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nearly there

well as you all know i have been working on my quilt Durlindana for just over a year now and well she is nearly finished as you also know i had some problems with the bias edges stretching but this is the top (before i started quilting) this is how i quilted the blocks this is how i quilted the borders ( i am showing you the back because it is easier to see) i did a little free motion quilting it's not perfect but it is pretty good and looks great on the back sadly you can barely see it on the front this is the design Miss S created for me for the corners and this is where i am up to binding i really like binding it is that sense that it is nearly complete i probably have just over one side to go would like to get it finished before Tassie but with under two weeks left and lot's of things to get organised. . . . . . . . . i may be pushing it but hey you will all be proud of me i have my sewing stuff organised

secret sewing

 a few months back i showed you a tiny hint of some secret sewing i had done  . . . . .so now it's time for the big reveal so just to torment you . . . . the teaser as i showed you before the story of this secret sewing goes back to January this year, when i was holidaying in Fingal Bay and had lot's of time to surf the net i came across this lovely swap by  Cheryl of willowberry designs the swap was called  It's a little bit French each Month the fabulous Cheryl released a pattern with the a french touch as part of the french swappers we were to select one project make it and send the project off to our swap partner before the end of the first week in July the projects included, lavender bags, pincushions, a jewellery roll, a laundry bag and of course the gorgeous thimble pip and scissor case that i chose the thimble pip and scissor case, lovingly stitched with Cheryl's lavender design in keeping with the french theme

the cupboard that filled a little red car

as most of you know a few weekends ago i spent a great weekend with Kerry and some fabulous friends at a quilting retreat at Cottage on the hill   at Nundle as i said in my previous post i had a great weekend but to top it off and make it just that little bit better i made a rather large purchase it all started with a discussion about antique furniture and  Kerry mentioned there was a guy in Nundle who renovated old furniture and that his specialty was meat safes as i have wanted a old meat safe (purely for decoration) for about twenty years i was intrigued so Kerry promised to take a few of us down  to his workshop for a look so on Sunday afternoon after we had finished up we headed on down to Ratters Flat antiques Kevin creates the most beautiful things out of old bit's and pieces that he gathers these gorgeous bird houses have real stained glass in the steeple and windows they were just gorgeous and any bird would be lucky