holidays over....

almost!
tomorrow it's back to the real world...work....eeeek!
and school on Thursday for the kiddywinks....

over the holidays we have done a bit of this...

along with some of this....

and these two had loads of fun doing this!

view of Eildon from the dam wall carpark...

also managed to do a little of this...

I did say a little...
yeah right 4!!!!

bought these gorgeous fabrics off ebay...
made this little cot/cuddle quilt for a friend's brand new granddaughter...

and that was the holiday that was!
Julz

the batik bag....

made with a lovely pattern by Loft Creations.
goes together very quickly...
made a couple of changes to suit me...

(next time would make a couple more...
only very minor,
but I think would be better for me)
Julz

another bag....

this is the one I made for Diva this afternoon...
ED pinched the other one...

and the new batik bag is also complete...
(if I wasn't doing the one above, it would of been!)
Julz

sale on now!

I'm having a bit of a sale at Simple Stitches...

all $8 PDF patterns are now just $5

(just a sampling of what's available...Autumn, lots of stitcheries, Christmas, dolls...)
check it out...here

Julz

another bag...

finished this bag a couple of days ago...
denim back and bottom, leftover strips with lots of machine embroidery for detail, denim straps....
bit of fun....
got 2 people fighting over it (and not making another one!)
Julz

PS excuse the messy shelves in the background!
might get around to cleaning them up soon...
DH wants to paint the inside of the house...reckons I have to do my sewing room, cos he can't get in here, there is too much stuff to move! so I have to paint it...yeah right!

some oppy finds...

found this great bag for three bucks at the op shop yesterday...
and some lovely cotton drill...

not what I was looking for, but it will do!

started making some more blue and white 9 patches..
these are 2 1/2" (2 inch finished size),
decided that I would like a blue and white quilt (probably do a lap size) like the one I did for Denice in our SSCS swap....
just going to do them as I feel like it...no deadlines!
Julz

what do you think???

do you think this colour will catch on?
one daughter loves it,
another was horrified that I would paint my nails this colour...
AND go out in public with it...
the 3rd one didn't care either way...

I like it....it's very Christmassy

Julz

just for me!

made this today from my stash of Little Apples...
transferred all my "stuff" into it this afternoon...
probably needs to be a little wider, height is great and the length of the handles work well,
also probably needs an outside pocket....

and inside there are 5 pockets,
room for sunnies, lipstick, lipbalm, small perfume, pen, coin purse and my big purse,
that ring you see on the bottom left for my keys...
so I'm not rummaging around the bottom!

it's a little barrel shaped, but would be good for the teenagers that don't carry as much crap as said parent does!

going to make another one, but wider...and see how that looks.
the next one is in batiks...and no Sandi you can't have it...sorry!

back to the real world tomorrow...work, that is!
can you see how excited I am? really? truly?
Julz

wishing everyone a very
Happy New Year!

may 2012 be everything that you wish for...

good health, family and friends, good fortune,
not too many dramas
(what would life be without them!)
time to be with those we love most,
make time to do the things you would like to do,

most of all...
be happy, be safe,
and have a wonderful 2012!

Julz