half pint quiltalong

Over on The Charming Chatter Blog Kelly has started a new quiltalong called Half Pint Quiltalong.
Pop over and have a look. For the life of me I can not get the button thingy onto my blog.
http://cottoncharmquilts.typepad.com/charmingchatter/2009/10/lets-quilt-along.html#comments



Day 2 with BOLT

Well today's discovery is she doesn't like being left home alone, I popped out to get some groceries to come back to the cat door destroyed and dog vomit. She had got herself into such a state she madeherself sick. So this is going to be interesting, I might not be able to go out. Hopefully in a couple of weeks she will have settled down.
DS3 took her for a walk and her collar broke!!!!!!!!!!!! she must have damaged it trying to climb out the cat door.

This is our new dog is called BOLT which might have to be changed. The cats are terrified, Freddie the grey cat must have jumped out the bathroom window and spent the day out on the roof over the kitchen area. I wondered where she was and thought she was under the house. Then she jumped off the roof when Michael climbed up to get her, I have been calling and calling her as I was worried she might have broken her legs, but she's ok I just was letting her in and the dog came to see what I was up to so don't know where she is but at least she's ok. Tabby is hiding under the house. Suppose they'll come in when they are hungry.And I left the cat food up on the table but being a bigger dog she managed to rest on a chair and eat the food. But she is beautiful and has a lovely nature, coping well with her first day in a strange house. Never a dull moment here.

Friday flaunt

Finally here is a flaunt for Friday. This is for my fathers 80th birthday I started it last Sunday so I managed to get it finished in less than a week.
We are meeting my parents for lunch tomorrow so will give it to him tomorrow.

This little cutie came to live with us a few weeks ago when my middle son come back home. Sadly for Freddy she has been made feel very unwelcome by the 2 resident cats Tabatha and Sooty. Its like world war 3 poor Freddy can not come into a room without hissing and growling from the other 2.

Haven't had time for any quilting but thats changing have to finish a photo quilt for my dad's 80th he was 80 last week, but we are not seeing them till this weekend.

Sweet Nostagia BOM

While I was checking out my friend Jeanette's blog today http://www.ribbonsandrosebuds,blogspot.com she mentioned a giveaway on http://dorothybakerdesigns.blogspot.com so while I was checking it out I saw she is offering a new Block of the month starting on the 15th of September so hop on over and check it out.

Friday Flaunt

One of the online groups I belong to has a Friday Flaunt to show what you have been up to during the week. So I will see how I go after having to pack up my quilting room as its turned back into a bedroom. I probably have enough fabric for a year of flaunting.
The TV programme packed to the rafters has nothing on us.

Anyway this was an easy quilt using Kaffe Fassett blues made for friend who has decided to try apartment living she says she is going to read in the afternoons so I thought she needs a quilt to snuggle up with too. And I quilted it myself on a friends long arm machine this is my first go on her machine certainly a lot to remember. I will have forgotten what to do the next time I want to use the machine

Since I had to be very restrained while away I couldn't resist these patterns both by Bronwyn Hayes from www.fionamarie.com. I also signed up for the Global Christmas Shop Fiona is running.

I think a lot of my friends will be getting the hot pads for xmas.

And I have been eyeing up this BOM for a while. Fiona offers this as a pattern only BOM so means I can use my stash for fabric. (Maybe)