We had a lovely few days up Northwards in Bundaberg to watch footie (touch) .... this is Widget who is a tall 14 year old now. His team came in about 6th.
Lovely weather
Of course we had to taste - and a lovely bottle of Gin came home with us....
My daughter had found a lovely isolated house for us to stay - I was most impressed they had these lovely throws - minky on the back and nice and simple and soft and cuddly for the cool evenings..... I think I want to do something like this too.
I did go to sewing at club on Tuesday and finished the binding on this quilt - good to have it on my lap as it was a cold day ....
I quilted it all over in big feather flowers....
love the backing that I had for it.....
and this week I have been appliqueing pies to backgrounds.... the tarts will go over where 4 backgrounds meet...
Righto, Gotto Go.... it's that time of day to have a glass of my nice new Gin and get my hand sewing out.... more pies to applique!
Have a lovely weekend.....
Here's a piece of totally useless trivia for you: did you know that the song 'Along the road to Gundagai' was originally going to be 'Along the road to Bundaberg'? However - the river in Bundaberg didn't have enough syllables to make the rhyme work.....so, Gundagai on the Murrumbidgee River it was. What a fun week you have had, Fiona!
ReplyDeleteYour trip to Bundy sounds rather lovely. Some nice souvenirs brought home. I love your simple quilt that you have just completed. Was it made with a layer cake? Good to see you made time to work on some pies and tarts while you were away.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Bundy impressed. How wonderful to have a house to stay by the shore. Sounds like you have some tasty tipples to enjoy at home. I love your Aqua quilt...so fresh and pretty! Well done to your young footy player xx
ReplyDeleteLovely time had in Bundy. I’m sure you’ll enjoy your treats you purchased.
ReplyDeleteNice Aqua finish and good to have had your pies to work on.
Lovely place to visit. Love the scenery. Chocolate and Coffee Rum liqueur? Now you got me interested. Almost sounds too good to be through as I love chocolate, coffee, AND rum! I need to sniff around to see if we have that in Canada. Love the picture of the barrels too. Banksia: it has leaves and pistils? No petals? We have coneflowers here but they never grow this big. Fascinating plant. The seedpods look like horseshoes in this picture. Nature is fantastic. Congrats on your aqua finish. It's serene. Love it and the back too. Gorgeous! Are all the tarts the same size? Looking forward to seeing this one grow. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to visit & stay at Fiona. Look at that blue sky! How wonderful. I love the rum barrels & would quite like a few of those though they can keep the contents. Though the rum you purchased does sound rather nice!
ReplyDeleteNice quilt finish. Looks like a great trip - love the pictures, the Banksia is amazing. Enjoy your gin. xx
ReplyDeleteha ha - I wondered what took you up that way! I too love the Chocolate and Coffee Rum liqueur. How lovely to stay somewhere with quilts for you to get inspiration from . . as if you needed it.
ReplyDeleteGood work on the Pies & Tarts. . .
what a lovely little get away with some refreshing stops!
ReplyDeletelove your finished quilt it looks so crisp and fresh
beautiful no calorie tarts. a pretty hand project.
Hmmm, Gin and sewing? Lol,I hope you can sew straight. That liquer sounds yummy. Love your finished quilt and the backing is perfect. Pies are looking good too. Lots done .
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beautiful place to take a trip and fun to be able to see Widget play footie. Beautiful quilts in the works.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
OMG widget has grown...... Looks like a lovely spot to have a short break....... Would love to go to the Bundy rum factory one day........
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt .... Good to be finished......