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Brandwood .....

this is for Susan  , she asked for this post way back in March 2015 and yes ........ it has taken until now so you remember way back here  i organised a Nine patch block swap.   well Susan asked me what i did with my block's, well with most of my block's i created  Brandwood. A gift for my sister for her Birthday. I enlisted My Niece's 's help, they took sneaky photo's of my sisters bedroom so i knew what colours to choose and it turned out easy Purple (my favourite colour ) and a soft  green. so i choose a lovely reproduction purple with the assistance of the fabulous Cath  and we were away.... Brandwood was pinned to the wall and over a period of time (about three months approximately ) it was slowly pieced together, i have many many photo's of the progression of the quilt and Mt T created  a lovely slide show for my sister showing the journey that her quilt travelled. the design for this quilt was inspired by a quilt create

A new year , new challenges and exciting days ahead

2015 started with high hopes and excitement abounding in our household and it truly didn't disappoint 2015 seen Gadget complete his Masters of Social Science  with a Distinction average and whilst at times it was stressful getting the essays together, i think he thoroughly enjoys the study and it will not surprise me if he finds a another degree  sometime in the near future. 2015 seen us travel to Fiji to watch my beautiful eldest niece marry the love of her life, i was proud to stand and watch one of my closest work colleagues marry the man she waited so very long for. we smiled with joy at the arrival of a new life and cried a river of tears saying  goodbye to loved family members. we watched ( a little nervously) as our eldest spread her wings and journey to the other side of the world, she returned to us safely. Our youngest also spread her wings and took a journey she also has now developed a travellers heart and is travelling to Bali in the very nea