Friday 27 January 2012

Home again

Holidays always go too fast.  I love the feeling of anticipating a holiday, then the enjoyment of being somewhere different and seeing new things, and I love coming home again.  Our little house seems fresh and welcoming, and new treasures get put away.  Bay of Islands was as beautiful as I remember from 18 years ago and Paul and I loved sharing it with the kids.  The weather was perfect and the colours amazing.
































Isn't this a fun photo, we had so many laughs over it!  The kids were amazed at their father's dexterity!  We were on 90 Mile Beach.

I had plenty of time to relax and sew on holiday, it was the perfect time to get all those berries stitched on my Vignette blocks.
I am now halfway there, here is how all the blocks look together.

























I completed two more blocks for Charlotte's quilt, gerberas and hearts.  This photo doesn't show the colours at all well, they are much brighter and vibrant.  

Three blocks were made for the Farmer's Wife quilt (I had already made the first block here.)
Block 1 - Attic windows, Block 2 - Autumn tints
Block 3 - Basket, Block 4 - Basket weave
So I was happy with our holiday and with my sewing and I'm happy to be home.  The cats missed us and are giving us lots of rubs and cuddles, sweetest cats!  And now January is almost over and Charlie and Josh start school again next week.  I am a little sad to say good bye to January, my month for lingering and ignoring lists.  But I am also looking forward to getting back to routines and getting things done!
Wendy

21 comments:

  1. welcome Home Wendy,such amazing pics you have taken and love your progress on vignette quilt,its looking fantastic,well done with all the stitching you did.xx

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  2. sounds like you have had a great time and are suitably refreshed. Love the photo of the family jump!
    love your vignette progress, the blocks all together are amazing! Well done.
    Your farmers wife blocks are wonderful and Charlie's quilt blocks are gorgeous.

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  3. Welcome home. Looks like you had a lovely time and also got a lot of stitching going. I just love how the Vignette quilt looks in a collage :o) and your farmers wife blocks are looking great. Charlies quilt is going to be lovely and bright. Oh and cute photo of the family on the beach :o)

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  4. Welcome home. Glad you and your family had so much fun. Your farmerwife blocks are very nice. I love your vignette quilt

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  5. Sounds like the perfect holiday. Fun with family and lots of stitching.
    Love all your projects.

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  6. That is one cool photo! It really should be framed!
    Your Vignette quilt is looking beautiful too!

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  7. Lovely to have you back Wendy. Bay of Islands looks like an awesome place. You sure did get lots of stitching done. It's a fantastic photo of your family and it's a fun memory of a great stay. There is no place like home that's for sure.

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  8. Love the collage of your holiday... looks like lots of fun... and your bouncing beach picture is funny... it looks like the person in the background is amazed at your Hubz dexterity too!! Just love your Vignette quilt and Charlies is coming along great.... good to read you back...
    Hugz

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  9. You have been busy, love the beach photo. The quilting is coming along great, glad you had a good time.

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  10. Wendy, your Vignette quilt is AMAZING as well as your quilt for Charlie and your Farmer's Wife blocks! What a fun holiday, I'm longing for mine, but that is months away. Thanks for sharing pics from yours, it makes it seem like it won't be so long to wait. The beach looks beautiful, I'm so glad your enjoyed yourself...you were missed! :)

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  11. What a wonderful holiday - and a gorgeous photo collage, and a fun beach photo! You got a lot of sewing done - LOVE your Vignette quilt, in fact all your blocks are lovely.

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  12. The Bay of Islands is a fabulous place to visit. We went to Ninety Mile beach last year, but the weather was not as good as you had it....still lovely. Your Vignette quilt is stunning!

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  13. Welcome home Wendy. Your holiday snaps look wonderful. The sewing you did is just beautiful.

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  14. So glad you had a wonderful time. Such wonderful stitching too.

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  15. Sounds like a great holiday... love all the photo's too.
    Your quilt is looking stunning!

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  16. Hi Wendy,
    I love your photos.. The Bay of Islands looks like a perfect place to be..Ijust love love your Vignette quilt, it is truly an heirloom..

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  17. Hi Wendy !! Your holidays seems great !
    I can't believe all you've done during this time ! It's amazing !
    Your Vignette quilt is breathtaking !
    Florence

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  18. Welcome home! You got so much gorgeous work done on your projects while you were away. Wow. And what a gorgeous place to work in. Great pics! It is always nice to get home to the fur kids, though, isn't it.. I always miss the dog so much when we go away! Hope you've had a good weekend! xo

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  19. What a fantastic trip Wendy for you and your family. Your pictures are brilliant......... and so is all your lovely sewing. Those fabrics in your Farmers Wife blocks are beautiful! I hope you have a great week getting back into the school routine......

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  20. It looks like a beautiful place to visit, those photos are gorgeous. It's always nice to come home isn't it even though you've had a fantastic time and it sounds like the cats missed you heaps. I hope the first week of school goes well for your two.

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  21. Brilliant holiday photos. Way to go Paul! He gets 10 for technical merit and another 10 for artistic impression! What a jumper!
    Your Vignette quilt is so beautiful it makes my eyes water. Charlies quit is going to be super gorgeous too. Farmers Wife too..... I so want to start my own but I'm going to content myself with watching your progress. Actually.... I'll be snooping for ideas!

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