At the Park

My Mum (96) & her great Grandchildren - Benni (7) and brother, Shiloh (4) loving the ice-creams.

 

Benni is 7

This birthday was held at a swimming pool.  The cake tasted pretty good.

Little brother Shiloh. in his Spiderman towel.

Father & daughter enjoyed the day.  It's an old statement but true - they do grow up so quickly.

 

An Afternoon on the Mountain

Grumps went to the best hairdresser on the mountain and was transformed with bows.

Checking out the garden and rocks - one day it'll be a veggie garden.

Grandma also went to the hairdressers.

The it was Grandma's turn to transform the grandchildren.  I've never done girl's hair - so it was a new experience for me (I know the  part isn't straight!)

Shiloh ended up with a top knot and a butterfly.  We were all transformed.

 

Last month

I've decided I definitely don't want long grey hair - think Benni agrees!

We have a pirate, Popeye & a dragon - Mum was Olive Oil

And off we go on Mt Nebo to see what the neighbour's put out.

We were given the chance to have cicada shells - made 'nice' hair clips but no snacks.

 

Father's Day

Had to laugh when I looked at this photo.  Didn't notice when I took it - they are both standing the same way.

And they walk the same too.  I can post this here as he doesn't follow his mother's blog.  

 

My little sister turned 60

This was made for my little sister who celebrated her 60th birthday last week.  Simple squares, simple quilting and it's made to keep her warm as she lives on the Darling Downs & that gets cold!  (cold for Queenslanders anyway)

I try to use old doilies for labels.

Quilts made during Lock Down

This one was made from the left over fabric of a larger quilt.  Can't show that one yet as I hope to enter it into our Qld Quilters Show in October (praying there will be one) under the theme category  - Black, White and one other Colour.

A Peter Rabbit panel made the quilt for my Great-great-niece born on 20th May.  Her grandmother (our niece) has set up a cot in anticipation of baby sitting and asked if I could make a Peter Rabbit quilt  pillowslip - the result above but it's not fuzzy like the photo.  Machine pieced and quilted, although I did cross hatch the centre around Peter Rabbit by hand.

A Play Mat for the above Great-great-niece - Amelie Isabella.  Machine pieced and quilted.

Benni is 6

The birthday cake is all important. Benni in the middle & Shiloh looking on.

 Shiloh ready to swing - they love it.

So brown even after a couple of good storms - hope it rains soon.

Significant birthday

 

Celebrated a significant birthday yesterday with immediate family and some of our close friends.  HofM surprised me.  Thank you to Kath for the lovely mud cake - glad she didn't add the number of candles needed.

Eldest's 40th Birthday

Shada's birthday present to Nicholas - a tandem jump!

 Landed safely @ Clontarf

 So happy and excited.

The family - a BBQ lunch followed the jump. 

Nebo Dreamin'

 Finally finished the quilt for Nicholas & Shada - all batiks and quilted on my Janome - was that back breaking!!!!

 Detail of the blocks

Nicholas & Shiloh all cuddly & warm under Nebo Dreamin'.

Weddings

 We're heading south to celebrate the weddings of these 2 sisters and their beaus!  Jessica & Lawrence marry next week (16th February) @ Kangaroo Valley - an area we've never visited. The image taken from their engagement invitation. Hearts and embroidery embellishment on the image.

Sam and Rhys marry on 9th March in Nowra.  Image taken at their engagement. Flowers and embroidery embellishment.  It's always difficult making for someone else - you never know if they'll like it! I've been making stuff for these girls and their other sister (who is getting married in April but in Gibraltar -almost eloping) for most of their lives - till late teens anyway.  Dolls, quilts, Christmas stockings, etc etc - why stop now...……………. 

Christmas Day

 No, Grumps - you press this button.  The tamborine didn't get a look in, the buttons & noises won.

Benni using her magic pen to make great pictures!

School next year!

Parent's 70th Wedding Anniversary

 Last month Mum & Dad celebrated 70 years of marriage - amazing!

The family that was able to make the celebration.

Another 2QAQ play day

My grandchildren are wearing the results of last month's 2QAQ play - tie dyeing.  We have covered a lot of different ways of dyeing during our meetings.

A Day in the Park

 Riding a pelican is always hard.

 Father & son

 Feeding the ducks with Mum

Finished & memories

 Finished "Owl's Playground" in time for a friend's new baby boy.

 I may have shown this before but as we head to my parent's 70th wedding anniversary in September, it's bringing back memories.  I made this for their 50th - not even thinking, at the time, that they may be around for another 20 years.  I was new to quilting when I started this & designed the borders (would do them differently now!)  When I look at my stitching, it was pretty good & I don't think I could do as well now. It's hand appliqued and hand quilted.

 Each of the nine traditional applique blocks have dates embroidered on them which hold meaning for Mum & Dad, the strawberry wreath has the birth dates of my niece & nephew whose Mum (my sister) died some 17 years ago.  The leaves on the borders hold names of all family members and places they've lived and so it becomes a story of their lives.  They're in a old aged home now (rooms side by side), Dad has dementia & Mum is still with it & manages to help all the old people when she can!!!  

Their wedding photo from 1948 is part of the label.

Whale Festival

Last Sunday at Scarborough Beach, Redcliffe Peninsula, a Whale Festival was held.  Whale migration season will soon be happening so we had face painting, 'real' mermaids and King Neptune himself.  It was so windy & cold, we didn't stay for the outdoor movie - you guessed it, "Finding Nemo!"