Saturday, March 19, 2011

Monbulk Quilt Show

Wow there is so many talented people out there! Mum, Meg, Tulley and I went over to the Monbulk quilt show, organized by Mrs Martins Quilt Shop, what a display, every type, colour, technique, you can think of, even one by two 9yr old girls. I came home with lots of inspiration and a boot load of plants from the footy club's stall and have spent the last few hours digging in the garden trying to find just the right place for each one. I bought 3 silver birch for Meg's garden and 3 ornamental pears (still looking for a spot for them), gardenia, pepino, thornless blackberry, autumn raspberry, elderberry, white dogwood along with a few salvias I picked up from the market last weekend it'sbeen a busy afternoon.

cheers

Michelle

Friday, March 11, 2011

Lunch

Every so often I go out to lunch with a few friends, today we went to Bella Verdere near Healesville, they have great bread, nice wine, good food and a veggie garden to die for! As one of my friends said "we'll just get you a plate of bread and cheese and leave you in the garden" she knows what I like! I even had to be called back in when lunch arrived. This was a rambly (is that a word?) rustic, cottage veggie garden with little plantings of every thing everywhere and wonderful woven edgings around each one similar to the screen I have been making.
This is the spud bed, sorry for the photo but I only had my phone with me.
This is the arbour walk it has salvias and borage planted along the sides and lots of geraniums in all flavours.There is also fruit trees and lots of herbs, it was divine.
I seem to have missed all the flowers in the photos, I think I was concerntrating on the woven edges, well there was lots of flowers too and quirky posies on each of the tables of apples and hawthorn, just my cup of tea. I have to go back in spring.

cheers

Michelle

Monday, March 7, 2011

Two more blocks

Yes I've finally got back to the civil war blocks and have now finished cotton boll and birds in the air.
It's still rotating random photos! Feels good to have some sewing done again.
And this is the progress on the fence for Meg's garden.....

and on the screen not so much progress.
The screen is to hide my washing line, which is usually full, from the road. Hopefully this will reduce the dust in the summer and my knickers won't be on view to all the motor bike riders!

Cheers

Michelle