Red Brolly

WHERE DID YOU SAY THOSE TATOOS WERE?

  I HAVE TO DO THIS AS A SPECIAL POST- BECAUSE THIS IS        WHAT I CALL A DEDICATED SEWER!

THIS IS REALLY A "HOOLEY DOOLEY I LOVE SEWING"!

  THE SIDE.....

  A WORK IN PROGRESS.......

   IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE UP THE LEG!

  IT WAS THEN "SHOW US YOUR TATS" TIME!

 

  I KNOW I CAN'T TOP THESE LADIES- BUT IT WAS THEN TIME FOR   THE LUCKY "TOASTY BAG".

  AND THE WINNERS OF THE LUCKY 
 "RED BROLLY TOASTY BAG"........ RECEIVED A RED BROLLY PARTY GIRLS MUG!   LUCKY THEM!

 WELL- AFTER ALL THE EXCXITEMENT- IT'S A LAST BREAKFAST AT OUR FAVOURITE CAFF DOWN THE ROAD- OVERLOOKING THE BEACH- AND THEN....

 IT'S OFF HOME.  PELICAN AIR- OF COURSE!

  for more excitement CHECK OUT TRACY'S SITE AT:

                   www.tinkerscart.typepad.com 

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE TATS?  SHE WAS SAYING THAT HAVING THE TATS WAS PREFERABLE TO CHILDBIRTH!  

                     I BELIEVE IT!!

TINKERING AROUND AT THE TINKER'S CART.

HERE WE ARE (LEANNE, ROSALIE AND ME) AT THE CWA ROOMS IN TOWNSVILLE.  LOOK WHAT GREETED US WHEN WE OPENED THE DOORS! 

  

And here's THE RED BROLLY Project 1. The new FLOWER GIRLS BAG.

 

 WITH THREE POCKETS OUTSIDE AND TWO INSIDE- A GREAT LITTLE BAG FOR HOLDING ALL THE SEWING BITS AND PIECES- OR ABOUT JUST ANYTHING.

  AND THE SECOND PROJECT? A HANDY LITTLE BAG FOR HJOLDING ALL SORTS OF NEEDFUL THINGS- SCISSORS, THREADS, NEEDLES AND SEWING. THERE'S A DIFFERENT SHOP ON EACH SIDE OF THE BAG, POKETS INSIDE AND AN INSIDE  HOLD- ALL BAG.

 

  HER'S THE TEAM THAT SET UP THE GORGEOUS VENUE....

  EVA.

 

TRACY'S HANDSOME HUSBAND JOHN (SETTING UP THE SAMPLE DISPLAY).

 

  .....AND ROSALIE AND LEANNE WITH TRACY (OWNER OF THE TINKERS CART).

 

  AND TRACY'S DAUGHTER ELIZABETH- SANDWICH MAKER EXTRAORDINAIRE!

 RED BROLLY GOODIES FOR SALE!

 

  MISS MILLIE'S FLOWER PATCH BOOK- LOTS OF YUMMY STITCHING!

HERE'S CAROLYN AND THE STUNNING APRON SHE'S MADE WITH ALL THE RED BROLLY GIRLS!  

 

  .... AND HERE'S A GREAT IDEA- CAROLYN HAS COME UP WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL PROJECT ROLL- WITH A SEWING BAG FOR NEEDLES, THREAD AND SCISSORS. WITH, OF COURSE, THE RRED BROLLY GIRLS!.

 

  AND HERE'S SOMETHING REALLY  SPECIAL- CAROLYN HAS MADE FOUR SONGBIRDS QUILTS AND MADE THEM INTO ONE DOUBLE BED QUILT! I THINK THIS CALLS FOR A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!!  FANTASTIC, CAROLYN.

 

  THE RED BROLLY GIRLS ON BAGS! (THE LARGE AND MEDIUM CARRYALLS). AREN'T THE COLOURS GORGEOUS?

 

                                                        THE PROSERPINE CHAT AND PATCH! 

 

RHONDA AND KAREN-TWO SISTERS FROM TOWNSVILLE.....

 

FRIENDS JENNY FROM DAINTREE AND RAMONA FROM MOSSMAN- NORTH QUEENSLAND.

 

RHONDA, HELEN AND MARGARET.

 

  FAY, SUE, KAREN AND PAT FROM TOWNSVILLE.

 

  JOANNE, EMMA, LEONA, ALISON AND NARELLE.

 

 

 ENJOYING THEIR YUMMY MORNING TEA- SUE, PAT, GWEN AND MARYANNE .

 

  HAVING A GREAT TIME-FROM TOWNSVILLE- ATHENA,ISABELLA, MERINA AND TANYA!

 

  COMING ALL THE WAY FROM CAIRNS AND BILOELA.... HELEN,RHONDA, DELL AND JODIE!

 

AND ALL THE WAY FROM MELBOURNE.....

 

  YUMMY MORNING TEA.

 

  YUMMO!

 

  GETTING READY FOR THE GREAT SUCKY PUFF RACE.

MUCH EXCITEMENT- AND FANTASTIC PRIZES!!

 

  REMEMBER OUR SUCKY MOTTO, GIRLS!

  YES- SHOUT IT LOUD AND SHOUT IT PROUD!!

  "WE LOVE SUCKIES!"

  NOW HERE'S SOMEONE WITH AN INTERESTING BACKYARD!  HER HOUSE BACKS ONTO THE RIVER- FULL OF CROCODILES!! THE STORY GOES- THAT WHEN YOU GO FOR A WALK ALONG THE RIVER- YOU GO WITH A LITTLE DOG- BECAUSE THE CROCODILES ALWAYS TAKE THE LITTLE DOG FIRST!!

 

  COMING UP NEXT- "WHERE DID YOU SAY THAT TATTOO WAS?"

 

QUILTING IN TOWNSVILLE.

HERE WE ARE IN BEAUTIFUL TOWNSVILLE- SUN, SAND, GOOD FOOD AND QUILTS!  WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?

 WELL- O.K- SO THERE IS A DOWNSIDE- CROCODILES AND BOX JELLYFISH! 

  OH DEAR- WHAT IS BRUTUS UP TO? (YES- HE CAME TOO, I THOUGHT THE SUN WOULD DO HIM THE WORLD OF GOOD).

                                               BRUTUS!! 

                         WHOSE BLOG IS THIS? 

ANYWAY- AS I WAS SAYING-  ON MY BLOG......HERE'S THE STRAND IN TOWNSVILLE - EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT!

 

  YOU CAN JUST SEE JUPITER'S CASINO OVER ON THE POINT- WHERE BRUTUS DECIDED TO STAY!

  THE COFFEE SHOP JUST DOWN FROM THE HOTEL. 

  HERE'S MY ROOM UP ON THE TWELFTH FLOOR OF THE AQUARIUS OVERLOOKING THE SEA.

  THE TWELFTH FLOOR IS SECOND FLOOR FROM THE TOP THERE.

 

 

HERE'S ANOTHER "EAT YOUR HEART OUT GIRLS" SHOT FROM MY ROOM'S BALCONY!

 
 

 

....... AND ANOTHER!      

    HANDS UP ALL THOSE WHO ARE MOVING TO TOWNSVILLE.

 

  MORE FROM THE BALCONY!!  
   .........  TO BE CONTINUED. 

               TINKERING AT THE TINKER'S CART!

              THE DOG AND THE CROCODILE.

              " WHERE DID YOU SAY THAT TATTOO WAS?"

               BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

 

 

SOME NEW GIRLS!

                                        THE FLOWER GIRLS! 

THREE NEW GIRLS HAVE JOINED THE SISTERS OF THE RED BROLLY . THEY'LL BE ON THEIR WAY TO TOWNSVILLE (PELICAN AIR- OF COURSE) NEXT WEEK TO MEET TRACY AT THE TINKERS CART.

AS A SPECIAL TREAT - I'LL BE GIVING AWAY SIX NEW PATTERNS  FEATURING THE FLOWER GIRLS AT THE DARLING HARBOUR STITCHES AND CRAFT SHOW NEXT WEEKEND. (ONE EACH DAY OF THE SHOW- TWO ON SATURDAY).

   ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO STAND B08-LYN'S FINE NEEDLEWORK, AND SAY "RED BROLLY".  IF YOUR THE FIRST PERSON TO THE STAND TO SAY IT- YOU GET A FREE NEW FLOWER GIRLS PATTERN!

  LUCKY YOU! 

 

 

 

QUILTING IN THE HIGHLANDS!

  AFTER MADLY DROOLING ALL OVER JILL'S PLACE- I THOUGHT "I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THOSE QUILTS SHE WAS MAKING!"  MY OWN DESIGN, OF COURSE, BUT THOSE COLOURS AND MAKE IT A TABLECLOTH!!!

  SO OFF I WENT- SJVH IN TOW -TO MY PLACE.

 THIS IS THE MOST GORGEOUS FABRIC AN QUILTING SHOP.  JUST OFF THE MAIN STREET IN BOWRAL, JAMMED BETWEEN TWO COFFEE SHOPS (WHAT BETTER!) 

  IN WE GO .... AND THERE'S THE GORGEOUS NANDA- THE BIRTHDAY GIRL! AND THE LOVELY CHRIS.

  

 THE BIRTHDAY GIRL ON THE LEFT-  AND CHRIS ON THE RIGHT.

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANDA!

BUT- LOOKIT THIS!!

 

I'LL HAVE TO SHOW YOU AGAIN- THIS IS REALLY TO DIE FOR!

NOW WOULDN'T YOU JUST LOVE ONE OF THESE?   THAT BACK POCKET OF MINE WAS LOOKING REALLY EMPTY- BUT NANDA WHIPPED IT AWAY AND POPPED IT IN HER BAG BEFORE YOU COULD SAY "EMBROIDERED KNICKERS"! 

CHRIS (ON THE RIGHT) KNITTED IT FOR NANDA'S BIRTHDAY (THE FLOWERS AND ALL!).  OF COURSE WE BOTH SAID "WELL, CHRIS- IT'S LIKE THIS... NEXT WEEK IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE.........."  HMMM- NO LUCK.

OKAY- NO LUCK WITH THE TEACOSY - SO BACK TO THE FABRICS. I'LL FIND THOSE GORGEOUS FABRICS FOR THE TABLECLOTH YET!.

  WOW! AND HERE THEY ARE.  IT'S HUNKY DORY (THE FABRICS AT THE TOP)

  DON'T YOU LIKE THESE- CAN'T YOU SEE THEM IN A TABLECLOTH LIKE JILL'S?

WELL WHILE NANDA'S CUTTING UP THE FABRIC- I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND THE SHOP. 

 

 

I SAY TO NANDA "I NEED THAT RED GINGHAM THAT'S IN THAT QUILT" POINTING TO THE ONE ON THE WALL OVER THERE. (REMEMBER, JILL HAD A GORGEOUS RED GINGHAM IN HERS THAT JUST MADE IT "ZING"- AND I LOVE RED AND I LOVE GINGHAM). BUT SADLY-NONE LEFT...SOB- I WANNA QUILT LIKE JILL'S- GINGHAM AND ALL!

HMMM- OKAY NO GINGHAM BUT HERE'S A GREAT RED WITH WHITE SPOTS- AND OOOHHH- THAT AQUA- MY NEW FAVE COLOUR TO GO WITH RED- KEEP CUTTING, NANDA! 

 OOOHH- THESE LITTLE BUNDLES ON THE CHAIR ARE CUTE-  AND OH MY LOOKIT THIS- MY FAVOURITE COLOUR!

 MY FAVOURITE GENERAL. BONJOUR, TOUS MES BLOG AMIS EN FRANCE. J'AIME LE FRENCH GENERAL !

 BY THE WAY- HERE'S AN AD FOR MY BOOK LITTLE CHICKEN FEATHER AND FRIENDS.

 

O.K. - YOU CAN COME BACK FROM GETTING YOUR COFFEE- AD'S OVER.

  GREAT GIFT IDEAS.

 

  NOW THESE SMELL NICE. 

NANDA'S SAYING SOMETHING- WHAT WAS THAT? A NEW RANGE?  OF CLOTHING?  MMMM - THAT'S CUTE!

 

   

 

 

 

NOW CAN I REALLY AFFORD TO BUY SOMEONE ELSE'S PATTERNS- ON TOP OF ALL THAT FABRIC?  SJVH IS SAYING "NO - COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY- JUST DO YOUR OWN".  BUT - VERY TEMPTING- LOOK AT THEM ALL JUST HANGING THERE SAYING "TAKE ME HOME- I'M LOST WITHOUT YOU!"   QUICK- WHILE SJVH ISN'T LOOKING- JUST THAT ONE OF HEATHER BAILEY' S.  HA, HA!

HERE'S MY FAVOURITE PHOTO!  AGAIN.  

  OOPS!   GOTTA GO- FORGOT I WAS TAKING MOTHER TO LUNCH!
  

IN SEARCH OF THE SIDEBOARD.

I'M OFF ON A SEARCH FOR THE "HUMMDINGIEST SIDEBOARD".  A SIDEBOARD FILLED WITH LOTS OF GORGEOUS WHATNOTS AND EXCITING DOO-DADS. SJVH HAS HUNTED OUT THIS ONE.

 THIS IS THE HOUSE OF ANOTHER STITCHER AND QUILTER- WHO RUMOUR HAS IT- HAS A TOPNOTCH SIDEBOARD.  THIS IS THE HOUSE OF THE LOVELY JILL- COME IN-HAVE A LOOK!

   

THIS IS NOT THE SIDEBOARD! 

JILL'S SAYING I'VE GOT 10 MINUTES TO TAKE THE PHOTOS- AS SHE'S OFF TO EXERCISE CLASS.  SO I'LL HAVE TO BE QUICK!

HAVE A LOOKIT THIS!  EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT!

 
  

DO YOU RECOGNISE THIS FRIEND OF OURS IN THE PHOTO? YES- JILL FLIES PELICAN AIR!

  

  JILL- WOULD YOU MIND IF WE HAVE A LOOK AROUND WHILE WE'RE HERE? GREAT- HERE WE GO GALS!  THIS IS SPECIAL!

 DIDN'T I TELL YOU JILL WAS A STITCHER AND A QUILTER? WELL LOOKIT THIS!!

   ISN'T  THIS JUST GORGEOUS? NOT QUITE FINISHED, YET.  LOVE THE COLOURS.

 

JILL'S JUST SAYING HER FAVOURITE FABRICS ARE POLKA DOTS, STRIPES AND CHECKS.  GREAT CHOICES.

 

 

 

 

 

 SEE JILL'S COLLECTION OF QUILTS SHE'S MADE?

   

 

 

 

  I'M JUST DROOLING OVER THIS LITTLE QUILT CUPBOARD. I WONDER IF JILL WILL NOTICE IF I SLIP IT INTO MY BACK POCKET ON MY WAY OUT?

  

 

JILL'S TELLING ME TO HURRY UP- HER EXERCISE CLASS HAS STARTED. SJVH IS SAYING MOTHER'S WAITING FOR US TO TAKE HER TO LUNCH.  I'LL JUST TAKE A COUPLE MORE SHOTS...... OOOOH- LOOKIT THAT GORGEOUS BAG!

 
 

 

AND WOW- LOOKIT THIS!! THIS IS A PHOTO OF SJVH (ON THE LEFT) AND JILL- (ON THE RIGHT) HOLDING UP THE QUILT JILL'S JUST FINISHED.

                                   THANKS JILL.

 

     THE HUMDINGIEST SIDEBOARD SEARCH!

 

BRUTUS THE FIFTH!

 

 

HAPPY STITCHING!

HERE'S THE FIFTH BRUTUS IN THE CATALICIOUS QUILT SERIES.  

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 I must apologise for  not answering some of the blog and email comments- but I am slowly getting around to answering.  Thank you all for your comments.  They're much appreciated!

 

 

 

 And I'm quite happy for you to download and stitch any of the mice.  They would look great in the Catalicious Quilt!