Monday, November 29, 2010

Make a list Monday

The plan is to mark all the items off my list lets see if it can be done.......
  1. bags for the girls and one for me = 3 Finished the 3 bags for the girls now just need to make one for me but that can wait till next year
  2. rest of my advent gifts 18-24 (19,20 and 25 is done)
  3. Gifts for Rhiannons playschool teachers  = 3
  4. Gifts for one really special lady
  5. hexi flowers finished PBPatch's hexi
  6. framed hexi
  7. scruffy santa
so that is my list lets see how I go
Till next time G xx

Friday, November 26, 2010

New Hexi's for the Inchy Flower Swap

I volunteered myself as a Hexi Angel for Janes Inchy Hexi Flower swap. We started the swap a little early and once the list was drawn up seemed lots of people wanted in. Jane asked me to help out with two welcome hexi's.
This one is for Shruti in India

This one is for Joke in The Netherlands
I am a dumb arse cause I packed up some gifts for Cairns and forgot to take pics of them!!!Derrrrrrrrr
Till next time Gxx

Monday, November 22, 2010

WOOP WOOP Check this out

I WON ON HEIDI'S BLOG
 for my FNSI efforts and look what I won
How cool?

I am so happy happy happy

Till next time GXX

Saturday, November 20, 2010

3am and Friday night was Sewn up

I was up until 3am this morning peicing, finishing embroidery and sandwiching Ty's quilt....I did one line of ditch stitch before retiring!!!! Plan to get it done today and hopefully spend the night on the lounge binding it...Oh it would be sooooo nice to have it finished and be able to take it to brunch tomorrow...hopeful...


That was my friday night sewin
Update 6.33 the binding is on now just have to sew it down tonight!!

These are the Hexi flowers i recieved from Shirlwin from the forum hexi swap.
Arn't they beautiful?
Till next time
G xxxx

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Stitching On The Lake

On the 23rd of October I treated myself to a day away from the kids and went to Sylvia and Fionas SOTL Day. From 9.30 to 4.30 I ate, laughed, chatted, drank tea and stitched....What a wonderful day...Did I miss the kids? NUP
3 lovely ladies at my table

all very busy but all very chatty

Hobbysew were there

Fiona from cute as a button

Cathy @hobbysew's Mystery quilt

I started to stitch this project in all those hours i didn't finish him
These are all the projects from the Stitching day
(now to work through them all)
The next stitchings days have been planned for May and I will definatley be going again. It was nice to do what I want with out having to get up and help the kids

Till next time Geniene xx

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

A List of Sorts

1.Sarah's birthday present DONE
2.Gill's birthday present Half done!! DONE
3.Ty's quilt getting there Pinning it at 2.10am on the 20-11-10!!!is done but I just want to do 1 more thing
4.Bags for the girls christmas presents = 3 + 1 for me
5.Gifts for Rhainnon's playschool teachers
6.ADVENT

updated 17 Nov
updated 20 Nov
updated 21 nov

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

100th Post

I thought it would never happen! This is my 100th post!! It has taken so long!!! I bet you all think theres gonna be a giveaway? I'm gonna be different and not have one!!! Mean arn't I?
Here's some pics of what I have been doing
Table runner

Day out dilly bag

Note book cover



Little Fairy Bags for Big E and Little E
These are the handmade gifts that I sent to Lisa in the F.R.I.E.N.D.S Swap. Little E and Big E are Lisa's little girls. I filled the bags up with some little fairy goodies.
Stay tuned something may happen
Gxxxx