Heading to Canada & the US.

My hubby and I are heading overseas this Monday 5th of September.
We had the trip planned BUT put it on hold after Beau's accident... all is great with him now so we have decided to go.
I will try and keep you updated while we are away IF I can get the computer working.
Take care.
Cheers
Kerry
xxx

MIA

MIA

Apologies for my absence since christmas but our year got off to a rocky start when my middle 'baby' had a bad car accident in early January and we have only just come home. I have spent every day for 8 weeks at the hospital and between the stress and travel I have not had time for sewing or anything related! We are fortunate that Beau is making a great recovery, but as the doctors never ceased to tell me 'its a long road'!! He amazingly still looks like him even though he broke every bone in his face and is now full of metal; he has some deficits in his memory from post traumatic amnesia and a damaged shoulder. We still have doctors appointments and rehab nearly every day of the week but we are home and getting on with things and for this we are grateful. We are going to celebrate the New Year from March 1st - the day Beau came home!

Sitting at the hospital I did have my sketch book with me and started designing a few new projects.  I am going back to my sisters tonight to my sewing circle so as soon as I get a bit of stitching done I'll share a snippet with you. Hopefully within the next few days. So until take care.

Cheers

Kerry

Roebourne & Perth

Hi Everybody, hope you are all well.
I have been away over the last month spending a few days catching up with a dear friend Sue and her family in Roebourne WA.

When I left here the temperature was around 14degrees arriving in Roeboune later that day to a HOT 32degrees......it seemed so hot to me but mild to them as the temp in summer reaches up to 50degrees...lol...that why I went in the winter...lol.

Flying in was amazing looking out the window at the landscape below, the dirt is a real red and orange marble effect from the sky, the ghost gumtrees lining the dry river beds, it is so different but beautiful.

Went on a tour of a Rio Tinto iron ore mine, Cape Lambert where Sue's son is an apprentice diesel mechanic which boasts one of the longest and tallest jetty's in Australia....every thing was coated in red dirt...lol

Love the hard hat and goggles...lol..Regulation dress code...lol

I met some of the local artists while I was in Roebourne.

Their paintings were divine and all so different, each with their own style and use of colour.

Sue took me to a kids playground so I could get a picture of me with one of the retired BABY dump trucks they use in the mines up there.

Yep!!!! that's me near the wheel.

Had a great few days up there BUT was glad to be heading down south to Perth to the cooler climate....that heats just no good for the hair style.

Sue came with me to spend a little time and a lot of money in Perth, checking out the patchwork shops, dress shops and the craft show was in town..lol..we ate, slept and spent well...lol...I even brought some knitting needle's and wool to knit a scarf...We had a ball.

Perth is such a beautiful quiet city. I fell in love with the mosaic and Morton Bay Fig trees in King's Park....came home on a mission to buy and plant one BUT haven't yet....I know I will never live long enough to see it grow BUT my great great grand kids can enjoy or curse me for planting it ....lol.
Took the train down to Freemantle for the day, came back via a river cruise, had a pedicure and hot rock massage....now that was different, but fantastic. The weather was perfect. We both had a wonderful time.

We have made a pact to meet every two years, so two years from now we are heading to Sydney for a week of retail therapy, food and relaxation.

Below is a picture of Sue having tea and cake at a cafe in Freemantle.

So cheers for now.

Take care

Kerry x

Altanta

We had an uneventful flight to Atlanta, and settled into our beautiful historic hotel on the 18th floor in the middle of town for the next 2 days.

Can you believe after Houston we still managed to visit 4 quilt shops in the area and found something to buy at 3 of them lol.

Visited the beautiful botanical gardens where they had a scarecrow exhibition, it was just fantastic.

Headed off to Savannah stopping at the "Whistlestop Cafe" for fried green tomatoes for lunch, it was soooo pretty driving off the main highways.

Arrived at Savannah just on dusk, it looked amazing, big oak trees backlit by lanterns with Spanish moss hanging from them. It was so interesting as it is such an old city, there are no tall buildings, maybe 14 stories would be the highest.
Our hotel room is a lovely corner room with balcony and a view of a beautiful church across the road.

Please visit again soon as went stopped off at Moultie and then on to New Orleans.

I will have to bore you with a few pictures from the AQM in Melbourne a couple of weekends ago in between my trip.

Well I better move as I am in the designing mood and have started a new project this morning. Will give you a peek prview of that as soon as I have something to show you in colour...lol.

1. Take care chat soon.

Cheers

Kerry x

Houston

Hi Everyone

We finally made it to Houston.

OMG What a fair !!!!!!! HUGH !!!!!!!

Marg and I arrived Thursday afternoon, dropped off our bags at the the hotel and off to the show. We were there for 4 hrs and only did 2 aisles.

Spent all day Friday and Saturday spending up BIG....OMG....the antique quilt stands, there would be at least 8 of them with a variety of quilts and prices.

Marg ended up with 2 gorgeous 1930's quilts and I ended up buying 3 ,the price on the Suffolk puff quilt, I just couldn't walk away, two were 1930's and one a 1890's.

...Yummy...

The Market.

Two of my Antique Quits

Marg in bed with one of her Antique Quilts.

Hi everyone

Been to Orlando and the Kennedy Space Centre, a road trip down to Miami and Key West.

Miami is HUGH, HOT and HUMID. A very colourful city but way to warm for me.

Down to Key West you go over 42 bridges one being 10mile long, I did count them on the way back...lol. That was well worth the visit, a very cute town.

Flew into Las Vegas staying at Caesars Palace on the 22nd floor over looking the pool area, 7 pools all different shapes and sizes.

Saw "Cher" and "O" shows and took a helicopter ride down into the Grand Canyon. All amazing'

Down to San Diego, did the zoo, park and sea world. The panda at the zoo was so gorgeous I have posted a picture of him just laying back eating bamboo.

Off to Los Angeles tomorrow.

My sister arriving here Wednesday morning,so packing my hubby for home Wednesday night,

Sis and I will be flying to Houston Quilt Market for 3 days....

So until next time take care.

Cheers

Kerry

We made it to the USA.

Hi everyone.

I am sitting in a hotel in Orlando as I speak. Ahh !!!!!!

Graham and I arrived in Los Angeles safely on Thursday morning arriving 1 hour earlier then scheduled as we had a good tail wind as a result of the tsunami, so the captain said.

The flight was fine and not near as bad as I thought it would be, I just sat back and enjoyed watching a few movies, reading my book and had a nannying nap.lol.

After arriving at the motel in LA for the night we jumped onto a tour bus of downtown LA, through Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, The Grove, Hollywood, Chinese Theatre, Walk of Fame, Sunset Strip, Venice Beach (we were a little early to see all the muscles...dam...lol) then to the Farmers Market for a light lunch then back to the motel to bed as the jet lag was catching up with us.

We caught an earlier flight out Friday morning to Orlando.

Had a quick look around the Disney Market last night, what an amazing place for kids, then over to Kennedy Space Station today, it was well worth the visit BUT how amazing would it be to actually be there when they launched one of those space shuttles....now that would be a day to remember,amazing.!!!!

Off to Miami tomorrow by car for a few days, one of those days spent driving down to

Keys West.

Well I better sign off before I bore you all to tears...lol.

Will keep you up to date. I will add a few photos the next time, so until then take care.

Cheers

Kerry x

Not long to go now.

Hi every one.

I hope you like the look of my blog....lol...

I was over the black look and have lightened up in both the over all look of my blog and my new designs as you can view down the page....lol.

I am off to America on the 1st of October for a month on holidays, I will spend the 1st 2 weeks touring around Orlando, Miami, Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles with my hubby then I pack him on a plane for home and greet my sister in crime for another 2 weeks !!! yippee !!!.

Marg and I will be spending up big at the Houston Quilt Market for 3 days then fly up to Atlanta and work our way back down through Moultrie and New Orleans.

I am getting very excited and nervous at the same time....

I am taking my laptop with me and hope to find the time to keep you informed with photos of my trip.

This has been in the planning for over a year and an extension of my 50th birthday in January....what a year and what a birthday, wonder what they have planned for my next one...lol.. this will be hard to beat.

Please take the time to scroll down and have a look at my latest designs and what I have been up to.

Take care until next time.

Cheers Kerry

xxx

12 more sleeps.....OMG.....lol

Harrieteville Weekend

The hand pieced wheel I did on the weekend.

My friends , Jennifer, Jenny & Wendy.

Magnolia Tree in bloom.

Part of the gardens and hills.

I have been busy and away twice since my last post.I have been up to Harrieteville with 3 friends for a weekend of sewing, eating and chatting.......it was bliss.

I did a hand piecing class with a very talented girl named Yelena, she has a patchwork shop in Beechworth.

The setting where we stayed is just gorgeous, surrounded by hills and the gardens superb.

Gold Coast

Hi.

I am just back from the Gold Coast, spent a few days up there with a friend of mine and her son while our men were on a car rally up through the middle of Australia.

The weather was beautiful, warm in the day, cold at night, just how I like it.

I did get a little sewing done while I was up there for the coming workshop in Yarragon. I will have to give you a peek of my projects over the next few days....so stay tuned...lol.

One day we went out whale watching....I felt as if the whales were playing hide and seek that day.Here is a picture of the back of 2 of the whale's that we saw.

We also went up to the new "Q Deck" while we were there...Boy!!!!! what an amazing view. It was well worth the visit.

Sunny Stones Retreat

My few days are up at "Sunny Stones" retreat was fantastic....only 10 minutes from home....lol.....BUT what a way to spend the weekend...with great company, sewing, reading, drinking and eating.

Vivienne (a good friend of mine) and her daughter Lou organise the weekend every year for a small group of sewing friends.

We arrive on the Friday afternoon and don't leave the place until the mid- day Sunday.

We all get a goodie bag full of surprises and giveaways all weekend.

The theme this year was "Pink" so we all had to dress in pink for dinner on the Saturday night....

As you can see in the above photos...."Dame Edna" graced us with her company....lol.

Visiting Perth.

!!!!! Hi everyone !!!!!

I'm back........What a wonderful time I had in Perth.

Sue meet me at the airport and took me back to our lovely apartment right in the heart of the city which we called "home" for the next week.

We sat up until 1.30am the first night (which was 3.30am to me, my home time) catching up and planning our coming week.

The 1st day we spent at the "Stitches & Craft" show, there were some amazing quilts in the quilt display.

We went fabric, clothes, shoe, ball gown (for Sue), bag and watch shopping...lol...

We had a deluxe pedicure and reflexology massage on our sore feet...(after all that shopping) at "Revive Day Spa" what a fantastic treat that was.

We totally spoiled ourselves for the week.

Went on a night tour of Perth & Freemantle, stopping at "Ciccerello's" number 1 in fish & chips.

If you ever get the chance to visit Perth...go...it's a clean, beautiful City.

This cocky was painted on calico then machined stitched.

...Amazing...

Sue and I at "Ciccerello's"

A view from our apartment window. You could "almost" say we had a water view.....lol.....

The Swan River.These are some of the beautiful fabrics I brought while I was in Perth.

The blue pile is to make a new quilt for my middle son Beaus bed.I brought these from a gorgeous shop in Mosman Park called "Calico & Ivy".

The other lot are my my Dear Jane Quilt collection, civil war fabric from "Carols of Midland", one of the largest patchwork shops in Perth.

It was well worth the visit.