Ah, well, all things come to those who wait, don't they? I have been offline for a few weeks with a very bad dose of the 'flu. We Aussies call it the dreaded lurgy. I am on the mend now and getting back into my rhythm. It is Spring here and the gartden is blooming, but with it comes hay fever - Yuck! But you have to take the good with the bad.
In my last post I told you of my new toy - a silhouette cameo! Before I got sick, I did a little work in my journal with some stencils I made.
I layered two stencils, the flower one and the butterfly one on top of each other, so the flower pattern filled the butterflies.
Then I went around the outlines with a very sketchy fineliner to define it. The page needs more work, but has been sitting for a bit.
We had our monthly quilting day a week or two ago and here are some of the regular ladies in our new community house. On that day I was working on one of the UFOs in my cupboards.
Obviously still not finished, but getting close.
Since then, I have really only been doing bits and pieces, between lots of resting.
I crochetted this beanie for my hubby, who has also been very sick (and sooky, as they are)
I started this table mat, I used my Silhouette to cut the applique pieces. It will be for our fund raising stall at christmas. It is an adaptation of a free pattern from martingale.
I worked on a bobbin lace bookmark, that had been sitting around for a while.
I did a little piecing practice with my huge stash of charms.
And I did a little quilting practice on the longarm. (no closeups neccesary). If you have been following me for a while, you will know that my hubby created my machine for me. He is very good at that sort of thing. He is a fitter and turner by trade. I used to have it set up on rails, but find this sit down arrangement much easier.
And since it's spring, I thought I'd finish with some gorgeous gum blossoms I picked the other day.
Thanks for the comments on the last post. I will get back to you, just haven't been well enough.
