A Little Giveaway for Cross Stitchers

 

 

I was given a couple of cross stitch kits
I do not cross stitch very well and I doubt I have the patience to complete these, so a little give away is in order
As far as I can see these kits are  complete
The fabric and thread and pattern are there and one even has the needle
To win one of these kits Please leave a comment on this post
I will draw two winners on Australia day January 26th
Oh and perhaps you should tell me which one you like the best

Lorraine's Christmas Flowers

 

My sister wanted a Christmas table runner and as I had not made her a version of "Lorraine's Flowers" I decided to change the pattern a little and make it into a Christmas runner
We were both quite happy with the results
Have been getting a little sewing done
Made a gift for the Initial heart swap and started on a quilt for a friends new little girl
Some progress to show on that soon I hope
The applique takes so long to get ready for stitching
I do enjoy applique
Have been busy chasing after grandchildren
The 14 and 15 year olds seem to always be needing a ride some where
They live out of the town now and their Mum works , so Nan is on call
I did hear Danielle, as I walked out of the door of the hair dressers when I dropped her in for a hair cut, tell the hair dresser that her Nan was tops, so that made it all worth while

Chrissy gifts I didn't Show

 

 

 

Some times I wonder about my brain
Not only did I not show the photos of these lovely gifts I received from dear Blogging friends but I did not even get the name correct of my Friday night party
Sorry Cheryll I should have said FNWF  Durrr
My dear friend Teresa from All Things Vintage sent me the gorgeous lavender butterfly and the hanging Santas
So very cute
And from The lovely O'Faigh' these beautiful felt ornaments and an Advent panel
Thank you both so much
Love them all

FNSI

 

Last night I joined in with the girls in Cherylls sewin
It was my very first sew in
I enjoyed it
Made me motivated to finish my stitching on the snow globe
I have never done satin stitch before and I have to admit I found all those french knots a little tedious
My photography is not the best
A bit like my computer skills
I cannot get the logo to come up on my Blog
I will do more sew ins this year I think
Just with out the logo!!!!!!!!
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Some gifts I made for Christmas swaps

 

 

Just thought I would show some of the gifts I made for Christmas swaps
I enjoyed making them all

MAGNIFIQUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday I got to open my gifts in the SSCS and final Advent gifts
Oh my goodness I was blown away by this gorgeous sewing bag from Flo in France
I love love love it
So beautifully made and even the colour is perfect
Thank you so very much Flo
Inside were more gifts
An Eiffel Tower key ring, some Tilda fabric and ribbon, the cutest buttons, some embroidery thread and to top it off some tea bags
Merci Flo and and also Chooky for giving me such a lovely partner and for the great job you do in organizing this swap.
Also got to open my final Advent gifts from Shez
I had admired these beautiful coat hangers when she showed them on her Blog and I was so pleased to find they were for me
Thanks Shez
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas
I had a nice day with family 

Gifts

 

 

 

I made this wall hanging for my friend Kathy for Christmas She collects angels, loves green and is always there when I need her so it is perfect
It is a Michelle Ridgeway design and was published in Country Threads magazine a little while ago
Second photo shows the lovely sewing set I received in my quilting group Kris Kringle
Love it
And lastly some more Advent gifts from Shez
Merry Christmas to all my lovely Blogging friends

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