Today in Australia we celebrate Father’s Day! The picture below was taken on Friday with my dad amongst his children and my oldest brother with his children.
My Family!
To celebrate the day, in the afternoon my folks and I took a lovely leisurely drive up the Blue Mountains and visited the Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens nestled amongst the misty mountain ranges. Things were slightly damp, a little drizzly and chilly but the scenery and fresh mountain air were absolutely beautiful!
While there I also took the opportunity to snap some stunning pictures of the native flowers for the blog! I hope you enjoy seeing some of the beautiful flora we have here in Australia!
It was such a lovely sight to see all of the fresh flowers budding and coming to life. There were so many colours, textures and patterns that caught my eye every which way I turned! I’m so happy that Spring has finally made its way back to us!
Two years ago, on this very day, I found the guts to start writing a blog.
I was nervous, unsure and a little bit scared at the thought of writing and publishing my own quilty work on the internet.
But I was looking for a challenge, an expressive medium and a chance to reach out to other creatives around the world!
And two years later, here we are! Still writing. Still making. Still challenged!
I thought for today’s post I would look down memory lane of the past year – reflecting on the good (and plain-right exciting!!) things that have happened over the past 12 months!
Main picture: Me with my Minimalist: 101 quilt at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Show – my first ever entry into this show!
From bottom left to top right –
1. Hexie Cushion, detail. (I looove hexies!!)
2. London Phone Booth Embroidery, detail. (I wanna go to London so bad!!)
3. Mini Cot Quilt – hospital donation.
4. Painted Flowers Embroidery. (Click here to watch it come to life!)
5. Double Wrench Mini Blocks, quilt top only (ATM!!)
From left to right –
1. Olfa Rotating Cutting Mat – featured in my 5 Quilting Tools I Couldn’t Live Without post & video.
3. Hexie Pincushion (Click here for the video tutorial!)
4. Lovely fabrics used in the Double Wrench Mini Blocks
From left to right –
1. I Heart Colour wallhanging – machine paper pieced wonky log cabin blocks designed by yours truly! Quilt made from 100% scraps – nothing new was bought to make this baby!!
4. Scissors Embroidery – made specially for my new sewing room door.
5. Scrap-Happy String quilt, detail.
This also happened during the year…
Encouraging blog stats!
And this is what happened in my life behind the blog…
Main picture: I became an Auntie again!! My fourth nephew, Xavier, was born in August! (Isn’t he just the cutest!!)
From left to right –
1. I decided to grow my hair out long – I’ve always had it really short (think, pixie/short-bob style for 6 years!) and decided a change was in need! (Change is a good thing, right?)
2. I took my ‘challenge’ mantra to the next level and started making YouTube videos featuring quilty stuff, life stuff and lots of other stuff. (I think of it as a cleansing [and confronting at times] way of finding my self-confidence…). Don’t forget to subscribe while you’re there – it’ll help boost my self-confidence even more!! 😀
3. I drank a lot of tea!
So…wow!
It’s definitely been a busy year!
And I’m thankful it’s been a busy one, otherwise I would’ve just gone insane! Literally…
Thanks to everyone who has ever read my little blog and has left messages of encouragement and support! It really does mean a WHOLE LOT!
I’m terribly excited to see what the next 12 months will bring!!
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