Birthday Goodies

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter break spent with loved ones or just relaxing doing what makes you happy.

I'm a little behind the times but here are some gifts from my birthday. DD remembered my hinting and gave me this cake stand so we promptly made a batch of patty cakes to test it out.


BF Kerry is helping my stash grow with these two fat 1/4's and keeping my caffine intake up with this very clever mug. It reads "a clean house is a sign of a wasted life". One of the fat 1/4's also has sayings such as "if you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun!" and "a clean house is the sign of a broken sewing machine".


Being part of Maree's Birthday Fat 1/4 Swap is a lovely way to meet new friends and receive lovely fabrics and treats. Here are the gorgeous fat 1/4's I received from the beautiful ladies in my group. A big thankyou to Shari, Lise, Sheryl, Sandy, Karin and Laurie.

I had to include the pretty cards too.

So with a birthday closely followed by Easter, I must admit that I've had just a little too much chocolate lately, but I'm not complaining.

We've spent the last couple of days carrying out major garden maintenance so my body is less than co-operative today, think I might have an indoors day today.

Sewing Holiday

If by my title you think that I am going on a sewing holiday, then I apologise for the mixed message.

I'm actually taking a holiday from sewing. Yes ... I've packed my sewing machine away and any bits and bobs that were spread around on the table with it. It started when I was all ready for Friday Night Sew-In and at 6.30pm our power went out along with about 4000 others. Candle light just wasn't enough so it was slap up dinner and off to bed early. A busy weekend followed, then work, then came my sewing day and my interest in sewing was nowhere to be found.

SO .... until my interest (or mojo) returns of it's own accord ... I'm on holiday ... hopefully not for too long but at the moment I'm not missing it.

In having prattled on above, I figure 'it' should return in plenty of time to take part in ALQS4. If you haven't heard about this before and would like to know more about it, then click on this link to read more. Kate is a wonderful hostess.

I have received some parcels in the mail over the past week and shall share their contents when all have arrived.

Birthdays and Belated Christmas

Just having a break from sewing and thought I'd finish off my Birthday goodness pics.
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My beautiful DD sent these fat 1/4's to add to my stash . . .

. . . and my best friend Kerry included a cute cat sculpture with her gift of fat 1/4's. Sorry it's not a good shot of the cat but he is there.

This exquisite table runner is my belated Christmas Gift. As we were both snowed under, we agreed that there was no deadline, and believe me, good things do come to those who wait.

Oh, I really am having trouble positioning these photos. There has to be gremlins in my computer, all the weird things it's been doing lately. Above is a close up of the quilting which is all over the fabric, bringing the blooms to life. (I've also worked out how to crop pictures with my photo program, now just need to get rid of the white backgrounds.)

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Thankyou dear friend.

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Now time for a cuppa and back to the sewing machine, or maybe the washing is dry enough to come in before the next downpour. Suppose I should start thinking about dinner tonight too.

Hope you've found some sewing time.

More Birthday Delights

Pleased to say that I am feeling much better today. Yesterday was the first day of feeling back to normal, whatever normal is.
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So here are some more photos of the lovely fabric I was lucky enough to received from Marc, Maree and Cathy for my Birthday Fat 1/4 Swap. Thankyou ladies.

I'm busting to start using them in a strippy quilt for ME, but I need to be restrained and finish off some UFO's and other important projects first. It isn't easy!

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I've just finished another week of work and am looking forward to a sewing weekend. Of course there will need to be the usual quick lick over the housework, washing etc first or during.

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I also have some more mail goodies to share but will leave them for the next post.

Happy Sewing and to anyone who is feeling under the weather, hope you're feeling better soon.

What a Week!

This week just past would have to be the most unproductive week I have ever spent. Why?
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Ask the nasty little bug that decided to take residence and take every last ounce of energy giving me the whole exploding head experience. Thankfully it's passing and today is the first day since last Sunday that I have regained some energy. I've even been in the kitchen cooking to get ahead on lunches for this week.


I did manage a little hand sewing in front of the telly with the tissue box close by. Here's my postcard for March which I posted away on Friday. The theme was 'A Miniature Quilt' so I went with my take on Log Cabin.



And this is the sweet Miniature Quilt Postcard I received in Wednesday's mail.





This week I also celebrated my birthday . . . did I say 'celebrate'? Maybe next year now.
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There were some little rays of sunshine brought to me via the mailman from the lovely ladies in my Birthday Fat 1/4 Swap group.
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Thankyou to the lovely Maree who organized everything and thankyou ladies for your kind wishes.
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Here are a couple of photos of the lovely fabrics that I look forward to creating with from
Jeni, Maree W and Jenny .

More photos another day, I need to go check on the last cake in the oven.

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Happy Sewing

PS: All cakes are now cooked and one left to ice. Time to put my feet up for a bit, I really need to get to the sewing machine today as well.