October catch up

Well, I am not too sure what happened to October, but it certainly seemed to disappear very quickly.

I was so very late with most of my block swap commitments.

Hear are my feather blocks for Do Good Stitches - they will be in the post today :)





Thanks to Sharon for providing the background fabric, and the link to this pattern.  The first one took a while, but as I got more comfortable with each block, the quicker I became :)
EDITED: to include a link ;)

This would make an excellent project to use up scrap strips :)

Now onto my November commitments :)


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November - sent and received

CathyC from Diana

CathyC from Raelene

CathyC to Diana

CathyC to Raelene

birthday FQ to Narelle from CathyC

Birthday FQ to Carol from CathyC

 Lorraine, my previous month's partner from QBSA suggested we swap some fabrics, and this is what she sent - look at the lovely purples.  I will be sending her some in return at the end of the month ;-)

from QBSA Lorraine

 I also received these lovely 5" charms squares as part of a Rainbow Charm swap  - I am getting quite a collection of rainbow 5" charm squares and am looking forward to making something fun with them.

rainbow charm swap

Melanie is my November partner for Christmas Block Swap and has already sent this stunning block - it is just gorgeous, the photo does not do it justice!

Thanks heaps Melanie, I will be onto yours very soon :) 

must be off, we are out to tea to celebrate with family - SIL's 50th birthday

and BIL & SIL 23rd Wedding Anniversary :)

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

I managed to spend some time in the sewing room yesterday - along with about 40 others :) (see FNSI link in sidebar)

I am a bit behind in my Do Good Stitches blocks - I managed to complete one of my 'feathers' for October's block.  This block was a bit frustrating in that the directions were not really clear on what size the end result of the block should be - Sharon provided our background fabric, and I really wanted to be sure of the various dimensions before cutting - however, with some consultation with the girls via the Flickr group, I was reasonably confident to start cutting and sewing.

here is my first feather :)

one down, three more to do :)

I also did some other sewing, but that is secret for now and will be revealed at a later date :)

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.

Quilting Gallery Show & Tell

I have entered this week's Quilting Gallery Show and Tell - Quilting Close-up

http://quiltinggallery.com/2013/11/08/vote-quilting-close-up/

Please go visit and see the most wonderful examples of quilting ;-)
Mine is just so very simple by comparison :(

EDITED:  many thanks to those who voted for me ........... I got 23 votes!


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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.

Adelaide Craft & Quilt Fair

I went to the Adelaide Craft and Quilt Fair yesterday - lots of walking around, lots of lovely things to see, lots of inspiration, but I was very restrained in my purchases .............. only getting what was 'needed' ;-)

This is what greeted me when I arrived :)

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