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These are the first set of instructions for the sewing of the pieces of the mystery quilt....ask any questions in the comments section. GHF Unit Sew triangles G and H together. Place the right angles together ontop of each other with H on top. Sew a 1/4 inch seam. Press seam to darker fabric. When opened out H will be on the right. Make 32 GH units. Join a GH unit to an F triangle. Press seams towards the F triangle. Make 32 GHF units.

My MIL The PRACTICE NURSE CLINICAL EDUCATION nurse of the month!! Nurse of the Month: Lyn M******, Practice Nurse, AGPAL surveryor, APNA QLD Network Coordinator, ********** Medical Centre, QLD What do you like to do in your spare time? Ride on my husbands Triumph motor bikes. Describe a typical working week - what areas/tasks take up most of your time at your practice? I work between two surgeries in small towns 16kms apart in the Sunshine Coast hinterlands. We presently have 8 (to increase to 10 in February '08) GPs and 2 PNs. I work 3 days a week. I relieve clinical duties for the other PN one day, perform home visits for the 75+ Health Assessments, and have started a diabetic clinic on the other day. When I don't have diabetic patients (clinic is only new and a little slow to take off) I do GP management plans, TCA's, recalls for paps and immunisations, continence assessments, and what ever else needs attending to by a PN. What are the biggest issues facing your practic...

The tradition of noticing 26 January began early in the nineteenth century with Sydney almanacs referring to First Landing Day or Foundation Day. That was the day in 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet of eleven convict ships from Great Britain and the first governor of New South Wales, arrived at Sydney Cove. Australia Day . Celebrate what's great. Australia Day, January 26, is the biggest day of celebration in the country and is observed as a public holiday in all states and territories. On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian. It's the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. It's the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better place for the future. There are many great things about this country: The people - The life savers on the beach and the farmers in the bush; the larrikins; our sporting heroes, artists and v...

What does this mean you may ask....Has AJ actually finished a quilt?? SHOCK HORROR!! Well no actually it just means that, thanks to the Australian Open Tennis on TV, I have managed to finish the hand sewing on the Wedding quilt of the year...the year 2006 that is!! It is off to a professional to be quilted...no peaks...it needs to be unvailed properly!

In this weird and wacky and sometimes cruel world in which we live there are some bright and shinning stars....and the online quilting friends I have would have to be some of the brightest...just when life had really got me down some beautiful flowers arrive at the door, bringing with them the sweetest smell, the warmest wishes and a gererous sprinkling of baby dust. Thank you ladies for your wonderful support it is very much appreciated! And a special thank you to Helen....who I know would have orgazinsed it!! ooxx

A fun game of "see who has got the biggest mess"...Taken from Helen's blog, who got it from Kylie who got it from Sister's Choice Quilts ....This isn't at its worst...in fact it is not that bad!! Can you find these 15 things?? 1. A beautiful drawing by the lovely Grace 2. A Christmas pen with a furry top 3. A Quilting Journal full of ideas 4. Cut out pieces of a mystery quilt 5. A pin cushion 6. A box full of ribbons 7. A lamp 8. A pink box full of hexagons 9. Squares of Christmas fabric from a swap. 10. Sewing machine 11. Upside down foot pedal for machine 12. A pile of dress fabric ready for sewing 13. Knitting rolled up and held with the needles 14. A finished quilt top ready for sandwiching...there are actually 3 15. A beautiful wall hanging done by the lovely Helen!!

Bear with me as I attempt to give you instructions for a mystery quilt...I like the idea of a mystery quilt but can never bring myself to make them as I want to make sure I like the quilt before I put time and effort into it! So I designed and made a mystery quilt of my own. I have given two examples of fabric here and here . Any feature print will work well as the squares of this fabric are fairly large (6.5"). You can fussy cut them to get the best out of the fabric but you may need more fabric than instructed. Cutting instructions include seam allowances. I will be giving all the cutting instructions together. I used snap lock bags to store the pieces labeled with letters. Instructions are for rotary cutting and machine piecing. I will include pictures and diagram where needed. If something doesn't make sense please leave a comment on my blog and I will fix the problem or explain what I mean a little more. FINISHED QUILT SIZE = 54" square (135cms) Fabric Requirements ...