Xmas In July Swap,

Today my Xmas In July parcel arrived. Thank you to Kate from Stitched with Love for my lovely gifts.

Lots of lovely reindeer on the Xmas paper.

A wall hanging in my favourite colour blue and a mug rug with a very cute Xmas tree on it.

Also in the package were three fat quarters, a French General Charm pack of Panier de Fleurs and some Threadworx Floss.

Thank you again Kate, I will enjoy using them at Xmas and look forward to finding some projects to use my fabrics and thread in.
In closing I would like to also thank Cheryll, our swap Mumma, for hosting another successful swap.
Happy Stitching till next time.................Hugs............

Xmas in July Swap, Aiming for Accuracy QAL.

My parcel for my swap partner is on it's way and should be there in a day or two. Here are my gifts, wrapped and ready before posting. I have loved making these and am looking forward to the 25 th when they will be opened by ????? Maybe it could be you............  A big thank you to Cheryll for hosting this.

I have also joined the Aiming for Accuracy QAL (link on side bar).  Well, we are at week 3 and I have to get a wriggle on to complete the first 3 blocks and catch up. I have them cut out so just have to sew them together. I had selected Giddy fabrics from my stash but after looking at what I had, realised that I would struggle to have enough fabric for some of the bigger blocks so below are the fabrics that I have now chosen (again from my stash but with a couple of bigger pieces in the mix). So that is what is on my agenda for tomorrow.

It is an old Moda line called Nell's Flower Garden. Below are photos of a Leanne Beasley sewing roll and a table runner that I made from it in 2008 so the fabric has been around for a good while.

Well must go and see if I can get a bit more stitching done tonight.  Be back soon.............

Family Visit, Baby Hugs & A Bit of Stitching

This past week has just flown. I have been working on my Xmas in July gifts and am pleased to say am on the final one, so today they will be finished ready to wrap for posting. No photos yet as all the swappers are  going to open them together on the 25 th July. Thanks to Cheryll for hosting this as it has been fun working on my gifts.
At the end of last week we had a visit from my hubby's brother and his family who stayed with us for several days.  They live in Melbourne and are up here for a wedding this coming weekend on Stradbroke Island.  As it is a beach wedding, I am hoping the weather is kind and the predicted showers don't eventuate.
We really enjoyed catching up with them as it has been a while. They also did a bit of sight seeing, visiting Sea World one day and  checking out the new Sky Walk on Tamborine Mountain another day.  On their last day they had time to check out Chris's new hot rod project and Rodger took his son, Oscar, for a spin around the block in our roadster which they both enjoyed.

Rodger, Alison and Oscar in front of  Chris's WISP.

Then yesterday I spent the day with my sister. She was baby sitting her grandson and my great nephew, Ari as my niece, Angela, had an appointment so it was a great opportunity to catch up with her as well as see Ari again..  He is now 6 weeks old and is as cute as a button. I got a chance to have lots of cuddles. He was doing lots of smiling and he really loved lying on his back kicking his legs.

His dad, Paras, actually bought the rocker as a kit and did the weaving on the chair himself. It was so comfy and Ari went straight to sleep after his feed. It's nice to know I haven't lost my touch.
I'll close with a bit of stitching I have been doing.  Michelle of Rag Tag Stitchin asked if I would stitch these along with her. I am using a Cottage Garden thread called Mistletoe and are really happy with the result so far. Below are the first four completed. Haven't chosen the fabrics I will use with them as yet.

So that's all from me for now. Till next time........ Happy Stitching.............

 

Friday Night Sewing, Brisbane Hot Rod Show, Christmas in July Swap.

Last night I joined FNWF and this is what I managed to get done.

I have had this small kit for quite a few years so decided it was about time I made it up. The photo on the left are the 2" strips I cut out and stitched together to make the background. On the right is a photo of how the finished wall hanging should look and in the bottom photo are all the blocks cut from the panel ready to be stitched to the background. I was on a bit of a roll but couldn't have a late night as I had to be up early this morning for a trip to the Brisbane Hot Rod Show with Chris.  I was still pleased with the start I made.
Here are a few photos from the show.  Chris seemed to be keen on the orange cars today and took quite a few photos of them. Our new car will most likely be red but not too many red ones entered.

Also this week I joined Cheryll's Christmas in July Swap so go here to read about it and if you would like to sign up you can do so by leaving a comment on her blog post. Cheryll's swaps are always great fun and it is a great way of meeting other people who like to blog and have similar interests.

Well, now I am going to check out what other people got up to last night.  Have a wonderful weekend.  Hugs..........