Not happy, Jan!

Just a quickie to tell you I’m missing you all! My ‘puter is on holidays at the doctor and I’ve been hanging out for his return.  I’m using a ‘tablet’ hubby bought just before it ‘died’ and the screen’s so small, and all my ‘stuff’ is on the old one.  (A good advertisement for backing up your computer!!) So, I can’t show you anything but I can tell you my Raggedy Friends is finished, a ‘Challenge’ quilt for our quilt show is finished, we had great fun at the Townsville Craft Fair and our local quilt show is on this coming weekend!  I had a lovely visit with Jenny and Bloss yesterday …..shorter than I would have liked because the roadworks ((from Cylone Yasi)  from Townsville to Charters Towers are in full swing and it was stop start all the way! I will definitely have lots to catch up on when the big boy is back! take care and sugary hugs Wendy :0)

Not happy, Jan!

Just a quickie to tell you I’m missing you all!

My ‘puter is on holidays at the doctor and I’ve been hanging out for his return.  I’m using a ‘tablet’ hubby bought just before it ‘died’ and the screen’s so small, and all my ‘stuff’ is on the old one.  (A good advertisement for backing up your computer!!)

So, I can’t show you anything but I can tell you my Raggedy Friends is finished, a ‘Challenge’ quilt for our quilt show is finished, we had great fun at the Townsville Craft Fair and our local quilt show is on this coming weekend!  I had a lovely visit with Jenny and Bloss yesterday …..shorter than I would have liked because the roadworks ((from Cylone Yasi)  from Townsville to Charters Towers are in full swing and it was stop start all the way!

I will definitely have lots to catch up on when the big boy is back!

take care and sugary hugs

Wendy :0)

..and the winner is……

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Quiltin' Sandy  who wrote:
Congratulations, Wendy. I am happy to be one of your 100 followers. Lovely giveaway, too! Hugs, Sandy. :0)

Sandy, if you could email me with your snail mail addy, I’ll send your prize off this week!
Thanks everyone for being fabulous followers…I loves ya to bits!!!!
sugary hugs
Wendy :O)

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Congratulations to:

Quiltin' Sandy  who wrote:
Congratulations, Wendy. I am happy to be one of your 100 followers. Lovely giveaway, too! Hugs, Sandy. :0)

Sandy, if you could email me with your snail mail addy, I’ll send your prize off this week!
Thanks everyone for being fabulous followers…I loves ya to bits!!!!
sugary hugs
Wendy :O)

When blogging friends meet

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting one of my blogging buddies……. photo courtesy of Marilyn’s blog Marilyn was visiting town for her brother-in-law’s 50th birthday party and dropped me a line to let me know she’d be nearby.  After a few emails and text messages, we organised to meet. I was selling raffle tickets outside our local bakery so here we are….. You can tell I’m a local yokel !!!!!….Look at Marilyn in a t-shirt and me wrapped up in long sleeves and a vest!!!!! LOL  I’ve been up north too long!!!! It’s always wonderful meeting blogging buddies….we discussed how easy it was to get on, even though we’d never met but, when you think about it, you are truly yourself on your blog….people who you get on with online, are people who you would surely get on with in a face to face situation!!!!……and we did! We had a wonderful chat for hours….the poor lady I was selling raffle tickets did all the work while we chatted and chatted…. (sorry Ann!!!)   Pity it couldn’t continue, but we’ve made plans to meet up again sometime in the future and Marilyn even bought a raffle ticket in our wonderful raffle quilt, so who knows…..I may even have to drive down south to deliver it!!!!   I also had the chance to catch up with another blogging buddy, Narelle, through our ‘Fat Quarter Swap’ this month. Her and I were tagged as partners this month and look what my gorgeous friend sent me…. Our theme was purple…… I aab-so-lute-ly what she organised…..even the card had purple lavender on the front!!!!  And look at that gorgeous lace butterfly!!!!   I’m going to have to make something VERY special with this stash……thanks Narelle….you are such a sweety! It’s not too late to enter my 100 followers giveaway.  Just leave a comment here and with the help of Mr RNG, I'll draw a winner later today! Sugary hugs Wendy :0)

When blogging friends meet

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting one of my blogging buddies…….

photo courtesy of Marilyn’s blog

Marilyn was visiting town for her brother-in-law’s 50th birthday party and dropped me a line to let me know she’d be nearby.  After a few emails and text messages, we organised to meet.

I was selling raffle tickets outside our local bakery so here we are…..

You can tell I’m a local yokel !!!!!….Look at Marilyn in a t-shirt and me wrapped up in long sleeves and a vest!!!!! LOL  I’ve been up north too long!!!!

It’s always wonderful meeting blogging buddies….we discussed how easy it was to get on, even though we’d never met but, when you think about it, you are truly yourself on your blog….people who you get on with online, are people who you would surely get on with in a face to face situation!!!!……and we did!

We had a wonderful chat for hours….the poor lady I was selling raffle tickets did all the work while we chatted and chatted…. (sorry Ann!!!)   Pity it couldn’t continue, but we’ve made plans to meet up again sometime in the future and Marilyn even bought a raffle ticket in our wonderful raffle quilt, so who knows…..I may even have to drive down south to deliver it!!!!

 

I also had the chance to catch up with another blogging buddy, Narelle, through our ‘Fat Quarter Swap’ this month.

Her and I were tagged as partners this month and look what my gorgeous friend sent me….

Our theme was purple……

I aab-so-lute-ly what she organised…..even the card had purple lavender on the front!!!!  And look at that gorgeous lace butterfly!!!!   I’m going to have to make something VERY special with this stash……thanks Narelle….you are such a sweety!

It’s not too late to enter my 100 followers giveaway.  Just leave a comment here and with the help of Mr RNG, I'll draw a winner later today!

Sugary hugs

Wendy :0)

100 followers giveaway continues….

  The number continues to climb…..THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!   I feel very blessed! I have decided on a prize for the 100 followers competition… Earlier this year I made this set…. …from Jenny’s “Honey” pattern and I’ve just been waiting for the right time!!!  It includes the pincushion, scissor fob, scissors and needlecase……I really must make some more….they’re gorgeous! So, if you’d like to win it…leave me a comment on this post and you’ll be in the draw this Sunday! (Details on this post!) Remember, if you are a no-reply blogger, and I’ve noticed a few of you are, I can’t reply to you so please don’t think I’m being rude by not replying to your comment…..I just don’t have an addy to send it to!!!!  You can fix this by either visiting Robyn here for some helpful advice or clicking on the “Are you a no reply blogger?” icon on my sidebar….and that way, not only will other bloggers be able to contact you, but if you win, you’ll be able to be notified!!!!! (now that’s important!!!!) good luck and sugary hugs XX Wendy :O)

100 followers giveaway continues….

 

The number continues to climb…..THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!   I feel very blessed!

I have decided on a prize for the 100 followers competition…

Earlier this year I made this set….

…from Jenny’s “Honey” pattern and I’ve just been waiting for the right time!!!  It includes the pincushion, scissor fob, scissors and needlecase……I really must make some more….they’re gorgeous!

So, if you’d like to win it…leave me a comment on this post and you’ll be in the draw this Sunday! (Details on this post!)

Remember, if you are a no-reply blogger, and I’ve noticed a few of you are, I can’t reply to you so please don’t think I’m being rude by not replying to your comment…..I just don’t have an addy to send it to!!!!  You can fix this by either visiting Robyn here for some helpful advice or clicking on the “Are you a no reply blogger?” icon on my sidebar….and that way, not only will other bloggers be able to contact you, but if you win, you’ll be able to be notified!!!!! (now that’s important!!!!)

good luck and sugary hugs

XX Wendy :O)

100 Followers Giveaway

I’ve just noticed that I’ve reached 100 followers …yippee!!!!! So glad you like to come and visit me and catch up with what’s happening in my neck of the woods!!! Thank you so much for sticking with me since I began…..blogging has brought me so many wonderful friends, some I’ve had the pleasure to meet, some I’m meeting soon (hi Marilyn…*wave*) and the rest I’d love to meet ……real soon if I could! So, for all of my followers, and any new ones, leave a comment at the end of this post and I’ll have Mr Random Number Generator help me choose a winner at 3pm on Sunday 10th July , my time (AEST)…you can check what time that is at your place here. I don’t know quite what I have as a prize yet, but I’m sure if you’ve been following me, you’ll love what I organise!!!! sugary hugs XXX Wendy :o)

100 Followers Giveaway

I’ve just noticed that I’ve reached 100 followers …yippee!!!!!

So glad you like to come and visit me and catch up with what’s happening in my neck of the woods!!! Thank you so much for sticking with me since I began…..blogging has brought me so many wonderful friends, some I’ve had the pleasure to meet, some I’m meeting soon (hi Marilyn…*wave*) and the rest I’d love to meet ……real soon if I could!

So, for all of my followers, and any new ones, leave a comment at the end of this post and I’ll have Mr Random Number Generator help me choose a winner at 3pm on Sunday 10th July , my time (AEST)…you can check what time that is at your place here.

I don’t know quite what I have as a prize yet, but I’m sure if you’ve been following me, you’ll love what I organise!!!!

sugary hugs

XXX Wendy :o)

Raggedy Friends Flimsy and an Invitation to you….

  Well, here it is….the top is done! Whew!!!  I really loved this when I saw it on Kaaren’s blog as a BOM and I’m so pleased I kept up with it…I love it!   It’s a little bit different to Kaaren’s as I misread some of the patterns and had to make some ‘adaptations’!!!!   All made from scraps from my scrap basket….except for the border……Wendy supplied that!!!!!  Most of the stitcheries were done whilst I was in hospital or recovering, but some were done beforehand, when I needed a break from the ‘everyday’.  A bit hard to see but it gives you a bit of an idea of what it will look like when it is truly finished!!!!   It’s off at the quilter’s now ready for its ‘dressing up’ !!!  So hopefully by the end of next week I’ll be able to show you my finished Raggedy Friends!!! If you haven’t done so, drop on over to Kaaren’s blog, look at her beautiful house, garden and quilty bits and bobs and send her some well-wishes after her recent visit to hospital!  She’s an angel, and a very generous soul….she could do with some love from her bloggy friends! I didn’t think my ‘Raggedy Friends’ was going to be ready for our Burdekin Biennial Quilt Show which will be held in Ayr from 28th-31st July in the Music Loft of our Theatre. If anyone is travelling up this way, we’d love to see you and share a cuppa and a plate….don’t even have to bring your own….and it will have some yummies on it…..can guarantee it because our quilty ladies are also ve-ry good cooks!!!!! mmmmmm  burp!!! And there will be a smorgasbord of quilts to drool over too!!!!! Hope your week is full of finishes!!!  Sugary hugs XXX Wendy :0)  

Raggedy Friends Flimsy and an Invitation to you….

 

Well, here it is….the top is done! Whew!!!  I really loved this when I saw it on Kaaren’s blog as a BOM and I’m so pleased I kept up with it…I love it!   It’s a little bit different to Kaaren’s as I misread some of the patterns and had to make some ‘adaptations’!!!!   All made from scraps from my scrap basket….except for the border……Wendy supplied that!!!!!  Most of the stitcheries were done whilst I was in hospital or recovering, but some were done beforehand, when I needed a break from the ‘everyday’. 

A bit hard to see but it gives you a bit of an idea of what it will look like when it is truly finished!!!!   It’s off at the quilter’s now ready for its ‘dressing up’ !!!  So hopefully by the end of next week I’ll be able to show you my finished Raggedy Friends!!!

If you haven’t done so, drop on over to Kaaren’s blog, look at her beautiful house, garden and quilty bits and bobs and send her some well-wishes after her recent visit to hospital!  She’s an angel, and a very generous soul….she could do with some love from her bloggy friends!

I didn’t think my ‘Raggedy Friends’ was going to be ready for our Burdekin Biennial Quilt Show which will be held in Ayr from 28th-31st July in the Music Loft of our Theatre.

If anyone is travelling up this way, we’d love to see you and share a cuppa and a plate….don’t even have to bring your own….and it will have some yummies on it…..can guarantee it because our quilty ladies are also ve-ry good cooks!!!!! mmmmmm  burp!!!

And there will be a smorgasbord of quilts to drool over too!!!!!

Hope your week is full of finishes!!! 

Sugary hugs

XXX Wendy :0)

 

a sneaky peek finish, an almost there and some shopping!

  If you remember this sneaky peek….. ….well, this is what it became….. Dawn was my very first commenter and follower and she has held a very special place in my heart from day one.   I have come to know her pretty well over the past 12 months, and in sharing the blog ‘Sew It’s Finished’ and chatting over the phone weekly, even though we have never met, I knew I just had to make her something special and that this would suit her down to the ground!  Being a fan of rework, this stitchery caught my eye when I flicked through my Turning Twenty books….it comes from ‘Turning Twenty Around the Block’ book by Tricia Cribbs and is one from the ‘Love Covers’ design. I modified and and made it my own, using back stitch, satin stitch for the apples and lots of french knots for the flowers.  I added a pinky star surrounding and attached it to a canvas for her to hang in her sewing room.  Now she can look at it and know how much she’s loved!!!!!  (and I’ve heard she loved it……she wrote about it here).  Our Guild is having its Biennial Quilt Exhibition at the end of the month and we’ve been given some ‘challenge’ fabric to work with.  Our instructions are to make something no smaller than A3 size to no bigger than 36” square.  Well, I take things a little literally sometimes…..I heard the word “Challenge” and so that’s what I did…..I wanted to ‘challenge’ myself so I’ve used my ‘challenge’ fabric to do some foundation piecing.  I’ve only done it once before so thought this was a ‘challenge’ worth attempting!!! You can see I’ve used a block from the 3rd book of Quiltmaker’s 100 blocks series …. ….and here’s my version…..the challenge fabric is the main fabric in the skirt…..I’ve added tulle over the top to give it a ‘ballet tutu’ feel! Only partway there though, as I’ve got more plans with this one….you’ll just have to keep coming back to see how it develops!!!! I also got a birthday gift which our Patchworking Group organised for our members. These were handed out at our meeting yesterday for people who had their birthdays in the first half of the year….I can see lots of uses for these little babies!!!! And in getting prepared for the quilt show….I NEEDED some more fabric!!!!!!  So off we trotted to see Wendy at IddyBiddy Cottage All I can say is “Yum Yum Yum”….no fabric diet in this house!!!! And I’ve a friend having a 50th birthday party in October and the theme is Halloween, so……………. …just a few fat quarters to make the party girl a gift to remember!!! When I got home, I felt like these two pairs………   ….exhausted and in need of a good rest!!!! Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend…I’m off to work on finishing my Raggedy Friends!   ( I hope you’ve been able to help Allie out with a block for Kaaren’s quilt too??….If not, you can get the link here) take care and Sugary hugs XXX Wendy :o)