Calories from afar, some glorious sunshine, a hot cuppa and a good magazine ... or four!
Lisa’s 21st went off beautifully on Sunday night and as always she just looked gorgeous!
On Tuesday we got a lovely surprise package in the mail from a lovely friend that I have had the very good fortune to have gotten to know through this amazing blog community. Dear Lisa sent us some delicious chocolates,
a very cute little bunny, which Megan has adopted (last night when I went to check on them she was all curled up, thumb in mouth and the bunny was firmly clenched in her hand)
and a lovely magazine which I totally mauled to death with a beautiful hot cuppa in the delicious sun shine earlier this week. Yes the sun found us this week ... thank God! ... if only for a few short days!
Thank you so much Lisa for treating us! You are so very sweet!
When I took the picture of the chocolates with the kids, poor Josh put on such a brave face but he was still feeling quite unwell ... this is how he was really feeling!
Not long after this he promptly vomited all over the other three kids. You know these moments 1/4 to 9 on a school day and disaster strikes ... to spite 4 children needing full clothing changes we made it to school in time J.
Our Michael had his graduation ceremony from University yesterday ... no pictures for this yet. Congratulations Mike! You make us so very proud! Only a few more years of study to go!
I made a couple of Liberty tissue cozies ...
I just love this fabric! It is just far too beautiful to cut up so it will more than likely find it's way on to a quilt backing some time soon.
I finished the magazine tote. I made this mainly to try out the look of these applique shapes as I have been planning a quilt with a similar design. A little more contrast would look better I think.
Oh and what is this that I can see in the bag? .....
Oh hooray! My favorite magazines!!!!!
Man look at this quilt isn’t it truly fantastic!
And this one ... I would love to have a go at this technique. Maybe I should be doing the Summer Four Seasons Swap?
And how about these quilting designs ... do you do this one Tracey?
Oh and I love these leaves!
I’m going to go put the kettle on ... I need to lose myself in these magazines for a while!
Have a restful weekend!
Kellie
Lovely bag...........well done on the quick change.........and still made it to school on time.....enjoy reading your mags......
Posted by:chookyblue | May 16, 2008 at 03:40 PM
what a beautiful bag! love the patterns, I'd like to see them on a quilt too!
Posted by:soo | May 16, 2008 at 04:42 PM
hope your little one is feeling better, love all your treats from Lisa, and your bag! QA is such an inspiring magazine!
Posted by:driftwood | May 16, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Pheew...what a morning...hope you all are ok after that incident!!
I love your bag...it´s gorgeous!
Posted by:Stina | May 16, 2008 at 05:19 PM
Kellie - your Liberty tissue cozies are so sweet. Love the magazine tote - the appliques look really pretty! Looks like you will get plenty of inspiration from your weekend reading. I used to subscribe to AP&Q - perhaps it is time to get another subscription for some regular inspiration.
Posted by:Lisa | May 16, 2008 at 06:36 PM
OY! Typepad devoured my first two versions... Lisa is gorgeous!!!! And congrats to Mike. wow!
Josh does not look happy, poor thing! Hope he is better! I could only imagine the faces of the others after the incident. My kids would not have been happy.
I love the applique design on the bag. How lovely. I have started reading Quilting Arts and dreaming of trying something from it.
Posted by:upstatelisa | May 16, 2008 at 07:11 PM
I hadn't seen the modern baptist fan before, but I'm squiggling down as we speak. I like it a lot!
Hope the little tummy settles soon.
Posted by:tracey petersen | May 16, 2008 at 07:25 PM
We have that lovely bug in our house at the moment too! I wish you happy reading over our chilly weekend and hope everyone's well again soon!
Posted by:Louise | May 16, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Lovely bag, it will be great in a quilt. Like your little tissue cosies too. hope Josh feels better soon.
Posted by:Kate | May 17, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Hope Josh is better.
All your work is lovely, & the mags are interesting. I am kicking myself for not buying one today at a Fete at a School. He who hesitates is lost is soo true!
Posted by:meggie | May 17, 2008 at 05:12 PM
oh poor little Josh!ah those 8:45 moments well done for making it on time!i hope you had a lovely restfull time diving into your mags!love the bag!
Posted by:fiona | May 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I can't believe the smile for the photo when he was feeling so sick - such a sweetie. How old is he again? Glad the sun finally came out, even if it was just for a little while.
Lisa x
Posted by:periwinkle | May 19, 2008 at 07:24 PM
Poor Josh! Chocolates can be the undoing of a lot of people...have a good week!
Posted by:selina | May 20, 2008 at 11:36 AM
the bag looks so pretty. i love the appliques on it. your poor boy he looks miserable. thanks for the lovely eye candy. i too love those leaves. i am looking for some pressing bars so i can start doing those stalky bits
Posted by:susan | May 20, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Hello, I have just found your blog this weekend and I am so inspired by your projects. Thank you very much for sharing. I will now be a regular reader! One of my goals this year is to make a quilt for my son's big-boy bed that he'll be in early next year. I am planning on quilting it by machine, and would like to get the great texture that so many of your quilts have with all of the stitching. I have not done this sort of quilting yet and am excited and nervous. Do you have any resources you can point me to on HOW to do this? My machine's feet will lower so I can do free-motion quilting, but I have not done anything other than try it out on a few scraps. I'm not even sure if I need a special foot. Thanks for the inspiration again!
Posted by:Kathy | June 16, 2008 at 11:50 PM