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Just a few pics to quickly update you on my Doll Quilt Swap 9 quilt-and then its back to work for me! Here it is with all the pieces fused down and ready for stitching: Then I stiched everything down with a simple straight stitch in matching thread but it just didn't seem to really pop. So...I went over everthing again...

Look at the lovely dish of pincushions that I received in the Pincushion Pass. My Swap partner, Anna of Noodlehead was my partner and I think I was really lucky to be paired with her. I like that I will be able to drag the individual pincushions around to where-ever I am using them, but now I have a lovely place...

I had to pay Teresa Green Supermodel a lot of money to come out of retirement for another photo shoot. Here is Teresa modeling the apron I made for Duchess in the craft forum apron swap. She wasn't as cooperative when it came to modelling the beautiful aprons that Duchess made for me. Models can get a bit snooty I think...

I just had a brainwave. What do you think about doing a blog roll swap? I thought this would be a good way to share traffic from one blog to another. If you would like to be on my blog roll, just add me to yours and let me know; and I'll be happy to do the same. If you've already...

You may recall that a few weeks ago, I took part in the Doll Quilt Swap #9. I'm not sure about you, but the reason that I participate in swaps is because I like making things and I especially like making things for other crafters. What I get sent to me isn't why I do swaps and if I get something...

Sometimes I think about the Stitchers Guild SWAP months ahead, other times it's right up to the last minute. Jenni at SewYLD has already started planning hers at least in outline, and discussing ideas with her I have the outline of a plan. The basics of the plan uses some fabric I bought in a shopping trip with Jenni to Abakhan...

I received a fabulous parcel in the mail from Kate over at One Flew Over at the end of late week as a part of the Down Under Doll Quilt Swap. I have to confess that when I saw this......

Do you know that I don't actually have a really suitable pincushion. That's a crime, isn't it! For a sewer, crafter, maker sort-of-person. I should have enough pincushions for every crafting space in my life. {downstairs studio, upstairs room, that draw in the front room, my go-places-sewing-stuff, and now at my new studio}. But I have only two teeny little pretend...

Well, the waiting is over and Round 2 of the Hoop Up! Stitch & Send Swap is starting. Each of us choose a theme and then embroider an inspiration piece. Then our other group members create us a piece based upon the theme. I chose a theme of songbirds in cages. Nothing metaphorical about the choice, just cages as opposed to...

Excitement this week in the shell. My package for Trash's As You Like It Swap arrived yesterday. My swap partner was Ali and boy did she do a great job. The swap involved posting 3 or 4 likes and then your partner had to put together a package containing 4 items using 1, some or all of your likes. My choices...

More Vintage Sheet Goodness! The sheets I received in Ange's swap have been a great source of inspiration. I've been cutting out 24cm squares from the fat quarters to make a quilt, and stockpiling the trimmings. They looked a bit anaemic on their own so I've added some solids. I thought I'd use these little pieces for a stacked coin quilt,...

Just a quick look at the beginnings of my doll quilt swap quilt ( okay, I'm a bit behind on posting, but I'll catch you up quick ). Here's the Kona Coal being cut out by hand using a rotary cutter and straight edge blade. It took quite a long time and made my hand a bit sore, but I think...

I just realized that I hadn't posted about the first block in the new Moody Blues Bee! We received a mix of navy blue, pistachio, turquoise and a bit of tan fabrics. This one goes to Samilou1 (Sandie) who requested a log cabin style block where we choose various widths of fabric around a center white square (which did not have...

Just a quick post to show off a couple of blocks for Simone in the Sew Buzzy quilting bee. She sent out a lovely selection of pink and yellow fabrics with the instructions to make a block with right angles. This quilt will be for her little four-year old ( who is totally adorable btw ) and included some fairy princess...

Well of course I can't show you all of what I'm making as this is for a swap but I'm pretty sure my partner doesn't read my blog. It's just that there is not a lot I can show you at the moment as it is all TOP SECRET stuff ! I have some big things in the works and I...

My {Handsome} Hexies arrived in the mail today and they are great. A big thanks to my swap partner I love them all and I love the little pouch you made from them, although the kids are trying to sneak it away....

I was asked to contribute to Quilting Bee Blocks' Pick 5 Monday. What's Pick 5? I simply pick five favorite blocks from the thousands of block photos added to the Quilting Bee Blocks photo pool on flickr and tell why I like them (yeah, even I can handle that). I went with a theme of strip or string quilt blocks. Go...

Sliding in at the end of the month is my block for the Bee White Black quilting bee group-whew, made it! This month belonged to quiltinkimmie (Kim B.) who requested that her fabrics be turned into a block with flying geese in it. Nope, not talkin' real birds here. The flying geese block is simply a rectangle shaped block with a...

Not so long ago I wrote here about my passion for sewing. About how sewing just one seam can help make my world make a bit more sense. But then just under a month ago two things happened: I discovered and fell in love with knitting. A little symbol came up on the screen of my sewing machine telling me that...

I made it in to Round 2 of the {Handsome} Hexies Swap. These are the hexies I made for my secret partner. I made this little pouch for them to go in, although I think I am going to make one of these for myself. Unfortunately I already had the fabric cut before I spied this tutorial. I hope my partner...

..me that's who:) A wee while back i slipped my toe back into the crafty swap world that's is Flickr and promptly set about getting carried away and over committed..... again, ahem. Today however i hit the jackpot. A beauty made by one of my crafty hero's Miss Craftapalooza, a chicka that i have in the flesh have never met but...

Whew, a few moments to give a quick update in between everything else. The miniature quilt I sent for the Charming Mini Quilt swap arrived at its new home, so I can show it now. This quilt went to momcindy (Cindy R.) in Colorado. Cindy sent a fat quarter of a white tone-on-tone with her 30 charm squares. The fabric was...

This month's scrap blocks for both Bee Scrappy and Scrappy Happy Bee were for the same person, Alysowl9 (Alice), who is is both quilting bees like me. Alice chose hexagon shaped rose blocks created in a wonky log cabin style with the outer row being some type of green. Two bees, two blocks each-so I made four "roses" this month. I...

This morning my letterbox was full of vintage loveliness, thanks to Ange of Ange's Ramblings ! Here are my goodies from the Australian Vintage Sheet Fat Quarter Swap. I've sliced some into 24cm squares, so I got four squares from most of the FQs, and six from the lovely blossom one on top- thanks generous donor! These are destined for a...

Okay, time to start showing some of the July blocks from my quilting bees. Here's a wonky house for Muriel in the Sew Buzzy bee group. She sent out her fabric so that everyone has the same sky, a mix of house fabrics and a variety of grass fabrics. She'll be making a little village with all her blocks! We have...

Okay, I'll catch you up on my insane last couple of weeks later, but I wanted to share the miniature quilt I received from Cindy Rangel (momcindy) for the June/July swap in the Charmingly Mini Quilt group. For the swap we each had to send 30 charm squares and one fat quarter to our swap partner and they would make us...

Better late than never! I've finally managed to send off my creation for the Stitched Postcard Swap. I've been working on it slowly over about four weeks now. When I began, I actually completely forgot that there was a time theme. So, I ended up taking my original idea, and tweaking it to make it fit. The doily and sequins are...

Wow. Sewjourn, hey? It was so good. (Musn’t pun, musn’t pun). I’ll get to that later, promise. But first to make good on my other promise – would you like a gander at the goodies which turned up in my mailbox from Suzie’s Useful Swap? Alrighty then… From Suzie herself I received this oilcloth zippered [...]...

This is the lovely loot that I received in the Potholder Pass. My partner was Amber from Oklahoma. Amber included a hacky sack that she knitted herself. She also included some other goodies for my boys to play with....

After the ickiness of last week, once Dermot got back from Sydney, we took off for the mountains and spent a few days doing blissfully little. There was a little bushwalking, and a bit of scenic driving (with ulterior motive), but otherwise we stayed in, kept warm, watched movies, and enjoyed the view (a bit [...]...