A Fat Quarter Pack For Me....

I ducked into "Marally Craft" the other day to pick up some

 Vilene for my 12 Days of Christmas Stitchery and the

 girls told me that there was 30% off storewide....

Imagine my delight!!!!

I really do not need anything at the moment but it is almost

Christmas after all and what was a girl to do?....

He He He....Oooops I mean HO HO HO!!!

So in the spirit of Christmas I treated myself to this

 Fat Quarter Pack of 2 Windham Fabrics.....

The Lizzie Collection & Country Lane

with a bit of Riley Blake Sweet Divinity.....

They all team together beautifully....

I have no idea what I will make with

 them but they are mine all mine!!!!

Have you treated yourself to something lately?

If not I think it's time.....*Grin*

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Once a Season Summer Swap Posted

This headed off to the ACT in the mail yesterday.....

So much excitement at the moment with

swaps heading off all over the place....

I will show more when I know that it has reached its destination....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Christmas Cones

With all of my Swaps out of the way I have had some time over

 the last couple of nights to work on my Christmas Cones

 that I had started at a retreat in Nowra in August....

They are from the same pattern as my Noelle Table Topper....

I had completed the stitcheries a while ago

 but they have been tucked away.... You can see them Here....

There were 3 options for the trim, ric rac, woven wool scallops

 or bells and I chose the rusty bell option as my trim....

They are adorable!!!.....And such fun to make....

I wonder what I might pop inside here..... 

 I am hoping to get my Christmas boxes out of

 the shed this week so I can start decorating....

I just love the lead up to Christmas....Don't you?

So that's another retreat finish....Woo Hoo!

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

"Bloom" Sewing Machine Mat Finished

My sewing mat is all finished.....

Sorry about the dodgy pics but the light hasn't

 been great due to rainy over cast days...... 

Here it is on my sewing cabinet with some

 of my sewing supplies in the pockets...... 

 Very handy pockets for all sorts of things.....

My next project for this set will be the thread catcher.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Chocolate Boxes

Chocolate boxes from Anni Downs' Book "A Christmas Story".....

These little cuties were fun to make and are just so darn adorable...

The sun is out here today after a week of constant rain so

I am heading out into the garden to pull weeds.....Yuk!!!

I know what I'd rather be doing....

Until next time, Happy Stitching....

Kate

Posting 2 Swaps off Today....

I will be heading down to the Post Office this morning with

 my "Secret Santa Christmas Swap"and

my "6 Items Christmas Swap".....

It feels great to have these ready to go.....

One will be winging its way to America and

the other to sunny Queensland.....

I now have to finish my "Once a Season Summer Swap"

and post it by the 1st of December....

It has been great weather for sewing this week with

torrential rain, blustery winds and cold temperatures.....

I think Mother Nature has lost the plot!!!!!

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Once A Season Summer Swap

More Secret Sewing.....

I am using some of my Aster Manor fabrics....

 Combined with natural linen, ric rac and pearl buttons....

To create something for my "Once a Season Summer Swap Partner"

But as usual that is all you get to see until it is

 finished and has arrived at its destination....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Happy Birthday Nan

Today is my Nan's Birthday and she is 88 years old....

Happy Birthday Nan.....

I hope you have a wonderful Birthday....

Love you Kate xoxoxo

SSCS Finished!

My Secret Santa Christmas Swap gift is finally finished....Yay!

This is all you get to see until after Christmas....

Sorry Chooky's Orders and we don't mess with Chooky....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

To the Quilter I Go.....

To hand or machine quilt????

That has been the question at my house for quite

some time and I have decided to get the clever

 Belinda Betts to custom quilt my "Hexagon Quilt"......

I have been pondering over it for weeks and

 now the decision has been made.......

I love nothing more than the excitement of picking up a finished quilt....

Belinda does a fantastic job so it is sort of a reward for me....

All bagged up and delivered to Belinda.....

I am on a waiting list so it will be quite some

 time before we see it again...... I can't wait....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Beyond Measure Binding on.....

I have stitched the binding onto my sewing mat......

 It is a very narrow binding so it was a bit fiddly.....

It is all pinned now and waiting to be hand stitched down....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Secret Santa Sewing....

I will be working on my SSCS project today.....

Eeek starting to run out of time......

Here's a Christmas Pic to get me in the mood

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

What a Great Day!

Here I am with the very Clever Roslyn Mirrington from "Bloom"....

It was the first time we met and we worked out that

 we live less than 5 minutes from each other....

And this is Ros's pattern that we were working on yesterday......

 

The day started out with a lovely gift from Ros to all of us....

Thanks again Ros it was very thoughtful of you.....

 

This is a close up of the pocket panel and the magnetic clips

 that my "Thread Catcher" will be held on with.....

That's when I make it of course.....*Grin*....

We all agreed that we should have another day

 to get the whole three projects completed....

And here we all are with our "Sewing Mat" so far.....

L to R: Wendy, Val, Me, Ros and Sue.....

I am loving my new mat so far and look forward to putting my machine

on it and filling up those little pockets with all of my bits and pieces.....

 

Thanks again Ros for a great day of sewing, fun and friendship.....

All that's left to do is make the binding and

 sew it on and my mat will be finished.....

Then I can start on the pin cushion and thread catcher....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

"Beyond Measure" Sewing Day.....

I can't think of a better way to spend the day today than sewing....

And that is what I will be doing....

I will be spending my day at Marally Craft sewing the following:-

 I am planning on using this natural linen combined with my gorgeous

 "Favorite Things" fabric by Anni Downs.....

I will be working on a Machine Mat, Thread Catcher and Pincushion...

 I will also get to meet the designer Roslyn Mirrington from "Bloom"...

Watch this space for a progress report tomorrow and

 if I am a really good student maybe even a finish.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Look what I got in the Post!

I just love it when I go home for lunch

 and find parcels' in my mailbox!!!!

I joined the Oz Material Girls Christmas in July Swap and this is

 what I received from my swap partner Janis from New Zealand....

 A Handmade basket full of goodies.....

A cute little stitchery in a pink case for me to stitch.....

 A Notebook for my handbag.....Very handy....

 Janis has done a great job on my Christmas Bag.....

I hope you have a lovely Christmas Janis and

 thankyou so much I just loved my bag and goodies.....

I had better get busy with my Christmas sewing.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Inspired!

After gate crashing the Punch Needle Class at The Home Patch

 on Saturday I came home inspired.....

So on Sunday morning I dug out a little

project that had been pushed to the back of the cupboard....

 I just needed to tuck the fabric behind and stitch

it down so it was ready to pop in the frame.....

 The design was one of Anni's from her

little book of stitcheries "Simple Pleasures"......

How cute does this look all framed up.......

I must do some more of these....

Also a bit of Secret Santa Swap business going on at my place

 and it just kills me not to be able to show you all.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching......

Kate