Earlier in the day I hand-stitched nearly half of the binding on my quilt, while watching the rest of series two of Downton Abbey (not as good as series one).
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Local Colour
This rainbow lorikeet was feasting on wattle seeds in a street tree as I walked my dogs this evening:
Earlier in the day I hand-stitched nearly half of the binding on my quilt, while watching the rest of series two of Downton Abbey (not as good as series one).
Earlier in the day I hand-stitched nearly half of the binding on my quilt, while watching the rest of series two of Downton Abbey (not as good as series one).
Friday, January 6, 2012
Love This Colour
In other news, I finished the quilting, and got the binding attached. Photos to come later...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Corner
I'm filling the corners with a daisy-like shape, as the fabric used in the main part of this quilt has daisy-like flowers on it. I got two done before I had to go out this afternoon.
I also dug out the binding fabric, and calculated how long a strip I need to make. But I'll do the calculation again before I cut anything, as it will be a very close thing!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Nearly There
I spent a bit of time quilting today, making some progress on my oldest UFO (unfinished object). I'm now quilting the border, so the end is in sight!
Here's the rather ugly border fabric, which I'm hoping the pink quilting will lift a little. The picture is a little blurry because I didn't want to use the flash. Perhaps I should have! The quilting design is one of Leah Day's, and is meant to look like this. Only the two long sides and the four corners to go...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Escaping The Heat
Fewer people than I expected chose to avoid the heat by taking advantage of Tuesday low prices at the cinema:
I enjoyed a couple of hours of airconditioned entertainment, with no-one blocking the screen, talking, or using their mobile phone.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Keeping Out Of The Sun
Forty-degree days are not my favourites; I've stayed inside since about 10am.
The bees keep working, although these ones seem to be avoiding the sun:
Bees in a Tristaniopsis laurina, which is apparently commonly known as the Kanooka or Water Gum. I didn't know what it was, and it took me a bit of searching to find out. There are several planted as street trees near here, and this morning they were attracting a lot of bees.
The bees keep working, although these ones seem to be avoiding the sun:
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year!
First flower opens on one of my crepe myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) to welcome 2012:
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