rag peg bag

Another quick and easy sewing project. This time its a peg bag with a crazy quilt heart. The pic above shows the front - the heart is the opening you reach into. It's made of scrap curtain fabric I had on hand and colourful tiny scraps for decoration.

I used the cut out heart on the back for extra interest, using orange scraps.

In the end all I had to do was fit in a wire hanger and its ready to use.

z

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new couch cushions

When I got our new couch, I really wanted some new cushions...or new cushion covers! The old ones were in reds and browns in keeping with our older look. Plus they sported the odd chewed corner thanks to a younger Romeo.

Now I wanted something brighter... some light blues, some pink, some yellow maybe?

Originally I planned to make all the new covers using my crazy quilting technique. Like this one where I used fabric scraps to create hot air balloons against a blue scrap backgound.

But you know what? I had some pretty fabrics I didn't want to rip up. They made very pretty covers as they were.

I make cushion covers the easy way - like pillow covers - no ties, buttons or zips.

The pink one is my favourite. The fabric piece wasn't wide enough to do the entire cover, so I had to improvise. I picked some complementary plain fabrics and added a couple of colour blocks. It worked great!

So, a quick change for a different look in the living room.

z

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one finger typing

I had an accident on Friday morning. It involved a competition between a horse, a wire fence and my fingers. The fingers lost. But it could have been so much worse - and in my quiet moments I run horrible scenarios through my head of just how much worse it could have been.

So I'm thankful that all my stupidity cost me was the entire top slice of my left hand middle finger. Basically the tip of my finger broke and the nail, nailbed and surrounding tissue is probably still out in the paddock.

I was able to drive myself to the doctor but my finger was beyond their capabilities, so a friend took me to emergency from there - which incidentally moved really fast (note: if you plan to injure yourself, Friday morning is a good time to do it). They checked me in but I didn't get surgery till the next day. I couldn't eat or drink  for hours and hours. I've had a skin graft and am now all wrapped up and in "downtime" mode till they check it out in 2 weeks.

At least that gives me a ton of time to catch up on all the projects I've had ready to post about but never had the time... and to watch 3 series of Game of Thrones.

Meanwhile, farm news - Chipmunk foundered so he's on a starvation diet, poor little man.

Everyone else is well despite the huge amount of mud around, Dirty dogs won't be getting a wash any time soon!

We had a pretty visitor last week:

Thats all for now. One finger typing sucks!

z

canberra

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade they say.

So, you're prepared for lemons - you set up a lemonade stand, line up some sugar and get your juicer ready.

But life sends you prickly pears instead - and not a knife and fork or armoured gloves in sight!

I've been in the country capital (Canberra, not Syndey, for my American friends) and have been for a week and a half now. Feels like 5 weeks...

Oh, there are no direct flights to Canberra from Hobart any more, so I had to take 2 planes, and by the time I stepped off the plane I was sick with the flu.

I arrived late afternoon only to find funds hadn't cleared in my credit card and I was in trouble hiring the car I'd organised. I was ready to sit down and cry. But the great guys at Redspot Car Rentals (HUGE plug for them, they're wonderful!) worked it out for me and I was soon on the road.

I've been sick the entire time I've been here, only really starting to feel human today. Wonderful. I came here to see my brother who is sick and guess what? I gave him the flu too. As if he didn't have enough pain already.

I gave it to my cousin Mayia who I'm staying with as well as a few other members of the family.

Share and share alike.

Sigh.

I'm only telling you this so you know why the silence. I have a ton of projects to share which feel like old news now, but they haven't been written up or shared cause I've been too sick and have limited access to internet.

So, I'm fine now. Almost. Surely. And I'll be back to flood ravaged Tasmania soon to see if our driveway is still there.

And then I'll catch up.

I promise.

z