Quiltingorchardist

 Autumn crocus flowering now. After so, so, so  much rain anything that survived is doing well. A few late bright zinnias for the bees an...

Earlier this week when it was SOOOOO wet. I had time to make my Millefiori Block into a 20 x 20" cushion cover.  It is paper founda...

Recently Grandson has been to visit us and we have been to visit him ( and his Mum and Dad of course ). We played and read books and went on...

Over the last weekend some of the members of our P and Q group spent 2 days sewing charity quilts. Some of the fabric was donated. My namesa...

Since last Tuesday night we have had 276 mls of Rain . That's almost the length of an old school ruler. ( 12 inches  - I don't visu...

Torrential rain yesterday allowed me time to stay inside and do amongst other things sew awhile.  I have now completed all I am doing of my...

Whatever size of tomato you prefer we probably have grown this year.  We really, really love growing our own fruit and veges and nuts but...

At Tauranga Patchwork and Quilter's Group on Friday one of our newer members Lois Parish-Evans showed and told us of her," ART QUIL...

 When the bird bath in the garden fills and overflows with rain it saves us a job.  Over the last 3 days and nights we have had 5.5...

Finally hotter days have arrived. Over our long weekend I spent hours tending young plants in the garden keeping the water up to them and de...

 I have just been into the garden and come back with all these.  I will be making more of this. Courgette soup. Before you screw up y...