Life here is all Beer and Skittles, in fact none of either frequent our place..Lawns need mowing, meals need cooking, and fabric needs sewing.
The One Block Wonder for December, with Sandy at Upstairs Hobby Room HERE , told us the magic words….
Well December is upon us and everyone will be getting busy with shopping, decorating and food preparations, not to mention gift making and extra family and friends dropping in. So this month's block is super easy, and all about paper piecing..... So I sorted out some batik, and thought a bag would be the way to go.Well, the blocks were a little big for a bag, so it morphed its way to a quilt.
In the garden, all the plants are blooming, foxgloves are in tall spires, one lone cosmos in a pot, and all else is looking good. The red plane spins with the wind, and tells the direction. Made by Hugh. One visitor asked him if he was a pilot!! No, just very clever with wood and timber, and so much more.
I am having problems with Live Writer and Blogger, so had to paste and copy this to Blogger, the photos seem to be so slow to add, so none of the garden and wind plane. Maybe next time when the post goes as normal.
Quotation of the day from
Steve Jobs
“ Don’t let the
noise of other people’s opinions
drown out your inner
voice”
Greetings from
Jean
14 comments:
Hello, your quilt looks pretty, I like all the colors. Your garden sounds wonderful, everything is brown here. Great quote! Have a happy new week!
Oh Jean when the upload gets better send us some photos of the Foxgloves. My favorites. Carol
Using up your stash of batiks is a good thing, I think. Now you have room in your stash to buy more!
It is wet and miserable here, so I await the flower pictures.
Beautiful, Jean, and I love your stunning header, too! Merry Christmas to you. :)
Yes, it's quite a pain with Live Writer not working!
So I'm back to writing directly into Blogger, and loading the photos from Picassa. All so much slower.
Not quite sure what the story is, but hopefully it will be up and running again. The beauty of Live Writer was that it could be used off line, a boon when we were away in the caravan and using pricey data. Then we could log on to post.
really beautiful!
Love all of your batiks.
So far, I'm still able to use Live Writer. I wish they would make a new version it was a GREAT program.
Have a great week ~ FlowerLady
I wish that life were all Beer and Skittles!!!!
You are truly an artist. That quilt is gorgeous. You took all those pieces and made such a beautiful thing. Wow.
Hugh's plane sounds like fun. I hope we can see that photo in the future.
I wish that life were all Beer and Skittles!!!!
You are truly an artist. That quilt is gorgeous. You took all those pieces and made such a beautiful thing. Wow.
Hugh's plane sounds like fun. I hope we can see that photo in the future.
Nice colours in those fabrics!
The list seems to grow at this time of the year............so does the lawn!!
Lovely batiks Jean and great quote!
Hi Jean! You have certainly been through it these past few weeks, yet through it all you manage to be upbeat, creative, and productive! The diagonally striped quilt pinned on your wall is striking! But then, all your different creations are lovely. My grandmother MacDonald belonged to a ladies quilting group at her church, and they all would quilt finished quilts together on a giant frame. I'm sorry that Hugh had a bad gash in his arm, and I hope it is healing well. And I do hope your back is fully recovered. Back pain is difficult to endure. Poor Boris ~ I think that little cat has added some unexpected excitement to your lives; hope he's feeling better too. I'm loving your beautiful flowers as I listen to the howling wind and think of the snowstorm we had today. Take care!
What a nice collection of batiks you have! I love the results of those blocks all laid out.
I just hate it when things that were working just fine get changed... and not for the better.
No one ever asks the user what they want changed and what is already working.
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