Opinions please...

Now this will determine how many readers I really have ...ha ha ha....

This is Siobhans's Quilt, coming together slowly but surely when I get a chance here and there. I am really hoping that I will find the time to finish the top this weekend and get it sandwiched and the hand quilting started...So my question to you, which perle thread should I use - the red or the pink??? (please excuse the pile of pink thread...miss 2 1/2 got her hands on it).

Thanks for your help!

Cut It Out!!!

I am way behind on getting a quilt done for my gorgeous little neice, Siobhan, who was 1 in October. I decided that I am just going to do a very basic quilt of 4 inch squares and then handquilt in a raspberry red all over it, probably just diagonally. I love this fabric, and the colours. This is as far as I have gotten....but I am working on it when I can. I have made 3 "Antique Tile" blocks in this fabric, and will make those as a bed runner...I love the fabric so much I might just keep it for myself to go with aqua european pillow cases + white doona cover...

I really need to get game and try out some FMQ but I am very nervous about! Would love to do Deborah Louie's machine quilting class, she comes to my LQS...perhaps 2010 is the year?

Love Nest ...

finished and on the Love Nest!!!

Sasha's quilt...done!!

Rainbow Jane - Let The Journey Begin....

Stay tuned for progress....

Sasha's Quilt

This morning Zoe had her swimming lesson, then both the girls spent some time playing in the water....on the way back home I declared that the rest of the day would be an "At Home Day"...I really need to get Sasha's quilt finished!!!

So, all the inner square stitching is done and I have 6 more of the outer squares to do, that should get knocked over tonight...the ironing can wait! Seeing Sasha tomorrow afternoon but the girls have swimming again tomorrow morning so I just don't think I am going to get it finished in time for 4pm......will give it a whirl otherwise it is a great excuse to catch up with her lovely mummy for a coffee next week sometime!

Bananas Galore...

Twice weekly we do a fruit and vege order through here. Last week Dave was unpacking the box and yelled out, "Have we adopted a gorilla?". In a momentary lapse of sanity I ordered 6 KILOS of bananas, rather than the usual 6 bananas. So...some were given away, others were hastily munched down, put on breakfast cereal and frozen. Zoe decided she wanted to bake a cake this morning..."excellent idea" says mummy, "let's make a banana cake". A quick search on my fave site for recipes, Taste, came up with this yummy sounding cake recipe . This is the result of some fun in the kitchen with my angels...

Afternoon tea for a last minute playdate. And because there is little ones who will be munching on it we decided to leave off the dessicated coconut!

We still have about 10 bananas in the freezer. Nest week will be a banana bread or two, I think!