What does one do when it is 42C outside???

Today is a stay indoors day with the air conditioner on as it is 42 degrees Celsius outside.

So what do I do???

Make children's fleecy winter pyjamas that I sell closer to winter...

I'm an idiot!

Until next post...

Jewells

 

Customer Quilting

Last week, a customer arrived with 5 quilts for me to quilt.  One of the quilts was from a group effort making a baby's quilt, another quilt was from a lady who makes about 2 a year, and the other 3 quilts were from a lady who makes lots of quilts.

The baby quilt was mentioned in my last post and here are the other quilts all folded, ready to go :

I also made these cute cushions:

Now I am busy cutting out children's winter pyjamas from fleecy fabric.

Until next post...

Jewells

Jam, Quilt & Book

Yesterday I made another batch of Fig Jam & I also made a batch of Zucchini Pickles.  I sell more than I can make!

Then today, I quilted & bound a quilt for a customer who brought 5 quilts to be quilted, but she really wanted this one ASAP:

I offer to bind the quilts (for a fee) if they want...however it is sewn by machine front & back...not enough would be paid if I had to hand catch the binding once sewn on one side by machine!)

I also finished reading this book:

It is a very old book published in 1961, written by Margaret Sidney.  I found it at a garage sale and as I wasn't a reader when I was young, I have been reading classics every now & again!

Until next post...

Jewells

FINALLY Finished!

About 5 years ago, I started on an embroidery, but it sort of got put aside.  Then about 6 months ago, I finally finished the hand work and put it aside again to be sewn into something "later".

Today, after making a batch of Fig Jam, I decided to get in and finish it once & for all.

Presenting......

it even has a rod pocket in the back!

Now I'm off to cook another batch of Zucchini Pickles.

Until next post...

Jewells

Another "Mum & I" Cot Quilt Finished

I found a wonderful free pattern on Pinterest and had to make it up.

Here is the link to the pattern and this is what it is meant to look like:

 However, I used fabric from my stash and this is what we came up with:

 I was cutting another 2 borders to go on after the yellow border, but Mum and I agreed that it looked just right as is.

Until next post.
Jewells

2017 Aussie Swap

Hibiscus Stitches hosted an Australia Day swap and this is what I received this morning in the post:

We had to send 5 items that started with a letter in the word "AUSTRALIA", with one item showing the Australian Flag.

and when I unwrapped them this is what I got:

S = Soap

T= Tea in a tin

R = Red Buttons

L = Lace Doily

A = Australian Flag sewn in a mat.

The swap partner who sent to me was: Krafty Kaylee

THANK YOU Kaylee.

Until next post

Jewells

Preserving

My hubby has a wonderful green thumb and today I decided to make some:

 Zucchini Pickles

old photo..forgot to take one for today!

 & Fig Jam

then what am I to do with all these cucumbers & button squash?

There is a limit to how many cucumber sandwiches one can eat!

Until next post...

Jewells