A Little Give away Win

 

 

I was lucky enough to win a little give away over at Peg's Happy in Stitching Blogspot
It is the most gorgeous little thread catcher and Peg kindly threw in a couple of extras
Thank you Peg
I love it

A Hand Towel Just for Me

 

I have long admired the hand towels that Shez makes
They pop up all over Blogland and I just love them.
And now I have one of very own
The colours are very Me
I just love it
Thank you Shez and Yes I will think of you every time I wipe my hands

My First FNSI and Cross stich Winners

 

 

Last night I joined Heidi and the girls for my first Friday Night Sew in
I set my self up with a Baileys on ice, some chocolate and a relatively simple project
I had been planning to make a table topper for my coffee table for some time and last night was the night
Do You think any thing went right?
My machine decided not to co operate, so after much messing around I did manage to finish it and Iam quite pleased with it
My machine will be off for a service as soon as I can get to Wonthaggi to get it done
Over all I did enjoy the night and it motivated me to get this one done
And now for the winners of the cross stitch kits
The cat one goes to Clare and the house goes to Shez
I do not need your snail mail ladies as I already have them, both of you having been my swap partners at Christmas
I will get them in the mail as soon as I can
Thank you to all who entered

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