February monthlies.....

My first finish this month was this zippy pouch, which is already in use holding a project.

One of my many UFO's as I had finished the stitchery some years ago but wasn't sure how to use it....

I have had these spots cut and ready to be made up for some time..... this was a fun small quilt top to make....  progress on a UFO....

I finally finished all the hand embroidery for the United Stitches blocks.....

these are cut to 4 1/2" square

they have been a lot of fun to do....

practice with my satin stitching and chain stitching

Next month I want to start sewing 4 patches to go in between the blocks

I love my bloom quilt.... I used a layer cake with a bit of extra matching meterage for the border - only at the flimsy stage (first finish!!)

8 drawstring bags were made..... for children to hold treasures....

A little finish was this CGT wallet... it holds 4 threads and is decorated by some lovely little button flowers made by a friend....

Leaders and enders scrappy tumbler has resulted in one top done.... I still have lots more tumbers so these continue to be sewn....

A second zippy bag got done (UFO)

… and this baby quilt was a new project started and completed this year....

 … and my ongoing car knitting saw another penguin jumper completed....

I am pleased with the progress on WOOFA projects..... as well as completing some items....  thanks to Cheryll for the encouragement.

Righto, Gotto Go..... time to sleep - have a lovely weekend

Revolving.....

Last week I ended another revolution around the sun and began a new one.....

Hubz took me out the house for the day..... a lovely lunch and then a walk in the rainforest

These berries looked like little jewels on the ground ...

 … somebody ahead of us had gathered some up and make a cute little loveheart...

… so good to see the creeks flowing....

… and new ferns growing.....

we walked along to the top of this waterfall....

… and then over to the side to see it flowing....

… lovely views along the way, it was an overcast misty day (thank goodness or it would have been too hot to enjoy)

the palms had also had berries....

… there was evidence of some damage from the heavy rains....

.. very peaceful....

 I loved these fungi... looked like they would glow in the dark....

… evidence of rain, and damp, and mud, and a happy day....

there was soup for supper, phone calls from family to enjoy, and an early night after that....

The road trip was long enough to get the 2 sides for another penguin jumper knitted....

Righto, Gotto Go.... busy week, weather is cooler which makes it a lot more pleasant to be busy....

Take care, keep well and do something for yourself....

Yay for Fridays.....

Fridays always seem to hold a happy thought.....  

This week I managed to get together the third of my elongated hexagon borders.... hopefully will get to the last one this coming weekend.... they do look lovely so the pain of EPP has been worth it!!! haha

Most of this zippy bag had been done but the binding needed sewing down, so I gave myself a treat of an evening off from hexagons and finished it off.....

The stitchery was in my UFO box, I'm afraid I can't recall where it was from or by whom..... but it is a lovely saying

The fabric on the back is a bit fun.....

And this little baby quilt was also bound..... 

… there is another one just like this still in the queue.... 

A lovely gift arrived from Shez this week.....

 It opens up so there is plenty of room in there

.. and lovely little scissors in the special pocket....

Shez does very beautiful work so this is just gorgeous, it will be perfect in one of my zippy bags with a project all ready to go.....  thank you so much Shez... I love it...

A couple of quick pics from the garden.  My Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is looking so lovely.  I have never seen it so covered in flowers - it is really celebrating the rain we had a couple of weeks ago....

 … and the ornamental pomegranates give such an amazing bright bit of colour…..  very cheerful bushes....

Both Hubz and I have had to be out in the garden a bit with pulling weeds... gosh they have grown so big in places we have never had weeds before...…  eurrggghhhhh  I keep trying to tell myself it's good for me to get out and do a bit but I am still not convinced!

Righto, Gotto Go.....  hope you have a wonderful funderful weekend....

Some little finishes.....

A friend of mine is a very skilled crocheter and I just loved her little flowers she made... this week when she came around she brought me a little gift....

Aren't these just gorgeous.... they are made using teeny weeny buttons inside and she leaves a tail to sew through the button for attaching.....

 I wanted a small thread wallet for an up and go bag with my Field Journal stitching....

It will hold 4 Cottage Garden Threads..... perfect

Field Journal is designed by Katie at Cottage Garden Threads and is a club that I joined at the beginning of last year

Each month there is 4 new thread colours, 4 new stitcheries and 4 pieces of Liberty fabric

I fell in love with the botanical designs so this has been my treat for the year (and for future couple of years as it goes on)

Now that United Stitches is all done this is going to be my main embroidery project.... this is the first one I have done

So beautiful....

Last week Jane brought out here newest block... 9 patches and this is the first that has been manipulated a bit.....

I like these.. don't take too long to do.... it is 14" square

I wanted to make a bunch of drawstring bags … so I did....

There are 8 altogether.... strangely enough that's how many grandchildren I have.... I will have fun putting bits in....

Hand sewing at present is focussing on another border for Wings, having glued all the papers they are beginning to be joined.... I find I am very slow and not very patient with these (lucky I love the designer)

One border side is now sewn and appliqued.....  slowly happening during evening TV time.... 

Any machine work I do leaders and enders are worked on for the tumblers.... and I am at the stage of putting some rows together..... for one top.... I think I might get at least 2 more there are so many tumblers (what was I thinking?)

Hubz has spent the whole day in the garden... mowing mowing, weeding weeding..... I kept away from the power tools... hot and humid so indoors with the aircon 

Righto, Gotto Go... back to that EPP elongated hexagons!   hmmmmm

Hope you have a lovely weekend…..