Morning ALl
Thanks for brekkie coalie just what I needed.
Sewing for me today.
Have a GREAT DAY ALL

dilligaf_dah - 2013-04-20 07:53:00

morning all you lovely ladies:)
had heavy rain overnight still not looking good out there
have grandies coming for a few hours today :)
coalie will have some of that snupper for brekkie this morning mmm yum
have a great day in what ever you are all doing :)

twilight23 - 2013-04-20 08:10:00

temp has dropped here and drizzle is now showers :((

coalrange1 - 2013-04-20 09:36:00

Oh coallie, another sewing day for you. Clouds are lifting here, we had rain overnight. Mind you. I am still sitting in bed checking my mail and cruising the Internet, so it might be cold out there, just don't know it yet.

skippie1 - 2013-04-20 09:43:00

Good morning, another half a week of work done:o) Been pouring with rain here today, a perfect day for crafting. I hope to finish a scarf and start a stripey slouch hat for missy. I should really make a hat for Mr 13 who decided to cut his own hair to the scalp in patches over his head. He is now sporting a number 1 cut all over and it really does not look good on a 11 degree day lol!

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jennonimo - 2013-04-20 16:48:00

Evening all .... I didn't wake up till almost 10am this morning ... So I have been chasing myself all day. Managed to get a couple of hours sewing this afternoon but am now about to start dinner preparations. My tummy is rumbling ....

barbrose - 2013-04-20 18:33:00

oh no Wee oh yes make him a hat, he sure did pick the wrong season to do that didn't he, glad he didn't injure himself.
Gosh Bar 10 am, tis good you were able to and got over tripping around the country :)
ive mostly blobbed today but did get some sewing done.

coalrange1 - 2013-04-20 20:20:00

I got some done too! I am making houses from scraps and it is fun. I wanted all the skies to be blue...but I used lots of different blues in each block and thought it looked a bit busy. I have put the wonky borders on about 12 of them and now I think they look okay...so I will finish 49 of the buggers!
It's been cool enough to use the heat pump today. One good side of that is that our little black cat is getting more cuddly. Lucky me!

jumbobon - 2013-04-20 20:36:00

And DD and SIL got a rescue dog today. Benji is a three year old Pomeranian and is very cute!
How is wee boy's head? Freezing cold? Missy could let him borrow one of her gorgeous hats that have been made for her...

jumbobon - 2013-04-20 20:49:00

Everyone is awfully quiet here tonight. I'm off to bed now so see you later alligators.

jumbobon - 2013-04-20 23:36:00

hello Jumbo, I am still here, googling and oogling behind the computer.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 00:16:00

I better switch the lights of. Nite nite.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 01:26:00

Rise and shine everyone ....someone has to shine as the sun is still sleeping and the sky is crying. I didn't want to be awake yet .....but the jug has boiled and there is fresh coffee in the percolator. Leftover hot cross buns from Easter are warming slowly in the oven. Enough for all. Help yourselves.

barbrose - 2013-04-21 07:52:00

Thank you! I loooove hot cross buns...you'd best hurry or there will be none left! What's on the agenda today then? Church for some of you...family and friends for some and stitching for some. Maybe all three for the lucky ones! Me? Not sure yet. Stitching for a while though...
Enjoy the rain...

jumbobon - 2013-04-21 08:48:00

Yawn, me is awake, can someone please bring me a coffee from Bar please. Some Stitching for me today. Lovely rain here, all night. Yawn.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 09:10:00

Listening to the rain in bed here too. Maybe I will do some baking today, or maybe some knitting or maybe read a book. We are all settling in to school holiday mode here.
Have a great day everyone.
Did you go to Spotlight yesterday for the wool sale Holly, perhaps took a truck and trailer to bring your stash home??

wee5 - 2013-04-21 09:40:00

Good morning
well since all of you are in lazy sunday mode I spose its no use asking you to come help me is it haha we have one daughter shifting out and one shifting in which is lovely but theres a week or two where they will both be here with major stuff ! im taking out my stuff from the rooms to make room, it started off as just a few things but the more I look the more there is lol
thanks for coffee :)))))

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 10:09:00

Oh Coallie, have fun, it's in those situations that we realise how much stuff we have, i do need more notice and I i would have helped you all.Enjoy having both girls at home.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 10:54:00

thanks Skippie, grandies here ''helping" hahaha

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 11:06:00

we ended up doing 'wheres wally' jigsaws, we found wally so they've gone home and I will carry on, found lots of puzzles in the cupboard no one could get to for the kids storing their stuff in the room.....
got lots sorted yay
jugs boiling ......

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 12:05:00

thanks for the coffee coalie
Gidday ALL
me flamin computer is driving me insane.
so flamin slow ......... or me just to fast or impatient heheeeeeee
prob the laterer.
Sewing for me today
have lots of thunder here at the moment but no rain or lightening better not talk to soon as the sky is BLACK......... so it will all come.
Nice day to be inside sewing.
Have to sort out which auctions I can relist also today.
so me is busy heheheeee
need lots of potion. Thank goodness coalie gave me heaps during the week as she'll be to busy to make more up for me today eh.
Enjoy ya families, sewing etc.
Have a GRAND day

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dilligaf_dah - 2013-04-21 12:18:00

Who hidding the chocolate I NEED energy................

dilligaf_dah - 2013-04-21 12:20:00

Some choc here dilli, although not that much as the Dude takes lots of it with him for the workers in the Philippines, they love our chocolate.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 12:37:00

I have chocolate! Dairy milk, Black Forest and mouth popping stuff in the other one. That's what fell into our trolley when the grandies and I went sh sh shopping on Friday night!
I have just had a call to remind me that I am going to a show this afternoon. One of the boys asked us to go and see him in a kids theatre group playing Alice in wonderland. He is a tree and two other costume changes that he couldn't remember...so I am off soon. I have made but not framed ten more houses this morning. I dunno why it takes builders so long...

jumbobon - 2013-04-21 12:43:00

Thanks for the chocolates Skippie and Jumbo just filled to spots it needed.
I know what you mean Jumbo only takes me one day to applique a house. or shoudl I say several of them...........
What are these houses you are sewing pic plz...........
Sounds like The heavens are moving furniture arround by dragging it to and thro. Very loud they are.

dilligaf_dah - 2013-04-21 14:26:00

dilligaf_dah wrote:

Thanks for the chocolates Skippie and Jumbo just filled to spots it needed.
I know what you mean Jumbo only takes me one day to applique a house. or shoudl I say several of them...........
What are these houses you are sewing pic plz...........
Sounds like The heavens are moving furniture arround by dragging it to and thro. Very loud they are.

Yep . . . same over this side of town Dilli - our guttering is not coping with the amount of rain at the mo.

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hollyj - 2013-04-21 15:57:00

we have sun shine and thunder here now. The lightening and rain have eased off a bit.
Can not open ya pics judy will try again later it me computer not your pics.
Jugs just boiled for hot drinks.
flamin hot here with all the rain have had me fan on all day sewing.

dilligaf_dah - 2013-04-21 16:53:00

Lovely bag Holly, great for carting project when travelling. Is there a possibility that I could borrow that pattern.-:)) pretty please. Come on Holly how much wool did you buy.
Still very grey and softly raining here. Trying to get some order in my room while listening to Music and seeing ideas to make. Must tidy must tidy must tidy my room, I keep telling myself.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 16:58:00

Wow that's a great bag Holly, lots of treasures will fit in there on shopping excursions. I got a 1/2 made bag at the op shop the other day with a pattern. its got a lot of room in too. will make it one day.
sunny with blue sky here now after a day of rain.

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 17:13:00

Geez Holly, you can stash a lot of wool in that bag when it is wide open! It looks great, something a bit different from usual bag patterns. Can you tell me what the pattern is called so I can try and locate it?
Does anyone spin here, as in spinning wool and not being dizzy?? I am on a real wool kick at the moment and wonder how hard it is to learn, especially being a lefty and totally unco-ordinated.
I hope all the moving is done Coalie, I hope you didn't have to do it in the rain, it has hardly stopped here today.
Sorry no choc here to share, I need every bit of it that I have stashed away to cope with wet school holidays.

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hollyj - 2013-04-21 17:28:00

Wee, I still have a wheel, did a lot of spinning and weaving, it's not difficult to learn, very relaxing, unless you start setting yourself goals as how much you can spin in one night. If you do start spinning, borrow a wheel from someone, my favourite is a Majacraft with a double foot peddle.Had a Ashford before that but found that I couldn't spin fast enough on that. Also the bobbins from the Majacraft wheels are bigger, so less stop and starts.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 17:36:00

Gidday you fullas. The show was great and our boy was perfect...and soooo proud to see us all. Four of us went and thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon. Got caught up talking shop afterwards though and have only just got home
Holly...that bag is superb! Only 13 balls of wool? How very restrained!
Might get more stitching done tonight. You?

jumbobon - 2013-04-21 17:37:00

no shifting yet Wee, #3 daughter and boyfriend have bought a house and are shifting in a few weeks. #2 daughters flat, the landlord wants her dad in it as hes not well, most of the flatmates have been there 3 years so tis sad they are all having to shift out. daughter is coming home for a while. so for a few weeks there will be all their stuff here ( a houselot each ) that's why I was sorting room for it. but all done now :)'
13 balls Holly !!!! try better next time please hahahaha

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 17:58:00

sowwy holly honest............. have me glasses on now heheheeee

dilligaf_dah - 2013-04-21 18:36:00

wow what a great bag holly........ weally good for hiding me chocees and potion in heheheheheheh

dilligaf_dah - 2013-04-21 18:38:00

So who watched X Factor and cried when Stan Walker sang with that gorgeous girl? I did. Thanks for the tips about the spinning wheel Skippie, I hadn't heard of the Majacraft wheel before you mentioned it. Congrats on your daughter and boyfriend buying their own home Coalie, that is such a part of the kiwi dream to own your own place.

wee5 - 2013-04-21 20:57:00

Hello again. Good luck with spinning wee. I'll put a fly in the ointment now! I find an ash ford fine for me. I don't do a lot of spinning now but used to and had no hassles...but then skippie is a speed whizz! I have been out in my shed. I wanted to put the borders on the ten houses...if you google Bonnie Hunter free patterns there are a heap of them with great instructions. I'm doing the happy scrappy houses. She did neutral skies but I wanted them blue. They are a bit busy but I think they will be fine when all of them are done. Here's mine so far.
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/264401943.jpg
See you in the morning...

jumbobon - 2013-04-21 21:22:00

Thanks Wee they have both worked and saved very hard.
would've been easier if they had just built some houses like Jumbo hehe they are so cute, quilt is going to look lovely.

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 21:54:00

snupper ~
http://img4-1.myrecipes.timeinc.net/i/recipes/su/11/06/apric
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the piece that's missing I put on Jumbo's bed hmm hope she doesn't roll over on it oopsie hehe :) sweet dreams Jumbo hehe :)
help yourselves ....

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 21:58:00

nite nite sweet dreamzzz

coalrange1 - 2013-04-21 22:02:00

Thanks coallie for snupper, looks yummy.
Cute houses Jumbo, going to look great.
Wee, Majacraft wheels are also made in NZ, Tauranga I think.
I have been cutting 6 inch square from my 2nd hand shirts, lots more to do, will be an early ish night for me, was kinda early this AM before I got to sleep. Sweet dream for those hitting the sack already.

skippie1 - 2013-04-21 22:12:00

cool houses jumbo, much cheaper than buying a real house aye Coalie:o)
Which Ashford spinning wheel do you have Jumbo? They are more commonly sold on trademe than the majacraft ones.
Bed for me. goodnight all

wee5 - 2013-04-21 23:07:00

Good morning merry raindrops...the sunshine has wented! Breakfast all ready so you'd best be quick before it is all scoffed up.
Wee, I had both an upright and traditional. The upright is really good for travelling with as it fits in the car with ease. The traditional now resides in Wellington. Spinning is great. Once you get the rhythm going it is really relaxing. Muttley said he found the whirr soothing...and all the kids learned to use it. Our son was really good at it. I remember sitting in the playpen with my wheel. I could get some wool spun and could still be with the kids while they played around me. I never liked caging them! Have a great day...

jumbobon - 2013-04-22 06:53:00

Good morning all, thank you Jumbo I'll be round any minute or brekkie. Stay dry every one, heard that there is a lot more rain on the way for some areas of NZ. Nelson seems to have been drenched overnight with more then 100 ml..
Shell hope you are OK.
Have all a great day.

skippie1 - 2013-04-22 07:07:00

Good morning
nice day here and sun trying to shine but rain coming back later.
thanks for brekkie not sure what it was but it sure was tasty :)
have a happy day :)

coalrange1 - 2013-04-22 07:49:00

Good morning.
Awesome bag Holly and those houses look very cheerful Jumbo.
I managed to start my third Christmas quilt top yesterday. Another crumb one. Still have to assemble the first crumb one but I have 12 large squares already to go. My jelly strip top is ready for borders now.
Started to make feijoa paste last night but it has not been successful :( thankfully I have a friend who keeps me well supplied with the fruit. Will try again tonight. Working till after 7pm today so have just put a casserole in crockpot. Had better go get dressed, etc ....meant to be at work by 9am ....might be a bit late today

barbrose - 2013-04-22 08:41:00