Hello

Just wanted to pop in and say Hi.

Life here has turned upside down and I am not sure when I will be back on board properly.

A huge sorry to all those I have let down with swaps etc.

This chapter of my life is soon to close and a new better chapter will begin for my boys and myself.

Hugs and kisses to all in blog land, I miss you dearly.

Love Raelene

PO Box 115 Officer, Victoria. 3809

PS: You can see all my lovely quilts on display here

Kisses

Happy Birthday!!!

My wonderful son Nicholas turned 12 on Saturday.
He had a wonderful birthday, he loved his pressies, but loved his birthday cake most of all.
His brother & I prepared a little surprise.

This is a "CREEPER" from a computer game Minecraft. I have no idea, but obviously I did something right and he was jumping up and down like crazy.

Happy Birthday Nic!

JUST FOUND A FAB SWAP

Hi all,

Just came across this fabulous swap. Sign ups close Friday USA time.

LEONA'S QUILTING ADVENTURE

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Travelling Mystery Box Group! Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:24 PM PDT Happy Wednesday! Let's play a game! I started a flickr group called the Monthly Fabric Swap Group. This is a monthly swap that is open to everyone. The swap doesn't involve any sewing, we just swap fabric, notions and yummy chocolate! You can sign up to participate once a month if you would like on the flickr group or once every several months. No strings attached you just get to swap for farbics and chocolates that you love in this group.   Sounds like fun doesn't it :-)   Join me

Weekend Away

Had a great time on the retreat over the last weekend. Got heaps of sewing done. 

I actually ran out of all the sewing I took. 

Neerim Country Cottages

We stayed in the Tea house Cottage

The Teahouse has 5 bedrooms sleeping up to 12 people. (We had 8 ladies)  

It is equipped with 2 showers, 2 toilets, full kitchen facilities and a meeting room.

 Facilities:

Air conditioning (heating and cooling) in the meeting room/kitchen.  Each bedroom is heated with wall panel heaters.

The kitchen includes 2 gas stove tops each with 4 burners.  Gas oven, microwave, large refrigerator, electric kettle/urn, cooking equipment.  Starter supplies of tea, coffee, sugar and milk.

The meeting room can be set up to seat up to 25 people.  It also includes a television, dvd player and wood fire.  The heating of this building was sufficient without the need of the wood fire.

I have caught up on all but 2 of my CRAFTSY BOM 

 

March - String Block

March -  Broken Spider Web

August - Double Star Block

August - Ohio Star

 May - Wonky Log Cabin ( I ran out of fabric so it is more a Wonky Block :-)

 May - Modern Log Cabin

 I caught up on all HST BOM blocks, just in time for September.

August Block

 

 

Tumbler Quilt - Need to add borders

Moda Rouenneries Patch of Stars  - This was cut out before I left.

More blogging soon!

12" Mini Swap Part 2

Hi ya all,

The lovely Lyn received her 12" mini quilt. She kindly took a photo for me as I forgot.

 

Here is what Lyn had to say.

" Thank you so much for the lovely Mini Quilt which you sent me. It is just so perfect..our city is by the coast and at any time on the harbour you can see a variety of boats, windsurfers, rowers etc. As I drive up and over the hill into work each day I catch a view of the harbour. last week it had what looked like a low lying cloud covering it and the hills rose up beyond it.. I just wish I had time (and a camera) to take a photo. "

 

I did a little research on where Lyn lived in NZ and decided then on the theme,  I am so pleased she likes it.

 

 

 

 

Quilting Retreat.

Yah, today is the day!!!!!!!!!!

Leaving in 15minutes for my weekend away with the ladies I sew with every Tuesday.

Yah.

Packed heaps to sew, hope I get some sewing done.

Bye Bye

BOM Catchup - Craftsy

Finally had a chance to do some of my Craftsy BOM this week.

June - Greek Cross

June - Octagon Block