CHARITY

Today I packaged up some things to donate to the Good Shepherd's Women's Refuge for Christmas. I have been knitting cotton facewashers for a while and decided to buy some talc to wrap inside each one and tie with ribbon.

  Then I put each one in a zip lock bag. They need to see what things are so they know who to give them to.No wrapping.

                     I knitted 3 pairs of booties which I have also put in individual zip lock bags.

 Apparently funding has been reduced for the Women's Refuge despite an increasing amount of domestic violence. Women arrive at the refuge without anything and with children all ages  including babies and teens. Some of these women are pregnant. So, after a lady from the Good Shepherd gave a talk at one of my patchwork groups we decided to make some things for those children  and donate them for Christmas. I thought it would be good to give to the women there as well.  So, I am clickity clacking , crocheting and sewing mainly with this in mind.

Meanwhile I have small items on my stitching hoop for Christmas which I may have a pics of next time.

Thanks for stopping by. Angel Blessings.         

GREMLINS GONE

YEY!!!!! The gremlins have gone!!!! So sorry about the hiccup earlier. Here is a pic( left) of some wonderful friends at  the Christmas Gathering on 9th November. Back: Claire, Sharon, Anne, Vicki and Melody. Front: Shez, myself, Gail Pan and Barb. Thankyou so much girls for making it a very special day.

The pic on the right is of Gail showing us how to do needle turn applique. I am now truly inspired. When we walked into the room the tables were all decorated and this is what we received.

                                                               What's in the bag???

I have nearly completed Gail's stitchery. I just need to applique a heart onto it then I can add the borders and start hand quilting it ready for THIS Christmas. A major achievement for me getting it completed on time.

                    We also received a hoop, 2 perle threads and the jar that our candles were in.

Since this happy day I have finally completed my sister in law's coasters I promised her. Gee, it was so hard to locate turtle fabric!

I have been busy handpiecing 3 inch blocks for my latest small Civil War quilt and today I bought some more 1800's repro fabrics for it.

Ofcourse, I had to purchase some yummy things from the shop at the Christmas Gathering too.

Well, it appears that there are still some gremlins but at least I have managed to get this far. Thank you all for visiting and for your patience.

Angel Blessings to you all.

LOTZA FUN AND STITCHING

Woohooo!!! I had a fantastic time at Leanne Beasley's and Gail Pan's Christmas Gathering last Saturday. I caught up with some friends and met some more wonderful creative people. Gail and Leanne spent a lot of time showing us their quilting and applique techniques and it was an absolute delight to meet them both after loving their work for the past few years. Unfortunately, I seem to be having great difficulty in uploading my pics so I do apologise and hope to get back here soon. Angel Blessings.

FINISHES AND MORE

I have been stitching up a storm the past few weeks , finishing some projects and starting some new ones. First I would like to show you a stunning pincushion that was made for me by one of my friends in my patchwork groups. She makes them to order and I chose purple, ofcourse!

Yes. a hat!! I thought it was too good to stick pins in so I asked my mum if she had any old hat pins. She did, so now they are proudly displayed in my hat. Now my hat sits with the collection of pin cushions that I have made.

I was hand quilting the other Civil War doll quilt on my last post. It is now finished. Da da!!! Here it is.

I have been doing a few stitcheries, some for pressies and one for me. Here is mine but I am not sure whether to just frame it or make it into something. Any ideas?

This stitchery is for a pressie and shall be made into something useful and cute.

Meanwhile I have been doing some Christmas stitcheries  and have just washed some new Civil War and 1800s reproduction fabrics for my next hand pieced project which I am starting at a patchwork retreat next month. I have 2 labels ready to make for the 2 doll quilts and really must get on to quilting the " T for Temperance" doll quilt.

Thanks for stopping by and I send you all angel blessings.

FINISHES AND MORE

A FEW LITTLE THINGS

 I have been having great difficulty trying to update my blog so I apologise for the delay. For some reason the gremlins had returned but I hope they have gone on a long holiday now. So what have I been up to? Stitching ofcourse! Take a look at my first completed hand pieced and hand quilted Civil War doll's quilt. I am so pleased with it.

Now I am in the process of hand quilting the Shoo Fly doll's quilt that I showed you.

I also completed the top of the " T for Temperance" doll's quilt which will be much quicker to hand quilt than the other 2.

I have really enjoyed making these completely by hand. Small quilts seem to be far less daunting than larger ones and they have helped me master some skills. I am already planning my next one which is slightly larger than the others. I guess I willl have to go and find some more Civil War repro fabrics now. Hehehehehe.

Meanwhile ,I have been thinking about Christmas projects and gifts. I managed to make this little mat from Gail Pan's Christmas book.

What happened to my Crazy Cats?  I have been appliquing them and only have 3 left to make with only one awaiting preparation. Woohooo, nearly there!

Here are the cats who have their whiskers and faces on. Although, I may need to sew buttons on for their eyes . I can't really see some of there eyes that I have stitched. What do you think?

I have nearly finished these turtle fabric hexie coasters for my sister in law who requested some quite a while ago. The reason for the delay is that I had so much trouble locating suitable turtle fabric. Since I took this photo I have hand quilted them and shall just machine ( yes, machine!!) the edges on rather than hand stitching them.

Just for a break from stitching I have started knitting myself a top from some lovely 100% cotton yarn. Mine shall be a bit longer than on the pattern and this colour is rather different for me than usual. 

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit me again. Angel Blessings to you all.