String Quilts

I found this wonderful bright string quilt over at http://sunshineyellow-stitches.blogspot.com/ it is so bright and cheery.... just scroll down in her posts until you come across it.. she has done a fabulous job... it almost looks 3D and I am hoping to get the same achievement..

This is where you will need to head to get the pattern.... just scroll down her side bar on the right and you will come across the link for the tutorial...... http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2009/10/a-little-help-from-my-friends-string-quilt-tutorial.html

The Virgin Plum Pudding

Well my first ever ''pudding''... and everyone was impressed and it tasted great even if I do say so myself... looks like I will be doing this every year from now on... and I even thought I could do them for Christmas presents as well...

Oh and here is a stack of my string blocks 88 in all and they are 6 1/2 inches square... cant wait to have it all sewn up and see what it looks like... they are made totally from my scrap boxes and I still have full boxes so I can see that I will have to make a couple more and maybe cushions...

The weather has been so up and down here this last week... Christmas was a cooler day than we have had for some years... even though it was still in the high 30's... Tuesday saw the temp rise to 44.5... I am so glad I have a swimming pool... no air conditioning here... the last 2 days have been in the mid 30's but rising tomorrow for the New Year...

This afternoon we made sausages... 39 kgs all up... 3 flavours... Bush Tomato and Mountain Pepper.... Chardonnay and French Herb.... Lemon Oregano... we will sample some tonight on the barbie...

Luv T xxx

Merry Christmas

To All My Blogging Friends

Wishing You A Fantastic Day

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Thank You To You All

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Luv Tarnyia xxx

Yes I Have Been Quiet... But Busy

This is a table runner that I have made for my SIL for Christmas... it is called a D9 block... a close up for you of a block... these are leftover from a quilt/throw that I am making for my sister who lives in Queensland... My SIL has a very big dinning table that seats 10... hence the very long runner...

The quilt is of different shades of green... yes with a hint or two of lime hehehehe... and a wee bit of red to go with a feature wall she has in her living area.

Hahahahaha looks like a snake in the garden...

I have also been finishing presents and wrapping and posting them off plus doing Christmas cards... I didn't send many cards last Christmas after the terrible few months of losing my Uncle, then my brother so quickly and unexpectedly and then the 3 month illness of my FIL and his death... my Mum nearly dieing on us with undiagnosed diabetes.... this was just all to much to cope with and when christmas came around it was just horrible... we were all trying to put on a brave face and just felt so crappy............. but this year will be so different.......... we need to celebrate the lives we have and the lives of those we lost....... as we are still here and life does go on and we need to make the most of what we have and who we have............... so bring on Christmas...... woohoo.....

Oh and I made plum pudding...... so I am not a ''virgin plum pudding maker''....... last year I bought one mmmm it was a lot to be desired on taste and from the look around the table from family I am just not game enough to buy another hahahaha..... Hubby's Aunt use to make us one every Christmas... that was our pressie..... now she has moved away....... this station girl must step right up..... but it will NOT be as good as Aunty May's..............

Oh oh oh oh oh.... we have a Wii........... and today hubby and I played the boxing game......... hahahahahahaha I KO'd him twice hahahahahaha and we were so hot after that we had a swim... it's about 42 here today.

Luv T xxxx

Christmas Round Robin Table Runner

Finished in time for the festive season... Thank you to my partner's in the RR via IFQ for their additions to my runner... I can't wait to show it off....
The weather is heating up here today, I think it is going to be 40 or more and the swimming pool will get a good work out today....
Luv T xxx