Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Clutter Quilting Peppadews


Inspired by the book Clear your Clutter by Karen Kingston I started the year off by clearing out cupboards. Its amazing how much stuff we collect/hoard over the years. 12 bags of paper went into recycling, boxes of books and magazines,clothes,crockery etc went to the charity shop. Why do I need 15 vases?! I kept one. As I was clearing, I found things I had forgotten about and clothes still with the price tags attached that I had never worn. Now, when I open the cupboards I can see/find everything. No more surprises!
It feels like 40C today- no energy!

Several tops need quilting . I moved my machine to the dining table, its a spacious 8 seater, much more comfortable than at the small table in my sewing room, and started on the raggedy quilt, doing a little quilting every morning. By 9am its too hot and humid to quilt. I just have the border to quilt and the binding to sew on then I will have 6 tops left to quilt.

                                                                 
Peppadews growing wild in my garden, they are everywhere. Delicious stuffed with cream cheese, on sandwiches, pizza, in salads. I have preserved enough and left the rest to dry on the plants, there's just too much.

Books I have enjoyed,
Secret son - Melissa Dien
The lollipop shoes - Joanne Harris
The Partisans Daughter - Louis De Bernieres
Talking to Heaven - James Van Praagh
Inner Tranquility - Darren Main
Clear you Clutter - Karen Kingston
The Next Always - Nora Roberts -Book One of the Inn at Boonsboro Trilogy



7 comments:

  1. See just what I said about a the yard!!! Cool or should I say hot?

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  2. I've been cleaning out closets too...it does feel great.

    Looks like a great setup for quilting.

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  3. I need to start cleaning out my closets to. It is amazing how much stuff we store and don't need and how much room we have after getting rid of clutter.

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  4. Hi I've come over to follow you :) I'm very envious of your heat - it's snowing here!

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  5. I need to do the same thing...clean out the clutter.

    Have fun quilting those six quilts!

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  6. If I asked nicely and would pay you for your shipping costs (simple small mailing envelope as in a No. 8 security envelope or something like that, and a regular piece of paper used as a packet), could you please send me any extra peppadew seeds you don't need? I am hooked on those things and LOVE them lol Thanks, if you can :)

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    1. I am replying here as you are listed as a no reply blogger so please click on the green email button in my sidebar and email me your postal address. I will gladly send you some seeds.

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