NO SSCS............

Hi elves........

None of you have asked but I know some of your will be thinking about it.............

I'm very sad to say this year there will be no Secret Santa Christmas Swap............SSCS

Yes an effect of the on going drought..........I'm very sad about this as it has been running for so many years but I just cannot organise it.............there is no rain in sight and I just cannot organise the swap......my days are very long and full and I have a pile of farm/buiness work that is not being done here as it is.......I don't even have time to sew to make a gift...........I know other years I have even had a helper but not even this will work this year.........I am SOOOOOOOO sorry............I feel really bad about the decision......and I know I will be sad at Christmas time but I just cannot manage it.............

I will just have to see what happens for 2019.........

Sorry.........

Chookyblue.........

SSCS Received and sent..................

Look at this gorgeous wall hanging...............Dagmar @ Quilts and More in Germany excelled...............she sent to me in the Secret Santa Christmas Swap (SSCS) this year............

She sure does follow my blog doesn't she.........you must check out her photo shoot with the quilt here.......looks like she had fun.......

"Lamby and friends"..........

I'm pretty sure is it Lamby, Goatie and Lamby's lamb.............

some Christmas serviettes which were put straight to use............and a fat 1/4 of Paris fabric...........thankyou so much..........

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And onto what I sent for the SSCS to Gail @ Gail' Place in the USA..............

Gail is making a Lucy Boston quilt too...........so I got some 1/2 inch pieces and made a block...........and then made it into a needle book and hand quilted 1/2 and 1in Lucy shapes into it..........

Then I made a home for Lucy............while she is growing she needs a home.............I've had this lovely elegant print for awhile now and thought it would be perfect for this bag.....Lucy is very special......I fussy cut two big vases (front and back) and added some linen............

Now once Lucy starts to get joined she can live in here...........

Thankyou once again to both Dagmar and Gail for being part of the Secret Santa Christmas Swap............and to all the SSCS girls I look forward to seeing all your posts of gifts............i'll be calling around soon.........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.........

Sscs ornament.....

My Secret Santa Christmas Swap (SSCS) arrived in the mail all the way from Germany...............its always terribly exciting when your parcel arrives...........and mine arrived in two separate boxes............

Dagmar @ Quilts and More sent to me...........

Look at this gorgeous ornament...........

sorry not the best photo but it kept spinning around and the mozzies were biting me..........this is the best of the pics.........

no decorations out here yet.........with life a little overwhelming its difficult to get into the Christmas mood...........but what a burst of joy this little parcel brought............

now i'll keep my main present safe and there are a couple of extra parcels in the box...........thankyou so much Dagmar............

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue......

Sscs 2017?......

If anyone would like to do the secret Santa Christmas swap this year please email me this weekend.  Swaps will be emailed out Sunday or Monday night.  

It's only going to be a small group so email me (link here) 

(chookybluesscs at gmail dot com)  

your name, address,  country,  blog address and email...... 

Remember only bloggers who actually post regularly......

See the previous year's posts for the details but a main present and ornament will be required.......

Catch you later..... 

Chookyblue.....
PS posting date is 24th November

Thinking.............

About the SSCS.................

I will be checking if you are blogging this year and if not you won't be in............I know lots of you rarely blog and lots of you are great bloggers............this year it will be the deciding factor if your in or out...............the dark side does not count in the SSCS Swap...........once a month is what you need to do as a minimum so it's not much 2 posts would be great........but you can't expect to join a swap and have someone make a present for you and you have not blogged for months...................

Oh and if your not sure the SSCS = Secret Santa Christmas Swap.........

things going as they are now it will be running...........

no sign ups accepted yet though..........

.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

a bonus SSCS parcel...................

My Secret Santa Christmas Swap Santa Sylvia @ Flickenstichlerei had an extra parcel in my envelope.............

This one said

"You never know what Santa is up to. He told me you have been such a good girl. You may open this on 6th of December or after"

Well as some of you celebrate Saint Nicholas on the 6th December I opened it then......

OMG it is a gorgeous needle book..........just so perfect for me............

a needle pad and some binding clips and some pockets below the binding clips for thread etc............

Sylvia I just love this..........it is so special..............

I've got some more blocks done for my blue lanterns EPP quilt.........

Not sure if I showed you my second block for my mystery quilt.........I didn't mean to use one of the fabrics in both blocks but oh well...............

it's just a mystery because I don't know what I am exactly doing yet........it will slowly develop.....I have some ideas and I am sure some will come as I go along.............not sure how fast but there will be lots more of these made.......well that's the idea so far................

And this is a project I am working on too.........been a bit slow on this one but this is Sandy's @ Shiralee Stitches first pattern........it's available here with or without a kit.......now the flowers are done I can move on............I've had too many distractions while working on this one.............

Catch you later

Chookyblue

The SSCS sleigh is nearly here...........

Hi Secret Santa Christmas Swap girls

The sleigh is nearly here..........last weekend to work on your presents..........

Off to the chook shed for a sewing day with friends............yippee..........

.........take care til next time.....Chookyblue.........

sewing with friends...........

Recently I had a few friends over sewing..........

simple easy lunch...........

one of my friends attaching the binding to her quilt............

another was cutting out fabric for this quilt in an American mag..........need to find a copy of this mag for myself................

a friends quilt top.........just to add a piano key border I think it is now...........

my internet has slowed to dialup as our usage has overloaded..........think updating ipods is responsible..........bugger though as there are a few more days til the 24th or 25th when it resets...........so if you have sent me pics of your SSCS it's too slow for me to open some emails with pics......sometimes I can hardly open an email esp if it has animation or pics in it........

......i'll get back to you next week when I can open and download the pics properly.......

.......it's driving me nuts........apologies now as I probably won't be replying to comments here unless necessary............

SeCrEt SaNtA cHrIsTmAs SwAp

postage starts this Fri 19th. make sure email me when you send your parcel off............

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue