Lots to report!! Never enough time... Hubby should be home in the next 36hours. My son has just shown me www.blackle.com (sorry haven't learnt to link yet) - it is an energy saver search engine.

I am finally admitting to a blog addiction, still adding new blogs to bloglines everyday. Must learn to stay away some days as I am not getting near enough done. There are definately some creative people out there though.

Yay!! I have completed a LO, I like to scrap but prefer Off The Page items. This one is of my youngest daughter with straight hair for a night out celebrating my sweet sisters 30th (makes me feel old!!!). This may seem a normal photo to you - but you haven't seen her crazy curly/wavy hair that is rarely tidy.

Hope the weather is treating you all better then yesterday, hubby says it will be 1 degree where he is tonight!!!

Promises! Promises!

Really need to get my act together with my blogging! Hope everyone had a great Easter - I am so over chocolate... I have been busy stitching away, have holes in my finges to prove it!! Hope to finish the I Remember quilts soon. So many other things I would love to be making but don't want to start another quilt until these are complete.

Hubby has been working in the central west on and off at the moment so this will probably continue for a while. I take my hat off to all you single parents out there you are AMAZING!!

Here is what I have been up to and what I would like to be getting up to...

New Year, New Post!!!

I am so slack at posting, it is my desire to make more of an effort. Even if it is only to get my thoughts down and I am the only one who reads it...

We have survived the festive season. A little different this year, off we all went to Coolangatta to enjoy the sun, sand , surf and theme parks. Too bad it was cyclonic weather, the beach was closed for days and the fireworks were cancelled. We made the most of it anyway...

The beginning of this year has already bought with it new beginnings, life will be taking on a new direction. I am looking forward to being more creative this year and of course finishing off lots of projects. Just need to finish unpacking nd tiday up so that I can be creative.

In the meantime I will enjoy spending some valuable time with my children before they return to school in 3 weeks and of course spending time with family and friends.

Happy New Year to you all, may it bring you your hearts desires...

Look who was 18 not long ago!!!

She is just the best girl in the world, love her with all my heart

"she is far more precious then jewels and her value is far above rubies and pearls...."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS

Its About Time

Well it has been sometime since I posted... No lack of inspiration from other bloggers though - think I spend way too much time visiting. I will try to post more frequently even if I am the only one that sees it!

I have been knitting again, my jumper has taken at least 3 years to knit and still 1 1/4 sleeves to go. At least it is a Jo Sharp design so I dont think it will date. Still completing my BOM's, have done quite a bit of work on A Quilters Journey but really must work on the other two quilts if my girls are going to get them for christmas.

I have had this quilt top finished for some time, it features some of my all time fav fabric. Very interesting considering my house is so not shabby chic in style!!! I love red so like to have little splashes of it in things, even shabby chic. Need to find some fabric for the back, maybe a stripe or spot.

Here is a close up of the stitchery...

Creative Time

What are you into at the moment???? I love being creative but don't always find the time..... I really have had to restrain myself from starting anything else new until i complete some of my unfinished items!!! At the moment I am working on 4 Quilts - 2 x Leanne's House BOM one of which is nearly finished and 2 x Rosalie Quinlan Designs (see above - these two are for Miss I & Miss S - no arguements then about who has what). Thought you might like to see what I am up too...

When I am not working my 'real' job i also have the privilege of helping out at the Giggly Grape Gallery - www.gigglygrape.com.au where I am surrounded by beautiful decorative paintings and wonderful antiques. If you are ever visiting the Hunter Valley drop in and say hello.

Flashback

Over the next few weeks I thought I would add some pics I love so that while I am learning my way around here there will be something for you to look at. I have always loved the first photo, somedays it seems like a lifetime ago and other days it feels like only yesterday.... The second photo is my my gorgeous niece Maddi, she is growing so fast and because she lives over the other side of the world we watch her grow up through photos and short videos. Her mother and grandmother are doing a great job in raising her, my brother would have been proud.