What a lovely surprise...

I was so excited, tonight when updating my blog, I noticed I had a lovely comment from A Spoonful of Sugar a lovely blog that I came across one night, take a moment to visit Lisa and check out the fabulous fabrics she uses in her projects - gorgeous.

Why was I so excited... well first off I thought it was just a few family and friends that checked on my blog to see what I have been crafting or what we've been up to - so I guess there are others who like me love to visit other blogs for inspiration, enjoy reading about their crafting, looking at their photo's etc - such a great spirited community out there in blogsphere...

Today was an ultimate day of Autumn - a chilly awakening, with a day that was filled with blue sky and warmth in the sun - and the trees - I just love driving to work and noticing how the leaves are changing and the colour combinations. Note to self - take camera and stop the car tomorrow to take photo's :)

We are nearly at the end of the first week of school holidays and thankfully the house is still standing and the girls are still good friends ... tomorrow Beck's is spending the day and night with a girlfriend for the friends birthday - and Kait is going to come to work with me in the afternoon as I've lured her with the rustling of cash, to help with a work function.

Can't have a post without a photo or two... these are from a recent day/evening we spent at a friends bach in Ngawhi (which is on the way to Castlepoint, Wairarapa Coastline) - was a gorgeous day, amazing sunset...

Nite and love to all.

Julz xox

Ooh its getting chilly...

Am sitting here catching up on emails, and sorting out photo's on the PC... and there is a definite chill in the air, think I'll get a mug of tea soon, to keep the body warm while I type :)

... have spent the weekend getting over a head cold and migrane - not a good combination.

Saw my gorgeous nephew at Wellington Airport on Saturday in between his transfer flight from Timaru to Rotorua. My immediate thought was "god he's got tall" a good couple of heads taller than me, and here I thought our Kaitlyn was tall - and Marcus was towering over her too.

Don't you just love the wording in the background of the 2nd photo.."Family's everything"... I couldn't resist :)



Hot chocolates were the top of the list, then a scout around the airport checking out the CD shop and before you knew it, it was time to give the boy a big hug and kiss, and send him on his way to Rotorua...



Worked a little on some cushions that I'm making Junior Witch out of her Wedding Outfit - it was a horrible feeling cutting into the outfit, though I hope the crafty outcomes will be okay... here is a little sneak peak of "in progress"...



...Junior Witch's only request was that I keep "it" neutral in colour - once the projects are finished and have been received I will then post the photo's of the completed projects :)

First day of the school holiday's today - crickey it feels like the kids are always on holiday lately... two weeks of sleep-ins ahead of them (and lots of little jobs I'll leave for them to complete each day - tee hee).

Saw "Horton hears a Who" movie over the weekend - so Dr Seuss - a great interpretation of the book - much better than 'Cat in the Hat'. Was great humour for young and old and one that will be worthwhile watching again on a lazy Sunday afternoon (on the couch under a quilt of course).

Still hand stitching the binding on my 'girlie' quilt, this is a pic prior to quilting... just love the colours and so completely different from my other quilts I've done, not sure where this one will reside as yet... have even had offers to buy it off me - how can you put a price on a quilt, when they've been made with love and enjoyment... I don't think I can let this one go as they are fabrics I brought from a voucher husband gave me a few Christmas's ago...



Just phoned husband as he is still at work (10.49pm)!! Great overtime - though he will be knackered tomorrow - one of the big units in the crushing plant broke down late this morning and they have been fixing it ever since so the plant can get back into production... he's so loving being back on the tools and doing the maintenance work again - such a happier man :)

Time to sign off and do some blog browsing...

Love and Hugs
J xoxo

A Lovely Lazy Wet Weekend...

I just love weekends like this.... where it is drizzly rain, still a warm temperature, and nothing urgent to do, just relax on the couch with a book, get some quilting done ...

...and I started stripping a lovely old plan table, that I got for FREE - is lovely rimu wood underneath the ugly brown varnish - so am stripping it back, give it a light sand then will oil. The plan is to test it in the lounge as a new coffee table - if it looks okay - then will convince Chris to cut the legs down :) Next search is for some old antique handles. Sorry second photo not so good - took it tonight...



It has been my lucky few days for great bargains, on Friday at Briscoes in the sale trolley picked up a lovely duvet cover for our bed for $20.00, when I removed the sale sticker this duvet was originally priced at $159.95 !!



Not this weekend, though last weekend and a few others past - Chris has been building the corner for the block wall, heading back up to the carport - so that it is ready for the concrete pour is looking very impressive...



Daylight saving has finished... so dark so early... tonight went to the supermarket at 5.30pm came out at 6.15pm and it was pitch dark - hurmph.

Off now to get some more washing hung out in the lounge and in the hot air cupboard (the downside of winter coming - house looks like a laundrette).

Love to all.
Julz xox

Its been awhile...

Hello - well the quilt exhibition has been and gone - got a lovely Merit ribbon for my "Woodland Santa" ...

And here is hubby with his long awaited 'own quilt'... Sorry photo is a little blurry.

The quilt exhibition was a lovely weekend - lots of visitors young and old. Here are a few photo's from the exhibition...

That's it for this post - hope you enjoy the brief look at some of the quilts will post more later... am off for a cup of tea and to test out my new book night light - one that you attach to your book so I can finally read in bed without annoying hubby with the bright lights....

Love to all

Julz xoxo

Well the quilts are finished...

...Its been a few long nights and weekends - though have finished the items placing in our quilt club's exhibition... have entered Chris' quilt (now named KIMONO); Woodland Santa (doll section); Autumn Leaves (challenge); Paua (3D, Innovative).

Here's a sneak peak of the Paua and Autumn Leaves I forgot to take a photo of Kimono before defluffing and packing away to take to register so will take photo's when it is hanging at the exhibition...

Now that I have 4 things finished - I can work away on some other UFO's waiting for completion... I have two quilt tops ready to sandwich and start quilting - so these will be my next items - and get back to my studies :)

Here is a lovely pic of my girls on their first day of heading off to intermediate and college - they are settling in so well and they look so grown up...

Here is a lovely quote that caught my eye...

Always. Unconditionally.

Follow your own heart.

Understand that persistence, hard work, and determination are the keys to success.

* Barbara Cage

Have a wonderful week, and look forward to placing more regular posts :)

Love Julz xox

Yes... I'm still here :)

Hi there - so sorry haven't been blogging lately - have been working furiously on the projects that I want to enter into our quilt clubs March exhibition - they are to be handed in on 24 Feb - well have finished the machine quilting on Chris' quilt, the paua shell and the challenge - so am currently hand stitching the binding on Chris' quilt, (oh crickey - just realised that I need to make a hanging sleeve for Chris' quilt yet and handstitch that one), hand stitching the hanging sleeve on the paua shell and the challenge is finished - phew.
Yes I will add photo's over this coming weekend.
Chris has been busy with the block walls - back filling - cutting them to an angle edge etc - they do look so good.
The girls started their new year of schooling today, Becks at Intermediate and Kait at College - my babies - where have those years raced away too...
It is late and really need to head away for some shut-eye. Will update the blog with photo's over the weekend.
Love to all
J xoxo