Last 2 prezzies made

That's it, the last 2 christmas prezzies made and these bags are super and so quick to make, thanks Diana for the pattern.  Well, Xmas is only a week away now and I have quite a busy week coming up, Higham Piecemakers Monday pm. Hamtune Xmas Party Tuesday evening and Parkland Patchers Wednesday morning then off over to Suffolk Wednesday afternoon to see my family, if any of my friends have nothing to do you could come and do my housework!!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL....

House Groups Xmas Coffee Meeting

Yesterday our House Group had it's annual xmas coffee morning at Beckworths.  The group started in 2001 when I went on a tour in America to the Paducah Quilt Show and various other places. I was paired up with Kathy Lee as we were both on our own, what a fab time we had and became good friends so when we got home decided to meet up about once a month, after a couple of meets Margaret Hill joined us as she lived just down the road from me and was a quilter, couple of years later Margaret Williams, who did not do patchwork but was so keen to learn joined us and has done some fantastic work since then when Helen Spence retired from her job she joined the group and then along came Ann Harris.  We still meet up up every 4 to six weeks and whosever house we meet in that person does a lunch and we have some lovely lunches and great days, chatting, we have all heard how our families have got on over the years, we even do a bit of sewing and are there to help each other with our projects. So a Very Merry Xmas Girls and a H|appy New Year will miss the January meeting as I shall be in Spain but will be thinking of you all.

homemade Selection boxes

today after housework and shopping I took all my xmas fabric scraps and cut them into 21/2" squares then dumped what I didn't want and packed all xmas stuff away till nxt year. Then I made two homemade selection packages for the grandkids and am so pleased with them. This was not my idea, Linda Eggleton made some for her grandkids and put the pics on facebook so I just copied it.

more xmas deccies

Two more deccies I have made this afternoon, from someone who gave up making xmas items 3 years ago, but I have enjoyed making them. A certain person will have a fit that I have blogged 2days running !!!!

more xmas deccies

I am still here

getting lots of grief via e.mails from a certain person, you know who you are Mrs G, Anyway I am still here and have been doing lots and keep meaning to update my blog, but, well you know how time runns away. I have been doing lots of Xmas decorations for the tree and the 25 days of Xmas I have done two sets also several presents and cushions, I am also working on my flower quilt and the top is almost finished so all in all I have not really had time to blog cause had to go on holiday a couple of times as well !!!
  Would just like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (I might blog again before then)

xmas prezzies & decorations

Linus Quilt

Gaby was fine doing the quilt, the only remark from her was when it came to sewing the binding,  do I have to HANDSEW ALL the way round !!! but she did it

School Hols

After a hectic familly reunion weekend in Suffolk, most enjoyable, my Granddaughter, Gabriella, came to stay for a couple of days bring her new sewing machine, she wanted some practice so guided her to make a Linus quilt, she did very well, well done Gaby

Parkland Patchers

This morning, Wednesday, I have been to Parkland Patchers, a small Quilting Group which I belong to, small it maybe but it is a great group, several ladies doing quilts for Linus, others sewing and knitting and generally chatting and is also great if you want to layer up a quilt as there are plenty of tables and plenty of room. Anyone interested in joining this group we meet at Parklands Community Centre every other Wednesday morning from 10am to 12pm. We are a very friendly group and if any member has a query there is always someone can help and we have coffee and biscuits, no membership fee just pay £2 on the day for that day.

Grab Bag

Here I am still making bags, this one called a Grab Bag is really quick to make and so I cannot put much on the blog today as I want to make more for presents. Anyone wanting the pattern go to  allpeoplequilt.com

2nd attempt at pics

Absent

Have had a real good telling off from a certain local blogger because it appears I have done nothing in the last 4 months. What I have done is deleted photos from my camera after loading them on my Ipad only to find I cannot upload from them to my blog. I really feel I am getting to old for all this technology and as for handwriting, whats that!!!!  Anyway I have been busy and have made several things. single quilt. 2 bags. 2 cushions, nearly finished another quilt top and a Xmas calendar as well as looking after the invalid indoors who has now had his knee replacement and is doing well and we have just come back from Rhodes which was a superb holiday if a little hot like 42deg. Must go now as have to do some sewing, hope can upload some pics

Good News and Bad News

This week have had a good week in my room , amongst other things I made a small bag and another cushion for the conservatory and made Easter cupcakes today for when the family came round. Bad news is I was trying to make some space on my computor and between me and him indoors ( blind leading the blind) we have deleted everything, all my patterns, pictures everything on my favourites so am having to start again, sometimes I think if we had a brain between us we would be dangerous but there you go we are after all "Silver Surfers"

Got there with the photos in the end

still trying to upload photos

At last I am feeling the need to get back into my sewing and this weekend got quite a bit done. had both the sewing machine and emboidery machine going. I made up an embroidery cushion that I did over at BSK Bedford months ago and it looks good in the conservatory so did another set of squares to make another one. Finished off a bag that I did for a class at Hamtune Quilters last week and also put another applique flower square together for our Autumn Fayre raffle quilt. Just hope I can upload the photos onto my blog. Also photo of my new sewing room in the new house still trying to find where things are in there but will get there eventually.

Well, I am now trying to get back into my sewing, it's been a few months and now we are settled in the new house I am ready to go. We went to Spain at the beginning of January but only stayed 2 weeks as my husband was in so much pain with his knee we decided to come back early, the good news is he now has a date for getting his new knee, March 12 th so hopefully after then he will gradually get back to be able to walk without pain. Have got my sewing room sorted in my new workroom but the problem is I do not know where anything is so that's going to take a bit of time. Today we had a belated birthday tea for our grandson whose birthday was while we were in Spain, I made a cake and some cupcakes and was very pleased with the result as I do not do a lot of cake making.