A Dollybag!

Oh, so dark, rainy and dreary here today - not nice, but wonderful to have the rain! Even outside the camera flashed, so not a really good pic - I guess I could have stood in the pouring rain!

Dear friend, Ann had one of these little bags on Thursday and kindly gave me a diagram to make this little folded bag - nine inches square finished, it started as just a nineteen inch square of hemmed fabric! A few folds and a few lines of stitching - pop in a fat quarter or two and you have a nice little gift! Great little sewing bag!

It will be a wet week here - Girlfriends! day tomorrow - hope yours is a happy week, too!

Cozy Cuddle Rug!

Happy July 4 to all my friends in the USA - it has been lots of fun being in Blogland with you and forming new friendships! I have had four wonderful visits to your country - have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them and have lots and lots of very happy memories!

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A finish, at last - cute and cuddly and will get better with time!

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I did a little shopping yesterday - have never really been drawn to the colour Purple - have never disliked it, but for some strange reason have just not worked with it a great deal! Have a newly found liking for it - perhaps stimulated by dear friend Terri at purple and paisley - how could one not like purple now! That's a little bag I bought for a Christmas in July stocking-filler gift and also the box and tissue paper for another gift.

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Must flit away - things to do - happy weekend!

Pink Ladies!

Beautiful sunshine! The last two days have been delightful - more rain to come!

This little Pink Lady is finished and about to leave home!


Did you know that the Pink Lady apples originated in Western Australia!

I'm being naughty again! I've stolen one of Nedra's pics to show you - look at these gorgeous buttons - pop over to Cactus Needle Quilts to see more - it is Giveaway Day 4 and the buttons are my very favourites!

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Yesterday we enjoyed a lovely day out in the sunshine on a crisp winter day! See the lovely pics at Julia's Place! I drove Julia on the 200km round trip, so a long day, but a lovely day - delightfully entertained by Barb!

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I'm looking forward to a lovely weekend - enjoy yours!

Work In Progress!

Yay! Yesterday was full of achievements and quite a bit of excitement in Blogland! Above - see I sewed the Cozy Tiny Tot's Quilt together and started snipping late last night - another gift it will be and that makes me happy!

Another pic late last night - yes another apple pincushion for Someone Special - leaves, twig and a bit more sculpting to be done yet! I showed you Pinocchio quite some time ago - there he hangs over the kitchen bench watching all the activity in kitchen and family room - perhaps, I, too, have never grown up! I still love all things child-like!

Pop over to visit Nedra at Cactus Needle - she has a wonderful 5 days of Giveaways celebrating her Blogaversary - this was her first giveaway, yesterday - another one is up for grabs today!

Also, click the Blackbird button on my Sidebar to see a pattern/tutorial for a gorgeous quilt!

Pop over to visit Shari at Mumsyblossom's World - she is so excited about a wonderful raffle win - oh, to be so lucky!

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My new computer is a Darling and we are getting along fine together - maybe that should be 'zooming'! A day out with friends tomorrow - that will be a lovely change and I'm really looking forward to it!

Happy day everyone!

Apple Pincushion!

If it seems like I have been doing very little sewing - your are absolutely right! My goodness, transferring from the old to the new computer has been a big deal - poor son-in-law and I had a few very serious disagreements, but at least here we are. Oh, I guess only 3 days to get completely set up is not too bad!

I have gone pincushion crazy lately - Heather Bailey's fabulous pattern! - to date, two pears and one apple. Wow, it is a great pattern!

The apple is sculpted - see the indent in the bottom and it sits beautifully, too!

Preparation for a shaggy baby quilt - hope to get some sewing done today!

We are currently going through some of the worst weather I have ever experienced - very squally wind and rain - but then, we live a 10 minute walk from the Indian Ocean, so we are really copping it. When I lived in the tropics, I went through several cyclones and it was as bad as this - we even had a tile fly off our roof at 4am and were so lucky to have Emergency Services come out and temporarily patch the spot up with a tarp and sandbag. It should all settle this afternoon - let's hope so!

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I will be able to read so many more blogs now and answer emails so much more quickly now I have this speedy little girl to help me on may way - really looking forward to it!

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Have a lovely week!

Rumi's Giveaway!

I did have a couple of pics to post, but I'm in a maze of leads here and don't know how to plug my camera in - it's all happening, the new computer is being installed and meanwhile I am working at a very uncomfortable angle on Dear Old Faithful!

Check out the gorgeous little bag above - please visit Rumi at Lucky Frog and enter her Giveaway! She is a gorgeous girl and thinking she won't have many Comments - let's surprise her - and the little bag is just adorable, I'm sure you would love to win it!

Another great spot to visit today - Janet at Quiltsalott - this girl is amazing, her little fingers must work at the speed of lightning! Breathtaking - you won't be sorry!

Happy weekend - I am going to slink away and make an apple pincushion until my computer geek arrives!

Green Tea and Sweet Beans - June!

After all the lack of confidence about doing the little Propeller blocks (Whirlygigs - I call them) - here they are and I stitched them on the machine. The Wedding Chain block, I showed you recently, I stitched that by hand. Rita from Red Pepper Quilts gave me a few very helpful tips - thanks, Rita! I love Pinwheels and Whirlygigs in a quilt as they create movement!

Very, very busy and colourful, I know - but, I love all the cute fabrics - I included some fabrics from a few of my favourite people, so some happy memories there. Jennifer Kingwell of Amitie has really got me going and I can't wait for July's block to arrive! Some lovely bright colour in very dreary, wet, cold weather!
I'm off to pick up my new computer now - wish me luck!

PS - for all the NRL fans, whoohoo Queensland - you've done it again!