SSCS 2011!

I'm excited!
Secret Santa Swap is on again...
thanks Chookyblue for doing it...you're a star!

I've started having a look at all the girls who are doing it this year...
Chookyblue has a list on her sidebar....
need to start stalking my partner...Oh and see what the others are up to!

My Friends Swap hosted by SewPrim Khris,
is almost finished and should be posted by the end of the week...
plenty of time before the 30th September...
I hope that Sandy likes what I send her...(I think she will)...

it's raining here today...yesterday and Sunday were about 28 degrees...big difference in temps
have a wonderful day!
Julz

another weekend bites the dust...

well not quite dust????
it's cold wet and miserable at times here this weekend...
we have had it all except snow and I wouldn't be surprised if there is some of that on the nearby hills either!
The sun is shining as I write this post, however it will probably be rain and hail by the time I'm finished...that's my weather for today....
glad I'm inside with the coonara roaring!

Been prepping these.....

these few done last night...cut out, just need to be glued...that's tonights job, so I have some to stitch during the week

these ones have the hexies on them ready to be cut out....

still drawing hexies on this pile!

and these fabrics are the last lots to be cut into when I get time....

I think I have pulled enough fabrics out of the stash to get my 140 hexie flowers with a few more leftover...there are some that will probably not make it into the quilt....colours are not right....

I have gone through most of my stash looking for suitable colours...OMG did I find some old, old, old fabrics...from when I first started quilting about 15 years ago!!!!! and yes some of them will be in the quilt...but I'm not telling you which ones.....
Julz

PS I have been madly stitching my Friends Swap items but they will not be shown on here as I know Sandi has been sneaking peeks....but I'm getting there...should be finished by the end of next week and posted way before the 30th!

updates....

what have we been up to???
one weeks holiday...
hijacked of course!
3 days at home...
mainly spent Spring cleaning the bloody house!
2 days in Bendigo with DH rellies...
Friday was supposed to go to Quilts in the Barn....no Bendigo it was!
Sunday.....
Fathers Day and Sunday market, teenages working, needed to be dropped off and picked up!

anyway...
look what I found for $10!
it's beautiful...no chips, cracks or crazing...it's perfect!

and last week I found this at one of the local Op Shops
$10 and it's perfect too!

Hexie progress under the tab at the top...

New Newsletter is up under tab at the top....

how was your week/weekend? Not hijacked I hope!
Julz

New Page

I'm not going to bore you with all of my hexie flowers as I make them...
check out the Hexie Progress page at the top

you will find all about my Hexies up there....

Julz

the garden is growing...

well the weekend has been and gone AGAIN!
what is it with this year?
it's just flying away...

only 4 months until the Fat Mat in the Suit arrives...
how scary is that?

more flowers to add to the garden...
this makes it 30...
110 to go....

this is all 30 done so far....

I seem to have lots of yellow blooms...
need to expand my colour palette a little more me thinks!
see ya..
Julz

Pay It Forward...interested??????

Any one else interested????
I've got one person signed up...
?????????


Ok I have joined Pay It Forward on Peg's blog (thanx Peg for having me!)
Now it's my turn...

so now I need three people to play….

the rules are…..

1) I will make some goodies for the first three people who would like to join in…… It will be a surprise and will arrive when you least expect it.

2) I will have 365 days to do it in …………

Where is the catch? to get a handmade present from me you have to play too! This means you pledge to send something to three readers of your blog. It does not have to be stitching or knitting just handmade,
3) You must have a blog. Once you receive your little something you must post about your Pay it forward on your blog to keep the fun going - be sure to use the Pay it forward badge.

So If you would like to play “Pay It Forward”….please leave a comment….

that's it...so would you like to receive something handmade from me in the next 365 days?

(rules are copied off Pegs blog!)

cheers Julz

a birthday and more of these!

Happy Birthday Mac!
14 yesterday...
(OMG makes me feel old)

and yes I'm afraid more of these...

that's 15 in total...
only 125 to go!
off to prep some more....
Julz

more....

hexies...
they are popping up like wildflowers!
Julz

it's finished!

my little butterfly topper is done...and quilted!
hope you are all having a lovely weekend...
it's gone way too fast again....
Julz

omg....

my first completed hexie flower!

I'm soooooooo excited...
only how many more to go????
Julz