I think I have done something special

I think I have done some thing special although I didn't know it at the time
Some months ago, my friend Diane asked me to do the quilting on a quilt she had made She had macular degeneration and could not see well enough to finish it
While she was away on holidays I finished it
While away she was ill and on her return home was in and out of hospital in Melbourne, so I didn't see her
I kept the quilt hoping she would come home and I could give it to her
She had a series of mini strokes then a big one that left her with no speech and not being able to move one side
Everyone told me she looked terrible
Friday before last I had an overwhelming desire to get the quilt to her She had been moved back to the local hospital so I dropped in
The nurse said I could stay five minutes I showed Diane  the quilt and she smiled and I left it there
Friday just gone Diane passed away So sad
Last night I had a phone call from her daughter who I have only met once. She had just found out where the quilt came from She had never seen it before and it was so different from anything her Mum had made before She asked if her Mum had said who the quilt was to be for She had not told me when I asked
Aparently Diane had made quilts for her parents and when they passed away the quilts were buried with them. Her daughter is convinced Diane made this quilt for her self, though at the time no one knew she was so ill, but she thinks Diane knew
Her daughter was very grateful I finished it
Iam so pleased I got it to her before her passing
A lovely lady at rest

Let's see if we can get this right??

I think I have worked it out
I really enjoyed doing this stitchery Tried a few new stitches and very happy with the result
Had no idea what I was going to do with it when I had finished but decided to turn it into a folder cover for my accounts
Maybe it will make doing my BAS a little bit more pleasant
The pattern was a gift from  my friend Vickie
Have had a lovely day in the garden today

Trying

Well I got a photo here but how do I turn it?
Maybe I should stick to sewing

Help me Please

I have been trying to upload photos but Blogger is not playing the game
I usually post photos from my Picasa album High light the photo Go to Create Publish to Blogger Now it is telling me Error HTTP 404 Not found
Any help would be much appreciated
Why Oh why does it work one minute then not the next? So frustrating

SSCS

 Here are the lovely gifts I received from my Secret Santa

 And the inside of the bag
Thank you Melinda and thanks again to Chooky and her helper for another great swap

 My roses
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas day

Merry Christmas

 

Just wanted to wish all my wonderful Blog friends a very Merry Christmas
You have all helped me through some difficult times and I apreciate each and every one of you
Stay safe

Santa sack number 6

 The last package from Pat has been opened and oh my goodness Love my new table runner
So much work in it and so beautifully done
Of course Pat included some lovely extras
Thank you Pat for being a lovely swap partner and a very generous one
Thanks to swap mama Cheryll as well She puts so much work into these swaps

 

 We had a huge storm here last night
Sitting inside watching the lightning when all of a sudden our world turned red
It was actually quite eerie and quite beautiful.

 The sky and the air seemed to be red all around our house
The circles you see are actually rain drops
The photos have not captured it all that well
It lasted about 20 minutes

More Santa Sack gifts and my ornie

 Parcel 4 contained a fantastic knitted scarf
Cannot wait to wear it  Love the colours
Also included was  2014 diary....hot pink... one of my favourite colours, an address book aflower pen in it's very own pot and choccies

 And in parcel 5
The most gorgeous heat bag cover
I have been planning to make a cover for my own tatty old bag, so now I don't have to
Mine would certainly not have been this lovely
And a beautiful box (love boxes) full of goodies

 Just realised I have not shown my lovely ornament I received from .Melinda.....melinfulblogspot,com/  in Chookys secret santa swap
Looking forward to opening the main gift on Christmas day
Not long now

Day 2 and 3 of Santa Sack gifts and FNSI

 Second parcel contained more lovely goodies
Pat's stitching is superb
Christmas tree wall hanging
Musk sticks Yum
Sticky notes and a friend calender
And lastly a whole book of mug rug patterns. Eat your heart out Shez
Maybe I will join the other girls and make you one from a pattern in my book!

 Gift number 3
A beautifully made  zippered pouch, hand lotion, serviettes, erasible pen and a knitted dish cloth
Lovely

 For FNSI with Wendy and the girls I practised my embriodery skills
Trying to teach myself bullion stitch so I can sew the lavender
If that fails I may make them with french knots

Blown Away..... Opening Day

 Yesterday was opening day in Cheryll's Santa Sack Swap
My partner was Pat and to say she has totally spoilt me would be an understatement.
I have decided to show you one gift at a time over the next few days
Day 1
Just look what I received
The most gorgeous bag and it was full of goodies
A lovely cup, some shortbread, a key ring and the prettiest fold up shopping bag
Thank you so much Pat

I Got Some too

 I received a little Christmas parcel from Cheryll our dear swap mum
I was going to leave them under the tree till Christmas day, but seeing everyone else opened their parcels... well whats a girl to do?
I feel very priveleged that Cheryll sent me these
Thank you

Christmas

 Not much sewing happening here
I did manage to finish this one Have been working on it for ages Don't know why it took me so long to get around to finishing it , but happy that I have
A few Christmas lunches have been happening
Still unsettled weather so not much gardening
And that's about it
I think I am just being lazy!

Santa Sack gifts are here and a couple of Finishes

 My Santa Sack gifts have arrived from Pat. 

 If the packaging is anything to go by Iam in for a real treat. Almost to nice to unwrap Almost!!

 I made a pattern folder for a Khris Kringle gift

 Another smaller quilt from Lorraine's clothes
This one is for my daughter Lynda for Christmas

 And recycled some cards that were to nice to throw away

12" Flower Mini is hanging in My lounge room

 My lovely Flower mini has arrived this morning all the way from Sweden
Made by the lovely Carin of             http://ullhrvan.blospot.com
Love the colours she has used Bright and cheerful
Thank you Carin and thank you Cheryll for another fun swap

 Strawberries and icecream for tea
Strawberries from our very productive strawberry patch
YUM

Flower Mini

 Seems a while since my last post Where does the time go?
This is the 12" flower mini that I made for????
Can't say who as yet as she has not received it
Iam starting to worry a little as I sent it some time ago
Maybe it is just the Christmas mail being slow
Last week we were flooded in
Yesterday was quite hot
Getting a bit done in the garden while the weather is being kind We are supposed to get more showers today

Garage Sale bargain and what I did while sewing with my friends

 I'am a little late in showing what I sewed on Friday night when once again I joined with Cheryll and the girls for some special sewing time
Yesterday dawned a beautiful sunny day (Shame it did not last Blowing a gale and raining this morning) so we did the rounds of some garage sales
I got all this for $5.00 A huge piece of backing fabric was in the bag
The other fabric is a decent size too

 I have had these stitcheries done for a while so on Friday night I put them together and so another Christmas gift done

 

Stitching in the bad weather

 

 We have just returned from two very relaxing weeks holiday
We used our caravan which we have owned for about six years for the second time
The weather was lousy while we were away I think the only thing we did not get was snow
The wind blew a gale ,rain, hail and one day in the 30s
Any way while relaxing in the van I managed a good bit of stitching
My grand daughter has requested a horse quilt so I have made a start

Just finished

 I have just finished this framed stitchery which will be a gift for a special friend for Christmas
I found the pattern in an old edition of Handmade and it is a Clare Bower design
Next week we are heading off in the caravan for a couple of weeks of R and R
Looking forward to it
Spent a lovely day in the garden today
The weather is much improved

Binding

 Bit late in showing what I got up to on Friday night when I joined Cheryll and the girls for a lovely night of sewing
I stitched the binding down on this Charity quilt
Thanks again Cheryll for the motivation
Thank goodness the weather is starting to improve
The winds have been horrific and we have lots of trees down so a big clean up to follow