Swoon………

I have been trying to collect a mixture of pink and brown fabrics as this is the colour I wish for our new bed quilt to be..I toyed with the idea of just making random 12” blocks but then I saw the Swoon post over at Katy’s and then I saw a post at Lindi’s and I  started thinking Swoon
 
and I thought some more and some more even and then thankyou Miss Lindi I have joined the Swoon-craze..yep I am sure it is an addiction..

Made 1st block..hmm oh yes I’m in love

Number 2 block well yep lots of cutting but after sewing with small bits of fabric I feel this is a breeze…

Ok got carried away and had to make another..

Decided the cut offs were growing too rapidly so started sewing them together, these will end up as a runner for the dresser and probably toppers for the bedside tables too..

Oh and look there is my 4th block..
Precise cutting from fq’s is required for these blocks and I have scrapped 2 fq’s as they were not cut straight-so I am now measuring my fq’s before I start to cut..
The blocks appearing on the flicker group are awesome and they all look so lovely and  different ,
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Sewing room floor

When I  cleaned up my sewing room 2 weeks ago,I popped my rubbish bin up on a stool and just had never got around to taking it off..Well it has just come to me that it can live on a stool forever.

Look at my floor just a couple of threads no scraps of fabric nudaaaaaaaah, because with the bin on the stool I actually hold the waste and pop in into the bin-instead of a general sweep off the edge and hit and miss kinda thing.

And before you all go “but hey you have to sew to make a mess”. well I have been doing the Swoon sewalong with Kate ,I have been swooning along rather happily will post some pics soon am making 4th swoon block now.

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CW Blocks now a top

I have been sewing sewing and sewing and updating on FB, oops bad me nearly forgetting to update my blog.

So I went along with 7 rows of seven blocks-as I could not find some of my blocks, I kept looking for them as I was sewing along but to no avail..

Blocks sashed together into rows..blasted cat would not move..

Rows being sewed together.

Not taken in the best light, but now all rows joined.

TA DA final border added and laid out on our kingsize bed..I am loving the fabric I chose for the border and just for something different I mitred the corners-but in no way did I try to match the fabric on the pattern.

Now I honestly don’t know what to do with it, I think it is too huge for me to quilt it..so it may just have to have a nice rest in a closet for awhile..

Thank you to Barbara for these wonderful blocks each week and to the wonderful ladies that posted tutorials with their blocks as they made them, I know them blog posts  helped me out on many a occasion.

Oh yes and wouldn’t you know it on a final clean up of my sewing room today I found the rest of the blocks, aw well I now have some nice blocks to make some pot holders.

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Civil War Blocks

It sure has been an educational journey sewing these blocks each week (ok I didn’t make one every week but I made them all-barr 1), the stories that Barbara put up with each weekly block were excellent..thank you Barbara for sharing these blocks each week..

 

Block 50 Grapes of wrath

Block 52 Christmas Star

Block 53 Union Shield

I would also like to thank the others that participated in this weekly event and posted how to on their blogs with pictures – it sure made making the tricky ones easier to make…

Ok now I will look at some assembling…hmmmm

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December Done

Happy New Year..I pray you all had a saw the new year in safely....
Yeah the batteries finally charged so I could take picture of my completed section..was not easy to get it all in I might add..



And the loooong picture..

I am enjoying the needle turn more and more, but man the piecing of them wee bits eek –and also them strippy borders will challenge me to the end as I’m one of them matchy types and am trying real hard to mix it up some, I changed my Suitcase tags to some of the places that I have visited that will stay in my memory for ever.
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Gifts I have made that have now been received.

Yipee finally I can show that I had been very productive making gifties..

 

these 2 items went way way away to Oddbjorg ..I used one of Jenny’s patterns and just altered it a tad for the runner..and the ornament was a me practicing umm forget the name..you know when you sew with paper—paper piecing maybe? 

 

This lovely stitchery I found for free on the internet and popped it in a bag face for Julie, and I sewed buttons randomly on the back..

 

The above bag of gorgeous pinks is what I made for Melody , I know how much Melody loves her dogs so I grabbed some pics of each one off her blog and sewed them into the bag-may just have to do a similar one for me using pics of our dogs.

This gorgeous birdie (free pattern on the net) flew all the way to Victoria just because I wanted to make it and send it.

And this runner and coasters I made for the admin girl at work, she liked them very muchly..

So you can see I had been a tad tied to my sewing machine for awhile…

Oh dang I forgot to take a pic of the sewing bag I made for Miss Fairy, please miss take a photo and send me,

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SSCS arrived..

What a lovely package too arrive at my PO Box on Friday Dec23, all the way from Nederland, it was my SSCS (yearly swap hosted by Chooky) parcel from Annelies. I was allowed to open my decoration right away and look what I got they are gorgeous..

 

Being a good girl see the main gift still wrapped and below are the gorgeous angels and a wee extra – cute notebook..

Isn't that just the cutest tag..

And look at  them they are so dang cute..

And then Christmas morning I opened my main gift, wowsers I was speechless-yes it does happen at times.

It is beautiful wall hanging (with hanging pockets on the back)..click on the picture and view the hand quilting all around the border.

And look at that label, I am so fortunate to be spoilt by Annalies this much and such gorgeous work..once again thank you so  much Annalies and Chooky for hosting the swap.

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Advent Swap final pics.

I must say  I feel very blessed for my advent swap partners, both have gifted me wonderful items and all will be used very much indeed..

More fabric and lovely trims and more of  them lovely threads from Julie ..

and today from Julie look at what I opened…

 

Lovely book which I have not seen before and a gorgeous felt chookie/rooster – I truly have not done chookie justice with the photo he is amazing,some crochet cloths & goat milk soap..thank you so much Julie.

And another pic of chookie to show how gorgeous he is…

And in the other advent swap these are my final days from Melody..

Lovely 12 days of Christmas panel, some charms , wee cute santa.

And today I was smiling ..

I had spied these mats on Melody’s blog so gorgeous – so I was stoked today when I opened up my gift and one was inside.

Look at the gorgeous stitching, thank you Melody –this has been a fun swap indeed..

Have also received my SSCS parcel and will give it it’s own posting later..

 

Cheers Vickie

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Advent Gifts

I am enjoying my advent gifts very much- such a nice start to the day unwrapping one from Jules and one from Melody.

Below are my gifts from Monday to Sunday, from Melody.

Some lovely beaded trim, red girl -I am using as a book mark and some stick on Christmas bubble pretties.

Some lovely vanilla cream and soap,a key chain a magnifier sheet and some fence wire fabric too keep the chooks in line..

Thanks Melody love them all,

And these are my gifts from Jules .

lovely fabric’s and that thread I love so much-but can’t find up here and a gorgeous crochet flower.

Cute crochet bag with an assortment of buttons inside,some Cath Kidson tissues (think I’ll just admire them),some spotty bias and some more lovely fabric with some trim…truly awesome selection of fabrics—I swear this girl has been to my house LOL..

Cheers Vickie

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Advent goodness

Firstly I must say it is wonderful to feel 100% again..

I am loving my advent gifts very much..

Just look at all the goodness I am receiving from Jules , am loving them all and just look at that gorgeous pincushion.

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And my gifts from Melody….Yummy all for me GF shortbread , thanks Melody. And are you in my sewing room?? I have an unfinished project and why is it unfinished one might ask---well it’s because I ran out of fabric and just look above see that black fabric with chooks on it yep that’s the one I needed woohoo happy dancing that morning when I opened it.

 

I am  loving very much my items..just look at them gingerbread men they are candles..and some lovely Christmas card where you can insert a photo.

Cheers Vickie

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