Well I went to Sydney last weekend for an Applique workshop at My Sewing Supplies Sylvania, with the wondeful but soon to be retiring Deb Louie. Now when I got the email about the workshop I was excited... they normally do midweek classes but this one was the whole weekend... Sylvania is about 10-15 minutes from Brad and Sophies place.... win win. So I booked it in and then I realised that the Sydney quilt show was that week as well so I left the husband, cats and home earlyish Friday and made my way to Rosehill racecourse for a quick trip around the quilt show. There were some amazing quilts... some a bit meh and surprisingly a new to me list of winners not all the same old winners.
Lianne makes stuff
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
September stuff.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
August update
Well its near the end of August, we have a few birthdays in August, Brad on the 14th and Dave on the 23rd.
I picked up my big machine from the doctor in Tamworth this week, I missed it and it's features, who would have thought that having to lift the foot manually would be so hard to remember..... Big machine is stitching beautifully again, it was stitching so tiny I couldn't quilt anything.
So when i was in Tamworth I went to Spotlight and they had these patchwork fabrics for $8 a metre so I grabbed a couple of each for backings and the stripe for binding.
I have been making relish and sauce from the last of the tomatoes, and burning marmalade made from some gifted cumquats. I don't think I'am a jam maker.
Monday, August 4, 2025
August
August used to be the windy month in Wollongong, here in Gunnedah it is just cold. Although it was wet and windy on the weekend and the house was cold, seeing as we had been in Wollongong for the mother in laws funeral for the last week.
It was freezing in Wollongong but we caught up with family and friends. We went to all the right spots, the fruit market, wholesale butcher, kmart and big W. Yes we have a K Hub here and a Big W in Tamworth but the Wollongong ones are better. This is the view down the road when you leave the highway to go into Wollongong.
Right now here in Gunnedah, there are warnings everywhere and roads blocked due to the river flooding, we are 2 blocks away from the water, so no need to panic.
Chookshed Stitchers Challenge July didn't have enough done so no pics, I was busy with other things.
Deanna has drawn No 7 for August! my number 7 is the 20 Blue baskets quilt, all needleturn so only2 blocks completed , this will take me years.... I should have machine appliqued it but I like the idea of needleturn.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
I made a Bag!!!!!
I finished my version of By Annie's Divide and Conquer, this was to be part of my May chookshed challenge and it took all that time to finish it.
I love it. It ws to be for my EPP things and maybe it will at the moment it is still sitting on the coffee table on my EPP PROJECT BOX.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
July Number 9
Deanna has drawn number 9 for July! My number 9 is Scrappy Crossroads from one of the many Lori Holt books that I have I am thinking it is Scrappiness is Happiness, I could walk to the next room to check but I'm not. My quilting goal for July is the Whirligig Quilt but it won't get done .
For June I have been plugging away at my EPP BOM fom 2015, it is going to be very pretty I think. I have almost finished my Divide and Conquer bag for May. By Annie bags come together beautifully but they are a lot of work.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
June news
We had a great long weekend,King's birthday weekend just gone. Brad and Sophie came up on Friday evening, Saturday while the husband was at work Brad and I made some green tomato chutney and a lemon meringue pie. Sunday we went out to a friends sons property to help clear a huge pile of wood, that's how nice we are... firewood for us.
It was freezing, Winter was definately here. While we were there we had a little target practice, which was fun.
I am now going to tidy my sewing table it's a mess.
Sunday, June 1, 2025
May summary
OMG May is over today I cannot believe how fast the months are flying by, always a sign of old age I know, never mind I will stay old rather than dead.
So May was bag month for me but I have been doing a lot of my Hugs N Kisses epp so I have been doing something. I have got a pouch and a project bag made and made steps on my By Annie Divide and Conquer bag.
Deanna has drawn the Chookshed Challenge number for JUne and it is number 5! My quilting goal won't get done as my machine isn't stitching nice so no quilting till it's service, my sewing No 5 is EPP which I have been doing each nightand maybe I will finally cut the side pieces for my Smitten so that it will be straight along the sides.
What has been happening in the garden? the tomatoes have finally decided to start producing along with the Rosellas and oranges and of course massive zucchinis.I have madfe 5 pots of tpmaot sauce in the past few weeks and zucchini pickles and 12 jars of Rosella jam, this is a new favourite, and a large pot of pasta sauce and a few jars of basil pesto. I am getting ready for marmalde and lemon butter.
September stuff.
Well I went to Sydney last weekend for an Applique workshop at My Sewing Supplies Sylvania, with the wondeful but soon to be retiring Deb Lo...

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