Challenge Finish Five by end of July

Peg asked for a show of finishes so here goes.

1) Chenille Bag - for myself.

2) Summer Swap Quilt - in the post.

3) Project for a competition which will be in the post Monday. Photos in due course.

4) 5 x Mug Mats - 2 for a giveaway, 1 for a friend and 2 wrapped with matching mugs and donated to school cent sale.

I'm hoping that the finishing drive stays around a little longer but I'm off to Bundaberg Quilters Exhibition tomorrow and I have a shopping list for new projects.

Quilting Wishes

As July Comes To An End

Yes, July is almost over and I have just a little more hand sewing to complete. Here's a couple of photos of my chenille bag showing each side.

And after much thought I have my list of award recipients down to seven. Not an easy task I can tell you. I could easily keep adding to my list of wonderful, talented bloggers.

The rules for receiving this Award are :
1) Put the Logo on your Blog.
2) Add a Link to the person who awarded you.
3) Nominate 7 other Blogs.
4) Add Links to those Blogs on Yours.
5) Leave a Message for your Nominees on their Blogs.

Kerry ~ Forever Friday

Jo Jo ~ Home Sweet Home

Gina ~ Quilting in the Valleys

Wanda ~ Exuberant Color

Andrea ~ Welsh Quilter

Dianne ~ Dinky Di Quilting and Craft

Fiona ~ Dragonfly Crafts

Awww!! I would love to add some more.

I've also come across a couple of beaut giveaways, see Lila @ Lila Tueller Designs and May @ Abyquilt.

Right, I'm off to make a cup of milo and finish that stitching.

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Three Down - One To Go

I finished my chenille bag yesterday so that's number three for Peg's challenge. Didn't get a very good photo so i'll try again and post a pic later.

Also finished quilting and got the binding on 'project 1'. Between "McLeods Daughters" tonight and "Ghost Whisperer" tomorrow night I'll have that hand sewn and finished just in time for the end of July.

Thanks to Peg for putting the challenge out there. The bag would have still been on the 'to do' list for sure. Now I feel motivated to get a few more things finished, we'll see.

Quilting Wishes

Another Finish for Peg's Challenge

I'm cutting it fine but July's not over till it's over. My Summer Swap Quilt is finished, in the post, and on it's way to .........


This pic shows the front and backing fabric. I'll post a couple more photos once I know it has reached it's destination. I hope _____ enjoys it as much as I did making it.



Carolyn at Ohio Quilter's Journey asks "What do you do for inspiration??" I'd have to say that Peg's challenge has helped, nothing like a deadline to keep you keen. Pay Carolyn a visit and let her know where your inspriation comes from. She has a great giveaway to go with it.

Each time I've packed up my chenille bag stuff to go sewing, something spoils the plan. This time it was all the rain but I will not complain about rain. We had 100ml (4 inches), more than enough to make our road to town impassible. Slippery mud and flooded creeks. Today is 'project 1' time (in between catching up on all the washing ~ sunshine today) but I've still got a couple more days to make some progress at least on the bag.

Next Friday (fingers crossed) I'm going to visit the Bundaberg Quilters Exhibition. After work first of course, but I'll still get at least 3 hours there. I've been writing up my shopping list and saving pennies, can't wait!

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Summer Quilt Arrival

Fantastic Friday strikes again. I made it to patchwork not only with DD joining us but my mum as well. It was great to catch up with the ladies again, and I made good progress with my embroidery, caught up on any news, had a couple of cuppas and then on to Bundaberg to pick up DS for the weekend.

When we arrived home around 6.30pm the mailman had left a parcel in the mailbox. Yippee!!

Raced home, unloaded the car (wasn't too much) and then opened the mail to find this bright and cheery little number .......

I'm still excited and I'm such a lucky duck. Autumn Moon included these other goodies with my quilt as well as a bundle of Moda fabric squares and a couple of postcards. I've already added a couple of projects from the mag to my wish list.

It's a privilege to be part of such a wonderful group of people and I look forward to the next swap and meeting new quilters.

DD has also had her first finish. She hand stitched the binding on her mug mat so that's one down and counting.

Last but not least Peg sent me this in an email. How cool. I have to admit I'm a little worried that the end of July is closing in and it's back to work next week. But today is another cold, overcast day so back to the sewing.Quilting Wishes

Finally Something Finished

I've done it! I've actually finished something, or somethings. Here's to the first of my challenge items for Peg's finish 5 by the end of July. They're only small but there was four of them.

I'll be posting photos of them tomorrow along with a small giveaway. Yes, I have reached a milestone. It occured to me the other day that I began by blog back in July last year, the 10th to be exact was my first entry.

Tomorrow being the 10th of July, I'm going to give away two of my mug mats to one lucky reader. So I hope you'll come back then to have a look see and maybe add a comment to enter.

DD has been home from Uni on holidays and has been working on a cross stitch. Today she decided to do some more sewing on her patchwork table runner she started, I won't say when.

Good or bad, she takes after me in having a few projects on the go at once. She also has a hand embroidery piece on the go and a scrappy block number that will become a large cushion cover. And a wall hanging waiting to be sandwiched and quilted.

Lucky for hubby and I, she also loves to try out new recipes and has been keeping our sweet teeth satisfied.

My Mum and Dad are visiting for a few days, bad timing with the cold snap upon us. Good for spending the days in the lounge in front of the heater with our crafts. Last time I visited them I took some photos of some of mum's crocheted rugs so when I get them from my phone to the computer, I'll share them too.

Quilting Wishes,

Summer Swap Peak and Flowers

I'm back and faster than ever. Sadly my old computer was just TOO old and there was nothing that could be done for it so I had to juggle the budget and buy a new tower. I'm still using my old monitor, speakers etc.

Here's just a little sneak peak at my summer swap quilt. I'm currently doing some embroidery on it and then it's ready to sandwich and quilt.

I've also completed the top for project 1 and ready to sandwich and quilt. Today I plan to get the binding on the rest of the mug mats ready for some hand sewing at night so everything is coming along for finish 5 by end July. More work on the chenille bag is scheduled for Friday (fingers crossed).

You can tell that I'm one of those who have multiple projects on the go all at once instead of completeing one and then going on.

This photo was taken on my mobile phone. One of my mother's pride and joys, bougainvillea. She has a row of pots with different coloured flowers.

It's another cold and blustery day today with showers, perfect for staying indoors and sewing.

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Pass the Paracetamol Please

Well, last Friday came and went and I didn't make it to Patchwork day. Thursday I could feel it coming on and sure enough Friday morning woke up with an A grade head cold. Luckily, my brother phoned to say he would be in town and could bring DS home for the weekend, so I spent Friday with the tissue box.

I did manage to pull out some fabrics for the first of my 5 to be finished by end July. I'll call this "project 1" as it's for a competition and I don't think I can show anything about it till after the judging. Yesterday I was able to get some sewing done and the top is about 2/3 finished.

Today my plan is to finish piecing the top for "project 1" and make a good start on my Four Seasons Summer quilt.

If you're like me and could use a pretty tidy bin, Sarah's Crafty Nook is giving one away to celebrate her 100th post.

Back to the sewing machine.