A friend gave me this wombat as a thank-you for driving her to quilt group....he can leave his little house, but I think he looks cute with that little head peeking out! And of course - this is one wombat all packed and ready to move.
Last week I made one of these little bags as a gift, it's now on its way to America with some fabric. The fabric is Australian flannel flowers and it's lined with soft green. I hope its recipient likes it.Well, we have done it....our house is now listed for sale. We are feeling quite excited! For many years now we have dreamed of leaving Sydney, and hoped for and sort-of planned for, and now it getting much closer. We still have a son living here so of course we won't be able to see as much of him as we do now, but he has his life. I will miss friends, my sewing and musical friends, but I won't miss Sydney. We won't miss the inconsiderate neighbours, and we won't miss the horrendous traffic. We are hoping to make new friends, and to learn all about living in a smaller community, and it will be an adventure. We are looking forward - not back.
On my sidebar you can see one of the blogs I follow is "Freebies for Crafters", they have a link to the cutest cat stitcheries by Bronwyn Hayes - I don't need any more projects in my life just at the moment, but that is very cute - I might need a project to help with the stress of moving our own cats, might I not? Can't you just imagine two kitties, each in their own cages, howling and wailing their way through a six hour car journey? Not really looking forward to that......
"Dress of hostess at a dinner party.
The dress of a hostess at a dinner party should be rich in material, but subdued in tone, so as not to eclipse any of her guests. A young hostess should wear a dress of rich silk, black or dark in color, with collar and cuffs of fine lace, and if the dinner be by daylight, plain jewellery, but by gaslight, diamonds."
At present the house is open to the weather, we have the windows and doors open to get fresh air - the past week has brought a lot of rain! The last thing we want now is to have a musty house. I love to have the windows open when it's raining but that's not always possible, as rain blows in depending on the direction of the wind.
Now I am going to finish my coffee, and try to sew; today has been quite exciting! Last time we signed papers to sell a house was early in 1987. The new bag has been started, the pieces to make five Maple Leaf blocks - each three inches square - are all laid out ready to be joined. If I get a move on I could have them all made before I head out to choir practice this evening.
Wonder if there will be a choir to join in our new town?
Have a wonderful week, may your seams all match and your points not be too far off matching!
Jennifer
