Swap Goodness...

Thanks to Amanda I recieved this bundle of goodness today - it turns out she was my Stitchers Angel and she certainly is an Angel - Look at all my goodies in my favourite Red colour, beautiful stitching and very useful items. There is a drawstring bag, a wrist pin cushion, a financial year diary and a needle wallet. In the background is tea towel printed with the underground net work - this package came from England. And for something very different I also recieved my swap package from Gigi in AuntPittyPats Bumps in the Night Annie Swap - I am in Love with this dolly who came in costume accompanied by her cat, all ready for some Halloween Fun.

Ooh - and did she bring lots of treats with her - there is some gorgeous fabric in Halloween and Autumn colours, a sheet of Halloween stickers and Halloween Candy called body parts - it is way too fun. There were some spiders in the package as well I'll display those in the resident spider webs. Gigi had asked if there was anything that I would like included that I can't easily get here so I asked for Stash tea and she got my favourite flavour - Liquorice and spice Herbal infusion - Yum!

There has been a little progress on the quilt project, but not much instead I went to the Kilmore Quilter's Quilt show on the weekend. There are lots of talented people in that group and the show was a very pleasant way to spend Saturday afternoon, I took the camera but forgot to take photos so I can't share.

Thanks to AuntPittyPat and Helen for hosting these wonderful swaps. Happy Monday

Bits and Pieces

Who could be hiding under this hat? Annie tried to hide, she just didn't want to put her broom into Action - but I sent her on her way to Gigi's house across the waves where she should be arriving shortly. Then you'll get to see what she looks like. As always I was sad to see her go, but I am anxiously awaiting my own Annie package coming from Gigi. The beginnings of my quilt in the previous post has attracted a lot of comments, thanks to all of you for the nice things you have been saying. There have been some questions which might be answered by a look at this quilt I made a couple of years ago from a design by Rickety Stitches called Lazy Hazy Days with summer themed stitcheries - you will need to click on the picture to see the detail. While there are a combination of drunkards path and solid blocks and the placement is very random, I used this quilt as inspiration for my new project. The only quilting is around the circles.

Time for a treat for some lucky reader - I will make one of these bucket bags and fill it with some treats of a crafty kind for a Giveaway to celebrate the three digit number that came up 10 posts ago. So I'm slow sometimes.

Every comment on a post between 100 and now will automatically be entered in the draw. You can also leave a comment here to be included and I'll choose a winner on the 15th October.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Happy Crafting

Happy to be Here

Why is it that when you are on a roll someone comes by or calls? I sewed sets of four drunkard path blocks together for my circle blocks last night after the Old People visited. And today, after my sister called, I joined them all together with sashing to form the basis for the quilt top - now I need to finish the last stitchery. The sashing is actually a pale green in the same tone as the fabric I used for the stitcheries, (this is an inside photo). Hope your weekend has been sunny and productive.

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The Story so Far...

The fabrics from Wednesdays shopping have been cut and sewed already. I have finished the first part of the construction process, there are 36 6" drunkards path blocks.

Remember that I am not good at following instructions. These blocks will form the main part of my Christmas Wish project and I intend to get it together this weekend.

Hope you are enjoying Saturday wherever you are.

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I didn't mean to...

I visited Quilters Bazaar after sharing lunch with Jindi's mum today - you know in the vicinity, got some time on my hands kind of visit, vague project idea in mind. Well the ladies there helped me choose these fabrics to go with my Christmas Wish stitcheries and they are perfect. Amazing considering all they had for reference were a few DMC threads. The colours are deeper than this and really work well with the stitcheries. Now to get it all together. I have one last stitchery to complete so I may even succeed in getting it done soon. Hope your week is going well - Enjoy wherever you are.

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Ready Set Go...

Annie was out practising her flying skills yesterday - it is a long way to Gigi's house and she wanted to make sure all her equipment was operating correctly! (Gigi if you are reading this - she will be on her way in a couple of days). Nomee and I played together again and made more of these - yes, there are three bucket bags, just going to Spotlight today to get the cords and they will be ready for use. Two have been allocated for presents already, that leaves me one in stock or maybe for me!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend, especially all those Happy Cats supporters!

Happy Creating

Distracted again

As Annie was resting when I came home this afternoon (I did keep her up late last night), Nomee and I decided to have a play - this is what we made with fabric I picked up at Spotlight on my way home today. It is all done - really no little bits to finish off or anything. A fun little round drawstring bag - just the right size for ??? You'll just have to wait and see where it turns up next. I just love making round things they are so forgiving and so very practical, I can see there will be more of these made in the near future - a great way to package gifts. .......

Now back to the tasks which are unfinished...

Hope all's good where ever you are.

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