FAwF/FNwF - show and tell

Once again, it was time to share some stitichin' time with my bloggy friends :)

Unfortunately, after a lovely day out on Thursday and lunch to celebrate my Dad's birthday with my sister ........ Friday morning I awoke with a very sore throat, runny nose and runny eyes ........ somehow, I had picked up a virus ............ bugger!   This morning, I have a very scratchy voice and a head cold :(  not happy Jan!

However, this did give me the opportunity to sit quietly, watch a bit of TV whilst doing some stitching for my Christmas in July Swap.

I even hand stitched the label on the back of my completed 12 mini

I have been looking at my finished mini on the design wall and think I am happy enough to send it :)  The stitching is a bit wobbly, and I hope the receiver will appreciate the challenge it was for me to do this one LOL - I am not a very good embroiderer ..... I actually said 'woo hoo' out loud when I completed my first french knott :)  the second one, I must have been over-confident, as it didn't work :(, but eventually, I got the hang of it.  So the french knotts on the Christmas in July embroidery are just that little bit neater than the ones on my 12" mini.

Now to go visit other fellow FAwF/FNwF participants and see what they have been up to :)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day - any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

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

Tease photo

here is a tease photo for my swap partner on Craft Mad

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.

Running out of time .....

that's what it feels like lately ;-)

I have so many things on my to do list ................. and more things being added daily ;-)

With hubby being home on annual leave, I have been torn between spending time with him or crafting, but thanks to the cricket being on the TV, I got to do some sewing ;-)

CraftMad Family Quilt - Yellow & Blue blocks for October & November - Check!

CraftMad Sewing Swap - coasters for Annette - Check!

November swap blocks - Check!

tease for Jeanette for BSA

tease for Janeene for QBSA

December swap block - Check!

tease for Linda - BSA

Everything packed and ready to post on Friday!

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.

CraftMAD Sewing Swap

For the month of June, the item to make and swap for CraftMAD was a pencil case roll.

I had several ideas, and after checking out a few tutorials on the net, and a few patterns I already had, I came up with this ;-)

I am so very pleased with how this turned out - I nearly didn't send it ;-)

My partner asked for 'retro' - I figured Peace & Love is retro, so I hope it is retro enough - unfortunately, I haven't heard from my partner yet, so I don't 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.