2E5GgDTwdZo_-aIcsjluAzzxz6nllLACxbo/s400/dutchies.jpg" /></a> Gorgeous days like this always entice families outdoors to enjoy picnics, it is a sight to behold <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgByKOgJLbobLPp4iNJtaOutysxTp9Vs1g0dEERPmvKCOegXpEEyMd8eJu8vf7kZaymqaBX4Ied7op1Bef538Sm6N0P8WHSMzzfJnSZ1zvlH6FGrK2m89BQl8Aul3w8nulfWXf2uFwts/s1600/dutchies1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593904919531100194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgByKOgJLbobLPp4iNJtaOutysxTp9Vs1g0dEERPmvKCOegXpEEyMd8eJu8vf7kZaymqaBX4Ied7op1Bef538Sm6N0P8WHSMzzfJnSZ1zvlH6FGrK2m89BQl8Aul3w8nulfWXf2uFwts/s400/dutchies1.jpg" /></a> This time of the year is rose pruning time and as I pruned the last of the flower heads I managed to pick a few buds. I look forward to spring for the first flush , it sounds like I am wishing my life away but the thought of Winter around the corner isn't thrilling. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4ZTybHbayTfx0tt49hiRuMf1XgAA4htZKdJYpbsljzpIEcBtUAHPCVl2pUGBT5ZtBDhRXpJBNgEujCqNQ36tO8Rsbqq0OGqNm4ztc0xKkRNogBGX0_47t7Lx9d5W2J0XFf2hDmBe44Q/s1600/roses.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593904917575842530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4ZTybHbayTfx0tt49hiRuMf1XgAA4htZKdJYpbsljzpIEcBtUAHPCVl2pUGBT5ZtBDhRXpJBNgEujCqNQ36tO8Rsbqq0OGqNm4ztc0xKkRNogBGX0_47t7Lx9d5W2J0XFf2hDmBe44Q/s400/roses.jpg" /></a> I have also been cooking for family and friends of late and as I laid out some of the ingredients I was quite taken by the assortment of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">different</span> greens. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKeYuIJAqbwn1stinKqUDbagIgdpw45V-wVk7gABd26RWpQkyTb2S66y1kYdqR4IOYZpKY0CYxmG4HfpN8y0oB7imDvBsYUEM7H5pWwv-D2ruyc-evKE-xGY8CGNrtUP6feAjFRfUOYE/s1600/green.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593904912643624802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKeYuIJAqbwn1stinKqUDbagIgdpw45V-wVk7gABd26RWpQkyTb2S66y1kYdqR4IOYZpKY0CYxmG4HfpN8y0oB7imDvBsYUEM7H5pWwv-D2ruyc-evKE-xGY8CGNrtUP6feAjFRfUOYE/s400/green.jpg" /></a> I have been hooked on this DVD it is fabulous. Annabel <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Langbein</span> is a Kiwi cook (no bias here :-) </div><br /><div>All of the episodes on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">dvd</span> are shot in the South Island of New Zealand, the scenery is spectacular not to mention the food she cooks. There is not one recipe I do not like, in fact I was so taken with the DVD I bought the book so I have the recipes, no having to takes notes while watching the show. </div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF9YGNtUTcW-rN9cVVGe0mDw34imb932kb8dp-07wG6qDrViDcRoGB5j1cFiaFfCx5Kqbwe4YxN844rBIYRyjALqNmHnyRgxschhoTqJjwFLEygtHZEzcAKS6GQXsay-swVTaAtr5_78/s1600/anabel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593904910465924434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF9YGNtUTcW-rN9cVVGe0mDw34imb932kb8dp-07wG6qDrViDcRoGB5j1cFiaFfCx5Kqbwe4YxN844rBIYRyjALqNmHnyRgxschhoTqJjwFLEygtHZEzcAKS6GQXsay-swVTaAtr5_78/s400/anabel.jpg" /></a> Well I think that accounts for some of the time I have been missing. Thanks to all of my readers that have left comments and enquired to my where abouts I do appreciate them, hopefully as soon as this study is behind me things should resume to normal.</div><br /><div>To <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sharyn</span> and Marlene in Melbourne thanks for the gentle nudges I hope this suffices for the time being.</div><br /><div>Lets hope the time thief takes a hike for a while.</div><br /><div>until next time</div><br /><div>Happy sewing, knitting, stitching </div><br /><div>j </div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-54404322870393771842011-01-16T11:58:00.005+11:002011-01-16T12:43:01.546+11:00"An Oldie but a Goodie" as Janet says<a href="http://quiltsalott.blogspot.com/">Janet</a> always has a way with words and when she described working on one of her older <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">W'sIP</span> as an oldie but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">goodie</span> , I realised it was exactly what I was doing, sounds much better than a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">WIP</span> don't you agree.<br />I am not sure if you remember this oldie, I began it many years ago and only got the centre pieced and the border blocks that were also hand pieced done.<br />You see I love piecing , especially by hand but this quilt has a border between the centre and the outside pieced blocks that is applique and as much as I love applique, I didn't think I was much chop at it.<br />I have read many blogs explaining <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">needleturn</span> applique, I have attempted it but it was never up to the standard that I felt it should be.<br />Anyway this past holiday I decided that I was going to master it and the only way that would happen was for me to keep at it. After all Rome was not built in a day.<br />I also read on <a href="http://blackbird-designs.blogspot.com/">Alma's</a> blog that the only way to be any good at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">needleturn</span> applique was to do <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">needleturn</span> applique. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfuHlCTEtYo59vMOCVhIQCr1x1X-Jneg15qOhCjA2YTFbY5eYJrM0AS3tL9_A98qOdE2_Zcal17-1Goy7ZJJqQBqjX6UyLYio8T5NS0bSNyUswpYaKBo8phnlKabD5kXOpC0A3yOALk8/s1600/1quilt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562584227767733250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfuHlCTEtYo59vMOCVhIQCr1x1X-Jneg15qOhCjA2YTFbY5eYJrM0AS3tL9_A98qOdE2_Zcal17-1Goy7ZJJqQBqjX6UyLYio8T5NS0bSNyUswpYaKBo8phnlKabD5kXOpC0A3yOALk8/s400/1quilt.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfUmpHlSf4ajDIdfaYTIbtNqJEQdyGEPoDN1wJvIsyo1RP4CJo2HsLm8fQtB-d0eEHdmxWUUxZeVepgr6ZHNVUL9a8RNjQcckKt3pjZKFfM7UkGJw3uIjmeXGTnwXkDaffiXWLhdTC_4/s1600/block+close.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562584227929687634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfUmpHlSf4ajDIdfaYTIbtNqJEQdyGEPoDN1wJvIsyo1RP4CJo2HsLm8fQtB-d0eEHdmxWUUxZeVepgr6ZHNVUL9a8RNjQcckKt3pjZKFfM7UkGJw3uIjmeXGTnwXkDaffiXWLhdTC_4/s400/block+close.jpg" /></a> Thankfully I had kept all the fabrics I had used in the centre and outside blocks together , when I gathered up my sewing room (not quite but I think Mr L&R thought so when he was packing the car) to come on holiday , the basket was ready.</div><div>I spent an entire day preparing all the pieces for one border. I had already made loads of bias for the stems.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWyG6c8gaZcXYSRNIWymS1hwKt0QPW8Nyku52KyJn4ApN0nKZWvdDFwSc0Woo-b8ykpM3Cww16x-OwhzQl1w51_WZRA1rChl5eUQLnjM4gn1t90zJyAyLge8H1tW65FgEUlJvpyRHKGY/s1600/1border.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562583492230609058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWyG6c8gaZcXYSRNIWymS1hwKt0QPW8Nyku52KyJn4ApN0nKZWvdDFwSc0Woo-b8ykpM3Cww16x-OwhzQl1w51_WZRA1rChl5eUQLnjM4gn1t90zJyAyLge8H1tW65FgEUlJvpyRHKGY/s400/1border.jpg" /></a><br />by this stage I was getting quite excited to begin <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">appliqueing</span>. In my head I had it perfected, a shame in reality it wasn't quite that way.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTExLm1dwqyh_vCqoOBKpyTZPan4zT7ZmSIIjC9X3GbvPtUJIhEa8gzk3uyzubCyXsyQw9vKKuuhr3zD7h4vlNjWjF8387U593qoMrANVq0HUWFCdOwbYpaY0IEml2lS3dhJoZEw2430k/s1600/1border2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562583482879123346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTExLm1dwqyh_vCqoOBKpyTZPan4zT7ZmSIIjC9X3GbvPtUJIhEa8gzk3uyzubCyXsyQw9vKKuuhr3zD7h4vlNjWjF8387U593qoMrANVq0HUWFCdOwbYpaY0IEml2lS3dhJoZEw2430k/s400/1border2.jpg" /></a> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">also</span> finished all of the outside blocks, I needed to add the corners to square up the blocks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUKU2YkRrTEB7EcdguxfDqaAcqM8Ot-_nssh2zbxaLzxeD90Hjt_2WLYHG0cdvaaOkNhSolh63bq_fmIldUziv-vbFpepgGLF9ZkrrCZ2hcfBN2HKGnbrXsRCNb5Gka8sbGKv9Q0hjRM/s1600/1blocks.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562583481056755010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUKU2YkRrTEB7EcdguxfDqaAcqM8Ot-_nssh2zbxaLzxeD90Hjt_2WLYHG0cdvaaOkNhSolh63bq_fmIldUziv-vbFpepgGLF9ZkrrCZ2hcfBN2HKGnbrXsRCNb5Gka8sbGKv9Q0hjRM/s400/1blocks.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Just prior to Christmas I visited the gorgeous <a href="http://broderie.typepad.com/my_weblog/">Lizzie</a> and her sewing friends and took this oldie along with me because this block containing this pear fabric is where our friendship began.</div><div>I posted this block way back , Lizzie sent me an email asking where I had bought the fabric as Lizzie also has a love of pears. I only ever had a fat 1/16<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> as it had been included in my fabric club from Patchwork on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"><a href="http://patchworkonstonleigh.blogspot.com/">Stonleigh</a></span>. After using it in this block there was only scraps left but sent these scraps to Lizzie and so our friendship began.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6p9LDt_cA-Q6pdyL8hD4Sle5MEDUcaIiUg_5l_X1SYCVFsHx3FtIpTOg_EhgARk_4AS4jwpnl5yfCRnEI3fgF3FgwnMDUdHzfpnu2oTPgAx6-1cfyPNWvHQVBU2RxLfikjD1zGtzYaY/s1600/1that+block.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 349px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562583479309621778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6p9LDt_cA-Q6pdyL8hD4Sle5MEDUcaIiUg_5l_X1SYCVFsHx3FtIpTOg_EhgARk_4AS4jwpnl5yfCRnEI3fgF3FgwnMDUdHzfpnu2oTPgAx6-1cfyPNWvHQVBU2RxLfikjD1zGtzYaY/s400/1that+block.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jRUEsUjx5EfIEaCw4qcK6KMNSi5x6A4lwCmsNOULlK5sGQerGjxgtYORaeKzSZanywAMYnSmV2xgqCzMr8C3vcindCOqXBe91FaxPPJmp8tkJEXk2dyeypmO07dTT52j2BfBIegyMNw/s1600/bord+blocks.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562582715325562306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jRUEsUjx5EfIEaCw4qcK6KMNSi5x6A4lwCmsNOULlK5sGQerGjxgtYORaeKzSZanywAMYnSmV2xgqCzMr8C3vcindCOqXBe91FaxPPJmp8tkJEXk2dyeypmO07dTT52j2BfBIegyMNw/s400/bord+blocks.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Here is the result of my applique and whilst it is not perfect I am quite happy with the outcome and realise that practise will make a difference. I am now on a roll and my goal is to have this quilt finished this year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TVLbYwRfrSFyEQ5rCbF8tVBZ-3-l9JcpWUhxgxpF_tHzZVnHZQ0WkI8Au7zuLSOiX4DBAE_paXzaQQ5VeUBZCJpXvb6E2NmbQp96WLRjbjkDUMAYS0ZsoVfIbD_GbVJK9b8IFN1wDys/s1600/applique.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562582714976458274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TVLbYwRfrSFyEQ5rCbF8tVBZ-3-l9JcpWUhxgxpF_tHzZVnHZQ0WkI8Au7zuLSOiX4DBAE_paXzaQQ5VeUBZCJpXvb6E2NmbQp96WLRjbjkDUMAYS0ZsoVfIbD_GbVJK9b8IFN1wDys/s400/applique.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I have managed to do some reverse sewing a couple of times and I can see a lonely leaf here that needs to be removed and re done.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxK9RcBD6b_Ph5X3sL1Vh6gYs81Gy7iUBLNXnL5KU6vZrrxT7-HH8i4omZU_ZVTJ6wi0vVBePNmrrzzN7BPf2Qo3GBLitZea5h2yYK6HatHA5YvojomOflB8Awdzyf223vlCHQXkvO0g/s1600/border.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562582707572002514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxK9RcBD6b_Ph5X3sL1Vh6gYs81Gy7iUBLNXnL5KU6vZrrxT7-HH8i4omZU_ZVTJ6wi0vVBePNmrrzzN7BPf2Qo3GBLitZea5h2yYK6HatHA5YvojomOflB8Awdzyf223vlCHQXkvO0g/s400/border.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'll keep you posted with my progress.</div><div> </div><div>Until next time happiness in your sewing</div><div> </div><div>j<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-91101812994282691482010-12-31T19:02:00.002+11:002010-12-31T19:08:29.491+11:00Wishing you Health and Happiness in 2011I know it has been some time since I posted, I will be back soon with a catch up but until then I wish all my readers much health and happiness in the coming year.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnT5l2cD828ObwKBRgTOp5sVpXUN2XObOOIxNIz8NjZSxku5FfHMYiJ-h6yNrc6mYkjT2VKCLBX-_yOBUw9VnL6quWeLRgb90oyQeYJCWDVwtDxjvsr10xOsdQFRYTUAkySgMlgYQQb6M/s1600/1new+year+wish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556754160975108690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnT5l2cD828ObwKBRgTOp5sVpXUN2XObOOIxNIz8NjZSxku5FfHMYiJ-h6yNrc6mYkjT2VKCLBX-_yOBUw9VnL6quWeLRgb90oyQeYJCWDVwtDxjvsr10xOsdQFRYTUAkySgMlgYQQb6M/s400/1new+year+wish.jpg" /></a> Until next time<br />Happiness over the festive season and hopefully much sewing.<br />jjeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-24998769719698001122010-11-26T19:35:00.004+11:002010-11-26T20:05:37.363+11:00It's Been Snowing<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">On</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">arrival</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">here</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Germany</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">near</span> Hannover, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">they</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">were</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">predicting</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">snow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">later</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">week</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">sure</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">enough</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wednesday</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">had</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">fine</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">snow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">falling</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">It</span> was so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">beautiful</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yesterday</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">morning</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">left</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">our</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">hotel</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">brisk</span> , <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">drove</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">closer</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error">office</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error">noticed</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error">much</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error">heavier</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error">coating</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error">roofs</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error">cars</span>.<br />These <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error">were</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error">couple</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error">many</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error">cars</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_56" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_57" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hettich</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_58" class="blsp-spelling-error">car</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_59" class="blsp-spelling-error">park</span>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFBslyqcg3_owjaaVmXsFTx31O6xARaU4oRcChrASOktb2kSkLpq8sosmiIMKB0vjP5atI10WkVD_v3NXdw-ceWtXF3mjyz7Pz0w__78iguthfhZQzaeOez8jLXFaSPGnb2QrqbC3fvI/s1600/1car+snow.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775696609598770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFBslyqcg3_owjaaVmXsFTx31O6xARaU4oRcChrASOktb2kSkLpq8sosmiIMKB0vjP5atI10WkVD_v3NXdw-ceWtXF3mjyz7Pz0w__78iguthfhZQzaeOez8jLXFaSPGnb2QrqbC3fvI/s400/1car+snow.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_60" class="blsp-spelling-error">guess</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_61" class="blsp-spelling-error">looked</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_62" class="blsp-spelling-error">like</span> a real <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_63" class="blsp-spelling-error">tourist</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_64" class="blsp-spelling-error">snapping</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_65" class="blsp-spelling-error">these</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_66" class="blsp-spelling-error">pictures</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_67" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_68" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_69" class="blsp-spelling-error">hear</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_70" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_71" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_72" class="blsp-spelling-error">sweltering</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_73" class="blsp-spelling-error">at</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_74" class="blsp-spelling-error">home</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_75" class="blsp-spelling-error">thought</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_76" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_77" class="blsp-spelling-error">may</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_78" class="blsp-spelling-error">liked</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_79" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_80" class="blsp-spelling-error">be</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_81" class="blsp-spelling-error">cooled</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_82" class="blsp-spelling-error">down</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_83" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7M-zg0hmFrpyXoJYorareuveZsiPBVZmieuXZ6jI4ruyHxiB3lsA-WujOxQFnBfN1S4IMkVac2zVoh2JWjU2hm8OUxc0Iy986UkfyT6J0P92vAheaS-T4dJVu7lNO1mHwhGTgwWCKD4/s1600/1car1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775689540771186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7M-zg0hmFrpyXoJYorareuveZsiPBVZmieuXZ6jI4ruyHxiB3lsA-WujOxQFnBfN1S4IMkVac2zVoh2JWjU2hm8OUxc0Iy986UkfyT6J0P92vAheaS-T4dJVu7lNO1mHwhGTgwWCKD4/s400/1car1.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_84" class="blsp-spelling-error">there</span> was a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_85" class="blsp-spelling-error">reasonable</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_86" class="blsp-spelling-error">coating</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_87" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_88" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_89" class="blsp-spelling-error">ground</span> , <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_90" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_91" class="blsp-spelling-error">didn</span>'t <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_92" class="blsp-spelling-error">hang</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_93" class="blsp-spelling-error">around</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_94" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_95" class="blsp-spelling-error">long</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_96" class="blsp-spelling-error">though</span>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_YAImBruQqe4nJJRR75uMZtPxS0gSqmPh7N-FFkHNVWW082yAIhGmPWB5u2eRQMbhgNvfTEIPnY-KLg-otQXis97WfCNgdYxjP0SEm6tnNZsONAgQ4mnywnCSJn89pAThfouohRJa-c/s1600/1ground.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775469644737442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_YAImBruQqe4nJJRR75uMZtPxS0gSqmPh7N-FFkHNVWW082yAIhGmPWB5u2eRQMbhgNvfTEIPnY-KLg-otQXis97WfCNgdYxjP0SEm6tnNZsONAgQ4mnywnCSJn89pAThfouohRJa-c/s400/1ground.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_97" class="blsp-spelling-error">This</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_98" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_99" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_100" class="blsp-spelling-error">time</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_101" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_102" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_103" class="blsp-spelling-error">year</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_104" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_105" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_106" class="blsp-spelling-error">Christmas</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_107" class="blsp-spelling-error">Markets</span> , last <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_108" class="blsp-spelling-error">Monday</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_109" class="blsp-spelling-error">evening</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_110" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_111" class="blsp-spelling-error">went</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_112" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_113" class="blsp-spelling-error">area</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_114" class="blsp-spelling-error">known</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_115" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> Herford, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_116" class="blsp-spelling-error">by</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_117" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_118" class="blsp-spelling-error">time</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_119" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_120" class="blsp-spelling-error">arrived</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_121" class="blsp-spelling-error">most</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_122" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_123" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_124" class="blsp-spelling-error">markets</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_125" class="blsp-spelling-error">had</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_126" class="blsp-spelling-error">closed</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_127" class="blsp-spelling-error">there</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_128" class="blsp-spelling-error">were</span> just a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_129" class="blsp-spelling-error">few</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_130" class="blsp-spelling-error">food</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_131" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_132" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_133" class="blsp-spelling-error">course</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_134" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_135" class="blsp-spelling-error">drink</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_136" class="blsp-spelling-error">stands</span>.</div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_137" class="blsp-spelling-error">The</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_138" class="blsp-spelling-error">Germans</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_139" class="blsp-spelling-error">do</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_140" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_141" class="blsp-spelling-error">allow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_142" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_143" class="blsp-spelling-error">cold</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_144" class="blsp-spelling-error">stop</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_145" class="blsp-spelling-error">them</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_146" class="blsp-spelling-error">from</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_147" class="blsp-spelling-error">going</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_148" class="blsp-spelling-error">outdoors</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_149" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_150" class="blsp-spelling-error">evening</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_151" class="blsp-spelling-error">they</span> just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_152" class="blsp-spelling-error">rug</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_153" class="blsp-spelling-error">up</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_154" class="blsp-spelling-error">appropriately</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_155" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_156" class="blsp-spelling-error">get</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_157" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_158" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_159" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_160" class="blsp-spelling-error">There</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_161" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_162" class="blsp-spelling-error">plenty</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_163" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_164" class="blsp-spelling-error">heating</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_165" class="blsp-spelling-error">available</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_166" class="blsp-spelling-error">if</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_167" class="blsp-spelling-error">needed</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtheeB8K7X4Rqa-b9Su94e8ysQTZcL0iaejUphG5uflaZBQq01jFenFQFGHwlIuuSiWBW36LR14tk20Zhhum6E_BhvN4IPmtDzBwucSt7j_vTh8zn7ujmva31QcNru1c1eB6Umv7lF_c/s1600/1heater.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775462230424770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtheeB8K7X4Rqa-b9Su94e8ysQTZcL0iaejUphG5uflaZBQq01jFenFQFGHwlIuuSiWBW36LR14tk20Zhhum6E_BhvN4IPmtDzBwucSt7j_vTh8zn7ujmva31QcNru1c1eB6Umv7lF_c/s400/1heater.jpg" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_168" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_169" class="blsp-spelling-error">bells</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_170" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_171" class="blsp-spelling-error">rung</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_172" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_173" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_174" class="blsp-spelling-error">tunes</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_175" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_176" class="blsp-spelling-error">Christmas</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_177" class="blsp-spelling-error">songs</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_178" class="blsp-spelling-error">through</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_179" class="blsp-spelling-error">out</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_180" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_181" class="blsp-spelling-error">evening</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJbpuxWQZ2Ix4NZoJ75ClUXiraKCPcaHGpWesQ-JXMccwf7b0nG9eKMyoT6JUl_EgvAiaqNXzp7cBklhTI0yrRc0CEc6pVGZx01mYZ_IE_rrXqpzfFKonR4OeHaxAyQISNEJXL4NG27A/s1600/1stand.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775458643367490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJbpuxWQZ2Ix4NZoJ75ClUXiraKCPcaHGpWesQ-JXMccwf7b0nG9eKMyoT6JUl_EgvAiaqNXzp7cBklhTI0yrRc0CEc6pVGZx01mYZ_IE_rrXqpzfFKonR4OeHaxAyQISNEJXL4NG27A/s400/1stand.jpg" /></a><br />I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_182" class="blsp-spelling-error">think</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_183" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_184" class="blsp-spelling-error">know</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_185" class="blsp-spelling-error">these</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_186" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_187" class="blsp-spelling-error">toffee</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_188" class="blsp-spelling-error">apples</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJeML-p13itzMOHtRvx5Ga2ZwMt5H92JZJ9BhPCbFby2ye6O3A9LMBMi3o2owVLYFCbdMSxLEeG_eHz76quPJolYwom7IAt8vFQ3sUhB0Dxdef_HI8P_NttzQFJAFzReh0J7UBeMShas/s1600/1toffee.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775083627573186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJeML-p13itzMOHtRvx5Ga2ZwMt5H92JZJ9BhPCbFby2ye6O3A9LMBMi3o2owVLYFCbdMSxLEeG_eHz76quPJolYwom7IAt8vFQ3sUhB0Dxdef_HI8P_NttzQFJAFzReh0J7UBeMShas/s400/1toffee.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_189" class="blsp-spelling-error">no</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_190" class="blsp-spelling-error">shortage</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_191" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_192" class="blsp-spelling-error">yummy</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_193" class="blsp-spelling-error">food</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6m4rwAs-dVR2abZ9WVF3PdEA9vR33NoMkniZJaha8lUc6TS6gydjYDeUwgkMoY3T3XCtjVyotmvEan54IcknvMB1jRIkCz5bK_lkN6MrzIhCqm8KFaaZjmRo0i_4AsmUfE6421OGgJaQ/s1600/1xmas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775076473816162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6m4rwAs-dVR2abZ9WVF3PdEA9vR33NoMkniZJaha8lUc6TS6gydjYDeUwgkMoY3T3XCtjVyotmvEan54IcknvMB1jRIkCz5bK_lkN6MrzIhCqm8KFaaZjmRo0i_4AsmUfE6421OGgJaQ/s400/1xmas.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_194" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_195" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_196" class="blsp-spelling-error">course</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_197" class="blsp-spelling-error">there</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_198" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_199" class="blsp-spelling-error">trees</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_200" class="blsp-spelling-error">everywhere</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_201" class="blsp-spelling-error">decorated</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_202" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_203" class="blsp-spelling-error">lights</span>. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_204" class="blsp-spelling-error">can</span>'t <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_205" class="blsp-spelling-error">tell</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_206" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_207" class="blsp-spelling-error">how</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_208" class="blsp-spelling-error">pretty</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_209" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_210" class="blsp-spelling-error">looks</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipueTqj-7VSBo-9m3bZsdj16uI76-r67xx9hNlCC100lL92wE0FjYZj2yoBlcZvE1m57REDXpKq5JFIBXCdIIZGsi0btkrb8kK7-QgVKqeW0Wvu9pITrBNQ6dHnEHqkPVEkM4HLzwbg6U/s1600/1tree.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543775072458620898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipueTqj-7VSBo-9m3bZsdj16uI76-r67xx9hNlCC100lL92wE0FjYZj2yoBlcZvE1m57REDXpKq5JFIBXCdIIZGsi0btkrb8kK7-QgVKqeW0Wvu9pITrBNQ6dHnEHqkPVEkM4HLzwbg6U/s400/1tree.jpg" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_211" class="blsp-spelling-error">Today</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_212" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_213" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_214" class="blsp-spelling-error">free</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_215" class="blsp-spelling-error">day</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_216" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_217" class="blsp-spelling-error">prepare</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_218" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_219" class="blsp-spelling-error">leave</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_220" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_221" class="blsp-spelling-error">gorgeous</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_222" class="blsp-spelling-error">place</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_223" class="blsp-spelling-error">tomorrow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_224" class="blsp-spelling-error">evening</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_225" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_226" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_227" class="blsp-spelling-error">flight</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_228" class="blsp-spelling-error">home</span>.</div><div>I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_229" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_230" class="blsp-spelling-error">had</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_231" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_232" class="blsp-spelling-error">most</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_233" class="blsp-spelling-error">wonderful</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_234" class="blsp-spelling-error">time</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_235" class="blsp-spelling-error">My</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_236" class="blsp-spelling-error">German</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_237" class="blsp-spelling-error">colleagues</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_238" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_239" class="blsp-spelling-error">been</span> so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_240" class="blsp-spelling-error">hospitable</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_241" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_242" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_243" class="blsp-spelling-error">any</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_244" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_245" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_246" class="blsp-spelling-error">locals</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_247" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_248" class="blsp-spelling-error">met</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_249" class="blsp-spelling-error">Everyone</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_250" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_251" class="blsp-spelling-error">friendly</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_252" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_253" class="blsp-spelling-error">helpful</span>.</div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_254" class="blsp-spelling-error">One</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_255" class="blsp-spelling-error">day</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_256" class="blsp-spelling-error">hope</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_257" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_258" class="blsp-spelling-error">return</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_259" class="blsp-spelling-error">here</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_260" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> Mr L & R <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_261" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_262" class="blsp-spelling-error">holiday</span>.</div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_263" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tomorrow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_264" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_265" class="blsp-spelling-error">our</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_266" class="blsp-spelling-error">way</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_267" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> Hannover <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_268" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_269" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_270" class="blsp-spelling-error">going</span> via an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_271" class="blsp-spelling-error">historic</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_272" class="blsp-spelling-error">town</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_273" class="blsp-spelling-error">known</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_274" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_275" class="blsp-spelling-error">Harmen</span> , <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_276" class="blsp-spelling-error">sorry</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_277" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_278" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_279" class="blsp-spelling-error">German</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_280" class="blsp-spelling-error">readers</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_281" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_282" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_283" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_284" class="blsp-spelling-error">how</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_285" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_286" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_287" class="blsp-spelling-error">spelt</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_288" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_289" class="blsp-spelling-error">how</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_290" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_291" class="blsp-spelling-error">sounds</span>.</div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_292" class="blsp-spelling-error">Today</span> I am <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_293" class="blsp-spelling-error">taking</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_294" class="blsp-spelling-error">train</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_295" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> Herford so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_296" class="blsp-spelling-error">hopefully</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_297" class="blsp-spelling-error">can</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_298" class="blsp-spelling-error">get</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_299" class="blsp-spelling-error">some</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_300" class="blsp-spelling-error">better</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_301" class="blsp-spelling-error">pictures</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_302" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_303" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_304" class="blsp-spelling-error">look</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_305" class="blsp-spelling-error">from</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_306" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_307" class="blsp-spelling-error">hotel</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_308" class="blsp-spelling-error">window</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_309" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_310" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_311" class="blsp-spelling-error">once</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_312" class="blsp-spelling-error">again</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_313" class="blsp-spelling-error">snowing</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_314" class="blsp-spelling-error">wow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_315" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_316" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_317" class="blsp-spelling-error">pretty</span>. I will <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_318" class="blsp-spelling-error">rug</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_319" class="blsp-spelling-error">up</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_320" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_321" class="blsp-spelling-error">enjoy</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_322" class="blsp-spelling-error">before</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_323" class="blsp-spelling-error">return</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_324" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_325" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_326" class="blsp-spelling-error">heat</span>.</div><div> </div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_327" class="blsp-spelling-error">Happiness</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_328" class="blsp-spelling-error">whatever</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_329" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_330" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_331" class="blsp-spelling-error">doing</span>.</div><div> </div><div>j<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-17297414344579277982010-11-23T04:57:00.020+11:002010-11-23T08:57:09.998+11:00Greetings From Germany<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Communication</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">from</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">home</span> in Sydney <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">tells</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">me</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">temperatures</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">been</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">quite</span> warm. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Here</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Germany</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">very</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">different</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">story</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">around</span> 2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">degrees</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">let</span>'s <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">say</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">here</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">our</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">deepest</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">winter</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">downunder</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> rare <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">would</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">those</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">kind</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">temperatures</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error">say</span> I am <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error">enjoying</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error">experience</span>.I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error">rug</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error">up</span> in a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error">very</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error">cosy</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error">jacket</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error">does</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error">everyone</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error">here</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_56" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_57" class="blsp-spelling-error">get</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_58" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_59" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_60" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span>. All <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_61" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_62" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_63" class="blsp-spelling-error">buildings</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_64" class="blsp-spelling-error">houses</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_65" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_66" class="blsp-spelling-error">hotels</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_67" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_68" class="blsp-spelling-error">heating</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_69" class="blsp-spelling-error">which</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_70" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_71" class="blsp-spelling-error">very</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_72" class="blsp-spelling-error">comfortable</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_73" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_74" class="blsp-spelling-error">too</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_75" class="blsp-spelling-error">hot</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_76" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_77" class="blsp-spelling-error">found</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_78" class="blsp-spelling-error">out</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_79" class="blsp-spelling-error">today</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_80" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_81" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_82" class="blsp-spelling-error">warehouse</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_83" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_84" class="blsp-spelling-error">our</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_85" class="blsp-spelling-error">company</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_86" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> also <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_87" class="blsp-spelling-error">heated</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_88" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_89" class="blsp-spelling-error">sure</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_90" class="blsp-spelling-error">should</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_91" class="blsp-spelling-error">mention</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_92" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_93" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_94" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_95" class="blsp-spelling-error">colleagues</span> in Sydney.<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_96" class="blsp-spelling-error">Well</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_97" class="blsp-spelling-error">arrived</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_98" class="blsp-spelling-error">here</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_99" class="blsp-spelling-error">yesterday</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_100" class="blsp-spelling-error">morning</span> (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_101" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sunday</span>),<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_102" class="blsp-spelling-error">after</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_103" class="blsp-spelling-error">checking</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_104" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_105" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_106" class="blsp-spelling-error">hotel</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_107" class="blsp-spelling-error">decided</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_108" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_109" class="blsp-spelling-error">better</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_110" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_111" class="blsp-spelling-error">go</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_112" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_113" class="blsp-spelling-error">walk</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_114" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_115" class="blsp-spelling-error">try</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_116" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_117" class="blsp-spelling-error">join</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_118" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_119" class="blsp-spelling-error">timezone</span>. (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_120" class="blsp-spelling-error">It</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_121" class="blsp-spelling-error">would</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_122" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_123" class="blsp-spelling-error">been</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_124" class="blsp-spelling-error">quite</span> simple <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_125" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_126" class="blsp-spelling-error">crawl</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_127" class="blsp-spelling-error">into</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_128" class="blsp-spelling-error">bed</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_129" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_130" class="blsp-spelling-error">catch</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_131" class="blsp-spelling-error">some</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_132" class="blsp-spelling-error">sleep</span>).<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_133" class="blsp-spelling-error">There</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_134" class="blsp-spelling-error">really</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_135" class="blsp-spelling-error">nothing</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_136" class="blsp-spelling-error">open</span> ( I am in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_137" class="blsp-spelling-error">country</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_138" class="blsp-spelling-error">Germany</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_139" class="blsp-spelling-error">near</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_140" class="blsp-spelling-error">place</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_141" class="blsp-spelling-error">called</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_142" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kirchlengen</span>)<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_143" class="blsp-spelling-error">however</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_144" class="blsp-spelling-error">came</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_145" class="blsp-spelling-error">across</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_146" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_147" class="blsp-spelling-error">Florist</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_148" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_149" class="blsp-spelling-error">open</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_150" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> Advent. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_151" class="blsp-spelling-error">Next</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_152" class="blsp-spelling-error">weekend</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_153" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_154" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_155" class="blsp-spelling-error">official</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_156" class="blsp-spelling-error">opening</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_157" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_158" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_159" class="blsp-spelling-error">Christmas</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_160" class="blsp-spelling-error">markets</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_161" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_162" class="blsp-spelling-error">think</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_163" class="blsp-spelling-error">some</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_164" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_165" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_166" class="blsp-spelling-error">shops</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_167" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_168" class="blsp-spelling-error">gearing</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_169" class="blsp-spelling-error">up</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_170" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_171" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_172" class="blsp-spelling-error">season</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_173" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_174" class="blsp-spelling-error">selling</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_175" class="blsp-spelling-error">their</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_176" class="blsp-spelling-error">decorations</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_177" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_178" class="blsp-spelling-error">ornaments</span>.<br />I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_179" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_180" class="blsp-spelling-error">taken</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_181" class="blsp-spelling-error">few</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_182" class="blsp-spelling-error">pictures</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_183" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_184" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_185" class="blsp-spelling-error">Florist</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_186" class="blsp-spelling-error">shop</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_187" class="blsp-spelling-error">they</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_188" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_189" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_190" class="blsp-spelling-error">brilliant</span> , <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_191" class="blsp-spelling-error">there</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_192" class="blsp-spelling-error">were</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_193" class="blsp-spelling-error">lot</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_194" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_195" class="blsp-spelling-error">people</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_196" class="blsp-spelling-error">there</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_197" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_198" class="blsp-spelling-error">they</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_199" class="blsp-spelling-error">were</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_200" class="blsp-spelling-error">offering</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_201" class="blsp-spelling-error">punch</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_202" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_203" class="blsp-spelling-error">coffee</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_204" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_205" class="blsp-spelling-error">some</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_206" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gingerbread</span>, also <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_207" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_208" class="blsp-spelling-error">light</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_209" class="blsp-spelling-error">was</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_210" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_211" class="blsp-spelling-error">brilliant</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_212" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_213" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> will <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_214" class="blsp-spelling-error">get</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_215" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_216" class="blsp-spelling-error">idea</span>.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_217" class="blsp-spelling-error">This</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_218" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_219" class="blsp-spelling-error">entrance</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokjBFNqEJpParidPI3uCAS_hFiuAB9dHmN3FAigKRlam5X1Q1LPI9yqclDxg1xYdjn97NMDal2t3SQ2xP7y192IKUApAgO9HFC3A7JjLhnpa9dAWwowMsa1_zX97gf_cZDiu4fVpyoh0/s1600/1entrance.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542439902958009186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokjBFNqEJpParidPI3uCAS_hFiuAB9dHmN3FAigKRlam5X1Q1LPI9yqclDxg1xYdjn97NMDal2t3SQ2xP7y192IKUApAgO9HFC3A7JjLhnpa9dAWwowMsa1_zX97gf_cZDiu4fVpyoh0/s400/1entrance.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_220" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_221" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_222" class="blsp-spelling-error">window</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_223" class="blsp-spelling-error">display</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_224" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_225" class="blsp-spelling-error">attracted</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_226" class="blsp-spelling-error">me</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_227" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_228" class="blsp-spelling-error">stop</span>, I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_229" class="blsp-spelling-error">love</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_230" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_231" class="blsp-spelling-error">pots</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_232" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_233" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_234" class="blsp-spelling-error">topiary</span>, in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_235" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_236" class="blsp-spelling-error">middle</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_237" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_238" class="blsp-spelling-error">make</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_239" class="blsp-spelling-error">believe</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_240" class="blsp-spelling-error">snowball</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_241" class="blsp-spelling-error">one</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_242" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> an elf <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_243" class="blsp-spelling-error">atop</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_244" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_245" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_246" class="blsp-spelling-error">other</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_247" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_248" class="blsp-spelling-error">small</span> Santa.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbCRuhSAQYvA7LR0lyuvCsvpzRYgUsL1rPw-9HFjYfJRsKNSAZT-Uwk-z1Q0aqUAN6KF57ATxVSKPTXVWzZHJUR2u6f3ouuBM5UhWTr34q_FvB2gDQB8c0vbDZhvc0va2z-_1VMyUsec/s1600/1window.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542439663769590722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbCRuhSAQYvA7LR0lyuvCsvpzRYgUsL1rPw-9HFjYfJRsKNSAZT-Uwk-z1Q0aqUAN6KF57ATxVSKPTXVWzZHJUR2u6f3ouuBM5UhWTr34q_FvB2gDQB8c0vbDZhvc0va2z-_1VMyUsec/s400/1window.jpg" /></a> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_249" class="blsp-spelling-error">would</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_250" class="blsp-spelling-error">love</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_251" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> bring <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_252" class="blsp-spelling-error">one</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_253" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_254" class="blsp-spelling-error">these</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_255" class="blsp-spelling-error">trees</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_256" class="blsp-spelling-error">back</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_257" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_258" class="blsp-spelling-error">Oz</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_259" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_260" class="blsp-spelling-error">they</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_261" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> real <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_262" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_263" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_264" class="blsp-spelling-error">would</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_265" class="blsp-spelling-error">be</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_266" class="blsp-spelling-error">no</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_267" class="blsp-spelling-error">no</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_268" class="blsp-spelling-error">notice</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_269" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_270" class="blsp-spelling-error">squirrel</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_271" class="blsp-spelling-error">made</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_272" class="blsp-spelling-error">from</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_273" class="blsp-spelling-error">tree</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_274" class="blsp-spelling-error">bark</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_275" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_276" class="blsp-spelling-error">background</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAASpcTNDLRzSbFquhBS4z23mQFUrx8TMXhQ0BcWjrBDMLqmvOwsq4cagpecsbvLXGhEHjF4szCRk9T4At0es24hYLAvMZRzywGToiyMSyo32OW7k2Ib-uYaM2LZdAmIiP34xNIa73rZg/s1600/trees.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542438933318707634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAASpcTNDLRzSbFquhBS4z23mQFUrx8TMXhQ0BcWjrBDMLqmvOwsq4cagpecsbvLXGhEHjF4szCRk9T4At0es24hYLAvMZRzywGToiyMSyo32OW7k2Ib-uYaM2LZdAmIiP34xNIa73rZg/s400/trees.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_277" class="blsp-spelling-error">another</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_278" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_279" class="blsp-spelling-error">display</span> just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_280" class="blsp-spelling-error">inside</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_281" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_282" class="blsp-spelling-error">entrance</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmORUYdNMEOirBabjT3SFhmOD21L44NdvghkdWImN3W4GIHRvk0liKmGbJxyQbHpRonY8XTlAwcyYKAn5PwX4QCy1fcCCKMz1F3YsHEHLzbM8YN0et9rlnXneAQ6rOoClSLpDaH0Or_nA/s1600/entrance.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542438645187577938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmORUYdNMEOirBabjT3SFhmOD21L44NdvghkdWImN3W4GIHRvk0liKmGbJxyQbHpRonY8XTlAwcyYKAn5PwX4QCy1fcCCKMz1F3YsHEHLzbM8YN0et9rlnXneAQ6rOoClSLpDaH0Or_nA/s400/entrance.jpg" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_283" class="blsp-spelling-error">candles</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_284" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_285" class="blsp-spelling-error">greenery</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_286" class="blsp-spelling-error">set</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_287" class="blsp-spelling-error">among</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_288" class="blsp-spelling-error">them</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_289" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_290" class="blsp-spelling-error">close</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_291" class="blsp-spelling-error">up</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_292" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_293" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_294" class="blsp-spelling-error">Topiary</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4W_klv1lkBDlSEM5L0HszjY3tGmVjMx2rTnQt8rhFzD3JGFbDfz5q84IjTWKrcfON5QqFI5yyBQToGoHEkoSdbYTuKyp5Hkq94ZoNpavDnd2RqAtCJtbfoczU6bcrbmcY15vMMhkHc0/s1600/candles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542438457168276354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4W_klv1lkBDlSEM5L0HszjY3tGmVjMx2rTnQt8rhFzD3JGFbDfz5q84IjTWKrcfON5QqFI5yyBQToGoHEkoSdbYTuKyp5Hkq94ZoNpavDnd2RqAtCJtbfoczU6bcrbmcY15vMMhkHc0/s400/candles.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_295" class="blsp-spelling-error">these</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_296" class="blsp-spelling-error">candle</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_297" class="blsp-spelling-error">sticks</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_298" class="blsp-spelling-error">were</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_299" class="blsp-spelling-error">interesting</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_300" class="blsp-spelling-error">using</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_301" class="blsp-spelling-error">old</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_302" class="blsp-spelling-error">pages</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_303" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_304" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_305" class="blsp-spelling-error">stick</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_306" class="blsp-spelling-error">itself</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_307" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_308" class="blsp-spelling-error">once</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_309" class="blsp-spelling-error">again</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_310" class="blsp-spelling-error">greenery</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_311" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_312" class="blsp-spelling-error">nuts</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_313" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_314" class="blsp-spelling-error">set</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_315" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_316" class="blsp-spelling-error">candle</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_317" class="blsp-spelling-error">amongst</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBdt_cijBn7v2s6zLO8cgnOuQ5sdTgzVmbmdJrMgY0NMO-XS6hIMtbbJoXaFHAN60BM5PYeiajeoTU1NBAlLhWjmPcAZJODi2yTbllUwvYoBXMTeJH1bJ0NydVOcvZaEcvOtK7xwgEFY/s1600/candlest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542438112317562754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBdt_cijBn7v2s6zLO8cgnOuQ5sdTgzVmbmdJrMgY0NMO-XS6hIMtbbJoXaFHAN60BM5PYeiajeoTU1NBAlLhWjmPcAZJODi2yTbllUwvYoBXMTeJH1bJ0NydVOcvZaEcvOtK7xwgEFY/s400/candlest.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_318" class="blsp-spelling-error">another</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_319" class="blsp-spelling-error">area</span> , <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_320" class="blsp-spelling-error">jars</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_321" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_322" class="blsp-spelling-error">pinecones</span>,I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_323" class="blsp-spelling-error">really</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_324" class="blsp-spelling-error">love</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_325" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_326" class="blsp-spelling-error">use</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_327" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> live <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_328" class="blsp-spelling-error">greenery</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_329" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_330" class="blsp-spelling-error">one</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_331" class="blsp-spelling-error">can</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_332" class="blsp-spelling-error">never</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_333" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_334" class="blsp-spelling-error">too</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_335" class="blsp-spelling-error">many</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_336" class="blsp-spelling-error">candles</span>.<br /> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdNCbz6fdJmWHuxavm58TzQfvXkLRVrFrquiHl-PEQNQHop9wx1cC06qirc4apkk1_ZgNSXd1_5yWLLK9WEGVrVNdhAnk7LjuMLrGKN19MktmuhqcySnyOKxbTAdw2Qs00fV5G3JIst0/s1600/display.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542437947867217506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdNCbz6fdJmWHuxavm58TzQfvXkLRVrFrquiHl-PEQNQHop9wx1cC06qirc4apkk1_ZgNSXd1_5yWLLK9WEGVrVNdhAnk7LjuMLrGKN19MktmuhqcySnyOKxbTAdw2Qs00fV5G3JIst0/s400/display.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_337" class="blsp-spelling-error">How</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_338" class="blsp-spelling-error">cute</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_339" class="blsp-spelling-error">are</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_340" class="blsp-spelling-error">these</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_341" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_342" class="blsp-spelling-error">pots</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_343" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_344" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_345" class="blsp-spelling-error">toadstools</span>, a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_346" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_347" class="blsp-spelling-error">red</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_348" class="blsp-spelling-error">corner</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoyJsvRHzoWPm_X__ZGM0Xgb8dDEm0J203kdnK4snnVtexmG4asEjBwKTDXj1T_QmuslceoRIHb4vGnJEU0GWzCynr6vvlZ0Fto54CNK4RF8NykmtxynsG1vtEDZ710M-f-rp1gIpwHc/s1600/bucket.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542437689417162418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoyJsvRHzoWPm_X__ZGM0Xgb8dDEm0J203kdnK4snnVtexmG4asEjBwKTDXj1T_QmuslceoRIHb4vGnJEU0GWzCynr6vvlZ0Fto54CNK4RF8NykmtxynsG1vtEDZ710M-f-rp1gIpwHc/s400/bucket.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />These <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_349" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_350" class="blsp-spelling-error">pots</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_351" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_352" class="blsp-spelling-error">miniture</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_353" class="blsp-spelling-error">Spruce</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_354" class="blsp-spelling-error">trees</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_355" class="blsp-spelling-error">were</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_356" class="blsp-spelling-error">out</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_357" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_358" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_359" class="blsp-spelling-error">street</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct67qmummv3GAdHveR7KwtTDAimizcnWg7sQ5o8EYza285bHow9AHjAppkLQngQP4Yf_TIUTK7xI9VKCPRVVpOFkCgLcJN4CSJbrCTVSbLJYFE5_ITYBdarN5WE4UHRbFOfT_dn_EUo8/s1600/1tree+baskets.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542437518846054658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct67qmummv3GAdHveR7KwtTDAimizcnWg7sQ5o8EYza285bHow9AHjAppkLQngQP4Yf_TIUTK7xI9VKCPRVVpOFkCgLcJN4CSJbrCTVSbLJYFE5_ITYBdarN5WE4UHRbFOfT_dn_EUo8/s400/1tree+baskets.jpg" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_360" class="blsp-spelling-error">more</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_361" class="blsp-spelling-error">candles</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_362" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_363" class="blsp-spelling-error">baubles</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1KqWj7BqY_GpCJIZgo708DtjgmjJwcJbEslB7QoBAHvy4tHskP5RuK0VBha7AQxD2ImF4CJyRTzXfxliuBMWRTUgEZqlzNVKd0xGaY_GLP39yl1e4VT7pa7ZZmEyIIvRSjpryoP4FAo/s1600/1red.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542437358012507346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1KqWj7BqY_GpCJIZgo708DtjgmjJwcJbEslB7QoBAHvy4tHskP5RuK0VBha7AQxD2ImF4CJyRTzXfxliuBMWRTUgEZqlzNVKd0xGaY_GLP39yl1e4VT7pa7ZZmEyIIvRSjpryoP4FAo/s400/1red.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_364" class="blsp-spelling-error">The</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_365" class="blsp-spelling-error">use</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_366" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_367" class="blsp-spelling-error">tree</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_368" class="blsp-spelling-error">lights</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_369" class="blsp-spelling-error">helped</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_370" class="blsp-spelling-error">make</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_371" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_372" class="blsp-spelling-error">atmosphere</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAnOpd_7OlFDHYq3KZiEXU4nBrLE2Q-_yO4tdXVRoWyI0Vq7nHj0-StFDBwKqIW6mxgmtWee85Zu4qNR6Hk3cAFUD3_usTOVwux4bnO4J0p4Lg3ExN75QUdOFMksl5yJy_xFFrI8-tMU/s1600/1+window.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542437197945499538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAnOpd_7OlFDHYq3KZiEXU4nBrLE2Q-_yO4tdXVRoWyI0Vq7nHj0-StFDBwKqIW6mxgmtWee85Zu4qNR6Hk3cAFUD3_usTOVwux4bnO4J0p4Lg3ExN75QUdOFMksl5yJy_xFFrI8-tMU/s400/1+window.jpg" /></a><br />I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_373" class="blsp-spelling-error">think</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_374" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_375" class="blsp-spelling-error">white</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_376" class="blsp-spelling-error">wreath</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_377" class="blsp-spelling-error">one</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_378" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_379" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_380" class="blsp-spelling-error">few</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_381" class="blsp-spelling-error">items</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_382" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_383" class="blsp-spelling-error">didn</span>'t <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_384" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_385" class="blsp-spelling-error">some</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_386" class="blsp-spelling-error">living</span> plant <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_387" class="blsp-spelling-error">attached</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_388" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_389" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_390" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_391" class="blsp-spelling-error">don</span>'t <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_392" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_393" class="blsp-spelling-error">room</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_394" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_395" class="blsp-spelling-error">bag</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGkAYQc0gZO5xPQp_MeWu-aBeJCFz4JupxyrkHESE5G-Pc_qyfhS8EojB-iZOBZmRJcBLbN4auaUV6ixA_RhsYMyd3iEq2dSWgMCHJJ-vBVcCyIDRtbjta1DEc1K35jtvoBi1bfMwt4Y/s1600/1+white+wreath.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542436660070364370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGkAYQc0gZO5xPQp_MeWu-aBeJCFz4JupxyrkHESE5G-Pc_qyfhS8EojB-iZOBZmRJcBLbN4auaUV6ixA_RhsYMyd3iEq2dSWgMCHJJ-vBVcCyIDRtbjta1DEc1K35jtvoBi1bfMwt4Y/s400/1+white+wreath.jpg" /></a> During <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_396" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_397" class="blsp-spelling-error">walk</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_398" class="blsp-spelling-error">noticed</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_399" class="blsp-spelling-error">lot</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_400" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_401" class="blsp-spelling-error">these</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_402" class="blsp-spelling-error">serious</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_403" class="blsp-spelling-error">wood</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_404" class="blsp-spelling-error">storage</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_405" class="blsp-spelling-error">sheds</span>. Gearing up for a very cold winter I guess<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXoM5Ec3Csi88Tgmb1xT9y1BPUIhAQJkA4xEq3grHnUngnIEYlBeELdHxRA6SKX17E7UU69flK8AAtmyvWVKlVveE5EXDOQEq47eorCkeI6yX_nzHeUiQ5bYePdhVZxpeMicQvM-oLkE/s1600/1woodpile.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542436494814168098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXoM5Ec3Csi88Tgmb1xT9y1BPUIhAQJkA4xEq3grHnUngnIEYlBeELdHxRA6SKX17E7UU69flK8AAtmyvWVKlVveE5EXDOQEq47eorCkeI6yX_nzHeUiQ5bYePdhVZxpeMicQvM-oLkE/s400/1woodpile.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_406" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_407" class="blsp-spelling-error">amble</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_408" class="blsp-spelling-error">up</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_409" class="blsp-spelling-error">one</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_410" class="blsp-spelling-error">or</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_411" class="blsp-spelling-error">two</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_412" class="blsp-spelling-error">streets</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_413" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_414" class="blsp-spelling-error">check</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_415" class="blsp-spelling-error">out</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_416" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_417" class="blsp-spelling-error">house</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_418" class="blsp-spelling-error">styles</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklHI6jryVstx5BhjempuWxtvYI-6NfkyzjccdxC2ZN2KQ-_AaPzRBxpQKS3pwttnQePcCYFHyOkky2ENMkoSs4uoO4IM4oz7TzOryru3gaHtmRnntN11q9oTFKz3ILiDlh8AIdJNyhA4/s1600/1street.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542436269565597714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklHI6jryVstx5BhjempuWxtvYI-6NfkyzjccdxC2ZN2KQ-_AaPzRBxpQKS3pwttnQePcCYFHyOkky2ENMkoSs4uoO4IM4oz7TzOryru3gaHtmRnntN11q9oTFKz3ILiDlh8AIdJNyhA4/s400/1street.jpg" /></a><br /><br />a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_419" class="blsp-spelling-error">little</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_420" class="blsp-spelling-error">stream</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_421" class="blsp-spelling-error">flanked</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_422" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> bare <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_423" class="blsp-spelling-error">trees</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_424" class="blsp-spelling-error">surely</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_425" class="blsp-spelling-error">gives</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_426" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_427" class="blsp-spelling-error">feel</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_428" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_429" class="blsp-spelling-error">winter</span></div><div><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89_L2Ph3-pG4nCwPzWHpc2wcnwiOmwyTS96tTFtdtvvSOkZbXd0qA39g8IHrG3-6v75aPjB8J62_MN0PQKR9buzf_QBSzRw6Dk5TsBbkL55WWeONNjgAT-zyX5cbsAd8f5tEDJrzQXwQ/s1600/1+stream.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542436120472380482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89_L2Ph3-pG4nCwPzWHpc2wcnwiOmwyTS96tTFtdtvvSOkZbXd0qA39g8IHrG3-6v75aPjB8J62_MN0PQKR9buzf_QBSzRw6Dk5TsBbkL55WWeONNjgAT-zyX5cbsAd8f5tEDJrzQXwQ/s400/1+stream.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_430" class="blsp-spelling-error">This</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_431" class="blsp-spelling-error">found</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_432" class="blsp-spelling-error">amazing</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_433" class="blsp-spelling-error">at</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_434" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_435" class="blsp-spelling-error">front</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_436" class="blsp-spelling-error">door</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_437" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_438" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_439" class="blsp-spelling-error">very</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_440" class="blsp-spelling-error">nice</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_441" class="blsp-spelling-error">hotel</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_442" class="blsp-spelling-error">which</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_443" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_444" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_445" class="blsp-spelling-error">home</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_446" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_447" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_448" class="blsp-spelling-error">next</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_449" class="blsp-spelling-error">week</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_450" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_451" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_452" class="blsp-spelling-error">fact</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_453" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_454" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> was a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_455" class="blsp-spelling-error">designated</span> smokers <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_456" class="blsp-spelling-error">area</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_457" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_458" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_459" class="blsp-spelling-error">fact</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_460" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_461" class="blsp-spelling-error">heater</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_462" class="blsp-spelling-error">provided</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_463" class="blsp-spelling-error">Looks</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_464" class="blsp-spelling-error">like</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_465" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_466" class="blsp-spelling-error">well</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_467" class="blsp-spelling-error">used</span> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9-jwVk3fI-n3PnJM0rFhZHKJXAwwRcVg6baZFp6QVSzpe2SZCKXO5EumOPWb6x9Y3KFfzVlBeMFsI9Wvba5jwjDNsQA1GvsnARdvHQN1T1YtxgGdEVzRGbAyaR8-dPOtm2Pch00sFZ8/s1600/1smokers+table.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542435915739242226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9-jwVk3fI-n3PnJM0rFhZHKJXAwwRcVg6baZFp6QVSzpe2SZCKXO5EumOPWb6x9Y3KFfzVlBeMFsI9Wvba5jwjDNsQA1GvsnARdvHQN1T1YtxgGdEVzRGbAyaR8-dPOtm2Pch00sFZ8/s400/1smokers+table.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_468" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_469" class="blsp-spelling-error">finally</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_470" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_471" class="blsp-spelling-error">sign</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_472" class="blsp-spelling-error">This</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_473" class="blsp-spelling-error">sign</span> was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_474" class="blsp-spelling-error">at</span> Frankfurt <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_475" class="blsp-spelling-error">airport</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_476" class="blsp-spelling-error">as</span> I was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_477" class="blsp-spelling-error">about</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_478" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_479" class="blsp-spelling-error">get</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_480" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_481" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_482" class="blsp-spelling-error">connection</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_483" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> Hannover.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_484" class="blsp-spelling-error">Those</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_485" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_486" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_487" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_488" class="blsp-spelling-error">read</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_489" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> blog <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_490" class="blsp-spelling-error">wouuld</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_491" class="blsp-spelling-error">know</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_492" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_493" class="blsp-spelling-error">year</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_494" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_495" class="blsp-spelling-error">been</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_496" class="blsp-spelling-error">working</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_497" class="blsp-spelling-error">on</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_498" class="blsp-spelling-error">project</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_499" class="blsp-spelling-error">using</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_500" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_501" class="blsp-spelling-error">software</span>. Don't <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_502" class="blsp-spelling-error">get</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_503" class="blsp-spelling-error">me</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_504" class="blsp-spelling-error">wrong</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_505" class="blsp-spelling-error">love</span> SAP <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_506" class="blsp-spelling-error">but</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_507" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_508" class="blsp-spelling-error">project</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_509" class="blsp-spelling-error">has</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_510" class="blsp-spelling-error">seen</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_511" class="blsp-spelling-error">our</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_512" class="blsp-spelling-error">Australian</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_513" class="blsp-spelling-error">subsidary</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_514" class="blsp-spelling-error">move</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_515" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_516" class="blsp-spelling-error">our</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_517" class="blsp-spelling-error">parent</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_518" class="blsp-spelling-error">company</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_519" class="blsp-spelling-error">platform</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_520" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_521" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_522" class="blsp-spelling-error">has</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_523" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_524" class="blsp-spelling-error">been</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_525" class="blsp-spelling-error">what</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_526" class="blsp-spelling-error">would</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_527" class="blsp-spelling-error">call</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_528" class="blsp-spelling-error">good</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_529" class="blsp-spelling-error">move</span>. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_530" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_531" class="blsp-spelling-error">used</span> SAP <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_532" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_533" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> last 11 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_534" class="blsp-spelling-error">years</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_535" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_536" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_537" class="blsp-spelling-error">had</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_538" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_539" class="blsp-spelling-error">working</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_540" class="blsp-spelling-error">perfectly</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_541" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_542" class="blsp-spelling-error">our</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_543" class="blsp-spelling-error">business</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_544" class="blsp-spelling-error">Australia</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_545" class="blsp-spelling-error">Germany</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_546" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_547" class="blsp-spelling-error">vastly</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_548" class="blsp-spelling-error">different</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_549" class="blsp-spelling-error">ways</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_550" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_551" class="blsp-spelling-error">ideas</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_552" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_553" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_554" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_555" class="blsp-spelling-error">been</span> so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_556" class="blsp-spelling-error">successful</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_557" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_558" class="blsp-spelling-error">Australia</span> so I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_559" class="blsp-spelling-error">coudn</span>'t <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_560" class="blsp-spelling-error">resist</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_561" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_562" class="blsp-spelling-error">picture</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_563" class="blsp-spelling-error">which</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_564" class="blsp-spelling-error">promptly</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_565" class="blsp-spelling-error">sent</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_566" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_567" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_568" class="blsp-spelling-error">boss</span>. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_569" class="blsp-spelling-error">shan</span>'t print <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_570" class="blsp-spelling-error">his</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_571" class="blsp-spelling-error">reply</span>.</div><div> </div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_572" class="blsp-spelling-error">Well</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_573" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_574" class="blsp-spelling-error">had</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_575" class="blsp-spelling-error">what</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_576" class="blsp-spelling-error">would</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_577" class="blsp-spelling-error">call</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_578" class="blsp-spelling-error">brilliant</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_579" class="blsp-spelling-error">day</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_580" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_581" class="blsp-spelling-error">day</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_582" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_583" class="blsp-spelling-error">tomorrow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_584" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_585" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_586" class="blsp-spelling-error">start</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_587" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_588" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_589" class="blsp-spelling-error">two</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_590" class="blsp-spelling-error">conference</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_591" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_592" class="blsp-spelling-error">new</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_593" class="blsp-spelling-error">version</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_594" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> SAP <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_595" class="blsp-spelling-error">for</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_596" class="blsp-spelling-error">next</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_597" class="blsp-spelling-error">year</span> so I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_598" class="blsp-spelling-error">now</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_599" class="blsp-spelling-error">need</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_600" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_601" class="blsp-spelling-error">beauty</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_602" class="blsp-spelling-error">sleep</span> so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_603" class="blsp-spelling-error">until</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_604" class="blsp-spelling-error">next</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_605" class="blsp-spelling-error">time</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_606" class="blsp-spelling-error">take</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_607" class="blsp-spelling-error">care</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_608" class="blsp-spelling-error">have</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_609" class="blsp-spelling-error">fun</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_610" class="blsp-spelling-error">and</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_611" class="blsp-spelling-error">most</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_612" class="blsp-spelling-error">importantly</span> </div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_613" class="blsp-spelling-error">Happy</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_614" class="blsp-spelling-error">sewing</span></div><div> </div><div>j<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi918k2-4cv6XJrAgTgDzw4q5pZSWkPhu2f0W-jV-UWbrKEx0U7kCOxGeQ19iWaMwswmF5ZuOj5GEUBZbfAjDMoFuBogmOBb6F5OgFnNTA9WI8HcH_JnI6VGE8OJoO_WV7xemKbgt_Kw98/s1600/1sap.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542435770315791394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi918k2-4cv6XJrAgTgDzw4q5pZSWkPhu2f0W-jV-UWbrKEx0U7kCOxGeQ19iWaMwswmF5ZuOj5GEUBZbfAjDMoFuBogmOBb6F5OgFnNTA9WI8HcH_JnI6VGE8OJoO_WV7xemKbgt_Kw98/s400/1sap.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />ps I have just used the spell check and every word has been flagged, I guess it thinks this should be German lol lol so sorry in advance for any errors but I am tired and need sleep<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-56395152831446371192010-11-20T09:32:00.003+11:002010-11-22T01:53:58.070+11:00A Winner on This Beautiful Sunny Spring MorningAs I pack my bag full of winter woollies to venture to the other side of the world, I thought I would share with you a couple of pictures of our garden on this beautiful sunny spring morning and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">announce</span> the winner of the giveaway.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65z3xtgWCVafZuULSsDXC_WEEYqHzKYM6t7FmSgEsggOSPv8uqwIytXU9l-dB9h1UK3bxhTKZJ_JL22vx6MnkXQy5GvAs5WvPTWAgr5ksYOG-GAQ9hT1VRo8gsSCRrINsS8A-GXEUU60/s1600/garden.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541393040085049746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65z3xtgWCVafZuULSsDXC_WEEYqHzKYM6t7FmSgEsggOSPv8uqwIytXU9l-dB9h1UK3bxhTKZJ_JL22vx6MnkXQy5GvAs5WvPTWAgr5ksYOG-GAQ9hT1VRo8gsSCRrINsS8A-GXEUU60/s400/garden.jpg" /></a> The random number generator picked lucky 13 and checking back it looks like <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nyla</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXolrPBxiYdDLQSAfWTTtIS3Cet2-FBNqC4tPDcLlMcQLEQJ6lo9lp-oB25BmbTV37ArNM1lFxgo2qZ2kGQixUJ8U9gtCtSnI-mCm7Edr6t2vcouG4wHvLWcn42LKQUy49R8MUhK7L8I/s1600/courtyard.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541393029033236098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXolrPBxiYdDLQSAfWTTtIS3Cet2-FBNqC4tPDcLlMcQLEQJ6lo9lp-oB25BmbTV37ArNM1lFxgo2qZ2kGQixUJ8U9gtCtSnI-mCm7Edr6t2vcouG4wHvLWcn42LKQUy49R8MUhK7L8I/s400/courtyard.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Just quickly , you can see I only have 3 more rows on my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">clamshell</span> quilt. That will be attended to on my return.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7OG79BezbP14ST3tPWt2w1Zi1bnmYmfO_FrpxGcD-peD59ZDOcNac2zkAcAZcIDoNFlm8hvQas5RHspDEReSn5EvZTVPYC24Wr_6vH41LMW3B9zEcgeNSzwDjLlPdWoZlwXaioAgwPQ/s1600/clams.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541393011697590386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7OG79BezbP14ST3tPWt2w1Zi1bnmYmfO_FrpxGcD-peD59ZDOcNac2zkAcAZcIDoNFlm8hvQas5RHspDEReSn5EvZTVPYC24Wr_6vH41LMW3B9zEcgeNSzwDjLlPdWoZlwXaioAgwPQ/s400/clams.jpg" /></a> Whatever you are doing , have fun</div><div>Happy Sewing</div><div>j<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-55377185564037627102010-11-13T07:10:00.012+11:002010-11-13T08:07:44.332+11:00Sampler Blog AlongFirstly I must say 'thanks' to <a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chookyblue</span> </a>for organising this sampler blog along.<br />Most of these samplers are unframed , although I still have many in frames ,I will leave that for another post maybe.<br />As there are quite a few pictures I won't include a lot of dialogue as you will want to visit all the other participants.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9t512r2kJhmAk4IcSvEA0ZcKEjz3Uy9wnmHRv_pItjskSgISgT92FTDEnzZgxcefoyDKx5r3Hmcg23emnPQ3Idhhb9VYFzmFxxnzynPLe-7GHEqGjZ-nR3rT1QlGNhm4rtsbbVXp8iU/s1600/1j.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761703828707874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9t512r2kJhmAk4IcSvEA0ZcKEjz3Uy9wnmHRv_pItjskSgISgT92FTDEnzZgxcefoyDKx5r3Hmcg23emnPQ3Idhhb9VYFzmFxxnzynPLe-7GHEqGjZ-nR3rT1QlGNhm4rtsbbVXp8iU/s400/1j.jpg" /></a> Blackbird designs from one of their cross stitch books.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenV1rW-qGas9BUUDg8siw70zSm17DVfMqt96OKX8C2atXwDNfWZmbQKoM-tjU8gYKqqJUflPUhA3HclNIBBkEfE0NhSNVsNYjDnmC3KUUCzczTZJWeBnnTXo5RvSxvLV-kfcTLmrXIjE/s1600/1bbd.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761513313603394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenV1rW-qGas9BUUDg8siw70zSm17DVfMqt96OKX8C2atXwDNfWZmbQKoM-tjU8gYKqqJUflPUhA3HclNIBBkEfE0NhSNVsNYjDnmC3KUUCzczTZJWeBnnTXo5RvSxvLV-kfcTLmrXIjE/s400/1bbd.jpg" /></a> I love anything quirky and alphabet going around the corner attracted me to this sampler.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZJDPSB4b_8XfReP6HTPWB0U1RZSUouu8zehdgHrqQKnRb0RV-p_cfPmbAlxD-BHkOcnmmAhqrdGU-tGf6V1NvCEdK0pDM9IiF5B4vXlBmpOt9LnHSqipqgyerMRvew0mK6LYt7fGTr8/s1600/1eb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761511711023202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZJDPSB4b_8XfReP6HTPWB0U1RZSUouu8zehdgHrqQKnRb0RV-p_cfPmbAlxD-BHkOcnmmAhqrdGU-tGf6V1NvCEdK0pDM9IiF5B4vXlBmpOt9LnHSqipqgyerMRvew0mK6LYt7fGTr8/s400/1eb.jpg" /></a> I am a fan of 'With my Needle' patterns by Ellen Chester. This <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">needlecase</span> is yet to be made up<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRPH8Xy3eDkyhPppagypJrqlgeWLn-oZa104pHSfkqyjKdaHEhCIJ8TFUncF7bj76BzJDp21IF-Nbklan3rolh2MF03jRyJfZZBpSNxx7ReO3PpPtNUXGYJaWT3CSVF6Z8V4xejtOdr8/s1600/1needlecase+cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761505106583426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRPH8Xy3eDkyhPppagypJrqlgeWLn-oZa104pHSfkqyjKdaHEhCIJ8TFUncF7bj76BzJDp21IF-Nbklan3rolh2MF03jRyJfZZBpSNxx7ReO3PpPtNUXGYJaWT3CSVF6Z8V4xejtOdr8/s400/1needlecase+cover.jpg" /></a><br />as are the accessories, one day !<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYyE5ihFdf_BqU2H2fOs4srw7Wu6IdQrF192E0aeT4krdaZT3Ayxfysf29xdZGLObMR-vCBTlalJtXADpF764mFV5nLD14Bn7hUH6Aw2pnHzHeHSaFvG8FOjhGkuWjWTszlfVSJho8Ic/s1600/1needlecase1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761501093424802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYyE5ihFdf_BqU2H2fOs4srw7Wu6IdQrF192E0aeT4krdaZT3Ayxfysf29xdZGLObMR-vCBTlalJtXADpF764mFV5nLD14Bn7hUH6Aw2pnHzHeHSaFvG8FOjhGkuWjWTszlfVSJho8Ic/s400/1needlecase1.jpg" /></a> some more pincushion covers to become pincushions.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlEvHjtkx261bT5voIACuPHEduUglsUnlcSqIoRew4smHRB2BYy9jHXY_VRS70lq5Nu9mzXpQ4PvWSsL7mWPUm6ug06nhE0n6019wvLuk5dJpUi7k09UTfwr7ME8kW3UoobOplIxiam0/s1600/1needlecase.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538761498914193634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlEvHjtkx261bT5voIACuPHEduUglsUnlcSqIoRew4smHRB2BYy9jHXY_VRS70lq5Nu9mzXpQ4PvWSsL7mWPUm6ug06nhE0n6019wvLuk5dJpUi7k09UTfwr7ME8kW3UoobOplIxiam0/s400/1needlecase.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />not so sure I like the bright colours in this sampler<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsSuAmQgaUoy7ftsrsmNPq8AFZZaIAxUn8y5n7WqZM9r1bUWlmoEzhvAuzQ73drGWtDlMV4k7Cz9gcEv3RDadABdUh9vbzLVT_EyWq53Q5KJ1DJ7rgyEVIOMiY4e4RGUUqTWy-aRlQlg/s1600/1mt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538760981797305138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsSuAmQgaUoy7ftsrsmNPq8AFZZaIAxUn8y5n7WqZM9r1bUWlmoEzhvAuzQ73drGWtDlMV4k7Cz9gcEv3RDadABdUh9vbzLVT_EyWq53Q5KJ1DJ7rgyEVIOMiY4e4RGUUqTWy-aRlQlg/s400/1mt.jpg" /></a><br />maybe I will hang it on the clothesline for about a year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvCb65Gc4XXzgj5fsrq9NEVkkeGDSINyjug_vCjpqsTM69KSfy9X-p-5fOnfpUIjHbyhW-uqab9c6E_ien1uMZ_mYZb1KLwUGw71Wt97jiaEOSVx0w66hO9xWvy9hXdPgEOBdVxeaIDY/s1600/1mt1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538760979316606642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvCb65Gc4XXzgj5fsrq9NEVkkeGDSINyjug_vCjpqsTM69KSfy9X-p-5fOnfpUIjHbyhW-uqab9c6E_ien1uMZ_mYZb1KLwUGw71Wt97jiaEOSVx0w66hO9xWvy9hXdPgEOBdVxeaIDY/s400/1mt1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Quaker</span> by Good <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Huswife</span> (I think). The pattern was called Little Red R<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjXc6MKtyWQCRQE_5qz37eA2HwU_fHMV4hGpvaCnKuRUe5lBEZCaYqzQc3-5qkd6xghhH_oMnKoTb6LQnSJEBPJajCny8RBS8AUnTlSOys-82K3_To5uBZYBYllV7ccLw6ySqkNu8L18/s1600/1lrr.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538760974485388306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjXc6MKtyWQCRQE_5qz37eA2HwU_fHMV4hGpvaCnKuRUe5lBEZCaYqzQc3-5qkd6xghhH_oMnKoTb6LQnSJEBPJajCny8RBS8AUnTlSOys-82K3_To5uBZYBYllV7ccLw6ySqkNu8L18/s400/1lrr.jpg" /></a> I said I loved quirky<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBDiMDOQ4LW6IPeT704mYj39X3UWOykWYmxwdA4r3fgxqghUkjQGA66_PwmD4lb3S7hZ6ARSemeeQVoyUT0WNMkg8xKVuG7vZHjb1Inr36-Pj_pmeTm0uFSjop5YN_e6I0QqDMjdJQ70/s1600/1lrr1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538760969027244946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBDiMDOQ4LW6IPeT704mYj39X3UWOykWYmxwdA4r3fgxqghUkjQGA66_PwmD4lb3S7hZ6ARSemeeQVoyUT0WNMkg8xKVuG7vZHjb1Inr36-Pj_pmeTm0uFSjop5YN_e6I0QqDMjdJQ70/s400/1lrr1.jpg" /></a> another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goode</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Huswife</span> I 'm sure </div><div>I really enjoy stitching samplers with many motifs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TaHfMwHqhGTjxyTvHTyfZ42kgzkOIdteFVyoigRbLQ1u8X6SkMNsJTXW7JN25wqs9rrsk3p2XWJNJL6faoWs38ReGDROR1XzmwVZ97ruyPjrt_4sYquPy7jGNR1Azxxu-9C_PauxzbM/s1600/1ew.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538760964408176322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TaHfMwHqhGTjxyTvHTyfZ42kgzkOIdteFVyoigRbLQ1u8X6SkMNsJTXW7JN25wqs9rrsk3p2XWJNJL6faoWs38ReGDROR1XzmwVZ97ruyPjrt_4sYquPy7jGNR1Azxxu-9C_PauxzbM/s400/1ew.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div>another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goode</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Huswife</span> pattern, using some of my coffee dyed linen<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc3s-6xL5pDuikN9bEQKmiKZl1A9zCP7zBzKZv8kR1pjG3Ve9Qv3-WHtV2mxr17R_6NEauwqDDjKzznXCIabr3PUZvSa4xUZtsH96QVcon3aeUY0ZoXsb8hxcrCwmS4MwpwaIS8JUg_o/s1600/1eliza+sloan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538760052000060466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc3s-6xL5pDuikN9bEQKmiKZl1A9zCP7zBzKZv8kR1pjG3Ve9Qv3-WHtV2mxr17R_6NEauwqDDjKzznXCIabr3PUZvSa4xUZtsH96QVcon3aeUY0ZoXsb8hxcrCwmS4MwpwaIS8JUg_o/s400/1eliza+sloan.jpg" /></a> Samplers with a Christmas theme were also a favourite<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgec10KwIi7foJc0mr3ihnBtzu4eW1567GS9NApuqgFolVo6EWCzEGzQ07s1Hbm2nFA5iYMA7iN8TTRNvKhZ17o3INwqg3OOEnlRNK9iiJP5kefb-m8Ubqi0KcFxN45TWrFBGFigd50LVY/s1600/1santa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538759808965935474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgec10KwIi7foJc0mr3ihnBtzu4eW1567GS9NApuqgFolVo6EWCzEGzQ07s1Hbm2nFA5iYMA7iN8TTRNvKhZ17o3INwqg3OOEnlRNK9iiJP5kefb-m8Ubqi0KcFxN45TWrFBGFigd50LVY/s400/1santa.jpg" /></a><br />another little quirky sampler<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z31bmw3wkl5OI65S92kQBAKBAQPwlucZSNfwEF8TrzWAnrYbLJi_zA8GXX2F6flF7V8HQfVmjhVVxWMg33rvLaqrGz_lSkVGojzYkWNNHwPbZO3y81XnuqoMauePKWbeY4eHslU4EYo/s1600/1x1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538759806600807986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z31bmw3wkl5OI65S92kQBAKBAQPwlucZSNfwEF8TrzWAnrYbLJi_zA8GXX2F6flF7V8HQfVmjhVVxWMg33rvLaqrGz_lSkVGojzYkWNNHwPbZO3y81XnuqoMauePKWbeY4eHslU4EYo/s400/1x1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />in my favourite colour<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_MzY52AJIUDyFeVGOpYHM9yFsLUJxfW45oPc-ZRE9NaXdcQHl0q6_Ed_fDl1jzQzWw1l7VOQIXfKyLMXwsFZtVWAvIBmbyFqtra9vH7FumMG-q7E6Iew2B9MCIDhEvvfvuqfQp8SuHg/s1600/11esh.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538759799275091010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_MzY52AJIUDyFeVGOpYHM9yFsLUJxfW45oPc-ZRE9NaXdcQHl0q6_Ed_fDl1jzQzWw1l7VOQIXfKyLMXwsFZtVWAvIBmbyFqtra9vH7FumMG-q7E6Iew2B9MCIDhEvvfvuqfQp8SuHg/s400/11esh.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This sampler has a lot of my own touches to it. From memory it was a French inspired sampler I added and changed many of the motifs<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aHeycs71oaXCeAgZYS5PCl4C9TEzOZdnk1D8U_pBGcpj6Yni_E44LWLCxG56uPmFzyS1w3SP_0jRxzQHy3DooZBm2BL9zYDvhLOYaAINuDfi4INwCCOYqwnGClSt12nLtC5JsoPAGgw/s1600/1fs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538759790631469698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aHeycs71oaXCeAgZYS5PCl4C9TEzOZdnk1D8U_pBGcpj6Yni_E44LWLCxG56uPmFzyS1w3SP_0jRxzQHy3DooZBm2BL9zYDvhLOYaAINuDfi4INwCCOYqwnGClSt12nLtC5JsoPAGgw/s400/1fs.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This remains unframed as when I completed it I wasn't in love with it, I thought it a little bland.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYf_bbdguvKaD3iVJOSe-eYxDiO3ESCPA5mj9XREZQcG7pX0keWgBdfM9WynVOWAWdV6J-ER6now5EsORLFAjBGsK7W3HXwDDi_eUE1yl1cIdeaTNcC574VEL7Yf4CLsVLgBQqSAfT5NM/s1600/1ev.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538759787905471362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYf_bbdguvKaD3iVJOSe-eYxDiO3ESCPA5mj9XREZQcG7pX0keWgBdfM9WynVOWAWdV6J-ER6now5EsORLFAjBGsK7W3HXwDDi_eUE1yl1cIdeaTNcC574VEL7Yf4CLsVLgBQqSAfT5NM/s400/1ev.jpg" /></a>Now if you have got to the end of this and would like to be in the draw for this sampler, please leave a comment and I will draw this, hopefully next Saturday before I leave for Germany.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRwdxEsdC_3XSDotnUA1H7i4eJuGhvYXc0VXheXUQDd3j7xzEiSz-FzfSsbS41uiC4F99TxQU0qSz8f9GRT4yr9gX-dGplyVdhvfPYezewYNlOlh9co5pyX6R2J9ypbxzsBNoFvWSgKk/s1600/1giveaway.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538759370269854562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRwdxEsdC_3XSDotnUA1H7i4eJuGhvYXc0VXheXUQDd3j7xzEiSz-FzfSsbS41uiC4F99TxQU0qSz8f9GRT4yr9gX-dGplyVdhvfPYezewYNlOlh9co5pyX6R2J9ypbxzsBNoFvWSgKk/s400/1giveaway.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />I hope you have enjoyed this Sampler Show and Tell and please Blog A long to the other girls.</div><div><br />I have tried to add all of the links but can't seem to do it please check out <a href="http://chookyblue.blogspot.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chooky</span> Blue</a> for a list.</div><div></div><div>till next time </div><div>Happy Stitching</div><div></div><div>J<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228362334213909657.post-87092745022861392712010-10-29T21:21:00.008+11:002010-10-30T10:25:10.364+11:00A Sampling of NostalgiaThis post is all about samplers and samplers I have stitched over the years.<br />I don't tend to spend much time these days cross stitching, however the journey began in the early eighties when my good friend Mechelle Harrison came for dinner one evening and showed me her cross stitch. I couldn't wait to have a go , I remember going to bed that night and I couldn't stop thinking about cross stitching.<br />Mechelle then introduced me to a delightful shop called Topiary Lane, that was owned by a wonderful needlewoman, her name was Rhonda Townsend.<br />There was always so much inspiration in her shop and Rhonda was very generous with her help and knowledge, and so the journey began.<br />I began stitching on Aida cloth and stitched cutesy patterns but I always loved alphabets and script completed on linen and so my love of samplers was born.<br /><br />Some of the photo's (well most) are behind glass so the quality of the pictures are not brilliant but I hope you get a bit of an idea.<br /><br />This sampler is unframed and unfinished, I began it some years ago, it is huge and I probably don't want to hang it in my home these days so it may remain a UFO .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqYL2YN2_3adfbgvbFAne6tt38vOMwvXYKSc7fTkNRIPPW069wheU1vj1lJPMlnrRVZaeOADM7azrRb_TZ2MvAjYGdAKPlWHFfxQHYbjJHQfODj-LIpasFIMqcqsn0iCfBHkhUYGMfRs/s1600/hp.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533582823698535154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqYL2YN2_3adfbgvbFAne6tt38vOMwvXYKSc7fTkNRIPPW069wheU1vj1lJPMlnrRVZaeOADM7azrRb_TZ2MvAjYGdAKPlWHFfxQHYbjJHQfODj-LIpasFIMqcqsn0iCfBHkhUYGMfRs/s400/hp.jpg" /></a> Quite a part of this verse is crossed using one thread stitched over one thread. Taxing on the eyes :-) these days.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSrCJH1VV_LJWIpczhvH3tPL8RcDtPyyye5aqjI6TOrnw9cjwFNiN_uQxciAT6vqd23Rb03KxN4WOE9HWNf2FZhDRlnDQRumWKASQg2nQoMOXs7kc3yE6JTQkOX9X6f2t1m7cIg_aIt0/s1600/hp1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533582820441102594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSrCJH1VV_LJWIpczhvH3tPL8RcDtPyyye5aqjI6TOrnw9cjwFNiN_uQxciAT6vqd23Rb03KxN4WOE9HWNf2FZhDRlnDQRumWKASQg2nQoMOXs7kc3yE6JTQkOX9X6f2t1m7cIg_aIt0/s400/hp1.jpg" /></a> I have gathered a few of these catalogues from Whitney Antiques in England. We <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">visited</span> a couple of years back. I thought I had died and gone to antique sampler heaven. Amazing to think these young girls completed these samplers without patterns and good light.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhJV1MjysV4hbm79PfVrjE07DxuGY2PGMkNYfcCeduVTzwteThso0GoYGBNUO5V7D24SCWlb-ZHoGmxxx-szj1VltwauEF8O6yrQsECLn2-ANXTfscaOZP516tGuH3weTGj9wU_DBSQ8/s1600/cat1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533581973045988674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhJV1MjysV4hbm79PfVrjE07DxuGY2PGMkNYfcCeduVTzwteThso0GoYGBNUO5V7D24SCWlb-ZHoGmxxx-szj1VltwauEF8O6yrQsECLn2-ANXTfscaOZP516tGuH3weTGj9wU_DBSQ8/s400/cat1.jpg" /></a> My love of script and alphabets, not to mention the colour Raspberry.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyrxwMdxKWqwneo6hyphenhyphenBlB4Thar-te5p3dtLnGyctOa0842BMjLRwCer7UcBU37S7eTtIptOxC9S0wuqwrxbRTd8C0g8KChyFtNRDzS6lWuw83eeGQnUNZMF1gSbsJK7oF3h7lMHRAbpU/s1600/cat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533581968716042018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyrxwMdxKWqwneo6hyphenhyphenBlB4Thar-te5p3dtLnGyctOa0842BMjLRwCer7UcBU37S7eTtIptOxC9S0wuqwrxbRTd8C0g8KChyFtNRDzS6lWuw83eeGQnUNZMF1gSbsJK7oF3h7lMHRAbpU/s400/cat.jpg" /></a><br />Oops looks like the next 2 you will have to lie down, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">lol</span> sorry I am having trouble uploading this morning.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ak5TWJG3hFcE2QPLLCEaLR2eJRQy5B-nFzCtsH14bRZJTw6qjkJ0oh1KN5kl-TbnPdzZMIOPDo1E7it_19dl-65XWeOq1-rtBLkzIjM25ABHFLXMt6MR4mMEcNbtDxbHhgd97CzPSKc/s1600/red1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533581964874550354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ak5TWJG3hFcE2QPLLCEaLR2eJRQy5B-nFzCtsH14bRZJTw6qjkJ0oh1KN5kl-TbnPdzZMIOPDo1E7it_19dl-65XWeOq1-rtBLkzIjM25ABHFLXMt6MR4mMEcNbtDxbHhgd97CzPSKc/s400/red1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDtjhZbLo1RqB7vk38Z4oNfj7qM2OB9qs519at9OZx87w1dUTfsFnPizzw_ePNcMgflteDOCToMJ58k0dREdR9pgQjNnMvOGxsPce5u5TrYs057U2SmczvzXXF8H8x494otwPu4ReejQ/s1600/red.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533581959142320914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDtjhZbLo1RqB7vk38Z4oNfj7qM2OB9qs519at9OZx87w1dUTfsFnPizzw_ePNcMgflteDOCToMJ58k0dREdR9pgQjNnMvOGxsPce5u5TrYs057U2SmczvzXXF8H8x494otwPu4ReejQ/s400/red.jpg" /></a><br />I stitched this in one colour thread (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">DMC</span> 309) on Natural linen, I had a vision of a room that only contained single colour red (309) samplers, I have only done about 3 to date. This is one of them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-r4SUODVTNzGUddi12rboMu_28awZuK7xmmydZe8rfxAORv29gbgaCLEvpUIVMbyj2wNpXnUW18i2WoH_4ghIRaXUG6FzF0ndqycaE3toN0JYF_RHkAMimhplc3fL0Xfqnh0qCQ6Ra4/s1600/red2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533579186356492818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-r4SUODVTNzGUddi12rboMu_28awZuK7xmmydZe8rfxAORv29gbgaCLEvpUIVMbyj2wNpXnUW18i2WoH_4ghIRaXUG6FzF0ndqycaE3toN0JYF_RHkAMimhplc3fL0Xfqnh0qCQ6Ra4/s400/red2.jpg" /></a><br />This is a reproduction of a French girl Anna <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Milet</span>, Anna completed her sampler in 1895.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyKWeNkUV_21cE00HA6p_rSDvyw2aWGaZKqfVdrQLpJiNxRX4pn8G0Oeswad5lUaSbUkUvq-3BKx0XYS94alylD5kTSVmC5A6nt_60s-2s1ORqiF1frq_cYQli9JOS-dsTyBq6o_oOUM/s1600/anna.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533579177179576290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyKWeNkUV_21cE00HA6p_rSDvyw2aWGaZKqfVdrQLpJiNxRX4pn8G0Oeswad5lUaSbUkUvq-3BKx0XYS94alylD5kTSVmC5A6nt_60s-2s1ORqiF1frq_cYQli9JOS-dsTyBq6o_oOUM/s400/anna.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is another favourite reproduction, I was fascinated that Mary had added a little cross stitched motif patch to the corner of her sampler and so I authenticated this sampler.</div><div>Generally I used the name and date as the original<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0qXhoPG2cCTatX6KeF0U9Bci8T3XS01wTPFPqpACT3HdppVoGzrPge1z611_zEf2mYNk2Mu8TBRRg4n8zDW_KYZ2P8h0yyj_ZqSnC-3cDvg5L84Tj7zUQTcDnPQGfFWb5C84zMazVjY/s1600/mary+s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533579177880672130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0qXhoPG2cCTatX6KeF0U9Bci8T3XS01wTPFPqpACT3HdppVoGzrPge1z611_zEf2mYNk2Mu8TBRRg4n8zDW_KYZ2P8h0yyj_ZqSnC-3cDvg5L84Tj7zUQTcDnPQGfFWb5C84zMazVjY/s400/mary+s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This sampler is a modern one called pink house by 'Little by Little'. I was stitching the border of this sampler when a member of our family passed away so I added a little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">memoriam</span> in the border.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0oDNuECPvJQCyLEbOpeL62dMYoesqdR-hHXIz8Q_leLHvs3XK8ZorPo-zzxr5AQeOvAy2MdPclJraykeDzxfCy44VuwNZH3R0GSKpEKgOWkpSKFYftA50GrINAhZbFcMXrrE5kEfGM0/s1600/pink+house.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533579174526198114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0oDNuECPvJQCyLEbOpeL62dMYoesqdR-hHXIz8Q_leLHvs3XK8ZorPo-zzxr5AQeOvAy2MdPclJraykeDzxfCy44VuwNZH3R0GSKpEKgOWkpSKFYftA50GrINAhZbFcMXrrE5kEfGM0/s400/pink+house.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This was one of the first samplers I stitched and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">to date</span> it is still a favourite. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rebecca</span> Waverly.There is quite a large verse stitched one over one<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLLAwF-f6H6Hd3zgEMne9MPLj1inbOSmKbSkAyXicPFEAXl0v1Wsrz100f_u6VZQK4Nxdz5GpXSHHWzDFTB6ItLk9w18krQiiVWnXijNdfuL4U6D70_xvfvuPSuudl1BMUhaU9sdSgXk/s1600/rebecca.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533579170552677346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLLAwF-f6H6Hd3zgEMne9MPLj1inbOSmKbSkAyXicPFEAXl0v1Wsrz100f_u6VZQK4Nxdz5GpXSHHWzDFTB6ItLk9w18krQiiVWnXijNdfuL4U6D70_xvfvuPSuudl1BMUhaU9sdSgXk/s400/rebecca.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is also a modern day replication. I think it may be by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goode</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Huswif</span> not sure.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1CXtZhU_DwIBsXGw1QLRaoAWISPR1Ip6YgboHbCLPE6zGIA_NUwgpvNIMUv6KJ8IntAATzUlNwdjrjzqKVUIKetPBC_YXy8zcMypOXwMhh4ArrM9-SvcC3rHMg2qN0dRwVbvryW6rB0/s1600/1810.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533412235118925122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1CXtZhU_DwIBsXGw1QLRaoAWISPR1Ip6YgboHbCLPE6zGIA_NUwgpvNIMUv6KJ8IntAATzUlNwdjrjzqKVUIKetPBC_YXy8zcMypOXwMhh4ArrM9-SvcC3rHMg2qN0dRwVbvryW6rB0/s400/1810.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Grace Gibson, I have stitched this a couple of times as I have given it to friends. I love alphabets along with motifs, very interesting to stitch and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">see</span> the sampler come to life.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLiH6gi4xOXij7giIpIOFvR9NsnTwQPvDyOupPKFhx_PMXh3HR7iKqdVn12_B8bvg_39hZrI_oXP-RKw8NcLjzLOZhjq7rIRSEhvEfSfuDpWcl7EsoMeOgJ-nGDzh3LVDR6f6EQIWlUU/s1600/grace+gibson.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 339px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533412231578901666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLiH6gi4xOXij7giIpIOFvR9NsnTwQPvDyOupPKFhx_PMXh3HR7iKqdVn12_B8bvg_39hZrI_oXP-RKw8NcLjzLOZhjq7rIRSEhvEfSfuDpWcl7EsoMeOgJ-nGDzh3LVDR6f6EQIWlUU/s400/grace+gibson.jpg" /></a><br />This is also a modern day sampler , also <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goode</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Huswif</span> I think. I know this was a favourite designer.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0ZJoeHMyAhU92gvnLiMHSkosabVl55ZQ770WJfHsQZaqxYJtSjceh-WJtAasRlVsOtz-vOx7o-2JySLn4wKgmIsGglFIGLDnfvkUMDhqv0894WxhtX0qA2_7AISIYpfxwjV1C8rjbNI/s1600/eliz+easton.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533412223224829362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0ZJoeHMyAhU92gvnLiMHSkosabVl55ZQ770WJfHsQZaqxYJtSjceh-WJtAasRlVsOtz-vOx7o-2JySLn4wKgmIsGglFIGLDnfvkUMDhqv0894WxhtX0qA2_7AISIYpfxwjV1C8rjbNI/s400/eliz+easton.jpg" /></a><br />This is a one colour sampler reproduced by 'The Scarlett Letter' it could be stitched in any favourite colour , green was authentic to the original.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8aCVndWIczNFiFV4Tynhw8hcwll9X_FiKdRn-k7gcZQ_lV5dGWaSleGmnmD1NuY6Lfwno-kErtLfL7NY5TWpW8mDTu4_8q9khsU7wrSu0jxth0mhqHN8f8Tc8RQ3FW6K80YdtmpshPw/s1600/ann+carter.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533412220494568690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8aCVndWIczNFiFV4Tynhw8hcwll9X_FiKdRn-k7gcZQ_lV5dGWaSleGmnmD1NuY6Lfwno-kErtLfL7NY5TWpW8mDTu4_8q9khsU7wrSu0jxth0mhqHN8f8Tc8RQ3FW6K80YdtmpshPw/s400/ann+carter.jpg" /></a><br />Betsy Wood, also a 'Scarlett Letter' pattern. I used to tea dye <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">a lot</span> of my linen, I was told I was crazy as in time the linen would rot out but I figured it wouldn't be in my lifetime so wasn't too concerned.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7GLq3Av26TAnVJ_658cMVWPiFTF_YpORWrfmVlfXMvY8txUbNw4N8PLV7GJQfRKj13MYoVANVgMoN-VNiZfpqWtWigJ0OcTJqoolIQSC6_68KXP5KY-3sWe4M73qQlz8YL_YE-gGK9Q/s1600/betsy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533412215505879026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7GLq3Av26TAnVJ_658cMVWPiFTF_YpORWrfmVlfXMvY8txUbNw4N8PLV7GJQfRKj13MYoVANVgMoN-VNiZfpqWtWigJ0OcTJqoolIQSC6_68KXP5KY-3sWe4M73qQlz8YL_YE-gGK9Q/s400/betsy.jpg" /></a> I have boxes full of framed samplers that haven't seen the light of day for years, probably a bit sad as many hours have been spent weaving thread through linen.</div><div></div><div>I have many patterns that will probably never be stitched, silly really but I guess many of you can relate to the 'stash', maybe I will put some on this blog if any of you are interested.</div><div></div><div>I hope whatever you are stitching it gives you pleasure.</div><div></div><div>until next time</div><div></div><div>Happy stitching</div><div></div><div>j<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690298975475630597noreply@blogger.com35