Tuesday Treasure

This weeks treasure is a knitting pattern written in my grannies handwriting....

It makes these lovely little shoes ...... my mum and aunt wore them, me and my siblings all wore them, my children wore them and now I make them for grandies.....

Just thought I'd show you a picture of these eggs, given to me by a friend with chooks - methinks these chickens are in pain!

Post, Preparation and Progress

Thank-you so much everyone for the congratulations on the beginnings of a new grandchild .... such excitement!

Melody from The House on the Hill knows I have been collecting up 'wool felt' and sent me some to add to my stash - such a lovely green colour and SO SOFT.... I just like stroking it!!

Melody is working on a felting BOM for next year which will be fun I'm sure - go have a visit HERE and see some of the lovely things she has made.....

Since the postie was bringing me parcels I sent off this one to Carol - my FRIENDS Swap partner.

FRIENDS is hosted by Khristina and we send a bunch of goodies with something that starts with each letter of FRIENDS..... Once Carol has opened hers I will show you the little treasures I sent....

....My first swap.....

Meanwhile I have determined myself to get on and work on some of the projects on my "Cut out the fabric but haven't started list".

These are blocks which I have drawn from designs by Michelle of Raspberry Rabbits.  I have done one of her blocks before and love her quotes and the prettiness of her designs. Raspberry Rabbits is a lovely peaceful place to visit.

Not a clear picture but if you go HERE you will see the proposed end.......

Back to working with wool ....... I had heard the term "Penny Rugs" and was always a bit intrigued about them.... Elaine from Soggy Bottom Flats has THIS to share about the history behind them and she is presently doing a 'stitch-a-long' tutorial for penny rugs....

Of course in my enthusiasm to work more with wool I had to join.....

I have been going to a small local craft group - and discovered they had a bunch of blocks that the ladies had stitched a couple of years back sitting in the cupboard -- they were just begging to be made into something so I brought them home.  Some donated fabric and sashing was made

It's really a pretty little quilt - and I'm glad the blocks are not hiding in the back of the cupboard anymore...

Every now and then I like to make some different things.  This week I made a bunch of home-made gift cards and knitted up a washcloth - little gifts

Alison at This Old Aunt Quilts (she's not really very old!!) made some lovely Chenille Washcloths - I just couldn't help myself I had to get some and make them up...... so lovely and soft....

Alison is working on a georgeous Back on the Farm quilt which I am enjoying watching the progress.

My row of roses is looking beautiful

Very windy today - methinks I will have rose confetti all over my garden by the end of the day - that's lovely too!

Damp and windy outside - Bathurst race inside..... time to get out the hand stitcheries and make a cuppa.....

Hugz

Littleness

These are a few pictures of quilts I have made for grandies over the last couple of years.  The two older boys were born before I got the 'bug' so they didn't get baby ones.....

It is always such fun planning and deciding what to make .... and I like to use the opportunity to try out new techniques and ideas.... 

I used to do a lot of knitting and recently I have been trying a range of Organic Cottons

lovely soft little baby shoes..

Such bliss.....

Hmmmmmm (big contented sigh)

Expected Date of Deliver 19 April 2011

First child for DES and DIL
Fifth grandie for this delighted Nana and Pops

I wonder what quilt I will make this time?

Hugz

Stitchers Lament



Thanks to Teresa from All Things Vintage for the inspiration to make this delightful picture poem...... have you see hers over HERE  Whilst you are there have a scroll through her blog - there are lots of lovely things to look at..

Joy at Joy's Quilts is hosting October "Finishing Stitches" for UFO's and Blocks...... this was so motivational for me last month so I have signed up again......  Perhaps those lurkers will be dealt with.....

You can read all about it HERE.  Come join us - it is fun seeing what everyone else has done each week at Joys Sew and Tell time...

And just in case you need some fabric....... (need I ask???) Jenny of Elefants is having a sale.... 15% off her ebay items.... you can read about it and find the link over HERE - I wonder what deliciousness you want in your house......

The Wonder of the Week is the 'Next' button for the Google Reader..... Thanks to Chookyblue for sharing with us this LINK which was sent to her.......  This is saving me so much time and makes it much easier to make comments......  It only seems to pick up blogs you are 'following' rather than in the 'reading list'.... as I go along I am updating and 'following'.  Chookyblues next post talks about that too.......

Lots of links..... lots of pictures.... now I'm off to play..... 

Oh.... I nearly forgot..... Cake and Flowers for Tuesday's Birthday girl.... !!

First flush of the roses....

Hugz

Tuesday Treasure

I look forward to popping over to Clare's Craftroom to see what she and others have for Tuesday Treasure.

Isn't it wonderful when one of your real live treasures shows great talent at an early age?

Earlier this year I was given this lovely dishcloth for Mothers Day (as a Grandmother)

Look at all that fantastic art...... can you tell which is my mini-picasso?

- I love it -

It's his mum's birthday today (I will make chocolate cake for her as it's her favourite but Hubz and I will have to eat it 'cos they live in another country!)

but you can see she would enjoy it!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart

Hugz

"Destined for Greatness"

Take three dishcloths

and create a shopping bag

This is from Judith's "Thrifty Shopper" pattern which was a giveaway to participants of  her "Early Birdies" activity.

Thanks Judith - I had it made in a weekend and I love it. I think I'll do more - these are much more fun than the 'greenbags'.

Take a bowl of fresh strawberries....

Turn it into jam...

and enjoy it the best way possible.

Look who came to visit...

These Pale Headed Rosella's are usually shy - but this mum brought her baby for a feed.  The doves behind are Spotted Turtle Dove and I love their very fashionable cravats.  And then there is the Galah - which just make me laugh though the young ones do whine continuously and annoyingly!!

I visit The House on the Side of the Hill blog regularly and commented on how I liked the way Melody presented her pictures - she told me about Picassa and I have started experimenting..... Thanks.  Visit HERE to see Melody's lovely blog.

Hope your weekend was wonderful

Hugz

Swaps are fun .......

Some time ago I had mentioned I wanted to play with experimenting with shrinking jumpers to make felt.....

Blogland has made it easy to chat to other people about it and now even to swap some of the pieces - this has helped for me to see what others do but also expand my range of colours and textures..

Teresa has also done some 'shrinking' of wool and sent me this lovely parcel of goodies....

Just look at all those lovely colours - I wish you could feel them too - so lovely and soft!

She also put in a lovely tummy surprise and such a cute little gingerbread man - I had admired them on her blog so I am so in love with this little fella - it's not Christmas yet but he is already hanging up for show!

Teresa always has lots of lovely things to look at on her blog.  Go HERE to have a look see - she has made some fantastic little Santa's this week - of course I am going to make some too.....

Jumpers shrink quite a lot but there are usually 4 fairly decent pieces from them - is there someone else doing this and I can do another swap?  Would love to add to my collection and hopefully yours too?

Talking Christmas - I have joined in with Kerryanne's "Simply Christmas" where we are going to have loads of fun planning and making Christmas this year..... I am determined not to be going mad in the last week!!  Kerryanne has loads of ideas and has already provided checklists for us to print and start planning..... I'm off HERE to print them out.......