March wrap up

Where is the time going?

I have been studying at TAFE for 6 weeks and believe me, the time has disappeared in the blink of an eye!

Time to catch up with some photos of swaps ;-)

Here are my Fat Quarter swaps for March.

What I sent to SharonJ

What I sent to HelenP for her birthday
I had a really hard time trying to pick what to send Helen ...........
so I gave Helen a "Lucky Dip"
(I closed my eyes and picked from my purple stash ;-) )

Butterflies for Vanessa ;-)

Tease photo for Julieanne - QBSA
with apologies for being extremely late in posting

Tease photo for Susan - Block Swap Adventure
with apologies for being extremely late in posting

Here is what Susan sent me - this will fit in perfectly with my D9Patch quilt

Tease photo for Carole - Christmas Block Swap
with apologies for being extremely late in posting

I was extremely late with my CraftMad sewing swaps :-)

tease photo for Mandy - Wine Tote Swap

I will do a separate post for the CraftMad Family Quilt blocks

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.

Making list and checking it twice

I have been remiss in not blogging about my blocks, both sent and received on the various group blogs :(

So I have made a list and checked it twice ............  here is what I missed

This block is for Kerry for QBSA September swap, who requested any block in Burgundy, pink and cream - Thanks for letting me know it has arrived, Kerry - glad you like it.

This is the block Kerry sent me - thank you, it will fit in so well with all the others.

These gorgeous blocks were received from Erin (along with some extra scraps) for the September Christmas Block Swap - they are so lovely in real life - thank you Erin, I love the fabrics you have chosen.

This is what I sent Erin - which has now arrived safely, and Erin loves the bauble fabric ;-)

This is the block I made for Rosalyn for BSA for September.  Unfortunately, I haven't heard from Rosalyn, so I don't know if it has been received or not and I haven't received a block from her yet.

Here is a block I made for Susan in July - this was my first time making a pinwheel block and I must admit, I enjoyed it very much.

Susan made this one for me ;-)

I hope I have now caught up with posting pics - if I have missed anyone, please let me know ;-)

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.

August has been very busy ;-)

Hi everyone

Well August certainly has been a busy month for me ;-)

from Susan

for Block Swap Adventure for July

block from Jan 

for QBSA

AND a very cute Mug Rug which is being put to good use ;-)

this is what I sent Jan

these lovely two blocks from Holly for 

for Block Swap Adventure for August

this is what I have sent to Holly

I was a bit late making up my CraftMad Family quilt blocks for July,

so I included them with the August blocks ;-)

Fat Quarters Sent

Fat Quarters Received (so far)

From Sandra - thank you so much, they are GORGEOUS!

Christmas block from Chris for May

thank you Chris - for keeping me informed of the delay

and for such a beautiful block ;-)

Christmas Block From Diane for August 

I have already had the hot chocolate - YUMMO! 

Thanks Diane - this block will go so well with all my other Christmas Blocks

this is what I have sent Diane ;-)

I also received the last of my Mug Rugs for the Christmas in July Mug Rug Swap

From AnnaB

From Michele-Marie

Along with some extra stress thrown in for good measure with an unexpected stay in hospital for my Dad, and a few electrical appliances failing (see post HERE), I am looking forward to September!

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.

Block Swap Adventure for July

Here is what I made for Susan - this was my first time making a pinwheel block and I must admit, I enjoyed it very much.

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

FNSI came around so quickly again ;-)

I had a lunch date with a friend in the City today - our usual place Cafe Amore, but I think we had a new waiter, as when I asked for a glass of Hugo, Unwooded Chardonnay, he came to the table with a glass of red!  Then, as he was clearing the plates away, I asked for another glass of wine .... 15 minutes later he came back and asked if I still wanted the wine ........ I had to say no, as my friend had to go back to work ;-(

Anyway, I just missed the rain on the way home and could spend the afternoon in the sewing room.

I made up a pinwheel block for Susan, for Block Swap Adventure

Susan's colour preferences were Aqua, red, pink, white and whilst she provided several block choices, I chose the Pinwheel block as I had never made this particular block before. I must say, I enjoyed the way it came together, very quick and easy ;-)

I managed to finish off two more HST BOM blocks.  I am using Sassy by Sandy Gervais and am very pleased with how it is turning out.

Block #3

Block #4

Block #5

Block #6

I even made up a few more loyalty card holders - have fine tuned the pattern I have used previously ;-)  but I can't show you just yet, coz they are for pressies ;-)

Time was spent sorting Christmas fabrics ready for my usual monthly block swap and for the Christmas in July Mug Rug Swap - hopefully I will get some more sewing done over the weekend.

Glad to have been able to cross off a few more things on the To Do List ;-)

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.