Thank you for the past 12 months

I have been tad under the weather these past 4½ days and am hoping this feeling I have inside me means that I am on the mend..

So I thought what better way to cheer myself up than to do a random “Christmas Cheers” draw –due to the cost of postage I apologize to all my overseas visitors but I had to limit it to Australian visitors only.

I have sent emails to those who were lucky in the draw and asked for their mailing address,  and you just never know who will get a surprise.

Have lots of pictures to post and type about, but just not got the strength at the moment,

Cheers for now

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Oh no & its’ so pretty.

I came home tonight to start making a wall hanging for my daughter for Christmas, and I cannot find it-oh I found one but that is not it-I have a horrid feeling I have accidently wrapped it up and sent it in one of my advent packages, I guess that is what happens when you try and work with such disarray grr to me..

Oh  brighter note I received my Once  season swap from Sue ,

I opened my package to find this inside

such a gorgeous cushion cover-I don’t have an insert yet..

here is a picture from Sues blog.

Isn’t it truly beautiful..I love it, there also was a wee pin cushion –some handmade tape a cross stitch card to make,a book mark made from selvages (sp),some tea and fabric

Thankyou so much Sue, I loved having you as my partner and I am glad you like your gifts too..

 

I enjoyed making some items for Sue..I flicked through several months of her blog and found out she liked dragonflies..hmmm yep I got fabric that’s perfect.

This is the table runner that I made and then I found some more fabric with dragonflies on it so I made something else.And I forgot to take a picture so here is the one from Sue’s blog.

A needles case and pin cushion and some scissors with a dragon fly attached…

Wonderful swap all around.

Cheers Vickie

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Untidy State

My room had got to such a state that opening the door made me want to shut it real quick, so this morning it was time to do something about it.

the Left side and the right side, my room is just 3 meters wide. Yes see stuff piled everywhere and anywhere….well after several hours it now looks like it should.

A place for everything and everything now in it’s place, ok now I am going to do some sewing..and I will not let every surface become so cluttered, I hadn’t even realised how much of it was spreading onto my computer station area.

Hoping you have all had a nice relaxing weekend,

Cheers Vickie

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Busy Busy Busy

Yep I/ we have been busy around the yard, it is lovely to sit back after the hard work and enjoy the view…no pics as the rain was on and off all day..

On a another front I must show you a item I won from Sarah , it is truly gorgeous and I will be safely popping it away till I have finished some other items I have on the go-so that when I start it I can give it my full attention.

 

Its the whole kaboodle to make a cushion, truly lovely.

Advent swaps have all been wrapped and are ready to go in the mail on Monday, I so enjoy these swaps sometimes I get a bit thingy about what I have got for my partner but then I think of it the other way round would I like to receive this-and the answer is always yes..I also suggest to my swap partners in any swap that if they receive something from me that just is not them”please do not leave it sitting in a drawer by all means pass it on to someone else”..

These goodies are going to Melody.

And this one is going to  Jules, I so enjoy these swaps don’t you?

Cheers Vickie

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Free Fabric arrived

yeee haaahhh, remember this POST well I was one of the lucky ones and look what arrived in my po box today…

Look at these lovely fabrics..the bright yellow one with –yep you guessed it chooks on it..I have already ear marked for a project..the dark yellow one with girls mopping will end up in some of my Farmers Wife blocks..the one in front with the roses will be sent to a special lady..oh such a packet of use fullness…

They have some gorgeous fabrics @ fabrictraders.com.au and they don’t charge inflated postage either…hmm and in case your wondering yep I done did order some Farmdale Crossing Roosters by Alexander Henry

Cheers for now

Vickie

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Sewing much

Aww but what a shame I can’t show you any photos as they are gifts…oh ok hang on I’ll get a sneak peek pic..

There isn’t that better, oh so pretty and fresh looking.

I looove  pink and I just could not resist this when I saw it at an awesome price…

Lots of pinkness,

Just look at this stack of “Bubblegum” fat quarters all 20 of them, I think I’m going to just let it sit on my work table so I can admire it for awhile.

Cheers for now Vickie

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Free Fabric

No not from me but from fabric traders.com.au, open to the first 50 who blog about it (hmm no way to tell how many have already blogged) so what’s the harm eh..I get to show you a gorgeous fabric I looove..

Ok how did you guess it would have a rooster or maybe a chook on it…This gorgeous fabric is by Alexander Henry and is called Farmdale Crossing..and can be found here..

Cheers Vickie

Bad Blogger

I am bad bad bad…ermm actually I am very forgetful of late.

I joined Sandy’s Keeper Swap and it was a great swap..

this is what I received from my swap Partner Cath.

Gorgeous needle case , snazzy scissor fob..and some super magnets

Isn’t the fabric lovely..

Cath also included some Hatched and Patched Quilt labels and a Hatched and Patched Aunt Nell’s Cottage Stitchery(complete with fabric and threads)..So spoilt thanks again Cath..

This is the set I made for Cath minus the scissors with their cute fob..bought the scissors specially for the wee pouch and then they got buried on my cutting table, hubby called me a ninny when I found them and realized I had not sent them, but rest assured Cath has them now..

I loved how this wee jelly roll inspired me to make the set…

Cheers Vickie

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Newest Fabric Purchase

I just had to have this…

This truly yummy fabric is some of the ruby range by bonnie and camille..have you bought some new fabric lately? Why not share and you could win a prize from Kim.
EDIT....I Have decided this fabric will be made into a new frock for my sewing machine---oh yes she will stand out from the crowd, but what a pretty lass she will be.
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