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)

Birthday-Love Stash reminder

I don’t know what went wrong with Mr Linky this month……I think I’ve been overworking him perhaps???? But when I went back to check on how our participants were going for this month………Mr Linky was A.W.O.L.!!??….. So, I’ve fixed the link, however it’s wiped everyone off and it’s a clean slate again…..grrrrrrr…….so if you’re participating this month, go HERE  to sign up (or perhaps sign up again…..SORREEEEEEEE!!!), make your birthday gifts and remember to blog about them.  I’ll be back on the first of August to choose a winner from one of you.  This is your prize……. some gorgeous black and white FQs…….so what are you waiting for???  If you need more information, just click on the tab at the top of my page……..there are also some cool free links to gifts you could make too! Sugary hugs :o) xox

Birthday-Love Stash reminder

I don’t know what went wrong with Mr Linky this month……I think I’ve been overworking him perhaps????

But when I went back to check on how our participants were going for this month………Mr Linky was A.W.O.L.!!??…..

So,

I’ve fixed the link, however it’s wiped everyone off and it’s a clean slate again…..grrrrrrr…….so if you’re participating this month, go HERE  to sign up (or perhaps sign up again…..SORREEEEEEEE!!!), make your birthday gifts and remember to blog about them.  I’ll be back on the first of August to choose a winner from one of you.  This is your prize…….

some gorgeous black and white FQs…….so what are you waiting for???  If you need more information, just click on the tab at the top of my page……..there are also some cool free links to gifts you could make too!

Sugary hugs :o) xox

FNSI winners……is it you?

Well, I’ve been trying to get through everyone’s blogs tonight and I just can’t do it….so I’m going to apologise now, because I know you’re just itching to find out who were our winners this month. BUT, before I do, I must say thank you to everyone for participating on Friday Night…..my Friday went all weekend and it’s been so motivating, knowing you were all sewing along with me…. To those first timers, I hope you had fun, got lots done and got to visit lots of our FNSI-ers….like I said, it is motivating and fun to have lots of people come to visit you to see what you’ve been up to too!  I promise I’ll come and visit you all over the next month, but as we had 77 participants, I couldn’t fit it all in before the draw!!!  And because we got so close to 80, (and because it’s my first time foster-hosting FNSI)  I’m going to draw 2 winners for this month!!!  (thanks to my blogging fairy, Anthea for getting some prizes for me!!!….don’t forget to drop by her blog and say thanks!!??) Well, here goes………..DRUMROLL………. First prize…….   Congratulations Christine M from MacDonald’s Patch   I sure hope you like pink!!!!! (The colour, not the singer….although the singer is pretty darn good too!!!! ) and Second Prize……… …wait for it……. Cathy C from Cathy’s Sewing Room….congratulations…..I’m sure you had a little angel watching over you today and giving me a helping hand!!!! *wink*   I’m already looking forward to next month’s FNSI so don’t forget to sign up a week before.  Just come back and visit and sign ups will be here.  (But I won’t mind AT ALL if you come back before then…..again and again and…….!!!! hee hee) And before I go……I just want to share with you a sneaky of a new design I’m releasing very soon…..just to whet your appetite!!!!  ……. I hope you’ll love it as much as I do!! Sugary hugs ;o) xox

FNSI winners……is it you?

Well, I’ve been trying to get through everyone’s blogs tonight and I just can’t do it….so I’m going to apologise now, because I know you’re just itching to find out who were our winners this month.

BUT,

before I do, I must say thank you to everyone for participating on Friday Night…..my Friday went all weekend and it’s been so motivating, knowing you were all sewing along with me….

To those first timers, I hope you had fun, got lots done and got to visit lots of our FNSI-ers….like I said, it is motivating and fun to have lots of people come to visit you to see what you’ve been up to too!  I promise I’ll come and visit you all over the next month, but as we had 77 participants, I couldn’t fit it all in before the draw!!! 

And because we got so close to 80, (and because it’s my first time foster-hosting FNSI)  I’m going to draw 2 winners for this month!!!  (thanks to my blogging fairy, Anthea for getting some prizes for me!!!….don’t forget to drop by her blog and say thanks!!??)

Well, here goes………..DRUMROLL……….

First prize…….

 

Congratulations Christine M from MacDonald’s Patch   I sure hope you like pink!!!!! (The colour, not the singer….although the singer is pretty darn good too!!!! )

and Second Prize………

…wait for it…….

Cathy C from Cathy’s Sewing Room….congratulations…..I’m sure you had a little angel watching over you today and giving me a helping hand!!!! *wink*

 

I’m already looking forward to next month’s FNSI so don’t forget to sign up a week before.  Just come back and visit and sign ups will be here.  (But I won’t mind AT ALL if you come back before then…..again and again and…….!!!! hee hee)

And before I go……I just want to share with you a sneaky of a new design I’m releasing very soon…..just to whet your appetite!!!!  …….

I hope you’ll love it as much as I do!!

Sugary hugs ;o) xox

I have a confession to make..

Yes……I must admit…….I had all the plans and intention in the world in taking part in FNSI last night…….and hubby decided he’d take me out to dinner instead!   Who am I to say no??  We rarely get out these days, and later, as I was telling him I was supposed to be hosting FNSI, he apologised profusely and said I should have told him…….in the middle of eye fillet steak with scallop and prawn topper in a creamy garlicky seafood sauce???…..I don’t think so!!!!    So once he was convinced you ladies could manage without me, we went for dessert at another cute little restaurant where we had chocolate lava puddings….mm mmmmmmm!!!!   I never did get the chance to take a photo to share with you  *burp*…..sorreeeeee!!!!!!    Needless to say, it was just D-I-V-I-N-E!!!!! Well, I thought I would do some catch up when I got home and promptly sat in my chair to stitch (at least!), got three stitches done and dropped off to sleep……must have something to do with a contented belly??!! SO, instead I worked on it being Friday night somewhere in the world today and stitched to my heart’s content all day!!!!  My plans were to work on putting together my Homespun “Long Time Ago In Bethlehem” SAL and that’s what I did…. I was thinking I might frame each block in a darker fabric before I sash so today it was cutting blocks to size and framing….. A nice chocolate brown Moda Grunge Basics did the trick…..and I’ll follow up with the sashing I showed you yesterday….it will turn out slightly bigger but that’s ok…..some modifications will make it more personal don’t you think?  In fact, the more I look at that Innkeeper, the more he reminds me of hubby!!!!! LOL Maybe I’ve personalised it a little tooooo much??? hee hee. I’m off to see what others did in their timezones for FNSI…..why don’t you join me??? sugary hugs :o) xox

I have a confession to make..

Yes……I must admit…….I had all the plans and intention in the world in taking part in FNSI last night…….and hubby decided he’d take me out to dinner instead!  

Who am I to say no??  We rarely get out these days, and later, as I was telling him I was supposed to be hosting FNSI, he apologised profusely and said I should have told him…….in the middle of eye fillet steak with scallop and prawn topper in a creamy garlicky seafood sauce???…..I don’t think so!!!!    So once he was convinced you ladies could manage without me, we went for dessert at another cute little restaurant where we had chocolate lava puddings….mm mmmmmmm!!!!   I never did get the chance to take a photo to share with you  *burp*…..sorreeeeee!!!!!!    Needless to say, it was just D-I-V-I-N-E!!!!!

Well, I thought I would do some catch up when I got home and promptly sat in my chair to stitch (at least!), got three stitches done and dropped off to sleep……must have something to do with a contented belly??!!

SO, instead I worked on it being Friday night somewhere in the world today and stitched to my heart’s content all day!!!!  My plans were to work on putting together my Homespun “Long Time Ago In Bethlehem” SAL and that’s what I did….

I was thinking I might frame each block in a darker fabric before I sash so today it was cutting blocks to size and framing…..

A nice chocolate brown Moda Grunge Basics did the trick…..and I’ll follow up with the sashing I showed you yesterday….it will turn out slightly bigger but that’s ok…..some modifications will make it more personal don’t you think?  In fact, the more I look at that Innkeeper, the more he reminds me of hubby!!!!! LOL Maybe I’ve personalised it a little tooooo much??? hee hee.

I’m off to see what others did in their timezones for FNSI…..why don’t you join me???

sugary hugs :o) xox

Friday Night’s alright for…….sewing!

Well, it’s nearly here!!!  Tonight’s the night…and it’s a perfect night for settling in and sewing with your gal-pals!!!!   I’m sooooo excited….we have so many people joining us….. If you haven’t signed up yet……..you can go back to the last post HERE and sign up. At last count there were 63 of us…..if we can get to 80, I’m going to offer a second prize!!!!!!    My very good bloggy friend Anthea, who has been encouraging me with fostering FNSI ALL the way along, has sent some gorgeous FQ packs as prizes….isn’t she amazing!?!  Here is first prize…… and second is……. three gorgeous FQs to get you ready for next month’s FNSI! Anthea has some wonderful news too…..she is taking over Christmas Through The Year…….aren’t bloggy friends just wonderful?? When life gets in the way of bloggy plans, there’s always someone to led a hand and keep a great thing going!  Go and take a look…..it might be something to help you get your Christmas plans well and truly underway…after all, there are only 5 months left!!!!!  *eek* Speaking of Christmas…..I’m planning to work on my Long Time Ago In Bethlehem quilt tonight……..yesterday I spent the day with Jen and we just HAD to do a little retail therapy and look what she found me……. Some Henry Glass “The Great “I Am” “ by Leanne Anderson….I just HAD to have some…….it’s just going to be perfect to sash my blocks…. *squeeeeeee*   I can’t wait to start this tonight!?   What will you be doing???? Sugary hugs xox :o)