A New Year already begun

Happy New Year my friends.

2014 has already begun.

 I am unwell so haven`t felt like blogging but thought I`d best start now.

These jars of apricots are from one of our four trees.

They are all I was able to bottle.

There are peaches,nectarines and apples for fruit to come

plus the vegetables in the garden to process in Feb/March.

For Mrs Martins `Celebration` swap last year 

we where to make a patchwork block for our partner.

I enjoyed the foundation piecing of this pattern

`A Circle of Geese`

so carried on to finish as this lovely table mat.

Maria ( `Life on the block` as seen down the side of my blog )  loved it.

Thank you Maria for this star block,ribbon and buttons.

I have an idea to finish this off using all of these.

I will show once I have finished.

For Maria`s birthday I stitched the scissor holder and fob.

Then down sized the cotton reel pattern to make a hold all and

a matching block.

I enjoyed making this set and hope sometime this year to make one for myself.

Maria`s Christmas gift was wrapped in this lovey 

stocking fabric as shown on my last post.

Here is what she gave me.

I have hung up the wall hanging but this is now put away.

The `Timber Charm` house is waiting for me to complete.

There was a chocolate Koala bear to eat. 

He was split three ways :)

I will sew the label onto the back of the project that I decide to make with stocking fabric. 

Thank you Mrs Martin for the lovely swap for 2013.

 Well I best get on as the day is getting away from me.

Not forgotten thank you for your lovely comments of my blog. 

I do so enjoy these.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.