Quiltingorchardist

A week of busyness and business! Weeks where I don't even make time to blog are not my favourite, but today should allow for some down...

Denise Lee made this small wall hanging  "Holy Cow," in a class at Symposium last year.  Illusion by Rosemary Hancett.  ...

Some of the wall hangings.  Pohutukawa runner by Melanie Martin. (I loved the colours but not really Pohutukawa.  By Denise Lee. (...

The first day of the Tauranga Patchwork and Quilters' Group Exhibition  went well.   As promised here are some of the quilts I liked be...

    My Bluebells and mauve bells (? ) are looking great .  I even picked some.                                                         ...

Today, it's been wet so  we have both spent quite awhile taking photos of valuable items. ( these aren't but I wear them anyway ) ...

Firstly. Good Morning Everyone. Here are some camellia flowers to bring you a little pleasure Meg.  Camellia japonica  "Jean Clere...

I was out taking a photo of these lovely polyanthus  ( primroses ) when I spied this little helper.  An iridescent blue ladybird. Appar...

The weather hasn't been wonderful but Spring is all around. Some parts of the garden are very bright. Both  Rhododendron Rubicon are  ju...

I put the finishing touches to this bright apron this morning. The fabric has Tuis ( NZ native bird ) on P ohutukawa flowers . I am back t...

It has binding. It has a label. You know what that means. Phew, it is ready with time to spare. Although I don't like the brown partic...

I'll start with the discoveries. Threaten your PC and tell it it is about to be usurped by a laptop. Then give it the tune up of it...