Shabby Roses Quilt Finished & Upcoming Quilt Pattern

Have you been following Jenny of Elefantz's Shabby Roses - BOM?
I really enjoyed doing this one. It is just so feminine and pretty. I decided to use Spring Magic Roses for the final border and I just love it !!



If you are wanting to make your own "Shabby Roses" Quilt I have a limited number of kits available for $130.00 Each with FREE Postage within Australia.

Or You may prefer to buy the Complete Pattern Pack of all 12 Blocks for a "Special" Limited Time Only Price of $36.00 + $2 Postage within Australia - That is just $3 per pattern...... Be Quick this offer will not last !! This is for a Colour Printed Pattern Pack and not a PDF.

And here is a preview of my newest quilt to be released in the next few weeks (When I have had the time to write up the pattern). It is called "Love & Friendship" and is a lovely lap quilt with lots of gorgeous "sayings". Pattern will be available WHOLESALE to interested parties as this quilt would make a perfect little 9 Part BOM.

I also have lots of other projects on the boil at present so stay tuned for some more reveals really soon.

HUGS,

Weekly Catch Up - Image Heavy Post !!

It seems that the last few weeks have just gone by in a flash and I seem to be getting nowhere fast. It is so close to christmas now which means that I still have lots to do. I have been buying a few gifts to go with handmade items and have arranged a shopping day with the girls next Saturday and then the retail part of Christmas should be over for me.

One of my gifts to myself arrived through the week. Remember when I was asking you all about a good stitching lamp? Well this is what I decided on. It is a Ott-Lite daylight lamp with a magnifying glass to put over your work to save those tired eyes. I have to admit that I haven't stitched very much all week so have not really tried it out much but I intend to overload it with work this week.

Yesterday Sam and I took Maddie and Tommy to "The Wiggles". Maddie enjoyed the first 10- minutes and then dropped off to sleep. Tommy on the other hand loved it.

He didn't take his eyes off them and danced and jigged for 1 and 1/2 hours. I have to admit I did sing along to a few tunes !!


Rod and I have spent the morning in the garden. With all of the rain we have had and then this lovely sunshine the growth has been amazing. Our paddocks are almost hip deep in feed. The vegetable garden is growing beautifully - Especially now that we have fenced it to keep the hens out. The plants actually stay in the ground now.

There is still a lot of weeding to be done. You can almost watch the weeds grow at the moment.

The Broad Beans are ready to be picked. I can see a lot of blanching and freezing going on here soon.

Our Stella Cherry Tree is in it's second year and has fruit ready to ripen.

And remember those Tayberries that I planted some months ago? They are really well fruited and beginning to ripen.

This is today's collection from the garden. Silverbeet, Rhubarb and Broad Beans. I have a few cake recipes using Rhubarb so I thought that I might try one.

I don't think that I have shown you our turning circle roses before? They are so pretty when they are all in bloom like this. They look like a big carpet.

The pink and white look so lovely together.

And white roses line the path to our front door.

This is the place to relax here in Summer with a nice ice cold drink. That thing in the left of the photograph (Stepper machine) has cobwebs on it - I use it for decoration only - Ha Ha !! So the morning has been spent in the garden and after lunch I will be spending a few hours up in the studio finishing off a recent design and of course the finishing touches to my swap gifts.

I will be back through the week to show you some of my finishes.

Have a great week.


HUGS,

Advent Swappers & A Thank You

Hello to all Advent Swappers !!! Have you enjoyed getting to know your partner? I have so many lovely e-mails from people but unfortunately there have been a few bad eggs. I have had 2 swappers in my group that have just disappeared off the face of the earth. Very Very disappointing. I just cannot understand why people would join up to a swap only to let their partner down - and not to mention me......... I have the upmost respect for all of the swap mothers out there - Swaps are a lot of hard work to organise and manage and it makes it much harder and quite unpleasant when we are also dealing with disappointed partners. Luckily the 2 that I have I have been able to match up together and I think that things will be fine now. If you have not sent off your parcel yet please do so ASAP. Your partner needs to receive their parcel ready for the opening of their first parcel on the 1st December.

I have received so many excited e-mails from bloggers that have not only met a new friend but are also going to be very very spoilt this December. I am really loking forward to surfing around all of your blogs and seeing your gifts each day.

This morning I received the most beautiful card from Rachelle over at Quarantine Quilting. Pop on over and take a look at it HERE - It is just so sweet - Thanks Rachelle !!

You may have noticed my little Christmas elf? It is my darling Tommy - He is growing up so fast - Almost 2 years old now !!

Until next time,

HUGS,

So What Have I Been Up To ????? & Angel Gift Received

Sorry I have been absent for the past week or so. Every time I sit down to blog something happens. But finally tonight I have had a chance to sit and chat with you.

I have received my angel parcel but have been unable to thank my angel as they left no name or e-mail address. So if you are reading this little angel. Thanks so much for my goodies. I received a little matching scissor fob, needle book and pin cushion plus a lovely fat quarter and a gorgeous little angel to hang (Which is now hanging over my bed). Thankyou whoever you are. My parcel hasn't arrived yet so I am not able to show you what I have sent.

Talking about angels. Look at Maddie dressed up as a little christmas angel. She is 8 months old now and even though she is still really tiny she is doing so well for a premmie.


I have been doing a little baking - Here is White Chocolate, Raspberry & Macadamia Blondie with some double Chocolate Chip cookies which didn't last very long in this house.........

I have also made a pot of Strawberry Jam - YUMMMM !!!

And of course I have been stitching and designing a few projects including my free pattern to be released on the Among The Gum Trees Blog very soon. Here is a sneak peek......

Until next time,

Hugs,

It's Finished !!!!!!

My project from the Christmas Gathering is now finished and mounted on canvas. I really enjoyed this stitchery and it is in colours that I do not normally use together.

I framed it with some fabric from Rosalie's new range. Have you seen it yet? It is really lovely.

Tomorrow is Melbourne Cup Day - Good Luck to anyone having a little flutter.

HUGS,

Have You Met Toby & Sunday's Ritual

Have you met Toby? We got him when he was about 6 weeks old. He will be 1 this month. He is such a joy to have around.

Don't you just love those big brown eyes - They can get me to do anything !!


Here is Toby's toy box - He loves all of his toys and takes turns as to which is his favourite - It is worse than having a toddler in the house because he scatters them from one end to the other. But it is also very fun because he drops them at your feet ready for you to play with him. He is a precious little soul.

One of my most favourite things to do on a Sunday is to take a wander in the garden with a pair of scissors to cut my weekly posy of flowers for display in my kitchen.

This is this week's selection. The roses are really starting to bloom now and have such beautiful fragrance.

Here is a project that I have ready to start stitching tonight. It is for a "special" blogging friend. I have even cut into my Mary Rose stash for this one - OUCH !!!!

It is the Shabby Cushion designed by another of my dear friends - Jenny of Elefantz.

Also don't forget about the release of another Gum Nut design tomorrow from another of my nutty sisters. It is just beautiful.

HUGS,

The Return of the Mojo and The Gathering..........

I am so pleased that my mojo has returned. I hope that all of those bloggers who left a comment that were looking for theirs have also found them. It didn't say where it had been or even who it had been with but I was just pleased to see it return. Look at the big pile of stitcheries that I have completed. I have also finished my stitchers angel gifts and they are on their way to my angel as we speak.

Today was the Quilted Crow's Christmas Gathering with guest tutors Rosalie Quinlan and Leanne Beasley which just happened to fall on Halloween. The Bloggers were challenged to come along with a Halloween theme by Jo who rather likes "Halloween".

Cathy came along in the spirit of things and brought along her spider friend and also some lovely treats in her cauldron. Sarah, Leanne, Lisa, Christine & Helen were just some of the other bloggers who attended. As usual it was a fun day with a whole lot of eating, chatting and giggling and not a lot of stitching.

Here we are - Cathy, Jo, "Me" & Deidre

Jo with Cathy's spider as a nice head piece.

As mentioned the food was great - especially the yummy sweet stuff - The brownie biscuits were a hit along with the fudge and of course the Rocky Road - And yes Jo did get her mouth around that HUGE piece !! - I do have photographic evidence but I am keeping it for a time when I can use it as a "bribe" - HEHEHE

There were lots of lovely projects. I took many photo's but to cut down the size of this post I thought I would show you the 3 that i have chosen to make. This is a lovely stitching bag from Leanne. I purchased the kit to make it.

"Leonie" from the Quilted Crow designed this lovely Christmas Quilt. I purchased the kit to make this also.

This is the project from Rosalie that I decided to start on the day. It is mounted on a canvas and will be hung on my bedroom wall once it is completed.

This is all that I achieved on the day in 6 hours !!

Jo - showed me her technique for chain stitch - I think I am loving chain stitch !!

And what would the day be without oodles of purchases??? I purchased lots of goodies including 2 kits, rusty bells, perle cottons, punch needle kit, fabric, Rosalie's new book "A Stitch In Time" which she kindly inscribed for me and a few other bits and pieces.

It was a lovely day and was just what I needed !! I am off now to have dinner and then to spend some more time on the stitchery that I started today.

HUGS,