Wow an order

I am feeling chuffed today, have an order for 36 rice bags, sure it means work but it means money also and that will sure come in handy at the moment. It is all thanks to my wonderful son in law Rick. I made some rice bags for him a few years ago and he works in a timber mill. Here in Myrtleford it is very cold in the winter when they start work probably around minus 3 or minus 4. So he was showing his off to his mates and they all want one and even asked could I make smaller ones for their hands. Now why rice bags and not wheat bags you say? well it all came about a few years ago. I have Coliac disease which is an allergy to wheat, rye, barley oats and malt. And I belong to an online group. A friend on that group almost swallowed some wheat when her wheat bag developed a hole and she squeezed . So I came up with the idea of filling them with rice. It seems this is also a more hygienic way also and I sold heaps then. haven't made any since and now looks like my market is taking off again. So why am I sitting here telling you well I wanted to tell someone and who else but my blog friends if I have any . Now have just remembered I am supposed to be cooking soup for lunch and it is 11 am not dressed and no soup on. Have cut out the bags will go put the soup on and then it is back to the machine......Hugz till next time
swallowed

Why Minki Returns

Why have I started a a blog? Why call it Minki returns? As I explained briefly Minki was a toy cow when I was a child, I had lots of home made toys all of which I loved but Minki was special. A protector and a comfort. My childhood was not straight forward may explain one day. So Minki was always there. So now when my life is upside down Minki is something I think about, wonder where she is and what happened to her and have hopes of remaking her one day. so if when reading this you know of a pattern for a cow made from felt with brown patches and a pink udder please let me know.

Who am I? I am a married woman mid 50s. Hubby is in his late 50s, is retired since mid 40s as he had a bad truck accident that left him with Post Traumatic Stress. We spend our days creating him in his woodwork workshop me in my sewing room cum computer room. We have three grown children. Colin who married Karrissa and gave us two grandchildren Joshua and Emily and they live in Newcastle NSW. Michelle who married Rick and also gave us two grandchildren Sam and Amy, they live barely five minutes away. Robert who married divorced and now leads the single life living with hubby's best mate in Melbourne

What do I like to do? I have painted mainly in oils and acrylics for the last 12 years . Firstly flowers and then landscapes and seascapes and currently going through a contemporary stage and back to flowers but more contemporary flowers. I began patchworking I guess about 5 years ago and fell in love with it. I make quilts, bags, dolls teddies and a cows if I could find a pattern.

Well that is about enough to begin with. So until next time Hugz