FNWF

For the first time in ages I joined in with the FNWF. It was rather productive but due to a cub/scout activity today this is the first chance I have had to blog about it

First up is the beginnings of a '12 days of Christmas' sampler, I'm not in a rush to get it done, as long as finished by Christmas 2014 all will be good

Next I worked on a wagon wheel block, only 2 more to make for this month

Tomorrow I have a feeling I am not going to be able to move without wincing in agony, we rode our bikes about 2 kms, then hiked up giant hills another 2kms, before hiking back down the giant hills and biking back to the cars. My feet are so sore and I have muscles I didn't realise I had 😉 

So I am hoping to get some more wagon wheel blocks made and some more cross stitch done.

Iam off blog hoping to see what everyone else achieved.

Friday Night with Friends

Last night I joined in with Cheryll for FNWF & I actually achieved something, yay

I choose to work on 'Vintage Broderi' by Rosalie Quinlan and I am thrilled that its almost done, it's been buried in my WISP basket untouched for over 12 months also in that basket is a gorgeous Leanne Beasley stitchery 'See, Laugh, Love' which is another almost finished project. I think I need to work on my WISP basket over winter & see if I can get some control over it.

It's a cold blustery day here with gale force winds, choppy seas perfect for sitting inside by the fire stitching the day away watching DVDs, The Hobbit is the first dvd on our list

Have a fabulous weekend :)

FNWF results.....

or should that read lack of results

I only managed to get my appliqué ready for stitching down

sorry about the lumpy view, Henrycat won't get off the quilt
for anyone at the moment, and let me tell you, he is so
snuggly and warm that he makes you very tired when he
sleeps on your lap

but I did some sewing related online shopping (does that count)

Cookies and Cream Craft  

have a sale on and I shopped very well

for not so much money

I purchased

Lynette Andersons Country Cottage Quilting 

a Heather Bailey bag pattern 

the 2013 Quilters diary

&

2 packs of wooden cotton reels

for less than $50 including postage,

very happy little shopper I was indeed.

Ok I best go a feed the 1 child I have home today, her
lunch and then I can get stitching to make up for
last nights dismal effort!

Joining in

Tonight I am going to join in with

  Cheryll

For 

it will be the first time I have joined in and I 

will be working on Block 3 of Butterfly Garden

I have 3 flowers and a butterfly to appliqué

Yesterday it was so wet & cold I asked dh

to light the fire, it was 14.2 degrees outside and

only 18 degrees inside. 

it was so cold

Henrycat even hopped onto my lap to sleep

and he never ever does that of his own free will.

Today its a bit warmer but overcast and dull

so I am finishing the stitching on Butterfly Garden

and I will get Block 4 sewn together, all the stitcheries are

traced, I just need to sew the block together

We have no plans for the weekend other than running the girls around

 Miss Imogen has a cub scout hike tomorrow, 

Miss Sophie has a scouts dvd night until Sunday morning

Dh has golf and Miss Em has no plans YET

me well I might just do some sewing and work on my

Civil War Journals quilt.

Next week I want to quilt tail feathers, means I need

to move 'wolfie' out to the dining table to get it done

but I am determined to get it finished before we go away

for Mum's birthday.