Exciting news!

I DID say I was going to post tonight and I AM just scraping it in, at 11.30pm but……. I did want to share some good news…… not only did I finish this beauty in the Aiming for Accuracy aka A4A Quilt-a-long hosted by the marvellous, very talented and lovely Michele Foster over at the Quilting Gallery and got it all sandwiched, pinned up (with some very appreciated helping hands from some of our Guild ladies!)  and ready to quilt…… I also won a major prize in the final draw!!!!! Wheeeeeeeeee!   Amy @ Butterfly Angels says: October 31, 2013 at 8:54 am Ya’ll ready???!!! Cause here are the WINNERS!!!! #103 QuiltJulie of FLorida
#51 Wendy B of Australia
#49 Maria of Australia
#96 Mary Anne Gasparetty of Ontario
#104 Gunda of Pennsylvania
#72 Denette stoll of Iowa
#62 Tracy T of Washington
#6 Brenda Conolly of Alberta
#79 ccook of Colorado
#93 Jamie Harris of nevada
#37 Leslee Cunningham of Oregon This is my prize….. Granma’s Treasures has donated this lovely gift package containing 3 yards of mushroom print cotton from Clothworks ‘Critter Jamboree’, 1 90-degree triangle ruler, Omnigrid #98L, 4 packages of la petite buttons, and the kit to make two pillows from the fabric ‘Garden Song’ by Nancy Halvorsen – includes all fabrics and instructions, no filler. You can see the sample pillows in the background. picture taken from  http://quiltinggallery.com/2013/10/24/a4aqal-grand-prizes-quilt-tops/ and you all know how much I LUUUURVE Nancy Halvorsen fabrics and designs….I used a lot of it in my Long Time Ago in Bethlehem Quilt top…. I will be hanging out at the post office for this prize to arrive, that’s for sure!!  Thanks so much to Michele, Amy, and Granma’s Treasures….I’m absolutely gobsmacked!  and congratulations to the other winners too…..especially my fellow Aussie winner and bloggy friend….Maria! Dont worry if you didn’t join along with the quilt a long and wished you had’ve….Michele has finished a booklet you can buy with the pattern and easy step by step instructions HERE have a wonderfully sugary sweet week sugary hugs

Exciting news!

I DID say I was going to post tonight and I AM just scraping it in, at 11.30pm but…….

I did want to share some good news……

not only did I finish this beauty in the Aiming for Accuracy aka A4A Quilt-a-long hosted by the marvellous, very talented and lovely Michele Foster over at the Quilting Gallery

and got it all sandwiched, pinned up (with some very appreciated helping hands from some of our Guild ladies!)  and ready to quilt……

I also won a major prize in the final draw!!!!! Wheeeeeeeeee!  

Amy @ Butterfly Angels says:

October 31, 2013 at 8:54 am

Ya’ll ready???!!! Cause here are the WINNERS!!!!

#103 QuiltJulie of FLorida
#51 Wendy B of Australia
#49 Maria of Australia
#96 Mary Anne Gasparetty of Ontario
#104 Gunda of Pennsylvania
#72 Denette stoll of Iowa
#62 Tracy T of Washington
#6 Brenda Conolly of Alberta
#79 ccook of Colorado
#93 Jamie Harris of nevada
#37 Leslee Cunningham of Oregon

This is my prize…..

Granma’s Treasures has donated this lovely gift package containing 3 yards of mushroom print cotton from Clothworks ‘Critter Jamboree’, 1 90-degree triangle ruler, Omnigrid #98L, 4 packages of la petite buttons, and the kit to make two pillows from the fabric ‘Garden Song’ by Nancy Halvorsen – includes all fabrics and instructions, no filler. You can see the sample pillows in the background.

picture taken from  http://quiltinggallery.com/2013/10/24/a4aqal-grand-prizes-quilt-tops/

and you all know how much I LUUUURVE Nancy Halvorsen fabrics and designs….I used a lot of it in my Long Time Ago in Bethlehem Quilt top….

I will be hanging out at the post office for this prize to arrive, that’s for sure!!  Thanks so much to Michele, Amy, and Granma’s Treasures….I’m absolutely gobsmacked! 

and congratulations to the other winners too…..especially my fellow Aussie winner and bloggy friend….Maria!

Dont worry if you didn’t join along with the quilt a long and wished you had’ve….Michele has finished a booklet you can buy with the pattern and easy step by step instructions HERE

have a wonderfully sugary sweet week

sugary hugs

FNSI

Friday night I started by doing some of this…. ….and by Saturday I had this finished……. well…..the flimsy of my Aiming for Accuracy Quilt along anyway….but I’m so thrilled… ….I even love it from the back!!! I finished off the last few stitches on my Sew It’s Finished block for October…… then I worked on a little birdie alphabet for my alphabet sampler BOM  designed by the most wonderful Fee of Designs by Fee…. You can read more about it HERE and even purchase your own copy….I’d recommend it….it’s just too cute for words!!! And today has been catch-up day……. working on some borders for my Long Time Ago in Bethlehem quilt…..it felt lonely being left behind so has been calling me to finish it!!!!!   I think it’s about time, don’t you!? So my FNSI lasted ALL weekend!!!  I’m off to see what everyone else got up to at FNSI….care to join me??? Sugary hugs xox :o)

FNSI

Friday night I started by doing some of this….

….and by Saturday I had this finished…….

well…..the flimsy of my Aiming for Accuracy Quilt along anyway….but I’m so thrilled…

….I even love it from the back!!!

I finished off the last few stitches on my Sew It’s Finished block for October……

then I worked on a little birdie alphabet for my alphabet sampler BOM  designed by the most wonderful Fee of Designs by Fee….

You can read more about it HERE and even purchase your own copy….I’d recommend it….it’s just too cute for words!!!

And today has been catch-up day…….

working on some borders for my Long Time Ago in Bethlehem quilt…..it felt lonely being left behind so has been calling me to finish it!!!!!   I think it’s about time, don’t you!?

So my FNSI lasted ALL weekend!!!  I’m off to see what everyone else got up to at FNSI….care to join me???

Sugary hugs xox :o)

Lots of squishy goodness on its way, Bethlehem news and a new design….

Today has been a day of packing and parcelling and wrapping and tying…….there are lots of parcels on their way ALL around the place……birthdays (some very belated!!! *eek*) and swaps, prizes and just ‘hellos’…… The look on my local posty’s face was priceless when I unloaded a bag of parcels on her desk!!!!!   Kept her busy for a little while, I tell you!  hee hee  But, she was very happy to do it…..I love our local post office staff!!!  They’re always so helpful! I can tell you one of the parcels is my pincushion for a pincushion swap that Maree organised (thanks Maree, it was fun!!!) ..needless to say I can’t tell you WHO it’s going to, but……… *wink* it may be you!!!!!  Just hope you like Red, White and Blue!!!!!????  So if you’re waiting for a parcel from me, it’s on its way…….*smile* I do hope you like what I’ve chosen for you! I haven’t had a chance to catch up with my Bethlehem blocks since I showed you last but wow, they caused a rush of questions…… It is a gorgeous and fun stitchery and Natashia Curtin of Smee Designs has done a fabulous job at designing it. I’ve loved every minute of it….. So many people, from all over the world,  emailed me to ask where they could get block 1 from as the magazine was no longer available…….so off I emailed to the magazine itself and here is the info if you’re interested……. As you know, Block 1 was published in Homespun Vol 13 No 7 (July 2012) and I think that the most cost-effective and simple way to get that issue now is electronically through Zinio, especially for overseas readers for whom back copies are very expensive. Stitch-A-Longs are designed to be done in a limited time frame – they do not stay on the website indefinitely. Previously, we always deleted the old one when the next one began, but because the Bethlehem one has been so popular, we’ve allowed it to remain online a little longer than usual. It would be a good idea to download all the designs and instructions sooner rather than later. The website is www.zinio.com and that issue is $3.50 AUD. Great info and thanks Elizabeth for filling us in……good to know, if there’s a stitch-a-long or quilt-a-long in a magazine…..to grab it while you can! Yesterday I was working on my new design….’Thank you”……and here’s another  sneaky look……. I was planning to have it finished today and ready to write the pattern tomorrow, but we all know what happens to good plans??….I discovered I have a meeting to go to soon so that threw that idea out the window!!!…..but I plan to have it ready for you over the weekend and then it will be available to purchase in my Craftsy store soon after….I can’t wait…..I really love this one!!! Hope you’re getting lots done today and managing to fit a little stitchy time in too! sugary hugs xox :o)

Lots of squishy goodness on its way, Bethlehem news and a new design….

Today has been a day of packing and parcelling and wrapping and tying…….there are lots of parcels on their way ALL around the place……birthdays (some very belated!!! *eek*) and swaps, prizes and just ‘hellos’……

The look on my local posty’s face was priceless when I unloaded a bag of parcels on her desk!!!!!   Kept her busy for a little while, I tell you!  hee hee  But, she was very happy to do it…..I love our local post office staff!!!  They’re always so helpful!

I can tell you one of the parcels is my pincushion for a pincushion swap that Maree organised (thanks Maree, it was fun!!!) ..needless to say I can’t tell you WHO it’s going to, but……… *wink* it may be you!!!!!  Just hope you like Red, White and Blue!!!!!???? 

So if you’re waiting for a parcel from me, it’s on its way…….*smile*

I do hope you like what I’ve chosen for you!

I haven’t had a chance to catch up with my Bethlehem blocks since I showed you last but wow, they caused a rush of questions……

It is a gorgeous and fun stitchery and Natashia Curtin of Smee Designs has done a fabulous job at designing it. I’ve loved every minute of it….. So many people, from all over the world,  emailed me to ask where they could get block 1 from as the magazine was no longer available…….so off I emailed to the magazine itself and here is the info if you’re interested…….

As you know, Block 1 was published in Homespun Vol 13 No 7 (July 2012) and I think that the most cost-effective and simple way to get that issue now is electronically through Zinio, especially for overseas readers for whom back copies are very expensive. Stitch-A-Longs are designed to be done in a limited time frame – they do not stay on the website indefinitely. Previously, we always deleted the old one when the next one began, but because the Bethlehem one has been so popular, we’ve allowed it to remain online a little longer than usual. It would be a good idea to download all the designs and instructions sooner rather than later.

The website is www.zinio.com and that issue is $3.50 AUD.

Great info and thanks Elizabeth for filling us in……good to know, if there’s a stitch-a-long or quilt-a-long in a magazine…..to grab it while you can!

Yesterday I was working on my new design….’Thank you”……and here’s another  sneaky look…….

I was planning to have it finished today and ready to write the pattern tomorrow, but we all know what happens to good plans??….I discovered I have a meeting to go to soon so that threw that idea out the window!!!…..but I plan to have it ready for you over the weekend and then it will be available to purchase in my Craftsy store soon after….I can’t wait…..I really love this one!!!

Hope you’re getting lots done today and managing to fit a little stitchy time in too!

sugary hugs xox :o)