Surprises in the mail

Today I had to go to the PO to collect a parcel - and ended up with three - felt like it was Christmas!!

All the goodies!!

this was from Jessica a post crossing friend in The Netherlands, she wraps so beautifully!!!

and this is what she sent - a saucer with 3 crochet cupcakes, and 3 key rings, one a crochet ice cream, a crochet cupcake and an owl!! have I been spoilt!

The other parcels were from jenny in New Zealand, she has been to a quilt shop and has found treasures, the tea cup fabric she thinks could be a challenge for the Wednesday night group (like we have nothing to do!! Lol!!) Love this fabric!

and....9 fat quarters, love the batiks, and the Christmas fabric and the starie night fabric is beautiful too ...have something in mind for that...one day!!

Mmmmmm....Halloween fabric - Jenny would like something made up with this - table runner, cushion covers, wall hanging???? Maybe a long skinny table runner?

and two Xmas panels - Jen would like them made into something for her..something else to think on!

this one has glitter!!

the second parcel had a purple owl  lunchbox!! How cute is that??? And it was full on NZ made milk shake lollies....my favourite!!  Well I have to go and do some thinking and planning now and make myself finish what I am currently working on!! I am very, very lucky to have such great friends.

Sunday sewing

Had a good sewing day - can't say much because some are challenges and are to be unveiled at a later date

Wednesday night group challenge for June, unveiling first Wednesday in July I think.

Table runner challenge - unveiling late July.

Love this owl fabric

Ta da!! One slightly too big cushion cover!! Lol!!

2012 finished projects

Just found these photos so had to put them up - finally something finished!!

Made for the 2012 challenge A line from a Poem or Song - I chose Twas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore , traced the pattern on, then painted as taught by Helen Godden, the free motion quilted, found the roof challenging but very pleased with the results.

Another Helen Godden style, several ideas put together again painted and free motion quilted, Xmas gift for one of the Gisborne Quilting group.

A great panel from the US perfect for the child of an English teacher I thought!!

Quilts made for one of the teachers at school who has just had a baby girl - the owl print came ready quilted and backed from Spotlight - very thin, but great for summer and good for a quick quilt, just had to do the binding!!

Cards in the mail.

These two beautiful postcards came in the mail today - the owl from Finland, although it is a Snowy Owl from Iceland, and the orangutan from Portugal. Was lovely to visit the mailbox today!!

Owls

Had a trip up to Kyneton with Marg and Sylvia last Friday and found this wonderful book - Favourite Techniques by Pat Sloan and on the front were these cute as owls!! So I had to have it and came home thinking about what I could do. Went to see Lorraine the next day to get some of the dark blue starry night fabric for the background 'cos owls come out at night don't they? I had some batiks with gold thru' them that I wanted to use and here is the result - still work to be done, the eyes need to be finished but I am really happy with how they have turned out do far. Big smiles on my face!!! I get so excited when an idea actually works!!