FNSI and Bloggers Quilt Festival

Its been a while since any posting here, so in preparation for FNSI and the Bloggers Quilt festival, I have been working on trying to finish a couple of quilts. The quilting process is time consuming, and this is the largest quilt I have made, its a king size! You can join in at Crafty Vegas Mom, and also Amy has opened up the Bloggers quilt festival which should be fun.

a close up of the quilting, I made up my own leaf design

I didn't start out with this size in mind, it just grew, and grew! Just getting through the machine is a challenge even with a wide throat! This quilt will be one that will live on our lounge, its big enough for three! I had fun practicing my free motion quilting, something that I need to improve!
Anyway I am looking forward to all the beautiful creations on the link, hope you can join in!
~ Thank you to  Bobbie, Heidi and Amy for hosting the fun stuff ~

bathroom envy!

We are gradually renovating our home, so i have been looking/ dreaming at lovely photos on the net!

They are all gorgeous! 

Stayin Alive!

These were amazing performers

and they looked fantastic!

Visiting the mother land - Uk

Ok a follow up of the last post.

We are going to London in june, this time sans children, wondering the English countryside in summer seems like the perfect thing to do. 

We will of course do Scotland, I have already been told by a Scottish friend that the best shopping is in Glasgow- who knew?  

 And of course Edinburgh

It looks magical in winter, will we stay? 

Perhaps in a couple of years.

london calling

Hey all you poms, look out here i come!  

life is too short

Last night had a tragic end as some of our staff worked so hard to save a young  life. 

Everyday I am grateful for my family 

I can live with the dirty floor, untidy bedrooms, and loads of washing. 

Hug your kids everyday. 

Dont sweat the small stuff.

Its alright in the end, and if it isnt alright then it isnt the end.

Thoughts

 Weary from the days work, finding a comfortable place to rest.
A nice home cooked dinner with loved ones.
Soft fur on the dog, feels like cashmere.

Reminders of our past, living in the present.

Soft light filtering through the trees, mower in the distance.

Working towards something better,  maybe its already here.
Finding our balance in the universe, being at peace with ourselves.
Time - what is it?

Its alright in the end, and if it isnt alright then it isnt the end...

My new flexible spine

I have started a yoga class, which i thought would be a good way to stretch and relax. I was half right, we stretched alright, my legs and arms didnt know what had hit them! I thought about the animated movie  (what was that called?) with the stretchy mum, that would have been a handy asset! Anyway it was a good start, i learnt that your eyelids close from the top down, yes really. Ah i know i am a cynic, but i will go with it. Breath in, breath out, got it. Actually i think i had that one down since birth, but never mind. Standing tall then try to touch your toes, actually i havent done that in a long time! It turns out i havent really done any effective stretching for some time ! Despite the lack of flexibilty i did enjoy the class, and hopefully it will help my very stiff spine. This will be my inspiration, go girl!

FNSI

Thanks to Heidi again for hosting FNSI, which is a great place to check fabulous creations from around the world, go take a look!
I have been working on these little blocks and have another six cut out ready to be put together, 

The sashing will probably change a little, i hope to add some bits of the fabric here and there to make it more interesting, will post that later! Hope you all had a great evening!

I think i need help

Ok I've had enough of the junk hanging around, can somebody please come and take it away!  My other half isnt as tidy as he could be, so i need to get rid of half the stuff in our garage so that we can make sense out of what we need, when we can find it that is! I advertised some stuff online, some genuine enquiries have come through, but also getting texts from some damn scammers, they read a bit like this, " hey man u stil got stuff for sale, we make deel",  yeah right, im sure you are making deel! !@#@ scammers!
In other news, one quilt is in the process of being pinned to within an inch of its life, im trying not to repeatedly stab myself with the pins, unsuccessfully.  Picture one deranged looking woman hopping about with enough bad language to make a warfie blush, ok well maybe your grandma!
I tried to make a concerted effort to increase my fitness level by walking up our driveway- it is steep and long! Even that had me gasping by the time i got to the top! I had a clever idea to start hiking mountains, i guess that will be a work in progress now, but i did some laps loll about in the pool this afternoon, so that would count as a move in the right direction surely.
I think i ate something dodgy, my guts is churning and feels weird, all i can think of is the hospital sandwiches i ate yesterday, or the frozen pizza we had for dinner, I know, the hospital could be a bit more health conscious.
ok im gonna go, the lawn needs mowing and the dog is useless at it, no matter how much she tries, she cant reach the pedal, damn it!