If only !!!!!!!

Well the heading says it all really.....

If only what ?  

....... if only my blog posts were as up to date as my sewing.

I'm so naughty that I haven't even uploaded the piccies onto the computer, no wonder I couldn't find them.

This will be a photo overload and not so much chatter which is lucky for all out there in blogland.

Another day out with the girls..... this was going to be a short day but that just never happens with this lot.

Mind you this all happened on the 17th Oct...... yes I know  "late"
We began at a new shoe shop at Canungra.... "The Shoe Vault"

Sandi is having a ball ...... so many lovely shoes whatever will she do....

buy of course....

Then on to Mt. Tamborine for the Scarecrow Festival.

I'll let the photos talk for themselves...

Love this angel..... she is made from plastic shopping bags, very clever.

Then on to "Birchgrove Nursery" with a coffee shop...... 

what a gem this place is

How on earth are these girls going to choose from the wonderful cakes.

My choice was Apple Normandy made by a local lady and it was just perfect.

We checked out the beautiful roses and boy were they fabulous.

This one was very special..... its the Official Daniel Morcombe Rose.

Just too many to show them all.

Finally we ended up at a gorgeous shop at Cleveland "Linen and Lace" 
so many lovely things to buy here that's for sure

This cutie jumped into my bag...... naughty girl....

  

Thanks girls for another splendid day.

Craft Show and a couple of finishes

Brisbane Craft Show was another fun outing with these girls.... it doesn't matter where we go really it's always fun.

Sandi, Jenny, me and Norreen..... Teresa is taking the piccie and yes I forgot to take one of her.... 

sorry Teresa.

Sandi gave us a survival kit.... a cute little envelope with 4 tiny packets of Tic Tacs.....

yes 2 were gone by the time I took this piccie.

My shopping which I must say was very restrained I think.....

I gave Norreen and Jenny very clear instructions 

....DO NOT LET ME BUY ANY QUILT PATTERNS OR KITS......

 there were  2 that I was very keen on so they did well as you can see there isn't any quilt patterns in my shopping .... thank you girls.

Lunch for me was Yoghurt Granola and a caramel Latte......

I have 2 finishes to show..... this cushion was a project from the "Stitchers Dream Day Out"

A very cute bear by Libby Richardson and I even painted the bear, I'm very pleased with this project.

Another little project from the same day is this Butterfly needlecase by Debbie Magee.

Very cute I think and useful too.

So quick and easy,  it only took about an 1 hour.

Finally I have finished my day with a yummie Turkish Delight Coffee......

Caught up and waiting ......

Block 6 of Libby Richardson's Mystery Quilt.

It's so good to have caught up with these beautiful blocks..... I seemed to get a bit behind lately for some reason...... although my Hubbie keeps asking  me  "behind what and what's the hurry ?" and my response is "I dunno, I'm just behind where I wanted to be" gosh why do they ask silly questions....

Yep I'm going to say it again ..... "each block gets better in this quilt".....

I have to add a couple of little embellishments but I will do that after quilting I think.

Now I'm waiting for Block 7 to arrive.....

A finish and naughtiness....

This gorgeous stitchery was part of a project  (designed by Libby Richardson)  from the "Stitchers Dream Day Out" ....it was supposed to be a journal cover but not being a journal person I decided to make a holder for my Cottage Garden threads.

I measured up the threads and made it up as I went along, pretty happy with it too.

I used the fabrics that were meant for the journal cover and this is the end result.

It holds 16 threads which I'm sure wont' take long to fill at all.

Now on to my naughtiness..... shopping of course....

I bought these beautiful fabrics from "Patchworks Plus" and Sarah added that cute bear pattern....

Thanks so much for that Sarah. I'm going to use the "Hexagon Magic" pattern so I hope to start it very soon.

I might even make a little bear as well, they are so cute.

Lots of preparation

I'm on a bit of a roll at the moment so while my mojo is here I thought it best to get some preparation done...

Last Tuesday I didn't have anything ready to sew so not much was achieved except for chatting and laughing with the girls.... I did stitch something that I don't even like very much so it will go back in the cupboard for another time.

No excuses now so I'm off to stitch.... stitch and more stitching.

I have some happy mail coming very soon from Patchworks Plus and I would like to get started 

ASAP..... not for any reason really ..... just because I'm very excited about the wonderful fabrics.

So that's it for now as stitching is calling me......

Mystery Quit progress

Block 5 of Libby Richardson's Mystery quilt is finished...... well almost..... there should be bunting hanging from the shelf with cute heart buttons but I will add them after quilting I think.

I love this block but that's really a silly thing to say .... why you ask ?

Well I say it after each block, it's not my fault if Libby keeps making cute blocks.

Yesterday I prepared the next block for stitching...boy there is a lot of work in each block .....

definitely worth it though.

High Tea and a little shopping.

What a fantastic day we had at "French and Mor" cafe.....

Some of the Sunday Stitchers and Tuesday Girls enjoying a delightful High Tea.

Wonderful treats

We were doing a little shopping at "Quilt Essentials" and also"Quilter's Corner"

What a gaggle of girls....

Purchases made at both stores of course and I was sooooo good......

2 craft shops and that's all I bought.

Thanks for organising such a wonderful day Sandi.

Happy mail for me today

 Just like a Jigsaw.... I really must get a move on with these lovely fabrics.  

Background fabric for stitcheries and a ruler from Patchworks Plus.