Last minute finishes.

Today being the last of November & last day for this months OPAM i figured i'd better finish a few things that have been half done. I finished another sewing kit,

this time in red,

these baubles & bird,

i bought these as a pattern/kit from Marg Low.

I found this pattern in a fairly recent handmade,

it's filled with rose potpourri as well as stuffing. It's smells divine in my lounge room.

Happy Stitching,

Show & Tell

These arrived in the mail recently.

Jennifer's latest novel & quilt book. Boy the book was a surprise. Last book Sarah was having the babies & this book they are all grown & 1 is getting married. What happened to the in between years?

Happy Sewing,

1 Xmas Item a month

Today being the 25th it's 1 Item a month day hosted by Narelle. Thanks Narelle for hosting this, i doubt i would've got as much made as i did otherwise. :) I've already posted a few Xmas items this month but i made these ornaments in the last week.

I bought the pattern as a kit & it made 6. The other one is winging it's way to ??? to???? for a swap. So i can't show it or another ornament i made until my swap partners receive them.

Happy Stitching,

Sewing & Swaps

Time has run away with me again but i have been busy sewing & getting my swaps finished/gathered to post & now apart from my ornament swaps they are all on their way.

I finally finished this off. It's only been sitting there nearly all year. :)

A sewing kit.

The other side.

Worked on Shell's latest block of her BOM. Drop by her blog to see the sneaky peek of next years free BOM. I can't wait as it looks fabulous.

Of course some of the things in the swaps i can't show until Christmas but i can show this. I made it back in August for a swap that supposedly never arrived.

The teapot cover in the Tilda swap.

This parcel went off to my partner in the SSCS over in ????,

The advent swap goodies for Pat in Narromine,

and these goodies went to ??  in ?? for a 6 item swap i participated in.

Happy Sewing,

Rememberance Day 11/11/11

I've finished

I've just spent most of the last 3 weeks attending a Cert II in Business. I'm finally finished & have a shiny piece of paper saying i've passed. The course was one reason i didn't think i'd get those quilts done last month & why not a lot of sewing got done either. Tomorrow i'll be back at the machine to get things done for presents & swap. I did finish this last night though.

I had thought of making them for swaps but being all hand done it's not any easy thing to put together. After finishing it i decided that this one would be the only one i made.

The last pattern arrived today from the Christmas Club I've been in. A gorgeous pattern by Bronwyn Hayes. Sandy included a cute pair of scissors as a gift to us. Thankyou Sandy for running the club & the lovely gifts you've included.

Happy Stitching,

A finish

Saturday i cut the borders & glove out for the pillow. I spent Sunday night & Monday night appliqueing the glove,finishing the embroidery & adding beads & buttons. Yesterday i added the backing & made my first November finish. :)

Happy Stitching,

Last 2 quilts

Yesterday i finally made it back to the machine to add the binding to the last 2 quilts. I was beginning to think my goal of having all 10 completed before the end of October was going to pass me by.

 I finished this topper last night. I've given it away to one of the kids as although i love the colours i've gone off country style.

I managed to get about 3/4's of the binding done last night on this & put the last stitches in a few minutes ago. I'm so thrilled to finally get these ufo's done out of the way after so many years.

Happy Stitching,

1 Xmas Item A Month

Today is our 1 item a month posting day. I was beginning to think i wouldn't get my item made. I finished Sunday night, washed it yesterday morning & then framed it in the afternoon.

I didn't use the red Cosmo thread supplied with the pattern & pre-printed lined. I chose to use a Cottage Garden thread called Hugs N Kisses. Pop over to Narelle's to see what has been made this month

Happy Stitching,

This week

I finished binding the last quilt Tuesday night i think it was. I now have 8 out of the 10 completely finished. I was hoping to have the other 2 done by the end of October but as something has come up that is taking up my time i may not make it. :(

A while ago i took part in a Tilda swap on Cat's blog. Not sure why but a parcel didn't arrive for me. Cat, the lovely lady she is, insisted on sending me something. I said she didn't have to as not getting goodies one way or another is a risk you take when signing up for swaps. This week the parcel from Cat arrived.

The goodies were all tucked into the cute spotty bag.

& all wrapped up so nicely,

 

& inside was a gorgeous Tilda angel, choccies(my favourites), notebook & pen, teatowel, some musk lollies & the cute little soap teapot. Thanks again for playing Angel to me Cat.

Recently on a blog i saw a tree box made up & i was intrigued. I asked where i could get one & was given a link. It arrived on Friday.

I was told they did it as a class over 2 days. I'm thinking i need a class also. My daughter said she wanted one so i told she could make this one up. :) lol.

Yesterday i went to the quilt/craft show in Brisbane. I had a list of goodies i wanted. I basically stuck to it but couldn't get some of the things i wanted.

I found these lovely felt Christmas hangings. Be good for some swaps i'm in. :)

Jelly roll & layer cake of Flora. It's so pretty.

Matryoshka patterns,

reproduction fabrics,

these goodies & these

& lastly this

I bought the starter kit to go with it as well

 lot's of dies to play with. hehe.

As the stall was having 40% of dies i bough the apple core. I was hoping they had the hexagon dies but they had sold out Friday. I checked their website & the 40% sale was on it also so i've ordered the hexagons. I did also buy myself a magnify glass at the show. It twines around your sewing machine & comes with a light at the other end. It can also be hooked around your neck. Unfortunately for me the stall selling those had sold out but it's being sent postage free in a couple of weeks.

Happy Stitching,
PS: I forgot to mention i met up with Narelle & her mum for coffee at the show. They'd come down by bus for it from up Bundaberg way. So nice to meet you both. I also ran into Julie.

What i've been doing.

In between binding & cleaning last week i did manage to work on some other projects.

BOM's from Shell & Paula,

the embroidery part of a cushion pattern by Michelle for the Christmas club,

 & blocks for a quilt to be made for the out going president of the patchwork club. Sunday saw me back at the sewing machine to bind 4 more quilts.

These flying geese blocks were leftovers from a quilt i made about 3 years ago. Thought they would make a nice topper.

I did this as a BOM back in 2004/05 i think.

This isn't a UFO. I wasn't happy with the way it was quilted. I unpicked it all & had it quilted a different way. I'm so much happier with it. This hanging was made as a RR several years ago.

I made this sewing set for my partner Lisa in Sandy's keeper swap. I posted a sneak peek a couple of weeks back & as Lisa now has it i can show you it. Last night i finished binding the 4th quilt & now i am waiting for it to dry to take a photo. Just 2 more quilts & i'm done. YAY.

Happy Stitching,