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Melissa in Australia

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  1. the pattern had a sash. I don't like it. I have made a sash for a different outfit it makes me look very thick waisted. the leather belt in the photo above I wear every day with whatever outfit I have on.
  2. i will need to wear something at the waist as the skirt doesn't have a waistband, but rather cotton tape on the inside
  3. I do it the same as garment sewing. Just as you described. But I came to quilting from garment sewing and am basically self taught
  4. I can't think of why a church would need to contact the whole congregation with such urgency.
  5. A 1930s top and skirt. Which means skirt cut on the bias. I remembered while cutting the reason why I don't usually use 1930 skirt patterns is because they are cut on the bias and use so much fabric The belt is not 1930s style. I thought it might be cute, but are now unsure. What do you think with or without the belt?
  6. Lots of sea creatures and water birds are dying because the plastics fill up their stomachs and don't move on. So they die of starvation. That isn't nanoplastic though
  7. I think the plastic is safer than the fibreglass water tanks. We have plastic for garden water and concrete for house water. But I don't even know if concrete tanks can be bought anymore
  8. Even if someone has their phone turned off, when it is turned back on the texts will arrive. We never bring out phone into the bedroom. If we receive a text during the night it is still there by morning. No big deal . We don't even carry our phones around with us the whole day.
  9. The problem is that we will have to take it back to Melbourne for the warranty. A 400 km drive each way. I can't even drive atm. DH isn't impressed with the idea. He is having issues with his eyes when he drives long distances.....
  10. The bush around here is full of them. It was thought it was all wild domesticated dogs, until they started DNA testing some. Nope pure dingo
  11. Daycare here in Australia is only free for children at extreme risk with DHHS involvement..otherwise it is just subsidised by tax offsets. My brother is paying over $600 per week for daycare for 1 child
  12. We have a LOT of snakes and have multiple close encounters every summer. I have a LOT of snake stories
  13. I also check the ceiling in my bedroom every single night for huntsman spiders
  14. Probably 4 a week that have a person at the other end. All the bot ones hang up after a few rings
  15. We have a VoIP phone and still get some. I am now at the stage of giving the caller a " piece of my mind" to borrow a phrase from my Nan. I am now telling the callers that they aught to be ashamed of themselves trying to scam people. That they need to get a real job and their mother is so ashamed of their behaviour. Mostly they hang up
  16. A vest and skirt set. I have decided I don't like it. But will wear it a bit for environmental reasons. The fabric was from the op shop. Cost of fabric $8
  17. A very frustrating top . Just as well I made a mock up. It looked so cute on the pattern. I modified the sleeves
  18. Now the brand spanking new washing machine has sprung a leak.. we think from the drum There is nothing glad about that at all
  19. I know several. Though we only have venomous snakes in my area. And lots of them, it being mostly bush and scrubland
  20. My brother was bit by a tiger snake yesterday. He has a farm and was in long grass . He was airlifted to hospital . He was very lucky. He wasn't venomised. He is home and all is well.
  21. The juvenile magpie , same size as adult follows the mother around all-day yelling at the top of its voice something that sounds like more more. While the mother frantically grabs worms to feed it. I feel for the mother.
  22. My DH had forced retirement due to a workplace accident. We spend all out time caring for twins, former foster kids with disabilities . It is beyond a full time job. He will be in his 70s when the twins are adults.
  23. Me age 5 my brother age 4 and my sister age not quite 3 were picking blackberries along a riverbank . We were camping. My brother fell. I somehow dived on-top of the blackberry bush and grasped his hand. He was dangling over the riverbank with the river right below. I can still remember he had on a red knitted top. I yelled for younger sister to run get help. She seemed to run very slowly, well I guess looking back she would have had very tiny legs. It seemed to take a long time. then I remember seeing my future stepdad ( then my mum's boyfriend) running fast and saving my brother. The river apparently was over 8 feet deep . I remember was very ill from all the scratches that evening and couldn't eat the special blackberry tart that was made as my reward . Why on earth did my mum let small kids pick blackberries along a river with no supervision. I guess it was the 70s and strongest will survive mentality.
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