Results from FNSI

It doesnt seem much by looking at the pic but I managed to get this woven and about three quarters of it stitched down before the bobbin thread  in my machine decided not to play the game. That was even after I rewound and then sewed a whole row without remember to put the bobbin in!   In the end I just ended up unthreading everything and I will deal with it tomorrow.

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Friday

Its Friday and its the one that Friday Night Sew in Happens on.

I have a couple of projects to work on .........one of them being my Some Kind of Wonderful.

Hopefully I will get some done before I hit the sack to be ready for a long day of work tomorrow.  I dont usually work Saturdays and this one is shaping up to be very busy!

If you want to join in pop over HERE and sign up!

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A change.......

Last weekend I thought I might change the blog look just for fun.  This is what I picked.......do you like it?  Its slightly different in its layout so I am still getting used to it but I think it will stay for awhile!

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A Giveaway

Pop on over and visit Michele Mrs Claus at The Christmas Beetle because she is hosting a giveaway for some scrumptious fabric from this range:

Actually, I've changed my mind.......dont go........I want to win! :)

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Not just for dishes.........

My online group had a swap where we had to make a bag from a tea towel......we could add other fabric if we chose.

Here is what I made for Jo

I loved the spotty tea towel when I found it and then I added some gorgeous trim and a doiley.

This is my gift received from Bec

including some extras.............

The bag from Bec must have been made with the largest of large tea towels and Bec also must of know that I just needed towels for dishes as she sent extras (if only we could get away with making bags or other things without doing dishes!).  The Stitch It For Christmas book has loads of wonderful projects so I should have my Christmas craft sorted.

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Birthday Celebrations...

Not my birthday but that of my friend Deb.  This morning we are going to a stitching morning at the delightful Inn Country and then probably out to lunch followed by more stitching this afternoon.

Every year Deb and I make each other a bag for our birthdays.  Some years we even get it finished in the right week.

This is the bag that I have finished for Deb

Hope she likes it!

I also am looking forward to a "chill out" day today after the week that was and some life changing decisions that I now have to make.

Hope everyone has a great day.

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Productive Weekend

It started on Friday night joining in with the Friday Night Sew In and Sarah and Razzy's pre-cut party.

I managed to get a bit done for that with 4 of my nine patch blocks sewn together and the rest in rows waiting to be joined.

The pattern that I am using can be found here.

Saturday I had a lovely relaxing day with friends and i did start by pulling the red striped fabric from my chair for the sewing room.

Today I have completely finished recovering the chair and I am feeling fairly impressed with my first upholstery effort.

before and after (with cat approval)

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