Absent

 Just dropping by to wish all my Blogging friends a Happy and safe Christmas

I have not been blogging for two reasons Firstly Blogger has decided to make changes that I cannot fix and Iam in no mood to to keep trying

I have just looked at the comments a on my Blog and I see there are some totally inapropriate ones.which I have deleted but dont know how to block them

Second reason is that my Mum passed away on December the third

She had a heart attach at home 10 weeks previous and as she went down she fractured three ribs, her shoulder and knee. She was not found for several hours

Ten weeks in hospital with many ups and downs  She was a fighter So wanted to be here to see a new grandchild due in March

However she did not want to go into a home so thankfully she got that wish

Feeling very flat at the moment 

Perhaps in the new year I will get back to Blogging  I am still dropping by to see what you are all up to

Hugs to all my dear Blogging friends

Comments

 Thank you all for the lovely comments on my last two posts

Iam not receiving comment notifations again and this time I did not do any thing

I hate change

I cannot work out how to fix it as it has all changed so do know that I read and apreciated all your lovely comments

August FNWF

 Well here we are in August Freezing here at the moment so I suppose as good a time as any to be in Lock down At least I can still get out for a walk if I want 

, unlike the city people

Last night I joined with Cheryll and the girls for our monthly sewing night

I made some more masks

The family agree that they are much more comfortable than the bought ones

Took me a while to find the right pattern though

Found my post

Photo just for fun

August FNWF

I  just wrote a whole post then lost itI dont think I like the new BloggerMade masks last night Iam now not getting notifacations again This will now be a testing post GRRR I hate change

 

Finished Quilt

My finished Love and Hugs Isolation quilt

Close up of some of the Blocks

Have been trying to comment on some Blogs but keep getting told I do not have an account to comment

 Making masks today since from Monday regional Victoria have to wear them

July FNSI

Oh my goodness

 Cannot believe we are half way through July
Last night I joined Wendy and friends for some stitching fun
I finished my Love and Hugs quilt
This photo is just the quilt top
Finding it hard to get a good photo of the finished quilt It is quite large
I did all my blocks 10" instead of 6" because I wanted it to fit the queen bed The extra border gives it some overhang
Very happy with it
Hope you all had a good night

July FNWF

I have been missing in action for a while Just being slack
I love these FNWF nights as they seem to make me post

I didn't get a lot of stitching done but I did get to have this little bloke for the first time in forever

 We had a lot of fun

When he went to bed I started this one 

and finished this one

He went home yesterday afternoon so today I hope to get stuck into quilting my Isolation quilt, which I sandwiched during the week

FNWF

Last night was the last of our extra FNWF hosted by Cheryll
I missed the last one and last night I only managed some prep work 

Starting a new quilt for a new baby on the way soon
Magically the print has changed How I do not know The computer keeps doing updates I hate change
I have been making cards
My DD and GS gave me a die cut machine for my last birthday

Frosty here the last few mornings but it makes for nice days

Extra FNWF

Plodding along with my Isolation Love and Hugs stitching

I decided to do some extra blocks

Birthday gift for Grandsons girlfriend

Borders on Girls Day Out

Not all these projects were done last night

Raining again so might get some more stitching done 

Such a hardship

May already

Another FNWF last night

A cold start to May here in Victoria

I worked on my Love and Hug Blocks Finished this one 

And almost finished this one 

It was cold wet and windy so spent much of the day stitching

Isolation isn't so bad in this weather and we have a nice warm fire and some sewing to do

April FNSI

Iam Happy now 

I made the larger basket

Here it is with the smaller version

Both lovely bags but Iam sure I would have got more use out of the larger one

My daughter took a liking to the larger one and being the nice Mum that Iam I let her have it

Such a sacrifice to now have to go and make another one

Last night when Wendy once again hosted FNSI I worked on my
Love and Hugs stitcheries

I have now completed five with number six almost done

Iam enjoying experimenting with some colouring as you can see on the fuschia and cosmos blocks

Hope everyone is doing ok with  isolation

Take care

FNWF 2

Yay 

I finally finished my Christmas wall hanging (Though this is not the finished version)

Last night when we had our second monthly sewing night I put the binding on

This has been a long time in the making , just doing a stitch here and there

The pattern was sent to me by Maria when I had my knee replacement five years ago

Iam very happy with it

My first stitchery in the Love and Hugs Stitch a Long

During the week I completed another quilt top for the Bushfire Quilt drive

Wild windy and wet today

A good day to be in isolation

Off to do some more stitching

Happy Isolated Easter wishes to you all

April FNWF

For the last couple of weeks I have been making masks for the local Medical Centre

So last night when I joined in with my stitching friends for our monthly FNWF I made some more

A small way to help in these troubled times

Today was the day my Darling niece was supposed to get married

She has been so upset that hey had to cancel

They thought of just having a small wedding but both sets of parents would not have been able to attend with the number restrictions

Hopefully things will get back to normal some time soon

Stay well all of you

FNSI

A little late in posting from my Friday night efforts
Better late than never Right?

I worked on a couple of quilt tops for the Bushfire quilt drive

During the week I made this little bag

The pattern called it a basket tote

I was a little disappointed as to how small it is although quite roomy inside

I have enlarged the pattern and will tackle a larger version

I certainly wouldn't call it a basket

Bushfire Quilt Drive

I have made a boys quilt for the Quilt drive happening at Oz Comfort quilts Blog
Jan put the call out for little boys quilts
I managed to finish it last night when I joined Cheryll and friends for our monthly get together
Now to get it packed and sent though maybe I will do another one before I send it

Slow Progress

Iam slowly getting on with my Girls Day Out

Just need to add borders

Thought you might like to see a model of what they put in Hubbys shoulder

He is coming along slowly and getting frustrated that he cannot get out and do what he wants

I think it is going to be a long haul for a very active man and a wife that has to learn patience

Feb FNSI

Two months of the year almost gone Hard to believe
Last night I joined Wendy and friends for a Friday night sew in

I worked on these two blocks from my Christmas Quilt which I started many moons ago

I do not usually have UFOs but this one seems to becoming one

It is called Angel Wings and is a Fig N Berry design

It is so cute and Iam determined to finish it soon.....Well by next Christmas any way

Hubby seems to be doing ok 

Just have to watch he doesn't over do things

He is not one to sit around so is becoming very frustrated

Tomorrow we go back to see the surgeon and have the stitches out

I haven't seen my Mum for a little while but she seems to be doing ok

The District Nurse is going every day to dress her toe and my sister, Bless her, goes Often

Back Home

A week today since Hubbys op

He is recovering well and doing most things for himself Just has to be careful He doesn't over do it

I managed a little stitching while sitting with him in the hospital and at night in my tiny hotel room

His room at the hospital was bigger than mine

While he was in theatre I took a walk along the Brighton Pier

Since coming home last Saturday I made a cot quilt from a panel that has been sitting in my stash for quite a while

Well best go see what my Patient is up to

Febuary FNWF

Another FNWF has come and gone
Unfortunately I didn't get to much done

I got the Top section of my Girls day out sewn on

I have had a stressful week

My Mum was in hospital in Frankston for her angiogram to fix the blockage in her leg

They kept her there a week and fasted her every day in the hope they would send her to theatre

One night they did send her but sent her straight back to the ward

Any way finally on Wednesday night they did it and sent her home the next morning

My sister is staying with her for a few days

Next week Hubby has to go to Melbourne for a shoulder replacement

It will be an awful time as hubby only has one arm

I have booked into what looks like a very fancy hotel near the hospital so that I will be there to help if necessary

Iam doing my best not to worry to much

Birthdays and Up date on my Mum

Yesterday this little man celebrated his second birthday It has come around so quickly and he has become a very important part of our lives

Yesterday my Mum finally got to see the Cardio Vascular surgeon and by last night she was in Hospital waiting for an angiogram

The past few months have seen my sister and I put our lives on hold to take Mum to various appointments GPs, Wound care nurses, podiatrists, ultra sounds, x- rays, blood tests and the list goes on

Visits from the District nurses every second day to dress her toes

Apart from the DN everything else was a waste of time it seems

At least now she is in the best place for her

Rainy Day

Today we have had some nice rain

Hoping it is going where it is most needed

I have made 40 QAYG blocks, which I hope to get in the mail this week

Today I have put the top section of Girls Day Out together

It is so pretty

I have really enjoyed doing this quilt and will kinda be disappointed to finish it, though excited that Iam nearly there

Here is a photo of Danielle taking a rest from fire fighting

(picture in wrong place This computer is smarter than me)

She was home for a few days but has gone back

QAYG

I have put away my GDO quilt for the moment to make some quilt as you go blocks for the victims of the bushfires devastating our country at the moment

These blocks are quick and easy to make and a good use of scraps

They will be sent to Jan Mac of http://sewmanyquiltstoolittletime.blogspot.com/

Jan will put them together and distribute them to people who have suffered great losses in these fires and I hope will bring them some comfort to know that people really care

My grand daughter left this week to fight the fires in East Gippsland

So proud of her