broderie

what a lovely thought

i've done the washing and the cleaning and the other chores that are traditionally thought of as monday things and then the parcel postman made a call to me. what a lovely surprise for me! i have always loved pears and there shape and on this lovely blog a little while ago, i noticed jean had some of this fabric in a quilt she was making, so I left a comment saying how I loved it etc.etc. Jean said she had bought it some time ago but had a scrap that she would happily send me. this came with it this morning, how lucky and what a lovely thought! thankyou so much!

   

and while i have been watching the tennis late into the wee small hours i have been quilting this. ( they both deserved to win )

 

and the squares that i was putting together in hobart recently have now got borders and are also ready for quilting. this was all put together from bits of the of the all too many pieces of fabric we all have in our cupboards.

 

i had to be ready for the 'tour de france' and the 'ashes'.

standby update !!!!!!!

well i am happy and content with my new look, i have tried hard enough over these past few weeks to get a heading, banner or 'make it look a bit more official look' about my blog and today i am finished, i got there with perserverence and persistence and alot of fiddling, which got me in the position in the first place! i have gone full circle!

oh, talking of circles, i have been doing other things, alot of other things! i am about to start quilting my circle quilt, show you later! one day when i was on house sitting duties, no it was not a duty, it was a pleasure, I noticed lots of circles, think of all the things that are round????? here are some photos i took.

my necklace for 'round' my neck

a 'round' pot and rocks

'round' candles in a round pot

'round' red dish with 'rounded' rocks

'round' candles in square holes

when you start looking there are so many things, ideas start going round and round in your head. I'm spinning!!!!!!!!!

hope you like my new look, i'm content, plain and simple, that's me!

hobart cottage

I know this area of hobart very well and some friends, deb and rob, have today taken this business over and i can highly reccomend that this little cottage would be worth consideration if you are planning a visit to tasmania. it is very close to the cbd and many tourist attractions and some lovely shops that i visit when down that way.

 

the back garden is just delightful and there is off street parking for those with a car.

 

and there are two sitting rooms! uhmmm! might be a good place for a few days stitching sometime??????

 

in the sun soaked ' rear looking out over the garden sitting room' or

 

by the fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have inside information and i know there will be a few changes to make this little cottage, with its most beautiful roses, even more comfy to spend a few days. i will keep you posted, but also check the website from time to time.

errol flynn and my dad

there has been alot in the various media about errol flynn recently, he would have been 100 yesterday!

WELL!!!!!! My dad and he shared the same birth year and they used to go to school together and play football on sunday mornings instead of going to sunday school. I believe errol flynn left hobart when he was just 16 years old, my dad wanted to join the navy, but my granny wright would not let her baby leave town. so here are photos of errol and maxwell robert, my dad just as handsome i think!!!!!!!

 

jack update

i am happy to let you know that jack is now at home with his mum and dad and all seems well. he was such a good patient and a constant companion, i was upset to leave him and i think that he was very conscoius of the fact that i was not there forever. he made some new friends along the journey and the vet, james and his staff, made my position so much easier.

 

jack got lots of sympathy and attention.

 

there was another dog who became a friend also, lucy put her new coat on to impress

 

 

both dogs dreaming happily ever after

 

on my last day, i woke up to this beautiful rainbow!!!!! it was overcast and raining, but as the day developed the sun came out and it was another perfect day in hobart, tasmania.

 

the 'jack' story

i am down here in hobart in a slightly different role this time, house sitting for a friend and the family dog 'jack'. he is a dear old boy, aged 16 and quite happy to 'just be', so we get on very well, because i am also happy to 'be just' doing the same and having a holiday and doing what i like, when i like! however jack decided to spice things up a bit last week, just after i had sent the family away assuring them that we, particularly jack, would be fine. he developed a sore eye, well it was a bit sticky and gooey, you know the sort of thing. very used to caring for humans, i applied the same care to jack and bathed his eye for a couple of days, but last wednesday i decided a call to the vet would be a good idea, the long weekend and all approaching. jack was not really troubled by all this, it was me taking precaution! the diagnosis from the vet was made and we had to present back at 9am on the thursday morning, after discussion with jack's mum and dad and me and the vet! his eye had to be removed, and so it was and he has been such a good patient and is a very happy dog. he has been with me visiting the family and is thoroughly enjoying being spoilt and life generally.

why is it that things like this always happen when you are in charge of other people's loved ones or property etc. it just happens, i promise i did not poke him in the eye with a big stick!

 

 

these photos were taken on friday and now on monday you would hardly know and he is a very happy and contented dog, sitting at my feet snoring his head off. good boy jacky!!!!!!

making pies

i have often bought pieces of fabric just because!!!!!!! because i liked them!!!!!!! you know 30cms of this and that and with no real project in mind. so i am making pies, not the sort you eat sometimes, cos you shouldn't, or mud pies, they were fun when we were young, but fabric pies of all the bits of fabric i have loved enough to buy. there were probably different moods and different weather and just different days when i needed them. but i think they will look good once all the ingredients are mixed well and the recipe is cooked!

 

 

 

and then just to get back to basics, i am putting these 9 inch squares together, reds, aquas,with a touch of brown and there are birds, berries, flowers and spots. this is my hobart sewing, doing quite a bit and enjoying it. i will tell you all about the story behind it in my next post in a few days!!!!!

standby

to those of you who read my blog with interest, you will notice that all the detail has gone! i have lost my banner and the bits on the side have also gone. I need all the help i can get when it comes to the 'nitty gritty' of doing things with typepad. not blaming typepad, it is me. so standby for the new look 'broderie' coming to you in the next couple of weeks. there will be a fresh new look, till then i will keep posting things of interest or things i am thinking.

natures beauty on the first day of winter

Looking out the windows on this first day of winter, i was able to enjoy these beautiful views where i am house and dog sitting in hobart, tasmania.

 

this beautiful gum tree with the derwent river in the background

 

and this pretty pink sky as sunset approached

enjoy your winter in the southern hemisphere wherever you may live.

i am enjoying my break here and doing lots of sewing while dog sitting a dear old faithful boy.

noah took some roses

recently, when i was staying with my cousins, i noticed this view from the windows of the kitchen and thought how special that these roses were flowering so perfectly on and around mothers day and so took this photo.

 

and then in this magazine, i loved these rooms in this little english cottage and once again i loved the roses. I have always been drawn to that 'chinz rose look', in fact in my 'dreams', i want to live in a house decorated like this. i like the all in together, cosy rosie look!

 

 

 

and then just to show off the finished, with binding and ready to put on the bed or over the chair look of this old favorite (thanks to those of you who made comments about it) in the last post, my candied hexagons quilt, which is such fun to do, i may do another one day.

 

 

and now onto the next one, oh yes there are others waiting to be quilted. while i have the quilting 'bug' i will keep going till i become distracted.