Nearly done

This is the second last

block of "Breast of Friends"

I am nearly finished with the

last one and then to put the

blocks together. I will do the

quilting when winter comes

because it is just too hot to work

with such a lot of fabric and batting

in summer.

We went to see my Stepmom and

sister and family at Club Mykonos

near Langebaan and dont you think

this donkey named Chester is so cute.

I think he would have eaten those lovely

flowers if his guide was not around.

Another block for "Breast of Friends"

from the Homespun mag.

This is one of my Sri Lanka embroidery

blocks also nearly done, just have some

embroidery and beading to do.

made myself a bag from some lovely

fabric that Pamela from USA had sent

me some years ago. The handles of this

bag was also given to me and they

are very old.

Another nearly finished

This is my wallhanging "under the sea"

from www.willowberrydesigns.com

it was a block of the month project.

Now just needs finishing up and then

another ufo is completed

A new cat in the house!!!!

Here is a new cat in the house and

our cat Tonic does not like this at all

I still have to put her flower on the hair

and also sew the hair on, also have

to make her some fancy clothes.

One more item done!!!!

This is another polystyrene ball that I have made

and hopefully the last this Christmas.

It is made of folded squares and just pinned and

packed onto

one another and the lace is then sewn on.

Habibi is now complete

Habibi my belly dancer is now complete
and she welcomes everyone at the front
door.

Here is a close up of her face, just

so cute!!!!

Christmas tree

This small Christmas tree now has lights
and it looks so uhm Christmassy

Here is some of my Christmas Decor

I have this perpetual calender and
change it every month. Hmmm
need some more Christmas decorations for
it.

this is my miniture Christmas

tree and just love it. It fits so

comfortably onto of the bat

counter. Just need some lights now.

I also made a tree skirt for it this year.

This is my lounge light and

I have been stringing beads

and also made this Crystal

ball to hang here. Uhm

I see I need to do more beading

to make the crystals stand out

much more. It must look like

a snow covered light.

Sunflower completed.

This is what I have been working on.
It is a ufo from many years back.
Wont say how long ago.

Now it is completed with

this large sunflower being covered

with organza ribbon.

It is just lovely dont you think?

Finished another "Breast of Friends"
Block














A small wee doll swap

Matts has a new forever friend.

Matts friend for a few hours

This is or shall I say Nala a Nyala buck that was rejected by it mother and SIL brought it home to
see if it could be saved and Matts was so glad that he had a new friend.


























































Here they settled in for the night.

the next morning and its was

still alive.

Well sad to say but it did not survive and died a

short time after Matts left for school.

Ice cream container

I made this from a pattern in our local

"Stitches" Magazine and it came out great.

Ball crazy

I have just learned how to make these

polystirene balls and this is a 40cm one.

Just love it.

Here is the next border

This is what the next border is going to look like,

it is just pinned to see if my idea is going to work.

It did and I will now continue with blue and then

orange to brighten it up.

Country Music Show

We had a fab time at the Bushman's Cave last night.

It was a country music show with Cheree and Tommy Dell.

Well I went just to see Cheree, she is great and her voice is

exactly the same on and off the stage. Tommy Dell well he is

getting old hehehehehe

Also had a great cowboy meal but most of all it was

with relaxing in the open night air with all the music around.

Some stitching.

This is the centre of a quilt I am making for

a friend and below is a milk jug doily for

daughter.

Some fabric I bought at the vendors at the Fynbos Quilt Show

which is running till tomorrow afternoon

Finished!!!!

I have made 2 pincushions for me and my friend.

they are just so cute and also nice and big.

Quilt Show August 2010

Here are the pictures of our quilt show and some of the members

sorry about the poor quality. And I am not around as I was the one

taking the pictures.

Begining a new quilt

This is the first block of a new quilt that
I am doing. I have been collecting some
fabrics for it for sometime now. As you all
know the collecting takes time. hehehehe













This is what the block looks like when
all four sections are together.
It is from an American Quilt Mag
called Forest Wildflowers by
Deb Karasik and Janet Mednic
am not doing the quilt exactly
the same but will see where this one
takes me.

Blocks together!!

These blocks were a swap (2008) from my

Australian friends and it was great fun and

very interesting. I just love them all.

At last I have them joined and now for

the quilting and binding. At last!!!!!!!

More finishes!!!

I finished these two stitcheries from Willowberry designs today.
At last I have got time to just sit infront of the fire place and stitch.
It was great. I am now up to date with this bom and am hoping to
get another bom done tomorrow but dont think so as it has lots of
needleturn applique, which I just love to do.

Another finish!!!!

This is a peg bag

now completed.

Our local newspaper

This is a small column in our

local newspaper about our sewing

group.

Completed these!!!

This is a ice cream container cover
that I made. The pattern is in our
local craft magazine "Stitches"














Our sewing group "Potpourrie"
did the colorwheel in class today
and it was great fun working
with so much color and fabrics.
No its not me in the picture.

Completed!!!!

This is the bottom part of a creative project
that I have been working on for a long time
and just recently been motivated by another
member of our stitching group to get it done.
It took me 2 full days of stitching to finish but
love how it came out. I have moved out of my
box of stitching just neat little stitches and
did this one free style and very rough and loose.
















Another block for Under the Sea completed.

just because!!!

I belong to a sewing group which seems to have changed for the better.
Now I have been thinking heheheheh here we go again!!!! and also realized
that the group is as good as its leader or convenor is.
There was a stage that I did not feel all that welcome but since the
new very capable person has joined this group it seems to be growing.
I also feel that all of us have started to become great friends because of
the convenor encompasing all our personalities which is so different
except for the interest in stitching. That is what a group is all about
accepting all persons and accommodating their personalities.
Now I have completed this block for my pumkin wallhanging:

Few finished things.

I have now finished hand quilting Mr Rooster
and it came out just lovely and now for
the bindings.













Here is my latest completed project
It is a sewing box bag for when I need
to take my sewing machine to group
because I am scared it gets damaged
when moving it. This is the inside














And here is what it looks like on the outside.
Just cute dont you think.