Chookshed Stitchers challenge

My challenge for March is finished, not exactly the pattern but I am very happy with it.

all rolled up

opened up

part opened

the back, all ready for show and tell at Baradine.

I wonder what will be chosen for next month.

Happy stitching.

Fun day stitching

The Guild had a class in Kwandi taught by Irene Blanck today. Irene is a fun and informative teacher, we had a great day. We had to take along a backing piece with wadding onto and the edges sewn down (forgot a photo). We learned about the history of Kwandi and the people who traditionally make it. Kwandi is made by the Siddi people in India, they have an African history. They make their quilts from old clothes often with sari backings, with lots of quilting stitching. 

I don't know why this is upside down, but you get the idea!

This is where I finished for the day, lots to continue with at home, once other projects have been done.

Irene and Anne.

This is one of Irene's Kwandi quilts. I like the extra squares on some of the bigger blocks.

That is it for me for now, off for dinner

Happy stitching  🪡🧵.

Chookshed Stitchers Challenge and FNWF and life

This quilt was my January challenge and it is finally finished. The quilt is designed by Sonya Else an artist from Rochester, Vic. Sonya came and talked to the Guild on Saturday so it was good motivation for me to get the quilt finished. Nothing like a deadline!! She is an amazing creative person, she has an idea and then works out how to create it, a few photos of her works are below

I dont know if these photos are working because as I am trying to make this post I can see what I am typing but not the photos, I am getting rows of letters and numbers and symbols!! This months challenge is the Hatched and Patched project we were given at Baradine last year - again another deadline to get me moving!! I have only had a year!!!

Progress so far happened on FNWF ( I forgot to take a photo) and yesterday at Guild

I have been spending some time with Finn

At home playing with water, the serious job of attaching a baby chino and at the playground, always a beautiful view from there. Last week we celebrated our 41st anniversary and went to Jack Rabbit for lunch - the views were stunning

I have also finished a Wasgij

The challenge is what the horse can see

Today I have finished the binding on this quilt, kindly quilted by Tracee of Hummingbird Quilting in Gisborne

Love this fabric. Well that is me updated for now, I will publish and hope it works - happy stitching.

Last day

Today is my last day here in Waiuku with Jenny, tomorrow is the day to head to the airport and head home,  I am keen to get back! 

Julie very kindly drove up here to meet us for lunch, she also brought us wonderful fresh veges from her garden and some brownie 😀 

It was very special to have a catch up and a chat. We had a great lunch in the Hidden Cafe.

Some progress photos

This blanket was knitted and sewn together by Jenny, I did rhe crochet edge, it will come home with me and go to KOGO.

This blanket is KOGO squares sewn together by Jenny, crochet edge by me

This blanket was knitted and sewn together by Jenny, crochet edge by me 😁

This is my progress on the Temperature Tree - four branches to go and then I can start on the leaves. I am very happy with it considering it is my first attempt at cross stitch. 

No sewing tomorrow, probably reading and watching movies on the plane.

Happy stitching.

Out for a walk

After a supermarket visit this morning we went out to the Sandspit Beach and I went to to find caches

Is beautiful out here today.

No luck with three caches.

We moved the car and started from the other end of the walkway 

I found the remaining three thank goodness!! I also met one of the residents who knew about the cache by her front fence, she looks after it, and helps the brownies and cubs who also come searching for it.  She also is a member of a local knitting group which is what Jenny has been looking for,  so double score!!

I am cooking dinner tonight so had better go check it and then maybe do some stitching.

Happy stitching.

Onehunga

A day out and about for me while Jenny went to see the surgeon, I was not needed so made plans and went to follow some Adventure Labe

The first one was here, walking along the edge of the Manakau Harbour

The tide was out 🤣

Beautiful big pohutulawa tree.

Next stop was a walk over the new walking bridge, this replaced the old car bridge, the new one runs along side

I walked this bridge several times trying to find the answers to the questions,  missing one answer from one set and three from the other. 😒 by this time it was after 1pm, the temp was 27degC and the UV rating was 9 out of 11, I have the bright red nose to prove it!! 🤣

Then it was off to pay another cisit to Aunty June, she was happy to see me but disappointed Jenny wasn't with me.

On my way home I did another Adventure Lab

Around Te Tauranga, a tidal lake, set up for swimming, water skiing, kyaking and wake boarding, the gates let the tide in and out twice a day to freshen the water.

I think this photo was back at the carpark 

Top end of the lake

you can see the poles and ropes for pulling the wakeboarding people along

On the right is the pontoon for kyaking people and water skiing people and me to answer the Ad Lab question 🤣

It took me a long time to get back to Waiuku as the traffic on the motorway was very conjested and slow, but it was a good day out and about.

Off to begin a crochet edge in a blanket Jenny has made now.

Happy stitching.

Waiuku

I want out for a walk yesterday and found a few caches

I passed the War Memorial

There was a cache here but I couldn't find it

I met some locals, they were very friendly and I was allowed to scratch a little, one had a tongue like sandpaper!!

Bird sculpture in a little park

Where i found this cache, but had to touch it with a stone first to make sure it wasn't real

The view to the old Railway station 

Looking back towards the town

I followed the pathway along the estuary edge,  the tide was way out,  up in the distance is the steelworks

Next cache I found, after it hit me on the head!!

Looking up the estuary again

map of where I am at the closed pub, the road to the Lighthouse was closed too

Mural on a shop wall

Same.building

I walked over 5km in all, so today is a rest day from lots of walking! We are expecting another day in the mid 20's, at least the humidity seems to have decreased for the time being.  Jenny has sewn together a KOGO blanket and I have done the crochet edging, a secret stitching project  has been done and I am back to the temperature tree, pictures to come, I am sure there are enough here already.

Happy stitching