A new scrappy with a hombre twist

Jackie has found a lovely new scrappy with a structured color layout for us to either make or just enjoy the video.
Jackie "I re-looked at this quilt a couple of days ago, it’s Anna Marie Horner’s 'Turn it up' quilt, a great scrap quilt, with a challenge as you separate your colours into light, medium and dark, Anna Marie takes you through the steps on YouTube.
Cheers for now.....Jackie"

Watch Ann Marie Horner on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is_kzXfzmgw for an easy to follow and informative video.
Thanks again Jackie for keeping us inspired!

Sheila's latest, some local info and a bit of a cheer up!

A possible layout from Sheila, looking great so far
Sheila "This is first approx layout of my freehand drunkards path , modern Japanese quilt
It may change as I think about it"!

Sheila also sent us a pic
"View of Glasshouse Mountains in distance from my back verandah. Did you know on May 17 it will be 250 years since Capt Cook named them after glasshouses in Yorkshire"

This and more interesting facts on Capt. Cooks voyage can be found here

Lainey sent a greeting to you all:

and Kim sent us an update on renewed trading hours - (Yay, dare we hope, the slow recovery is beginning)
Weekdays 9.00am until 3.00pm
Saturdays 9.00 until 1.00pm
Sundays CLOSED
However, Kimz Sewing & Patchwork Center will be closed this coming Monday 4th May for Labour Day Hol
Kim also sent a heads up.
Join us online for a Quilting Demonstration and Trunk Show on Wednesday the 6th of May at 10am.

Janome Educators will be presenting a zoom meeting to discuss Janomes extensive range of quilting feet and machine features that will save you time and frustration plus enjoy a virtual mini quilt show of items made using the new Continental M7 professional.

Links to this great demo and trunk show will be sent out next week so stay tuned.

Definitely looking forward to that!

Keep well all and as old Mr. Grace was fond of saying 'Carry on, your all doing very well' Who remembers that show?

Another One Bites the Dust!

Sue has another lovely to share with us, and a question.

Sue
"Have I finished my 'Tidy and Chuck'?
No
Will I finish my 'Tidy and Chuck'?
Maybe, depends on how many more weeks before ti gets back to normal"

Gotta say, love the ruffles, what a novel idea.

Feeling workshop deprived?

got the answer!
e-mail popped up this morning from Melissa Marginet offering another free Mystery Quilt-a-Long. Melissa offers this quilt-a-long via facebook on a closed group, so you need to join or be a facebooker and apply to her closed group at Melissa’s Mystery Quilt-a-Long
Melissa "The quilt is another simple pattern that will come together quickly but is sure to please. It will be 60" x 60". This is a favourite quilt size for me. It fits perfectly on my queen size bed as a coverlet over my plain bedspread, it's a great size for a lap quilt, I like this size for baby gifts as it is something the child will not outgrow quickly, and if you want to make it bigger it's easy to add borders.
The Fabric Requirements have already been posted, so head over to the page and have a look.
I am looking forward to meeting you online."

Melissa is the Canadian lass who's book 'Walking Foot Quilting Designs' I have shared with some of you at the Cottage. If F.M.Q. isn't for you for whatever reason, I can wholeheartedly recommend this style of quilting. Janome Life did a review here if interested.

However, if you feel the need to part with a few (55) dollars you can sign up for a rather interesting online class with this chapie, Peter Byrne, but you have to be fluent on Instagram and have a Paypal account but most importantly, be a night owl, the course is a 'full day' and starts at 11.30p.m. our time!!
...still....tempting, tempting!
Peter talks a bit about 'Hover' quilting, apparently it's been around for about a year and some of the newer D.S.M.'s have a hover function. Bernina has an explanatory video here
It's amazing what's out there girls!

Anyone else got a link to an online workshop you would like to share??

Meanwhile, back on our home patch, we have managed to miss an important '0' birthday, but thanks to Karen we have managed to catch up with Di with a basket of goodies and some lovely birthday wishes. Hope you had a wonderful day Di.

Kept the most time absorbing till last.
Yep a Virtual Quilt Show, you can even vote for your viewers choice.
Like all quilt shows it is for a limited time, April 27th to May 3rd 2020.
Pop on over to view some amazing quilts in all categories. Oh and if you want, you can sign up for classes as well, just like a real quilt show.

A Birthday Feast and some silliness

Sheila sent a big thank you to everyone for her birthday wishes and just had to share how sneaky Karen had been. Firstly in pinning down the actual date and the e-mail shenanigans Karen went to to contact the group members without Sheila being aware. Its all fun and games!
Although in 'lockdown' Sheila still managed a lovely day of 'visits', starting off early with a visit from Karen and the basket of goodies, followed a lovely long Internet visit with every member of her family, a distanced luncheon with her S.I.L and finishing with a special surprise from her Brissy branch of the family of a delicious seafood delivery from Psari Mooloolaba

Only one word for it really. Spoilt! Well if you can't be spoilt when your special '0' birthday is in lockdown when can you be?
Glad you had a lovely day Sheila.

Marlene forwarded some funnies for us to giggle over. Thanks Marlene

This giggle surfaced, Thankyou ?.

And for some of you who just want to get out there and get going, well, maybe this will help, Virtual visits of National Parks of U.S.
https://crafty.diply.com/121060/you-can-virtually-tour-a-whole-bunch-of-national-parks-from-your?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=grumpyoldgits&utm_content=gog000470&fbclid=IwAR3Zlv59CT3pcF2hDOBP1gguzUOzV4lUgy3I_zn_bWm6VTFCOq4Q4yhf5gA

'Guess Who?' We have a winner

Congratulations Janice, first to match a correct name to a corresponding pic. You get to choose 2 F.Q's of your choice from Kimz Sewing and Patchwork. That will be something to look forward to when this craziness has ended, an excuse to visit Kim and fondle fabric...somehow or other internet fondling just isn't the same, (and the screen tends to get a little grubby.)

Got a couple of extra pics last night to share, Karen D's story is a real hoot.
This cutie is Betty.

Karen's story"
"Okay - so I am in the middle - with what some would say is a fancy dress
costume on.
I will have to correct you - it was my pink silky negligee. Yes, my
parents would let me walk around everywhere with that over my normal
clothes.
This phase of my life only lasted for TWO years. I often think about that
negligee, who owned it before me and what were my parents thinking!"

The names you all are waiting on are:
1 Sheila
2 Lorraine I
3 Sandy
4 Sandy
5 Janice
6 Janice
7 Sherrye
8 Sue A
9 Sherrye
10 Andrea
11 Estelle
12 Wendy
You can pop back to the 'Guess Who' post to see the original pics with names

The Sewing space competion has also been updated with the names of who owns each space, pop back to the post here.

Jackie has been busy both on facebook and updating her needle craft.
"I’ve looked at Lisa Walton’s Facebook, there are two quilts made from the Power of Three pattern released for free at end of March, Lisa also says the pattern will be free through May....Lisa has three of her quilts there in different colour ways.
Looking at the Facebook page you can see her newer work and some older work.
Lisa comments, plenty of people passing her house each day, she is putting out a different quilt for the people to look at each day.
Cheers.....Jackie"
and a follow up some stitcheries for those who like to wield a needle,
"for the ladies who like stitchery, Ive been seeing reference to these free stitchery patterns.
I’ve learnt to do colonial knots this week, something I’ve rarely done before.
Cheers....Jackie"
From the facebook site:
16 Aussie stitchers of note have designed a free 6" stitchery to share. It is on a closed Facebook group, pop over and join.
Or if you would like to simply view the stitcheries go to this Images site
Did a search of some of the stitchers names (available on front of relevant facebook page with the words 'Love and Hugs from Aust and got a blog link to that gals stitchery post, so that is another avenue if you don't want to do the facebook thing

A wee tad of quarantine trivia for you to ponder
During the Black Death, incoming ships were forced to wait for 40 days to prevent possible infection. The Italian work for 40 'Quaranta' is where we get the word quarantine.

Some other things to think about:
If you replace 'W' with 'T' in 'What, Where and When', you get the answer to each of them.

Your future self is watching you right now through memories.....now that is spooky...so play nice and play happy