1/2 of the fabrics from Patricia they are beautiful. Thank you so much Patricia.
other 1/2 of the fabrics from Patricia; they are roughly 14'' by around 3' so plenty to use for my flower arrangements. I have been very spoilt.
Well my day has started off cloudy but warm. A lovely parcel arrived last night from Patricia with some kimono off cuts that will work beautifully in my LE> I even made up two wee star flowers with some of the silk fabric last night before going to bed.
Hearts, border, and lone star are not appliquéd on to back ground yet. Lone star is made from some fabric I just received from Patricia. I love the idea that lots of pieces of fabric in my LE are from other Quilters from around the globe who are making LE.
I have just started to make my polka dot leaves and oak leaves; I'm still think they may be to light but I will leave them till after I have added my vase and flowers and see what they look like then. I will add the same brown behind the polka dot leaf peepholes too when I appliqué them to the back ground fabric. Have made up one set of hearts to appliqué down, but need to add two wee flowers either side first. SOme one has just learnt to crawl so Nanna will have to put gates up to keep her away from pins and needles!!!!!
Papua New Guinea doll from the 1960's Given to me last Friday by one of my Opp Shop costumers who knows I lived there for 6 years. She found it in a Garage sale and to day I have just dressed her again after cleaning her out fit.
These dolls were taken to PNG by the trading company then working out of PNG; these dolls were sent out to the village ladies and they were asked to dress them in their village costumes. each village has a very distinctive dress wear. This wee doll is from the Highlands I can tell my the colours that are used to dye her clothes which are made out of woven vanilla bean finer. These wee dolls are now very collectable but I just love her for been a lovely reminder of another part of my life where I learnt to appliqué!!!!!. and she will always remind me of my lovely costumer who has become a friend over the 5 years I have been volunteering at the Local Church Opp Shop.
Taken this morning Looking North. I'm Just back from lovely time with my friend who I meet every Wednesday morning for a walk a long the beach but over the last 4 weeks I have not been able to meet her due to pulling a tendon in my foot. So we meet and had coffee instead of walking the beach.
Looking South it was cloudy and showers coming through but a mild 27C but few people were swimming.
After the beach I call in to a couple of small Opp Shops and say hello to the ladies that work in them as volunteers also, this morning I came out with less money than I went in with.
I found this amazing charcoal sketch on white silk at the Redcross Opp shop this morning, because it was of another women sewing I just had to bring it home, she has such a beautiful serene look on her face as she draws the needle and thread from the fabric.
These perfume containers also came home with me for my DGD!!!!! Plus 1/2 dozen pressed glass pieces from around the 1930's
Orchids are flowering here there and every where in the grounds around the house at present.
In the wild of PNG the locals call them the moth flowers as they dance like moths in the breeze.
I have just been out and taken some random photo's of the tree's beside out home.
One of our lovely old rain trees.
This is a native creeper that final will smoother huge trees and they die then it all falls down????
We don't have a lot of flowers in the rainforest but it is always full of exotic birds and butterflies of multi colours.
Now I'm going to curl up with a good DVD and do some more quilting on this ever going WIP's of silk on silk called the 4 seasons.
It is 3pm and not a stitch done or house work for that matter but I have taken you to the beach to a local Opp shop that I do not work in LOL a walk around my garden and now I’m off to link with Esther on WOW. http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com/ Happy stitching All Glenda
I love the colors of your LE.
What a beautiful sketch
Greets from Amsterdam of the Netherlands
Elly
Hi Glenda, your comment on my blog make me smile, we say a day without laughter is a day not lived, so the beginning of my day is great.
We have a little rental house with a garden the size of a stamp LOL, but I’m zo glad to have a little place outside to breath the air and have some plants and a little pond you can see it on my home blog http://www.bij-marijke-thuis.blogspot.nl.
What a beautiful charcoal sketch you see that she’s enjoying needlework and what a great surrounding your rainforest I wish I was there to see it with my own eyes… I only have a CD with sounds of the rainforest so… I enjoy your pics with it LOL!
Your colours you use in your LE match up with the orchids I love it, now I remember when I see your LE your beautiful surrouding!
Have a nice day,
groetjes van Marijke
Hi Glenda, Esther’s LE brings you so much more than just the appliqué. Now I have been looking in an atlas to see where the tropical forrests are in your continent. Never knew this! And those orchids in the wild! After living in so many countries, you settled down in a beautiful region in the presence of your (grand-)children. Lucky girl!
Your LE is growing into a beautiful piece of work! Working with silk on silk seems to me a rather slippery business! And I love the drawing you bought with the sewing lady. Regards, Auckje
I love seeing pictures of where you live. The beach looks beautiful! And so do the trees. Your LE is georgeous!
I love the charcoal sketch so simple and nice looking. I like how your LE is coming along and I love your photos of the tropics – I take it that you are in Northern Australia as your plants look very tropical to me! walking along the beach looks so pretty too – I do not have that here in the states as I am not on the coast line.
Karen in AR
I want to walk along that beach with you, and then shop in the Opp shop what fun that would be. Great fabrics you received. Your LE is wonderful and your quilting on your quilt is gorgeous. So nice to visit your blog always.
Hugs Bunny
It is Always so enjoyable to read your blog. You are Lucky to live in such a beautiful place!
Your LE is gorgeous. Just follow your instinct as far as the colours go. The corner vases are still coming, so your polka dot flowers should be fine.
Hugs, Anne Marieke
Glenda. that drawing of the sewer is a treasure!! it was a pleasure to spend virtual time with you on your blog.
cheerio, Kirsten 🙂