Some reasons blogging is fun......

Swaps

I have enjoyed participating in some swaps..... this month these are the blocks I have swapped....

Maria has sent me these Wonky Squares in "I Spy" fabrics....

for a monthly swap hosted by Sue at Quilting Block Swaps Australia 

aren't they wonderful and so much to see?

Each month we are partnered with someone different and we make the block they have requested.... It's great fun and I am learning new skills - as well as collecting up blocks for a yummy quilt....

Maria asked for Jacob's ladder... with a cream background and country colour of my choice....

As you see we sent two each to each other.... just for fun!!

New members are welcome any time... just pop along HERE and let Sue know you'd like to join in

I've just signed up for a new swap
Cheryl is hosting a Secret Santa Swap

you can read about it and sign up HERE

first posting is July 1st so you have plenty of time

Giveaways:

Sue (from Quilting Block Swaps) had some giveaway prizes and I was so lucky to win these lovely fat quarters....  I had to open up that one fabric to show you the entire design on it... birdies... I love birdies... and it looks like the card was made to match.....

They are going to sit beside me for a while, to be stroked and petted while I decide what to make....

I have to admit I enter as many give-aways as possible but ONLY to those on blogs I follow (that's my little rule to myself!!) and this week I received a lovely pattern and gift from Michelle from Rag-Tag Stitchin'

Michelle designed the lovely pattern and stitcheries herself

A sewing tote.... who has enough tote's.... not me.... 

I may use some of the new fabrics I won to make it.....

can you see that little tag... just so lovely and there were some notions in the packet....

I think Michelle is daring me to make a tag too

Hop on by to Michelle and see her designs... you might be lucky to win a giveway too!!

Sharing Knowledge

Val Spiers is a new Smarty Pants Nerd blogger friend and we are sewing pincushions together.... she has been doing some research on photo's for Blogger, Picassa and Flickr..... 

The information is useful especially as some people have had a request for a charge for pictures... so have a read over HERE... and while you there look through some of Val's other posts and drop in to say G'day.....  there's much more to read as well as the nerdy stuff

Stitch-A-Long

I am also in with a Stitch-A-Long hosted by Chookyblue

we have been making blocks each month for a pretty Christmas quilt

These are the blocks I did last month

The Stitch-A-Long has its own blog and it's worth having a look to see how different the same design looks just using different colours and threads

The blocks are 4 1/2" squares so most of us don't find it too hard to keep up

This month I have done one so far

I think Santa is happy with thoughts of his stomach

as for the goose.... mmmmm

Chookyblue who cracks the whip at all of us has a lovely blog of her own... always great pictures and lots of blogging tips to help us on our way..... Pop in and see HERE (the How To tips are in the sidebar)

..... don't forget to say G'day

In the meantime the Wiscasset Layer Cake is showing promise....

What do you enjoy about blogging?

G'day