Gone...... just disappeared

It feels like the last 10 days just disappeared.... but they were fun...

Lovely Easter here with noisy boys and lots of chocolate eggs.... I needed a few days after to recover from the miseries at an empty house.... I don't think one ever gets used to the feeling of family leaving...

I have done a couple more dishcloths as my in the car knitting 

Solace was found in the sewing room.... practicing for a project with friends .... foundation paper piecing....

... and while the paper piecing was in my head I did some of my elephant blocks....  I am enjoying these and need to have a quiet morning or 3 to prepare a bunch more...

Hubz and I decided to try cooking up our own Pastrami using corned beef..... it was pretty good and made a wonderful Pastrami sandwich.... easy recipe but I'm not sure if it tastes how it really should.  Anybody do their own? 

One of the benefits of Easter Hunt at our house was little finds that were missed when we were watering the pots!!! haha

The last few evenings I have been working on this block for Civil War Bride.... a few of the leaves go over to the next block so they are not fully stitched down...

I started my baby giraffe's..... I think it will be pretty cute and I am happy with the light grey dot background

Righto, Gotto Go, I still have a special Easter biscuit I am finding it hard to actually eat since it is so cute and pretty!

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend.... it's another long weekend here in Australia as we remember our Anzac's on Monday.... xx

This week

I worked on my scrappy fish this week...

Pink ones were created...

then I started to put some together as I have 4 colours now..... you can start seeing how they link together

They would be more effective with less busy in the 'water' but the idea was to use up my scraps so I will live with it...

Lots of variety and talent at Quilt Group this week..... I'll just put up the pictures and stories

This was one I made in 2014.... one of my favourites... Boys Story by Annie Downes.

A few didn't have explanations with them...

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter weekend, we are very lucky to have son and two boys who we haven't see for over 3 years due to restrictions.... I might be a little excited and I might have bought a rather large amount of chocolate eggs!

I am lucky enough to have a few special things to put up and someone brought me those pretty roses yesterday and they match perfectly...

Righto, Gotto Go, beds to make, groceries to buy, cake to bake.....

Where did it go?

This week disappeared....

I'm pleased to have finished this crochet throw.....

I really just was using up a bunch of lovely soft yarn I was given - at first it was going to be a shawl and then I changed my mind to make it bigger... one side is longer and wavier than the other but that won't be noticeable on my abundant lap....

Gave it a wash and it is outside on some towels to dry....

The throw is drying next to the new herb garden.... we are eating some lettuce and rocket leaves now... growing so well.

this week I got a few more pieces sewn on to Inner City.... trying to attach to the bigger piece and it's like a huge big tangle of fabric and card.....

The Wasgij is finished.... this is what the picture ended up being.....

This was the picture on the box with the clue of looking from the perspective of the fish in the aquarium at the back....

Thanks Sue for this challenge.... I have to admit Hubz did a lot more than me... I find it impossible to imagine and have to work out my left from my right!!

It is back in the box and waiting for a friend to collect and get challenged...

Puzzle Box is all cut out.....  all blocks the same size and will really be quite a nice simple one to put together with an effective finish,,,,

When I needed a break from the EPP I picked up my Santa embroidery pattern gifted by Marina.... it is a Kathy Schmidt design and I rather like this charcoal colour as opposed to traditional Christmas colours.

Righto, Gotto Go, I want to prepare another block of Civil War fabric to start on now the crochet is done....

This is where I am up to with these blocks... still 7 to go and then lots of work on the borders.

Have a lovely weekend.......xx

FNWF

Thanks Cheryll for having us for the April FNWF.....

I finished cutting up the pieces for my baby giraffes quilt..... I hope to find a bit of time this week to start putting it together.....

In the evening I carried on with this little soft crochet rug.... it really is lovely pretty wool but my crochet is not good at all... however it will be for me to throw over my shoulders or lap as we cool down and I wanted to use that lovely acrylic, mohair and wool mix yarn.

A few years ago Sue sent us a Wasgij puzzle.... we have finally taken it out and finding it an enjoyable challenge.... 

Off to read what everyone else did on Friday night..... always lovely to craft with others

Have a great week...xx