A New Idea for The Kitchen Curtain

What did I do today, not a lot really one of those off days I have. I did however make a new kitchen curtain.

Last week we had one of those bad kitchen mishaps. I had a fire. I had made Granddaughter a late breakfast, her and her dad had been up for the morning and she hadn't had any breakfast. I always find it is best to give my grandchildren what they like as it is less waste that way. Fish and chips she loves grilled fish. Cleaned up the kitchen while she ate it. then decided to put some steamed dim sims on for hubby's lunch so put the oil on the back of the stove and the dim sims on the front. Turned them on and went outside to sit and play. Next thing the fire alarm went off, so in I rushed and the oil was on fire, I had turned the wrong jet on. Son in law promptly lifts the burning saucepan over into the sink and turns the tap on. I thought everyone knew that water and oil don't are not a good combination, water and oil don't mix. Up went the flames burning my lovely net curtain.

Now how did I decide on the suncatchers for a curtain, well hubby bought me one yesterday just a cheapy and I thought hey I could make a heap of these and hang them on the window for a curtain. So that is what I have done, have run out of crimps so will finish them off tomorrow when I am minding the grandkids they can help.

Tonight is the first online live auction of my hubby's woodwork so if you have time pop in and check it out.

http://www.thechocolatecrowtrader.com/tcct_chat_room.htm

If not check out his woodwork for sale on

http://www.thechocolatecrowtrader.com/petina

Coffee Morning was a great success

We had our GTG today the first meeting of our group to make the quilts for the Quilts for Kidss program. I believe it was a huge success, we had 12 people attend three from the local church group who although are not sewers donated $150 to us. We quickly decided to purchase a roll of wadding and a roll of visofix with this money

Much coffee and tea were drank. Jodie the muffins were a huge success everyone loved them and I have posted a photo as you requested. Happy to pass on the recipe if anyone wants it just email me. One of the ladies ( not a quilter I might add ) was amazed and said 'she even has a quilt on her table lol'. I told her that was because my table got cold. lol

People were more than keen to take fabric and begin making the blocks so we now have enough blocks distributed for a boys single bed a girls single bed and a cot quilt. One lady took fabric to copy the cot quilt I made and another lady took some blocks to assemble into a single bed quilt. I did a quick demo on how to apply applique and the ladies were all very enthused. Much laughter and chatting.

We have decided to get together the last Tuesday in September to see our progress and assemble any quilts that are ready to assemble. I am so please all in all the day was a big success and donation was much appreciated and very unexpected.

So from small thing may bigger things come I hope.

I think I am addicted

I think either I am addicted to HTML codes or I have too much time on my hands lol. I keep finding all these great things on others bloggers and add them to mine. The latest is Tigger and the clock. Either I have to stop looking at other peoples blogs or join one of those anom societys is there one for adding too many things to your blog.
All prepared for tomorrow have everything sorted I think. Just have to make something to eat, will be gluten free because then I can eat it but won't tell anyone that is gluten free and they won't know. Will report on how it all goes tomorrow.
Hubby delivered the boxes to the shop plus a stand which gave her for free and she has ordered some trays now for her FQs. She also taught me a technique so going to have a go when I get time.

Quilts are progressing

Today I finished my second quilt top. I have sewn two for samples for out GTG on Tuesday. Both very simple, A cot quilt made from fabric donated by Kali Neel and Carol Monshing and Dorothy. It is simple rail fence with a couple of borders. The second one is made from fabric donated by Dorothy of www. chocolate-coated.com and also the navy fabric donated by Carol.

Yesterday was cutting out day, I cut 60 blocks ready for applique, drew up some simple designs, wrote some instructions on applique for the begginers. Also cut some blocks Carol and I are going to applique butterflys for a cot quilt and also cut two single bed quilts similar to the photo and two cot quilts complete with sashing and borders. I am hoping for some volunteers to take and sew them.

The pictured quilt for the boy I am thinking may be backing with polar fleece is quick simple and in expensive.

There is a new patchwork shop in Myrtleford. Not new really a shop that has a new owner and she is specialising in quilting fabric. Great hey!!! Anyway DH got the job of making her 8 boxes to display her fabric and she has asked me to make some sample quilts I could teach . Great hey!!!

Well that's about it for today.

The quilts and the circus

My progress with the "Quilts for Kids" program is progressing nicely. In the last couple of days I have received two lots of fabric donated. Which I quickly put to good use, Have a cot quilt on the way with fabric donated by Kali Neel. and plans for a single bed quilt using some pre cut blocks donated by Chocolate Coated.

Sister in Law is also working hard. Today we went fabric shopping and she has enough pale blue homespun for 24 blocks and she is going to embroider some pokemon characters and make 2 single bed quilts.

Tuesday August 28th is our coffee morning for interested people and although my letter wasn't published in this week's local paper I think we have at least 12 people interested. My plan is to have some blocks organised to distribute for visofixing and sewing and when they come back we will have enough blocks hopefully to assemble 1 cot quilt 1 boys quilt and 1 girls quilt. So we are well on our way to having our first quilts finished soon. My concern now is where to get the wadding from but I am letting it all take care of itself. When we need the wadding I am sure it will become available.

The circus has come to town. My granddaughter Amy was so excited she rang me to tell me there are elephants at the showgrounds. My favourite animal is an elephant. Then she made her mum ( my daughter) come pick me up and I had to be driven pretending I had no idea where I was going, to the showgrounds so she could show me the elephants We are going to the circus tomorrow night and the kids are all very excited . So is Grandma just quietly I have never been to a circus.