one UFO down!

this one has been hanging around for more years than I care to remember!

now it is done...all that it needed was 2 blocks added in to make it square and a final border to bring it all together, took about 5 hours to complete.

sometimes I wonder why it  takes so long to get around to finishing a project when there really isn't much to do to finish it?

strange creatures we are sometimes!

it's done!

this is the quilt I have been working on since about April last year....

it is for my youngest daughters boyfriend for his 21st,

which was on December 14th...

yes I missed that date....

a few issues with backing and quilting...

but it has now been handed over to its new owner!

the label on the back...

he has 2 cats, one black one white

and on my daughters bed...

very happy with how it turned out...

the quilting isn't perfect but I'm quite happy with most of it!

still going with this one!

queen size!

what was I thinking?

Christmas Advent swap what I sent my partner

this was a FaceBook swap,

but thought you all might like to have a look at what I sent to my partner anyway..

there were 24 small gifts for each day leading up to the 25th,

they didn't have to be handmade, just whatever you wanted to send..

and then on the 25th, this had to be handmade!

so I made a table topper...

always useful I think

it was a really lovely swap to be in....

hopefully there will be another one next year!

Advent Christmas Swap final day

well this swap has been totally awesome.
My partner was Vickie,
this was the main present...well I should say presents, that I opened on Christmas morning....

a lovely embroidered handtowel
a gorgeous book (that I haven't had time to sit and read properly yet)
a tin of bickies and
not one but two cute little Christmas table runners...

thank you Vickie!
and thank you to the FB that organised it...so much fun

\I'll show you what I send to my partner soon

SSCS 2015 my partners presents

and this is what I sent to Martina in Switzerland

wall hanging featuring some of my own design blocks (Love Is) using lots of my favourite scraps pieces for each surround...

and these two cute little guys were the ornies I sent....

well that's it for 2015...

bring on 2016!

SSCS 2015

the wonderful ChookyBlue organised the SSCS again this year.

thank you to you and your helpers....another fantastic year!

My partner this year was Alexandra from Germany and these are the presents she sent....

the ornies....two of them, so spoilt!

and then on Christmas day I got to open the big present!

inside was this gorgeous bag....

beautiful stitching,

gathered top,

really looking forward to popping some stitching into this one and taking it with me wherever I go

thank you Alexandra.

for such a beautiful and thoughtful gift

Julz

advent Christmas swap

day 21 cute snub nosed scissors

day 22 cute little heart charms

day 23 more embroidery threads

day 24 cute little zippered pouch with DMC thread holders

thank you Vickie for such a wonderful array of gifts.

Julz

2015

Well the guy in the red suit has been and gone for another year!
Hope that you all had a wonderful time with family and friends.
I know I did!
Christmas lunch was here this year...
great company, good food and lots of presents!

Then on Boxing Day we went away for a couple of days

this was our view, along with this one at night...

back at home now,

work tomorrow for me!

Will post photos of my SSCS 2015 soon....

a big thank you to Alexandra from Germany for my gorgeous presents.

Julz

days 16-20 advent swap

pretty floral pegs day 16

cute little sewing charms day 17

bamboo bag handles day 18

cute gel pens

gorgeous little notepad with cover day 20

thank you Vickie!