Simply stunning

Is the only way to describe this year's David Jones Spring flower show as you can see by the photos below.    The flower show features 20 floral installations with over 150,000 blooms, more than 50 species of flowers and foliage showcasing the unique beauty of our land.

A sit down in the Pitt Street Mall under the lovely trees with their fresh spring growth before catching the bus back home.  

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Busy as a bee

Spring has definitely arrived Downunder with the spring blossoms in full bloom and the bees doing what bees do

It has been lovely to take advantage of the warmer weather (now that the gale force winds have abated) to sit outside with some knitting, an audio book, a cup of coffee and a little sweet treat.

A couple of finishes happened during the week.

Some quilting took place when joining in with FNwF last night

As well as cutting and pressing bindings.

Miss M has requested some summer nighties please grandma.   Fabrics and pattern are ready to go. 

Time to head off and make a start on the day.  Back soon and in the meantime

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Chookshed Challenge # 7

On consulting the list for me is 12 bowl cosies.   Into the stash to pull out some suitable fabrics and getting them cut out happened yesterday.

When completed they will go into my Christmas giftie box.

You can see more nominated #7 challenges over here.

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May your bobbin be always full

Which is something that rarely happens around here so I took time out from the sewing machine to wind bobbins, bobbins and more bobbins.

That should keep me going for a while.

A couple of small quilts were finished off during the week.

This was the quilt that Miss M put the squares together when she was staying with us during the July school holidays.

This audio book has been playing along side the sewing machine.

More reading material from the library

While putting the shopping away this morning an email arrived in from Chooky advising that a Zoom session was about to take place......perfect timing as I have been out and about when the last couple of Zoom sessions have taken place.     There were only a few of us on but it was an enjoyable time none the less.

Time to go and organise some lunch and in the meantime

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Catching up and FNSI

This month is just skidding by.   A few family members have had health issues, which hopefully are being sorted out, a few more have clocked up another year on the birthday ladder and so life goes on.  

When joining in with FNSI last night I worked on sewing the drawstring channels on the library bags which are also my Chookshed challenge # 3.  

Here are the 21 all turned and ready for delivery.  Very happy to have those completed.

A few more beanies have come off the needles over the course of the last couple of weeks and another about to

This month's book club book is

I have read Mao's Last Dancer and look forward to starting this one.  

During the week I popped into the City to see an exhibition marking the gift of David Jones' archieves to the Powerhouse Museum.   There is going to be over 3,000 items donated to the museum detailing the 186 year old history of the store.  Unfortunately there was only a very small selection of items on show in the store.  For more than half a century the department's store distinctive black and white houndstooth pattern has featured on everything from bags to garments.

This is the view from the 8th floor of the store looking back across Hyde Park and St Mary's Cathedral.

That about wraps up what has been happening so I am off the do some blog hopping to catch up what the other bloggers have been up to over the past couple of weeks.

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Chookshed Challenge #3

According to the my list made way back when is heat packs but this is going to be changed to making library bags as I volunteered to make more library bags, when I handed the others over back in June, for Network Heaven and seeing that the packing process starts next month it is time to get these done.

Time to get out the tape measure, rotary cutter, cutting board and overlocker to get the job done.

Thanks Deana for organising us.  

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Chookshed Challenge No #1

Was to make a candle/tablemat for my quilt group Christmas in July challenge.  (Love it when two challenges collide) This was the fabric that we were given

Extra fabric could be used if required.   This fabric was added for the border

Here is the end result

And just to prove that all fabric given was used this is the back

More fabric squares were cut during the week for the next small quilt.

Time to head off to the doctor for my second shingles shot in the arm.   Ouch!!!!!!!

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