Jan FNSI

I had no Internet yesterday so could not show what I did for our Friday night sew in
I always have a tablecloth or placemats on my table
I only have one set of placemats which were made for me some years ago by our lovely hostess Wendy
I needed a spare set for when they are in the wash so when my sister gave me this Elvis fabric for my birthday I thought they would make great placemats
Finished one
We are in the middle of a little heat wave Hoping today will bring some relief
My first great grandchild was due yesterday but it seems he is in no hurry to make his presence known

First FNWF for 2018

This little fellow came for a visit yesterday afternoon

Pleased to say he just passed through

I know he could have had fun digging in my garden

Last night I joined Cheryl and friends for the first get together for 2018

I put this Michelle Ridgeway designed shoe bag together

I had prepared the stitchery ahead of time

It is for a friend who requested one when she saw one I had made a while ago

I gave one in our Quilt group Khris Kringle and the recipient loved it'

Even rang the next day to thank me again

Off to see what everyone else got up to

A hot one predicted here today so inside stitching with the air con for me I think

No Fuss Christmas Swap

I joined only one Christmas swap this year

I received these beautiful gifts from Lynda

A tea rowel

A cute Christmas button

A tin of jelly beans

And this gorgeous bag

It is beautifully made and comes with a Christmas button on the zipper pull

Loved all my gifts

Thank you so much Lynda and a big thanks to Sandi for organizing this swap

I forgot to take a photo of what I sent to Maria but you can see the gifts on Marias Blog or the No Fuss Blog

FNSI FIrst there was one

A little while ago our lovely FNSI host The beautiful Wendy shared a tutorial on Facebook to make these fabric snowflakes

My niece saw them when I shared the post and wanted one

Then her Mum decided she would like one as well

So THEN THERE WERE TWO

Now I have to make myself one

Thanks Wendy for sharing and for the wonderful job you have done throughout the year in getting us all together for a fun night of crafting

Merry Christmas to all my wonderful Blogging friends

Slack Blogger

I have been such a slack Blogger
Reading and catching up with others but not Blogging myself
I have a few projects on the go and a couple of little finishes

Wedding cards for a couple of weddings I attended recently

Finished this country quilt Terrible photo

A day trip to the Cranbourne Australia gardens

Great place to spend a day

My No 1 grandson and I at the wedding

Tablecloth for Mum for Christmas

Have more to show but will leave them for another day

Hopefully not in the too distant future

Christmas is coming

Last night I once again joined with Wendy and friends for a night of stitching

Very pleased with what I achieved I made up a complete Advent Calendar

I was given the panel of pockets some time ago

In the past few days I have also made this quilt panel into a cot quilt for a new baby who will be joining our family around Christmas

Had a skin cancer taken off the back of my neck and have eight stitches

The Doc told me not to do to much with my arm for fear of splitting the stiches, so whats a girl  supposed to do but sew?

Hope everyone else had a great night too

Whats Under The Machine for FNWF

Once again a fun night of Stitching with Cheryll and the girls
I managed a little bit of stippling on this country quilt
Wasn't feeling the best so had an early night
Think I may have had a migraine
Never had one before and I hope I never get one again It was not pleasant
Hope the rest of my friends had an enjoyable night

This N That

A while since I have done any knitting

Years ago I used to spin my own wool from my own sheep

As time went on none of my family wanted home spun stuff so I sold my wheel

Recently I was asked to knit some beanies

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed knitting them

Luckliy I had spun up some wool before the wheel went

I finished a quilt for my great niece Amelia

She will be 11 at the end of the month

Hopefully she will like her quilt

I did some modelling for the CWA

Quite enjoyed it

Got to wear some nice clothes

Unfortunately my photographer did something Know idea what and this was the only one that

turned out

It seems that the Lorraine's Flowers runner from my last post has gotten lost in the mail

So disapointing

FNSI Sept

Last night I joined Wendy and cyber friends for a night of stitching I

I completed a Lorraines Table Runner for a friends 60th birthday

I already had the embroidery done so just had to put it together

Love this pattern by Fiona Ransley

My special fat 1/4 swap gift

In the birthday swap the person to make a special gift for me was Julie from     http://jewells58.blogspot.com.au

The main gift was this beautifully decorated bag Gorgeous lace and ribbon and so beautifully stitched

Some lovely extras there as well

Thank you so much Julie

Loved it all

So cold here today

I can feel a stitching day coming on

My birthday

Once again I participated in Cherylls birthday fat 1/4 swap I asked for fabric suitable for stitcheries

Here are all the beautiful gifts I received and for the first time since I have been involved in this swap all the parcels were received by my birthday

Thankyou girls

I have been a bit remiss in thanking you all individually

Had a bit on my plate

Hubbys brother passed away and we had the funeral yesterday

Very sad

I will have to do a separate post to show the lovely gift I received from My special person as I cannot find the photo Have to do a new one and the camera batteries are dead

Fat Quarter Birthday swap

I have joined Cherylls fat 1/4 birthday swap once again this year
My special person to send a handmade gift to was Asta..... http://yarnsfrommysewingbasket.blogspot
Durrrr I forgot to take a Photo You can see the cushion I sent on her Blog

These are the gifts I sent to my Dear friend Wendy... Sugarlane quilts in the Christmas in July swap

A Christmas card hanger

A pattern holder for her Christmas patterns

A wreath

There were a few other goodies as well

You can see them much better over at Wendys

Pleased she liked what I sent

I have done a Christmas swap with Wendy before so a bit more challenging to come up with new ideas for this swap

August FNWF

This is my progress so far on the Australia quilt

Looking good if I say so myself

Last night when I sewed along with Cheryll and friends I worked on my Qld row

The Brahman bull and cowboy are my additions to this row

Off to see who else has upload pics of last nights effort

Been a While

Well it has been a while

My computer decided to die

Finally got the new one up and running It had been on a go slow so the new one is a joy

I joined Cheryll's Christmas in July swap So far have not seen any one post about it

Anyway these are the lovely gifts I received from Jan Little red hen blog

Thanks Jan

I cannot show yet what I sent in this swap as my partner has not let me know she has received her gift Australia post tracking tells me it has been delivered

I know she has a bit on her plate at the moment so will Iam sure hear from her when she has time

One thing about having no computer I got a bit of stitching done

Progress on my Australiana quilt and have done more of it

Need to upload a few photos

Hubbys birthday today and we have been out for tea

Trying my new machine for FNSI

I treated myself to a new sewing machine

My old one was getting a little tired

Last night I got to  try it out when I joined Wendy and friends for FNSI

First I ironed down my applique for my NSW block in the Australiana row by row

Then I put this together to try the new machine

It will become a chair pad for the dining room chairs

Very happy with the new machine

Looking forward to getting to know it better

FNWF JUNE

Joined Cheryll and Cyber friends for a night of stitching

Nice and warm by the fire

I did some stitching on my Row by Row Austrailiana block of the month

This is block 3

This is my first two blocks put together

My little dog seems to be a little better but still losing hair

Hope you all had a good night last night

Unwelcome Visitor

This mangy fox has been hanging around our house and now my poor little dog has caught the mange

She is so unwell and her hair is falling out in great tufts despite treatment

Lets just say this nasty fox will not spread the mange any further

Have been doing a bit of reading

Just finished Talk of The Town by Rachael Johns

Enjoyed it and could relate to it in a couple of ways

Have joined Sues Australiana Row by Row Block of the Month

Photos to come

Not much else happening

FNSI and a Finish

I have had Tea Cup Teddies finished for quite a while now but my computer crashed and I had to work out once again how to post photos

I hate when computer stuff changes Iam so not computer literate

Any way I have worked it out now (Hopefully)

Loved making this one Another of the lovely Michelles designs

Thanks my friend

I got some stitching done on my Christmas quilt

The book was a gift from another lovely lady Maria Life on the Block

Maria sent the book to me when I was recovering from my knee op

Lost my sewing urge at the time, so very pleased to have finally started it

Thanks Maria

Easter Treat Bags

I have been busy making little bags for Easter gifts

Started by making this one for my niece to give to her God Daughter

She refused to part with it, so I made another one for her Well actually still making it

Then I made three more for some special little girls I know

Still got two to go

They are quite cute and fun to make

Can you pick the Michelle Ridgeway design taken from her Calendar bears pattern?

A couple of little finishes

My GD had to move away for work

She asked me to make her a few things for her new home

I think she will be pretty happy with them

My computer crashed

I hate how everything changes and now I have to work out how to do things the new way