Christmas Gingerbread .............

blocks have arrived :)

here are the blocks I sent to Bellezza for February for the Christmas Block Swap

Bellezza is making a quilt for her grandson :) and I couldn't decide which block I liked best, so I sent both :)

this is the Blackfords Beauty I received from Bellezza

this is the block I sent to Donna for February - it has now arrived safely :)

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Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

On their way .................

FQs for Birthday Girl Melanie, and my February partners Anna & Virginia

I won't identify who gets what until they have arrived :)

of course, we start with some suitable sewing prep

Tease photo for Donna, February Christmas Swap partner

Tease photo for Kate, February QBSA partner

I have one more block to finish for Bellezza, my other February Christmas partner - wasn't happy with my initial fabric choice for Bellezza's block, so I went to Spotlight and got some suitable Christmas fabrics

(but I won't show them here just yet)

While I was there, some other fabrics jumped in my bag 

here are the blocks I have received for February from my various swap partners - only 1 left to receive

Pinwheel block from Donna

2nd block from Donna, Christmas Star

Thank you, I love the fabrics you have chosen

Blackfords Beauty from Bellezza

PS - the dishwasher has been fixed - we ended up we had to call out the LG repairman - he found the problem .......... it was a blocked pump ............ $115.00 later I am so very glad to say the dishwasher is back in action :)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.

Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

FNSI - show and tell

It was FNSI again ;-)

I worked on quite a few things ;-)  

I started my FNSI in the afternoon and sat down to watch a few episodes of B&B on the TIVO (I confess, I like B&B ;-) ) and did a bit of knitting to finish off a scarfe or two.

I completed a Dutchman's Puzzle block for BSA partner Donna - this one was fun ;-)  I tried a new 'no waste' way of making flying geese and once I got the maths right ...... it came together just fine

I am not happy with the centre points, but I figured I had 'unsewn' it too many times and told myself that not EVERY point had to be perfect  LOL

What took most of the time was sorting fabrics ready for my last two swap blocks for the month .......so I can only show show you piles of fabrics ;-(

  .. as well as picking and washing fabrics for Santa Sack Swap partner Fiona - which I can't show you anything just yet.

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day. 

Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-) 

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.