Happy Christmas

Wishing everyone a safe Christmas,  filled with joy and happiness.

I was totally  spoilt by Florence from France, who was my partner in the 2014 SSCS hosted by Chookyblue.

Big hugs and thank yous to Florence.

This a photo of all the gifts Florence  sent to me!  Some beautiful  Tilda Fabric and buttons, and thread,  a candle  and holder, plus a Candle Mat and a Wall Hanging.

A close up of the Candle Mat and Candle Holder. 

And here is a  close up of the wall hanging.

So once again thank to Florence .

I  had better try and have a  sleep, as I have to go back to night shift tonight.

Thank you for taking time to stop by. Happy stitching. Sharon

I Am Truly Blessed

What an amazing day today has turned into, sadness has been replaced with a smile and sad tears are now tears of happiness.

I just want to send warm quilty hugs and big thank yous to Serena.

Serena, from Sew Gìving, sent me one of  her special pouches, made of Liberty Print Fabric and Linen. Inside the pouch was some Liberty  Print Fabric, I  love Liberty Fabric.

I am  so blessed to have  friends like Serena,  even though we have never met in person, only in Possum Magic,  a round  robin  quilt journey.

If you are  ever lonely, join one of these  online quilt swaps, whether  they be Round  Robins  or block swaps, you can meet lovely ladies from all over the world.  

Thank you for taking time to stop by. Happy stitching. Sharon

Compass Quilters

This week I  have been  so spoilt with blocks received from Rebecca from One Wee Bird (I  ate the chocolate before i could take  the photos, lol)

 and Carla from Granny Maud's Girl, sent me not only three blocks, but three lovely  fat quarters, and a beautiful  pin cushion, thank you so  very much.

Thank you for taking time to stop by. Happy stitching. Sharon

Chookyblue SSCS 2014

What a lovely surprise  arrived in the Post Office  Box ......., a parcel all the way from  France. I was very excited, as  I have  never had a parcel or letter from France.

I opened the  outer box very carefully, savouring  each  uplifting  of sticky tape.

Drumroll  please,

Look at all the lovely parcels, that were  ensconced  in the box.

 I  read the instructions  carefully, and  opened  the  parcel that said  to open  now.

Another  drumroll  please

Isn't  he the most  cutest  snowman  ever?

Thank you  Florence S. You can see more of Florence's lovely work over at chezprincessenounouche.blogspot.fr

Christmas  Day cannot come quick  enough, so I  can open the remaining  parcels.

Thank you for taking time to stop by. Happy stitching. Sharon

November - Where Did You Go?

It has been a  month since I  have posted. Not sure what  happened to  November, but it is almost over.

I have been  working in a number of  projects, some secret,  so they cannot be  disclosed  until the recipents have received the said items.

But what I  can disclose is Rebecca's quilt,  Rebecca  is from One Wee Bird blog, and a member of Possum Magic,  the  round robin I am  in.

Here is the border  I made for Rebecca's  quilt, (please excuse the red check background  the quilt is sitting on).

I chose the pinky red and green from my stash my stash,, somehow,  the  photo  colours  are not exact. The pattern of the border is a leaf design from a book of quilt borders.  First of all, I  framed  the previous  border  with a one inch  strip of white, I wanted a border that stood out,  yet blended  at the same time. The border is a four inch, when completed.


Thank you for taking time to stop by. Happy stitching. Sharon

Craft iT Forward

It seems like eons ago, when in fact it was early July, that I left  a comment under  Craft it Forward, blog post,on Julia's blog, Lia's Handmades,  however, late last week i received  a mystery parcel in the post, mmmm, i wonder what it  could be?

Craft it Forward  is similar to a chain letter for crafty surprises. The first five people, who have a blog and leave a comment under this post will receive a  handmade gift by me, sometime in the next twelve months.  Once you receive  your gift, you will have to Craft it Forward it to five peoeple as well. What a lovely  way to spread love and happiness.

Here is a photo of the lovely  pumpkins  Julia sent to me,

Thank you for taking time to stop by. Happy stitching. Sharon

October is Here

I hardly  can believe that  it is October  already,  not only  October m but almost half through October.

I am down  in Brisbane for a  few days, for medical check-ups, and the  like.

It is a wonder that I ever made it ....., last Monday night on my way home from work a huge kangaroo  leapt out of nowhere and hit the side of the car,  the driver's door is a bit buckled, nothing  to severe, the rear bumper  was a bit flappy, I was lucky  enough to be able to push it back on. Unfortunately  the kangaroo was not so fortunate,
He was as big as a human.

I have also completed  half of the 2014 Hexie BOM, actually  there are more blocks and  sashings, they just require  sewing together. (The tail belongs to  one of my assistants, Poppy)

Thank you for taking time to stop by. Happy stitching. Sharon