Photo Friday

bunting quilt

Making progress!

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bunting season- part one

Buntings seem to be "in season" at the moment. All over pintrest and craft magazines. I have made small doll quilts with buntings- more so I could have an excuse to use pinking shears.

I have had a friend ask me to make a quilt for her daughters birthday *excited*. She really liked the small doll quilts I had made so my starting point easy and its really fun cutting larger triangles.

After buying and washing and drying 5mtrs of cream homespun fabric to add to the 1.2mtrs I already had. I made a start on the back and front- the photos of the quilt are side on. This quilt is 1.5m x 2m approx at the moment and I am using 100% cotton batting.

Front  missing the buntings

back

and I started sewing on the 34 buntings I had cut out.......

front

loving all the colours!

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I made a sale

I woke this morning to find I had sold a pouch on felt.

Exciting stuff! Will pop it in the post today.

Medium Pouch with Dandelion print

This is another task completed on my 30 before 30 list  

22. Sell something I have made first sale


Now to see what else I can complete on my list!

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I finished my list

The new year got me thinking about what I could accomplish before i'm 30. This is my 30 before 30 list finished! Here they are in no particular order.....

1. Hand quilt and bind a quilt completed hand binding  and completed hand stitched quilt 
2. Make a hand stitched hexagon quilt making progress
3. Learn to read a crochet pattern and make myself slippers completed
4. Learn to read a knitting pattern and knit an item of clothing 
5. Get full drivers license 
6. Finish Farmers Wife Quilt 
7. Go Skiing on a mountain with snow 
8. Change a tyre on our car 
9. Go on a hike with my husband 
10. Visit my best friend in Australia complete
11. Own and ride a bike more than 1km 
12. Have a weekend away in Sydney with my husband 
13. Learn to use the button hole attachment on my sewing machine 
14. Go camping for more than 2 days with the family completed
15. Learn to do screen printing 
16. Go out to dinner and eat dessert before the main meal complete
17. Donate Blood 
18. Run 10ks completed 6th June 2010 
19. Reupholster a chair done done
20. Go and see a band play 
21. Make a Pavlova completed 
22. Sell something I have made first sale
23. Create an audio cd of me speaking for each of my boys (reading their favourite book) 
24. Make a 3 course dinner 
25. Go fruit picking 
26. Get a manicure, pedicure and massage in the same day complete
27. Watch 3 men and a little lady 
28. Finish the boys scrapbooks from birth to 5 years 
29. Go to a bridal shop and try on wedding dresses 
30. Have a dream 

So here's my list....would love to hear if you have a list of things to accomplish!

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Photo Friday

listed on felt

This reminds me of the sunshine that came out today after the rain.

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Anzac Day

Today is Anzac day. Today we remember. Today we wear a red poppy in remembrance. Today we eat Anzac biscuits.

Anzac Biscuits
original recipe from Chelsea sugar

Ingredients
100g Butter
2 Tbsp Golden Syrup
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 Tbsp boiling water
1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup coconut
3/4 cup rolled oats

Method
Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Grease or line baking trays.
In a large saucepan melt butter with golden syrup and sugar over a low heat. Remove from heat and set aside.
Dissolve baking soda in water, add to saucepan with the remaining ingredients, stir until thoroughly mixed.
Put tablespoonful's of mixture on to the baking tray and flatten gently with a fork.
Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown

Anzac biscuits

Makes yummy biscuits!!

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