Gardening...

We finally had a sunny day here today (on the far South Coast) and it was time to do some.....

.......gardening! I weeded my backyard and sorted out pots on the back deck - all ready for a trip to the nursery next weekend - if it's not raining! Hopefully attending to the front yard will be on the agenda for next weekend as well. 

With a few projects on the go at the moment I did find time to do some (secret) hand sewing over the weekend - but have only 1 completely finished project for OPAM this month.... the canvas work scissor fob I made at the retreat early August. 

Next month there should be a few finished projects as a couple of them have to be finished before the end of the month!

Till next time...

Happy Stitching

Asta

The Postman Came....

....and this is what he delivered!

Well.... the temptation was too much when Patchwork Plus advertised a 4 day sale the other week! ....

Happy Stitching
Asta

My Weekend....

A snapshot of my weekend.....

After the usual household chores and grocery shop started deciding on the layout for this UFO (another one bought in 2009!

One would think I would then be sewing it together on Sunday? But...as the sun shone and the whiff of jasmine drifted over my sunny deck.....

I gave into the temptation and spent a couple of hours reading...

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...then time to decide on some fabrics for a little secret sewing.....

...... the afternoon was finished off going to see the local theatre production of......

And... yes, I have been working on my (big) x-stitch from my earlier post but will put in some photos later - the amount of time I've been working on it there doesn't seem to be a lot of progress :(

Hope you, my reader, have had a lovely weekend too!

Happy Stitching

Asta

New Project!

I haven't done any x-stitch for quite some time and was looking for a portable project or at least one that I could do without having to spend too much time setting up, so.....

This is the start......

of ........

... a pattern bought in 2009!

It will definitely be a "work in progress" so will keep you updated every now and then. 

Happy Stitching

Asta

Two Weeks Later

Here we are 2 weeks on from my last post...hard to believe it's only been that long - so much has happened.... 
My last update was from 1st August as I was heading to my annual retreat .. 
A peek into our goodie bags on the Friday night revealed these.....

Inside we had 5 lovely patterns, fabrics & embroidery cottons to complete at least one of the projects.... I decide to do the canvas work and here is my project ready to go.. and it was FNWF ! (Bit late, I know, but I was actually doing something!).....

Saturday morning and Hobbysew from Belconnen  Mall in Canberra were setting up their shop.... we all need retail therapy no matter where we are!

Here are some of the 5o or so ladies that took part...all busy..... and my "work station" with the canvas work in progress.

Some of us took advantage of the sunny days to have lunch on the deck...

And.... my finished canvas work!

Over the past 2 weeks since this retreat both my daughters have headed off overseas again - they had been here since early July when their dad (and my ex-partner) passed away. The elder one flew back to Canada where she has been living and the younger one flew out last week when, just on a whim, she decided to spend a couple of months touring USA. Her travels back to Australia will take her through Hawaii - so I mentioned that I could meet her there..... the "could" became "will" so in about 8 weeks I will be somewhere here.....

This weekend has been a wet and cold one - perfect weather for tidying/sorting the house and delving into some of my (many!) baskets of stitching projects to decide what project to work on..... 

Will be back with more frequent posts again and keep you updated with what project / projects I am working on - and generally with life itself!

Happy Stitching

Asta