SANTA SACK OPENING DAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today was the day we were allowed to open our gifts in Cherylls Santa Sack Swap
I was lucky to have Maddy as my swap partner
Maddy is being a good girl and not opening her gifts until Christmas day
I couldnt wait and neither could my gorgeous Grand daughter, who is staying with me for a few days
I love everything I received
Thank you Maddy
Every thing is lovely and you have been very generous
Also a special thanks to our swap Mama for giving me Maddy as a partner
It has been lovely getting to know her and I hope our friendship will continue

Advent and SSCS

 

 

I have been very remiss in showing my gifts in some swaps I have been participating in
Firstly the first nine gifts in Fee's Advent swap, received from Shez
Lovely Thank you Shez
And secondly my gifts in Chookys SSCS arrived all the way from France
Isn't she a gorgeous angel
The other is safely under my tree waiting for opening on Christmas day
These gifts came from Florence.
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Firstly I had no Internet for unknown reasons, then I have been quite unwell
Had some teeth out last weekend and got a "dry socket"
Very painful and made me feel terrible
Am on anti biotics now so hopefully will feel better soon

Its Done My Memory Quilt is Done

 

 

I have just finished my Memory Quilt
It has taken me 11 months from conception to completion
It has been quite a journey
So many emotions
Exactly 11 months ago , one year after my precious girl went to sleep for the final time, I was helping my son in law clean out her things
I just couldnt send her clothes to the Op shop, so as we  were packing her things in bags It came to me. A quilt
And here it is Made entirely from her clothes except for the fabric the photo's are printed on
Iam very pleased with it
I think it shows many aspects of her life
Her as a child. then as a much loved nurse
Her love of family and animals
Motor Bikes were her passion and she was indeed a speed demon as one of her tee shirts showed
Her wedding, where the smile never left her face, even though she was extremely ill at the time
I will get better photos when I work out how to hang it
I have never hung one quite so large before

More Cards Another Charity Quilt and I need computer help

 

 

I had another card making day with friends last weekend
I do enjoy these days
Made another quilt for the kids and have been doing a bit of secret sewing
All my swaps are up to date now
Please I need advice with this computer stuff again
Suddenly I have this "search conduit. com" thingy appear on my computer
It is making everything I do difficult
Can anybody tell me how to get rid of it
I did try to down load a pattern Not sure if I did something then
All I know is It is darn annoying
Help PLEASE

Organized

 

Once again I joined in the fun of Fee's Advent swap
My partner is the lovely Shez
Well I thought she was lovely ,but now I have to wonder
The lovely Shez is so organized that my parcel is here already
How cruel is that ?
I have to wait a whole month to get to open one little gift and they are staring at me just begging to be opened
Seriously Thankyou Shez
Iam very excited
And Thanks Fee for once again organizing this swap
Shez will have to wait a little longer for her parcel
I'am not that organized

Home from Our Holiday

 

We are back from a lovely relaxing two weeks away in our caravan
We toured up the coast , mainly just relaxing and sight seeing
We have had the caravan for about three years and this was the first time we have used it
Hope fully we can do it more often now, though with the farm Hubby finds it hard to get away
I managed a bit of stitching but can't show you
Secret swap stuff
And guess what Blogger is being kind tonight

Some times I wonder?

Sometimes I wonder why I bother with this computer stuff
Trying to put photos up and things keep changing
Just a short post to say I will be away for a little while . Hubby and I are heading off tomorrow in our caravan
So if you are my Advent partner I will contact you as soon as I return

Meet Maggie

 

 

My friends and I enjoyed a card making day last Saturday
Cards were a little different this time
It is always fun to get together with friends for a little crafting, a little eating and lot's  of laughter
I also became a step  Great Nanny again to my daughters step grandchild
Iam so lucky that Bec has adopted me as Nanny to her two beautiful girls
Kittie seems happy with her new sister Maggie
Now I just have to decide on the quilt design for Maggie
Kittie's is the farm quilt on my header

Magpies

 

I have been a bad Blogger lately  Blame Blogger who is not playing the game
Every time I try to sign in to read someones Blog it is taking ages, sometimes up to five minutes. Thus I have not been getting around to visit as much as I would like
Have been getting a little bit of sewing done Not to many finishes though
This table runner is for my daughter for Christmas
She is a mad keen Collingwood football Fanatic
I think she will like this. Her son isn't to happy about it though Says there is to much Magpie stuff around the house as it is
I have been getting a lot of Anonamus comments lately
Just letting you know Mr anon that I do not read or open these comments They get deleted straight away so Don't waste your time.
Hopefully I will get to visit you all soon

Another Charity Quilt and my Birthday

 

 

Blogger is giving me grief again!!
My friends know I have been making quilts for Wrapped in Love a charity that donates quilts to kids with terminal illness so They will often give me bits and pieces to do something with.
I was given the bottom half of this quilt all nicely hand sewn together Didn't quite know what to do with it as I had nothing in my stash to suit, so I simply added a couple of panels I had
I guess it hasn't turned out to badly
Just thought I would show you my birthday cake It was delicious

Birthday gift from Ofaigh

 

I cannot believe this
I have been trying several times a day to get a photo up and today it is working
Unbelievable
Just wanted to show you the lovely gift my Blogging friend sent to me
Not only this gorgeous pattern for a dilly bag but all the fabric to make it
Thankyou so much Ofaigh
Love it

Blogger Grrrr

Blogger is giving me stress again
Had some photos of my birthday gifts I wanted to show but for some reason I can not upload them
A special thanks to my dear Bloggy friends for remembering my day and a special thanks to Ofaigh for the gift
Can,t wait to make it
Also having trouble signing in to my Blog
Hopefully it will sort it self out real soon

Daffodills

 

The sewing I have completed of late has been secret stuff , so thought I would show you my daffodils . which have been lovely
So windy today they are now laying over
I have been asked by a friend to make something for the local hospital to keep plastic tubing in
I know what they require and can make it for them
Only thing is they want plastic pockets so the tubing can be seen
I have never sewn plastic and wondered if anyone can advise me
Someone said it requires a special needle
Any advice, greatly apreciated

Stash n slash

 

Last year the girls in my Quilting group had a birthday fat 1/4 swap
I chose reds and pinks as my colours
This year we made a stack n slash quilt with them
I like the colours in mine
This year I have chosen greens as my colour
It is so cold today A bitterly cold wind is blowing and we have had hail
Great weather for sitting by the fire stitching
Back to it now

FRIENDS

 My partner has received the gifts I sent her in the FRIENDS swap hosted by the lovely Khris
This is what I sent to Dee
F .....folder for her patterns
R....... runner
I.......... Inscese You can't see it It was so beautifully wrapped in the shop I couldn't open it to take a photo
E....Eye pillow
N...............   notebook
D...... Doileys
S..........scarf
Hope you liked what I sent Dee
There was also chocolate
and Thankyou Khris for hosting another fun swap

I Like This One

 This is the 18th" Lorraine's Flowers" table runners that I have made
Love this pattern that Fiona Ransley designed and named for my daughter
As my friends would know I have been making them for special people in my life
This one is for a dear Blogging friend who is having a bad time of it at the moment
Hope she likes it
Each one I have made has been different and I try to use the colours the recipients like

FRIENDS parcel has arrived

 My FRIENDS parcel in Khris' swap has arrived
My partner was Dee  from http://quiltncraftdiva.blogspot.com.au/
Dee is a bit of a character and had such fun putting my parcel together

 Here are all my gifts laid out
She took it a little further and decided I might need a HIP as in friendship
Some of my gifts were Fabric slippers/socks  neck pillow rose oil chocolate and the one we laughed about the most was D  All done up in a cute little jewellery box
My sister was  sure it was a diamond
It was a dollar coin
Very clever

 I hope I don,t have to use this doll to much
Thank you Dee and Thankyou Khris for organizing this swap
It has been fun

Santa Sack from Maddy

 My lovely Santa Sack has arrived from Maddy
It is gorgeous

 Also came ,my first two gifts which Iam not allowed to open until Christmas
How cruel is that?
Trying to guess what they are, but really have no idea
I love the label Maddy made too
Great idea
I think I will copy
Thankyou Maddy