Marie-Claudes BOM

Marie-Claude asked me to do some designs for her quilt... at the time I was moving to the beach & back again..so saw the email & thought oh buttons yes that will be great !

Then with some urgency I took another look at the design titles & the sizes of each design were far too large for a button...so then I panicked... !

Yes designs for a quilt... so I thought sure I can do that....we'll see what happens in the morning wit the pencil guiding me.... this is just 2 of the session for the first block....

I am eager to see how the other drawings will look & the entire quilt....!!! It is tres exciting !

Marie-Claude will have the quilt patterns translated into English... .

Philippa's fault !

I was talking to my friend Philippa on the phone today & she mentioned the bunnies & how she liked the running one the best... She was then saying how gorgeous these would look on a little pillow with some pastel fabrics & bunnies in pinks, sage, blue & lemon... So here is the result.... rather lovely..... We met at a craft affair where we had stalls next to each other in about 1990 at a hospital in Canberra... she made tiny mice with pot pourri & delicate flowers on top that sold like crazy... I must report that the cat has sprung up like a jonquil in spring... the feline pills I found are certainly working as she has looked like she'd go another 10 years all day.... has hardly squawked & sat happily awake.... might try them myself !

enveloping

That word has many uses.... not only a repository to place a letter or card.... but the fog enveloped my car as I drove on through the night... or he enveloped me in his arms... handy vessel !

See what occurs when I have time on my hands !

Yesterday was lovely in that I had time to scrub the floors & vaccum & pull some weeds... from the soft damp earth... a promise to dine & eat delicious roast lamb when my back neighbours escape the city to play golf here.....

There was sadness in my heart though as Millie cat was showing distinct signs of mind that has fragmented with age & she loud wails ( cos she is hard at hearing) were so distressing as they were constant in where are you ???? I want more food??? You have forgotten but she'd stand there in a kind of daze...

So late afternoon we sat beside the warm fireside & I talced her with lavender & thyme al la flea powder... I cuddled her frail body & wept some.

As I do know she is leaving but who will know the when & we have had many lovely years...

BUT this morning she bounds out of bed looking very swish & alert & sashyes down the hall leading me with grande purpose.. She is looking very chipper... and I gaze over now & she is pressed up to the hob watching the flames flicker....

I have given her some feline supplementary pill for joints & aches which I found at Chemist Warehouse & this was the 3rd day & can I believe they are working well ?

I shall travel back for the calming ones I stood gazing at for too long & left to see how these would go....

I know we grasp at straws floating in the breeze at times like this but..I do believe in miracles too... so I am off to find some today....

Go softly & let the experience envelope you too

The Stitchery

Jenny in The Stitchery Dunedin New Zealand has created this dear little pin cushion using my dear little sewing machine button... I have some patterns to add to the website this weekend..... www.theodoracleave.com

I feel a bit normal again !

These dear old birds say how "normal" we all can get under pressure.... they came as a gift a long while ago & I love to pat them..the shape is just wonderful....

It was a joyous sight as parcels went off in the post and to know all those orders are now done.... ..

A lost parcel since April has been delivered in France by one of her neighbours. But a cheque has now gone for a stroll .... seems the world has big holes in it that things just drop right through !

Marie-Claude has her first BOM on her website ..very exciting for me as the stitcheries I designed for her... I am certain she is going to do an English instruction so ... for those who do not parlez vous Francais... ! You can play too.

www.lessecretsdemarie.com & go to nouveauetes... well something like that spelling New things....

Bonsoir

Tiny cupcakes

I painted a stack of tiny cupcakes today & they are so sweet......

They would make a fine tier of cakes ....

The NEWS is yabbering in my ear.... excuse me while I use the off button......................... !

The A Day in Paris quilt is alittle pic here as I walk past it each time I go that way... & camera in hand I clicked...

I have found more of my ancestors... farmed in Murrabit.... a chance meeting with another researcher gave me some start point... so was great.... the circle grows larger !

Box of Paints !

Now my secret is OUT !!!! A box of paints takes on a whole new meaning when this is presented...

As I write today rain is once again falling... it is mild too.. so the weeds will find new meaning once again!

I peeked from the bedroom window as I got out of bed & the garden looked so soft & green... things one just missed in all the dry powdery time...

Seems like Christmas

I was once again caught short on a santa in my active design lot.... and I was being a little hard on my lack of forethought of the amount of stock I had in...when I kind of thought..gee it isn't Christmas yet but I have been playing in Santa land for the entire year !

But I love it..happy cheery symbols of a joyous time

If at anytime you need to contact me... can you go to the website www.theodoracleave.com for all the details.... email via the website also.

This is my Sunday

This is my Sunday....

overcast... sodden from recent rains !!!

The climate pattern from dry drought winters appears to have turned a corner... now where is the sun ????

I take a short break from the painting.... and wander out to take a photo of the lavender that is outside a window & drooping so delicately from rains... the plant itself has grown fast & has so many lavender blooms... I planted many in the garden when I came here ( 4 years ago yesterday ) and are looking fabulous.

The cat thought the world could be different from her view from the back door... but even she is not keen to go far these days....

My days have not shifted much from paint brush in hand... order some more wood cutouts.... nip to PO & wish someone would do my dinner !!!!

So I have been away from the blog world for a time & must return now to continue painting as the orders are strewn in various stages of completion along the floor...

Nothing looks exotic when the pressure is on... the only thing I admire in the process is my discipline !!! Surprises me every time...being a butterfly you may imagine this is a serious part of my world too.... I did take flight on Friday as I was loosing concentration & my ear had been sore..back stiffening...so I went off for a day for me... it was great...

Just another look!

The new packaged stitcheries and the trays of buttons.. again ! It is a ruse to tell you that last evening I had a wonderful conversation with my aunt once removed who is 92. A brilliant mind... it was the first time I have spoken to her... unless I found her at about age 2 & had a serious conversation.... She reminded me of the speech patterns and the engaged conversation of Theodora, my Nana... I was inspired after this conversation & came away with the real sense now I know where I fit as a woman.... it's kind of again finding that like minded kin I guess...