The Shopping ~ Craft and Quilt Fair Part 2

Who couldn't resist this gorgeous bundle of fat 1/8's by Anni Downes of Hatched and Patched...

it's her new Christmas range that can be used all year round......just perfect!!!

I ran into Yvonne at Anni's stall and she was proudly showing them to me as she had just bought some!

2 Japanese fat 1/4 by Studio Mio

The fat 1/4 on the right is Petite Odile by French General

The pattern is Prairie Flower which I showed in the last post

it was just so homely, old fashioned looking and I had to have it!!!

And of course a paisley fat 1/8

I bought this bobbin to make a pin cushion by Anni which was featured in an earlier edition of Homespun magazine......I'll write more about this later

Check out the Harry Potter ribbon......sooooo cool!!!

Couldn't resist the paisley one either

I started this kit last night.....I was determined to buy something and make it up as soon as I could after the show!!!

Anni's latest book The Simple Life along with Simple Pleasures...

Zips......I don't do zips but I might.......these were too tempting!!!

I thought this might be good for some of JoJo's zippers on jackets as they often lose the 'thing' on them...

'the loot'

and coming back from dinner on Friday night these lovely ladies were posing for a photo and we (Chooky and Anita and I) raided it ha ha

From back Dale,  Peg, Suzie, Lynda,  Kerry, me, Chooky

And look at this for a nice touch......JoJo and Mr Armchair bought me this scarf at Paddy's Markets for $5-00......not bad eh!!!!

But wait......there's still more......I'll be back with the food and sights!!!

Until then stay warm......Dzintra

colour swap received...a giveaway and quilts for japan

hi there...i'm still in this sling, off to x-rays next week to see how my arm is healing...

mr armchair is as busy as ever but i think falling into a routine here...

somehow i think he doesn't want to go back to work...he would rather look after me and jojo...

he has been so good and patient with us both...

thank you so very very much...

we couldn't do it without him as we have no family here and are fairly new to the area...

meanwhile here is a bunch of roses he brought in for us...just before all this rain started...

at the beginning of the year i entered a colour swap hosted by maree...

easy peasy...the colour i chose was soft green...

above are the little gifts sent to me by sandy...

of course...something to eat...

something pretty...

a fat quarter...

some thread

the card that sandy sent...

and the goodies unwrapped...

the chocolate is a gluten free one by kinnerton...

the label says delicious for cakes and desserts...yuuummmm, i can just taste this now...

i love chocolate...

thank you so very very much sandy...i love my little package...

and thank you so much dear maree for organizing this lovely swap...

i really think you are queen of swaps...

recently i came across david's blog...

david is a gentleman from france who does cross stitch and patchwork...and all so beautifully

i entered his giveaway and blow me down i won third prize...

above is the package and card received...

my first ever mail from france...how excited was i...

the prize is a cross stitch chart by blackbird designs...rites of spring...

and david included some beautiful variegated hand dyed thread in shiraz by atalie...

the chart gives the dmc thread colours...

and also recommends hand dyed threads by weeks dye works which i'm thinking of getting...

thank you so much david for hosting this lovely giveaway... 

i'm going to try and start this by spring...

and on the topic of giveaways fee is having one...

one of the prizes is the above...so hop on over and check it out...

and back to cross stitch...my method of working with pillows supporting my arm is working...

yay...so maybe...an opam...one project a month for march...we'll see...

now chocolate and a shiraz might be the go here later on...

i'll check with mr armchair...

till next time...dzintra

meanwhile...robyn at daisy quilts has included on her blog how quilters can get involved to assist the japanese people after all the devastation they have endured...

thank you robyn...

A Belated BirthdayGift...(Ber)nina all set up...Japanese Fabrics for Shattered Nine Patch...and an Award!!!

I'm having a fabulous time at the moment being involved with Cabaret...

lately it feels like whenever I go out I go to the Kit Kat Club!!!

Amidst all this a surprise birthday gift arrived from my dear blogging friend Simone!!!

Little parcels all wrapped up...

and on opening...a sewing machine mat...

I have started using it...and it's fantastic Simone...I just love it!!!
Thank you so very very much Simone!!!
And so very very handy too for all those threads as I still work my way through getting used to using Nina!!!

Here is the new table and chair all boxed up...

Chair all set to go...

And what a surprise to find that the seat lifts up for storage...YAY!!!

Table all set up...

And here is the little accessories box all set ready to go!!!

From a previous post on The Shattered Nine Patch quilt which my Needlework Group is going to begin soon...

For this quilt I have decided to use Japanese fabrics...
Above is the fabric I have chosen for the back of the quilt...it is really stunning!!!

Beautiful gold with an awesome eagle on it...I couldn't resist...

originally I was going to use a black backing...

but the eagles kept calling me!!!

And the fabrics for the quilt...
to see the shattered nine patch...go over here...

Here is The Versatile Blogger award I have received from Natima which I am to forward on...as usual to hard to choose so dear readers...please accept this as I think you are all Versatile Bloggers!!!

Thank you so much Nat!!!