Elf Wallhanging

25/08/14

I love this little stitchery I made using the pattern by Natalie Bird for The Birdhouse called Making Spirits Bright. 

Stitched in gorgeous variegated thread by Cottage Garden Threads and framed in fabric from the ‘Countdown to Christmas’ range by Sweetwater for Moda.

Just the thing to add a little Christmas cheer around the house – and I actually got it done well before Christmas (I’m not going to tell you that the almost complete stitchery has actually been sitting in my UFO pile for the last year or two…. lol).

Cheers

Thimbelina

Not so Idle!

Well somehow I managed to get to Tuesday before posting on Sunday's sewing efforts at Club Quilt...... maybe because I don't really have much to show. I was busy all day but seemed to swap from one project to another, resulting in nothing much being completed. I took my friend Jo along with me and we both had a lovely time stitching, chatting and munching with all the other ladies..... really don't know why I didn't join years ago!

I did get the embroidery on these face washers done:

Then I started another "Skinny Verna" table runner:

Then I moved on to this project, which is the beginning of an overdue birthday gift for someone special:

Then I cut out all the pieces for another "Stacked Coin Quilt" when I got home:

And then on Monday I started yet another project, but I'm pleased to say I have finished that one and will share it with you tomorrow.
Soooo.... you can see I have actually been busy, really I have!

Until then, Happy Stitching

What a life!

I had the BEST day yesterday..........
My dear friend Nic over at Luv 'N' Hugs invited me to meet her in Dubbo for a day at the movies where I also got to meet the lovely Chookyblue. We saw the hilarious movie "It's Complicated" followed by coffee and a 100 mile an hour chat before I had to head back to pick up the children from school. I felt very spoilt taking time out to catch a movie in the middle of the day and enjoyed it so much that I decided to continue spoiling myself once I got home..... I ordered Chinese for dinner and then sat and watched another movie with Miss 10!

Today: I've continued to ignore the housework waiting for me, and managed to get a bit of sewing done..... I just love sitting and sewing on rainy days! Will take some photo's in the morning for show and tell as i've run out of daylight here now.

Tomorrow: I have another lovely friend Jo who is coming to play...... so should have even more sewing to show you tomorrow afternoon.

I suppose the fun does have to end sometime......... will schedule housework for Monday (unless I get a better offer that is).

And because I can't do a post without a picture: This is an embroidery I did some time ago...... still my favourite! My beautiful friend Trish had it framed for me for my birthday.

Until next time.....

Happy Stitching!