where has the time gone

well it seems to be over a month since I was here last, what have I been doing? I guess if I don't know nobody does. I will try and get it all in the right order.

First that row by row again

Row by Row

This is the March row. It is a Shamrock

Placemat number three

The top two photos are the of the placemat I made for Gail, I made this double sided.

The bototm photo is of the placemat I received from Petunia ( Barb) she did an amazing job, I absolutely love this one.

What to do now

I haven't posted in here for ages, and it is not because I haven't been doing anything, it is just that nothing is finished, I have started four different quilts since February, one is ready to quilt, one still needs "something" (not sure what yet) and at the moment I'm working on a big bed quilt for each of the twins.
I am also occasionally going and doing a few rows on the quilting frame, I was there just a little while ago and going great, when the light on the machine flickered, went out, came back and died. Now the machine will not go at all. Why oh why have they included the light in the circuit to make the machine go (I hope this is all that is wrong with it) the globe is a tiny little thing that I will have to buy a replacement for, not the least bit like the spare globe I have for my other machine. Darn!!!! Why does this always happen when I am going good.

That Challenge

Here is the next row.

Swaps

The two place mats that I have made for the "Placemat and Table runner swap" (two bottom photos) and the place mat I recieved from lucky and lastly the "acorn gatherers swap" from Petunia. (top)

Experimenting

I was experimenting with a block, so I just used what came out of the stash. So it was not wasted I made it into a pilow case for my sons big pillow that he has on his bed

The two black objects to the top left are Millie and Jade, I can't get the camera out without a poodle or two turning up.

Doing nothing much.

This morning I am cooking Tomato sauce, the house smells devine, I am getting hungry with the smell.
I am also tracing flowers for one of my unfinished projects and while I do that I am looking at blogs.

I found this lovely give-away onVintage Sandy's blog, go have a look.

a bit of a challenge

Cheryl from Chegres Confabs and I are challenging ourselves to do and finish a row by row quilt from Claudia's Quilt shop.
It is a free block/row of the month. Now this is not hard, the hard part is we will not buy any new fabric for this, it all has to come out of the stash. So far so good.

A Nice Feeling.

Today is my neighbours Birthday, and he is such a kind good neighbour, the type everyone wants. (I am so lucky) As some of you may know my husband has MS, and is pretty much bedridden, so anything that needs doing is up to me or my son. So when there is something that we cannot handle on our own, my neighbour comes and gives a hand. I could tell you to handfuls of things that he has helped me with, for no payment what so ever. So today I thought I will give him one of my quilts. He was so happy with it, and I am happy it has found a home. It has also gained a name, "Brian's Quilt"

Toni's Christmas pressie for 2009.

The DD and I

My Daughter Toni and I decided between us to make a table runner for each other. The one I made for toni is called Earth wind and Water and c an be found here.

Scottie the dog.

I ran out of vliesofix so had nothing to do while watching TV. (it was awful) So I decided as I have two granchildren with Birthdays this month to make them each a dooggy, Olivia loves hers, she thinks its a horsey though. Samuel got a denim one. If you like him I found him here

The UFO

For Months now I have had a nine patch hanging on the curtains near my machine, waiting for inspiration to hit. The last photo is what it originally looked like, followed by what it became. somehow I got the photos in in the reverse order.
It is going to be a doona cover, I will put some thin on the back, probably sheeting, quilt it and then add another backing to make it into a doona cover, It WILL fit my bed

Around the place

As some of you might know my youngest Daughter is in the States atm. It was her birthday on the 18th, and as she does not need more stuff to bring home she did not really get much of a pressie from us here in Australia. I rang her and spoke for a bit and then we were on MSN "talking" for quite a while. Just to remind her of what she is missing here we went round the house with the camera. I think she got a little homesick, where she is it is snowing. This is what it looked like here.

Toni's Birthday Pressie

And the heading says it all.

A lovely lady on the craft forum, is celebrating her first year of Sewing, and boy oh boy has she learnt well in the past 12 months, so go visit
Lucky's blog

Stitchers Angel Swap

I got a present or two in the mail yesterday, from my partner in the "Stitchers Angel Swap" I want to thank Isi very much, it is all lovely

Table runner

My Mother-in-Law asked me to make another Christmas table runner for her to give as a gift for Christmas, this is the out come, I am quite pleased with it, it sort of evolved as it went along, no pattern, and the only thing that I planned on it was that it would be three squares, with applique on it. Guess it worked.

Having a Ball

I found a site on the internet for an Amish puzzle ball, and just had to have a go, I think I over stuffed it, but it works well.