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Quiltingorchardist: September 2014

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Monday, September 29, 2014. Something Nice and Something Not. In the garden outside our bedroom window my favourite Viburnum is just beginning to flower. It's full name is Viburnum plicatum tomentosa. It's leaves are just as beautiful as the flowers.They have a slight red margin when they first unfold. The bees like the flowers too. Nice is in the orchard. Here is how we are dealing with it. Saw the piece out. Burn ( cauterise ) the cut using a small flame thrower. Meanwhile back in the garden and around...

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Quiltingorchardist: Quilts & Poppies.

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Friday, April 10, 2015. Today I have been into the city to my P and Q group. I hadn't been for a month missing last time being away in Taranaki. I took my blue bucket bag I finished a while ago for "Show and Tell." Here are some other items members had finished. This small quilt was made by 6 ladies and put together by R to make a lovely lap quilt. C was sewing a hanging sleeve on this large colourful quilt she completed. E made this ANZAC themed table centre in honour of her late brother. Where Im From .

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Quiltingorchardist: 2015 Kiwifruit Picking.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. It is wet here today so we were very. Lucky with the fine weather yesterday when our whole kiwifruit crop got picked in a day. Although everyone was here bright and early. The fruit and leaves were considered too wet, so picking didn't start till just after 10am. Empty bins arrived and were unloaded. Then some of the tractor drivers, truckies, R and R stood around putting the world to right ( as they do ). Once everyone got to work they got stuck in. A very successful day We picked...

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Quiltingorchardist: February 2015

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Drizzly rain ( not nearly enough ) on Monday early so I got sewing time. I now have got the outside row of little squares on and am ready to add white borders. Today is the day the old back door is out and the new door is being put in. So far so good I think. Lots of banging, sawing, chiselling and mess ) Of course it is not straight forward but R and the builder bloke are nutting it out . Photos when complete. Seen here looking out to memorial Park, when he went for some air.

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Issue 7 | The Page Magazine Online

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The Page Magazine Online. Category Archives: Issue 7. March 3, 2016. When life throws you lemons, make lemonade is a saying most of us will have heard at one time or another, a poignant phrase that encourages optimism in the face of adversity and misfortune. When life threw Jo Guy lemons she did exactly that, and her blog www.makelemonade.co.nz. My grandchildren inspired me; I want to reinforce those values. I’d like to address different issues in a way that children can understand. For Jo, connecting wi...

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Life and Lemonade | The Page Magazine Online

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The Page Magazine Online. March 3, 2016. When life throws you lemons, make lemonade is a saying most of us will have heard at one time or another, a poignant phrase that encourages optimism in the face of adversity and misfortune. When life threw Jo Guy lemons she did exactly that, and her blog www.makelemonade.co.nz. When I look back on these journals I’ve learnt a lot, so maybe I could pass that on’. I’ve found that I love writing, which is odd because I’ve never done it before. For Jo, connecting with...

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Quiltingorchardist: August 2014

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Thursday, August 28, 2014. Inspiration in the Garden? Maybe it was this clump of Daffodil Taurus that inspired me to make my next appliqué block. ( they have 2 equilateral triangles offset one in front of the other and come out lemon and white, then turn salmon/ apricot coloured and white ). This is the first touch of apricot colour I am introducing into my zany flower blocks. I have lots of planting to do now but that is part of gardening I like . Kiwifruit vines in ideal conditions. Here are the others...

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Quiltingorchardist: January 2015

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Monday, January 26, 2015. It's along time since I put any patchwork or quilting content on this blog. I just looked back and it was November the 18th the last time I mentioned what I was sewing. Yesterday and the previous Sunday afternoon I gave myself. With the heat we have been having I didn't feel like sitting inside sewing for some weeks ( and my gear was all in the cupboard ) but now that I have all my gear back on the table and have made some progress the desire to complete this quilt has returned.

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Quiltingorchardist: May 2015

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Quilting; Knitting and Chestnuts. Firstly Thanks for your comments. Bubble many of the pickers were Punjabi Indians who live in BOP now and work in the Kiwifruit Industry. Some have done pruning here for us. Unfortunately the packing did not go well. Even more fruit was rejected than we feared. Such a dreadful waste. Do you like chestnuts? Dress or tunic top. Both patterns came from a Patons Book 1101. I have also finished a collection of booties and beanies, in varying sizes and c...