I’m just starting to get my head back in its space after my trip to the big smoke and get back to reality….or should I say, normality!!!!
So, to get back into my routine that I’ve been out of for faaaaar too long, I thought I’d do some blog-hopping (something I’ve been really bad at lately….where does that time monster hide???).
I visited my friend Allie and felt a faint tinge of deja-vu…
photo courtesy of Allie…allie-oopssweethappylife.blogspot.com
….Allie has stitched up my ‘good things’ design for her brother……..I got such a buzz seeing it made up by someone else….and Allie did such a great job, don’t you think??? If you want to stitch it up too, you can find the design link on my sidebar.
It’s worth a visit…going over to Allies blog….she’s doing some amazing things….and it’s gorgeous on her side of the world at the moment!!!!!….and her Mum will give you a bit of a giggle too!!!!
I did make something….shock, horror……before I left for my little family visit! My sister-in-law and I share adjoining birthdates…..not birth years, unfortunately…..she is a little bit younger than me (by about 10 years!!!), so I thought I’d whizz her up a little bag to trip around those trendy Gold Coast shops!
It’s a lovely little design by Rosalie Quinlan called Petit Project Bag, that I bought on my trip to Charters Towers for their quilt show! She loved it, and it got many comments from shop owners too……thanks Rosalie for a great design….loved by all!
When I got home, I had lots of mail waiting for me….one of the lovely ones that didn’t have a window in the front of it contained this gorgeous pile of goodies…..
This was from my lovely swap partner Carol in our monthly Fat Quarter Swap…the theme this month was PINK!!!……I love everything Carol sent me. Thank you soooo much Carol……and no, the Lindt chockies didn’t last very long!!!!!!
….and speaking of the Fat Quarter Swap, Cathy has a link to a Christmas in July Mug Rug Swap that looks like fun……wanna join me??? The link is here. It’s an international swap so we can all join in!
I’ve just finished my first ‘official’ pattern writing, for a library bag that’s included in Jen’s Elefantz Home magazine for June….the kid’s edition…. here are some of the lovely designs you’ll find inside…
…mine is the spotty book bag down the bottom…..here’s a close up…
photos courtesy of Jenny Reynolds…www.elefantz.com
I just love Wilbur Worm’s googly eyes!!!!……If you’d like to see more, details are here on Jenny’s blog and you can even download a free copy of issue 1 to see if you like it! (I’m sure you will….what’s not to like????)
Anyway….off to do the three ‘h’s’…..housework, housework, housework…..then hopefully some sewing! Hopefully your weekend is full of self-indulgent stitching too!
Sugary hugs xox :O)
I’m not caught up yet, but getting there!! 
And some preparation work for catching up on my framed hexies… 
These should keep me busy, snuggling in front of the tv at night! 
And I drew up this gorgeous design by my beautiful friend, Jen….. 
…it’s in her latest e-mag, Elefantz Home. You can get your own copy HERE….such a pretty garden…..can’t wait to stitch it! 
And, seeing as today is the 10th, today is the day for the next block in our free Block of the month ‘Seasons Of’….’ In Australia, June signifies the beginning of winter, and already the snow is falling on our southern mountaintops, so Dawn had designed this gorgeous snowflake stitchery for you to stitch. 
You can download your copy over on the sidebar, and any of the previous month’s blocks, or click on the link HERE. I’ve seen a few of these around Blogland already, as some of the girls from the Sew It’s Finished blog have made some wonderful things from them. I’d love to see yours when you stitch them out. Send me a photo and I’ll post a picture on my blog….I’d be as proud as Punch! There’s still a little bit of time left to our long Queen’s Birthday weekend, so I’m off to the sewing room to finish off some more!!! Hope you’re fitting in some stitching today too! Sugary hugs xox :O) 
