More Dear Jane Blocks

I have finally had time to sit down with the Dear Jane Software and figure out how to print blocks and patterns . I just made 2 blocks an easy one and a fairly fiddly  foundation pieced . I am so pleased I can do it.! This one is  A6 Uncle Homer

This is A4 Courtney's Stethoscope

I showed my Husband and told him how many blocks I had to make and he said "Can't you just buy them " !!!  Do I have to look at them all.?  Now to decide which one I'll do next !!

Beach Holiday

 

This Is Moore Park Beach It's near Bundaberg in Queensland, We just spent 12 days there over Christmas in our new caravan. It is one of few parks that let you take dogs so Thats why we go there also friends from the 4x4 club go there every year too. The Caravan Fun On the sand  Blo Carts !  The view from the Van.

Sophie Dog  Checking out the sandhills.

Christmas Sales and Holidays !!

Post Christmas Sales seem to be everywhere, Well I found a few Goodies today when I took Kyle To spend his birthday money At Westfield. He bought a huge Lego set. I found a Lovely notebook, fabric covered too, also a matching 12 part file and a document box. Now what is she going to keep up with,  the paper work, NO WAY.!!

I am going to use the book for my Dear Jane Journal, and the folder and the box for templates and FINISHED BLOCKS.!! Its very pretty and only cost $ 23.00 for the  3 items .!! So I hope to keep track of My Dear Jane Journey.

Here are is the set of three. Look the Journal even has coloured and lined pages .

Talula's Christmas Dress

I made this little shirred dress for Talula to wear on Christmas day,It's so cute I have posted it, Overnight express which will still take 2 days to get to Port Hedland in W.A. Better than 10 days or more by normal post. I hope to get a picture back of her wearing it.!
Merry Christmas Talula !

Christmas Lunch Sew Sisters

Here we all are having a nice time ! Merry Christmas !!!

More Little Bags

The little zippered bags are still breeding but I often forget to take photos before I give them for gifts etc. Here's 2 new ones .

Miniature Carpet Bag & Matching Mug Bag

At one of my Sewing groups We were given 2 fat 1/4s and had to make something for a Secret Santa Gift, So I made this miniature Carpet Bag and a matching Mug Bag, They are very handy for taking to sit and sew, you can get all your sewing requirements in the bag, and its not to bulky, I wonder what I will get.???? The Party is tomorrow.

Cute Little Bag !!!

Well I'm not sure where my photos of the bag went but will try again !!!

A Cute Little Bag !!!

This cute little bag , Is a Lazy Girl design, I saw Julie's that she made so took up her challenge to get the FREE Pattern and made my own, Its quite easy and is really nice.!! I will use this one for a christmas gift, for a friend.

The Things we do !!

Last weekend saw the annual Christmas party for the 4x4 club, 4 of us who all quilt and sew, decided to wear more than just a silly hat or mask, which was this years theme. Sooooo we made these aprons, and then managed to find some for the guys too.!! .

After happy hour we all had an out door dinner, Its a pretty spot at Imbil, which is inland up past the Sunshine Coast. We took our new caravan, and we never had any rain this year.

Dear Jane !!!

These are fabrics for my Dear Jane Quilt that I have started a week or so ago. I've joined a Jane group, so will go along once a month, and will get help and advice have nice company. here also is my first block, Only 224 to go ......

My Cat Kimba

This is Kimba If There are quilts anywhere He will find them!

Shirred Dresses

Well What I thought would be an easy project gave me some grief !! I decided to make some little shirred dresses for My wee grand daughter Talula, My machine just wouldn't play ball, I could not get the tensuin right while doing the shirring , I finally changed to a smaller machine my faithful little Jem 760 and it did it no trouble at all. !! I will make several of these as where she lives it is already 35 ---- to 40 most days

Another Project

My friends the Sewing Sisters, we call ourselves started a Mystery Medallion, Iresisted for a while but it has got the better of me.!! So here is my centre medallion, another compass. Paper pieced of course, now I have to turn it on point and add some logcabin, then some Dresden plates and thena diamond border, My head is spinning... I'm way behind but hey it's not a race !!

Cute Little Zippered Bag

At my sewing group we had a lesson in how to make a pattern and make our own zippered bag, These are great for keeping your thread snips and rotary cutter and other sewing bits and pieces together. AND the zipper is sewn in by hand, well I thought mine would fall to bits very quickly, hand sewing has always been a bit of a dirty word!! but look heres mine and its really neat !!

Another Stable Bag

I had to make another Stable Bag This one will be used for a Baby Thing's Bag. The Girls love them because they fit so much into them and it's still easy to find what you Need. One more to make now for Caitlin, My 13 yr old neice, who is living withj me for a few months. I bought some fabric I thought she would like, she looked at it then said Oh it's pretty .....BUT and walked into the Sewing Room and said I like this better and picked out some pretty Loralie fabrics in Pinks and Chocolate Brown, so I will make it out of those.

My New Sewing Room

For the last few weeks I have been moving my Sewing room from one side of the house to the other.!! Oh what a mess oh I mean what a lot of good STUFF I have collected in 11 years since I set up the other room. I have kept what I will use and given heaps away, Things I know I will never use, I bought some new shelving units and a table from IKEA Its looking good.

Hens I hope !

These ones I think are Girls the other white ones Look like Roosters To me

Chickens or Roosters ??

These are the baby chicks that have grown quite a lot since I last put there pictures here. We don't have any crowing yet but i am pretty certain there is at least 4 roosters so far, What do you think.?

Oh My gosh I missed a month!!

Well they say time flies when your having fun.! What happened to September,Well some of my Family moved away,They have gone to Port Hedland.!! This is Talula and Dylan just before they left.