SSCS

This is what I sent to Tami (USA) in the SSCS swap....



Anyway, Happy quilting

Sandy

Christmas swaps

I have receive some beautiful gifts.

Both of them made my cry when I open them!!!

 I receive this beautiful project (Cinderberry Stitches pattern) from the lovely Megan...

I just LOVE it!!!!  She made it in one of my favourite fabric ranges call Sugar Flower.....

Inside was a note book and pen... to sketch some patterns.

Hopefully one day I will get to meet her.

Thanks SO much Megan..... I will treasure it!!!

My SSCS gift came from the lovely Margaret from Spain.
I just LOVE what Margaret sent me!!!

She made me a sewing bag. I just LOVE the angels!!.

Inside were more gifts.....a matching pincushion and a cute needlecase.

And some tissures...

Here are all the gifts...

Thankyou so much Megan and Margaret... you both made me feel so special.

Thanks Chookyblue for organising the SSCS swap... you are a "Angel".

For Christmas I also receive a new laptop... Yay.

I think I was a very good girl this year.

Anway, hope you all had a great Christmas

Sandy

More Christmas sewing....

I have finally finished my Christmas sewing...

Happy dance!!!!!

My Garden by Lynette Anderson is a gift for my mother-in-law.

This is my favourite block.

Filly Dilly bag by Janelle Wind is a gift for my sister-in-law

Christmas Bon Bon by Anni Downs is going to my other sister-in-law.

Just need to fill it with some yummy chocolates.

Busy day tomorrow, they are all coming over for Christmas lunch. The whole 12 of them.

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy



SSCS

This is the Christmas ornament I sent to my partner Tami (USA) in the SSCS.

It was heaps fun to make.

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

Christmas sewing.....

I have been very busy sewing trying to get some Christmas presents really for the BIG day.

I made this table runner for a friend and purchase some cute candles from Dusk.

I hope she like it...

And her daughter LOVES dolphins so I had to make her a Melly and Me pattern - Dee Dee.

Her favourite colour is blue.

Dancing is over for another year for my daughter Jess and her friends.

 

Anyway, happy quilting

 

Sandy

SSCS

My SSCS parcel arrived today!!!!

It made it's way all the way from Spain.

I don't know who it's from yet..... I have to wait until Christmas Day.

I wish I was able to open both of them... 

I did open my Christmas ornament...

Wow - how beautiful it is too... I LOVE IT.

Check out the work in it - I LOVE cross stitch

Thank you!!!





Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

Sewing for some friends...

One of my best friends birthday is just a week away. So I have been busy sewing...

So of course I had to make her a Rosalie Quinlan "Friends" needlecase.

She also LOVE owls....

I found these cute flowerpot pins too.

I was reading Janelle Wind's blog and she had these "cute" pictures by Kate Mason.

 This one is called "Soul Sisters"

I am going to put it into a white frame.

Check out Kate's blog:

www.scrappsfleamarket.esty.com





This one is going to another friend... I hope she likes it.

Home is where the heart is.





Anyway, happy quilting.

How's your Christmas sewing/shopping going???

Sandy

Sewing and other stuff.....

This is a Natalie Ross pattern from her latest book called...

Get Red Red Ready Christmas.

Just need to find smaller clock hands????

(Sorry not the best picture)

Jess had her dancing awards on Sunday (it was a Big weekend)

Jess received a special award (Best in Modern) she was So excited!!!

(She gets her talent from me LOL.)

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

Day at Bathurst.

I know... I havn't been around much lately... I have been busy with secret Christmas sewing!!!

Yesterday I had a road trip with the "LOVELY" Anita.

(We were just like Thelma and Louise).

Anita had to put up with me!

 We didn't stop taking the whole 3 hours there and back.

 We met up at Hatched and Patched with the beautiful Chookyblue, Alison, Kate, Deb and Khris.

 Here are the girls spending too much money!!!

 Chookyblue and Anni with the  "Some Kind of Wonderful" quilt in the background.

Anni showed us her new Christmas fabric range coming out next year... so ever cute!!!!

 I just LOVE angels.... and had to bring this cute girl home with me from Anni's shop....

We had lunch at Crepes Royale in Bathurst....

 Chookyblue enjoying herself.... and teaching

 Anita how to make hexagons... How are they going Anita????

 The so sweet Kate with Chookyblue's hexagon bag on her head????

The whole girls.... Anita, Khris, me, Deb, Alison, Chookyblue and Kate...

 Thanks girls it was lovely to meet you all... Lets do it again.

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

Noelle Tabletopper

I have finish the Noelle tabletopper by Anni Downs last week.

This is such a cute design. I going to leave it out until Christmas, so bascially I have started to decorate!!!

Can't show any more photos..... swap projects!!

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

All finish Tis the Season

I have finally finish the quilting and binding of my quilt... all ready for Christmas.

It even has legs.

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandyn

I better get a start on my swaps..... Christmas is so close!!!!

Presents and Quiltaid 2011

Look what I receive in the mail.... a "cute" pincushion handmade by the lovely Gail Pan!!!

Cute hey... thanks Gail I love it.

 I was ask by the lovely Sarah from Quilt fabric delights if I would do some sewing for her..

 I made two samples blocks for the new "Quiltaid 2011".

This one is design by Gail Pan called "Holy Hill".

Bronwyn Hayes called Bluebirds of Happiness.... cute hey...

You can go here to preorder the blocks... (I have).

http://quiltaid.com.au/2011/

Anyway, happy quilting.

Sandy



Friends swap gifts received...

Don't you love receiving a box in the mail....

I receive my gifts from Khris in the Friends swap.



F - Four FQ's and friendship calendar

R- Runner (table) and placements.. I just LOVE them!!

I - Inspirational friends quote book and bookmark.

E - Essential for a sewer - pincushion, scissors and needlecase

N- Notebooks.

D - Diary and address book

S - Sling bag kit design by the lovely Khris herself. I can't wait to make it up.

 The needlecase is just so cool

Check out the table runner and placements.. I love the colours.

Thank you so much Khris...I LOVE IT ALL.

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

Stitch a long

 I have finish the last two blocks.

The block on the left I am using as a quilt label.

and have sewn them together....

I decided to use a cute ric rac in the border....

Anway, happy quilting

Sandy 

"Friends" swap

My Friends gifts are already to send to Khris......I hope she likes them.

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

My Birthday!!

Check out what I received from the girls in my group of the fat quarter birthday club

 organise by the lovely Maree.

Thanks girls - Natalie, Barb, Jan, Kate and Carol.

I LOVE it all!!!

 Thank you also to the lovely Ros from South Australia who also sent me gifts... you also made my day!!

 

Look at my two kids - Michael and Jess. I am so proud of them. They were both choosen to be in the school musical - Annie.

Just wanted to let you all know that Ben got a job and started today. It only takes it 10 mins to get to work!!!

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy

My Wedding day

18 years today, I married my best friend.

Sandy

Sewing, and Life!!!!

Its my birthday on Thursday..... oooohhh I am getting old!!!

My best friend made me this quilt.... very cute.

I finish my retreat seat from Stitching at the Water's Edge retreat....

Here is a picture of  my daughter Jessica being baptise a couple of weeks ago....

Life can be up and down... my husband came home from work on Friday...

 to tell me that he has lost his job.... an American owned company with no money.

So now I have to keep him busy in between my other jobs.

On Thursday, we did book our holiday to Japan.... we are going next April...

 Something to look forward to.

Anyway, happy quilting

Sandy