I have been missing in action......again......due to some more mystery stitching for up an coming retreats and magazine projects. Boy have I been swamped with them this year. Not that I am complaining. Not at all but it does make it just a little diffiult to blog. The magazine project that I am involved with is for "Homespun" and I am not sure if I can talk about it until I check first so I will leave that one alone for now.
The retreat project is for JukeJema Quilting Barn. I will be heading off down there in August with Janelle for a fantastic 2 day retreat. Now I know that there are just a few spots left so if you are keen for a spectacular weekend of all things indulgent then pop on over to Kim's blog for all the details.
Here is a sneak peak at part of my project.
The fabric range is called "Lily Pond" and is to scrumdiddlyumptious for words. The very generous Sarah from Quilt Fabric Delights gave them to me so if you just must have them in your stash them pop on over to Sarah's shop.
There has been some sunshine at Jack's school recently in the form of birdy's. They are called Sun Conures. As you know Jack was given a green cheeked conure at Christmas time from his teacher Maxine. Maxine and her partner breed all types of birds but mainly Conure Parrots, I think. They have a fantastic website that you should check out if your into the feathered variety like we are. Rosedale Aviaries.
The baby sun conures only stayed a short time at the school but I got to see them up close. Here they are.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWE!!!!!
They look so weird without their clothes on! Hmmm what a scarry thought. LOL
What cha lookin' at????
Now they also wear these groovy little vest like jackets called flight suits with a lead attached. It's so you can take them outside and they can't fly away. It's better than clipping their wings. And seeing that they are a South American bird it's not a good idea for them to escape here in Australia. What would they eat?? Check this out it's so cute.
It's the light yellow coloured piece on his chest. Aren't they the most adorable looking buzzards. The colours are just beautiful.
I shall leave it there for now as I have to rush off to ten pin bowling with Jack. So there's just a little bit of mystery and some sunshine for you. I shall get the info on the magazine project and hopefully can share a bit with you.
So until next time......
Mysteriously “In Stitches” Natalie
Look forward to meeting you at the Jukejema retreat, we had so much fun last year that I am counting down the days!!Happy stitching :)
P.S the little birdies are so cute!
Posted by: sharon | July 01, 2009 at 08:23 PM
Hi Natalie, Make the most of any form of sunshine you can!! When you head south in a fortnight you wont find any....we will be lucky to still be here...might get washed away..so much rain!! Better bring you floaties!! Looking forward to a great weekend at Evandale!! CAthyx
Posted by: Highland Quilter | July 01, 2009 at 09:02 PM
Love the birds...thanks for showing us :)
Posted by: Vicki | July 02, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Hi Natalie,
Scrumdiddlyumptious
What a wonderful word. Enjoy the retreat.
Posted by: Sharon L F | July 02, 2009 at 03:19 PM
Hi Natalie
Love the Lily Pond fabric, looks gorgeous.
I am proud to say I have just finished quilting my Ladybirds on Patrol quilt. I hope to do the binding next week. Once its finished I will send you a photo, its really looking great!
Amanda xxx
Posted by: Amanda | July 02, 2009 at 07:44 PM
WoW
how long does it take to go from no feathers to having feathers?
Posted by: Sue Niven | July 05, 2009 at 09:37 PM
Oh my - those birds are amazing! Can't wait to see what you have coming up! I just started my Going Bananas quilt - it is so sweet!
Posted by: SuzK | July 09, 2009 at 01:09 AM