A little time for you today

Hello my friends I have a little time to visit today.

We are having our grandson coming to stay for a few days of his 

school holidays.

Looking forward to this.

 Our bedroom furniture has been changed around and some put in other places in our home so a single air bed can fit in! 

Now to a stitching project or two.

This pattern came from `Just Cross Stitch` magazine Feb 2008.

I was sorting through my magazines and found I had kitted this up,

with the beads and bee charms already to go.

I decided to stitch it before time moved on.

Rather than frame this I made it up into a mini cushion.

So happy with the finish and the stitching didn`t take too long.

 I stitched this in 2000 from a `Spirit of Cross Stitch` video.

Merry Cox demonstrated her pattern of her Stitcher`s Case.

I used DMC threads from my cupboard.

The video needed to be put on a tape that I could use here.

I didn`t see the paper chart till YD showed me. 

Quite funny really.

This is my 1st  stitching birthday month project.

Since then I try to stitch one every year in my birthday month.

I try to kit it up well before.  

The main stitching on the front.

Inside is room for pin keep in the centre,

scissor holder at one end and the other a needle book.

Well it was nice to sit and let you know what has been done.

Also some secret stitching is on the go so will be back after this busy week coming up.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Tis the Season Bag

Hello again.

A quick visit with you today.

I have a little time to show my `Tis the Season bag` for Chookyblues SAL.

I used fabrics from my Christmas collection.

Then I used a different stitchery from the book.

I quilted hearts in the plain parts.

This I will use as my purse in December.

The  back of my bag. I quilted hexagons on this to go with hexagon panel in the front.

This fabric is from years ago but I love the different fabric and designs in it.

I`ve sorted most my fabrics for next months for next months SAL

`Some Kind of Wonderful Sewing Case`.

I`ve only to decide on my lining.

Looking forward to working on this.

As you know I love a mystery so when I saw LHN 

had `Songs of the Season` I had to find a way to do this.

The Embroiderer was where I purchased mine.

This came late last month.

I couldn`t wait to start.

I completed part one by the 1st of July and now I`m waiting for part two this month.

Thankyou Diane for such a lovely stitchery.

I so enjoy LHN  patterns.

Well best get on as have a birthday cake for my Mums birthday to ice then go to see her.

Today`s her birthday.

Thankyou for your lovely comments, it`s like we have been visiting with each other.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Stitching time for me!

Hello my friends.

Thankyou for visiting, it has been a few weeks.

I`ve been unwell but some stitching has been worked on.

For Mrs Martin`s `Let Celebrate Swap` I stitched a Red Brolly pattern

two ladies at a tea shop for `The biggest morning tea`.

It was going to be my `Mug Rug` but the though of it hidden under a cup 

I extended it using a few parts of three fat 1/4s

I added two of my favorite recipes and hunted through the shops

 for a light weight mug to match.

I made Bronwyns  mug bag to hold it all for a set.

Maria my swap partner goes to group meetings so thought she may use this.

This is it opened. 

Once complete I sent it to Maria (maria-lifeontheblock.blogspot)

My lovely gifting from Maria to me. A mug rug ,yummy drinks,

a recipe book and a fat 1/4 for me to use. 

Thankyou Maria.

I have `Spring` swap on the go now!

Last weeks mail brought my first part of `Tille`s Lane`

from Grand Mothers Garden Patchwork and Quilting.

Such lovely fabrics to make Anni Downs quilt.

Today I started but the lighting shows it this colour 

not the lovely cream that the background is!

Well times getting on so thanks for the visit.

Till next time,

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Catch up part two

Hello my friends,

time for another visit with me.

We were having an over flow problem when it rained with water running off the roof

so since we are now on part mains supply Hubby put up a smaller tank  and used the large one to take over flow. This water is used for the garden.

He worked on this while on a holiday break.   

Also he went fishing and caught these two.

It was fish for tea.

This years `Mystery` from `The Country Yard`.

is using `Cottage Garden Thread` 1001 Red Carnation.

It is stitching up lovely.

Month one. I seem to be keeping up.

Month two

Month three.

 Month four came the other day but forgot to take a photo!

Our grandson turned five this week and started school.

This lovely cake was made by my Son-in laws sister.

What an amazing creation. Yummy cake .

He was Spiderman for the day. Time to unwrap some gifts.

LHN  Little Sheep Virtue, these three are on display. 

 I`ve finished stitching `Courage` but still  sorting what felt to finish that one.

 I`ve started to stitch `Faith` so may finish those two together. 

I`m enjoying stitching these.

Well I need to get going so will catch up again soon. 

Thankyou for the visit.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Catching up

Hello my friends.

So glad you could come for a visit.

Time for me to have a few `catch up` posts.

In April my friend Katrina(A kiwi Stitching) had her birthday.

I was late getting her gift to her but here it is.

A block roll and `A Stitcher`s Companion`. 

This is `Jeanette Douglas Designs` pattern 

`We Stitch, We Share, We Create`

The front .

A few close ups of my work.

The centre of the outside with button to close after folding.

The back panel that gets folded in.

The centre of this lovely `Stitchers Companion`

A close up of the stitched little verse.

This was the only part stitched one over one.

I used Cottage Garden thread # 604 Kingfisher with DMC threads to compliment this.

Well best get on till my next catch up post.

Thankyou for your visit and I enjoy the lovely comments that you give me.

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Where has the month gone

Hello my friends.

So pleased you could come visit with me.

Today Hubby and I have are celebrating 33 years of marriage.

Not sure what we will do later as he started work at 4.30 am.

We were up at 3.30 am!

For my trip to `Anni Downs ` workshop down south last month I made this project bag

from her `The Simple Life` book.

Showing the pocket side open and closed

The needle page side and a little of the draw string bag

I haven`t been blogging this month as my modem has been only showing 

3 bars not 4 which I need for that. GRRR.

Also I had a shadow on my left lung but with antibiotics it has gone. 

Found breathing quite hard at times so was slow with everything.

Thankyou for visiting. Please come again

Happy Stitching,

Clare.

Home again

Hello my friends please come for a visit with me.

This month has nearly gone.

I`ve been working on some secret stitching which is nearly there.

I`ve completed my SAL for April a TTS wall hanging and blogged on that.

Also I had a flight to Christchurch for a weeks visit with my sister 

who lives an hours drive from there.

Last time I was down there it was so different as we came home only a few days 

before the first Earthquake.

What a change and so eerie in places with no traffic and damaged buildings

or they have been removed. 

This was as near as I could get to the Cathedral 

from the street we were on.

A building in progress of being repaired.

A container cafe and below one of the shops.

A mini car stuck to the side of a building.

Where the buildings  have been demolished there are 

designs painted so it doesn`t look so bare.

This one of `Noah`s Ark`

Over the weekend my sister and I went to 

Anni Downs two day workshop.

Anni and I together. Thankyou  Anni and Racheal of

 `Annies Country Quit Store`. I really enjoyed my self

and learnt a few new techniques  which will not only help with

 projects Anni gave me but also some others I`ve

been working on. 

 I`m showing you only part of one of the projects Anni 

had for us to do.

Here is part of my progress.

Paper pieced hexagons and wool applique.

This post has become quite long so will show some 

of my shopping and further progress in another post.
Thankyou for visiting and hope you will join me again next time.

Happy stitching,

Clare.