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a time for change

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   For over a year, i have been working in a job that consumes at least thirteen hours of travel time a week, sixteen sometimes when i provide outreach to Bowen (seriously called bowen-wood by the locals with the presence of nicole kidman and hugh jackman filming).  for a year now, i haven’t really done any excercise.  since the winter lighting has kicked in, it has been bothering me that i leave and come home in the dark every day. for those out there living in larger cities, i gues this is a fact of life, but in the ‘ville, it is rule of thumb that it takes about 15 mins to get anywhere your heart desires.

anyway, last week, despite conciously trying to concentrate as hard as i could while driving, i had two minor car accidents. nothing at all serious, but nonetheless, inconvenient and embarassing. the little car isn’t sounding too healthy and is due for a check up- it feels like the general expenses of patching the car up these days seem to outweigh it’s actual value- i know you can emphasise with this kirsty!!

 one of the people that i share driving with in a car pool, left work, essentially leaving me to do all the driving. and that was that. there have been lots of little events leading up to this point, but it was these three simple enough events that tipped the scales. normally, i am one of the most indecisive people that i know, but there and then, the night after the second car incident i decided to hand in my resignation. i am not to sure exactly what i am going to do for a job in the next little while. but i am strangely not too concerned about that- even a bit excited. in times like these, impromtu decission making deffinately has its place in life.

day 1

stash buster

almost overnight, we have had an instant cold snap- the weather is fantasticly clear and crisp. i just love it! quality of sleep improves almost instantly. although, maybe it’s not so much the cold, but mereley the calming pressure from the weight of five quilts stacked on our bed because my b/f refuses to dress appropriateley for winter sleeping. 

and perfect weather to justify all quilting activity- which is very rare in townsville. i have been binding a few quilts this week in preperation for the christmas in july markets approaching. tracey and i have been making lots of baby quilts with flanel backings from our hand dyed fabrics- it’s been a great activity with the recent cold. this is a picture of a little stash buster that i have been working on over the weekend.

also perfect wedding weather. i went to a bueatiful, simple and to the point. most importantly it was short! i know that weddings are a once in a lifetime experience and all that, but it is so nice to be able to retain concentration for the entire ceremony. 

 

golum

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This is a quilt recently completed using our hand dyed fabric. my photography isn’t flash and i don’t think it really shows the colours that well.

another baby quilt…… i’m just letting it stay at my house a little longer before i hand it over…….  it will be going to a loving home though.  does anyone else go through this anguish?

after lunch at work, i hoped onto a bed for a manual handling demo and spread weed seeds all over the sheets.  ’yes…..yes i have been rolling in the bushes…. it’s a long story’ i mumbled. shortcuts are never as clear cut as they seem. it is amazing the little adventures that you can have by foot. today, i realised that i had been un-licenced for a week and i had to resort to lots of walking. it made me realise how many little things i  miss out on, carrying on the same routine  expedition to work in the car. for instance, every day i spend two and a half hours commuting  to and from work. after over a year of taking this route, i recently discovered that for a split second, we have a magical glimpse of the sea at sunset from the most unexpected vantage point. ok, that’s it- tomorrow i’m going to start walking again!!

renel, my best friend since seven/ most unconventional person i know, caught up on the weekend (part of our tri-annual catch up). she has been riding her bike phenomenal distances lately and has collected and washed random bits of material from the road side. she wants me to help her make a wagga- i can’t wait to see what she’s collected and will show photos once underway!

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virgin post

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well, here it is- after much procrastination, my first post. welcome!

a brief introduction- i am an occupational therapist by trade but quilter in every other spare moment. i have been doing crafty things for as long as i can remember and look forward to meeting other like minded people via this blog.

in the last year or so, i have been thrilled to meet two other quilters that are incredibly talented and also quilt to the likes of butterfingers and the hill top hoods- hence the beginings of the cool quilters group.  it is an amazing feeling to finally meet other like minded folks out there….

this is a quilt that i made at the begining of the year. it was given away as a present for my boyfriends sister’s new baby. she is the first baby born into that side of the family and is the most precious & dear little bundle. but i guiltily confess that i really miss this quilt amd plan on making a second one. i think the attachment relates to the fact that it has been made from scratch. my friend tracey and i started dying fabric and this is the first quilt that i had made from it.

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