Shops and Swaps and B.O.M.'s

I can't believe so much time has gone by since I last posted. I'm not sure where the time goes, but go it does.
Yesterday was a busy day for me. First a trip to the library to replenish my supply of books and D.V.D.'s. We have a lovely new library and it's always a pleasure to visit, however it is quite large and there is a lot of walking between sections. Then I went shopping for new nighties, in preparation for a hospital stay. Although tatty nighties are O.K. for home, I don't want to be seen in public wearing rag bag rejects. Another large area to cover, though the 30% off sale made it a little bit easier to accomplish. By end of day I was totally worn out and needed a nap to recover. That was probably more exercise than I've had all year.
I'm off for a total hip replacement operation on August 5th. I'm a bit nervous, but my specialist in Bundaberg, Dr Delaney, seems really nice and I have every confidence in him.
Since I am often in a great deal of pain at the moment and can only get around with the help of my trusty walker, my sewing is limited. Never the less, I am still working on my SCQuilter's block swap. This month's swap theme is "Mother animals and their babies". I am working on a dolphin with her baby. Next month's blocks, which just arrived in the mail, are "Dragons", and they are lovely (mainly purple and gold-very effective).
Although it's nearly midnight I'm having fun blog hopping. I've just been on Lynette Anderson's lovely site. I have downloaded the free B.O.M. -Noah's Ark, and have traced some onto my fabric, but that's as far as I've gone(what else is new-another u.f.o. in the making? I hope not).
Still trying to work out how to customize, but it's all guesswork at the moment.

This is a mystery quilt made online with the Southern Cross Quilters.

Burgundy Beauty

 

 

U.F.O.'s or Works not in Progress

I've decided to post a U.F.O. of the month, every month until I run out (which should take a while).
This might embarrass me into finishing a few things, though I doubt it. If the ridicule of my friends doesn't make me, then nothing will.
The first quilt is Burgundy Beauty, which started out on the 29/3/03, yes that's right, 2003!(Wait, I have much older ones than that, but that's for another time).
It was designed and taught by my clever and talented friend, Lorraine McMahon, as mystery quilt no. 8. on the SCQuilters mystery quilt group. I really like it, and one of these day's I will finish it.
I have spent all morning trying to customize this darn blog, but what a complicated thing it is. I would like to be able to see all of my spinning cube at the same time. It shows some of my challenge pages from my local scrapbook shop-Scrapbook Fantasies.
Why can't computers be simple?

Patchwork Retreat

Rockhampton Grammar School

 

This is really just an experiment. I'm not sure if I'm capable of, or have the time to keep a blog up to date. It's just a way of documenting my non progress in my busy quilting, scrapping. reading. watching movies kind of life.
At the moment I am participating in an on line quilt block swap with the SCQuilters, two different challenges at my local scrapbooking shop-Scrapbook Fantasies -(one is a Book of Me challenge, and the other is a conditional challenge following set out guidelines.)
I also have to finish an appliqued house block and a batch of A.T.C.'s for our annual quilter's retreat 10 year celebration.
The retreat is held in Rockhampton, Central QLD, during the Sept/Oct school holidays. It is held at the Rockhampton Grammar School, which is an ideal location. The classrooms are great, the accommodation is in single rooms, the grounds are beautiful (including the huge swimming pool) and the food is fantastic. We can work all day with tutors from around Australia, and then go on to catch up with old friends, drink and party all night if we want to (actually most of our ladies go to bed at a decent hour, it's only the hard core old chooks that stay up and party).
Sounds great to me.
At the moment I really should be working on my scrapbook challenge for this week. Why do I always leave it til the last minute to do it? I always say I work better under pressure, but I'm not sure if that's true.