May is done and dusted! What did I do?
I read and listened to a few books, I tried a couple of new recipes, I made a lot of hexagon flowers, I went to the movies, I worked a lot and I went to Sydney to meet my newest grandson!
Books read-
The Perfumers secret was a good read I have liked the Fiona McIntosh's books that I have read, even if I think the characters fall in love very easily, this one was no exception.
The Banned Books Club was a bit of a thriller it kept me entertained.
The Wild Rose was a period romance, it was ok.
Opal was a great book all about DS Lucas Walker from the federal police, I have read the first book about him , missed the second one this is the third and it was good, great to listen to as I was driving.
The Seven Sisters had me engrossed in it, I didn't watch any tv for the two days that it took me to read it and have borrowed the next two in the series.
I made a sweet and sour fish dish, it was ok but I probably wouldn't cook it again.
I am in an EPP swap group so I have been making a lot of hexies and receiving lots too some not to my taste in fabric so I decided to make Anorinas Bigs and Small quilt, a few in the group are doing it as a challenge too . I have been thread basting my hexies as I am very heavy handed with glue.
I went to the movies and saw The Sheep Detectives which was really good fun.
Francis Myles Dawson was born on the 18th May at 4.03 pm, he was 3.060 kg, he is very tiny, there were couple of problems in the pregnancy so he was early, he is doing ok, feeding every 3 hours (poor Sophie) and not yet back to his birth weight.
He is the image of Brad as a baby. I spent the weekend with them and got lots of cuddles.
Chookshed Challenge went by the wayside as I was trying to get Francis' quilt done, almost finished I just need to baste and quilt it. I played with a lot of scraps and sewed up scraps and crumbs to make pouches in the future.
June Chookshed Challenge number is 7 which for me is the Blue Triangle Quilt, it is foundation pieced and partially done , it was given to me to finish I will have to lay it out again and see what it needs.
My Quilting goal for the month will be to finish Francis' quilt and to quilt my Oh My Stars quilt.
While I was in Sydney I stopped at My Sewing Supplies in Sylvania, Always a great shop with sooooo many bolts of fabric, on the shelves standing in rows on the floor everywhere, not any more. the shelves are full but the front of the shop is full of long arm rulers and not much more.
I went to visit my older sister in Wollongong on Saturday and then had lunch with a work friend and her partner, it was lovely to see them.