Creative Week 2

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Continuing documenting my creative activities in Journal form here.

Week 2

Tues 8 Jan

Gathering ideas for CQJP block 12. Sorted through, and auditioned, mum's lace and crochet practice pieces to see what would fit best on the block.

Wed 9 Jan

Delicately stitched mum's lace and crochet in place on the cq block.

Took dogs for a cool-off in our stream. 

Enjoyed 'studying' the costumes when the boyz & I watched Pirates of the Carribean - Dead Man's Chest.

Thurs 10 Jan

Reading - The Santa Cruise.
Stitched some seam treatments on the crazy quilt block.
A starry night, so I did some star-gazing on the deck.

Fri 11 Jan
Finished reading The Santa Cruise (a good mystery read).
Continued stitching on the crazy quilt block.

Sat 12 Jan.
Went with Tony  to suss out a car he might want to buy.
(Had to drive Tony's car home when he bought the new one).
Started reading a new book.
Stitched some more on CQ block 12

Sun 13 Jan
Watched the baby Highland cattle frolicking in the field.
Finished stitching the 12th crazy quilt block.
Started planning the placements of the 12 blocks for the final quilt.
Trying to decide if I need black sashing or turquoise!

Creative Week 1

I'm going to try to do a weekly journal post to list creative things done each day of the previous week. The plan is to keep this going for the whole year.

Creative activities will include arty stuff, all kinds of sewing, designing, notable blogging, crochet, and all other types of crafts, and also things like cooking, gardening, tidying and sorting, taking photographs, walking, caravanning, exploring, enjoying the sights, quality family time, or even just sitting and thinking about things.

So here is the beginning....starting on Tuesday 1st January 2013.

Week 1 

Tues. Jan 1 - 

Day out with Tony at Miranda beach. A picnic, a paddle and a walk along the beach and bird sanctuary.

Wed. Jan 2 - 

Took down Christmas tree and decorations.

Created a space in the lounge to put my sewing machine.

Thurs. Jan 3 - 

Mended the sleeve on one of Tony's work shirts (I'm happy now I have easy access to my sewing machine). 

Hand embroidery on Nov block CQ.

Fri. Jan 4 - 

Machine stitched a patch on Mark's jeans and darned the hole on the 'bum'. 

Hand embroidery on Nov block CQ.

Sat. Jan 5 - 

A drawing session at the picnic table in the orchard. 

Hand embroidery on Nov block CQ.

Sun. Jan 6 - 

Gardening (weeding north garden and trimming dead branches in the orchard). 

Afternoon tea with Tony in the orchard to admire my work.

Mon. Jan 7 - 

Hand embroidery on Nov block CQ. 

Photography session with the baby Highlanders.