Home Early.....

Homes Early from AMQ Festival???

Why you may ask.

Unfortunately my daughter was admitted to hospital on Saturday

afternoon with bad pains, turns out she

has an infected gallbladder and gallstones.

Being in Adelaide at the time I was feeling quite helpless and finding out

that surgery was scheduled for Monday I had no hesitation in jumping on the next flight back home.

So yes I am home and my daughter is comfortable and in good hands 

in hospital.

I am really disappointed in missing out on my classes with Pam Clark, she was one

teacher that I was really  looking forward to meeting.

But that's not to say that I didn't enjoy my time at AMQ Festival and  I did learn

soooooo

much valuable information, hints and tips.

Just need to find some time to put it all into practice.

Will post some photos and bits about AMQ Festival  as soon as I get over this week.

Happy Quilting!

Mandy

And the Winner is???????

True Random Number Generator has revealed the winner and that is 

No. 10

Congratulations to Claire

from

Tea and Bickies

you have won the Jelly Roll !

Please email me your details and I will 

pop it in the mail.

Thanks everyone for entering.

Now I need to go and pack my bags for Adelaide!!!!

Yeah!!!

Happy Quilting!

AQM Festival

How lucky am I, I'm off to the AQM Festival in Adelaide for four days, four days of

longarm classes and quilty goodness with 2 fantastic friends.

We leave Friday morning and return Monday night, some of the best longarm

teachers are coming from America like Pam Clark, so it should be fun and hopefully we will learn heaps

and be able to come home and put it into practice.

There is also a quilt show as well and I know that both Karen and Anita have

entered some of there own quilts, so cross our fingers that one of them will win.

I will be taking lots of photos so will post about everything next week.

Check out the AQM festival website here.

By the way last day to enter my giveaway, 29.9.10, will shut off at 

5pm EST time.

Blogaversary--Giveaway

Today is my first Blogaversary, 1 year, boy has that flown by.  I have

achieved alot in the last year quilting, even though  life has been hectic, but I have met alot of great 

people and made some new friends near and far.

But the best thing is the inspiration from all the great things that you girls

are doing or have done, at times I find myself so inspired that getting to

sleep is a problem.

I love seeing all the new ideas, tutorials, and the latest fabrics, it's absolutely

fantastic.

I have really enjoyed my first year in blogland and look forward to many more.

So I am having a give away, a Jelly Roll, Simplicity by 3

Sisters, plus some other bits and pieces, but that's a surprise for the winner.

All you have to do is :-
1. Become a follower or mention that you already are a follower, for one entry.
2. Post about the giveaway on your blog for second entry.
(Dont forget to leave a second comment if you do this)
and the winner will by drawn by 

true random number generator on the 30th September, 2010.

Good Luck!!

Giveaway Closed

Winner announced soon!

Home Sweet Home

Well I have finally finished travelling around the country side and I am back home

where I might add its freezing cold.

I have been to Yarrawonga which is up on the Murray River, the border of Victoria and New South Wales, to be with my Mum,while Dad had his knee Replacement Operation. Turns out he is the star

patient they discharged him today and he only had the op on Monday, not bad for 78.

Back to my quilting, while I was away I did manage to find some Patchwork Shops and brought

some fabrics.

An assortment of blues for hubbies quilt.

He's always hinting that he doesn't have his own quilt, so I have

decided to make a Wonky Log Cabin Quilt, I got the tutorial from

Jackie 

at Tallgrass Prairie Studio.

I have made a test block

and so far so good.

Also I purchased some brights for the backing for my summertime quilt

So all I need to do is get busy, so

Happy Quilting!!

Mandy

Greetings from Sunny Queensland

I have managed to sneak a little time to blog, while hubby is snoozing, the weather here is absolutely

gorgeous about 20 to 24 degrees, sunny and not much wind. We have enjoyed some fantastic restaurants

here in Broadbeach, most with fantastic views of the beach. Today we enjoyed lunch at our favorite restaurant

Georges at Sanctuary Cove, I could not resist a photo of what we had, it was delicious, we could not get through it all. We were both so full afterwards.

We were both up early today and went for a walk to Surfers Paradise along the beach 3.7km there and back,

hubby decided to run 2kms of that, and that........... probably explains why he is now asleep at 4.00pm.

I have even been in the pool as well today, don't you just love holidays when you can concentrate on doing

things you never get a chance to do at home like, long walks, swimming, shopping, eating healthily  I am so looking forward to retirement, when your time is your own.

Have Fun!!

Mandy

Holiday Time

 

Finally the time has come for me to pack my bags  and head off to Sunny Queensland for

10 days with Hubby, a well deserved break from the Business before the Christmas rush

approaches. Don't worry I have a few Patchwork Shops on the agenda, so looking forward

to new shops and quilts, and possibly,.... cross fingers some fabric. I have thought of packing the machine but as we are flying it's not possible...(I have been known to take my machine on

holidays before).

I will not go empty handed as I have packed my stitching for My Gardner's Journal Quilt, hopefully I will catch up as I am behind at the moment.

Soon as we get back I'm heading to Yarrawonga as my Dad is going to have a knee reconstruction,

so I will spend a couple of days with Mum and visit Dad as well.

So Blogging will be on hold for a while. 

Happy Quilting!

Mandy