Somewhere out there

One of my favourite songs and seems so appropriate for a number of reasons....The past 2 weeks have seemed such a drag and I cannot get myself motivated and I need to! I have taken myself to the Commonwealth Ombudsman to take my lost post complaint further - I have obviously been extremely unlucky to lose three packages - and No they still haven't turned up!

The week leading up to Christmas is always full of mixed emotions. Thinking of friends who have lost loved ones recently and Larry and I also have anniversaries of both our Mum's passing this week. I also have a birthday just before Christmas and I usually spend it doing Christmas shopping or writing the Christmas cards. But flowers from Larry and friends bring great joy. And some more from Lloyd Curzon - I will enjoy watching the lilies open....

So I am trying to get back in the swing of things....I have been so tired from such a hectic year, so I thought I should make myself a list to try and prioritise!!!......

Who it’s for!	Project	Due date
Emily and Brett	Baby quilts (wall and cot)	Before we leave for New Zealand – 2nd week February
New Zealand	Morning Chorus quilt Replace William Morris samples (lost Aust Post)	2nd week February
Hawkesbury Retreat	Finish quilting Arts & Crafts Sampler	Before we leave for New Zealand – 2nd week February
AQC Melbourne	Design and make Mystery class – quilt, runner, cushion	1st week April
Quilters Companion	Design and make small runner or cushion	Feb 10th to Sydney
Ballarat Quilting weekend – 2 projects	Design and make Wool applique block holder Russian quilt / runner (finish Hermitage floor)	Early February
Ballan	Design and make Quilt / runner/cushion from Ballarat photos (Town Hall)	Possibly March??
William Morris Tour	Design and make Miniature embroidered Kelmscott quilt	End of June so I can do kits
Berrima Retreat	Dragon Quilt – only need to do design pattern	End of June

Will I be able to do it?? The December angels will be getting their parcels after Christmas to help replace some of my lost items.....so all will be well with their wonderful help. And then today this came in the post from Fay of Simply Stitches in Wagga. She said she just had to do something to help and she had already started this quilt! She even made a pieced background for it! Thankyou Fay

And then last week this was left on my doorstep - thank you Denise (and I know Eli in the USA is making one as well)

So Christmas is "on" in our new home.........

 

My Mum's old Santa is inevitably surrounded by birthday cards

And this week I also received a wonderful thankyou gift from Heather at the Barossa Cottage. (Aust Post delivered!) Every year Heather sends me a thankyou through the business. So thoughtful and so appropriate (William Morris of course!)....

So with the New Year approaching we can look forward to the "grand baby bump" arriving in about 9 or so weeks!!

Enjoy your preparations for Christmas and New Year. We especially think of those who are missing loved ones or are unwell. Enjoy our new tree - we needed a small one for our new townhouse and this was sold as "an apartment tree"

PS: for those girls who came to Galong....I have designed those quilt borders so do email me your address if you haven't already done so! And anyone from any shops doing the two new block of the month quilts - there are a couple of typo errors....do email me about them! (a sign of too much going on and too little time!)

Till next time XX