The other day I shared with you a photo of my gorgeous Paper Bag Swap gift made by Jenny....I have since found out that this is an original design made for me...it is called....Peg's Hearts....now how fantastic is that......Jenny received my gift yesterday and this is what I made for her....this has been an awesome swap and I just feel so privileged to have had Jenny as my swap partner...once again Maree thanks so much, this has been an excellent swap..(Sorry lots of photos in this post...)
Such fun whimsical little stitcheries this is from Allie....a free BOM...Portholes...and just so much fun to stitch, if you are not already doing these little beauties please pop over to her blog which is very inspiring and have a look at blocks one and two, thanks a lot Allie.........enjoy your day....
I seem to have a bit of a thing for Christmas at the moment....a little stitchery I have been working on...'Heart of Christmas'..by Rosalie Quinlan.....I have used a dark variegated red on this one, I just love using these variegated threads...have a great day
My work is very demanding but I try to find a little time each night to do a bit of stitching...block number 6 of Verandah Views BOM....now I need to go and print block number 7 and trace that onto some fabric.....I am really enjoying this Free BOM.....
This is a little purchase for this week......I have been stippling for quite a while...I love free motion quilting but my skills are limited...after looking around the net I came across this DVD...by Patsy Thompson.....it arrived this week and I watched the DVD on Friday night...it goes for a bit over 2 hours and it has lots of great ideas, "Loop-D-Loop looks like something I could have a go at as well as "E's W's and Loaves of Bread" (great name for a quilting design).....I am hoping to get some sample pieces sandwiched together to have a bit of a bash at some of her ideas......any one else out there tried any of her DVD's.....
Another huge week.......but lots of nice things happened to make it a great week....I received my fantastic gift from Jenny...but there was another part tucked away in the wrapping...this gorgeous brooch......I really was very spoilt with my gifts......and then I was given this lovely scarf made by one of my mates from "Club Quilt", Pat thankyou so much it has kept me warm all week......I also packed up my "Paper Bag Swap" gift for Jenny, a little sneak peak above....
Look what I have received...............this is my Paper Bag Swap......my partner was Jenny...above is a photo of the bits and pieces that I sent to Jenny and she then turned it into this absolutely gorgeous wall hanging and pin cushion.....I just love it.....this shows the talent of this wonderful lady....I must mention Maree who has organized this fantastic swap....this is the second swap I have been in organized by Maree and she does do a fantastic job, runs a very tight ship...three cheers to Maree.....and as for my treats, Jenny I was just so thrilled when I opened my parcel thank you so very much, Jenny did my gift while she was packing up her home as she is now being relocated to the other side of the country....what an awesome lady she is......
On Sunday at Club Quilt I also made this little cover for my sewing machine, she was getting cold in her vinyl jacket........so quick and easy it was a free tutorial from Sew Mama Sew.....(fantastic tutorial thanks so much)....I changed mine just a little I added a border and it is a great way to use up leftover charm squares......have a great day.....
Thank you so much for all the lovely warm wishes given to my baby boys yesterday for their birthday....you are all just so kind......It was Club Quilt day yesterday and yes we did have a lovely time......I made some date scones to take along....and I put the borders on the quilt I am making for number three son.....so all in all I had a fabulous day.....hope you all had a fab one as well....
I have three great achievements in my life and these are two of them...(the other one turned 26 earlier this year)......... 25 years ago I was blessed with these two gorgeous babies....my twins....Chris and Josh.......always remember Mummy loves you so very much, have a fantastic day...........
What a week......End of Financial year, just not enough hours in each day this week...no time for any posts but each night, just to relax, I did get a little bit of stitching done.....I have finished the June block of Gail Pans Free BOM......and yesterday in the post I received the first block of the new BOM from Hugs and Kisses..."Twas The Night Before Christmas"......so many projects to do....Hope you have all had a great week, no time for blog reading either so I am so far behind in that little chore as well......have a great day......if you have a minute please pop over to our Club Quilt blog and have a look at the display that we did for the Anglican Women's Luncheon yesterday. 
