Time out Sewing.

Yep that’s correct time out…time out for me I really needed to take time out and do some sewing for me can you guess what it is..OK missy yes you ,you already know ..

That’s it..I’m off to progress some more…

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Pattern Giveaway

Well that made you look didn't it..but alas no it's not me giving away a pattern it is Corrie
from retro mummy - go on off you go leave a comment and see if you win eh?
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Friendship Bag Swap

I just went to the post office too see if my spotlight catalogue was there (grr it seems to have gone awol )..However I got the most pleasant surprise there was a package from my Friendship Bag Swap partner..

Colleen made me the most pretty bag in lovely tones that scream ME ME ME, and she added some gorgeous detail too..and some extra goodies inside my bag…

Isn’t that the most cutest –gorgeous wee bag?

This bag is now going to house my sewing machine needles –surely I won’t loose them now eh?

What a girl look at that some needles for my sewing machine ..hmm makes me wonder has Colleen been reading my blog….A nifty wee sewing machine ion a chain and lovely quilt pattern…

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CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

Have you been there yet? Have you seen it? Have you heard of a secret going around several blogs? well yippetidy doodahday today is the day and look what was unveiled.

9 Australian designers yes I said 9 nutty crafty bloggers all in the one place-how exciting is that eh? I just know there will be heaps of inspiration and good times Among the Gum trees....
so get your butt over there and say G'Day..tooo all these gals

Cheryl of Willowberry Designs

Dawn of Dawn Hay Designs

Fiona of Mothers Cupboard

Jenny of Elefantz

Joy of Joypatch

Judith of Creative Studio

Paula of Sew Little Fabric

Vicki of Tozz's Corner

Vikki of Sew Useful Designs

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PIF gift sent

Yeah I can confirm that Naomi has received her PIF from me..and I can now safely show you a picture of it..I think she likes it ..

I know I loved it and had the tug-o-war that so often happens when I finish and item for someone,

will I send it –no I’ll keep it-nah I have to send it I made it for someone else ..Oh but I do love it so and that usually seals it, the fact that I like it so much tends me too think and hope the receiver will  like it just as much

well silly me didn’t take a pic of the 4 coasters that I made to go with this as well…when Naomi gets a minute I’m sure she will add a pic on her blog too.

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King Blue progress

The strips are coming together nicely for the King Blue quilt that I have been asked to make

remember I showed you the cut fabric here..

I have been quietly sewing strips each morning and the progress is quite smooth so far.

I showed the owner of this project a sneak peek and she was rapt at how the colours look..so that is great…

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Stichers angel Swap

I’m really finding I want to get back into stitching again, so I joined the stichers angel swap over at Hugsnkisses  by Helen –due to an injury and then an operation on my right arm nearly 2 years ago now my arm is weak and fiddly things like stitching do not come easy..

So I am concentrating real hard (yeah I know you can hear me from there) and I am taking my time

and have thus far made 2 projects for my partner, showing them here won’t reveal the secret as there is heaps of people participating

I guess if my partner receives them and thinks they are cruddy she can always send them back- but I am hoping she will just appreciate the effort I have done…hmm that may sound pooopy to some but I am just a wee bit lacking in confidence with stitcheries..

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Friendship Bag Swap

woohoo another item finished….I joined the Friendship Bag Swap over at quiltinggallery

using the tutorial by Rachel Griffith from p.s.I quilt, such a cute bag to make and super easy…

Now I’m off to find a wee goody or 2 to pop in side (not a requirement of the swap but I just want too). It’s a secret so I can’t tell you where it’s going too.

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Being creative with Roc-Lon, yes me.

Oh I'm such a sad case truly, I just couldn't resist the challenge to play with some fabric I had never seen before so I joined I Have A Notion contest just cause I wanted to try the Roc-Lon fabric..
Anyways I was sent a piece of the fabric 8½" x11".
I looked at it - I touched it-I rolled in between my hands- I bent it up-I folded it up-I even tossed it to see how far it would go, and then I got to work.
I had these lovely fabrics here that I purchased a while ago from Fresh Squeezed Fabrics range was called Ginger Blossom.
So I set about cutting and sewing and made a table center piece.

Oh how I love them fabrics...
I then took photo of the table mat and printed it on the Roc-Lon (and forgot to take a photo grrr)..
So I the cut around all the edges with pinking shears cause I like that look.
I hole punched down the long sides.and then threaded some green ribbon in a twisty fashion, turned it inside out and boxed the corners by machine.


Anyways this is what I made
nice and fresh looking zippered purse/cosmetic purse oh did I tell you this Roc-Lon can be printed on..can be sewn by machine or hand, can be painted and it does not fray either...oh yeah and it holds it's shape, and heaps more ...


I sewed the zipper in by machine and also stitched some of the zipper in by hand just too see how it would go.


I hand sewed the hanger-handle and added some bling.


Made a bling fob for the zipper too.
This was a great brain thinking project for me as in the end I had decided I was going to make something that would enable me to do a few of the things that it's said you can do
So summing up I...printed on it..hand sewed..hole punched and machine sewed and I had fun.
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I guess it’s hot ???

It has been horrid weather here ..yukky yukky icky-sticky humid heat, just a tad difficult to keep cool or find a cool spot….

This morning I went  too clean the bathroom..well yeah like so what you say we all have to do it at sometime.

Yep very true..but I did not need to slide back the shower curtain and have a near heart attack

when a vision of something caught my eye..

Obviously Cya did not think the bath needed a clean, but it does see look there is a hair there…

Cat was safely removed and now I am off to clean…

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Civil War fabric giveaway

ohh yes please civil war fabric is delightful..now I don’t really want you to go and enter ‘cause I just so need to win ..hehehe. But hey gotta be in it too win it and since I’m such a sharing caring person ….Elaine is having this great giveaway..so go on scram…

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King Blue begins.

Ok I’ve sat and looked at the fabrics long enough…now I have cut them all into strips..with lots of too-ing and fro-ing I’ve decided to mix the colours up as much as possible-this will also give the owner lots of possibilities with accessories for the room, and I think it may just look good too.

I have started sewing rows together and will be back later with some more pics…

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I have company

Come on now how much closer do you think this cat could of got to me, whilst on the computer eh?
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my Machine has a new dress.

Well let me start by saying I had always wanted to do a dresden plate block..which I did a while ago in lovely 1930's fabric (that was gifted to me)..I admired the block for sometime then it got cast aside-yeah I know bad girl....
That was until I sat it on my work bench and said"this will not be an orphan for any longer"..and so the brain started ticking and voila a new dress for my sewing machine was born..and I am crappy at taking pictures..took like 20 just to try and do this justice it truly has a nice crisp fresh look-perfect for the pending gloomy wet season that will hit us soon...
I have not reduced the size of pics so you can will get a huge view when you click on images.
Oh boy it was tricky working out the applique shapes I wanted, I ended up tracing a pair of embroidery scissors -button jar just fliked it-cotton reel was a tad challenging I knew in my head what I wanted it too look like and after several trying attempts I got there--pin cushion nearly done my head in,but overall I was happy with how it all turned out...

Could not have a plain boring back on it could I?
All good dresses need pockets and this one is no exception, tidy holes to hide things.....

Close up just in case you missed it.
And just 'cause I sometimes have an odd sense of humor, I miss spelled "then" for "den" cause it's a dresden block, and truly I must dress before I sew sewing in jammies can be so user unfriendly for me.

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I needed some machine needles

Arghhh I ran out of needles for my sewing machine so off into town I headed, thinking yep I will go too the Janome shop instead of spotlight that way I will not spend excess money on fabric, just get needles and leave right..nope wrong.The Janome shop was the most dismal place I have been in and just had no atmosphere at all..so somewhat rather peeved, I headed to spotlight just too get needles.
Well they saw me coming didn't they, there was a massive table with rolls and rolls of fabric marked down to $3-$4-$2-$6,and if you purchased the roll you got it for half the marked price-now come on would you look eh?
Got my needles yep I did, and then the fabric started screaming at me "come see come see"..


well first one off the rank was thisssss 245cm wide quilt backing,2.45 meters total =$6.30


Then from top too bottom of pile purple hippo's=1 m total $1.
Blue and maroon print =1.8m total$1.50
pale pink background with strawberries=1.5 total$1.50
pastel colour gingham check = 4.5m total $4.50
small purple print = 3.5m total $4.80
pastel stripes = 6m total $8.25
So I now have some other fabric LOL....and if you add up them prices($21.55) that's darn cheap eh?

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Mail brought tears

Just did a routine check of the mail box today and oh my goodness, there was a package for me
from Tracy(sunny corner farm-blog gone).
Last year I sent Tracy a RAK (random act of kindness) gift, I had read that Tracy enjoyed to cross stitch so I sent her a semco kit-which I think was called farmyard sampler...well blow me down with a feather if that completed cross stitch was in my package-along with a magazine-and I am admitting that it bought tears to me my eyes, just thinking that Tracy did all that beautiful work and then gifted it back to me-
I hunted around the house for the many empty picture frames that are stored in different places and voila found a frame sheeeeshh aida cloth is not very friendly when trying to get it straight, I have done the best I can (with my not too well working right fingers) but hubby will have a Mr Fixxxx-it look later...so without further ado here it is.
Thank you so very very much Tracy, your a gem yes you are.

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Wanna win some fabric?

Ah see now I got your attention eh?
Well pop on over to i have to say and have a peek at the yummy fabric remnants
that Randi is giving away-


To tempt you even more here is the pics Randi has on her blog.....
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Ohh it's so soft...

I had to go grocery shopping today blah arghhh icky..but when you combine it with some op/thrift store shopping it become oh me oh my wow.
Today I got this beautiful wool it is so soft-oh how I wish you could feel it you'd go ohhahhh I just know it. I have no idea what it is, but it sure isn't nylon-and maybe I might just make some sockies for me(oops yep must finish the other pair I started).


Oh yeah and the critical part of this purchase as with any was the price $2.75..doing happy dance.

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Ever get that feeling?

Yes you know the one, when you are happily working away at something..yep that one where you feel someone/thing is watching you..I have had it often lately ..and this pic will tell you why.


See when i turned around and looked up there was Cya and Leave, keeping a watchful eye on me...


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More than a sneak peek.

Okie dokie here it is….

Nice a pretty for a girl-nope no baby’s on the way…just made it cause…I liked the way the fabrics went together and the quilt was randomly sew, no pattern thru.

Dang one of these days I will remember to iron first…

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Blue Blue Blah

Well if you've been reading you would quickly know that blue is a blah colour for me, I just don’t use it at all.

So imagine my quandary when asked to make a king size quilt and you guessed it she wants blues..

Well we went to spotlight & 2 hours later walked out with her fabrics choices-she decided once she started looking at fabrics that adding some other colours would allow her  accessorise options, phew it’s not all blue so too speak,and I am hoping these colours will look great once made up.I’m pretty confident they will all blend when made up in the same design as my Dry Season Quilt.

 

This is the stack 12 different fabrics in all…and the large piece of fabric on the bottom will also be the backing fabric. So if I disappear for a while you’ll all know where I am-stuck with the blues.

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A Project

Well I have been a busy beaver in my room true I have, so I thought it best I show pic so you will believe me.

Aww now c'mon you didn't expect me to reveal all did you.
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Dry Season Quilt

Yeah it is finally quilted ok it's finally messy meandered stitched, now for the binging..argh so much hand stitchin to do-

I am very happy with the way all the fabrics look together.

Just a close up of the messy stitch.
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Treasure

Some things I just see and say "Oh yes , I have to have that", and this lovely bowl(perhaps a soup thingy) was one of them.




It is a tad crazed (think that's the word) inside but otherwise it is beautiful-on the bottom it's stamped
Genuine
Staffordshire
Hand Painted
Shorter & Son
England
Oh here are some way better pictures-I suck at photography...

Anyways It is sitting high where i can admire it-would not use it for food or the like.
And you just want to hear this don't you...cost was $6.

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Change is good?

Kindly excuse any mess you may see whilst I redecorate, many thanks
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$1 yep just one dollar

Oh wee oh wow, happy dance happenin-yeah small things I know…but hey look at this

Oh this is so soft and umm what’s the word pliable? easy to seperate..sooo soft-not sure what I will use it for yet..hmm maybe a santas beard and hair would be superb-ah blah I don’t do christmas stuffs-ah yes I could make one as a gifty..hmmmmm

and at just $1 I had to bring it home.

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Swap items

Look at these wonderful swap items I have received lately, from online craft groups.

One was a Christmas in July swap where you sent your partner items beginning with the letters that spell Christmas.

C=chook pourer and bowl

H=Herb –wire chook pot holder

R=Ribbon assortment

I=heart photo frame(in love)

S=Stained glass chook

T= Trivet with a rooster on it

M=Mitts with chooks on them

A=A design by Ann Francie Dimmer=lovely needle case

S=Staionery made just for me with my name and chooks

Can you see a pattern her hmmm anyone would think I like chooks eh?you got it I do so long as they are not real. Great job Lauren I love it all.

Next swap was an apron or peg bag  swap-I couldn’t decide which I would like so I typed surprise me…

I was speechless when I opened it up to find Judi had made me 2 items woohoot…Judi had made me a peg bag and an apron..

Oh Miss Jenny are you reading this one..

eh looky here see I do love girly stuffs this is just so awesome-

This peg bag will not be going outside, I reckon it can live in my sewing room and look after some lace and trims for me..the fabric in these items is gorgeous.thanks heaps Judi I adore them greatly.

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I have sewn

Yeah it’s true I have done something these past weeks..just been slack in the bloggy dept…am going to endeavour to improve that from here on in….

Remember awhile ago  I enlarged and stitched this Wonky Houses designed by Jenny from Elefantz… Well it has sat on my work table since –I would spy it every now and then and think hmmm what will become of you-and then the light popped on and I got sewing….

And there we have it one Wonky House toaster cover.

Mental note to self iron item before taking a pic.

Now ona  totally different scale of things, a lady I know had a b-day last Monday, and I decided in all my wisdom to make her a frog-cause she is mad about frogs like I am chooks….

I had this pattern that I bought awhile ago-it’s 3 diff animal pincushions..so i decided I was making the frog…ermm well this blasted thing took 2 days to make and has bucket loads of fart-fiddly hand stitchin.The pattern lacked many instructions. From somewhere inside me came the determination to finish this beasty and I did…Hubby thinks it’s kewl for a frog LOL….

When I took it downstairs to show hubby it tried to runaway and jumped in this stump…

Then on the way back upstairs in jumped in here

Suffice to say it is now packed in a bag ready to go to it’s new home.

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Some crafting

I have been playing with the hot glue gun..gotta love that thang..

One on the left is an 8oz jam preserve jar and the other is a 16oz mason ball preserve jar.

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A blog win oh my goodness.

Isn’t this so cute..funny how I have made several of these but have never made one for myself-lucky me won this one-yes me I won something-

from Lissa @ frabricologist anonymous..it was wrapped in this lovely fabric photo does not do this fabric justice it truly is beautiful umm oriental style.And inside the bag was this.

Gotta love them charm squares …and the crème smells good enough to eat..Thankyou soooo much Lissa.

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