Presents…

Tonight is our ‘Club Quilt’ Christmas Party, for a number of years now you have the option of bringing along a handmade gift……a raffle ticket is given to each person one part of the ticket goes on the gift the other part into a bowl……then everyone has a pick out of the bowl, if you get your number it goes back and you have another pick, then one at a time each person opens their gift…It is a sort of Secret Santa Swap…..so much fun and the gifts….mind boggling…so keep an eye on Club Quilt blog over the next week or so and you can see all the show and tell……above are my handmade gifts……forgot to mention we do have a most delicious meal a baked dinner and dessert before the swapping….and of course a refreshment……LOL

Now this prezzie is for me, I am a member of “Friends In Stitching” and this is my Secret Santa gift… but I have to hold off until Christmas morning to see what's in there…

9  Sleeps

Take Care Peg…….:>)

Grandma’s House…

  

Another little finish……Rosalie Quinlan…”Grandma’s House Stitchery”….which I have made into a table topper….very warm here today, I think we are expecting 40 degrees….enjoy your day

10 sleeps…..

take care Peg …..:>)

Flowers For Erica

Another completed project…Leanne Beasley Design…”Flowers For Erica”…another Christmas present finished, two more gifts and I am done…

11 Sleeps

take care Peg….:>)

All done…..

My little project from yesterday is now completed…..fabrics used April Cornell – Natures Choice….my ric rac supply is getting low so I think I need to go and visit Ribbons Galore, they have a great range of ribbon and ric rac…

12 sleeps to Christmas…

Take care Peg …..:>)

What a week!!!!!!!

  What a week!!!!!!….Yesterday, two weeks to Christmas, I could not believe I had not put up my tree….I have never been this late in putting it up, so I said to my DH, tonight you and I have a date, we have to put up the tree, still have a few more things to put up but at least the tree is done, I have decided this year to go silver……I have added to the tree all the swap ornaments over I have received over the past couple of years, the presents at the bottom of the tree are my SSCS, from Laila……

More birthday swap fabric this is from Maree, I am thinking I might use the plain blues for stitcheries, love them thanks Maree.

After going into both my jobs this morning, I decided to have some “me” time….I have started a new project, will show you this one tomorrow when it is finished….have a great day..

Take Care Peg…..:>)

Happy with this one…

    The table runner is now completed…I used a lovely variegated thread to quilt this little project, I love this fabric so I have decided to keep this one for myself…enjoy your day….

Take care Peg…..:>)

Choc Caramel Slice + finished project.

I have been asked for the recipe of my Choc Caramel Slice…this is such a simple recipe…

Line a small lamington tin with baking paper. Cover the bottom of the tin with broken biscuits….(sweet or plain)

1 tin of condensed milk…60g butter…1/4 cup of brown sugar….2 tablespoons of golden syrup….combine and put into a saucepan, stir constantly, do not boil, will thicken slightly and change colour…will take about 12 minutes….pour over broken biscuits….melt 200g of milk chocolate I use Cadbury ….and spread over the top, place in fridge until set…..enjoy…..

Yesterday I showed you a journal cover I had made …I have also made this needle holder as well from the same fabric range I have done three of these little stitcheries not sure what I will do with the last one….hope you all have a fantastic day….

Take Care Peg …..:>)

“Finished”

This is the little project I started Saturday…a journal cover, the fabric I have have used was Moda – April Cornell – Natures Choice…such a pretty range…here it is Monday again, what will this week bring?

Take care Peg …..:>)

Another good day..

  Can you believe it…more birthday swap prezzies…thanks so much Gaizie…

Club Quilt day today, not a big crowd but a most enjoyable day………it looks a bit rough the “Chocolate Caramel Slice” that I made today for morning tea but it did taste OK…..I was able to finish off a stitchery for a table runner that I have been working on, so all I have to do is rinse out the pen I used to trace the stitchery and next weekend I hope to put the table runner together….

Take Care Peg…

Lots to do…

 

 

Saturday….vacuumed, washed the floors, general clean up…then off to finish some projects and start a new one…Now all I need to do is sew down the bind on my table runner and table topper and tomorrow I will show you my completed new project….so I have had a productive day, what about you?

Take Care….Peg ……..  :>)

Just a bit more…

“June”

“Kate”

More birthday swap fabric…….I have lost count on the metres of fabric I have received……but I do love it all, once again thankyou so much to all the ladies in the two online swaps that I am in, I am totally thrilled with my goodies…

Take care….three weeks to Christmas……Peg

Precious Gifts..

    

Look what came in the post for me yesterday…I am sure you all know Terry….A couple of months back Terry’s husband had a terrible accident at work and as you can imagine their world has been tuned up side down….I am really lost for words now……..but Terry you are one amazing caring person thankyou so very much, your gifts will be cherished….honestly I just can’t put my feelings into words, once again an angel has touched my heart…… xx

I hope you all have an awesome day…

take care Peg

SSCS has arrived…

 

My SSCS prezzies have arrived….I was thrilled when I opened the parcel to find that Laila is my Secret Santa…..How cute are my Christmas decorations….…they are Norwegian Santa's called Nisse, Laila, thank you so very much, now I must be good and not be tempted to open my other prezzies…’it will be hard’…….hugs to you Laila…

Chookyblue once again thankyou so very much for another fun successful swap…..xx

take care Peg…..

More prezzies...

"Fiona"

"Lurline"

"Chookyblue"

More prezzies in the post for me from our online birthday swap .......beautiful fabrics ladies, thank you so much...now the last photo is a 'little beauty' I think that was the phrase that Chookyblue had used....she has sent this piece to me as a "challenge"....it was a bit of a joke we have had since GDITC when we all had to rock up with a piece of not so pretty fabric...and a prize was given to the person who happened to have had the 'not so prettiest piece' (notice I am not using the word ugly).....the thing is I won that little competition....but I feel a project coming on where I can use this 'little beauty"....so Chookyblue I take up your challenge of making something out of this "little beauty".......LOL........more to come????!!!!!!!

Lucky me….

My DH was to take a photo of me wearing this gorgeous apron….but he was not around..This absolute beauty was made for me by my very dear blogging friend Lynda for my birthday yesterday…Lynda and I have not met in person yet, but we chat on a regular basis and it is like I have known Lynda forever…but March 2010 at GDITC we meet in person and we get to catch up on all our hugs….Lynda I love it, such a beautiful gift, just check out the fabric how awesome and the stitchery, everyone must know that I do have a bit of a passion for stitcheries……huge cyber hug Lynda…..xx

Could I also say, thankyou so very much for all the warm wishes and emails that were sent to me for my birthday I did have a great day……

Take Care……..Peg