Found and shopping

Just thought I would say, those missing books have been found - they were not even in my home! I am not going to mention any names, but she had borrowed one of them and told me she returned it but never did LOL! The other was found as well, to a blog-less SIL.........

Anyway, what I popped in today for, was to tell you all that I went over to visit Pauline to pick out my fabric choice for the Kerry Swain Workshop on the 21-22 Nov yesterday....... I wanted something 'different' to my normal 'same ole'.... something abit more 'manly', something that would go with our new home - thinking I could finish it and give it to Dennis for Christmas :+)
These are what I chose...... I did chose them before, but we were not sure if it would work or not, so I actually took Dennis with me yesterday and made sure he actually like them..... And he did! With this quilt, it is a Mystery, and was told I had to have mainly the same-ish colour and a couple of totally different...... The fabric range is called 'Metro goes Au Naturel':

And, remember I bought myself a Luggage Tag while at the shop a little while ago..... well, I found Dennis one too:

Don't forget Pauline's giveaway..... she is nearly up to her 100th post.... pop on over, leave a comment and you are in the running........

Off now, to do some stitching...............

x Sarah

Grrr & blogging

Why is it, your craft room is an absolute mess, yet you know exactly where everything is? I HAD everything fairly tidy in there since moving, yet I cant find a thing! I have been looking, looking for a book ever since returning from holidays..... cant find it ANYWHERE!! It took me 2 hours (and that is NO joke!) to find my embroidery hoop to take to Campania (yet I didn't even use it), then yesterday and this morning I have been looking for another book and cant find that either! GRRRRRRRR! I give up!

Anyway, to chill out a bit I decided to make some more of these:

If you have purchased anything from my online store, you would know what these are! I get SO many comments about these.... they are cute - if I do say so myself! These were made using the Stampin Up range of stamps, card and Crystal Effects (which is the little drops I put around the scallops). Check out Martyn's blog, he is a Stampin Up Demonstrator and has some great stuff on his blog and if you cant find a demonstrator near you, he would be happy to organise something for you!

Oh, and I thought I would mention that Gloria (a lady who I have been chatting to via emails for a little while) has started her very own blog! Way to go! Pop over here and say 'hi'!

x Sarah

Campania Projects

Ok, so here is my progress on yesterday's project, not much and I have not touched it since!

Here is a pic of all the projects for the day:

This is called Friends & Family by Rosie:

And this cute design is another of Rosie's called Your Way Home. It is actually mounted on canvas which looked really great:

This lovely quilt was designed by Deirdre called Christmas Wishes:

And, here is Leonie's project called 'Christmas Tidings':

Now, Deidre is such a Halloween fanatic (you cant half tell with those shoes from last post lol) and could not resist making these 'Trick or Treat Bags'!

This little Punch Needle Pouch is designed to put your Punch Needle and threader in! Cool! This was designed by Leonie:

And, check out this project (terrible pic I know!).... cute huh!

I must say there were LOTS of great projects to work on throughout the day, plenty of food and laughter! Everyone seemed to enjoy the day! Thanks girls!

x Sarah

PS: If you would like to see the GORGEOUS name tags we received, pop over to Jo's blog and check them out - she made them all! Good on you Jo!

The Campania Gathering

Today was spent at The Crow's Gathering at Campania! It was such a lovely day. This was one of the projects on offer - a Leanne's House pattern and what I started on the day (though I didn't get much done as I was feeling a little 'off'!)

Here is a pic of the hall, filled with ladies eager to start their day in the lovely hall:

Leonie and Deidre set up their shop - The Quilted Crow on the stage:

It was very nice to see Leanne's first 2 BOM's in 'person' (and some of us got a sneak peep at her new BOM coming out soon and I must say it is just GORGEOUS!!). I also got to have a look at her Leanne's Quilters Journal, it really did look fantastic, I think it might have inspired me to get back into mine again!

As the day was a Christmas Theme, all the tables were set with these prim tree's - cute huh?!

As it was also Halloween, some of the girls dressed the part for a little while and Cathy bought along a 'furry friend', here it is with Deidre (btw, check out those shoes):

COOL!! Here is a close up...... LOL!!

And, here is a pic of Helen, Rosie, Leanne, Jo and *Me* at the end of the day:

I still have pics to share - of the projects, and will pop back tomorrow and post those - I am a bit buggered, so it wont be long and I will be in bed! Jo, Fiona, Cathy, Leanne, Christine and Lisa (who I met for the first time today :+) might have more pics to share in the mean time..........

Thankyou girls for a fantastic day, as always xx

Nitey Nite

x Sarah

Quilting & Packing

Tomorrow is the start on my 4 days off! Friday is my normal day off and Monday here in Tassie is a Public Holiday! Tomorrow will be spent quilting a quilt on my frame, and doing some household chores! Saturday however, will be spent in Campania where the girls from the Crow will hold their Gathering! Guest tutors for the day are Leanne Beasley and Rosalie Quinlan! I am really looking forward to that! I have started to get my bits and bobs ready to go..... a BIG bag, my sewing bag and of course my little tidy bin (don't go to these days without it!!):

I must remember to charge my camera (I have been taking heaps of pics lately and would hate, HATE, it to run flat while there!!).

Best be off,
x Sarah

'Wild Thing' you make my heart sing..............

Here it is - Kristy's Birthday quilt! I went out to the beach today (before I gave it away) to take some pics and they turned out great!

This quilt is made using 2 Moda Charm Packs and I made this one using the Simple Abundance range! I totally *love* it and will have to make myself one too I think!

And, I must show you some close ups of my quilting...... flowers & loops - this is the first try of flowers and I am very pleased with the way they turned out!

And, in the outside borders I decided to 'experiment' and do some swirly things and it turned out ok too!

Kristy loved it which was great! She was a little shocked as I had teased her and told her I was making a Table Runner lol!

On other news, to all you Tassie Bloggers (or Tassie readers), there are 2 spots left in the Kerry Swain Workshop for November..... now this is GREAT fun. A full weekend of sewing, no ironing or cutting involved! I went last year and had a ball! If you are interested contact Pauline from Calico Crossroads. Also, Pauline is nearly up to her 100th post, so she is having a Giveaway to celebrate - pop on over to her blog to see what you have to do...... easy peasy!

x Sarah

Happy Birthday + peeks

HAPPY BIRTHDAY To my lovely friend Kristy! I do hope you have a beautiful day, and that it is spend doing nothing at all but being pampered by your family! I am working on your gift, it is nearly finished............. Just a sneaky peek for now:

Catch you tomorrow xx

x Sarah

PS: I shall post full pics of her gift Sunday!