Friday, 20 May 2022
Last minute FNSI
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Four lucky winners today for our FNSI/EWSI.....are you one of them?
How was your Easter break? Did you manage to squeeze in some Easter traditions,....some yummy hot cross buns and of course, chocolate over our stitching weekend? Did you manage to get away for a well deserved break or like me, did you just relax at home soaking up the peace and reflecting on the reason for Easter?
I love being able to just stop and breathe, without having 'hundreds' of jobs to be done before I start the rat race all over again. But that would be the same as all of you, wouldn't it? I do love to be busy; working gives me purpose and makes me feel satisfied but there's nothing like stopping every now and then for some well deserved calmness just to reset the mind and body.
And that's what our stitching weekend did for me....I hope it had the same effect for you?
Before I show you what I got up to, I have to draw winners for February and March.Thursday, 14 April 2022
Who's up for FNSI aka EWSI??
This week has got away from me again and it's time for our FNSI tomorrow! It's a long weekend being Easter, so Good Friday is our stitchy day...so I was thinking.....maybe...seeing as it was a long weekend and people are relaxing and enjoying 'me' time, maybe we could have a EWSI aka Easter Weekend Sew in!~ Who's with me?
Starting tomorrow, we could stitch all day, part of the day, all weekend, part of the weekend or any combination of the aforementioned!!!! AND to make it interesting.....not only will we have a prize draw from our wonderful sponsor, Dawn at Kitty Rose Cottage,
.... we will have a second prize draw courtesy of moi, including chocolate!!! (well, the Easter Bunny needs to be recognised too!)
.....and I haven't forgotten the last two draws....these will be drawn over the weekend and released in our Facebook group.
You can join anytime over the Easter Weekend and either join up below (which is easiest for me!) or pop a photo up including what you're stitching in the Facebook group with your name and your blog name (if you have one). I sure hope you can join us. If you haven't joined our Facebook group yet, pop over HERE, that way you can keep up with all the activity over the weekend.
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Happy St Paddys Day and FNSI sign ups
....And again, this one has snuck up on me! I've started a new job and that, along with the two others I have, have made me a tad forgetful.....I didn't even know what day it was today when I was asked at work....is it Tuesday?? Whaaaaaat??? Thursday, already!!! The days are flying by!
So firstly, Happy St Patricks Day...to be sure, to be sure! I hope the little green fella dropped a pot of gold at your door, or at least a rainbow leading you to one! Because I'm running so late with our sign-ups, I'm going to leave the draw from last month till the weekend but please join me tomorrow night for some sewing fun. I'm spending the day tomorrow with my bestie, Dianne so my stitching will start around 10am......not sure which project I'm going to work on yet, there may be multiples, but I will share pictures in the group Facebook page, just so you can be there with us!If you're not a member of the FNSI Facebook group yet, pop over and request membership. It's a private group so we don't get any trawlers in the system to spoil it but you are more than welcome to join in.
So without further ado....sign ups are now ''live'' below so pop in your details to make sure you're in the draw. If you don't have a blog, post your pic in the FB group and I look forward to stitching with you all tomorrow!
Sweet dreams (I'm off to bed for an early start to work - 5am!) and big sugary hugs xox :o)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
FNSI sign ups for February
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Welcome to 2022 and our first FNSI
Welcome to 2022 FNSI!
I know the threats of Covid have not eased, in fact, with the Omicron variant the threats seem to have ramped up even more, particularly in our little town. We had been pretty much isolated from Covid up until a couple of weeks ago and now we have 200 cases with 2 hospitalised and 1 in ICU. Doesn't sound like much in comparison to where some of you live, but in a small town of about 15000 people where we have been untouched up until now, this is massive (and, I won't deny, just a bit scary!).
More changes for me too...I've left my job due to ongoing health issues and have been in a bit of a slump, something that I'd never even considered would be part and parcel with my resignation. After a week and a half at home, I'm starting to find my feet again and I've managed to work on a couple of projects, finishing one of my Little Box of Creativity kits from Kitty Rose Cottage and I'm currently working on finishing my Around the Garden quilt by Fee Fee and Me.
Sometimes, just the peaceful calm of stitching at home with friends online takes the pressure of the outside world off your shoulders, so FNSI is such a blessing for me and I hope, for you too.
Join with us this Friday night for our first Friday Night Sew In for the year. Be inspired by other lovely stitchers from all corners of the globe and you never know, your name might just be drawn out to win a gorgeous prize from our sponsor, Kitty Rose Cottage.
Speaking of prizes, we have a winner from our December FNSI get together...... with 24 of us altogether (including Kitty Rose and myself, who don't count for the prize draw), it was a full wheel!
CONGRATULATIONS HELEN!
I'm sure Kitty Rose (aka Dawn) has a fantastic prize picked out just for you! Please send me an email with your postal address and we will get it off to you in the mail, pronto.
Looking forward to a great 2022 with you all xox
Big sugary hugs :o)
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Our last FNSI for 2021
Seriously??? My head doesn't believe what my lips are saying (nor my fingers typing!)
This WILL be our last get-together for 2021! What a year!
I have nothing but thanks to you all for a wonderful year, keeping me on the straight and narrow reminding me of our special times together each month as I often forgot, helping me keep sane in this awful mess of national (and international) Covid lockdowns and health scares and keeping me on my toes with my sewing projects. I'm particularly proud of the baby quilt I finished even though nothing else came close to being finished; we were so fortunate up here in North Queensland with little effects of the sinister disease which locked up the rest of the world. I managed to still go to work and function reasonably normally despite what was going on around us, but that meant my stitching time was less than I'd have liked but in the scheme of things....I know I'm truly blessed.
Enormous thanks must be given to our wonderful sponsor this year - Kitty Rose Cottage!
Dawn has been a great friend of mine since my blog's birth in 2009 and our friendship has grown exponentially in that time and I'd be lost without her. The fact that she stepped up and volunteered her sponsorship when I asked for help earlier on this year only proves how wonderful a person she is and I encourage you all to pop over to her shop and have a look around, get to know her and I'm sure it won't be long before you love her like I do!
Especially when she's taking preorders for the newest Tilda range....Cottage Beach! I adore this one....small prints are so easy to use in so many ways.....swoon!
Now a drumroll........we had 23 people play along last month and here's how it panned out.....
Congratulations lovely! Dawn will be in touch with your prize details.
Don't forget to sign up so you can be part of the December fun and maybe add your name to the list of 2021 winners!
See you on Friday night and....
big sugary hugs xox :o)