A fabulous family time was had.... very very cold (for me anything below 15 is cold! and we ranged between -6 and 10) No snow but certainly frozen ground and puddles...
I took very few pictures, preferring to bask in family time but I am gathering some from others as it is lovely to have some memories...
Too much time in airports and aeroplanes to get there and home and I am slowly getting back to feeling a bit normal (though I did wake at 2am today!) Jet lag and very sad to leave the family takes a bit of a toll on me....
I didn't do as much stitching as I thought I might but these 6 sashiko blocks were done.....
(from Sashiko 365 - 4" blocks)
A bunch of crochet blocks were completed as these are nice and easy and a crochet hook is fine on a plane .....
My Secret Santa (grandson) bought me a lovely 200g ball of bright yarn (as well as a very nice bottle of gin!)so I immediately started knitting (needles donated by 94 year old Mother In Law) My lovely rainbow scarf was completed before we left
My purchase for the trip - a book I have wanted with a goal to learn this.... same author as 365 Sashiko (Susan Briscoe)
On returning I had some lovely Christmas post, thank you so much Karen, Raewyn, Cheryll and Sue....
Of course I can't just sit and snooze and this quilt had been quilted before I left so I did the binding (front and back by machine).
The blocks were printed on the fabric and I had fun quilting them...
You can see it better on the back....
So that's my first 2 finishes for the year....
I was very excited to find that our Pomegranate tree has some fruit (first time ever) and I hope they will go well....
My longarm has been loaded and I have started quilting.... I have an online course by Rachelle Denneny which I have done before but I wanted to repeat as the other one was very scrappy.... Each block is quilted differently and I thought it would be a good way to get the feeling of the machine and arm movements back.....
Going slowly as the designs are really quite small and I am really quite wobbly but it is great fun...
Righto, Gotto Go - those grey blocks are calling for attention... special thoughts to those friends in North Queensland affected by the cyclone.... keep safe...xx
Have a lovely rest of the month....
