More hats

 These photos are this fortnight's work, another 24 plus I took a couple of days off hats and made some shorts and skirts. 

 Getting known as the hat lady at U4Ks.

I try to m7x the fabric up so that no hat is the same as another.

I had some aboriginal final that I had bought in April Springs on our last visit. Most fabric were already cut and sold in metre square. I bought two, one blue and the other brown. I made a shopping bag with the blue piece and still had the brown. 

It became about four hats with other pieces.

Family park run

 Our son Rob was visiting from Melbourne. He needed a N to be working on his alphabet.  North Lakes park run is not too far so it was decided to go there. Older son rings, he has not been able to do parkrun for some weeks due to having skin cancers off his face. He would join us.

Grandson has just started parkruns and had some friends to join in.

Ended up a party of twelve, ten participants. 

Sheridan, me, Warren, Rob and Jason

At breakfast after, Rob, Sheri, me, Caitlin, DJ, Warren, Berlin, Hermas, Jordan, Chris, Aidan and Jason in the foreground.

A lonely Swan on the lake, the runners did see another Swan with two young.

 

WIPs or UFOs

 Holiday time from crochet group and I decided that I should finish some wips or ufos. "Work in progress or unfinished objects".

I did have three blankets on the go. The pink tartan, I bought the wool while we were on holidays two balls each of white, mauve, pink and bright pink. I stopped too early on it, should have done another couple of colour bands. By doing the fringe, it used all the colours but I only used one ball of white.

The one to the left is quite heavy, I did double strand of cotton so it should wash well but it is much heavier than the wool one over the back.

No more wips except the new blanket that I started, which is just now a V stitch, I did start a pattern but it was taking too long. It is probably the widest blanket I have done, not sure how wide as my tape measure runs out before the end, I thinks it's probably about 80 inches wide. Each row takes around 30 minutes, that's while watching TV, so far its ten inches long. It will be a blanket of many colours as I am using up any odd balls that I have.

Toorbul

 We often go out for lunch on a Friday at a Cafe. Last night we decided that if it was a nice day, fish and chips at the beach would be nice and a change.

We went in Brian, the Ute, and threw in a couple of chairs, that way we could chose where we sat and were not reliant on picnic beaches that maybe in the sun.

Thats a small houseboat out in the water with Bribie Island behind.

Warren got lunch, only fish and a drink. Mine was the smaller and it stretched along my leg to my knee. It was crumbled and I did remove some of coating.

Later we drove down to the other end of the beach, it has been closed off now and made into a bird ranchers.

Hats hats and more hats

 Last time I was at Uniforms for kids,  I picked up a giggle hat pattern and was told that they need hats made. Kids aren't allowed to play outside at school unless they have a hat and are wearing it.

Coming home from holidays, I decided to make some of the hats using scrap fabric that I have/had. As per usual I set myself a challenge of 20 to 24 hats before going back to U4Ks, that was in two weeks.

Each hat is made twice or two hat pieces make one complete hat. Each one consists of a top which is a circle then a head piece then a brim, second one is done and placed inside, sewn together and then turned out and sew the two brims to secure it. I do three rows of stitching around the brim.

They can be worn either way. If there is enough fabric, I prefer both the head piece and the brim to be of the same.

Here are my 24 hats. I have more pieces cut out ready to go

Wharf street

 We are staying at the marina, very small caravan park.

Taken from our site

Early morning rowers go by and fishing pelicans

And an Egret.

Not much shade but we move our chairs around. Today being Saturday, we have the steam train going on the tracks about 6 metres away from the van.

It is an easy walk into the cbd from here.

Went to parkrun this morning, new post and by about a minute.

Maryborough

 Mary Poppins town. P L Travers who wrote it came from Maryborough.

Not unusual to see Mary 9n the side of the street

Decided that I like murals and there are plenty here

Umbrellas

And another

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