A Scrap Challenge Quilt

 This is my scrap challenge quilt and was said not to buy any new fabric to make the top.
Also when I finished cutting the small squares I was to just put them in a bag and take one block at a time and just sew together. Well this is the end product and I am very impressed with this scrap way of doing a quilt. I have always had themes and also colors to use, so its a first for me doing it this way. Now just to sandwich and quilt it.

A bit of this and that!

We had some lovely rain after a very hot  month and of course Lucky and Coco had lots of fun in the mud. I had to make a scrap quilt and the challenge was to use what l have! Well l finished the top at last. I am working on my next cross stitch sal ( stitch a long) with a group of friends. The Sewing Room by Joan Elliott.

A New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well its into 2016 with Christmas and New Year behind us, our daughter and her family left early this morning to go back home to Port Alfred. It was such a wonderful time having both kids and their families with us this year. We have not been all together for many years and thus regard this as a wonderful blessing in our lives.

All our family for Christmas 2015

Three cousins preparing water baloons

Having a water balloon fight

(Neil)Watching my parents play tennis is exhausting

((Neil))Ice cream is yummy

Grandpa and the grandsons! Pavement squatters maybe? 

Hope you all have a Wonderful Blessed Creative 2016

Some finishes and sad news

Finished this Magic Dragon designed by Joan Elliott.

My Angel of Cross Stitching also designed by
Joan Elliot, which uses 391 dmc colors, is now completed.
will be washed and framed next year.

And the very sad news is that we have lost a wonderful neighbor and also a very special
friend last week. Okkie Maas was a much loved person here in Clanwilliam.
He was an English teacher and was loved by most of his students. It was a privilege
to have known him.

I have a finish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is my Angel of Cross Stitching now completed at last.

Just a wash and some beads and will have her framed next year.

This bogianvilla is now flowering and gives the neighbors

a beautiful show. 

Special happenings in our life!!!

Grandson Neil was christened 25th October 2015 and this

is my daughter Natascha and her family.

Well Neil, 7 months old, just fitted into his christening suite that Grandmother Linda 

bought for him so Natascha removed the shirt and this cute

Chippendale appeared

Qubby (quilters husband) also now has his very own computer centre at last

and enjoys playing games for hours.

I have also been cross stitching on my Angel of Cross Stitching and now just have the wing and back stitching to go. Getting to finish her by the year end.

Update on our pawkids!!!

Lucky, nearly a year old, has settled in and is such as pleasure to have around.

Coco, 5 months old now, is growing so fast and is really such a mischief

around the garden well whats left of the garden!

Together they are such fun to have around.

Have started to get used riding in the car and going for

long early morning walks. Have to get rid of all the energy. 

A bit of Cross Stitching

I have been doing a lot of cross stitching lately which is my favorite hobby at the moment. Just sitting and stitching away. It takes lots of quiet time with all the counting and also this Angel of Cross Stitching has 391 different DMC colors. but am getting lots done. Have the hands face hair and wings to complete. Think I will finish this by the end of the year.

Some Cross Stitching done this week.

I am still stitching on the Angel of Cross Stitching by Joan Elliott and this far. Hoping to have her done by year end.
Here is the original

 https://www.google.co.za/search?q=Angel+of+cross+stitching+by+Joan+Elliott&biw=1366&bih=667&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCsQ7AlqFQoTCK7_6rW8gsgCFWcR2wodTv8Hyw&dpr=1#imgrc=0iSYrJhAKdP6GM%3A

OOOO we now have two new babies!!!!

We have just had this cutie Coco for 2 weeks now and she already has

such personality.

We have also adopted this guy Lucky from The Lucky Lucy Foundation 

http://www.luckylucy.org/

and he has a wonderful personality too. A real gentleman. Only 7 months 

old and already settled nicely and having fun.

Our Kids and their families!!!

Our son Bennie and his family

Our daughter Natascha with  baby Neil back at work.

Cats and babies!!!!!

Hubby is like a magnet that just draws cats to him.
Here Tonic the oldest is refusing to give up her lap and sun to Charka.
 He decided to just lie over her than give up and take the seat beside hubby

Neil is growing by the day.

Neil just loves this new seating arrangement