A Winner For May (and April! *oops*)

Before I draw winners for both April and May FNSI, I'd better show you what I got up to on Friday Night, don't you think?

I managed to get a little bit done and lo and behold, a finish!

Bob asked if I could make a peg bag just like Gail used to as his had fallen apart.  I decided to use some really bright fabric that Bob had gifted me from Gail's stash that reminded me of her.  She was an Islander who dressed in bright fabrics often with tribal-type prints so I thought this would be perfect. It wasn't till I'd finished that I noticed that I 'almost' matched the pattern in the centre front seam....totally unplanned but how wonderful!  So that's a finish for me this month.

I recently won a gorgeous pattern by Melissa Grant of One Day In May called 'Bunnies in the Blackberries' Zipper Pouch.  It's a gorgeous design, as are all of Melissa's, and as I shared my win with my beautiful friend Joy, we decided to stitch it together in a virtual stitch along. We were joined by another good friend, Miche'le from NZ who'd bought the pattern, so we've been stitching along together getting it done.  I was a little slow in starting with all the things going on, but I began it Friday night and I'm really pleased with my progress.....

Isn't it cute???  I just love bunnies and as we can't own them up here in Queensland, this is the closest I'll get.  When I was a child living in Victoria, we used to have bunnies as pets then, but seeing as I've been a Queenslander since I was 13, that has been an eternity ago.  So before too long we'll all have bunnies hopping about in our sewing rooms!  We'll be sharing our progress on our Facebook pages and I'm sure Instagram will get a look in too!

I'm so pleased with having another finish and another underway.  Pop by HERE to catch up with the other ladies that joined in on Friday night to see what they got up to.

Now for the draw.  Seeing as I missed last month's (don't know how or why?) I'll do that one too!

Here's April's...…

congratulations 

Anorina from Samelia's Mum

and Congratulations too to May's winner.....

Helen from Helbel's World of Craft

Ladies, your prizes will be out in the mail this week.

Have a fabulous week......I'm off to visit my cheeky Dad-in-law!

xox sugary sweet hugs :o)

  

A New Look and some bunny loves you

I’ve been toying around with a new blog design for a while now but hadn’t got around to it, so tonight I’ve been having a play.  I’m really a blue girl, or a red girl, but I’m lovin’ the mint with the watermelon highlights…….what do you think?   It’s a bit like redecorating your home and decluttering and re-organising (my ‘real’ home) is very high on my agenda…..so I guess this is a start.   I’ve still got to play around with my header…..I need to make it more ‘mine’ but that will evolve over the next couple of weeks, I’m sure. Over the weekend, hubby has been working nights, so I’ve been catching up on some ‘quiet’ activities……general ‘housey’ stuff, along with some ‘just for the fun of it’ catchup stitching. As I was tidying up my space, I found a pattern I’d bought in Melbourne at Let’s Get Stitched earlier this year and I thought it would be perfect to do……so ……. just add fabric and voila……instant family Weeeeeell, I couldn’t stop at one could I?  Now I know these are called Quick Easter Bunnies, but I really think bunnies deserve centre stage all year around..they’re soooo cute!  I think I might have to make more of these.  Now I know why they say rabbits are good breeders! It’s also been time to cutesie up the little ones in the family……. Poor ol’ Ralphy has been long overdue for a haircut……he slips on the tile floors as he runs due to the overgrown hair between the pads on his feet and can barely see out of his eyes, but I’ve been reluctant due to the colder weather.  However, his sluggish behaviour tells me it’s time (and the fact we’ve had our one week of winter so it’s already over, red rover!)…. It took me a good couple of hours and you can see I got covered in as much hair as came off the pooch!……I was able to fill a shopping bag 3/4 full of his wool……..and yes, it is a bit like shearing a sheep, not that I’ve done that before, but I’ve watched enough tv programs to know….. But it was well worth it……look at my proud boy now…… Ready and raring to go……. he wore himself out, once he was ‘hairless’ and took himself to bed….what a cutie!  Yep, with or without hair, some little bunny loves you! Sugary hugs xox :o)

A New Look and some bunny loves you

I’ve been toying around with a new blog design for a while now but hadn’t got around to it, so tonight I’ve been having a play.  I’m really a blue girl, or a red girl, but I’m lovin’ the mint with the watermelon highlights…….what do you think?   It’s a bit like redecorating your home and decluttering and re-organising (my ‘real’ home) is very high on my agenda…..so I guess this is a start.   I’ve still got to play around with my header…..I need to make it more ‘mine’ but that will evolve over the next couple of weeks, I’m sure.

Over the weekend, hubby has been working nights, so I’ve been catching up on some ‘quiet’ activities……general ‘housey’ stuff, along with some ‘just for the fun of it’ catchup stitching.

As I was tidying up my space, I found a pattern I’d bought in Melbourne at Let’s Get Stitched earlier this year and I thought it would be perfect to do……so …….

just add fabric and voila……instant family

Weeeeeell, I couldn’t stop at one could I?  Now I know these are called Quick Easter Bunnies, but I really think bunnies deserve centre stage all year around..they’re soooo cute!  I think I might have to make more of these.  Now I know why they say rabbits are good breeders!

It’s also been time to cutesie up the little ones in the family…….

Poor ol’ Ralphy has been long overdue for a haircut……he slips on the tile floors as he runs due to the overgrown hair between the pads on his feet and can barely see out of his eyes, but I’ve been reluctant due to the colder weather.  However, his sluggish behaviour tells me it’s time (and the fact we’ve had our one week of winter so it’s already over, red rover!)….

It took me a good couple of hours and you can see I got covered in as much hair as came off the pooch!……I was able to fill a shopping bag 3/4 full of his wool……..and yes, it is a bit like shearing a sheep, not that I’ve done that before, but I’ve watched enough tv programs to know…..

But it was well worth it……look at my proud boy now……

Ready and raring to go…….

he wore himself out, once he was ‘hairless’ and took himself to bed….what a cutie! 

Yep, with or without hair, some little bunny loves you!

Sugary hugs xox :o)