Red Brolly

I'm Back!

                        Here's What's Been Happening-  I've been madly writing and stitching two new projects for our Stitching with the (Red Brolly ) Girls at the Jukejema Quilting Barn in Nowra.

   HERE IT IS ...... THE NOWRA BAG!

This is the first project we made- Very roomy bag with a large pocket for holding patterns and such on the inside.. and of course THE RED BROLLY GIRLS on the outside!

  The second project was a STITCHER"S CLUTCH- a necessary hold- all for travelling- with pockets for holding everything and a place for pins and needles, and a scissors holder. The STITCHER"S CLUTCH fits neatly into a bag for travelling.

  Here's me -off and away to Nowra on the beautiful South Coast (beaches, the river, lovely restaurants, fishing...).

  

Hmm- seemed to have collected a fellow traveller!

  We went down into the Kangaroo Valley and up over the Cambewarra Mountains and then down to the sea!  It was such a windey road I was beginning to feel a little car sick.

 Finally, we arrived in Nowra.

   Yes! You're right! That IS a bag of Scottish Shortbread from Nerida's Shop at Exeter.

 Hmmm- I guess you've been there too?  And to Brigadoon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We put our belongings in the Motel room -and went off to find.... THE JUKEJEMA QUILTING BARN!

 And here it is!  Come and have a look inside.......

 

  Isn't this lovely?

 HEY!  Here comes Kim to meet us!  Hi Kim.  Kim's the lovely owner of the Quilting Barn.

   She's saying that the Stitching girls are here- so let's get started!

  

Hi Everyone!  Ready to start?

They're all looking eager to begin!

Ummm- No Delma's not asleep- I think she blinked!

I know you'd like to know WHAT"S IN THE BAGS.

 Of course- the theme of the Workshop being "Stitching with the Girls"- the bags that everyone took home HAD to be Red Hat Bags!  The goodies inside the bags.... well....

Some beautifully iced Easter Biscuits made specially for the day by a celebrated cook I know. AND...

The pattern for the Nowra Bag,  and The Stitcher's Clutch, my  Favourite stitching Needle in a specially designed Needle Case, The Red Brolly Stitching Sisters Notepad,

and a really funky nail file with pictures of quilting things all over it!

 

 

  

  This one's really cute! Hi there Kerry and Vicki.  Love your aprons.

  See the Red Brolly Girls on the front.  How cute, eh?  O.K.... I know you want to see them up close-

Isn't this a great idea?  But wait!  There's MORE!

  Oops! Just remembered- I've got to put the dinner on!  More about the Show and Tell tomorrow!  (Isn't this exciting?  Can't wait for tomorrow!) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

FINALLY FINISHED!

 HERE IT IS!  YOU ARE THE FIRST TO SEE THE FINISHED VERSION- the Robyn Pandolph Beach House Fabrics Quilt.!

 Here's a close-up of the bottom half ...

Notice that I've put the BLUE and the PINK applique rose in!  Thanks to everyone who helped out with the background colour for these.  Most seemed to like the blue and the pink backgrounds- so I put in both!

Not sure about the name for it- maybe "Summer Breeze"  (as in "Beach House" -breeze?) Probably be named by the fabric Co. and save me the worry.  If you have a suggestion for a good name for the quilt- please let me know!

Rain!

 Sounds silly- but after ten or so years of drought-Lookit this!

  Yes - RAINDROPS!!

  And this ....

   BRUTUS!! 

 And Looky here-

Yes- GRASS! Most of you look out your windows and see GREEN- I've been looking out the windows for years now at brown dirt where the lawn used to be. Now, the grass is coming back. You've no idea how depressing it's been to watch the garden slowly die. We've had water restrictions for so long!

 

I'm here to help

 

THE FIRST PIC!

  Please pop over to Cathy's Blog to see the first finished stitchery of True Friends! Absolutely Gorgeous.   Don't forget- coming soon is The Great Catalicious Quilt Album on Flickr!  So take photos of all your beautiful Catalicious stitcheries!

A MAD RUSH TO THE QUILTER'S.

I'M ALREADY PAST THE DEADLINE FOR THAT NEW QUILT WITH THE GORGEOUS ROBYN PANDOLPH FABRIC YOU REMEMBER ME SAYING HOW MY SISTER-IN-LAW AND I WERE MADLY STITCHING?

AFTER MANY LATE NIGHTS- I'VE GOT SOME BLOCKS TOGETHER!

 MAYBE LIKE THIS?  OR  PERHAPS LIKE THIS ....

   DOESN'T MATTER- I'LL JUST HAVE TO SEW THEM TOGETHER AND GET MYSELF TO THE QUILTER!!

AND HERE HE IS.

THIS IS DAVID WHO DOES MY QUILTING- AND BEAUTIFULLY-

   HI DAVID! 

AND THIS IS DAVID'S WIFE JANET. HI JANET. - HMM- I RECOGNISE THAT!

  HEY LOOKIT THIS!! HERE'S ANOTHER WAY OF DOING BRUTUS THE CAT-AS TILES.  WHAT A LOVELY SIGN.

  THIS IS OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO THE   QUILT STUDIO.

COME AND HAVE A LOOK INSIDE.

 

 NO, JANET, HONESTLY -WE DON'T MIND!

JANET'S SAYING PLEASE EXCUSE HER MOWING CLOTHES- SHE WASN'T EXPECTING TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED (AND BLOGGED!)

SEE MY QUILT ON THE QUILT TABLE? I'VE JUST PUT IT THERE SO WE CAN WORK OUT WHAT TO DO.

O.K. SAYS DAVID- (GETTING OUT HIS BOOK OF QUILT DESIGNS) WHICH DESIGNS DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD USE?

I SAY: Hmmm-SOMETHING FLORAL TO WORK IN WITH THE THEME OF THE QUILT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK JANET?

JANET SAYS:  I THINK WE SHOULD CHOOSE SOMETHING THAT WILL ACCENTUATE THE FABRIC PATTERN.

WE ALL SAY "HMMM" AGAIN!

O.K- WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE AND THIS ONE HERE- AND HERE- AND THIS ONE IN THE BORDERS?

 GREAT IDEA!

 

NOW THAT'S ALL DECIDED- HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE STUDIO. THIS IS DAVID'S COMPUTERISED QUILTING MACHINE. WHAT A BEAUTY!

   THE BATTING WE'VE CHOSEN IS-BAMBOO! HOW ABOUT THAT. IT'S REALLY, REALLY SOFT.

THIS IS DAVID'S FILING SYSTEM.

AND SO'S THIS.

 WELL- TIME TO GO. 

 I'LL JUST CALL IN AND SEE MOTHER AND TAKE HER TO LUNCH.

COMING AND GOING!

BACK ONLINE! AFTER A BURP IN THE SYSTEM- THIS CAME WHILE YOU WERE ALL AWAY!

                                          Aha!!  Definitely NOT a bill!

    Goody Gumdrops! And there's more!

 Aren't they lovely?  These are Cosmo threads.  They come on a reel -and in two strands for embroidery!

  So all you have to do -is unwind them. And they're ready to go! So- would you like to know where to get them?

Jukejema Quilting Barn at Nowra. And I'm off to Jukejema in a couple of weeks for a Workshop. Called "Stitching with the Girls" (the Red Brolly Girls). So, we'll be using these threads- and the "Cottage Garden" ones.

GOING ...

Guess who packed her bags and left yesterday?  Her holiday was over- and she had to go home!

   SMUDGE!

   Thank -you all those who e-mailed me about the Norwegian Forest Cat!

 And to all those who sent photos of their first Block for the Catalicious Quilt! So many beautiful designs-But for a whole group of stitchers and their designs, please go to :

Rouge Cerise's    Blog.

                                  BYE-BYE SMUDGIE!
 

THE SECOND CATALICIOUS QUILT DESIGN!

  HERE YOU ARE!  AT LAST- THE SECOND DESIGN IN OUR CAT QUILT!  I LOVE ALL THE FINISHED DESIGNS YOU'VE BEEN SENDING ME.  KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

                   BRUTUS AND FRIEND........ TRUE FRIENDS.

  And the stitching instructions ...

  The small design on the instructions page- is so you can have it in front of you - all on one page for reference while you're stitching.

Remember- any problems- ask me at  the bronwyn_hayes@hotmail.com  or ask your friends on the Blog!                 HAPPY STITCHING!