Here is the promised photo of my quilt interesting that I hadn't taken a photo of it previously. I have just designed a word document that I can load photos into and am making a quilt journal. I'll print the pages off and put them into a folder with the plastic inserts and I will finally have a record of all the quilts I've made.
Today I spent the day at a friends and used her long arm quiling machine and quilted 4 baby quilts will take a photo once the binding is on them.

Prize winning quilt

Well this is me looking really excited what a dreadful photo maybe because I really hate having my photo taken.
Anyway I won my quilt won Best of Show in my guild Pinestream quilt show. Actually I was probably still not recovered from the shock as i couldn't believe I'd won. See the cup I'm holding I really won.
The batteries in the camera decided to finally die on me so I haven't a larger photo of my quilt strangely I didn't take one when I'd finished it so when Bob comes to see the quilt next weekend I'll take a better photo. You really need to see the whole quilt.
My friend Jenny mananged to get a better photo http://romanyquilting.blogspot.com/ so hop over there and see and read her excellent blog which she keeps up to date.

So can't bet that one can ya.

I also had a wonderful weekend the ladies from the Pinestream quilt guild in Upper Hutt are such a lovely lot I enjoyed their company at yet another of their retreats. I managed to get a lot of quilting done and when I have bought the new camera batteries I will post photos. And as usual the food was delicious and plentiful.

Well I've managed to complete the centre of the quilt. Stupidly I had left the rest of the quilt on the floor and someone had let the dog out of the kitchen where is is banished at night time, and somehow she managed to get into the lounge and went to the toilet on the quilt blocks. We have had toileting issues with Bolt since we got her but I had just been saying she was improving. So I take it all back.

Finished no 2 block of the Block of the Month from the Fat Quarter Shop love the colours that have been chosen. Guess no 3 block won't be far away.

My latest Quilt

This quilt is moving on very slowly considering I need to take it up to my friend who is going to quilt it for me on Monday. I have decided to put it in the Wellington quilt show and hand in for all quilts is at the end of this month. I have had a horrible cold this week and the motivation has been a bit on the slow side but I will have heaps of time over the weekend as DH will be at a few sporting events and won't be required to take me out for coffee.

Fredi the cat was not too impressed with my layout and preferred her way not too sure about it myself.

Here it is the third little giraffe quilt luckily the recipient was a boy who has been named Lennox. After two daughters the parents are thrilled with a son. I am looking forward to meeting the little chap.
I actually did some quilting this morning went to a friends house to try and finish a quilt for a friends mum who has been diagnosed with Motor Neuron disease. Its almost finished I thought we might have got it finished this morning but had to hurry home to meet a dog trainer who has ideas of how we can actually get Bolt toilet trained actually it's common sense but don't look forward to the 4 am start!!!!!! Bags not me for that one.

Had an early morning this morning took DS1 to the airport he's off to Canada with a years working permit. He's meet a lovely girl from Terrrace and going to be with her. Good luck hope it all works out for both of you. Do you think you might let me be your facebook friend again Sam?????????????

So what else to do with an early start just as well it has taken me most of the day to get this Mariners Compass homework from my first class done. Tomorrow I'll do the centre which was what was the second class I was at the Bathurst Squilters retreat and missed it. So of course I procrastionated and am paying for it now. I decided not to worry about the homework till this week not the best idea especially as I put the fabric and class notes somewhere safe and still haven't found them. Luckily I went to the class with a friend and was able to copy her notes. I know the bag with the class bits in will turn up now. But I am pleased with this version love the colours, they are not really my colours so this is it most of my reds are gone now.
I'll be able to show you the completed block when finished. I might wait till Friday as that's flaunt day

friday Flaunt late again

These are 2 baby quilts I have made for I guess you would call them my hubbys clients he asked for quilts and of course I was able to drop everything else I was making and made 3. I need to buy some more cotton batting to finish the last one and I will get it quilted by my friend Sue(http:// www.suebsquilting.co.nz) who has a long arm as hubby was a bit disappointed I did these myself. But I think they are cute and I did enjoy making them I'm going to make a few more and have a supply for when needed.