A new FREE B.O.M.

I have subscribed to this online magazine since it’s inception and love it.  I’ve learnt so much and joined in on some great BOMs and this new one is available to EVERYONE, not only those that subscribe!  It’s called In the Beginning and was designed by Cindy Mccoy to help beginning quilters refine their skills, but it’s bold, simple design will appeal to quilters of all skill levels. Basic rotary cutting and piecing skills are all that are required. It’s a 50’' x 50” project that will run as a bonus pattern over 12 instalments, from August 2014 to July 2015. The only requirement is that you sign up for their newsletter, as it will come out via that format so, if you’re on their newsletter list, you will get the free block each month, with no obligation. A few rules upfront…. The Rules
1. This Project will be available to everyone on their newsletter list.
2. Each block will be online for about two months.
3. Quilters are responsible for downloading instructions while available.
4. Missed downloads cannot be provided. So choose your colour palette, gather your fabrics, SIGN UP HERE, and get ready to have some fun! Sugary hugs xox :o)  

A new FREE B.O.M.

I have subscribed to this online magazine since it’s inception and love it.  I’ve learnt so much and joined in on some great BOMs and this new one is available to EVERYONE, not only those that subscribe! 

It’s called In the Beginning and was designed by Cindy Mccoy to help beginning quilters refine their skills, but it’s bold, simple design will appeal to quilters of all skill levels. Basic rotary cutting and piecing skills are all that are required. It’s a 50’' x 50” project that will run as a bonus pattern over 12 instalments, from August 2014 to July 2015.

The only requirement is that you sign up for their newsletter, as it will come out via that format so, if you’re on their newsletter list, you will get the free block each month, with no obligation.

A few rules upfront….

The Rules
1. This Project will be available to everyone on their newsletter list.
2. Each block will be online for about two months.
3. Quilters are responsible for downloading instructions while available.
4. Missed downloads cannot be provided.

So choose your colour palette, gather your fabrics, SIGN UP HERE, and get ready to have some fun!

Sugary hugs xox :o)

 

Redraw.????!!!!

  Yesterday we were congratulating Tich on her wonderful win in the Quilting Pattern Magazine Subscription competition from last month, but so were 5 others!!!!!!!  She was the very lucky recipient of five prizes so she has graciously passed in her win and offered it back to be redrawn so some other lucky commenter can have the chance….so here goes…..random number generator thingy, do your stuff………and the winner is… (drumrrroll…………) Comment Number 26 Donna Joy;  “The magazine is great would love to win and get this online, it would be a great space saver and love the PDF and no over lapping lines to interfere while tracing.” Who said we never get second chances????????  Congratulations Donna Joy and I’ll be in contact with you soon!   I had my first finish for the year which has been ‘in the closet’ for about the past eight years…… I had forgotten all about these until I was sorting through all mu ‘stuff’ and writing my list for the Sew It’s Finished challenge.  (You can read more about it here.)  Now they finally have found their place….not in the kitchen as was originally planned, but the craft room is certainly looking much happier for its new acquisition!!!!!  I’ve also been trying to catch up on Kaaren’s Raggedy Ann and Andy BOM…….I’d started to organise myself with this and partway through last year I found I couldn’t access the 4shared site anymore so I gave up. After countless hours of trying to get access granted from my computer’s security settings and whatever I could think of (I thought these ‘beasts’ were supposed to make life easier!!!!#$!#$) Must be because I have been on holidays and I can think a little more clearly but a brainwave came to me…….Try Mozilla Firefox as a browser instead of Internet Explorer…..and do you know it worked!!!???  So, if you’re having trouble accessing some sites, try a different browser…..it might just work!!!! And here’s my first block ……… done!…….. ………………………….and I am happy!!!!! Now….onto my list!!!!  I can see a birth sampler about to be born!!!!! XXX  Sugary hugs Wendy  8O)

Redraw.????!!!!

 

Yesterday we were congratulating Tich on her wonderful win in the Quilting Pattern Magazine Subscription competition from last month, but so were 5 others!!!!!!!  She was the very lucky recipient of five prizes so she has graciously passed in her win and offered it back to be redrawn so some other lucky commenter can have the chance….so here goes…..random number generator thingy, do your stuff………and the winner is…

(drumrrroll…………)

Comment Number 26

Donna Joy;  “The magazine is great would love to win and get this online, it would be a great space saver and love the PDF and no over lapping lines to interfere while tracing.”

Who said we never get second chances????????  Congratulations Donna Joy and I’ll be in contact with you soon!

 

I had my first finish for the year which has been ‘in the closet’ for about the past eight years……

I had forgotten all about these until I was sorting through all mu ‘stuff’ and writing my list for the Sew It’s Finished challenge.  (You can read more about it here.)  Now they finally have found their place….not in the kitchen as was originally planned, but the craft room is certainly looking much happier for its new acquisition!!!!! 

I’ve also been trying to catch up on Kaaren’s Raggedy Ann and Andy BOM…….I’d started to organise myself with this and partway through last year I found I couldn’t access the 4shared site anymore so I gave up. After countless hours of trying to get access granted from my computer’s security settings and whatever I could think of (I thought these ‘beasts’ were supposed to make life easier!!!!#$!#$)

Must be because I have been on holidays and I can think a little more clearly but a brainwave came to me…….Try Mozilla Firefox as a browser instead of Internet Explorer…..and do you know it worked!!!???  So, if you’re having trouble accessing some sites, try a different browser…..it might just work!!!!

And here’s my first block ……… done!……..

………………………….and I am happy!!!!!

Now….onto my list!!!!  I can see a birth sampler about to be born!!!!!

XXX  Sugary hugs

Wendy  8O)

and the winner is…….

      True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 39 Result: 31 Powered by RANDOM.ORG Congratulations to TICH who has won the free, 12 months subscription to  The Quilt Pattern Magazine.  I will contact you and let you know details Tich, Never mind if you didn’t win this time around, you can always go here to order your great magazine at a wonderful price. sugary hugs XX  Wendy 8O)

and the winner is…….

 

 

 

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1

Max: 39

Result: 31

Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations to TICH who has won the free, 12 months subscription to  The Quilt Pattern Magazine.  I will contact you and let you know details Tich,

Never mind if you didn’t win this time around, you can always go here to order your great magazine at a wonderful price.

sugary hugs

XX  Wendy 8O)

One last OPAM for 2010

Just couldn’t miss out…I have one last OPAM to post for 2010….talk about cutting it fine!!!! This is my ‘repurposed’ kitchen valance….which is now my craft room valance/curtain topper! I’ve had this on the go for the past….ooooooo…dare I admit……8 years!!!!!! *ouch*   I just found them in my clean up for the ‘Sew It’s Finished Challenge and thought I could get this in before the New Year…..so killed two birds with one stone really!!!!!  Just need to give it a whirl through the washing machine now before I hang it up…..it’s a little bit dusty!!!!!!!! Have a fantastic New Year Celebration…….keep safe and don’t forget to go here and leave a comment before midnight tonight for your chance to win a 12 month subscription to The Quilting Pattern Magazine. Sugary hugs and may your bobbins always be full in 2011! XXX Wendy 8O)

One last OPAM for 2010

Just couldn’t miss out…I have one last OPAM to post for 2010….talk about cutting it fine!!!!

This is my ‘repurposed’ kitchen valance….which is now my craft room valance/curtain topper!

I’ve had this on the go for the past….ooooooo…dare I admit……8 years!!!!!! *ouch*   I just found them in my clean up for the ‘Sew It’s Finished Challenge and thought I could get this in before the New Year…..so killed two birds with one stone really!!!!!  Just need to give it a whirl through the washing machine now before I hang it up…..it’s a little bit dusty!!!!!!!!

Have a fantastic New Year Celebration…….keep safe and don’t forget to go here and leave a comment before midnight tonight for your chance to win a 12 month subscription to The Quilting Pattern Magazine.

Sugary hugs and may your bobbins always be full in 2011!

XXX Wendy 8O)

Sew It’s Finished

  Another year is almost over, and it’s the time for making resolutions…..not the “I must lose enough weight to turn into a supermodel” type resolutions, but ones you want to AND know you CAN stick to (with a bit of encouragement and support)….you know…the crafty ones!!! But before you can do that, you really need to take stock of what you have to get finished….which is what Dawn and I have been talking about for the past couple of weeks. We’ve discovered we are both the type to start projects, fully intent on getting them done…..until another one that JUST HAS to be made is begun!!!!   Hence, a never-ending pile of UFO’s. So we’ve made a pact and we would like you to come along and join us for the challenge…… The challenge is: 1  Make a list of all your UFO’s   (and if you’re anything like me….this isn’t as easy as it sounds!!!!) 2 Prioritise them 3. Add them to your sidebar What do you get out of it???? Encouragement and support from crafty like-minded people….and the satisfaction of knowing you’re getting things done! How do you join in???? We thought the best way around it was to start a blog for those who want to join us.  We have called it: “Sew It’s Finished” 2011 UFO Challenge So….if you leave a comment either here, or on Dawn’s blog, we’ll email you with the details.  This is open to the first 100 people.  More can join in, but you will only go on to a blog roll
and  not be able to do posts on our new blog of your finishes.
Sorry this is a Blogger rule not ours... Have a think??? Do you want to finish some UFO's and have some help and encouragement along the way? Start writing that list! If you’re making new year’s resolutions…..now’s the time!!!!!!   Have the Best New Year Celebrations and may your bobbins always be full in 2011 Sugary hugs Wendy  8O) Don’t forget….It’s your last chance to go here and leave a comment  to go into the draw to win a free 12 month subscription to the Quilt Pattern Magazine before we turn into pumpkins at midnight tonight!!! Fingers crossed!!!!     Good luck!

Sew It’s Finished

 

Another year is almost over, and it’s the time for making resolutions…..not the “I must lose enough weight to turn into a supermodel” type resolutions, but ones you want to AND know you CAN stick to (with a bit of encouragement and support)….you know…the crafty ones!!!

But before you can do that, you really need to take stock of what you have to get finished….which is what Dawn and I have been talking about for the past couple of weeks.

We’ve discovered we are both the type to start projects, fully intent on getting them done…..until another one that JUST HAS to be made is begun!!!!   Hence, a never-ending pile of UFO’s.

So we’ve made a pact and we would like you to come along and join us for the challenge……

The challenge is:

1  Make a list of all your UFO’s   (and if you’re anything like me….this isn’t as easy as it sounds!!!!)

2 Prioritise them

3. Add them to your sidebar

What do you get out of it????

Encouragement and support from crafty like-minded people….and the satisfaction of knowing you’re getting things done!

How do you join in????

We thought the best way around it was to start a blog for those who want to join us.  We have called it:

“Sew It’s Finished” 2011 UFO Challenge

So….if you leave a comment either here, or on Dawn’s blog, we’ll email you with the details.  This is open to the first 100 people.  More can join in, but you will only go on to a blog roll
and  not be able to do posts on our new blog of your finishes.
Sorry this is a Blogger rule not ours...

Have a think??? Do you want to finish some UFO's

and have some help and encouragement along the way?

Start writing that list!

If you’re making new year’s resolutions…..now’s the time!!!!!!

 

Have the Best New Year Celebrations and may your bobbins always be full in 2011

Sugary hugs

Wendy  8O)

Don’t forget….It’s your last chance to go here and leave a comment  to go into the draw to win a free 12 month subscription to the Quilt Pattern Magazine before we turn into pumpkins at midnight tonight!!!

Fingers crossed!!!!     Good luck!

A Flirty Finish and SSCS surprises

  Wow!!! didn’t Christmas bring a flurry of activity??? We weren’t sure whether to head for the hills, bring out the sandbags or start up the boat motor but luckily, none of the above were needed when Cyclone Tasha decided to make her appearance on Christmas morn, 400kms north of here!  We’ve had rain ever since, which did put a bit of a dampener on our Christmas plans…..my brother couldn’t get here to celebrate with us however, he didn’t get stuck on the roads either, which was good news! So….what does a girl do when she’s housebound over the Christmas break?????? Yep…you guessed it……QUILT!!!!! And here’s what I finished….My Flirting with Flowers, just in time for the last OPAM for 2010… Not the best photo….due to the cloudy, overcast weather but here’s some close ups… and, seeing I had time to ‘play’, I figured out how to use my new machine and created my label for the back too! I was tickled…!!!!! My SSCS parcel arrived in plenty of time….which I can’t say for my poor partner!  I sent my parcel in November and it still hasn’t arrived yet…….needless to say, it is going to Portugal where there have been storms and we’ve had the weather problems here, so hopefully it has just been delayed and it will be a welcome ‘bring in the New Year’ gift instead??!!!!   Fingers Crossed!!!!   So I can’t show you what I’ve made, but I can show you what I received….. It didn’t take me long to rip this wrapping off to reveal… these beautiful gifties from Kornelia look at the detail and her beautiful stitching.. such perfect piecing…..look at those points! and there was some yummy chocolate…what every girl needs to get her through the quilty process!!!!……And notice…….Ferrero Rocher’s overseas have 4…..yes FOUR in each pack, not 3 like here in Australia!!!!!!  How rude!!!!! LOL  Maybe they think we don’t need it as much!  So thank you from the bottom of my quilty heart Kornelia….I truly Luuuuurv your surprises!    And again, a huge thank you to Chookyblue for all the hard work she has put into making the SSCS happen this year! And what’s next on the agenda??? I’ve started a new BOM for 2011 which I’ve linked on my sidebar if you’d like to check it out.  It’s called Snow Hearts….written in German but thank goodness for Translator as you can pretty much interpret it…..(I knew I should have taken German at school!!!!!LOL) I finished the first block yesterday…. Cottage Garden threads…..mmmmmmmm! What have you been stitching on your holidays???? Big sugary hugs and may your bobbins be full in 2011 XXX Wendy 8O) Ooooo….don’t forget to go here and leave a comment for your chance to win a free 12 month subscription to the Quilt Pattern Magazine before the end of the month!  Good luck

A Flirty Finish and SSCS surprises

 

Wow!!! didn’t Christmas bring a flurry of activity???

We weren’t sure whether to head for the hills, bring out the sandbags or start up the boat motor but luckily, none of the above were needed when Cyclone Tasha decided to make her appearance on Christmas morn, 400kms north of here!  We’ve had rain ever since, which did put a bit of a dampener on our Christmas plans…..my brother couldn’t get here to celebrate with us however, he didn’t get stuck on the roads either, which was good news!

So….what does a girl do when she’s housebound over the Christmas break??????

Yep…you guessed it……QUILT!!!!!

And here’s what I finished….My Flirting with Flowers, just in time for the last OPAM for 2010…

Not the best photo….due to the cloudy, overcast weather but here’s some close ups…

and, seeing I had time to ‘play’, I figured out how to use my new machine and created my label for the back too!

I was tickled…!!!!!

My SSCS parcel arrived in plenty of time….which I can’t say for my poor partner!  I sent my parcel in November and it still hasn’t arrived yet…….needless to say, it is going to Portugal where there have been storms and we’ve had the weather problems here, so hopefully it has just been delayed and it will be a welcome ‘bring in the New Year’ gift instead??!!!!   Fingers Crossed!!!!   So I can’t show you what I’ve made, but I can show you what I received…..

It didn’t take me long to rip this wrapping off to reveal…

these beautiful gifties from Kornelia

look at the detail and her beautiful stitching..

such perfect piecing…..look at those points!

and there was some yummy chocolate…what every girl needs to get her through the quilty process!!!!……And notice…….Ferrero Rocher’s overseas have 4…..yes FOUR in each pack, not 3 like here in Australia!!!!!!  How rude!!!!! LOL  Maybe they think we don’t need it as much!  So thank you from the bottom of my quilty heart Kornelia….I truly Luuuuurv your surprises!    And again, a huge thank you to Chookyblue for all the hard work she has put into making the SSCS happen this year!

And what’s next on the agenda???

I’ve started a new BOM for 2011 which I’ve linked on my sidebar if you’d like to check it out.  It’s called Snow Hearts….written in German but thank goodness for Translator as you can pretty much interpret it…..(I knew I should have taken German at school!!!!!LOL)

I finished the first block yesterday….

Cottage Garden threads…..mmmmmmmm!

What have you been stitching on your holidays????

Big sugary hugs and may your bobbins be full in 2011

XXX Wendy 8O)

Ooooo….don’t forget to go here and leave a comment for your chance to win a free 12 month subscription to the Quilt Pattern Magazine before the end of the month! 

Good luck