A FINISH AND ONE WEEK CLOSER TO THE WEDDING

I had another finish on the weekend which I was very happy about.  I've had this made for ages, just had to quilt it.  Well I had it half finished and didn't like it so I pulled it all out and started again this time with no hoop.  Really liked the way it finished

Another of Gail Pan's creations, this time Cottage in Bloom, with Lynette Anderson fabric I think from memory.  

On Saturday night we had the shower tea, great fun was had with wedding dresses being made from newspaper

This was our creation, fish tail mermaid, huge bouquet, and veil.  The model my little God daughter and her sister in law.  

Our lovely Bride to be in a wonderful present all the way from Disneyland, from one of her lovelies  Minnie Mouse Ears and Bridal Veil.  She looked very cute all night

They also had an engagement shoot that turned out to be a pre wedding shoot and I think they look wonderful

That's all from me

Happy Stitching

Pam xx

LITTLE BITS OF THIS AND THAT

We are in the downward spiral into Flyboy and Our Beautiful Girl's wedding, 2 weeks and 6 days to be exact, bucks day was held yesterday, hen's night was last week, shower tea this coming Saturday, then the wait for the wonderful day.  Thought for awhile I was going to be wearing my jeans and joggers, but thankfully just before Christmas I walked into a shop and there it was just for me.  So yesterday it was at the alteration place so the suit could be altered for the Mr. and the outfit shortened for me.  We both have ducks decease, you know butts to close to the ground.

I have also been sewing with some more finishes

I got this pattern from Facebook, Quiltville  its a freebie that you might like, its huge, will be great on my table next to my arm chair for ease

My drawstring bag that matches my pouch from last week, thank heavens the fabric arrived so I could finish it.

I have finished the front of my Cinderberries Needle Keep, the inside is sitting under the sewing machine foot, I'm quilting it at the moment

My little pin cushion to match the Needle Keep also a Cinderberries pattern and so very cute.

Last but not least, my dresdens from last week's class with Michelle Marvig, I have to applique it onto the background, hopefully I will get to do this next weekend seeing we have a 3 day one.

Tomorrow you will need to head across to Peg's its OPAM sign up.  Are you going to join in the fun this year?  I know I will, it motivates me to finish my projects.

Well that's enough from me

Happy stitching

Pam xx

Stuff :)

Happy belated Valentines day to you all, hope you had a good day :)  I joined in a Valentines day swap with Sandy and had the lovely Kay (no blog) from England as my swap partner.  This is what she sent me :)

A lovely pin cushion with Valentine cross stitched on it in variegated thread.  I am going to put it on my little shelf above my sewing machine so I can see it every time I come into my room.  Thanks Kay I really love it :)

 

This is the little heart pincushion I made for Kay, I was looking through blogs today and found that Anthea made this for her swap partner in the Initial Swap, we seem to like the same things. :)

 I have also been busy with Red Brolly, I have decided to join in  with Bronwyn and join the Girls Own Stitching Club.  I have started the sewing bag, and will finish it with the BF next weekend she is making one too! I have also made 2 of the strawberry scissor keeps, one already given to Rhonda, they were quick and easy to make, might make a few more to have on hand as gifts.  Go check out the Girls own Stitching Club looks like it will be fun.  Thanks Bronwyn!!!

 Ive also been playing with hexies, this is the pocket of a book cushion, I have to stitch down the hexies on the background fabric, should look good with its finished, decided I would start a Nanna's Chest

My dilema with my Gail Pan Christmas quilt has been fixed, its on the hoop being hand quilted at the moment, but it turned out great hopefully I will be able to show you in the next few weeks.

Well that's enough from me

Happy stitching

Pam xx

FNSI, FNWF, SECRET STUFF & MORE STUFFF

Apologies for not blogging last week for FNSI, spent most of it in bed with some sort of virus, not nice, and dealing with a stressed out #1 son whose girlfriend is at the moment in another state, being rushed to hospital and having her appendix removed.  She is home with her parents recuperating but they are still apart, get well soon Jasmin :)

This is what I achieved last weekend being a long one.

FNSI.  I managed to get some more of my Merry Bunting by Rosalie Quinlan done, I work on this when I've got nothing to do, so its 75% finished, then onto the Christmas Bunting.  Think I will use these in my office for Christmas this year.

I blogged in my last post of my adventures with Michelle Ridgway's Miss Mistlemouse's quilt A Christmas Tail, well I started to assemble my quilt on Saturday and got three blocks in and discovered I'd read the instructions wrong, and cut the final two too small.  So at some stage I have to retrace these two blocks and re stitch them to finish the quilt.  I will be using the two wrong size ones to make into little quilts.  Hopefully I will get them done this weekend. I love the way its looking :)

My Gail Pan Christmas quilt I showed you the last two posts was also put together and I'm very disappointed in what it looks like.  No. 1 said to me, Mum you know you shouldn't pick fabric on your own!  Hes not far wrong, I thought I did a great job in picking the candy cane fabric, but who would have thought I picked exactly the same colour as the background fabric on the stitcherys, it wasn't until it was put together that I noticed it and its just flat, no depth in it at all, so back to the LPS and pick up some more, this time I think I got it right, I picked some more of the green stripe pictured above, some red stripe the same and in stead of the green HO HO HO fabric I got some red.  Hopefully it will go together this weekend, but first I have to unpick what ive done.  Being unable to pick tones and colours is a pain in the neck lol. 

During the week Flyboy's life was knocked for a six when one of his mates was killed in a car accident.  He has experienced death with his Grandparents, and an Aunt taken to early with cancer, and of course great aunts and uncles, but this is the first time he has had to deal with someone his own age, who is also a Flyboy.  Mate ship is a big thing in the Defence Force and he will be afforded a Military Funeral, I send my condolences to his family and to the family of the Unit, I hope he rests in peace and I hope the boys and girls find peace in the memories they have of this lovely man.

I have also a finish which I forgot to show you for this year, Rosalie Quinlan needle book, was fun to make and I think cute.  Made in Tilda fabric and cosmo threads.

Well off to the Post Office to send my secret valentines Parcel, which is what I finished last night in FNWF nearly forgot to blog about that lol....thanks for hosting again Cheryll :)  Hope you all had as much fun as I did.

Well that's enough from me

Happy Stitching

Pam xx

The week that was (heavy pictures)

Have had a busy week this week at work, with changeover of my computer, not to mention the dreadful hot weather we have had, thank God we haven't had any fires around us on the work front tho we did have one near home on Thursday night that wasn't contained till Friday night.  Both the hubby and I have been a bit under the weather thought it was something we ate, now not so sure.


The following are the 5 blocks of Michelle Ridgeway's  A Christmas Tail Quilt.  I took Miss Mistlemouse away with me on my cruise, after she threw a tantrum in my sewing room telling me that I'd promised to take her on my vacation (no I'm not mad, she's a persistent little mouse just ask Michelle!!!)  Anyway I only took her out of my bag once and didn't end up doing much, so this week I've been finishing the embroidery. (She kept nagging me to death, lol...)

 

These are the two fabrics I will use to put the quilt together, I think they go well together.

This block is the last one in my Gail Pan Christmas Quilt, I finished it this week too, and the fabric under it is what I am using to make up the quilt.

 

Hopefully if the weather is not to hot, I will get these two put together over the next weekend which is a long one, so you never know I just might.

I'm also doing some secret sewing as well, which I will show you soon I hope.

Well I think that's all from me

Happy stitching

Pam xx

What I've been working on & OPAM

I've been working on A Christmas Wish by Gail Pan for the past few weeks,  I took it away on my cruise, but didn't get much done on the boat, wonder why?  I was also working on it last week with FNWF so I am showing you finally what I was doing.  I have one more block to do and then put it together.  I have chosen cream candy canes, so that should look good

I have lots planned for this year, so hopefully I will achieve what I set out to.  Thanks to Peg and Kris for hosting OPAM and looking forward to joining again this year.

Well that's enough from me

Happy stitching

Pam xx