It is a big day in this household today!

Firstly, Zach has his Year 12 ball tonight (and just how did he get to be 17 SO fast???), secondly, it is a long weekend here in Western Australia (I just love long weekends - a much better life work balance is achieved with a 3/4 pattern!!), thirdly, the March "Take it Further Challenge has been announced (and I love the theme this month - more on that tomorrow) and fourthly, it is the start of autumn (usually a lovely time here inland as it cools down a bit, although today is forecast to be 37 degrees).


I have finally finished my February "Colour" Journal Quilt - it really is as wonky as it looks on the scan and I have learnt a lot in the process of trying a sleeve style backing! But I really enjoyed making it, right from ripping up the strips, fraying the edges, experimenting with soluble fabric, choosing and couching the various fibres, using a delicate ribbon as an edging (it doesn't technically bind the quilt as it is decorative only) and adding the sequins and beads. The March theme that I am choosing is to create an abstract piece based on a photograph, another new thing for me to try.


This week I received this beautiful, delicate fibre ATC from the delightful Laurence Rocher who lives in France and who unfortunately doesn't have a blog. The pink is not part of the ATC, it is just the background card I used in the scanner. Laurence also sent me some beautiful French bird stamps which were a lovely surprise.


My friend Annie (who just started her blog) and I have both joined Kathryn Robertson's latest Fabric Inchies swap and of course Annie has finished and I haven't even started mine (I only have to make 72 in the next two weeks!). Annie has given me a set of hers - these are her first go at these little wonders and she has done a brilliant job on them and is presenting them beautifully with a stamped flourish.

Sue Smith, who has finally got back to blogging (we all missed you Sue!!) has awarded me another "You Make my Day Award" - it really means a lot to me so thanks a lot Sue.

So what, in creative terms, do I planned for this weekend - firstly I have to finish my "veil" postcards (which have hit a few technical hitches) for a small Australian exchange, finish Jo Wholohan's Diamond Journal pages, do a little paper arts project for a magazine, start my inchies, think about the March TIF challenge, maybe plan my March Journal quilt, start playing around with some ideas for my March Calendar Girl postcard, make a couple of ATCs for a trade with Sabine and ....(I love to have lots to do and fortunately only the first three must get done this weekend!) Oh yes, I also want to catch up on lots of blogs that I haven't had time to visit lately.