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New BOM

Okay i have done it only lasted . . . . . 23 days and have gone and signed myself up. . . . . .  (so much for thinking if i blogged it,  i wouldn't do it) for a BOM and swap you see i wandered over to this blog and she had the most  gorgeous little stitchery  which makes the most gorgeous little Lavender bag  and i just couldn't stop myself..... i mean i LOVE lavender and i LOVE all things french so. . . that was it hooked does anyone know if there is a program for  . . . . . . . . BOM anonymous. . . . . . . my name is Patricia and i am an addict . . . . .  in all seriousness i am excited and am thrilled to be part of  willowberry designs BOM and look forward to showing you my Lavande bag soon hope your hands are working on something that you love Ciao

Holidays

So for the past week and a half i have been holidaying at beautiful Fingal Bay i have heaps of photo's to show you so you best make a cuppa and sit down  okay this is what happens when i work out how to use  all the cool gadgets that my photoshop program has i have worked out how to do panorama's   this photo was 5 separate photo's combined  pretty clever ...huh i love the ocean and all the amazing patterns it create's i can see a FMQ design here....somewhere another gorgeous shot taken on my early morning walk yep that's my shadow ..... bit curvy in spots but so am i heheheh and below is what is going to help me smooth out those curves my new Bike, nope Santa didn't bring me a bike, i got this gorgeous gal  just before christmas i have been hooning around everywhere all over the bay  on my pushy, i had forgotten just how much fun  riding a bike was (mind you it is pretty flat

A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND THAT . . . .

The first week of the new year continues to be Almost as pleasant as the first day….well i did have to go to work at one point . . . but otherwise very nice… . . . This . . .  Do you all remember my disastrous attempts at free motion quilting……well actually machine quilting at all???  My walking foot quilting leaves a lot to be desired last time I did it as well . . . . . Well I have resolved that 2012 will be the year that all that will be a thing of the past   I am on a mission, a mission to learn how to free motion quilt (and get my walking foot quilting up to speed as well) So I have joined   SewCalGal   's  FMQ 2012 challenge And  Leah Day  's FMQ challenge and I have been reading  and watching  EVERYTHING  I can find on line….i have even purchased a book or two to guide me as well . These are some of the sites that I have found very interesting so far this one was unreal had me dragging gadget to the wood section of Bunnings    hand basting a quilt Oh Fransson

A great way to start the year . . .

I have had a wonderful start to the new Year if it's true that what you do on the first day of the new year you will do through out the year 2012 will be a wonderful year we spent the early hours of the morning celebrating the new year in the company of our good friends and their family then i did some sewing on the sewing machine it's the first time in quite a while i have made the time to do some machine work and it felt soooo good  i think i need a sign for the machine that's say "you know you want to, and you know you will really enjoy it" any way, i did some work on "Durlindana" previously i had planned to name this quilt  Cappella however have decided to name the quilt in honour of my late Nonna (grandmother) in law Durlindana i have also done some work on Miss S's quilt with the mission being that all the appliqué  be completed by the end of the year and the quilt be batted up  and ready for hand quilting in 2013 here you can see