Can you believe it! I had another Oscar-free weekend! Went 'up the river' with a few girl friends ... partly for my Birthday! I'd organised a workshop at Echuca's 'Hobbysew' making "Bucket Buddies!" What fun was had! A huge thank you to Linda for her guidance, tips, advice & patience!The "Bucket Buddy" is Linda's design & I believe that they are now going to run this as one of their Friday workshops!These are our finished products ... Made by ... Top Row L-R: Sam's Christmas theme Wendy S's Think Pink! My Wonderland for Olivia Front Row L-R: Louey's Pink Delight Naden's Batik style ... ... they show off of our personalities ... Sam & I added little handles, Louey & Wendy S made YoYo's ... Naden went for a simple collar look! So thanks for the fun everyone ... .... I laughed so much this weekend ... "enJOY the journey" xxx
One of my closest, longest friends had a baby girl yesterday. (who the nappy cake was for!) Welcome to the world'Olivia Margaret' I can hardly wait to give you a cuddle! She was born on Oscar's half birthday, exactly 1.5 years difference! Born 4 weeks early due to pregnancy complications but arrived safely last night . . . . . . weighing in at 6lbs 11oz We won't be able to visit for a little bit as she is in the special care nursery but . . . got some little goodies for her!I've never sworn that any expectant mother I have known was going to have a certain gender baby but with Meags I have said from the start she was having a girl! So lucky for me my gift making was on the right track! Little boots above & a bassinet sized mini quilt for now ... a cot sized one to come ... all in one of my favourite fabric ranges ... oh I love you 'Wonderland' I had better get all those little stitches hooked in so I can give this one over to the new owner!We had our Thanksgiving turkey on Wed night ... since I have x2 American SIL's it is a regular Celebration on our yearly calendar! I really missed your pumpkin pie this year Bets ... so I'm putting in my request now for one on Christmas day ... xx
... working on something I can't quite declare the whole story as this is a gift & just in case! ... We had a family Wedding a year ago on the 22nd(l-r:my husband,his sister the bride & their other sister with the bride's x3 nephews) ... the whole gift idea was a struggle ... so this was made in time for the 1st Anniversary but we haven't caught up with them as yet! The Recipe: One layer cake in Camille's "Simple Abundance" sewn into half square triangles & then quartered! Layered with cotton & wool add another decadent 'Sky' layer of floral finished with diagonal quilting stitching in red thread & knotting in all corners 'Earth' Bound with more floral I hope they like!!?
We went away for the weekend ... My first "Oscar-free" over night x2! (That means x2 sleep-ins!Yay!) I'm not so sure he missed me!?? Here he is having a great time at Rhoma & K Pa's! (I think my Mum now needs the rest after the weekend!) & ... how good it is to come home!
I have spent some time this morning working out who I have already organised Christmas gifts for & who I still need to! I'm giving myself the goal to make this a "Mostly - Handmade Christmas" Its the guys that I'm having trouble thinking of ideas for? Anyone?
& .... I've got a couple more R&A swaps in store! Let me know if you'd like to join in a local Melb one where we make the blocks in our own time at home, & then meet once a month to swap them & socialize!
Another finished item from my time 'up the river' Is a girlie version of the cot sized quilt I made for Oscar.Now this is not announcing anything but you might say a quiet little prayer for us! boy or girl no matter ...
Do you remember back in August I mentioned about a wonderful blog I check regularly? Well, since then I have acquired Amanda's second book "Handmade Home" which I adore & will over the years ahead make many of these great ideas! I've been slowly changing our 'study' into a work & play space! It will be an evolving space . . . . . working in with current needs! Well now I'd love to own her first book ........ I've entered a give-away put on by Rachel of Euphoria (thanks for the tip off Rachel!) & she is offering to gift someone Amanda's book "The Creative Family"You can enter too ....! I would be so excited to win this! I've never really won anything! Edit - Well actually a few years ago I won the Australian section of a Tupperware Art competition & my work went on show in NYC & traveled around the USA! But that wasn't having my named pulled out of a hat kind of thing! Please Please Please .... Enjoy your day
GIVE-AWAY DRAWWOW = 87 entries! Lots of love sent my way .... .... so thank you kindly! 1st name drawn - Katherine (blog-less fan!) Katherine you can choose which gift you would like to have?? 2nd name drawn - Andi .... so Andi I will have great pleasure sending you the other gift! Thanks everyone for 'playing' Enjoy
A TIME TO CELEBRATEYesterday I helped to host a Baby Shower for a very dear friend that I have grown up with. Neither of us have sisters so we've kind of been each others! This little baby that we are eagerly awaiting is going to be a pre-Christmas baby so we had a subtle Christmas theme of 'Snowflakes' Do you like the Nappy Cake I made her? All great fun! Happy Birthday for later this week Meags!
Do you like all my little perle stitches? This quilt was pieced & quilted a while back . . . Now it is a finished item . . with binding . . . one result from time spent at 'the river'i am so pleased with this one
"I SPY with my little eye something beginning with "P"! . . . Pencils . . . . Pear . . . . Parcel A little while ago I posted about a swap I joined: "I Spy" fabric swap! (Thankyou Care) Contents of small package No.1 200 4" squares . . . I'm very excited about receiving these! How else could you put your hands on so many different fabrics without buying the whole store!? I haven't decided yet whether I create a layout in terms of the alphabet or using the idea of a rainbow? I need to have a play!
Hello . . . I'm back from 10 days away & now am catching up on washing! This is my 71st post = my 1st give-away! Now 1971 was a great year . . . . . I'm obviously not a new born in this pic so not quite circa 1971 . . . Its not far off my Birthday so I thought I'd celebrate early! & that means that I will do a draw for x2 gifts on Monday 16th 8am!
Every comment ever left so far on my blog will have x1 entry in for these draws . . . &/or if you are a follower or become one then you will have another x2 entries . . . &/or if you leave a comment on this post you will also have x2 entries . . . &/or if you cc me on an email where you tell some friends about my blog and giveaway then there's another x2 entries! &/or you tell people all about it and direct them to my blog via facebook (make sure you're my friend!) then there's another x2 entries! Go for it! What gifts you say? The 1st name drawn has the choice between this patchwork themed bag Double sided & lined (23 x 29cm)or This patch worked Christmas gift bag with 'wonky star' front panel & lining! (29 x28cm)
Can you believe it!
The "Bucket Buddy" is Linda's design
These are our finished products ... Made by ...
... they show off of our personalities ... 
