Last day of June

 This is a quilt I have recently finished.  Machine pieced and quilted by me.  The quilt was made as a friendship group project using certain techniques as a way of creating a one of a kind quilt.

 Two pictures of the lovely Autumn colours we have experienced this year

That's all for now,

Nessie

Autumn

 This is a view of the Melbourne City buildings from the site of the Memorial Tower at Kangaroo Ground

As well sunshine there was a lot of cloud hanging around.

 We have experienced a warm Autumn this year and we have been enjoying the azalea blooms which we do not see until Spring.

We have had some delightful weather in May with lots of days over 20c.  Autumn is coming to an end and I expect we will be experiencing winter soon.

That's all for now,

Nessie

Easter

Wishing everyone a happy Easter.  I hope you have the opportunity to be with family and friends.
Take care and keep safe.

That's all for now,

Nessie

The Melbourne Flower Show

 Last Friday I attended the Melbourne Flower Show

 These are a small sample of the lovely flower arrangements that were on display

 A lot of the displays were the work of Colleges

 The above is the rare Japanese banana plant

 This is a close up of its lovely flower

 There were a few mannequins dressed for the occasion the above dress and wings were made of popcorn.

 There were a lot of stalls to see and buy plants etc.

 and a display of sculptures

 It was cloudy day and the sun did not come out until late afternoon

I enjoyed the show and did so much walking!

That's all for now,

Nessie

Happy St. Valentine's Day

 This is a bag I made for myself using a pattern by Rhonda Thornley  called 'Sam's Tote'.  It was featured in a recent Handmade Magazine.  I put different handles on the bag and increased the depth by adding a piece of fabric across the top of the bag.

I decided to jazz up the back of the bag by inserting a piece of the heart fabric I had left over.

That's all for now,

Nessie

Yesterday

 Early yesterday morning we had visitors in the form of a couple of cheeky cockatoos.

 One was inquisitive and gave our place a good inspection.

 My husband suggested that they were looking for more of the almonds to eat.



Later that morning we took a drive to Grants Picnic Ground in the Dandenong Ranges.

 There are lovely trails to walk along and the trees are so tall.

 There are plenty of cockatoos here and there is a area for people visiting to feed them

and as a result they have no fear of humans at all as you can  see from the pictures.

 The colour of the inside of their wings are great to see.

 There is of course a café for people to visit.

The cockatoos are flying away to nearby trees in this picture but I am sure it will not be long before they came back!

That's all for now,

Nessie

Jacob's ladder blocks

I enjoyed making these blocks.  I will be giving them to my quilt guild as a contribution to the gift quilt effort.  It will be interesting what block they ask us to make next time.

That's all for now,

Nessie