Natures Journey

I'd planned to make Anni Down's new quilt, Natures Journey, this year on my own but when Chookyblue announced it as her choice for this years stitch a long i was so excited. Makes it so much easier to stay on track with others stitching along. My pattern finally arrived after an issue which left me not very happy. I'd bought some shirtings as backgrounds but not knowing the sizes needed didn't buy enough. So i've ordered more & a 4th piece from the same shop. Needing 6 pieces i found 2 cream/blue pieces in another shop & they've been ordered. Now to find something i like for the pink based backgrounds. I bought a fat 1/4 pack of Astor Manor for no particular reason & when it arrived yesterday thought it would be great for Natures Garden. My plan had been to use repro/civil war fabrics like i did for Gossip In The Garden last year

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stitching

Yesterday i made January's swap blocks for the Bonnie & Camille sampler quilt.

I had finished this stitchery Saturday night but wasn't happy with the white thread. Last night i changed it to a cream colour to try & get it to stand out more. It is for a swap & the brief was to, if possible, make the cat look like my partners cat.

As the cat is black & white that is what i did.

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Friday Night With Friends.

Yesterday i joined lovely hostess Cheryl & 55 other lovely ladies in the first Friday Night With Friends for 2015. Enjoyed stitching with you all again. :) I started my day with working on the stitch along that was being run by Terry. All the blocks were finished last month & this month it was time to put it together.

My finished top from the Charming Stars Along. Last night i did some embroidery on a swap gift.

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what i've been doing.

I had plans for lots of sewing over Christmas/ New Year but little got done due to heat & migraine. Very strange that i ended up with a 4 day migraine. I needed to trace a stitchery that we are doing to kick start our SAL whilst waiting for the pattern from Anni Downs. Whilst tracing i kept going & have several prepared now to work on.

That was Sunday's effort. Sunday & Monday night i spent embroidering & it was done. Yesterday i put it together

This is a free pattern by Anni. Next i caught up on my 6" sampler blocks.

I have 13 blocks now. On a roll i kept sewing & put the borders on this

All that is left is to add a little embroidery to the snowmen & along the bauble lights to link them together.

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Goodbye......

.......2014 that is

Happy New Year my friends.

Happy Stitching in 2015,

last little finish

Last night i finished sewing the binding on the lovely little Xmas table topper

A block arrived yesterday for the Bonnie & Camille sampler swap

love the cute little cat's heads. A surprise gift included.

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What i sent in the Christmas swaps.

LGS online group 6 items swap for Xmas. This is what i sent Carol(no blog)

I sent to Christin in Chookyblues SSCS swap

ornies,

bag with a teeny tiny pouch & key fob.

I was also in Cheryll's Santa sack swap. This is what i sent Sharon

a bag instead of a sack/stocking,

table runner,

sewing roll,

outside of sewing roll,

inside of sewing roll - threads included as part of the present,

mouse pincushion, 2 sides,

the other 2 sides,

shopping compendium,

the inside with pen & notebook included,

teeny tiny pouch which had chocolate inside & keyfob,

lastly 2 project folders.

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Christmas Swap gifts.

Finally the time had arrived to open the mysterious presents under the tree. :) First i opened the gift from Anne Heidi in the SSCS swap run by Chookyblue

A beautiful runner with such cute little mice. Love it Anne Heidi. Thankyou ever so much.

Next were my gifts from the online swap group i'm in.

Beautiful gifts from Kerrie. Thankyou ever so much Kerrie. Love them all.



Happy Stitching,

2014 Christmas

Lets Stitch Together

My Secret Santa partner in our online group for the Christmas swap was Kerrie. These lovely gifts arrived Thursday

A 6 item swap we are allowed to open 5 with the main gift going under the tree.

My beautiful gifts from Kerrie & a special one form Kerrie's granddaughter. Love them all thanks ever so much Kerrie.

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Last finish before Christmas

Chilly penguins has been waiting patiently for a few days for me to finish them. Yesterday was the day.

Such a cute stitchery form Natalie Bird.

Happy Stitching,