tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59724385127193042362024-03-14T15:24:02.424+11:00Finding FifthTiny snippets of my life in paper crafting, quilting, sewing, organising, DIY, faith, sensory processing disorder, autism, aspergers, chicken raising and gardening.Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.comBlogger474125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-59235410574896114922014-01-26T10:09:00.001+11:002014-01-26T10:09:25.910+11:00Sunday Stash #96<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Australia Day Version</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love Australian native flowers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had them in my wedding bouquet. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have just commissioned my first painting by <a href="http://www.wendydonellan.com/">The Art of Wendy Donellan</a> and it is all native. (</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Actually Wendy was the person who made me fall in love with native flowers back in my twenties).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am about to pick up my original artwork from her studio in Brisbane and see her exhibition as well. She travelled to France last year to paint beautiful scenes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can imagine my joy when I found this fabric at Rainbow Patchwork last week. Gorgeous Waratahs from the 'Terra Australis' collection designed by Emma Jean Jansen </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(an Australian designer)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for Ella Blue .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I bought two and a half metres of it to make a cool cotton summer dress. I could not find a </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">suitable </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pattern but did also pick up this nifty skirt pattern though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up to Sunday Stash for the first time in 2014 and now over at Molli Sparkles where it has GROWN exponentially. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-50324699858269005262013-12-29T00:00:00.000+11:002013-12-29T00:00:00.590+11:00Sunday Stash #95<b>The Last Post</b><br />
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Well it's not quite 100 but close enough. This is my 95th Sunday Stash post but also my last post as the host. from next week you will find the linky party over at Molli Sparkles.<br />
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Last week's most visited posts were by <b><a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/sunday-stash-fabric-enabling.html">Ms Midge</a></b><br />
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AND<b><a href="http://antstosugar.com/2013/12/21/sunday-stash-2/"> Ants to Sugar</a></b>.<br />
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Today's linky party is hosted by Alyce of <b><a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/">Blossom Heart Quilts</a></b> so please make sure that you pop over there to see what folks have been adding to their stash.<br />
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<b>Fort Firefly by Birch Fabrics</b><br />
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I first saw this wonderful fabric when Heidi from <b><a href="http://fabricmutt.blogspot.com.au/">Fabric Mutt</a></b> made a <b><a href="http://fabricmutt.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/fort-firefly-gift-set.html">gift set</a></b> back in October. Heidi comes up with such inventive and well executed items. I have been a big fan since meeting her through the first Zakka SAL.<br />
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So, on behalf of myself, I ordered a Fat Quarter Bundle from Westwood Acres on Etsy. And then I gave it to myself as a Christmas present (along with two boxes of Hobbit LEGO). Yes, no one knows what I like more than I do. Do you ever do that at Christmas and birthday time?<br />
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It has such interesting colourways. Not the usual brights.<br />
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It is more subtle.<br />
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Well it is farewell from me. I will join the ranks of you all over at Molli Sparkles in 2014 and linkup with Alyce at <b><a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/">Blossom Heart Quilts</a></b> today.<br />
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<br />Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-57790631930623640872013-12-23T14:29:00.000+11:002013-12-23T14:29:52.748+11:00Star Runner for Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two weeks ago I had a fabric give away in conjunction with Sew Mama Sew Give Away Day and Sunday Stash #92. I had mismatched cheater stars left over ( 2 matching and two not) and decided to make Tristan's teacher a Christmas table runner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It turns out that she is leaving to study her doctorate in Education and I only found out about a week before school finished. So it was a bit of a rush to get it done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did a tiny bit of free motion quilting in the corners but mostly it was straight line quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-21656216053061251452013-12-22T00:00:00.000+11:002013-12-22T08:54:24.179+11:00Sunday Stash #94<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the <u>second last</u> <b>Sunday Stash</b> here at <b>Finding Fifth</b> before it begins its new home over at <b>Molli Sparkles</b>. And last week the new button (which works) was revealed on his blog.</span><br />
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Last week's most viewed link up was the<a href="http://secretlystitching.blogspot.gr/2013/12/piecemakers-donation.html"> pile of donation fabric from <b>Secretly Stitching</b>.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This past week I spent about four days creating a<b> Secret Santa gift</b> for one of the girls in <b>Wombat Stew</b>. I overdid it a bit and developed</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> two bad headaches</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Knowing that this wombat loves saturated colour, I pulled only solids from my stash. They are gorgeous and vibrant.</span><br />
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Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-4593591454117032642013-12-15T08:42:00.001+11:002013-12-15T08:43:58.278+11:00Sunday Stash #93<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There were 14 link up last week and by far the most visited was <a href="http://riddleandwhimsy.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/sunday-stash-2-black-friday-edition-1/">Joanna's huge SALE haul at <b>Riddle and Whimsy</b>.</a> I actually got a bit lost wandering around her fabulous blog and pinning madly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you to those who entered the <b>3 part give away</b> last week. There were 57 entries. 50 of these were international entries and only 7 were Australian.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Winner 1 - Christmas Fabric pack</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ella - Czech Grandmother now living in Australia's Snowy Mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kathy Davis - Missouri "breakfast in pyjamas on Christmas day" mother</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Winner 3 - Christmas Robin paper pieced pattern</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Margaret - Arkansas Great Grandmother from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1983777111"></span>Kolorful Scraps<span id="goog_1983777112"></span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A delicious little box of Moda mini charms and a mini jelly roll.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It also came with a couple of suggested patterns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now it is your turn her for one of the last times before Sunday Stash transplants over to Molli Sparkles in 2014.</span><br />
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Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-43128846519702725612013-12-13T20:31:00.001+11:002013-12-15T08:43:11.227+11:00Dedicating Parterre Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mrs Pickup is a remarkable teacher. She has dedicated 43 years of her career to the youngest students of the Primary School.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She taught my son Duncan in 2009 and was the first to suggest that he might have Asperger's Syndrome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She taught my daughter Frances this year and suggested that she might be better off to repeat Kindergarten in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her name is prophetic because she is very perceptive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With her level of experience I value her insight and opinions. I often find her working late, in the holidays and on her regular day off. Aside from her extreme dedication, she is very kind hearted and honest. And she has a strong faith in God.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next year she is taking long service leave to have a knee replacement. She is not sure if she will return to school in 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wanted to make her something special to throw over her legs in the hospital or at home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This quilt has been 18 months in the making if you consider that I made the top at a Mystery Quilt weekend in Coffs Harbour last year. I even finished the back (mostly) last year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had it professionally quilted in September at Rainbow Patchwork. I finished the binding two weeks ago. Then I had to free motion quilt the label last weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The school was not giving Mrs Pickup a formal farewell and so a few of the mums got together and had the kids make a special gift for her. Then on Monday we all surprised her with our gifts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She was already quite fragile that morning but she shed a few open tears in front of the kids, teachers and parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We will sure miss our beautiful Mrs Pickup. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up to TGIFF and I Quilt at Pretty Bobbins.</span><br />
<br />Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-79234301958431505272013-12-08T00:00:00.000+11:002013-12-14T12:54:00.890+11:00Sunday Stash #92 - Christmas Give Away<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week <b>Sunday Stash </b>is linking up to the<b> <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2013/12/giveaway-day-supply-giveaways-fabric-patterns-etc/">Sew Mama Sew Give Away Day </a></b>which begins <b>tomorrow December 9th.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for being so positive about the transfer of <b>Sunday Stash</b> to <b>Molli Sparkles</b> in 2014, <a href="http://www.mollisparkles.com/2013/12/sunday-stash-52-year-of-stashing.html">announced last week</a>. Josh is probably the biggest fabric lover I know. So I know that <b>Sunday Stash @ <a href="http://www.mollisparkles.com/">Molli Sparkles </a></b>will be something to look forward to. And as Josh is a graphic artist I am looking forward to learning how to take better photos of my fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't worry my retirement from hosting will be chock (or chick) full of other things on the property to keep me very busy. Thank you for all your well wishes and a particular thanks to my <b>Wombat Stew</b> girls, Sunday Stash hosts and faithful linkers since Sunday Stash started in 2012.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next week <b>Sunday Stash</b> will be hosted by Kelly from<b><a href="http://madebykelly2.blogspot.com.au/"> Made By Kelly</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Christmas Give Away Edition</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Earlier this year my mum handed me some Christmas fabric. She was clearing out her stash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really do have enough handmade Christmas decorations. She should know. She made all of them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So you are in luck. I am giving some of you a chance to win some of these fabrics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Australia Only </b>(sorry postage is a killer)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>One</u> Winner will get ALL of the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first is an <b>Advent Calendar</b> panel with the instructions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The second is <b>4 fat eighths</b> of Christmas fabric. These she used on my Christmas Table cloth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The third are<b> 4 x 6.5" squares of cheater block fabrics.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Overseas Only</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">TWO fabulous pattern bundles <b><i>Sew Seasonal</i></b> and <b><i>Ornamental</i></b> released jointly by <b><a href="http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/">Quiet Play</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/">Blossom Heart Quilts</a>. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These will be emailed to you via PDF so please make sure that your current email address is attached to your entry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>One</u> winner from anywhere in the world will get:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The latest paper pieced Christmas pattern by <b><a href="http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/">Quiet Play</a></b> featuring a sweet <b>Christmas Robin</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This will be emailed to you via PDF so please make sure that your current email address is attached to your entry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All you have to do to enter is tell me your <b>country of residence </b>and one <b>Christmas tradition</b> you love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Followers</b> get a <b>bonus entry</b>. Just leave me a comment of <b>one word</b> that describes Christmas for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Remember to <u>check that your email is current</u> in order for me to contact you should your entry win randomly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><strike>Entries close NOON </strike></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Saturday 14th December</strike> </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Australian Eastern Standard time) that is Friday 13th December 5pm (Pacific Standard Time).</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This competition is now CLOSED.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will announce the THREE winners next <b>Sunday Stash</b>. Good Luck.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't forget to link up your regular Sunday Stash finds below!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-72060864754421961012013-12-06T00:00:00.000+11:002013-12-06T20:56:15.416+11:00Christmas Star Cushion<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Welcome to my day on the<b> Cushion for Christmas blog hop</b> hosted by <b>Ms Midge</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I used Elizabeth Hartman's book<b> 'The Practical Guide to Patchwork'</b> to make a couple of cushions with some delightful Christmas Stars on them. They are from her 'Superstar' quilt on page 104. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is a visual tutorial that you might find helpful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Assemble the 'Flying Geese' section first.</span><br />
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<tr style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16.516515731811523px;">1. Rule a diagonal line on your 31/2" square </td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16.516515731811523px;">2. Sew along this line and then cut 1/4" from line to trim off triangle corner</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16.516515731811523px;">3. Add the next square on the opposite side and repeat</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then comes the assembly of Block A.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16.516515731811523px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. 11/2" strips around a 21/2" square.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16.516515731811523px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7. Add the flying geese elements to 2 of the sides</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16.516515731811523px;">8. Add a 31/2" square to each end of the remaining flying geese</td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16.516515731811523px;">9. Sew these onto the horizontals, taking care to match the seams by pinning well.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I added 2 extra borders to bump out the measurements for cushions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is my red version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope that you are enjoying seeing all the Christmassy Cushion goodness this month. I love dressing up my place. These are some basic covers I also made in 2011 from similar Michael Miller fabric.</span><br />
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Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-83098448047088307412013-12-05T00:00:00.000+11:002013-12-06T20:56:57.697+11:00A Fig Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have planted a few of these fruit trees myself this year. This fig tree is just one of many fruit trees that is growing in the orchard of Marieka from <b>Bespoke Bites</b>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She has a few acres of fertile land in the gorgeous <b>Barossa Valley</b> in South Australia. She asked the members of <b>Wombat Stew</b> to make her an orchard full of paper pieced trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had to tweak the round shape to make it look a bit more figgy shaped.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It will join this apple tree from <b><a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/">Ms Midge</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and this orange tree from <a href="http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/"><b>Quiet Play</b>.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Actually the pattern is from Kristy as well. She may release it soon enough in her <b><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/user/381424/pattern-store?ext=craftlet-pattern">Craftsy Store.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't forget that Kristy is starting a new Paper Pieced Block of the Month in <b>January 2014</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is called <b>Sew Kitchy </b>and should appeal to many people who love retro, cooking and paper piecing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-7533897191032132932013-12-04T16:57:00.001+11:002013-12-04T17:38:27.246+11:00A Figgy WIP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So this is last month's <b>Wombat Stew</b> block for Marieka of <b>Bespoke Bites</b>. Yes it is late. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have done as much unpicking as sewing already today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also have finished the binding on the <b>Parterre Gardens</b> quilt that is to be gifted in a ceremony next Wednesday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to embroider or write my own quilt label as my go-to girl, Liz, just gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't forget to check out the<b> <a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/">Cushion for Christmas blog hop</a></b><a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/"> </a>. Did you see these Pipsqueaks from <a href="http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/a-cushion-or-two-for-christmas.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Quiet Play</a><b> </b>yesterday?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or check out <b><a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/">Ms Midge's</a></b> version with a zipper tutorial?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With so many new chickens needing housing it was time to extend the existing <b>coop</b>. Rather than buiding something totally free-standing we decided to expand the existing coop by building on a wing on the western side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our wonderful<b> builder </b>Tom worked with me to come up with a design. It was a little less stressful than an episode of <b>Grand Designs</b> but the original idea was changed a few times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even at late stages we were tweaking the design. I asked Tom to put in a door. Sure. No problem. He whipped one up in half a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tom built most of the extended structure before he took down the existing western wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tom built the Big Peeps a ladder leading up to their access door. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He even put in a window to the main door to the new sleeping quarters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These are the facilities inside the West Wing. Two parallel perches for roosting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The nesting boxes are not in use yet but there are four inside this wing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The L-shaped run has received a coat of sump oil to preserve the wood. And the whole coop was re-roofed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The old roofing material was used to clad the sides of the coop and make it better able to withstand the weather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It makes the coop look a lot more rustic and more like an Aussie men's shed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So the small chicks and now called 'The Big Peeps' because they have grown teenage feathers and now live in their own wing of the chook shed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We waited three extra weeks for some special chicks to hatch. One was a Gold-Laced Wyandotte and the other was a Silver-Laced Wyandotte. Both very hard to source locally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So Edison and Einstein settled in under the ceramic heat lamp. They were a couple of Wyandotte brothers (we are not sure what gender they are as they are very hard to distinguish at this early age) and they were loud. Edison peeped all day and all night it seemed. Duncan came up with a theory "He peeps bause he's tired and he's tired because he peeps". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He grew very ill the next day and as I held him in my hand he breathed his last and died. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When the kids came home from school that afternoon we had a little funeral for Edison and buried him under the lemon tree. The kids said a couple of prayers. Later I saw Frances sitting over there with him saying a prayer, blowing him a kiss and then singing him a little song. It was very touching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Poor Einstein w</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as left by himself ans his chirping was very sad. I took a trip back out to Farmer McGrath's and bought a white Silkie and blue Araucana chick to keep him company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are all fast friends. They spend sunny days outside in the small hutch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for your support and I hope to see it continue to grow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please head over to<b><a href="http://www.mollisparkles.com/"> Molli Sparkles</a></b> for today's Sunday Stash and see some of the fabulous things Josh has planned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last week's most visited linky was Amanda from <b>What the Bobbin</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whenever the <b>Wombat Stew</b> ladies send a block there is always some scrap love included. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These cuties came with the <b>Artist Trading Cards</b> in October.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Melissa of <b><a href="http://msmidge.blogspot.com.au/">Ms Midge</a></b> loves to sew. She has a little business on <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MsMidgeMadeByMe">Facebook</a></b> selling all manner of handmade items. I have bought my daughter a couple of her well made girly dresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then some toast for breakfast on the back. It was easy to have the wafting smell as the<b> free motion</b> design for this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of my closest friends, Goldie, comes from north eastern China. Tomorrow she will become an Australian citizen. It must be a huge deal to give up the country of your birth and identify yourself with one that you adopted. I am so proud of her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I told her that I would be there to witness it nomatter where or when. She lives about 4 hours away in the lovely New England town of Armidale. So tomorrow Frances and I are heading off to get to the ceremony by 2pm and then spend the weekend there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 2.5" squares start with the colours of the Chinese flags and then transition to the colours of the Australian flag on the back. </span></div>
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Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-44878007113712405192013-11-24T00:00:00.000+11:002013-11-29T03:21:45.139+11:00Sunday Stash #90<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh my! <b>Sunday Stash #90!!! </b>Exciting things are happening for Sunday Stash in <b>2014</b> but more on that NEXT WEEK!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next week</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sunday Stash</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">will be with the hostess with the mostess - Miss</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.mollisparkles.com/">Molli Sparkles</a></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This week is all about fabric for Paper Piecing projects. Finding fabric to represent certain features of a paper pieced block is not easy. So when I saw some of this wood fabric at Spotlight, I snapped it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have to thank Lisa for being so faithful to publish her<b> Sunday Stash</b> last week. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had huge<b> electrical storms</b> for about 5 days straight. One lightning strike took out everyone's phones and modems. So until yesterday I was off the grid. Mind you, it took me about 2-3 hours to try and reconnect to the internet with the help of an Indian technician who stuck by my every question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The previous week's most visited link up was <b><a href="http://hotpinkquilts.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/ss-holiday-edition.html">Audrey's Holiday Edition</a></b> over at <b>Hot Pink Quilts.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So these are 4 x $4 flat fats from Spotlight. I was going to use the doors for the paper pieced house blocks for Lara last month but they were a too big for the 6" patterns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Linking up to Sunday Stash over at<b><a href="http://lisainporthope.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/dusting-off-sunday-stash/"> Lisa in Port Hope</a></b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-19951717342618105752013-11-10T00:00:00.000+11:002013-11-10T00:00:05.065+11:00Sunday Stash #88<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you to <b>Rachael of The Floral Suitcase</b> who hosted Sunday Stash last week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next week <b>Lisa in Port Hope</b> will be hosting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The past six months have been difficult for me. My near ten year old son Duncan has Aperger's Syndrome. He was diagnosed 4 years ago. He finds it hard to socialise, coordinate his body in sports and he asks a lot of strange and unrelated questions of people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Until this year he has been oblivious to the fact that he is different from his peers. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But he is certainly aware of it now. Being deliberately left out of play by his own soccer team, realising that even the new boys in his class are accepted into the group even when he still isn't, not being invited to parties or over to other people's houses to play have all taken their toll. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We 've had a few tear-filled talks these past two weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As a parent it has been so heartbreaking to watch. I feel broken myself because few of the parents have been willing to include him either. They are my peers. They have made me feel stupid for even getting upset about it. I hate the injustice of it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So here is my attempt to lighten my heart. With a little of <b>Kate Spain</b>'s <b><i>Sunnyside</i></b> line in four mini charm packs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you to <b>Michelle of Squeak Crafts</b> for hosting <a href="http://factotum-of-arts.com/2013/10/26/sunday-stash-26-10-2013/">Sunday Stash last week.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I desperately needed some new blades and a fabric marker. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I picked these up at my <b>Local Quilt Store</b>, <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rainbowpatchwork">Rainbow Patchwork</a></b>, last weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Actually it's a fabric pencil with a green coloured lead. My daughter has a habit of leaving the lids off my fabric pens and they dry up. So LQS owner Karen suggested these instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-3711468368287500392013-11-01T13:52:00.001+11:002013-11-01T13:52:50.270+11:00Little Houses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last month <b>Lara </b>was our chief <b>Wombat in the Stew</b>. She asked for little houses with whimsical faces at the windows. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kristy came up with about 9 different patterns each 6" square. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love <b>mid century architecture</b> and so this little house was perfect but I reversed the pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up to <a href="http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/paper-piecing-party.html"><b>Paper Piecing Party</b> over at <b>Quiet Play</b>.</a></span><br />
<br />Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-54630181940187206052013-10-31T15:15:00.002+11:002013-10-31T15:17:34.299+11:00A Birdie Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Kristy</b> is a sweety. She loves pattern designing and sewing. She loves green and she adores birds. Did you see the<b> <a href="http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/making-christmas-updated-list-pattern.html">sweet robin wreath pattern</a></b> she is giving away this week? Her blog posts are always witty and inspiring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kristy and I met online at first but then only in real life when we did a mystery quilt weekend in Coffs Harbour in 2011. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whenever we are passing through the mid-north coast I try to catch up with her. She is very thoughtful and has a very kind heart. I am very blessed to have her as a friend and a fellow Wombat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I enjoyed making Kristy's <b>ATC pouch</b> and I tried something different with the free-motion quilting for this one. I did have to practice it a bit. I keep samples of great ideas on my <b><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/florriestan/fmq-quilting-designs/">Pinterest </a></b></span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/florriestan/fmq-quilting-designs/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>FMQ </b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">board</b></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up to <b>I Quilt over at Pretty Bobbins</b>.</span>
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Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-4431636253173987102013-10-29T10:50:00.001+11:002013-10-29T10:50:44.560+11:00Making a List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life at <b>Highlands</b> has kept me very busy this year. I have seen more of my <b>chickens</b> and <b>gardens</b> than I have seen of my sewing room this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So as an incentive to get back to sewing as the heat of late Spring keeps my outdoor time limited, I am posting my <b><i> Making </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Christmas </i></b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>List</i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. And I am posting it to the linky party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1. 2 Bee Blocks </b>- November and December are still to come for QCA Bee #1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2. 2 Wombat Stew projects</b> - There are only two more paper pieced blocks to make in October and November.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>3. Binding the <i>Parterre Garden</i> lap quilt </b>- a gift for the Kindergarten teacher who is taking Long Service Leave and having knee surgery in early 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4. Wombat Stew Secret Santa</b> - I already have an idea of the project for my partner. I do have to decide on the fabric and the pattern though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>5. Dr Seuss Quilts</b> - My boys are probably too old for these quilts now but I have a very good friend with two younger boys. I did promise them some quilts when they moved to cooler Armidale earlier this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>6. Skirts</b> - my daughter has outgrown her skirts from early 2012 and I desperately need to make her some new ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am sure that this list will be challenging enough and even added to before Christmas arrives.</span><br />
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<br />Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-68338224967251548832013-10-28T13:34:00.002+11:002013-10-28T13:36:05.782+11:00A Sad Tale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week it is time for me to introduce our seven new pullets and cockerels. But I have some very sad news indeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yesterday, on the first morning out of the secure hen house and into the fenced off run, one of our older cockerels went missing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">His name is <b>Big Red</b>. We have no idea if he was taken by a python, a bird of prey or he scaled the hen house roof and made a break from the run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All of us are upset. We have only had him for a week. It was only his second time out in the run. He and his six friends were kept in the L-shaped section of the hen house for six days before we let them out into the run with our original seven chickens. He was happy there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From the first time we bought him home I knew he was special. He was attentive and kind and less fearful than the other teenagers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was a Rhode Island Red x Barnevelder. He got along well with everybody.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We looked for him all day yesterday and he never came home. This morning there is still no trace of him. I feel so guilty and sick with worry. </span><br />
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Finding Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14142260091844648941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972438512719304236.post-75106471741285859782013-10-27T09:58:00.002+11:002013-10-27T10:06:43.558+11:00Sunday Stash #86<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today Sunday Stash is being hosted by<a href="http://factotum-of-arts.com/2013/10/26/sunday-stash-26-10-2013/"> <b>Michelle of Squeak Crafts</b></a>. <u>So head on over there to link up</u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next week Sunday Stash will be hosted by<b><a href="http://www.thefloralsuitcase.com/"> Rachael of The FLoral Suitcase.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last week's most visited stash link was the <b><a href="http://www.mollisparkles.com/2013/10/sunday-stash-45-dont-judge-me.html">Don't Judge Me post by Molli Sparkles.</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I do love <b>Halloween</b> decorations and craft. Halloween is not really celebrated here in Australia. As an event, it is more suited to the colours of Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere though. The orange, red, yellow and green of the Fall make it perfect for dressing up the front door or porch - or even the hen house!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have so enjoyed the photos posted by<b> <a href="http://www.mollisparkles.com/2013/10/sunday-stash-45-dont-judge-me.html">Kathy - the Chicken Chick</a></b> on her blog this season. She even has a tutorial to make the<a href="http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/10/clever-chicks-blog-hop-56-with-ruby.html"> <b>Wicked Witch Ruby Slippers</b></a> above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So here is a $4 pull of some slightly Halloweenish fat quarters. Some cute cats and rats, spots and wheels of orange. No Halloween chickens I'm afraid though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Halloween Quilts I made for the kids are sadly still packed away since we moved last December. I think it is time to pull them out again. I did buy the big pumpkin to carve though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See you over at<a href="http://factotum-of-arts.com/2013/10/26/sunday-stash-26-10-2013/"><b> Squeak Crafts</b> for the<b> linky party.</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcome to my entry in this month's <b><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-groupbee-quilts/">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Polaroid 9 Patch</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> quilt was made with the help of 13 other ladies in my </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Quilt Club Australia Bee</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The back was pieced using the random polaroid patterns designed by paper piecing lovely Kristy of <b><a href="http://quietplay.blogspot.com.au/">Quiet Play</a></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This quilt was donated to a family who lost their home in the Tasmanian bushfires in January. I might be making some more donation quilts because unfortunately last Thursday nearly 200 folks, of my home state of New South Wales, lost their homes in an early season spree of bushfires in the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am glad that a quilt can be a salve even if only for a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My <b><a href="http://findingfifth.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/polaroid-9-patch.html">original post </a></b>featuring this quilt was back at the end of May.</span></div>
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