Kindness…and my boy…

Kindness…..Bloggers never cease to amaze me….I have the privilege of being OPAM co-host with the lovely Kris….The other day I received a parcel in the post from Kris….with these gorgeous goodies and a note that said…’Just a little something to brighten your day during the end of financial year slog’…and yes it did brighten my day….and touched my heart…..you are a treasure Kris….mwah….

 

Now this is my boy “Ollie”…..he is one very spoilt spoodle….he loves sleeping in Dads chair and this is his favourite sleeping position….

and here he is again…just before he has his bath….it takes two of us about 15 minutes to dry him and that is using the hair dryer, his hair is very thick and curly……….one would also call him a high maintenance dog…..LOL…..

hope you are all having a fantastic day

Take care Peg…:>)

The last of the blocks….

 

This is the last of my completed blocks for my version of Angel Story…..thank you so much for all the lovely encouraging emails and comments I have received …It has truly inspired me know to finish this quilt….

Here it is Friday again….and halfway thru the month !!! ….have a fab day….

take care Peg….:>)

They are done..

Every day I set myself goals……and It is always great when you achieve….I have this little motto….”self satisfaction is the best satisfaction”……and I have achieved one of my goals…. This is it…the last block….I have now completed all the appliqué on my Angel Story blocks…

It is amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it…..I completed these three blocks in a week and a half……now I need to add some borders to these little babies and then I can start joining all the blocks…

These are a few more of the completed blocks…

have a fantastic day…

take care Peg….:>)

A book and a bit of show and tell….

 

 

A lovely new book…by Anni Downs…..and this is Lisa’s fault making me buy this…(well not actually making me..LOL..) I purchased the book from this fantastic online shop….…Patchwork Plus  (thanks Sarah)….lots of lovely projects in here to make…

 

 

These are a few more of my completed Angel Story blocks……

take care Peg….:>)

yippee!!!! last night I finished the last of my Angel Story blocks I will post a photo tomorrow..

Today’s treasure……..

 

 

 

Please meet “Snow White” (note the hair)..she is my Tuesday Treasure….she is 47 years old…..I received this gorgeous doll for Christmas when I was 5 years old….she was, what was called, a walking doll..she is 30 inches tall so to a little 5 year old she would have been a very big doll…..this is her original outfit which my Mum had made for her…..

I hope you enjoyed meeting my Snow White……

take care Peg……:>)

Angels Story….

 

Another block is finished for my “Angels Story”….so that means one more to go…..

These are some of my already completed blocks for “The Angels Story”…..

Enjoy your day…..

take care Peg….:>)

Work and Play…..

Lots of this happening at the moment….it is ‘end of financial year” and that means heaps of work….7 days a week…..but….

I can still find just a little bit of time to stitch….this is a project I am working on at the moment….

As well as working on the last couple of blocks for my “Angel Story” Quilt….

Hope you are all having a great weekend.

Take care Peg…..:>)…

One finished….

 

I have finished another Angels Story block…..so that means one down and two more to go……so far so good….with any luck I will get the other two finished within the week…..I also finished reading this book last night…..I have enjoyed all of the Elm Creek Books, I am waiting for a couple more to come in the post, enjoy your day.

take care Peg…..:>)

EQ7…………has landed……….

 

My EQ7 upgrade has arrived………..a few months ago Electric Quilt Company sent out and email to say an upgrade will be available for EQ6…..it was such a fantastic price how could a girl knock it back….so look what arrived in the post…I did use EQ6 a few times but no where near as much as I should have…so new challenge….Use EQ7 …….….So who else has received the upgrade?….I have made some progress with my “Angel Story” blocks, with any luck, I should get one completed tonight, gee there is a lot of stitching in these….hope you all have a great day……..don’t forget to take a little ‘me’ time…

take care Peg…:>)

A new collection for me…..

    

        

How cute are these pins…the lovely Manda and I had a little swap, she made these amazing owl and rose pins or me and I make a folder cover for her……but how lucky am I…these pins are just gorgeous I am thrilled with my new little collection, maybe this could the beginning of a lovely addiction…..…thanks so very much Manda…

here it is Wednesday again….

take care Peg….:>)

Tuesday Treasure….

       

Tuesday Treasures……hosted by Clare….this is my very first watch…this was my Christmas gift when I was about 7 or 8 and I am sure it was big on me then, as you never purchased anything that was the right size, everything you got back then you had to grow into…….LOL…the watch face is 1/2 inch…The brand is “White Star”?????….and the band measure 5 1/2 inches….I do remember I was not to get a watch until I could tell the time…..I wonder what everyone has on show today……

take care Peg….:>)…..

How cute are they……..

 

Twin Number One…..(right hand side) Born 3.31 am 5 July 1984

Twin Number Two….Born 3.33 am 5 July 1984

My babies are having a birthday…..they are 26 today……I was, and am, truly blessed….Happy Birthday I love you both so much….

Take care Peg…….:>)

Club Quilt….and my own challenge…

Club Quilt today…I made this Caramel Date Slice (recipe by Kerry Swain from her new book) to take along for morning tea…..and we had a lovely roll up, always nice to catch up with the girls…

And this was my project for today….that’s it….Angels Story….I have three blocks to go and my goal this week is to get these stitched…

 

Found this one where I forgot to stitch her shoes…

And here are the three blocks all ready to be stitched…wish me luck…..Hope you all had a fab day….

Take care Peg…..:>)

What a week….

End Of Financial Year……and it has been so very hectic at work….long days working too many hours…..not too much happening other than work……..

June OPAM….it was a fantastic month…..

649 finishes…..well done everyone, that truly is awesome…..a huge big thankyou to Kris as she did most of the blog hopping this month due to my heavy work load……three lucky winners have been selected please pop over to Kris’s blog and see her post….

Not much stitching happening at home but I would like to show you some “gorgeous’ fabric I received from the lovely Kerry from Cottage On The Hill……Two Stories here…Windham Fabrics – More Pink Chocolate 1860-1885…Marcus Fabrics – the Civil War Tribute Collection – 150 years Anniversary….

 

Enjoy your day….

take care Peg…..:>)