Picnic Day..............

I'm going to join in with Melody's Teddy Bear Picnic today ..... we are having  a cold spell here in Queensland and I think it is coming from Melody's place so I thought I would provide a little quilt for everyone to snuggle in....

In 2009 we discovered we were expecting our 4th grandiebaby.... 

I had done applique before but no piecing of little pieces and it was fun going and choosing a bunch of colours to go together - I wanted the quilt to suit either boy or girl...

stitch in the ditch quilting around the blocks

I do love the little bugs in each block

teddy bear expressions.... mmmm

in the ditch quilting around the shapes

early attempts at free motion quilting (I traced the design on first with water soluble marker)

Little grandiegirl looked cute snuggled up......

I hope everyone manages to keep warm at the picnic....... 

I'm off to go visiting HERE and then sit and a do a bit of stitching ....

and of course I hope you find some time to be in your Happy Place today....

It's a Picnic Party ........

I don't usually manage to attend Melody's Teddy Bear's Picnic but since Widget had a party this weekend we have some attendees to show ....  I know I'm awfully late.......

"Hello, Hello... says Nana (me).... " I do love parties...."

"Yawn" goes Pops, "This is usually my time for an afternoon snooze....."

Some teddies arrived in the most splendid stretch limo's.....

and we all had some games.... going round and round....

... and playing Follow My Leader......

... then we all had to park on the side....

... It was time for some Birthday Cake....
(you have to admit DD did an amazing job of this....- all home made...... a soccer ball filled with lovely chocolate cake)

and jelly's in orange skins.....

... then it was time to say goodbye.... there were some grumpy faces I can tell you....

Pops was really grumpy.... he was just getting into the swing of things after all that cake!

.... only one Teddy couldn't cope with it all..... (too much cake I think!!)

A Teddy Bear's Picnic will brighten everyone's day and bring back the smiles!!

Can you tell I had fun making goodies for the party? 

I wish the other grandies were closer so I could do them more often!

And little Widget LOVED them .....

he ate the wheels first

then the teddy (shhhhh - incase the others hear!)

and finally the chassie

and he tried to kick the cake

well... logical really ...

Pop along to Melody's and join the picnic fun today