Up, up and away and FNwF

A few weeks before Christmas during one of the severe summer storms which hit Sydney quite a few big branches on one of the gum trees near us came down and it was discovered that the tree was dying so it was deemed necessary to be removed which happened during the week.  Being such a large tree called for a crane to be brought in.  You can see the tree lopper high up in the tree in his orange gear.  

The first cut was made and the crane went into action lifting the branch up and over the roof.

The job is almost done

The last cut was made and the huge truck is being lift up.

After all the excitment of watching the tree lopper and crane operator in action time to return to the sewing room and tooth fairy pillows were made.

When joining in with FNwF the cutting out of a couple of cross body bags happened.

I hate to admit it but the pile of stuff on my sewing table seems to be mounting up.  Somewhere in there are green strips waiting to be sewn together for this months RSC blocks.  Hopefully they will surface soon.  

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A bit of this and a bit of the other

What has been happening over the past couple of weeks other than the photo a day challenge.  Firstly some reading matters.  I always grab a pile of books when going to the library.   It does not take long to get through them.

Hubs and I celebrated Australia Day with a glass of bubbles.   As we were enjoying a toast to the Nation a couple of kookaburras were sitting in the gum tree nearby serenading  us.   Very fitting for Australia Day. 

Some sewing has been happening.  A finish....a small quilt using up some fabric with Disney princesses on it.

A list has been made for my up and coming stall in March.  I can cross 1 item off - heat packs.   They have been completed as you saw in a previous post.

 

I have since added snap top bags to the list.  

In keeping with the RSC colour for January two blue beanies have been knitted and one is still on the needles.

Now waiting to find out what the RSC colour for February is.

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Photo a day 31

The last prompt for this challenge is "A fruit" .   Mangoes are still in season so that was my choice for today's photo.

That is the end of the "Photo a Day"  challenge which I have enjoyed taking part in.    It has made me  stop and look at things in a different way.

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Photo a day 30

"A goal I'm working on"  was today's photo challenge.    I am currently working on finishing off 6 baby's bibs.    They need to be pressed, top sewn and have a snap fastener attached.

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Photo a day 29

Today's photo request was a "Moment of Joy" which for me was finishing off 4 heat packs for my up and coming stall in mid March.

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Photo a day 28

 "The Sky today" was nominated as today's photo.  This photo was taken at 6.45 am this morning.

It looks like another hot sunny day ahead of us.   A good day to start with a swim then head into the sewing room.

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Photo a day 27

 Today's photo challenge was "Something Tiny"  I guess this tablet qualifies as something tiny.

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Photo a day 26

"In the kitchen" was today's prompt.   Here is a view of my kitchen from the entrance near the fridge looking towards the stove top

 And this is the view looking back to the fridge

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Photo a day 25

Today's photo challenge was very easy - "A Favourite Thing".  That would be my main sewing machine.

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Photo a day 24

Today's photo called for "A Plant".  With all this hot humid weather that we have been having this plant looked so cool.

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Photo a day 23

"Looking down"  was today's challenge.    I live on the second floor and usually use the stairs to walk up and down unless bringing up shopping.  When reaching the top of the stairs yesterday I looked back down the stairwell.

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Photo a day 22

 Today's photo is "A snack".   This was my morning tea from yesterday.

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Photo a day 21

 "A little chaos" is today's photo challenge and that was not hard to photograph.

This seems to be the constant state of my sewing table unless I make a concentrated effort to clean it up and do not have any projects on the go...which is hardly ever.

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Photo a day 20

Today's photo a day prompt is "My reflection".  I am  standing in the bathroom and my sewing room is reflected in the mirror behind me.  

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Photo a day 19

"My desk" it today's photo challenge.   I always like to try and keep my desk tidy and clutter free unlike my sewing table which always seems to be swamped with fabric.

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Photo a day 18

Today's prompt is "Today's Vibe".  I had to get a definition on this one which I found to be "the mood of a place, situation, person etc".   Today is not a good day for various reasons.

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Photo a day 17

Today's challenge is "Something soft"  and there is nothing softer than my throw which sits on the arm of the lounge and is lovely to snuggle into on a chilly night or to help keep warm under the air conditioner if it gets too cold on a warm night.  

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FNSI

I had a message during the week from Management where we live asking if I would be interested in taking a stall in March when there will be an Open Day.   After a think and a quick stocktake of the few things that were leftover from another stall I felt that it was possible to sew what would be needed to have adequate stock to sell.   Babys' bibs are needed as well as bowl cosies, decorated handtowels, heat packs, cross body bags, tooth fairy pillows and seeing that it is reasonably close to Easter some Easter bunny treat bags will be added in as well.  A start was made today when joining in with FNSI after lunch on gathering fabrics for the baby bibs.   A total of 6 were cut out and pinned ready to sew.

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You can hop on over here to see more FNSI happenings.

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Photo a day 16

Today's prompt is "A corner of my home".  This is our dining room area.

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Photo a day 15

"In my hand" had me thinking what would be interesting in my hand?  It had to be a book.    This is my current read

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Photo a day 14

Today's photo is "What made me smile" and that would be this plush toy that I purchased for Miss M who is going to have her tonsils out this week.   She loves anything Cinnamoroll and when this was spotted it brought a smile to my face and I hope that it brings one to her face as she recovers.  

Something else that made me smile was to finish off sewing and deliver the bowl and plate cosies which were ordered last week.  

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Photo a day 13

Today's prompt is "Something colourful" would be this piece of flannette fabric which is destined to be used as a backing on the small charity quilts that I make.

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Photo a day 12

The challenge today was "a Favourite Place".   That would have to be walking along the water's edge at the beach early in the morning.  This was taken at Warriewood Beach looking north towards Mona Vale.

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Photo a day 11

"Something I bought"  I was running out of wadding and when I spotted this special it had to come home with me.  

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Photo a day 10

Day 10 is "Out of the Window" .  This is the view from my dining room window looking down on the garden below.

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FNwF

Firstly I have to share with you the jigsaw puzzle that I was given for Christmas which was completed earlier in the week. 

It was a fun puzzle to do with some challenging shapes.   I have not done one in the "round" before and had to get used to holding the pieces at an angle when trying to fit them together.  

I had an order come in during the week for 2 bowl cosies with matching dinner plate cosies.   The request was for red, grey, black or navy colours.  They were cut out last night when joining in with Cheryll and the other crafters taking part in FNwF.

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Photo a day 9

Today's prompt is  "A shadow"  My shadow as I was walking into the pool area for a swim.

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Photo a day 8

Today's prompt is "A good start" .    A start is being made on cutting up more fabric stripes for the RSC.

Even though next month's colour has not been announced there is plenty of fabric to cut up.

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Photo a day 7

Today's challenge is "Something Inspiring".   I have a photo of my late father sitting on my sewing table facing my sewing machine and I feel that  he is encouraging and inspiring me.  Dad's  motto was "get up, dress up and show up" and that he did until the very last day of his life.  

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Photo a day 6

"My shoes today" is the photo of the day.  Seeing that I was out for a walk early this morning these are my shoes for the day.  They are most comfortable and I could walk all day in them without my feet, back or legs complaining. 

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Photo a day 5

 The prompt for today is "A Quiet Moment".    Nothing says quieter to me than sitting reading a book.

This is the chosen book for book club this month .   I am finding it particularly interesting as it is set around the Northern Beaches where I live so I can relate to the various suburbs that are being referred to.

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Photo a day 4

Today's prompt is "Morning Light" .   This photo was taken around 6 am from my bedroom balcony.

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Photo a Day 3

 Today's prompt is  "A new habit".  To make sure that a daily exercise regime is added into my day.

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FNwF officially starts............

Next Friday but I was on a roll with my blue scraps that were being sewn together during a Zoom session on Thursday.

So decided to do my own Friday night sewing - which started after lunch today - and  finish off constructing the blocks.  These are the blocks that will be made each month for the RSC challenge this year.   Each strip is cut 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" and the 4 blocks when joined together are 12 1/2" square.

Progress is being made on the jigsaw puzzle albeit slow as there are some peculiar shaped pieces that are challenging.   

Linking with So Scrappy.

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Photo a Day 2

Today's prompt is "My Word for the Year".    Health is my chosen word......I believe we are what we eat.

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