Today

has been a busy day, lots of emails to catch up on, still sorting Mums stuff, had to get the St Johns emergency alarm payments refunded and also trying to stop a direct payment to another charity...not easy from over here. We had a trip into Geelong this afternoon and the day was nearly over!!! I did get a little sewing done...now dinner is late...but such is life!!

I was given these goodies by Jenny when we were in NZ, a beautiful tin and some fat quarters.

and when we got home these gifts were in the mail from Donna, lovely NZ themed fat quarters and a notebook with a pukeko.....Christmas continues on! Yay!!

I took the cover off this diary bought on special to make a junk journal, now I have decided to make a cover as I want to use the diary!! Contrary me!!

but inbetween while waiting for glue to dry I did a little more stitching on the fabric from the class I did thru Guild with Caroline Sharkey

Also from Donna was a cute elf, love that hat!!!

the family is growing!!

here is the diary once I had glued on wadding and covered it with fabric, the spine edges are a bit wonky but I am happy with it.

Inside front cover

inside back cover.

Happy sewing.

Bits and bobs

Today I have done little bits of this and that and not a whole lot of anything!! #2 son happily presented me with a pair of jeans that needed hemming

a pair of jeans on my sewing machine and they are not mine!!!! Actual to be honest I don't mind and they don't take long to do....

this was a little table runner I started yesterday and finished today..very simple...

and a little quilt done, just needs a little hand sewing...

the first of three Blankets of Love under construction...

they need trimming, sandwiching...

and quilting....

I traced this beautiful bear to stitch..,,, this is from Michelle Ridgway...

and this afternoon I made another star fruit cushion...looks a bit sad without it's stuffing doesn't it!!

I had better go and get dinner sorted or we will be eating after 8pm again!!

Happy sewing.

Christmas afternoon tea

This afternoon I got together with lovely friends to have a Christmas afternoon tea and gift swap....Tracee, Marg, and Tania....we met at Margs place and sat outside....the spread was amazing.....we like to eat well us girls lol!!!!

have a look at this...Marg's jelly slice and she made lattice biscuits filled with instant pudding...please correct me if I am wrong Marg!!

fruit and nuts and choc buttons, cheezels, fruit cake, toffees, whipped cream....

cherries, strawberries, rice crackers, dip, carrot sticks....there are also meringues somewhere here...

how about me???? Can I share????

happy campers aren't we!!

look at this wonderful lot of goodies

let the present opening begin...

Tania about to open her presents...oh no!! I missed Tracee...she was taking photos, then we got to present opening...hopefully I can pinch one for another blog, or ask for a reinactment!!! Sorry Tracee!

Well this photo has been taken after dark so the colours are not good, but you can see the wonderful things I have been given, thank you very much Tracee, Marg and Tania, I am blessed to have such wonderful friends. Thank you all for a great afternoon.