Hexagons and crochet... Also clamshells

Where have I been you say...  In the middle of LIFE at the moment...  A trip to Melbourne ....  Classes....  Children ....
This is what my couch looks like at the moment...

A small space left for me.
So good to see some progress on my hexagon quilt.... Crochet... Clamshells....

Do you have those days when you just can't get to the sewing ....  OR days when you actually do not know what to FINISH first... Ha I'm sure you do! .

I have the borders on my Natalie bird Christmas quilt 😉 just to quilt now let's hope that doesn't take all year. 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have been having a lovely time stitching

SHARON

HAPPY EASTER

Happy EASTER, I hope you all had EASTER bunny visit. Our visit to Arrowtown has been hindered by sickness when we arrived by the youngest dd getting the vomiting bug and only coming right on Monday.  When we ventured out to do the Easter egg hunt in the town perhaps it was half an hour and too much for her tired body we headed back home to the arrowtown dwelling.  It was not going to be our weekend though as we got hit by a power outage at 5-45 while dinner was cooking. 🔦 So off to the pub for dinner while poor dad waited for the contractor to arrive, which finally happened at 9-30pm and wella power back on.  It's sad when candlelight doesn't allow for stitching. I have however progressed some projects prior to the blackout. Photos to follow...😄

Is autumn here yet?

What a fabulous summer we have had. Perhaps that is why I have not been inspired to sew too much as the heatwave in Southland was deliciously hot. 

I have been doing a little bit of everything really...  

Log cabin and pineapple designs to show students... 

More work on my hexagon quilt putting middle path in. 

And... Some of those clamshells..... Which I plan to turn into a journal cover.  I used scraps of Liberty that I had hiding in a grocery bag....

Some crochet... The rug is growing

Have a great day. Happy stitching

Sharon

Summer holiday stitching

While on holiday I spent time completing this pattern from "the birdhouse"  

I did have trouble getting the lining to fit neatly  so I decided to revamp it to my version and it's just good now. 

More pickles were also worked on

I am making this into a quilt. I have the outside sewn just need to fill in with lots of pickles. 

I hope you all had a wonderful summer, we have had fantastic weather down our neck of the woods in southern New Zealand, finding it hard to settle back into a routine.

Happy stitching, thanks for visiting

Sharon

Christmas Swap Gifts

Another swap I was involved in was the Monday Night Group I'm involved with.

We chose a magazine and secretly swapped these so we did not know who our partner was.  We then got to choose something from the magazine we received and made this then swapped.  It was all a secret and such a lovely thing to do.

Thank you to my partner Robyn whom I received the following wallhanging.

Here is Rudolph the Reindeer that I swapped with Bridget.

Christmas finishes.... secret swaps....

Wow its 2015... can you believe another year gone.

As it has slowed down in our house I have time to get the photos together of all the items made for swaps given and received.  Here goes,  this is photo rich so grab a coffee...

A swap I was in was the Secret Santa Swap that has been on the side of my blog for at least 6 months this year.  Thank you so much Simone for you lovely gifts listed below what fun I  will have with these...

Sewing case

zipped purse with exfoliating scrub

Table runner

clamshell stitching case, tilda ribbons in little bag

Thanks Simone my partner for the santa sack swap her blog is here quilting is my down time go over and visit.

Here is the items I have secretly been hiding that I sent to Simone... so I have really been busy even though you think I was idle...

Hope you enjoy these Simone as much as I have making them for you Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Thanks so very much to our host elf for all your hard work and encouragement go visit Cheryll over at Gone Stitchin or look at Santa Sack Swap Blog

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All

A big thank you to all those out there in blogging land who have visited and encouraged along with all the friends who vist and don't have a blog.  I don't always get to the blog but I do think about a lot to put on that sometimes never makes it to the computer screen.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a festive Happy New Year with family and friends.
May you all have your machines oiled and ready to go along with those needles and thread for 2015.