Weekend family lunch

Mom celebrated her birthday this weekend.
We, the girls in my family joined her for lunch.






Cup cakes instead of a single cake

Nikki and Cathryn lighting the candles

Jennifer and Brandon

Jennifer and Grandpa

Not much sewing done
Susan

I have been tagged

I have been tagged by:

http://hecketyathome.blogspot.com/2009/08/tagged-listand-shed-progress.html/


Sorry don't know how to do a link. Hope This works.


ten things about me:

• I love my 3 daughters.
• I could not live without my sewing machines.
• I love chocolate.
• I drive a white car.
• I have lived in the same town(Pietermaritzburg) most of my life except for 2 years(1 year in Durban, 1 year in Cape Town)
• I love cats. 5 cats live at home, mine is a colourpoint Persian(Jasper)
• I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters
• I have a passion for anything sewing related most especially quilts and quilting.
• I would love to visit the USA again. My sister lives in LA
• Owning a quilting store would be heaven.

As I am new to blogging there are no bloggers to tag.

Until next time
Happy sewing
Susan
ps. just learnt how to link:)

Monday design wall

My design wall has the beginnings of a charity quilt.
I am using a modified EPP bachelors puzzle block.
I am not doing paper piecing and have thoroughly enjoyed this block.
Our guild leader showed it to us at our last meeting.
This quilt will go to CHOC

Until next week
Happy quilting
Susan

Butterflies and Blooms

The quilt is done!
Applique butterfly blocks from Hatched in Africa and
Center block a Paper pieced Carol Doak design.

I spent and enjoyable day in Durban on Saturday with Liese and Cara
from Hatched in Africa.
They had a trunk show and we all had so much fun.

Also got to see the new 830/820 Bernina which has just been launched here.
It is a wonderful machine and the embroidery space is huge but I love my
machines and am very content with mine.

Now that I have one quilt done I will be loading another on the frame and
hope to have that done soon.
Until next time,
Happy sewing
Susan

Whats on my design wall

My design wall is full of butterflies.
24 to be exact!
The start of my Vintage Butterfly quilt commission.
I have so enjoyed sewing these.
I would actually like to do one for myself.


Until next week,
Happy sewing.
Susan

Update on Car

Yesterday afternoon I received the quote for repairs to my car.
A whopping big R42500.00 (about US$ 6000.00).
That is more than my Hinterberg.
WOW!

Not much happening on the sewing side.
I am still removing applique paper from a quilt which will
then need to be put on the fame for quilting.
Hopefully that will happen this weekend.
Until next time
Happy sewing
Susan

Oh No!!

This is what happened to me on my way to my monthly quilting

guild:


My poor car was T-Boned.White Colt bakkie came across my path and I could not avoid hitting it.
So she has gone to hospital.
Thank goodness for insurance and I will hopefully have a hire vehicle by the end of tomorrow.

This is what I should be
showing you:
6 Baby quilts
quilted bound and with labels , ready for sale.
Until next time,
Happy quilting,
Susan