Why ????

Why am I awake at 4 in the morning ?? .. I really don't know ... I have not been to sleep yet and I got up about 7:30am yesterday .. so it is not like I slept in late ... I spent most of the morning cleaning up my sewing room and  putting things away where they I go instead of being strewn from one end of this little room to the other ... I was finished that around 11 ... then I actually dragged the vacuum out and did the floor ... wow ... who knew I had carpet on this floor ... haha ..

I spent some time in the afternoon making a couple of swap blocks .. got them all packaged up ready to send on monday ... then I finished a couple of little sewing bags ... they are rather cute really ... a friend had one at a quilting day we went to and it seemed very simple to do .. so I started it .. and of course never got around to finishing it ... So today seemed like a good time to finish it off as well as another one that has been sitting for just as long ... waiting ... 

Here are a couple of photos of them .. 

These are the blocks I made .. and tomorrow or is that today ... I have to do another 3 .. then I will be caught up on all those commitments ..

This is the latest block I have received in our swaps ... it is so pretty ... and the photo does not do it justice ... 

Very soon I have to start on a quilt for one of our grandsons .. he turns 18 in April .. and then another 3 turn 18 next year .. so I will have to get a start on them too ...

well I think I am going to go to bed and see if I can get some sleep .. my eyes are very gritty and I have a bit of double vision happening .. haha .. so I am hoping what I have written actually makes sense ... or at the very least .. legible ...

good night everyone .. I do hope you all have a wonderful weekend .. and that if it is raining where you are .. you need the water ... or that you have some sewing you can do ... to pass the wet days away ...

yay ... I finally got a camera that works ....

I have borrowed a camera and have taken some photos of the latest bits I have been working on .... 

This is a starter block for a round robin I have joined in ... 

The theme for this was "Garden Tea Party" ... and this is what I came up with ... 

And these are what I made or should I say ... worked on at the last

These are for another swap .... Wonky House Swap

they were a lot of fun to make even though at times it got a little repetitive ...

They are currently winging their way across the pond to Jane's house ...

and here is just one block .. up close ... 

FNSI ........

My FNSI was fairly productive ... although I can't show you any of it because my camera is not working ... every time I take a shot it just goes all white ... so .. it looks like I am going to need a new camera ... oh my .. that is a bit sad isn't it . heeheee ... mothers day coming up in a couple of months ... maybe I can talk my favourite man into getting me an early pressie ...

What I did do though was get my 'wonky house' block swap almost finished .. they should be all completed tonight ... and if I can borrow a camera from my sister I may be able to get some piccies of them and post them here ...

They are very cute.. well I think they are ... as soon as I can get photos of them I will post them .... hmmm not even sure how I will get pics into flickr for the entry .. Looks like I will be visiting the sister soon ....

Have a lovely day everyone ...

What I have been up to .. sewing not involved ...

For the last 2 weeks or so .. feels like 2 months ... we have been searching the web for a bus/mobilehome to purchase .. as this time next year we are hoping to pull up stakes and drive off into the sunset ... of course we will have to do some packing and selling and possibly some storage to do this .. but that is the plan ... us .. bus .. sunset ...

Now we are not rich or very famous so our $$ are rather limited so the looking was a little harder than it would have been had we had lots of dosh ... but you take what you can get in this life and be very grateful for it ...

last weekend, after many phone calls and discussions hubby and I caught a greyhound bus to a little place in Victoria about 1400 kilometres from here in Toowoomba ... and we bought ourselves a bus/motorhome ...

It is like me ... rather old but still quite serviceable .. it don't go real fast but when it does move it moves smooth ... its a bit rough around the edges but but nothing a little TLC won't fix ... see ... just like me .. haha ...

and this is a couple of shot of the inside ... sorry they are not a very good ones .. 

but will give you a little idea of what she is like ... 

There is a double bed at the back .. with a couple of cupboards for our clothes and a small linen cupboard ... plenty of hanging space .. with an air con on the back wall above the bed .. it is big enough to do the whole bus ... there is a shower and toilet at the rear as well ... and an automatic washing machine .. it is a wee little one but will do at least a couple of days clothing ... the kitchen has a full size refrigerator .. gas cooker and oven... lots of cupboards and a full size sink .. a hot water unit too ... there are a couple of nice chairs at the table .. these recline back for watching the television that came with as well ... we do have to do a little bit of work to her .. like a couple of tyres ... the brakes also need a bit of repair too ... we want to put solar power on it .. but that will probably be down the road abit ... there is also an awning on the side of the old girl which will come in nice and handy when we are parked up somewhere near the ocean .. it will give us a little outside shade for cleaning and cooking and eating all those lovely big fish we catch ... hmmm .. have to stop thinking about the ocean and fishing ... and eating the catch ... it is all too yummy ... 

anyway ... that is what I have been doing instead of sewing ... and .. somehow I am not too sorry about it either ... we have been talking about doing this for 32 years ... and finally I can see it all happening ... very excitement I can tell you ... haha 

see .. if you are patient .. things do eventually happen .. 

It's FNSI time again ...

I have just signed up for tonights FNSI ... 

I am hoping to get lots done .. we shall see .... 

I always start the night with good intentions but somehow don't always seem to be able to pull it off ... 

We are having a BBQ for dinner ... means very little in the way of a clean up afterward .. 

which should mean I can get back into the sewing room fairly quickly after we eat .... 

as I said ... we shall see ... I guess it all adds to the mystery of life doesn't it ... 

Hope everyone who is joining in has a very productive night ...