Trying to stay sane!!!!

We are now starting with winter here and have had a few cold days lately but love it. Today is very windy. Having lots of issues with water supply!!!!!It seems that our municipality has not been giving attention to the pumps that pump water into our holder dam. Now its long weekend here and nobody wants to answer their phones. The huge question I always ask is where has the self pride in work whatever you do gone? Here is large communities that depend on water coming from the dam. Luckily I have water tanks here and we often have rain so they stay full. We are not dependent on the municipality. 

I have not been doing much as I have some wrist pain and need to rest my hands a bit. Its  a bit bad as I am unable to lift things with my left hand. I am a lefty anyway and think that I have been picking heavy things up. Not easy as I have started another quilt and need to cut fabric but hands are too sore to press down on the rotary cutter.  

Gee its so difficult to just sit around and not do much. I have been working on my owl slowly and taking breaks.

A new quilt that I have started but have to cut a lot of pieces still!

My sister sent me this cute snowball globe, which she put in a piece of check fabric, but was sadly damaged in the post.

I had to use it to make something beautiful anyway and decided to make a pincushion using everything.

  

Made this vinyl bag for a friend who was in our town this past week.

Also made a bag from a small piece of vinyl and will use it for keeping my 

threads in.

 

Still Busy!!!!!

I am still busy slowly embroidering the hexi's and enjoying it very much. I try to get a few done a week. I still have 2 other quilts to get done but have not really decided what design I am going to make! Thinking about center stars and log cabin and some pinwheels. Still thinking while I stitching away at my hexi's.  

Wow Bags and more bags!!!

2 more bags and a start on the owl cross stitch!

Two more bags!

And another 2 bags done. I think its now 12 bags in total! I am finished with project bags now for a while.

An old ufo, embroidered the eyes a bit, but not completed yet.

Projects!!!!!

Finished this project bag with clear vinyl infront.

Trying to make a bed with a very playfull Amber!

Another project bag for my x stitching projects. 

Another hexi done

Working on this wallhanging now. The border of cats and hearts are 2 different projects that l combined with the center. Will see what border will come next!

Just thoughts and finished!!!!!!

I seem to be on a roll now using all my old stitcheries that have been laying around

for many years. I have also noticed that I know so much more how to join, add and also complete.

I need to get so much more done. This has caused a brain block as to how I want to finish all these pieces that I have made over the years without knowing what I am going to do with them. Now seems a right time to get some of the pieces out and see what next. 

This little wall hanging blocks had been finished many years ago and now all joined and it was really out the box stitching, have never used such flowery fabrics together.

Just had to try using clear plastic for project bags. Now I know how to make these.

Made this book cover from a miniture quilt top that I made a few years ago.

 

Finished and framed

This Angel of Cross Stitched was finished in 2015 and had it framed at last!

Life is great!!!!!

These flowers are now flowering in the park across the road from us. 

Aweful mess, but will be cleaning up once I have finished fusing the blocks from Suzy'sSitcom.com named Barnyard Boogie. Check out her site she has some great patterns.

Am only making 3 blocks for a table runner. 

 

A busy life.

Still keeping up with my hexi's. Trying to think of ways to fill the centers and having fun.

A lovely cool foggy morñing and a walk to the beach with dogs!

Made these bacon snacks 

Neil at his first valentine's dance! Gee only in grade 1. 

Went to Grahamstown for car service and walking down main road and these donkeys were standing in the shade. They roam the town freely.

Bought these lovely fabrics at Jacksons. Its Da Gama speciality. Love the nice modern colors.

Made a new pincushion for my  on the go project bag.

Embroidery for Christmas

A nice light rainy day here and just love this weather. I am home and happily stitching away.

I am working on my Father Christmas blocks a long time embroidery project. Now just 2 more to go!!

My hexi Block!

I am slowly stitching on my hexi quilt blocks. Its difficult to think of all different stitches to use, sure a challenge but am getting inspired working on these one at a time!

 

Life picking up speed!!!!

Just some update on what is happening in my life now and I have to get used to another routine.

Neil, who broke an arm just before Christmas,  has started big school now and Matthew went back to school grade 111,  after doing home schooling for a year. I seem to have a lot more time now to get lots of ufo's done.  

Off to school

Walking into grade 1

Neil at his desk ready for school

A ufo from a few years back, need to get another 3 done!

A bag request finished

New body bag and masks for school

some embroidery

Nr 17 and 18 hexi's done

170 stitches done at last, have not done any x stitch for ages!!!!