Peter's Circles and Squares Quilt

I've decided to name Peter's memory quilt 'Circles and Squares'.

When I started to think about a memory quilt for Peter I wanted to make him something different - a pattern that was unique and I wanted it to be in black and white as he barracks for the AFL team Collingwood.

I think I have achieved the uniqueness that I wanted with this quilt. It's black and white and definitely different!

It's great to have finished the quilt as I will be able to post it to Peter for his birthday. It's also a really nice feeling to know that Peter now has something from me that I have made especially for him and that he can keep it forever.

As with all my other quilts I have made this quilt by hand and have embroidered my name and date onto the back of the edging. As I will be giving this quilt to Peter for his birthday I have embroidered 'Happy birthday Peter Oct 08' and then 'V.Cameron 2008' onto the edging.

Harry, Peter's dog, goes everywhere with him so I decided it was only fitting that I make a Harry a quilt to match Peter's. Harry's quilt however is sewn on the machine. It was fun to make a matching quilt even though it will probably be chewed to pieces in no time! Harry's quilt has his name as well as mine and the date embroidered onto the back of it.

Just to make sure Harry's quilt was the right size Charlie, my dog, decided he had to test it out first. He gave it the tick of approval!

My next project is to finish off my quilt which I started last year. I just have to finish the quilting of the three layers together and then sew on the binding.

I have also started working on Jacob's quilt and have finished one of the blocks and have started on a second block.

Sarah and Hannah's cardigans are finished

I was so pleased to have been able to finish the cardigans just in time to be able to give them to Sarah and Hannah when they were here on holidays a few weeks ago. They looked really cute in them and I think they like their cardigans.

I still have to knit Olivia's cardigan and am hoping to start knitting Olivia's soon.

It was really nice having Josh, Ruth, Sarah, Hannah and Olivia down in Melbourne. Olivia is so cute and has grown so much since I saw her in April this year. I think she has the most beautiful big brown eyes that I have ever seen. I loved having Sarah and Hannah come to stay. They both stayed over night with me on Friday and then we spent all day Saturday together before having tea with everyone.

On Friday night we all slept in my big bed together - by 'all' I mean, Sarah, Hannah, myself and Charlie the dog! Needless to say I didn't get much sleep but the girls and Charlie did.

On Saturday we got up and baked a loaf of bread in the bread maker, cooked a chocolate cake for tea, went for a walk, did some shopping, had McDonald's for lunch and watched 'The Sound Of Music' in the afternoon.

Charlie did so well with the girls. I was a bit worried as he's not used to having children around but he loved them giving his tummy a rub and would even go and jump up onto the couch and sit with them.

Taking Charlie for a walk was an interesting experience. Everyone had to have a lead to hold so with three leads attached to his harness, one for Sarah, Hannah and then mine attached to a belt around my waist and my crutches we did get a few looks and comments from people along the way.

I met everyone for lunch on Sunday but as i hadn't taken Charlie with me, Sarah and Hannah came back to my place again to pick him up and take him back to Nana's for the afternoon. While the girls played with Charlie and , Mum, Ruth, Josh and Vi played scrabble I finished off the girls cardigans.

Needless to say I really enjoyed the weekend and loved getting to know the girls more, see Olivia growing up and of course catching up with Ruth and Josh as well.

'My House' Applique Wall Hanging

I made this applique wall hanging in early 2005 and call it 'My house'. This hanging is based on the pattern by Joan's Own creations ' Step by Step' Applique series 137.

It was fun making this wall hanging, again all by hand, as I used the basic pattern but changed a few of the decorations using photos and pictures of my own and adding things such as ceramic flower pots and mirrors to give it more of a three dimensional feel.

At the front door there is a photo of my dog Charlie there to welcome everyone into my house.

On the second floor just above the sewing machine I have some photos of my great nieces, Sarah & Hannah and my great nephew Jacob.

On the wall leading up the staircase are some family photos. The big photo is of my grandfather and grandmother on their wedding day. There are also photos of my mother as a baby and as a little girl along with photos of myself as a baby and family photos of my brothers and sisters when we were little.

The next floor has a photo of Charlie when he was a few months old. He used to curl up and sleep in the basket where I kept my knee rugs in the lounge room. On the steps is a photo of my cat Henry who now lives with another lady who spoils and looks after him really well.

On the wall I made a little quilt using a photo of the 'Happiness Is' quilt which I was making at the time. Hanging on the wall beside the quilt is a photo of a place called 'Shere'. I took this photo when I travelled to England in 1990.

If you click on any of the photos you will be able to see them more clearly.