Mother's Day Mini's

 Just look at the beautiful Mother's Day Mini I received from Maria at The Next Stage BlogVery clever design by maria herself 

 And here is the Mini I sent to......
Maria
Sneaky Cheryll partnered us
It was a real surprise when I realised Maria was my partner
Thankyou Maria  and Thankyou Cheryll for being the best swap Mama

Featured

 My Memory Quilt is featured in this months edition Of Australian Patchwork and Stitching

 The girls in my Patchwork group encouraged me to send it in
This morning I posted my gifts in the Colour Swap and Mothers Day Mini
Watch the mail They may be coming to you
I have finished my Angel quilt top Sandwiched it today and will start quilting it tonight

Auntie's 80th

 On Saturday night we had a family tea to celebrate my Aunts 80th
Very pleased to say she loved her table runner
Now she is not the only one in the family that does not have one

A little Visitor

 Thought you might like to see who came to visit me today
She was checking out my wood pile

 Then went her merry way up the blackwood tree
She is now spending time in our tree plantation

Still plugging away with Maggie,s Angetl quilt for Fnwf

 Last night I joined Cheyll and the girls for a night of sewing. I started a bit later than I had planned because my daughter and the grandkids dropped over. That did mean some sewing so I guess I can include that in my FNWF. Had to sew on Anthony's footy numbers for his game today Basically  after they left I mainly did lot's of cutting then a bit of sewing
Worked on the Flying geese.

 Made some tiny star blocks All 1/12 inch bits

 Managed to get the flying geese sewn on

 Then today three friends joined me for a craft day We made a tissue box cover and some cards
We did a lot of eating and chatting as well
So all in all had a nice time
Hope you all enjoyed your night as well

Better Late than Never

 A little while ago I won Anthea of Hibiscus Stitches Birthday giveaway
Love the little zippered bag
Have been having some computer issues so it has taken a little while to post the pics
Thanks Anthea
I love it all

 For those of you who have been asking the grave has been moved
Much better
So much unnecessary grief for two grieving families
A little common sense would have gone a long way
I have been doing a bit of sewing but no finishes to show as yet

St Patricks Day Mini

 

Here is the lovely Mini I received from Melody   House on the Side of the Hill in Cherylls Mini Swap
Thanks Melody
Love it
And also thanks to Cheryll She puts so much into organizing these swaps

I was going to make myself an Easter mini but I think this beauty can be used as an Easter one as well
I was going to show  the one I made and sent to my dear friend O'Faigh but some how have deleted the photo
So pop over to Oldbury Cottge to see what I sent her

A Belated Christmas Gift from Maddy

 

 

Maddy of Woomba Woomba was my partner in Cheryll's Santa Sack swap
She had wanted to make me these special decorations for our swap but her embriodery machine was out of action
So the lovely lady went ahead and made them for me when her machine was operational again
They are so nice
Thank you Maddy
We are in the midst of an unseasonal heat wave
I hate the heat at the best of times but day after day is getting to me
Iam grumpy

FNWF

 Last night I joined Cheryll and the girls for a night of stitching
I started another Lorraine's Flowers, this time for my Aunt
She will celebrate her 80th birthday next month and at Christmas she informed me that she must have been the only family member to not have a table runner

A Tidy up

 Before

 

 After

 

My craft room has been in desperate need of a good tidy up
I bought a new cupboard which has given me a lot more room
Lets hope I can keep it this tidy
I have been away for a few days
My Mum turned 85 yesterday and when my younger sister asked what she would like for her birthday she replied "What does an 85 year old need , but you and Illene can take me up to see middle daughter. It would be nice to have you all together"
So that is what we did
My sister lives a 5 hour drive away so we do not get to see her very often
It was a lovely catch up but so very hot 44 degreees every day
We stayed inside with the air con most of the time
I have been catching up on all my Blog friends since I came home
Back to commenting real soon

Gifts I sent in Initial Heart Swap

 

 

These are the gifts I sent to Kaye of Kittenstitching blog in the Initial Heart swap hosted by Cheryll
The angel was a freebie shared by Michelle Rigeway on her Blog
I love Michele's designs
Another meeting at the cemetery yesterday
The man who made Lorraine's grave met with us and some members of the Trust
He is concerned that when the other grave is dismantled there will be some damage  underneath To Lorraine's grave
Depends how deep they went with the footings and aparently the new grave isn't even of legal measurements
Just gets worse and worse

Initial Heart Swap

 

 

 

 

My gifts in The Initial Heart swap have arrived from Sharyn from Sew Sharon
This was Sharyns first swap
Love the colours and the stitchery is lovely
Thank you Sharyn and also for the extra goodies


I have had a very stressful couple of weeks
When I lost my daughter we had a beautiful monument erected for her
I take great comfort from tending her grave and sitting talking to her
I was horrified recently when I went to visit her to see a huge new grave erected right beside
Touching . In fact they used Lorraine's grave for boxing
I contacted the family of the man buried there and they were as horrified as we were
A meeting was held at the Cemetery last Monday  with the families concerned, members of the Cemetery Trust and the Monumental Mason who says he was acting on directions from the Trust
Any way next week the new grave will be moved over and re erected giving us both a little space
They were the only graves in the whole cemetery that were touching
I'am so pleased it has been sorted and they have assured us it will never happen again
Needed to get it off my chest
Sorry Guys

FNWF

 

 

 

Have been busy today helping concrete the shed at my daughters house, so as yet haven't dropped by to see what every one got up to last night
Still have not taken my sewing machine for it's service, so I did some hand sewing
Iam making a quilt for Maggie, my adopted great grand daughter
I decided on this angel quilt from an old issue of Country Patchwork
the design is by Keryn Beisher

Finished the block I was previously working on and started a Christmas Stitchery
The pattern for this was a gift from my dear Blogging friend Maria
I was quite happy with what I achieved
Off to check out what others did last night

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