Wow check this out.

They say you gotta be in to win it..
So what are you waiting for?
Pop on over and see what Doris is giving away, truly if you sew,knit,crochet or paint or scrap book-you will love this giveaway..go on what are you waiting for?
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February Hearts

OOps look what I done....see that new button over there on the right..yep thats it...
Well let me first say I was innocently chilling out yesterday and cruising blogland...and I spied a project Lyn was making ohh me oh my I loved it so I followed the link and I was sewn. Whilst jumping over to the Link the fabrics for this project where coming together in my mind...
I read what I needed and that was it I cut and sewed, such clear and concise instructions and an awesome project..feel I will make more using the block....Can't post a pic as I painted the sewing room this morning-EDIT_ I painted the room white same as it was before so no diffrence to be seen 'cept I know it's been repainted LOL...so when paint dries I shall post a pic (be right back if I save this draft and go to hubbys pc I can posta pic now wooohooo).

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Grandma Vickie here

Well I thought i would interrupt transmission to report an important event.

Shantal has given birth to a healthy 6lb 13oz 51cm long baby boy

Ziah Andreas Lange, 2.16 pm Monday 31/01/2011..mum and bubs doing excellent and dad is over the moon actually I think he is awestruck. They were discharged from hospital late Tuesday afternoon as the hospital needed beds so they could bring fwd the inducing of other babies before cyclone Yasi..hits with ugly force-they will get flooding where they are and hopefully not much else..

Here he is 10am on Tuesday, quite an inquisitive little man and very strong.

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Civil War Block 5

Kansas Troubles..woohoo wasn’t really much trouble to make at all…

 

Colours don’t really show up to well and it still needs a trim, but hey I was chuffed I have sewn it and it worked .Oh yeah and I used pattern from EQ that’s why its orientation looks different to the one on Barbara ‘s Blog.

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Civil War Block 4-remake

 

Firstly Happy Australia Day to one and all, hope you have enjoyed your day with whatever activities filled you day.

I just wasn’t happy with my block 4 –Seven Sisters..so I have remade it with the block from EQ..doing happy dance big time it is the right size yeah to me..and thanks too the little birdie who saved me from reading the EQ manual just to do one thing…

So I be a happy camper now…

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Civil war blocks

Barbara Brackmans Civil War Quilts block a week.

Finally I have done block 4, man that block nearly did my head in..I cannot do triangles –nope no siree just can’t do them proper…Seriously I sewed and unsewed that block so many times it ended up in the bin (thanks for that tip Lyn).

Tonight I started a fresh and still managed to flop it so I said to self “ok one more time and if it don’t work then there will be no block 4 for me), well I have made it and now it’s a smidge bigger then it should be-guess what whoopdeedo it’s done.

And when I took the photo I remembered I had not posted a picture of block 3 ..

Block 3 Seven Sisters.

Block 4 Texas Tears ..and yep nearly tears making it.

Love the story that Barbara has with this block.

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Advent swap main gifts

Oops so slack of me here are some pics of what I sent to my swap partner Pat as the main gift and also what she sent me.

I wanted to make Pat something different , so the idea sprang to mind to make a block keeper –so I merely cut and sewed and this is what transformed.

Block keeper I loved the final result.

Inside the block keeper..a wee pocket for scissors and a place for needles.

And this handsome reindeer (even if I do say so myself)..found this pattern in an old Homespun mag and knew straight away that I wanted to make it for Pat.

 

And my gift from Pat was gorgeous.

Lovely wrapped with beautiful ribbon

And inside hmmm looky..lovely bag(which I have used)-a pair of beautiful pink earrings (which I have worn) cutest bag thing to pop in your bag to hold your keys and yum yum .

And this fantastic Christmas stitchery hanging..with some levely placemats…

Wonderful indeed..

Unfortunately one of the parcels I have sent over seas ( for the SSCS) has not made it to it’s destination  ..so I will make up another gift and mail it off…

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Retro Nine Patch

Well well well….2 me movies on television last night woohoo..oh boy but I stayed up way past my bedtime and am feeling slightly blah today.

But I sat and watched and stitched and yeah I finished block 1 of the Retro Nine Patch by  Lyn , I so enjoyed stitching in some bright colours.

Yes it’s a tad different to Block 1 that Lyn has shown a picture of and that my friends is due to me kinda getting side tracked…

anyways I am happy with it and chuffed that I have it done,

Civil war quilt block 3 by Barbara  will have to wait for during the week-lost of lovely stars to stitch on this weeks one..and since I’m a flunk @ needle turn applique(even with needles that have 3 pointed sides-or something like that)..I will be blanket stitching my stars.

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Civil War–block 2

Barbara had posted block 2 by the time we had got home last night…I was so tired but I selected my fabrics and then could not resist cutting them and then this morning after all housework done I sewed Block 2 –North Star.

This is awesome to read  the true stories Barbara posts each week and then I usually am thinking about what I have read as I sew my block…

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2011 Projects

Yes one must have new projects for the new year. This year I will still be working on my In Pops Garden blocks..but I will also be doing the Civil War Quilts block by Barbara ..and the Retro Nine Patch by Lyn…just jump on over and have a looky see the buttons are just over there to the right on my side bar…Oh yeah and there is one more stitch along I will be doing but that don’t start till around April 2011.

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Cut that fabric

These words have haunted me for a couple years, since I decided that I liked Civil War prints and wanted some..it has taken me quite awhile to collect several different pieces (not easy to get up here)..I was lucky Miss Fairy in Adelaide sent me a few awhile back and I scored some in an op shop –bonus bigtime…

Anyways when I stumbled upon Barbara Brackmans Blog, I just new the time was right to start cutting into them fabrics. Have you seen her Civil War Quilts blog –how awesome to have a block to make an a historical story to go with each block..don’t know how far my fabric will stretch but I’m going to go with the flow..

This is block 1 I am so happy with it..the darker fabric was a real score cost me a whole $1.50 for ½mt at one of the local Op shops..

I’m sure some of the fabric I use won’t be traditional Civil War Prints but if it blends in then it will be sewn.

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SSCS items

 

Once again I joined Chookyblue SSCS swap .

This is the gorgeous ornament Loulee made for me.

Then on Christmas day I opened the rest of the goodies.

Just look at this awesome ‘Baseco”  bag a Dawn Hay pattern.. Loulee used such me colours I was over the moon..inside the bag was some treasures

Have you seen the pear pincushions that  Loulee makes -aww I don’t think I could stab it with a pin way to cute.A lovely covered Diary with my initials on the front and a cute scissors pin keeper..anddddddddddddddddddd

A yummy block of chocolate…thanks again Loulee for the wonderful items you made for me..and thanks again Chookyblue for organizing the swap.

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1-2-3 Tote Swap

This is a way delayed post due to camera card reader issues.

I did show a sneak peek way back here- http://vickiescrafting.blogspot.com/2010/10/and-some-sneak-peeks.html

I joined the tote swap hosted by Paula and my partner was Teri

this is the bag that I made for Teri..we had a choice of winter or Christmas theme for our tote ..Teri asked for Christmas theme and also told me her favourite colour was purple-so I was on a mission to find Christmas fabric with purple in it,and I did.

This is the bag I made for Teri inside the bag was some sewing notions and some lip balm.

And this is the gorgeous bag Teri made for me, inside my bag was a fine cute wee calendar and some lovely Christmas  ¼’s..

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Secret Santa swap

These are my awesome gifts I received from my secret santa (Judirose) in online craft group..

The box was full to the brim..

The items had to start with the letters H-O-P-E

 

A gorgeous Christmas panel  and an Owl pin and scissor keeper.

Fat ¼ of Christmas fabric, a lovely painted egg,an egg timer,some quilting pins and some wee pegs (I so love them wee pegs)

And look at that awesome Christmas hanger, how clever to spell HOPE on the reverse. Also a Gorgeous little needle book.

This is truly gorgeous rigid fully embroidered on all sides button/cotton/wot not keeper..

And this cute red birdie and Christmas oven mitt(I always need oven mitts).

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Gifties from a Miss Fairy

Finally I can show some pics –yipee yahoo hooray..these are the gorgeous gifts that Michelle (no blog) gave to me for my b-day and Christmas when she came to visit in late Nov.

Not sure if they will be in the correct order ,and feel I have not taken pics of something- but will do my best.

Birthday goodies.

Absolutely stunning table runner..

Just beautiful colours and look at that hand painted as well…

Tried to get a good close up to show the painting detail it’s awesome.

OOps bad me have just now forgotten the name this slipper comes from , but filled with beaut ribbons.

And look there is more and now I get confuzzed think this was all Christmas..

Opened up this glorious singer tin…

Isn’t is so cute eh?

Look what was inside spoilt muchly  not 1 but 2 glorious jelly

rolls in lovely pastel shades.

Gorgeous pin cushion/decoration, and there was some pins and a teatowel too..

How wucky was I eh?

And then Michelle handed me this..Oh MY Goodness such a talented lady..

Her name is Ruby..and no she cannot come stay with you for awhile..

Thanks heaps again Michelle, you know I loved them all.

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Thank you

Merry merry Christmas to one and all of you special people that have been out there in the world wide web, that have visited me and sat to read awhile and if time permitted left comments you are all close to my heart and I hope to one day meet many more of you.

To those angels that send me are you ok emails when I have not posted here for a while..I love you dearly.

To all my wonderful swap partners over the past 12 months, I thank you dearly for participating, your time in making gorgeous item/s for me and making the swaps I join enjoyable.

Fantastic morning here opening up my swap presents…WOW awesomeness goodness I did receive, wonderful gifts made for me..I feel totally spoilt…

hehehe I bought hubby a camera for christmas so when it is charged I will snitch it nicely ask to borrow it so I can post some pics…

Wishing you all a safe Christmas and if you have to travel I pray that you reach your destinations and return again safely.

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christmas goodness

I would love to share some pics of my b-day goodies I have received and my christmas swap item so far..however the card reader and I are at loggaheads grrr..so just a wordy post will have to do
I am enjopying my Advent swap parcels from Pat, my 1-2-3- Tote swap also has arrived,a gorgeous bag from Teri. Hope to be back next post with pics.
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G'day there

Just popping in to say helllllllllllllllllo..I'm not ignoring your blogs I am reading them rather quickly..life has me spinning at the moment. Have had lovely visit from Michelle  in Adelaide, golly gosh you should see what she spoilt me with for my b-day & christmas-yep I had to open my girfties soon as she gave them to me.I will take some pics and post real soon..truly gobsmakking... Mrs D's husband passed away last week quite sudden and have the funeral on Monday, have truly had my fair share of funerals this year.
My health has been somewhat undesirable to say the least, but I am marching on.
Mailed out christmas swap and totally my partner is going to get a surprise when she recieves it, another christmas swap going in the mail Monday..Then one more to finalize and mail out then woohoo all swaps done and dusted for another year.
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Spoilt pets

Well this is what sight greeted me after I had been buzzing around cleaning for a few hours this morning..

there is 2 cats and 2 dogs in this pic..I cat is on the tv cabinet just in front of the the tv to the left…click on pic for larger view….one would think they are very relaxed in their surroundings eh?

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I’m back.

Yes I'm back from my week away and very tired after 2 days work..arrived back home some ungodly hour Wednesday morning feet and legs decided it might be fun to swell up on me -so not happy with that.

Oh where have I been ????????

 

Well I flew down to Mackay and surprised my daughter (Shantal) by turning up at her baby shower

Such a picture of perfect health..and see that awesome cake that was made by my sons partner Sandee-

Isn't that cake just a work of art eh?

Shantal was so blessed to

have wonderful people turn up and gift her some gorgeous items for bubs..

Time to open them all up..so many different expressions of awesomeness came across her face during this time..

And of courcerous I did the must do shopping whilst there..

Nice sturdy pram/stroller with a waterproof cover.

And a cuddly car seat-gosh not like back in the day when my kids were born…

and many more stuffs my mind has gone blank , all I know is yeah for next pay day..

hehehe getting in some early practice with gorgeous we bundle called Azazel he belongs to Shantals friend who held the baby shower for her-he is such a  cutie..

Oh I shall be back in a few days with sewing news-true I will

 

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