…And Another One !

 

 

I had to make another one. It’s too cute!

 

 

This time, I got it right. The print fabric is on top!

If you are looking for the tutorial, look here.

 

Thanks again May Britt of Abyquilt !

This is addictive!

 

Pincushion from Abyquilt

 

I have saved this tutorial from May Britt of Abyquilt in my Google Bookmark for so long now. Finally stitched it up! Thanks May Britt for your awesome tutorial .

 

 

It’s all handstitched and pieced the English Paper Piecing method. Love it!

 

Goofed up a little though..you see, I planned that pink floral fabric to be the top of the pincushion, but somehow it ended at the bottom!

Thought I use a  nice button to make up for the plain top!

By the way, the squares I used was 1 inch!

Daisy~ Do Hanging Pocket

 

I know, I am slow..and late in stitching Jenny’s Daisies. But I managed to stitch three blocks and made them into a hanging pocket for the rulers I bought when I was in Melbourne.

 

 

 

That’s Benjoe, my sweetheart , checking it out!

 

 

The bottom pocket holds the 6” x 6”, the centre pocket holds the 6” x 12” and the top pocket holds the 6” x 24” rulers. I didn’t have a pattern. Just worked it out as I went along.

 

 

 

My Daisy~Do Hanging Pocket hanging proudly in my sewing corner.

 

Thanks Jenny for the lovely design.

I joined the tour and came home with ……

 

 

When Quilty Pleasures  started its 100 Blocks Blog Tour last year, I hopped along .  Oh my, it was a fantastic tour! I hopped till I was dizzy…from all the lovely blocks to the blogs. I found many great inspirations . And of course I had to enter most of the giveaways too :)

 

 

…and I won this! ………..

 

 

 

…and this!!!

 

 

 

 

Thanks Linda !

Rain, Rain Go Away

When I was in Melbourne last year, I was told that the trees and grass is the greenest ever in a long long time because of all the rain it was getting. “Good for the trees and the flowers.” I said.

 

Not so good…last spring,the La Nina weather phenomenon gave the northeastern state of Queensland  its wettest spring ever. Torrential rains, flooding  and Tropical Cyclone Tasha devastated Queensland, town by town.

 

Yesterday, Brisbane’s Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman warned residents who live along the Brisbane River and the creeks that they face the potential for "significant flooding" from Wednesday.

 

My prayers go out the the people of Brisbane.

 

Here’s where we can help.

 

 

The Gum Tree Designers is making an appeal for a 'New Beginnings' sewing kit .

 Fee will be donating a Fat Quarter Bundle.

Jenny is auctioning  two of  her Shabby Roses quilts.

Joy is offering a kit from her “Teatime Tabletopper” pattern.

 

 

 

 

Toni over at Make it Perfect is organising a Flood Appeal Auction on Monday 17th January for 1 week.  All proceeds will go to help the flood victims .

Rita of Red Pepper Quilts is donating a quilt .

Lizzie is going to auction 'Geisha in the Moonlight'

 

 

Will be adding the list of donors as I stumble upon them :)

I’m back!!!…..

…..from a three week holiday in Melbourne and Singapore with my family! Had an awesome time in Melbourne. Love the cool weather even though it is summer. But when the sun did come out, I almost melted!

 

Was on the move going places almost everyday…sightseeing, shopping and eating!

 

 

 

The Great Ocean Road was great. DH pampered us with a helicopter ride to have an aerial view the Apostles…..AMAZING!

Dandenong Hills was beautiful, the wee teeny penguins at Phillips Island seem smaller than the ones I saw 15 years ago! It rained at Ballarat but we enjoyed Sovereign Hill.

 

 

By the time I got to Singapore, I was real tired. But my kids and I still managed the Singapore Flyer..it was scary..not the ride but by what I saw..360* of skyscrapers! Gives a new meaning to ‘Concrete Jungle’! Saw the Esplanade..Singapore’s version of  the Sydney Opera House. Spent a day at Universal Studios Singapore. Orchard Road was at it’s best..still with the Christmas lightings!

 

I’m still drowned with the loads of laundry,ironing and keeping stuffs back in place. At the same time, I’m catching up on my Google reader..I’ve more than 1000+ unread items! But I managed to spot some new BOMs for 2011. There’re at the right sidebar of my blog.

 

I hope to be back on my sewing machine soon to start on my Penny’s Hobo tutorial. Sorry for the delay.

 

 

Oh yes, I came home to a parcel from Linda Lum DeBono. Will tell more soon .

Merry Christmas!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hoppity Hop….Bingo!!!

I love to blog hop. That’s mornings with my cuppa and Blogland. Besides getting loads of inspirations, tutorials and freebies, sometimes I end up taking part in giveaways .

 

Lately, I seem to be on a winning streak!

 

 

 

In early October, I won a Beaded Wool Gems Kits from Kelly Jackson. Within a week, I received the Kit!

 

Thanks Kelly and Rose !

 

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In early November, I hopped into Shawna’s lovely blog and hopped away with this yummylicious Layer Cake!

 

 

 

Thanks Shawna.

 

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Remember when I wrote about Barbara Gaddy and her family? Did you hurry along to get to know this lovely family! I did and see what I won!

 

 

 

Jeanette gave me not one but two patterns! A block of the month pattern collection from Thimbleberries called "Build a Village Block by Block" and ‘Pot and Pots of Flowers’ .

Love and love them!

 

Thanks Jeanette!

Quilting Tutorials @ Cluck Cluck Sew

 

 

Allison of

 

 

is collecting quilting and quilt pattern tutorials from all over blogland!  If you have a tutorial or pattern to share ….

 

 

 

click the image above and add your link!

 

 

Thanks Allison !!!

Want this?

 

 

Then you need to ask Corrie! She is having a giveaway!!!

Gifted and Generous

 

I am talking about Barb’s family. Barbara Gaddy of  BEJEWELED QUILTS BY BARB  is having giveaways..two of them!

 

First is the  4 Sisters and A Mom Giveaway!!!!!! You really have to read about this gifted family.  Jeanette, Margaret, Beverly and Barb make beautiful quilts!

 

Second is Barb’s Veterans Day Giveaway.  Now hurry along to get to know this lovely family!

You Can Linky to Flickr

 

 

I was experimenting with Linky. I found out that you can add a link to your Flickr photo.

 

I will show you how I added my Hexie Caddy photo from Flick to my Hexie Caddy parade in my blog.

 

1. First, choose the photo .

 

 

 

2. See the address I circled at the address bar? Right click to ‘Copy’.

 

3. Go to the bottom of the Hexie Caddy Tutorial post.

 

 

 

4. Click on the “Click here to enter’.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Right click in the ‘Link it to’ box, and paste the address you copied in step #2.

6. Add your caption or title.

 

 

7. Click on ‘ From Web’.

 

 

 

8. Select your image, crop , click ‘Ok’ and you should be able to see your thumbnail in my Hexie Caddy Parade !

 

 

 

 

So if you do not have a blog, but you have Flickr and have  made a Hexie Caddy Pincushion, join in the  Parade!

My Hexie Caddy Made it Again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hop over to Sew, Mama, Sew!  for tons of tutorials and inspirations.

Thanks Irene and Kristin for choosing my tutorial.

Will I ever get a chance???…

 

 

 

…..to win one of this?

 

 

Not if I blog about it and reduce my chances even more !!!

But if any of my readers wins one because I ‘told you about it’, then I’ll be happy too!

 

Carolyn @Accuquilt has given Linda @ Lavender Ridge a GO! to give away!

Now, get GOing and enter away!

Easily Charmed Graceful Gifts Quilted Table Topper

 

Quite a mouthful! 

 

 

Waaay back in July, I won a giveaway from Khris (Sew Prim Khris) . I got this quilt pattern called  SEW EASILY CHARMED.

Then at about the same time, I started stitching GIFTS OF GRACE by Val Laird.

And because I always like to have my hands in many projects at the same time,

( that sure explain my many UFOs!)

Sew, I Easily Charmed the Graceful blocks of Gifts to make this….

 

 

 

Easily Charmed Graceful Gifts Quilted Table Topper!!!

 

These are my favourite blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

Another down …and many more to go !!!

 

 

 

 

Edit : The Gifts of Grace BOM  will be available only till December 2010. So hurry over to get all the BOMs !

I Need Help….

 

 

to decide on a pattern for a quilt I’m planning to make for my DH. I have not finished  hand stitching the binding of the table topper I’m making with my Gifts of Grace block. But I’m deciding on the pattern for my next project. The problem is, there are so many inspirations out there in Blogland! ….and I want to make ALL OF THEM !!!

Decisions…decisions…decisions….

Gifts of Grace Blocks 7,8 and 9

 

Finally, I finished stitching all the block from Gifts of Grace by Val Laird.

 

 

 

 

 

I have stitched them into blocks to make another table topper.

My daughter’s reaction was “ why do you need so many!!!”

Well, I cannot have enough of them!

Almost finished the binding….hand stitching takes time