Farmyard friends

Well I am on a stop buying magazines from the newsagent phase….

But but but I just thought I might break it when I saw Cheryl’s post of her farmyard friends.

Then I had a bugger of a day umm Thursday and on the way home called into a newsagent to make me feel betterah and bought a magazine without really taking much notice as to what it was called…Imagine my delight when flicking thru the pages I found Cheryl’s farmyard friends.

So last night I set about to make Carmen the Chicken, strange that I should want to make that one right away eh? Anyways I happily snipped and sewed and she looked cute…

Then when I sat her down for a picture shoot..I was dang –bugger it-i don’t believe it I have made a big boo boo..

I realized I had sewn her wings on backwards-what a clutz, but then when I showed my hubby the pattern he said anyone could of made that mistake..I’m like yer really being sarcastic (yes I was).

On the pattern sheet of Carmens body piece where it has the wing position it says blanket stitch between the dots.(well I saw broken lines).well that's what I did kinda LOL..I stitched around the broken lines...oh my this  Carmen can now fly backwards...I wonder if I will be the only ninny to do this..

Aw well my Carmen is unique she can fly backwards…

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Home today..

Well I woke up this morning and felt like I had been hit by a Kenworth…

So it was a day at home for me with my throbbing head –raspy throat and runny nose.

After a few more hours sleep,I awoke too find a bitterly cold wind blowing .

I set  myself up with my blankey and sat in my chair in the lounge with the sun beaming in on me-

and stitched my new wonky house that generous Jenny shared with us yesterday.I traced it last night ..soon as I saw it something just said too me do it on mushroom pink fabric, I opened up my tin of messy colourful arrangements of embroidery strands and just picked basically the first one I saw.

I sure hope that new erasable    marker I bought erases itself-the other one I have erases before I have finished stitchin…..

I like the way it turned out.oh yeah I made it biggerer then the original…I have a couple of ides as to what the finished item will be-just have not made my mind up yet..

I can say though the day in and out of bed and cups of tea and aspro and vicks rub and strepsils have worked a treat as I feel 80% better now than what I did this morning.

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Light Box

well yeah yipee I have come up in the world..as far as tracing stitchery's go..

The old way for me was to kick hubby off his puter (cause I have lcd screen),

open up blank word document-stick design to screen-stick fabric on and trace away..

hubby had all the stuffs to make me a light box, I was happy about this and waited patiently for it too take shape...

then I spy a pierlite (lighting manufacturer)box, I casually says what dat for -thinking to myself holy heck I have an immediate use for that...

anyways he starts to explain that it is for my light box and that he will do blah blah blah..instantly I wanted it as it was..so a wee bit of cajoling and I won...

so my light box is..unique

it is an exit sign the likes of what you see in stores etc, (approx 13" long x 5" width x 3 "  high) that show the way when lights go out.....'cept it has a blank plate.

Doing the cha cha here…yeah I know I get excited over the smallest things ….

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Bag sewing

Looky here another post..ok truth is this puter is being stripped down this afternoon,but it will be rebuilt, I am to use the laptop hubby has been readying for me..and it is naked so too speak it has windows 7 operating system and Microsoft office on it, being the patient impatient person I am, this has spurred me on to get my posts done in case something goes belly up  takes longerer than normal to do hehehe.

This weekend I have finished 3 projects yeah 3…

The chook table cloth is done.

Bag for an upcoming birthday present.

Bag from leftovers from above bag,this one is going in the mail.

Dang I could easily keep both bags I love them , that satisfies me that they are good enough for their new owners..maybe I could hold onto too them for a tad longer eh?

 

Oh yeah and I managed to get all my items for a CHRISTMAS swap wrapped up.

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Chooks

Ah wow 3 posts in one day…

I got a present yesterday from Mr & Mrs 20man..oh wow I was so stoked…

so after hubby had placed her in her pride of place spot..I took a photo of her and the others around her…

Isn’t she adorable? She came with her own eggs  I thought that was so cute.

This miss in her wheelbarrow came to the garden mothers day.

Mother hen and her chicks just  screamed at me to take her home, so i obliged and handed over the $$$…

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Biggest morning tea pics.

Well we all wore our aprons and there was food a plenty..and we raised quite a substantial amount yiipeee…

lots of food stuffs..

items for sale - all sold.

don’t we look cute eh? Oh and the other apron was worn by one of the guys..but I didn’t get his permission to post his pic so best not

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10 item swap

I participated in a 10 item swap hosted by Cass you made 10 items and sent them too Cass and included a self addressed large postal pack for your items to be sent to you in.. Cass organized groups of 11 and then sent you back 10 items..

my package arrived last week..what wonderful items I found inside.

First three items ..far left reversible sunglasses case made by Fran ,top right tissue holder made by Sandra, and the handmade cards (which the picture does them no justice at all) they have insects on them made by Tania.

Next three items…. lovely wee tote made by Xena, bottom right orange toned key ring & shades of green brooch made by Cam, top zip purse made by Aimee.

Far left lovely polymer clay pendant made by Amanda, centre felt flower brooch made by Michelle, right frank the frog magnet made by Nikki, centre front hair accessories made by Anna.

Thankyou to each and everyone for making this swap such fun, all the items are beautiful .

cheers Vickie

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Wonky Houses

supercalafragalisticexpialladocious ..yippedty doodah yippety day my oh my what  a wonderful day…Ok ok already I hear ya , I’ll stick to the sewing and stop singing,

But I finally have a pic of my completed item using the wonky houses blocks designed and gifted to bloggers for free by the wonderful amazing Jenny..

ok I know this isn’t it but how mean am I to disturb her so I could get a pic of the runner in good light…

Remember too click on pictures for a better view.

This is it, i made a runner for our coffee table  (too dark to take  a  pic of it on there) so needed to use the kitchen table,dang to the light reflection..

A closer up pic…I do not know what I bought these three fabrics for..yes I musta  liked them  no I needed them that’s right…I had 3 metres each of the florally ones and 2.5 of the other..I like the way the wonky’s sit with it..and it looks way betterah in real than a photo..

Thanks heaps jenny…

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Did you leave a comment ??

Did you leave a comment on my post with the aprons????
there was 6 of you yes 6..now I would like your postal address please
as I have managed to get the rest of the lovely fabric from spotlight at such a bargain price.
And my gift to you who posted is a fat quarter of the fabric,so c'mon now send me your addy.
Yes that means you too ...just click on email me button to email me or email me @ tallyvic@hotmail.com
yep I am a totally random person....

Cheers Vickie
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Super Doooper giveaway

Oh man you gotta run now and leave a comment on i have to say  blog, who is the owner of

 freshsqueezedfabrics shop on etsy....oh they are such lovely fabrics and such wonderful service too, and now celebrating 1st birthday with a fab giveaway..go check it out.

Just had too share it with you all..

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Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea...

Yeah I have sewed and I can show a pic….

The place where I am working now is hosting a morning tea to raise funds in support of the many thousands of Australians  affected by cancer..

Well we had a meeting on Friday at work where we threw ideas around and came up with our plan for the day… and Friday afternoon I HAD (yep had too oh it was horrid)to drive the work car to Spotlight, yes me going to spotlight for work in work hours totally un heard of eh?

Gosh dang brain into altered mode…I am in this store for  purpose and it isn’t to browse and fondle all the glorious fabric…waaaaaaaaaahh, reality check get with it girl..

Ok I was in the store to find some nice aprons (reasonably priced)or some fabric to make half aprons for the females at work to wear on the 28th May ,ok aprons in store were icky pooo..and the yellow gingham looked real sick –so I flitted of too the furnishing section and found some pwetty tea for two fabric at $3 a metre I thought yep too good to pass up..Got back to work and the Admin Manager had left for the day but three girls there thought my choice was fab..

So I cut and sewed yesterday..and they do look cute on hehehe..oh and I made matching scrunchies too as that was a request from 1 of the girls..

Hoping when you click on the pic you can see the vibrant but not too bright colours…

I think we are going too have a fun wow morning tea…

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Swaps are cool hey!

I love participating in swaps they are such a joy-from the beginning when I start making or collecting item/s for my partner, till the day when my partner receives their package too the day when my package arrives.

The joy of opening up a package put together just for me is something that just makes me smile wide-yeah ok maybe I’m simple.I enjoy finding out about other people and swapping with them.

I enjoy doing the Pay it Forward swap –details over there on the left down a bit, I do not get discouraged if I don’t get three people to join me.As I put people who have posted on my blog into a draw and randomly send raks (random acts of kindness)too  them–and am due too send a couple out soon so if you have posted on my blog in the past couple of months..I must just be emailing you for your snail mail addy soon….

Below is a pic of a swap I received today from a person in a yahoo group I am in,

the swap was  specific items to be sent…coffee or tea..something sweet..1x fat quarter..a nice mug…a recipe and a handmade item..well  looky there a my great stuffs.

I just loove these slippers and have wanted a pair for a long time yeah I now have some   and they are beautiful colours….Another pic of the slippers they are so rad and toasty on my tootsies,yes it gets cold enough  for slippers it actually dropped to 24 deg cel…before 7.30pm tonight..that’s a tad chilly for us….

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Christmas Advent Swap

Not much been happening

..well yeah I have been sewing but I can’t show yet as they are swap gifties…..

So what is one to do when they see a bloggy swap ahh why join of course hehehe…

Fiona from Mothers Cupboard is hosting this swap.

Oh it’s so much fun making up packages and sending them on and then receiving one for me…

So if’n you like to give and receive why not pop on over and join in?

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Wonky Houses didn't happen.

well I had wonderful plans for today..I was going to finish of my wonky houses BOM by Jenny

they are so cute and Jenny’s look super in the completed project…

Alas I put my wonky plans aside and helped hubby all day downstairs as late yesterday he discovered a problem….when he opened up a tool box…it had a dirt mound in it..on further inspection he found a couple of wee holes bored through the bottom of it…..

Upon further inspection he found his hammer half inside the dirt mound and then he found  a screwdriver.

Hmm yes solid handle screwdriver.

can you see what I see..yep the is holes right the way thru…In case you have not guessed yet…it is darn termites…

Upon moving a couple of items we discovered they had been nicely munching away on several things under a work bench….Do today I have been assisting /hmm maybe moral supporting (too ensure it all gets done) teeheee…and the area is now almost clear of all that was there..and the termites were fed too meat ant colonies around the paddock and then there was some that just copped a good ‘ol dose of mortien….

aw well maybe I’ll find sometime during the week after work to get my last wonky finished and assemble them all together in one hanging?????

Hope all the mothers had a wonderful mothers day.

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Stash project gone wrong

I just hate it when something I am sewing don’t turn out right.

And this was the case with Judy ‘s other stash project..silly me started the blocks on 1 machine then inadvertently used another machine well of courcerous the seam 1/4 inch was not exactly the same so i had a plenty fudging to do.

Well today Judy posted step 4 ermm arghh nope no way was that gonna happen so I just joined what I had done and this will be it..cause if I had of left it ..there would be another ufo

 

it will suffice as a blanket for the baby when it is rolling about on the floor.

 

needs a real good iron and things don’t line up in some places but just run past it real fast and you won’t notice….

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A Walk in the paddock

Well I did nuuuda house work today just wasn’t in the mood..

I did some sewing this morning and then the ferals arrived at 12.15 so there I wasted 2½ hours sitting down with them being all polite like.

Then I came up top and did some reading, I am so in love with Jude Deveraux novels at the moment.I may just have to join the library as I am running out of luck with thrift store finds of hers.

Well dang if’n I didn’t fall asleep, dear hubby realized at 5.45pm things were a tad quiet up top so he came looking for me and found me fast asleep so he gently told me it was after 5.30pm …arghhh blast several hours losted..

So I decided to wake myself up by going for a walk around the paddock and taking my camera with me…these  are a few pics I took along the way.

Now let me tell you before we go on I am no gardener and I am not into pretty flowers everywhere.

Down near the driveway I spotted one red waxy  flower and a small pale green one in the plant in the pot.

Ohh goody goody this stick has decided to flower and it is so aromatic..Oh yeah I know this one is called a frangipani.

Oh look there is one of my garden chooks ..hubby even made it a next of hay to make it look pwetty.

My goodness I have never seen this plant in flower or seed(not sure which one it is..hey I know the name of this one too Mother in Law tongue.

Ahhh look it  is another garden chook,I think I have 4 around the beds…picked ‘em up in kmart for $4 each.

Isn’t this pwetty it’s way over around from the pool so unless you go for a wander you don’t see it..and hey this is an orchid..hehehe I am shocking with plant names they are green or purple or variegated somethings ….

Thanks for walking with me.

Cheers Vickie

Annie swap received and sent.

Slack slack slack..nah not really it’s called returning to full time work..

So this is a tad late in getting posted but better late than never eh?

I participated in an Annie Swap over at Aunt Pitty Pats my partner was Naomi.

This is the Annie that I made for Naomi ..I went way out different LOL.yes she is  tad dark but hey we get lots of sun up here.I also sent Naomi a craft mag and I wrapped her Annie up in some nice fabric.

This is my Annie from Naomi..hasn’t she done  a fantastic job, I love it.Also in my package was some lovely red chook material..ahh Naomi hears what I like…

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Another Stash Project

whoops I have been so slack and not posted anything about the other stash quilt by Judy L I am doing..

Well I enjoyed making the last Stash Project by Judy L that when she mentioned another I thought a yep there is another baby on the way so why not…

I had some fabric in the cupboard that was gifted to me yonks ago it is a poly/cotton but baby /toddler prints so I just went full fwd with this.

I have completed steps 1 and 2..and have cut out step 3…

Bigger rectangles are step1 and smaller ones are step 2.

cheers Vickie.

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Lovely Giveaway and BOM.

Woohoo this is just so cute lovely and feminine..but so not me-hey where does it say in the rule book I can’t share eh?

Are these not just beautiful mini wall hanging and a wheat bag cover all designed and hand stitched by Jenny.And she is giving them away….

Also there is this BOM…..

No where that’s where so if this is your cuppa then pop on over to Jenny’s blog.

Don’t tell Jenny I sent you…EDIT-I snitched the pics from her blog...hehehe..well a picture speaks a 1000 words don't it.

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New Bag

Made another bag today just for something different……

Pattern was really easy to follow.This pattern is called Pleated Purse and cam be found at

My Spare Time .I only changed it a wee bit from the pattern.

Just a little brightness

More brightness…nice and bright so I can find things..

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