FNSI show and tell

I got to spend some much needed time in my sewing room yesterday - thanks to FNSI - Friday Night Sew In hosted by the lovely Wendy.

Of course, the afternoon always starts with some good preparation :)

I put the finishing touches on my Do Good Stitches blocks for September - yes, I know :(  I am very late with these blocks.





blocks now packed and ready to post on Monday.

I also finished up the last of my CraftMad Family Christmas Quilt blocks.
The October block is Oh Susannah




and the November block is 'sewer's choice'.  I love the way the June block came together, so here it is again, in a different colour combination.




and this is how the preparation finished :)

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CraftMad Family Christmas Quilt Blocks

I was able to make a dent in my CraftMad Family Christmas Quilt Swap backlog

August Block - Greek Cross

Greek Cross for Mandy - August

Greek Cross for Merry - August

September Block - Nelson's Victory

Nelson's Victory for Mandy - September

Nelson's Victory for Merry - September

Oh Susannah (Oct) from Mandy

Only two more blocks for me to make, Oh Susannah for October, and our choice for November.

I will be putting all of the blocks I have received on the design wall soon - this CraftMad Christmas Quilt is going to be so bright and colourful when it is finished :)

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

Christmas blocks

here are some of the Christmas blocks I have received from my cardmaking friends over on the CraftMad Forum

We are swapping 12" blocks with a Christmas theme each month - there are three of us swapping, so each month we make 2 blocks (I think Merry is making up 3 blocks, so that she keeps one that she has made)

here is what I have received so far this year

I will be catching up with my crafty friends in QLD in October - see my sidebar for the countdown of my trip .............. can you tell I am excited?   I am leaving Mr Fixit home and going on a girly, crafty holiday for 7 days ........... yes, 7 whole days in Brisbane ............ well Chermside & Kallangur to be exact :)

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

There is not much to show and tell this month - with it being Good Friday, I didn't end up spending much time in the sewing room - just did a bit of sorting and packing for my April swaps :)

I gathered my Christmas fabrics in preparation of my Christmas Block swap, and CraftMad Family Christmas Quilt - will get to some serious sewing today :)

However, I can show show you what has landed in my sewing room recently :)

FQ Swap from Kelly - I love this fabric - I am going to make something for Mr Fixit with this :)

February & March CraftMad Family Christmas quilt blocks from Merry

QBSA - Rainbow Starflower from KateW

this is what I sent Kate

I had a great find on ebay - some sheets offcuts and the best find of all (for me anyway) was finding some floral fabric that matches my quilt cover.

I am going to make a new cushion cover and will make up a cushioned top for the blanket box I have been intending to get for the last few years.  

At times here the weather is so unpredictable - one night you are sweltering, and don't need any blankets, the next night you need a blanket or even a quilt.  We are rapidly approaching the time when we need to get the 'winter weight' quilt out.  All of these quilts/blankets are in the walk-in robe at the moment - currently folded on the floor :(

Stay tuned for developments :)

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

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

I love the cricket!

or should I say, I love it when the cricket is on the telly :)

last week I blogged about starting my do.Good Stitches bee blocks and realising I was using the wrong fabrics, well I got my act together and finished off these blocks.

I finished them early in the week, but with it being so hot, they didn't get posted until today.

During last week, I received these lovely blocks from Merry & Mandy, my CraftMad Family - we are making a Christmas quilt this year

as a reminder, this is what I sent :) 

New swappers are always welcome, pop on over and check out our CraftMad Forum

We have lots of swaps on the go - quilt blocks, card making swaps, card challenges

I realised I had not blogged about the lovely block I received from Michell for the December swap for QBSA

this is the first of my Rainbow Starflower blocks

this is what I sent to Michell

I enjoyed the A4A QAL so much, I have also decided to do the Globetrotting QAL by Pat Sloan ;-)   My friend Cynthia is doing it too :)

I agonised for days over my fabric selection, and finally on Sunday ............. I started cutting and sewing!

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

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

My December Sewing

If all goes according to plan, this post should appear while we are having Christmas lunch and I won't spoil the surprise for Christmas presents.

As usual, I left my Christmas run a bit late ;-)  both for my cards (see post HERE) and for presents.

After playing nurse to Mr Fixit who had a tooth extraction on Wednesday, our Christmas shopping for presents was completed on Friday and we got our grocery shopping done online and delivered in the afternoon - no need to face the crowds ;-)

First up are pressies for the Nephews - they are both into music and have iPods - iTunes cards were the requested presents.  I couldn't just give a giftcard, so I made some cardholders to store them in.









Next up I finally finished cushions for SIL - I have had the fabric for a while now, and I first thought I had bitten off more than I could chew when saying YES to her request for cushions.




so pleased with how the zips turned out ;-)

During the month of December, I also completed some blocks for block swaps.

Log Cabin for LindaB for BSA

These lovely blocks were received from LindaB - aren't they gorgeous!

this Christmas Block from Tammy from Christmas Block Swap - isn't it fun!

this is the block I made for Tammy

this is the block I made for Dawn for QBSA - unfortunately,

I haven't heard from Dawn yet, so it is yet to be posted.

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.