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Winnetta's story

Winnetta is my antique sewing machine.  Winnetta came into our household around 2001 – 2002, Gadget and i were shopping at Morpeth. We came across a quaint little antique shop, at the very back of the shop hidden beneath many bibs and bobs were two treadle sewing machines, Winnetta was the most expensive of the two and instantly captured my heart, we talked about the machine with the owner of the shop, she claimed the machine was in good working order, she also identified that it had only just arrived and she had yet to get it serviced, she then offered a $50 drop in price due to it’s need for a service. We smiled sweetly and said we would think about it and headed off for coffee, i felt that was the last i would see the machine. After about 15mins Gadget, said so . . . . . do you want the machine? I replied with something similar to is the Pope catholic? So with my feet dancing we wandered back, the shop owner was happily surprised, Gadget was reserved and ask that she bring t

Norway

My thoughts and prayers go out to all my Norwegian friends ( inspired by a similar post on  allie-oops sweet happy life )

Christmas in July with the Coites

Late last week, we removed the cover from the trailer, freshened up the sheets, packed the quilts and the winter woolies and headed off to spend Christmas in July with our Coite  family. the trailers were lined up neatly and we got down to work, the shed was cleared and and the tables set The young ones decorated the tree they got a little excited and Miss S got a little wrapped up in the afternoon it was time for a little fun the boys, wacked a ball around I did some much needed catch up work on my Tis the season that was until i was surprised with a cake for my birthday this little guy was pretty keen, luckily he didn't eat much the leprechaun is a frequent visitor on the Coite's weekends away, he  gets up to lots of mischief and turns up in the strangest of place's as the sun went down it was back to work the girls were on spud peeling duty the guys were on coal making duty finally the ovens went on here i must confess that my blogger duti

the end of an era

Is was back in 2001 when i entered a book shop in Bathurst NSW to purchase a book to read to my seven year old daughter. I had heard alot about this book and thought it would be perfect to cosy up with her and read in the late afternoon's on our holiday which has just begun . . . . .  we were in Bathurst to celebrate Gadget's graduation,   after the graduation we headed off to Sydney. this is the actual book we purchased in Bathurst we sailed out of Sydney Harbour in the late afternoon on the cruise ship "pacific sky", the next day we turned the first page and entered the world of Harry, Ron and Hermoine . . . . . Miss M reminded me that as i pulled her up onto my lap, i told her "we were going to read a story about a boy named Harry and that Harry was a special boy because he was a Wizard . . . ." throughout the years Harry, Ron and Hermoine have remained a constant in our lives. By our   holiday in Thailand in 2005, Miss M was hooked and drove u

The workshop

I can't beleive it has been a week since i last posted on here. It has been a really busy week, with alot happening, but then school holidays is always a busy time.  as most of you know last saturday i started my workshop with Lyn Hewitt. the workshop was a two day workshop and it was near to home, so i came home excited and babbling but tired on both evenings. This is Lynn and one of her beautiful examples of how she has made many quilts out of the  "winding ways" block Lyn arrived with four or five examples of how she had put this block within a quilt and each was individual and beautiful in it's own way. Lynn was previously the president of the NSW quilters guild and travels all over Australia judging quilting competitions and doing workshops. This one is named red moon rising, i think the use of the red in this black and white quilt is fantastic and had everyone a little intrigued and inspired. Lynn was a fabulous educator and had us all chuckling a

Learning

Abraham Lincoln has been quoted as saying that  he doesn't "think much of a man whom is not wiser today than he was yesterday" and Harry S Truman was quoted as saying "that it is what you learn after you know it all that truly matters". I have to say i really do like learning, whilst university was very stressful, and often very intrusive on our family life, it has now paid dividends not only financially but also on a more personal level. it changed forever how i perceive myself and i feel i am now a stronger more confident person. Anyway enough belly button gazing and onto what i am trying to tell you all.....    Today i am taking these fabrics, my trusty sewing machine, cutting mat. . . . . . .ect ect ect. . . .   and i am doing a Lynn Hewitt workshop with the Novocastrian Quilters Guild . . . . . i am going to make this quilt . . . . . . I am a little bit excited . . . .   hope to have some pictures of the workshop for you  if Lynn and the other